The Leslie Marshall Show

During this hour Leslie is joined by Political Strategist, and good friend, Brad Bannon. They’re joined by callers as they evaluate Donald Trump’s first 100 days as President, and discuss what to expect going forward. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affair...

During this hour Leslie interviews Mike Wright, Director of Health, Safety and Environment for the USW and an expert in Workplace Safety. They’re joined by callers as they discuss ‘Workers’ Memorial Day,’ observed every year on April 28th. It is a day to honor those workers who have died on the job, to acknowledge the grievous suffering experienced by families and communities, and to recommit to t...

During this hour Leslie is joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. They speak with callers as they analyze all aspects of President Trump’s tax plan. Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. “Law and Order” under the new Department of Justice Guest 1: Danyelle Solomon is the Director of Progress 2050, a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly dive...

Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview. He's joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon as they discuss: -What Trumpcare 2.0 entails, what would happen to Americans with pre-existing conditions if it became law, and if/when we can expect a vote on it -A new CNN report stating that the FBI used allegations from former MI6 Agent Ch...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two discuss the following: 1. Trump and China: Trump has continued to back away from his firm trade stance with China, flip-flopping on labeling them a currency manipulator, and he’s now using it t...

Leslie is joined by callers, as well as Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. They discuss the recent attacks ordered by President Trump in Syria and Afghanistan, as well as his erratic and regularly changing foreign policy approaches. Colonel Leighton founded his company...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson) Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. Navient, for-profit colleges and student debt Guest 1: Natalia Abrams, Executi...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two discuss the following: 1. Why the Trump administration is talking about steel and what actions should be taken regarding American steel manufacturing. 2. A recap of what happened last week duri...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson) Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. “Building Tomorrow: The Need For Sustained Investment In America’s Progressive...

This promo for www.progressivevoices.com features Stan Johnson, International Secretary-Treasurer of the USW. Stan discusses why President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, Neil Gorsuch, is not a friend of working Americans. Unfortunately, Gorsuch’s record demonstrates him to be a corporatist who doesn’t stand up for working men and women. One example of this is detailed by Stan, where he tells the story of...

Cliff Schecter guest hosts the show today. In addition to being Founder and President of the public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC, he is also a regular guest of Leslie's on the show. Cliff is joined by two different guests during the show. First, he's joined by David Nir, political director of Daily Kos, the largest online progressive community in the country, with over 15 mi...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch and the Senate Rules Change on Filibusters (Nuclear Option) Guest 1: Joshua Matz, Publisher, Take Care ( www.takecareblog.com ) Tweets: @JoshuaMatz8 Guest 2: Josh Orton, Former s...

Leslie is joined by Stan Johnson, International Secretary-Treasurer of the USW. The two are joined by callers as they discuss in detail why President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, Neil Gorsuch, is not a friend of working Americans. Unfortunately, Gorsuch’s record demonstrates him to be a corporatist who doesn’t stand up for working men and women. Leslie and Stan discuss three examples of the justice ser...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two discuss whether President Trump is keeping his ‘Buy America’ pledge as massive amounts of Russian and Chinese steel are being used for new projects in New Jersey and New York. They also discuss...

Leslie is joined by callers and Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News. They discuss news that, according to letters the Washington Post reviewed, "the Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign." They als...

Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview. He's joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon as they discuss: -The failure to pass ‘Trumpcare’ and its fallout -The next item on the Republican legislative agenda, tax reform -New information regarding the controversy surrounding House Intel Chair Devin Nunes and his interactions with Pr...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson) Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. Trumpcare vote delayed Guest 1: Sarah Baron, Associate Director of Campaigns a...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. Trumpcare's Effect on Women's Healthcare and Reproductive Rights Guest 1: Dr. Joia Crear Perry, Founder & President, National Birth Equity Collaborative Tweets: @DocCrearPerry Guest 2: Dr. Jamila Taylor, Se...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch and his controversial views on Women’s Rights Guest 1: Emily Martin, General Counsel and Vice President for Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center Tweets: @nwlc Gue...

Cliff Schecter guest hosts the show today. In addition to being Founder and President of the public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC, he is also a regular guest of Leslie's on the show. Cliff is joined by two different guests during the show. First, he's joined by Jordan Karp, Political Consultant for Catalyze, LLC. The two discuss the special election to replace HHS Secretary T...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. Education and how we learn Guest: Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow at American Progress, where he examines education issues Tweets: @UlrichBoser 2. The Trump Administration's First Budget Proposal, and the massi...

Leslie is joined by Jessica Jackson Sloan, the national director and co-founder of #cut50, a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. prison population in half. The two discuss #Cut50's National 'Day of Empathy,' which brought communities impacted by our broken criminal justice system to state Capitols across America. You can find more information at www.cut50.org . Their Twitter handle is @cut_50 and Je...

Leslie is joined by Doug Bloch, Political Director for Teamster Joint Council 7 (in Northern California). The two discuss the District of Columbia Court hearing oral arguments in the landmark Browning-Ferries Industries (BFI) case in which the National Labor Relations Board ruled on joint employer status, protecting workers’ collective bargaining rights on the job. Republic Services, the country’s...

Leslie is joined by callers, as well as Ron Pollack, Founding Executive Director of Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers. Families USA’s mission is to achieve high-quality, affordable health coverage for everyone in the U.S. They discuss the evaluation of the American Health Care Act (Trumpcare) by the nonpartisan CBO (Congressional Budget Office). Some of the most sig...