Living in the USA

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Talking about politics, thinking about the Left. Hosted by Jon Wiener, co-author of "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," contributing editor at The Nation, and broadcast live at KPFK 90.7FM in LA Thursdays at 4.

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Will Ivanka Save Us? 24.02.2017 27:15

Amy Wilentz reviews recent reports that Ivanka has checked her father's worst impulses -- Amy's cover story about Ivanka appeared in The Nation last week. And John Nichols reviews Trump's first month -- and answers the question, 'What is Trump's biggest achievement thus far?'

"The leaks were real but the stories are fake" 17.02.2017 26:04

Trump's 2/16 press conference: John Nichols of The Nation talks about the chaotic blizzard of news on Day 28. Trump was asked about the revelations that his National Security advisor Mike Flynn had talked with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office,He said “the leaks were real but the stories are fake.” John explains -- everything.

Our Insane Clown President 10.02.2017 25:58

Matt Taibbi says “Trump made idiots of us all.” He covered the campaign for Rolling Stone—and his new book is "Insane Clown President." Also: suing the president: it’s not easy. But Erwin Chemerinsky has found a way to do it--under the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. Erwin is Dean of the law school at UC Irvine.

Ivanka, the Koch Brothers, and Trump's effort to recruit the construction unions 03.02.2017 1:06:25

Harold Meyerson on Trump's effort to recruit labor unions -- a "Faustian bargain" especially for the mostly-Latino Laborers Union. plus: "Dark Money and Donald Trump": Jane Mayer of The New Yorker comments on Trump's emerging ties to the Koch Brothers, despite their antagonism during the campaign. And Amy Wilentz talks about Ivanka, our de facto first lady -- what can she really do for working wom...

Trump and the Women’s March: Harold Meyerson and Katha Pollitt: 1/26/17 31.01.2017 55:48

KATHA POLLITT talks about the Women’s March last Saturday, and why it was so great — starting with the Pussy Hats. And Harold Meyerson reviews the situation in Washington –Trump’s first week has been a lively one. Harold of course is Executive Editor of The American Prospect. Also, Alan Minsky explains what’s happening with Trump and Trade after the TPP and with NAFTA after the blow-up with the Me...