Evening Roundup, July 31
Featuring "The Tea" with April Ryan, Sen. Klobuchar & Candiace Dillard Bassett; Jeff Nesbit; Josh Levs; Azza Cohen; Meredith Blake; Marvin Kalb; and The Democracy Movement
The Tea w/ April Ryan ft. Sen. Klobuchar & Candiace Dillard Bassett
"The Tea" with April Ryan, featuring Senator Amy Klobuchar and Candiace Dillard Bassett! Join April every Thursday at 5:00pm ET!
We shouldn’t just shrug at Trump’s latest effort to use his office for personal gain
By Jeff Nesbit
The president and his economic and financial teams have made move after move in the past six months to pump crypto.
The media’s geographic bias strikes again
The big news networks like to claim that they cover the entire country. That no matter where you live in the United States, they’re operating with you in mind. Sure, they might be broadcasting from New York City, but really they’re focused just as much on you as they are on their metropolis.
Split Screen: Michelle Obama and the double bind
Black women's emotions, fashion, and authority are questioned visually, reinforcing troubling stereotypes.
Culture recs: What to Watch This Weekend
A historic epic starring Jason Momoa, a thoughtful true-crime series, and more!
Madness, Masquerading as Policy
By Marvin Kalb
They pile up, one incomprehensible decision after another. Indeed, on occasion, a decision ascribed to President Trump leaves an aging observer (me) utterly speechless. But only for a brief moment.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Get help organizing from
I don’t have time to watch it right now, and I miss the live one, but I hope somebody held Klobuchar‘s feet to the fire about her vote for funding police only in red state. It’s ridiculous, there’s no such thing as bipartisan anymore and she needs to learn That and quit being compliant. When I lived in Minnesota I read her dad’s columns in the Minneapolis Star Tribune religiously. He would not have approved I’m quite sure.
The work you do is crucial. I read all of articles.