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On today’s show… Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to discuss the Democratic National Convention and all the other headlines that made news this week. And next week, I’ll be on vacation, but Farron Cousins from the Ring of Fire YouTube Channel will be filling in with some great interviews and analysis.

On today’s show… Bryce Covert, from The Nation Magazine, will explain why America is heading for an unprecedented wave of evictions. Alex Lawson, from Social Security Works, will join us to discuss President Trump’s position to end social security. And Heather “Digby” Parton, is back and just in time to discuss Joe Biden’s pick for Vice President and all the other big news stories of the week.

On today’s show… David Dayen, will join us to discuss how the pandemic is making monopolies worse and the dangers of big tech when it comes to innovation. And Ankush Khardori will be here to discuss his recent piece in The New Republic, “There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a White-Collar Criminal.”

On today’s show… We’ll catch up with The Nation’s, John Nichols, to discuss what’s going on with the Biden Campaignand some huge opportunities that are being missed. And of course Heather “Digby” Parton will join me to analyze the biggest stories from this past week.

On today’s show… We’ll talk to Princeton Political History Professor, Julian Zelizer, about his new book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” We’ll also speak to popular progressive activist, Ilyse Hogue, whose new book, “The Lie That Binds,” takes a deep dive into the forces behind the conservative political machine and their efforts to thwart social progress. And Heather “Digby” Parton will help guide me through this week’s biggest stories.

On today’s show… David Wallace-Wells, from New York Magazine, will explain whythe United States has it wrong when it comes to the way we test for Covid-19 And Heather “Digby” Parton will join me to analyze an interesting news week.

Farron Cousins from Ring of Fire on YouTube fills in for Sam this week with guests: Jen Perelman, who has launched a popular primary challenge to Debbie Wasserman Schultz for the Democratic spot on the ticket for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. Author and retired attorney Ernest Canning will discuss Attorney General William Barr’s egregious abuses of power. And Ankush Khardori will give us all the details on the man that Barr and Trump have chosen to replace ousted US Attorney Geoffrey Berman in New York.

Happy July 4th Weekend! On today's show... Scott Lemieux, from the blog “Lawyers Guns and Money” will make it two weeks in a row as we discuss this week’s latest Supreme Court rulings. Heather “Digby” Parton will help me break down the news of the week. And Eric Umansky, from ProPublica, will tell his personal story from last Halloween, when child was hit by a police cruiser, and how the NYPD was shielded from accountability.

On today’s show… Scott Lemieux, from the blog “Lawyers Guns and Money” will stop by to discuss some of the major cases being decided by the Supreme Court, including this week’s decision in favor of the Trump Administration’s stance on immigration. And we’ll discuss Attorney General Bill Barr’s corruption of the Department of Justice. Heather “Digby” Parton will help me break down another huge week in news.

On today’s show… Dave Zirin, from The Edge of Sports Podcast, will join us to discuss the role of athletes in society and why white Americans were polarized over the kneeling of Colin Kaepernick. Heather “Digby” Parton will, once again, help us get through the news of the week… And we will re-air our interview with Progressive, Andrew Romanoff, who is primarying John Hickenlooper for Senate in Colorado on June 30th.

On today’s show… Progressive Candidate, Lauren Ashcraft, will join us to discuss her primary challenge against longtime incumbent, Carolyn Maloney, in New York’s 12th Congressional district. Heather “Digby” Parton will, once again, help us get through the news of the week… And we will re-air our interview with Mondaire Jones, who is running in an open seat in New York’s 17th District.

On today’s show… The Nation’s Justice Correspondent, Elie Mystal, will join us to discuss his piece, “People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out” Heather “Digby” Parton will help us unpack a sad news week.. And we wanted to re-air a special interview we had last September with a special progressive candidate, Jamaal Bowman, who’s challenging Eliot Engel, the long-time congressman from New York’s 16th District. Congressman Engel was caught on a “hot mic” this week after he said he had only sought attention at a local protest over the death of George Floyd, saying “If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn’t care.”

David Dayen will explain how the Fed bailed out the investor class without spending a cent. We’ll talk to another progressive candidate out of Florida, Guido Weiss, who is primarying Lois Frankel on the ballot, August 18th. And Heather "Digby" Parton, from Salon, will help us make sense of the most important news stories of the past week.

Thanks for listening this week, we had some house cleaning to do, so the show is a little shorter. We still were able to grab Heather "Digby" Parton and we think you'll enjoy this week's conversation.

On today’s show… Alex Sammon, from The American Prospect, will explain why Mitch McConnell is pushing for blanket immunity for corporations, even in the most reckless cases. Abrahm Lustgarten, from Pro Publica, will be here to discuss how climate change is contributingto massive hikes in infectious disease. And Heather "Digby" Parton will help recap all the big stories from this past week.

On today’s show… Robert Mackey, from The Intercept, will join us to discuss why Donald Trump’s victory lap in regard to the Coronavirus is all based on creative accounting coming out of the White House. SCOTUS Expert, Scott Lemieux, will run down some important cases in front of the high court at a time when people’s attention may be somewhere else. and Heather "Digby" Parton will help us get through another week in the news.

On today’s show… Scot Nakagawa, from The Nation Magazine, will explain how Covid-19 has fueled the White Nationalist Movement resulting in anti-Asian violence and conspiracy theories. Josh Kovensky, from Talking Points Memo, will discuss the chaos that has been unleashed by a federal government that is procuring personal protection equipment for hospitals based on private profit instead of public need. Dave Zirin, from The Edge of Sports Podcast, will get us up to date with all the Covid-19 related stories involving the sports world. And Heather "Digby" Parton from Salon helps tackle this week's biggest headlines.

On today’s show… John Nichols, from The Nation Magazine, will explain why ceding too much authority to the Executive Branch has led to an Imperial Presidency. Fadi Quran, from Avaaz, joins us to discuss how Facebook and other social media platforms have become the epicenter for misinformation, and how we can solve the issue. My own doctor, David LeMay, will be here to discuss why overall health is such an important factor in the battle against Covid-19. And Heather "Digby" Parton will help me figure out another crazy news week.

On today’s show… David Dayen, from the America Prospect, will explain how big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check before you have a chance to use it. Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer will explain why "Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown. And Heather "Digby" Parton will help break down the news of the week.

On today’s show… We’ll discuss how the Trump Administration has failed in it’s response to the Coranavirus and how the lack of oversight will enrich wealthy donors and possibly Tump himself. Jeff Hauser, from the Revolving Door Project, will be here to break it all down. We will also talk to Progressive Candidate, Samelys Lopez, who is running for Congress in New York’s 15 District. Her story is incredible, and we will get her perspective of running for office in a time of Covid-19. And Nation Contributor, Ross Barkan, will be here to explain why we just barely need to scratch the surface to see how New York Governor Cuomo, helped get us into this mess.