
The Bill Press Pod
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Dec 8, 2020 • 37min
"We Are Barely One Country"- With CNN's Ron Brownstein
One of the top political writers, Brownstein is a senior editor at The Atlantic & a senior political analyst for CNN. He and Bill worry about the future of both parties as the Red-Blue divide gets deeper. And Trumpism is not going away. Ron's CNN work can be found here. His work for The Atlantic here.Today's Bill Press Pods is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 4, 2020 • 49min
"How Does This All End?"-The Reporter's Roundtable-Dec 4
100 days of masks? New stimulus bill? Trump losing and losing it. With Sudeep Reddy, Managing editor, Politico, Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for HuffPost and Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent, Yahoo NewsHoliday time is a great time to get one of the gorgeous individually hand-woven scarves from Bill's wife, Carol Press. For you or someone you love. Each a work of art. And warm, too. Check them out at CarolPressScarves.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 1, 2020 • 29min
Prosecute Trump! with Rep. Pascrell
Veteran Congressman Bill Pascrell a Democrat from New Jersey, calls for Trump and his enablers, like Mitch McConnell, to be prosecuted after Jan 20. He's also trying to get Rudolph Giuliani disbarred in six states for his frivolous lawsuits on behalf of Trump's fantasies about the election. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. by More information at Teamster.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 27, 2020 • 34min
Biden's Economic Policy Advisor: Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein was Vice President Biden's chief economic advisor in the Obama White House. In June of 2019, Bill talked to him about the scourge of income inequality. Great discussion but also a window in the thinking of a man about to become a key member of a President Biden's economic team in his White House.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by LIUNA, the Laborers International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 24, 2020 • 45min
The Man Who Ran Washington
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker(no relation), Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and his wife, Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for The New Yorker. Bill says its among the best political biographies he has ever read. And he's read a lot. Baker, Glasser and Bill explore a time in DC when things got done before Newt Gingrich tore it all down. Baker worked for presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush and Bush. But not Trump. Glasser and Baker give their deeply reported assessments of Trump right now, You can order the book from Amazon. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 20, 2020 • 43min
"It's Treasonous." The Reporters' Roundtable-Nov 20
Rudy melting. Trump subverting. GOP cowarding. Biden transitioning. With Pema Levy, Reporter at Mother Jones, Addy Baird Politics & Government Reporter for BuzzFeed News and Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter at Huff Post See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 17, 2020 • 31min
Georgia...On Everyone's Mind.
All eyes on Georgia: Biden's upset victory. Two Senate run-offs that will determine control of the Senate or any chance for a transformative Biden presidency. Bill talks to Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson who represents the Atlanta suburbs, about how Biden won and whether the Democratic Senate candidates can win. He's cautiously upbeat.You can help by donating to Stacey Abrams' voter registration and engagement operation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/new-georgia-project-1Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federation of Teachers whose members dedication is showing up bigtime during the pandemic. More information at AFT.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 13, 2020 • 53min
"Dangerous Gamesmanship." The Reporters' Roundtable Nov 13
Trump tantrums. Biden transitions. Will GOP cooperate? With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Christopher Cadelago, National Political Reporter covering 2020 for POLITICO, Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital and Maya King, Politics Reporter at POLITICO . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the SMART Union. More information at SMART-Union.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 10, 2020 • 25min
Courts Can't Change the Election
Trump's "legal" challenges are going nowhere. But its good to have a great lawyer and Democratic stalwart explain why. So we can all breathe. Lanny Davis is a Legal Crisis Manager and a former White House Special Counsel in the Clinton Administration. Today's Bil Press Pod is supported by the over 500,000 members of The Laborers International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 6, 2020 • 37min
Trump Who? The Roundtable-Nov 6
Biden will win, but can he get anything done with the GOP Senate? With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico and Lauren Burke. Writer for Black Press USA.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.