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Lets get to immunity. a year ago, my very good, very nows your moment to get vaccinated. old friend a producer on this show, steve bennett published a book that is basically not a reference guide its a narrative but i have since used it as a frequently referred to reference guide for how to understand todays politics and how to understand whats not the same between the two parties. the book is called the impostors, how republicans quit governing and seized american politics. the basic thesis is ...

Demonstrating the capacity of democracies to meet the challenges and deter the threats of this new age. says quote this is a defining question of our time -- can democracies come together and deliver real results for our people in rapidly changing world. where the institutions that shaped the last century prove their capacity against modern-day threats and adversaries? he concludes by saying i believe the answer is yes and this week in europe, we have the chance to prove it. can democracies deli...

Trump famously told the ukrainian president he must quote do us a favor though. he wanted president of ukraine to announce a bogus investigation into joe biden, the democratic presidential candidate that trump most feared running against in 2020. until newly elected president of ukraine announced these bogus investigations into joe biden, trump said that unless and until he did that, congressionally approved u.s. military aid to ukraine would be put on ice, would not come through until zellenski...

68% in west virginia, the jobs bill. but now look at this, third piece of legislation polled on in west virginia is for the people act, voting rights bill. it is more popular than covid relief and infrastructure bill. they had 64% and 68% for those two things, voting rights bill has 79% support among west virginia voters, 79%. support among democrats, 81%, independents, 79%. republicans in west virginia, 76%. more than 3 in 4 west virginia republicans support the for the people act. more than 3 ...

Interest and billionaires buying our elections, dark money is power. bills spent manipulating elections, gerrymandering districts and restricting our freedom to vote. exactly why we need the for the people act, hr-1 to ban dark money, restore districts and protect our freedom to vote. the real power is you and its time for the people to win. >> time for the people to win, for the people being the operative term there, thats the name of the bill. that ad is exclusive to us. thats airing tomorrow....

That are. he also says he wont change the filibuster rules so that democrats can pass that bill and others with a majority vote. even though the minority party, the republicans oppose it. the west virginia poll also shows that joe manchin is against the tide of his own constituents, own voters on that. a majority of west virginia voters say the filibuster should be eliminated or changed or they dont care either way. nevertheless, joe manchin says he wont vote to change it at all. again weve got ...

Thats one of the challenges at home for us making the case to the world for democracy and voting rights and free and fair elections we agree to abide by. thats the challenge. republicans are not sure theyre on board with democracy in that way anymore. but on the other side, the challenge is whether democrats are going to be able to do anything about it. whether democrats are going to be able to get something done in this part of governing. whether they can actually do something, effectuate somet...

Meet. president biden has now published an op-ed in the washington post about his forthcoming trip saying, quote, on wednesday i depart for europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency. it is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners, including the group of seven nations, our nato allies and the leadership of the european union, before concluding by meeting with vladimir putin. and this moment of global uncertainty, he says, his trip is about realizing amer...

The protection of the press seems they have violated that policy. im not surprised by that. >> eric holder, former u.s. attorney general, now the chairman of the national democratic redistricting committee which is doing all it can to try to build support for the people act, the voting rights bill. sir, its an honor to have this much time for you. thanks for making time. come back any time you want to be here. >> all right. thanks. take care, rachel. >> well be right back. stay with us. >> well ...

Imprisoned for at least the next two months because he committed the grey crime of helping run what is now described an undesirable organization. open russia, which advocates for russia to be more open and more democratic, theyre outlawed and their leader is in prison. russian authorities arrested another promising opposition figure last week, a former member of parliament named dmitri gudkov. he said he and his family were all liable for arrest again and so he has now fled the country, gone to ...