Evening Roundup, May 6
Featuring Justin Wolfers with Jen Rubin; Jennifer Schulze; Marvin Kalb; Indivisible's Ezra Levin with Jen; Jeff Nesbit; and Nick Anderson
Seriously, what is going on with the economy? Justin Wolfers on inflation, the Fed, and budget cuts
On Wednesday, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee will meet to set the interest rate with an expectation that it will hold steady at the 4.25% to 4.5% mark.
The United States of Measles
Nearly four months into President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s the golden age all right. The golden age for the highly contagious measles virus. There are almost 950 known cases in the United States, most of them in Texas...
The Emasculation of Scientific Research
By Marvin Kalb
It started as World War II was ending 80 years ago—a visionary, federally-funded program of bio-medical research at university laboratories, creating scientific breakthroughs that have saved millions of lives, developed new medications and vaccines, and led to American superiority in such technologies as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing…
June 14 is No Kings Day! Ezra Levin on the power of peaceful protest
Last week, it was confirmed that Trump will be holding an ostentatious military parade on his birthday, June 14th, in downtown D.C. Rather than give Trump the flashy, self-congratulatory, show of strength he’s seeking, thousands of people will be gathering in protest across the nation. Everywhere, that is, except for downtown D.C. Ezra Levin of Indivisible discusses with Jen.
The Trump propaganda machine hits overdrive
By Jeff Nesbit
The White House curates news that makes the president look good. Sound familiar?
Bright ideas
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.
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Jen, Norm and Katie Phang on 3 important legal news items
Thank you Elliot Jurist, Suri Crowe, Leah Anderson, McKinleyRd Creatives, and many others for tuning into a live video with Jennifer Rubin, Norman Eisen and Katie Phang
What a great Trio! Brilliant minds gathered together to tell the truth! Bravo!
May it happen again and again!
I'm reading: "thirteen in Asuchwitz (sp) my grandmother's will to survive." I feel as though I could take out one name and substitute the current one. All is the same. (or will be if we don't stop it)