On this episode of Start Making Sense, Bhaskar Sunkara on working-class issues, and Sophia Lin Lakin on the ACLU’s preparations.
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on October 28, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.(Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
New research suggests what messages win working-class votes in Pennsylvania—strong economic populism, and not Trump’s threat to democracy. Bhaskar Sunkara, The Nation’s president, is on the podcast to discuss.
Also: The ACLU has been preparing for Election Day threats to voting and vote counting for years. Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU’s voting rights project, explains.
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After Senate Democrats block the SAVE act, Trump is likely to declare a national security emergency – claiming China could interfere in the midterms – as a basis for restricting voting. David Cole comments; he’s former legal director of the ACLU.
Also: Congress must challenge Trump’s war on Iran and assert its constitutional duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace. John Nichols explains.
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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.