cover of episode Biden Backs the Left: Harold Meyerson, plus Melina Abdulla on the LAPD, & Louis Menand

Biden Backs the Left: Harold Meyerson, plus Melina Abdulla on the LAPD, & Louis Menand

2021/10/8
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Biden backed the Progressive Caucus in insisting that the bipartisan infrastructure bill not be voted separately from the reconciliation bill. But the question remains: What does Kyrsten Sinema want? Harold Meyerson comments. Also: The co-founder of Black Lives Matter LA, Melina Abdullah, will talk about the LAPD showing up in force at her house twice in the week since she filed a lawsuit over last year’s similar incident – we call it ‘swatting,’ and we also call it retaliation. plus: we’ll talk about the use of the concept of ‘freedom’ during the cold war – Louis Menand will explain - His book is ‘The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War’--has been longlisted for the National Book Award.