Evening Roundup, May 15
Featuring *The Tea with April Ryan*, Mimi Rocah, Meredith Blake, Olivia Julianna, Jeff Nesbit, Pasha Dashtgard & Jen Rubin, Brian O'Neill, and Heather Boushey
The Tea With April Ryan
It's our inaugural THE TEA WITH APRIL RYAN! Marc Morial and April Ryan serve up so much policy and econ tea, they don’t just spill it—they knock the pot over. Catch April every Thursday at 5pm ET on Substack.
Unpacking the Sean Combs trial
By Mimi Rocah
What’s at stake when the defense admits to violence and sexual misconduct?
Andor 'is not written from the headlines,' even if it feels that way
The second and final season of Andor, which just concluded on Disney+, has inspired a ream of analysis drawing connections to real world politics.
The New Battleground for 2028
In the 2020 election, Democratic campaigns were forced to reimagine how to connect with voters. The global coronavirus pandemic shut down traditional campaign trails and forced an unprecedented shift to the digital realm. Zoom calls, virtual rallies, and online organizing quickly became the backbone of civic engagement.
The truth about the opioid wars
By Jeff Nesbit
Trump talks tough about the danger of fentanyl—and then kills the successful Biden programs that brought opioid deaths down.
The toxic online community pandering to suffering men: Pasha Dashtgard on the manosphere
At its core, the manosphere can be described as the collection of online creators, websites, and forums that perpetuate the ideology of violent male supremacy. Men who feel as though they’ve been slighted by women as a whole gather online to espouse hateful, misogynistic beliefs.
Trump made the right decision on Syria
By Brian O’Neill
The opening is real. Ignoring it would be a mistake.
With the Republican budget and Trump's tariff games, there's no relief in sight
By Heather Boushey
We’d like to think that as traders seek to bring markets back to where President Joe Biden left them, the worst is behind us. It's not.
My daughter is a federal worker with HHS. She at this moment has not yet been fired and has been on ‘death row’ since inauguration with constant reprieves. Her colleagues are distressed, depressed, heartbroken. My question is : is there anyone doing a class action suit for these workers re mental distress? Thank you, Phyllis Rothman
I don't mind giving Syria a chance........