Living in the USA

Talking about politics, thinking about the Left. Hosted by Jon Wiener, co-author of "Set the Night

Episodes

Total: 429

Trump is weaker after caving on tariffs - Harold Meyerson analyzes the new political landscape - and

Last Tuesday, the Democrats made striking gains in districts that were solid red – and Wisconsin's S

Thursday night, Trump signed an Executive order abolishing union rights at more than two dozen feder

A key source of opposition to authoritarian regimes in recent history has come from universities and

As the Senate prepares to vote on the Republican budget, Harold Meyerson talks about what's at stake

Trump's forgettable State of the Union speech shows he remains in campaign mode, rather than governi

"The Coup Has Failed" writes David Dayen in The American Prospect; no president has been less popula

The House budget plan could see deep cuts to Medicaid but, "the political basis for cuttin

Churches are coming together to fight Trump – the lawsuit filed challenges ICE raids in places of wo

The Democrats have become more active in trying to stop the worst of Trump - and Musk - Harold Meye

This week's popular outrage over Trump's stopping funding of all social programs forced him to throw

How did we get here, with Trump returning to the White House?  Harold Meyerson of The American

As we prepare for Trump to take office next week, we're getting ready to challenge him and his peopl

Trump has come out in favor of combining many of his biggest priorities into one big budget reconcil

A fight has broken out between Elon Musk and the MAGA activists and base about immigration – specifi

Donald Trump has been bad for America but good for American book publishers. Now that Trump is com

Disney unions won the biggest ever back pay settlement, and Amazon drivers in the Southland are goin

Workers in Los Angeles and Wisconsin made major gains this week, while the NLRB is falling into Trum

The GOP majority in the House will be 217-to 215 Dems – for months, until special elections in April

Trump's terrible cabinet picks – what if the Democrats use these remaining two months to hold their