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Mar 12, 2021 • 45min
"A Bizarre Situation."- The Reporters' Roundtable- Mar 5
Biden Speech. Selling the Stimulus. Cuomo Toast? Trump Greedy! Major Innocent! With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and Political Analyst at CNN, Jeff Dufour, Editor-in-Chief at National Journal and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. Half a million strong. More information sat LIUNA.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 9, 2021 • 36min
Squash the Vote-Part 2. W/Ari Berman
Mother Jones Senior Reporter Ari Berman is the go-to guy on voter suppression. This is our second in a continuing series of podcasts which will spotlight the GOP efforts to restrict the right to vote. When ideas failed to attract enough voters to win elections, Republicans are focused on disenfranchising young people and minorities.Today we are asking you to help save our democracy by supporting LetAmericaVote.org and FairFight.com, the organization created by Stacy Abrams. Only by long-term and continuous voter engagement can we overcome the anti-democratic actions of GOP controlled state governments. Volunteer or donate, but please get involved.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 5, 2021 • 44min
Dems are "Using Pure Power Politics." -The Reporters' Roundtable Feb 5
Recovery Act Popularity/GOP Obstruction. Capitol Security Failure. Vaccine Success. Trump Owns GOP. Cancel Culture BS. With Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Addy Baird, Politics & Government Reporter, BuzzFeed News and Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter at HuffPost.A message from Bill: Let's get rid of the barbed wire fence around the Capitol. Sign the petition or call your congressional representatives to free the People's House! More information at DontFenceTheCapitol.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 2, 2021 • 34min
Keep Sharp with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Bill talks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his new book Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, available at Amazon here. Plus his thoughts on the new vaccine and how many lives we lost by the government's response to Covid-19. Gupta is the CNN Chief Medical Correspondent and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Emory University Hospital.*******There is a tidal wave of GOP voter suppression bills in state legislatures. We must act to stop them. Please check out and support LetAmericaVote.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 26, 2021 • 45min
"People Really Want Relief"-The Reporters' Roundtable Feb 26
$15 Minimum Wage Setback. Covid Progress. Airstrikes in Syria. GOP Civil War. Trump CPAC. With Leah Askarinam, Editor of National Journal Hotline, Maya King, Politics Reporter at Politico and Chris Lu, Fmr. Dep. Sec. of Labor and now at The Miller Center at UVA. Let's get rid of the barbed wire fence around the Capitol. Sign the petition or call your congressional representatives to free the People's House! More information at DontFenceTheCapitol.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 23, 2021 • 37min
GOP's (Bleak) Future with Charlie Sykes
Sykes on Rush Limbaugh, Sen. Ron Johnson, Trump, House Minority Leader McCarthy and the new litmus test for Republican pols: You may never say Trump lost fair and square. Former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes is one of the original "Never-Trumpers." An MSNBC contributor and columnist he founded the news site, TheBulwark.com. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the largest and most diverse union in North America. More information at Teamster.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 19, 2021 • 42min
"An Immense Disaster."-The Reporters' Roundtable-Feb 19
Cruz Cancun Scandal. Biden pushes his $1.9T rescue plan. Trump vs. Mitch. With Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent, New York Magazine, Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital and Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill Newspaper.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by 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.

Feb 16, 2021 • 55min
Squash The Vote: The GOP Plan to Thwart Democracy.
Investigative reporter Greg Palast (GregPalast.com) details the hard work that won elections in Georgia for Biden, Warnock and Ossoff. And the GOP plans to keep that from happening again. There and in other parts of the country. Plus new reporting in how the January 6th rally in DC became the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol.The Brennan Center for Justice (BrennanCenter.org) just released a report on unprecedented efforts to restrict voting rights at the state level. From the report: "Thirty-three states have introduced, prefiled, or carried over 165 restrictive bills this year." Eliza Sweren-Becker serves as counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice and she breaks down this assault on voting rights.Bill says: Let's get rid of the barbed wire fence around the Capitol. Sign the petition or call your congressional representatives to free the People's House! More information at DontFenceTheCapitol.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 12, 2021 • 42min
"Riveting." The Reporters' Roundtable-Feb 12
Impeachment case "will stand for history." Covid vaccine progress, but hurdles remain. Has Trump "already won" the GOP Civil War? With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter at the Los Angeles Times, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico and Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 9, 2021 • 36min
"We need $1.9 Trillion"-Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Congressman Ryan has been in The House since 2003. He represents the 17th Congressional District of Ohio which includes the city of Youngstown and areas east of Akron. He chairs the subcommittee investigating the events of January 6th, 2021 and is likely to run for the Senate in 2022. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the Laborers' International Union of North America. Building America, but also those key government workers in transportation, EMS and sanitation. 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.


