Evening Roundup, August 14
Featuring "The Tea" with April Ryan, Alan Light, Frederic J. Frommer, Tom Joscelyn & Norm Eisen, Roberto Valadez, Jeff Nesbit, Tom Malinowski, and Simon Rosenberg with Jen Rubin
The Tea w/ April Ryan ft. Gov. Wes Moore & Glynda Carr
Thank you Governor Wes Moore, Glynda Carr, and all of YOU for tuning into The Tea with April! Join April and her amazing guests as they knock the pot over every Thursday at 5:00pm ET.
Woody Guthrie used songs to sort out his feelings and ideas, and to build connection
By Alan Light
A new collection of Guthrie's music and lyrics opens a window into the artist's storytelling.
90 years ago, FDR created Social Security, a ‘watershed in American history’
By Frederic J. Frommer
The bill forever changed the relationship between Americans and their government by providing a guaranteed income for seniors and aid to the unemployed and disabled.
Trump’s Fake Emergencies are Straight Out of the Authoritarian Playbook
On Monday, President Donald Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C. Trump claims that “rising violence in the capital” and an “increase in violent crime” have compelled him to deploy the D.C. National Guard, dispatch FBI agents, and – perhaps most ominously – federalize the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
The numbers add up, so why pull out?
By Roberto Valadez
Trump's reckless dismantling of PEPFAR is a threat to global health and human life.
A Shooting at the CDC and Soaring Measles Cases: Are we listening?
By Jeff Nesbit
Fear-mongering vaccines has dire consequences.
How Trump can leave Alaska a winner
For a moment last week, President Donald Trump made a show of turning the screws on Russian President Vladimir Putin, announcing tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian oil and threatening similar…
Coffee with the Contrarians 8/14
Thank you Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Adam Marc, Caro Henry, j.e. moyer, LPC, Alene N., and many others for tuning into Coffee with the Contrarians featuring special guest Simon Rosenberg! We’re live every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:15am ET. Join us!










Thank you for your written word commentary. It is hard when so many sites have video commentary only. Because I work full time, these videos are out of reach.
So thank you for your investment in the written word. We can not allow the written narrative to die.
Trump is a mass murderer. Period. From Covid days through today. He should be strung up.