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Franklin Bynum Is a Texas Judge Who Wants to Abolish Prisons

Franklin Bynum Is a Texas Judge Who Wants to Abolish Prisons Franklin Bynum Is a Texas Judge Who Wants to Abolish Prisons

This week on Next Left, meet a judge who believes our incarceration complex is “not a defensible system.”

Jul 2, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Ro Khanna on Yemen

It Took Losing an Election to Really Crystalize Ro Khanna’s Vision It Took Losing an Election to Really Crystalize Ro Khanna’s Vision

The California Congressman joins Next Left to talk technology, economic justice, and reining in our endless wars.

Jun 25, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Sara Innamorato: ‘Creating an Economy Where Everyone Can Live a Life of Dignity’

Sara Innamorato: ‘Creating an Economy Where Everyone Can Live a Life of Dignity’ Sara Innamorato: ‘Creating an Economy Where Everyone Can Live a Life of Dignity’

This week on Next Left, the Pennsylvania state legislator who pledges to “fight the right fights” for working-class people.

Jun 18, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Rashida Tlaib: There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’

Rashida Tlaib: There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’ Rashida Tlaib: There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’

This week on Next Left, the outspoken representative who is holding Trump accountable.

Jun 11, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Lee Carter

Lee Carter: ‘Your Elected Representative Is Part of the Problem’ Lee Carter: ‘Your Elected Representative Is Part of the Problem’

This week on the Next Left podcast, the Virginia delegate who isn’t afraid to be called a socialist.

Jun 4, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Rossana Rodriguez

Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez: ‘I Was Scared, but I Did It Anyways’ Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez: ‘I Was Scared, but I Did It Anyways’

This week on Next Left we talk to Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, one of the Democratic Socialists who now make up 10 percent of Chicago's City Council.

May 28, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

Ilhan Omar: ‘There’s a Reason That I Got Elected to Be in Congress, and It Has Nothing to Do With the Fact That I’m a Refugee’

Ilhan Omar: ‘There’s a Reason That I Got Elected to Be in Congress, and It Has Nothing to Do With the Fact That I’m a Refugee’ Ilhan Omar: ‘There’s a Reason That I Got Elected to Be in Congress, and It Has Nothing to Do With the Fact That I’m a Refugee’

On the first episode of our new podcast, Next Left, we talk to the trailblazing politician about how she went from refugee to US representative.

May 21, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols

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