The Bill Press Pod

Labor unions got us: The 40-hour work week. The Weekend. Pensions. Employer Health Coverage. Vacations. But the sustained GOP jihad on Unions has hurt. Bill talks to former NYT Labor reporter Steven Greenhouse about his new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Plus Bill's take on the Nevada Caucus and how the party needs to think, not about stopping Bernie, but figuring out how to win with him. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by all the fine labor unions that support the Bill Press Pod: LIUNA, (LIUNA.org) The Ironworkers, ( Ironworkers.org) Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, (smart-union.org) The Steelworkers, (USW.org)The United Food and Commercial Workers, (UFCW.org)The Teamsters, (Teamster.org) and The American Federation of Teachers ( AFT.org ). We thank them for their support.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washington Post White House reporters Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig take us behind the scenes in the frightening reality that is the Trump presidency. A Very Stable Genius debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestsellers' list. Terrifying but true.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers with 1.7 million members in 3,000 locals all across the country. More information available 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.

Trump, Barr and GOP Senators get the full Judge Napolitano treatment: Smart, learned, truthful and fearless.Today's Podcast is sponsored by the .3 million hardworking men and women of 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.

Trump Gets Revenge. GOP Senators proven fools. Centrist Dems Panic. Barr's kabuki theater. The Reporters’ Roundtable with Gabe Debenedetti, New York Magazine’s National Correspondent and Greg Krieg, CNN’s Politics Reporter.   Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Firefighters. For more information go to IAFF.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The author of 2019's Everything Trump Touches Dies, Rick Wilson is now out with Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves. We need to pay attention. Today's podcast is supported by 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.

Bill tackles the Trump and GOP threat to America. Plus Bernie and Pete surging, Biden fading and Bloomberg looming. With Niall Stanage, White House Columnist at The Hill, Scott Wong Senior staff writer at The Hill and Chris Lu, former Obama Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor. Today’s Podcast is supported by the Teamsters Union. 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.

Tom Daschle was the Senate Minority Leader during Bill Clinton's Senate Impeachment Trial. He has some tough words for the current Senators. Plus, Tom talks about the resilience of Obamacare, why Iowa should not go first and how we might get out of the toxic political atmosphere caused by the GOP. Todays' podcast is supported by the American Federation of Teachers, fighting for the right of our children to get a quality education. 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.

Bill breaks down the breakdown of our democracy with Pema Levy, reporter for Mother Jones, Matt Holt, correspondent for The National Journal and Richard Fowler, host of the Richard Fowler Show. Senate Trial: Lamar Alexander, WTF? Dershowitz promotes a dictatorship. Plus, is Bloomberg's Superbowl ad the right approach, the Iowa caucus down to the wire and Kobe touches us all.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of 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.

Eleanor Clift writes for The Daily Beast and has been a panelist on The McLaughlin Group for over three decades. She has covered every presidential election since 1976, was the White House Correspondent for Newsweek and its Deputy Washington Bureau Chief. She knows her stuff! Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the SMART Union, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers with over 216,000 members. 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.

Hey GOP, "Can you hear me now?" The Cult of Trump in full flower in the Senate. Bill breaks down this historic week in DC with Ginger Gibson, Political correspondent for Reuters, Peter Nicholas, White House reporter for The Atlantic and Joseph Williams Senior Editor, U.S. News and World Report . Plus MBS hacks Bezos, Trump on Iraq Traumatic Brain Injuries: No biggy. Bernie vs. Joe and Hillary vs. Bernie.Today's podcast is sponsored by the 320,000 men and women of the International Association of Fire Fighters. For more information go to IAFF.orgWe thank them for their support.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.