Labor and the 2024 Election; Biden Voters; Trauma-Informed Politics; Where You Swim

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 11, 2024
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On today's show:

  • Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019), discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor, and reflects on the legacy of the late labor organizer Jane McAlevey, who died recently.

  • Astead Herndon, national politics reporter at the New York Times and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up," discusses the latest political news headlines, including how Democratic voters are thinking about voting for President Joe Biden.

  • Whether we're headed to the polls, rallies, reading the news, or just engaging in dinner party conversations about politics, we always carry our life experiences with us. Tony-winning performer Sarah Jones introduces her upcoming podcast "America, Who Hurt You?," which discusses how our personal trauma informs how we interact with politics.

  • In light of this current heat wave, listeners share their favorite bodies of water to go for a swim and cool off in.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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