Sep 16, 2026

Ralph welcomes Keira Havens a United States Air Force veteran and the executive director of Citizens’ Impeachment a grassroots organization that lobbies Congress and supports candidates who are willing to impeach and convict Donald Trump for a myriad of Constitutional violations. Then Michael Marx, founder of the...

Sep 16, 2026

This week’s political briefing covers Mayor Zohran Mamdani launching NYC’s pioneering Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, ProPublica exposing the gutting of the CFPB under Trump appointee Russell Vought, and AOC making behind-the-scenes overtures to the MAHA movement on food safety and corporate power. Plus:...

Sep 16, 2026

Ralph welcomes sportswriter Dave Zirin to talk about his new book, "The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn." Then Ralph speaks to labor activist Gene Bruskin about their upcoming Labor Day event at Busboys and Poets in DC, "Galvanizing Labor Day for a Workers’ Compact."

Sep 16, 2026

This week's briefing covers the Trump administration's controversial 100-year oil concession deal in Venezuela, escalations against pro-Palestine activism alongside major court rulings defending noncitizen speech, and a high-profile industry clash over Mark Ruffalo's opposition to the Paramount-Skydance merger. Plus:...

Aug 4, 2026

This week we welcome back Professor Randall Kennedy to help us pay tribute to three principled, uncompromising African American activists, Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report, human rights champion, Randall Robinson, and legendary actor, singer, and activist, Harry Belafonte.