Aug 28, 2020
Writer and activist Malaika Jabali is on the streets of Kenosha. She tells us what she’s seeing amid the uprising. Also, we talk with organizer Chris Smalls who continues to take it to Jeff Bezos. Professional athletes flex their labor power. A massive hurricane takes aim at petrochemical plants in the Gulf. And an...
Aug 21, 2020
The latest from the Democratic National Convention...or is it the Republican National Convention. Hard to tell. Sam Knight is on vacation so Sam Sacks tried to scare him with some disturbing science around sunscreen. We interview democratic socialist state senator in New York, Julia Salazar about the impending eviction...
Aug 14, 2020
Biden’s VP pick is welcomed by Wall Street with open arms. We discuss school reopening with an educator/Washington Teachers’ Union leader. She didn’t just “survive,” Ilhan Omar dunked on her haters. No longer funny: Trump’s rants about showers lead the Department of Energy to lower environmental standards.
Aug 7, 2020
Mail-pocalypse Now
The US Postal Service is being squeezed with an election months away and mail-in ballots more important than ever. Librarians take on cops. The Senate discussed Venezuela with Elliot Abrams.