On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols on the candidates for DNC chair, and Katha Pollitt on groups that may help Trump’s victims.
President Donald Trump talks with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos before a town hall at National Constitution Center, Tuesday, September 15, 2020, in Philadelphia.(Evan Vucci / AP Photo)
As we prepare for Trump to take office next week, we’re getting ready to challenge him and his people in elections later this year. But before that, we have an important election of our own in the next few weeks: The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on February 1 to prepare for the battles and the campaigns to come. For our analysis we turn to John Nichols.
Also on this episode of Start Making Sense: Trump promises to deport millions of undocumented residents, while Republicans in Congress threaten a nationwide abortion ban. Meanwhile, parts of the mainstream media are caving in to Trump. How can individuals help at this point? Katha Pollitt has some suggestions about groups that deserve support.
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Jon WienerTwitterJon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.