Leslie is joined by Roxanne Brown, the USW’s International Vice President at Large, who oversees the union’s public policy and legislative agenda as well as its political work. She has spent more than two decades advancing policies on Capitol Hill and with regulatory agencies on behalf of USW members. She has extensive experience in manufacturing, environmental and energy policy. The two discuss how Vice President Kamala Harris, and her running mate Tim Walz, have been delivering wins for worker...
Aug 13, 2024•41 min
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, to discuss the dramatic rise of the dynamic duo that is the Harris-Wal...
Aug 12, 2024•42 min
Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two discuss how Team USA athletes at this year's Olympic Games in Paris came to wear opening and closing ceremony uniforms that have been 100% exclusively made in America, with 100% domestically sourced materials. During this conversation, the pair also talked about a recent episode of AAM's "The Ma...
Aug 09, 2024•41 min
Tropical Storm Debby isn't done with the East Coast yet; Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists warn; PLUS: Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, Gov. Tim Walz, is a proven climate champion... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
Aug 08, 2024•6 min
This time on Code WACK! Imagine having to fight with your HMO insurer about compensating your surgeon who doesn't belong to your provider network, but happens to be a specialist in a particular procedure that you want because it has fewer side effects. Could you afford to cough up a few thousand dollars to pay the surgeon while hassling with your HMO? But the story doesn't end there. What if you then needed a followup procedure that is relatively new but has a 98% chance of a positive outcome? B...
Aug 07, 2024•18 min
I’ll bet The Donald would like to have his Veep appointment (anointment?) back. JD Vance was supposed to be a weapon in their war against O’l Joe, but now that the orthopedic shoe is on the other foot, it’s clear they needed to go a different way. I know Trump wanted that Tech Bro money, but he got a lot more than he bargained for. Whether you’re a sad, childless cat lady or not, I hope you’ll listen to this short commentary.
Aug 06, 2024•6 min
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Mabinty Quarshie, national political correspondent for the Washington Examiner. The two break down the latest news regarding Kamala Harris' VP...
Aug 06, 2024•41 min
Why did California’s latest single payer bill fail and what can we do about it? How can the public learn the truth about how much they could save with unified financing when deep-pocketed corporations keep lobbying legislators against it? What will it take to make Medicare for All a reality once and for all? To find out, we asked Jodi Reid, executive director of California Alliance for Retired Americans or CARA, California’s largest grassroots senior advocacy organization. Jodi represents her or...
Jul 31, 2024•18 min
Our president did the right thing. He’s a decent man who put country over self, and stepped away from his reelection bid. His opponent, an indecent man would never—could never—put country over himself. The indecent man thought he’d have a cakewalk to another term in the White House, but he’s about to get schooled by an underestimated woman. Here’s a short commentary that puts it all in perspective. I hope you'll listen.
Jul 30, 2024•6 min
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Bloomberg Government's Kate Ackley to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, which launched just a week ago, but has alr...
Jul 30, 2024•42 min
This time on Code WACK! Why is long term care, including in-home health care, in crisis? How are skyrocketing costs affecting patients? How come two-thirds of people in California who are getting in-home health care get it from family members who are often unpaid? Would universal long term care - or a single-payer system with unified financing - help? To find out, we spoke to Jodi Reid, executive director of California Alliance for Retired Americans, California’s largest grassroots senior advoca...
Jul 25, 2024•17 min
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is joined by two accomplished political guests to discuss the unprecedented history that has taken place within the past 24 hours, with President Biden electing ...
Jul 22, 2024•41 min
A day after a 20 year old registered Republican tried unsuccessfully to assassinate Donald Trump, I'm sending this recording about 2025—my newspaper column from last week. Because the leader of P25 calls for violence if “the left” doesn’t allow his minority to sell democracy down the river. I’ll get to the shooting that left one dead, two critically injured, and one very lucky ex-president who has repeatedly called for violence, relatively unscathed. I’m starting here with Project 2025 because i...
Jul 17, 2024•6 min
This time on Code WACK! How do insurance companies put up barriers to addiction treatments? How does this affect treatment programs and their clients? And how would it be if we had Medicare for All? To find out, we spoke to Arlene Stanich-Prince, executive director of Ohlhoff Recovery Programs in San Francisco, one of the longest standing treatment programs in the area. This is the second of two episodes with Stanich-Prince.
Jul 17, 2024•17 min
Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. Here are the topics that they discuss: 1. Polling shows that American shoppers prize the "Made in USA" label and are willing to pay more for it—something that counterfeiters are all too happy to capitalize. So how can the Federal Trade Commission protect the integrity of "Made in USA"? AAM is out with ...
Jul 17, 2024•43 min
This time on Code WACK! What are some of the most common misconceptions about people who are addicted to substances like opioids? What medicines are revolutionizing the way people are being treated today – and how accessible are they? To find out, we spoke to Arlene Stanich-Prince, executive director of Ohlhoff Recovery Programs in San Francisco, one of the longest standing treatment programs in the area. This is the first of two episodes with Stanich-Prince.
Jul 12, 2024•17 min
It is with a heavy heart that I present this week’s commentary. I’m sick about it. I truly think Joe Biden has been the most legislatively consequentially president since LBJ, but watching the disastrous debate forced me to conclude that he must step aside. That’s how important it is to defeat Donald Trump once and for all. I hope you’ll listen to this brief analysis.
Jul 08, 2024•6 min
What is the true cost of the American health insurance system? What toll is it taking on both patients and providers? And what do we need instead? To find out, we recently interviewed Dr. Linda Peeno, a physician, ethicist and health insurance industry whistleblower who testified before Congress and who has spent nearly four decades working to protect patients from harm and death by corporate healthcare systems. Dr. Peeno was played by actor Laura Dern in the 2002 docudrama “Damaged Care,” and s...
Jul 03, 2024•18 min
We’re stymied by politics on so many topics, but immigration seems to be the big hot button at the moment. In today’s commentary we take the conversation in a different direction, and talk about immigration from the perspective of leadership. We look at two women, one from the U.S., and one from Nigeria, as we contemplate the generally glossed-over value of immigrants as political and business leaders. I hope you’ll listen.
Jul 02, 2024•6 min
New Mexico town grapples with cascading consequences of simultaneous weather disasters; Environmentalists on edge awaiting critical US Supreme Court ruling; PLUS: Good news! Biden's climate law has created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
Jun 27, 2024•6 min
