On this episode of Start Making Sense, Steve Phillips analyzes changes in the electorate and Mark Rosenbaum talks about the class action suit in LA.
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024.(Stephanie Scarbrough / AFP)
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Kamala Harris is likely to be the next president of the United States—that’s what Steve Phillips says. He's on this episode of Start Making Sense analyzing changes in the electorate and suggests what the Democrats need to do to create majorities in the swing states.
Also on this episode: Los Angeles has 4,000 homeless vets, living on the streets. Now, a class action suit demanding the VA fulfill its pledge to provide housing for them is going to trial in federal court. The lead attorney for the homeless vets, Mark Rosenbaum, explains the arguments and the evidence.
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Kamala Harris is likely to be the next president of the United States—that’s what Steve Phillips says. He’s on the podcast this week analyzing changes in the electorate and suggests what the Democrats need to do to create majorities in the swing states.
Also on this episode: Los Angeles has 4,000 homeless vets, living on the streets. Now, a class action suit demanding that the VA fulfill its pledge to provide housing for them is going to trial in federal court. The lead attorney for the homeless vets, Mark Rosenbaum, explains the arguments and the evidence.
Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Trump could proceed with construction of his ballroom—they explicitly did not rule on the merits of the case, but on the issue of standing for the plaintiff. Robert Weismann has our analysis – he’s co-president of Public Citizen.
Also: The Democrats are now favored to win not only the House but also the Senate in November – they need to flip four seats, and their candidates are ahead in five. 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.