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Living in the USA

Living in the USA

Talking about politics, thinking about the Left. Hosted by Jon Wiener, co-author of "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," contributing editor at The Nation, and broadcast live at KPFK 90.7FM in LA Thursdays at 4.

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50:47

Hillary vs. The Squad; Hamas's Endgame; IBM and the...

Living in the USA ·

2024/06/20

It's not just AIPAC that's after Squad member and incumbent representative running for New York's 16th congressional district, Jamaal Bowman – Hillary Clinton has just endorsed his opponent, George Latimer – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: On May 31, Joe Biden declared, “It is time for this war to end.”But the leaders of both Israel and Hamas seem content for the war in Gaza to grind on into the indefinite future.Hussein Ibish explains why. Plus: From the archives: The Holocaust was not just murder

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52:32

Trump Voters' 'Precarious Manhood"; AIPAC v. The...

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2024/06/13

Male Trump voters tend to have what researches call 'precarious manhood' – determined by the frequency of their search terms for things such as: "penis enlargement" "Viagra" and "hair restoration" – Harold Meyerson comments Also: The Israel lobby AIPAC is spending millions to defeat Representative Jamaal Bowman in the New York state Democratic primary.That’s because he called for a permanent ceasefire back in October, and describes what’s happening in Gaza now as “an ongoing genocide.”Alan Minsky

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50:23

Gaza, Ukraine, the Border, and Biden; Pundits'...

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2024/06/06

What happened to the immediate Gaza cease-fire that Biden called for last week? Last Wednesday, Israel's national security advisor said that he expected Israel's war on Gaza would continue at least until the end of the year – if not longer. Harold Meyerson comments.Next: The punditocracy has been arguing that the guilty verdicts in the Trump trial won’t matter much in the election – Marc Cooper disagrees, and explains what’s wrong about the conventional wisdom.Plus: Jordan Peterson’s books of advice

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59:08

Free Speech on Campus? Ben Wizner; Biden and Haiti:...

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2024/05/30

Almost 3,000 students have been arrested at more than 60 college campuses protesting American support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Schools have a responsibility to maintain order. But they must not sacrifice the principles of free speechthat are core to their educational mission.How have they been doing? Ben Wizner comments. He’s Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Next: Kenya finally is sending 1000 police officers to Haiti on what is called a “UN security mission,” and Joe

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57:33

Biden and the working class: Harold Meyerson; Dems...

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2024/05/23

Recent polls show Biden's level of support among non-college voters of all races is down to 39% – that's 9 points less than his level of support from those same voters in the 2020 election – Harold Meyerson comments.Next: Democrats in the Senate are going to lose the seat vacated by Joe Manchin in West Virginia – can they hold all the others in November? John Nichols has our analysis, starting with Maryland, where Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will face Republican “moderate” Larry Hogan, the popular

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58:13

The US, Jews, and Palestine: Harold Meyerson;...

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2024/05/16

The most important event in the history of Israel and Palestine was not the 1948 founding of Israel and the Nakba, or Israel’s 1967 occupation of Palestinian territories.It was the outlawing of immigration of Jews (and others) to the US from Russia, Poland, and Eastern and Southern Europe.That was the purpose of the immigration restriction act passed by Congress in May, 1924, 100 years ago this month.Without that, the Jews of Europe would never have moved to Palestine, Harold Meyerson argues.Also:

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40:05

The mob attack at UCLA: David Myers; Hamas and Rape:...

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2024/05/07

Lots of pro-Palestine encampments on college campuses have been attacked by local police, but UCLA was different: a pro-Israel mob attacked the encampment on April 30. The attack continued for three hours before police stepped in, and they didn’t arrest any of the attackers. The next night, the police themselves attacked and shut down the encampment. David Myers has our report.Also: There’s no doubt that Israeli women and girls were raped during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7; but there is little

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59:06

Gaza Protests From UCLA to Columbia: Harold Meyerson;...

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2024/05/02

On Tuesday, April 30, UCLA failed to protect students when 200 pro-Israel militants -- who were not students -- attacked the pro-Palestine encampment on campus. On Wednesday, thousands of pro-Palestine supporters gathered outside Royce hall; and during the early morning hours on Thursday, May 2, police raided the pro-Palestine encampment themselves and made over 200 arrests. Harold Meyerson contrasts UCLA's treatment of peaceful protests against Israel's destruction of Gaza with that of other US

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42:47

UAW victories: Harold Meyerson; Palestine & Israel:...

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2024/04/24

History was made last Friday in Chattanooga, when workers at Volkswagen’s factory there voted to join the United Auto Workers -- by an overwhelming margin, 73 to 27 percent. This was the first major union victory in the South in many decades, and it may mark the rebirth of a powerful union movement. Harold Meyerson comments; he’s editor-at-large of The American Prospect.Plus: Transforming the two-state solution for Palestine and Israel to meet today’s realities: a federation, something like the

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54:03

Anti-War Democrats: Harold Meyerson; Trump's Bad...

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2024/04/17

Opposition to Biden's unqualified military support for Netanyahu now includes the center of the Democratic party. That reminds some people of 1968 - Harold Meyerson comments.Also: Trump has had a very bad week - in court, in the polls, on the stock market. John Nichols explains.Plus:: TV right now is featuring several prestige historical dramas. John Powers compares and contrasts two shows that feature Asians at the center rather than white men: “The Sympathizer,” centering on a spy for the

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51:03

Abortion Politics after Arizona: Harold Meyerson;...

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2024/04/11

The Arizona Supreme Court's action affirming a near-total ban on abortion is great news for Democrats, and not just in that state: Harold Meyerson comments.Also: Why did Hamas decide to provoke massive Israeli retaliation now? Hussein Ibish, who writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Daily Beast, says Hamas had a clear political goal on October 7: to defeat the Palestinian secular nationalists of Fatah and gain control of the PLO.Plus: 61 years ago this week, in April, 1963, the

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58:33

Blue Cities in Red States: Harold Meyerson; Standing...

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2024/04/04

Cities throughout America are Democratic, often raising minimum wages and strengthening rent control. However, in states where Republicans hold unchecked power, state governments are blocking cities from acting. Harold Meyerson reports on preemption and “pre-preemption.”Plus: Standing Together, Israel’s biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group’s founders, will explain their vision, their strategy, and

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57:24

"Vote Yourself a Raise": Saru Jaramayan; Cities...

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2024/03/28

Minimum wage initiatives on the ballot in battleground states could mobilize potential Democratic voters who are unenthusiastic about Biden. Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage is on the podcast to explain the strategy, and reports on organizing in Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio.Also: 100 American cities and towns have formally called for a cease-fire in Gaza—ranging from Chicago, the biggest, to small towns in Vermont. John Nichols has our report.Plus: The ideological roots of the January 6 insurrection

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01:01:36

Why Dems are Smiling: Harold Meyerson; Jews v. AIPAC:...

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2024/03/21

In the Ohio primary this week, Sherrod Brown got the opponent he wanted - a MAGA car salesman who's never won anything. Harold Meyerson comments.Plus: In the campaign to end American funding for Israel’s war in Gaza, a key front is the fight against AIPAC. This week, more than a hundred prominent American Jews have joined in a statement opposing AIPAC and its efforts to defeat Democratic candidates who have criticized Israeli government policy toward Palestinians. The signers include author Ariel

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57:54

The Long Beach Labor Left: Harold Meyerson; New...

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2024/03/14

Thanks to a referendum passed by Long Beach voters, hotel workers there will now get the highest minimum wage in the nation – Harold Meyerson comments.Next: After gangs took over most of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, agreed to step aside. Long-time Haiti observer Amy Wilentz analyzes the forces at work shaping the country’s next steps.Also: The polls and the pollsters are missing the political potential in 9 million people who have turned 18 since the last election

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01:07:08

How the Supremes Are Helping Trump: Harold Meyerson;...

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2024/03/07

The presidential election began for real this week – and the Supreme Court is once again involved in presidential election politics – helping Trump – Harold Meyerson comments.Also: After Super Tuesday: John Nichols reports on the evidence of weaknesses of both Biden and Trump, as well as some signs of strength, in the wake of voting in primaries in 16 states.Plus: Now is the time to add the right to vote to the constitution – that’s what Richard Hasen says. And, he argues, there are good reasons why

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56:51

Florida Abortion Politics: Amy Littlefield; AIDS in...

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2024/02/29

An abortion rights amendment to Florida’s Constitution has gotten enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Now, it’s up to the state’s Supreme Court to decide whether people will get to vote on it, potentially transforming the electorate there in November. The Nation’s abortion access correspondent, Amy Littlefield, reports.Plus: Stories from the early days of HIV & AIDS: that’s the focus of a new podcast Called Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows. It's about how the epidemic

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57:45

Good News from the Supremes: Harold Meyerson; LA...

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2024/02/23

The Supreme Court has decided NOT to challenge rent control – a huge victory for the progressive renters' rights movements across the country. Also, the Supreme Court will leave in place the diversity-oriented admissions plan for Thomas Jefferson High School – Harold Meyerson comments.Next: A political battle is underway in Los Angeles, where landlords, multi-millionaires, and the police are trying to defeat the leading progressive on the city council.Their key issues are protection for renters and

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49:53

Politics and Culture, 2024 and 1924: Harold Meyerson;...

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2024/02/16

The special election this week on Long Island, to replace the disgraced fraud George Santos, resulted in a win for Democrat Tom Suozzi – in "one of the most Republican areas in the United States" – Harold Meyerson reports. Also, discussed: two centennials this week: one of immigration law and, one of "a landmark in the rise of the culture of urban diversity," George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" – the first recording.Plus: Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is one of our leading progressives, and one of

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57:43

GOP Failures: Harold Meyerson; Disqualifying Trump:...

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2024/02/08

Trump's immunity defense has been denied by the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals; the Republican-controlled House has failed toimpeachHomeland Security Secretary AlejandroMayorkas; and other GOP failures – Harold Meyerson comments.Also: The case for disqualifying Trump as a candidate, based on the 14thAmendment banning those who have engaged in insurrection from holding public office.That case went before the Supreme Court this week. Princeton historian Sean Wilentz has our analysis. Plus: The Nation’s

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