Evening Roundup, June 3
Featuring Neera Tanden & Jen Rubin; Meredith Blake; Justin Wolfers & Jen; "Let's Do Lunch" with Jared Bernstein & Neale Mahoney; Shalise Manza Young; Nick Anderson; and Jeff Nesbit
The GOP is lying about Medicaid cuts: Neera Tanden on the horrors of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden join Jen to discuss what is actually at stake if Trump’s Reconciliation Bill gets passed.
Target takes a bland, beige approach to Pride this year
Pride month is here and Target is celebrating with more beige than a Nancy Meyers movie.
Economic Growth Is Set to Slow Down Significantly: Justin Wolfers on the Crisis of Competence Coming From the White House
A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects a significant drop in global economic growth. Is it possible that this has anything to do with the tariff-happy posse in the White House? Jen is joined by Justin Wolfers to discuss the implications of continued economic deceleration...
When so-called adults bully a child for political points
By Shalise Manza Young
A California high school athlete has become a right-wing target.
Let’s do Lunch! 06/03
Thank you P. J. Schuster, Jan Frederick, Dee, Unmute Alabama, Jade, and many others for tuning into another episode of Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest Neale Mahoney! Join us every Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!
Kennedy and MAHA are a disaster for America
By Jeff Nesbit
Anti-science theories are now jeopardizing the core health and science missions of Health and Human Services.
There are more people coming out every day to talk about the dangers of the Big Beautiful Bill. Many of them may even get through to maga, so we will, hopefully, see some changes in the cuts to Medicaid. There are several GOP Senators who have said they will vote ‘No’ on it. I pray they keep their word.
I am going to take a contrary position about Target. I do continue to shop at my local store. It replaced down-and-out shopping venues and has become a lifeline and magnet for my absolutely diverse neighborhood. The patrons diverse, the staff diverse, both before and after Trump. The woman I spoke with in customer service this morning clearly mastered English only recently. My community needs this shop to survive.