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Criticism of Israel is Not Antisemitism. w/Americans for Peace Now

Debra Shushan, descendant of Holocaust survivors, Ori Nir, dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, both of Americans for Peace Now, say Trump's messaging on Israel is aimed at Evangelicals, not Jews. Netanyahu is taking Israel in directions that are destructive. Synagogue shooters have been "encouraged and inspired" by Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 03, 201942 minEp. 27

"A long history of lying about phone calls.." The PodTable 8/30

Bill reviews Trump's wild week, the 2020 Democratic Primary, GOP primary challengers to Trump plus the Chicken Sandwich Wars, with Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent for Yahoo News, Addy Baird, Capitol Hill reporter for Buzzfeed News and Jason Joseph Dick, Deputy Editor at Roll Call. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Aug 30, 201944 minEp. 26

Anthony Scaramucci: "We're in Dangerous Territory."

“He's a full-blown demagogue. It's almost as if Roy Cohn had a baby with Joe McCarthy and they made Donald Trump together and he's out there running the country into the ground.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 27, 201928 minEp. 25

Donald Trump: WTF. The PodTable for 8-23

The Bill Press Podtable with Jonathan Allen of NBC News, Leah Askarinam of InsideElections.com.We tackle Trump on Greenland, Jewish American loyalties and the 2020 race and the Warren surge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 23, 201941 minEp. 24

Trump is Stephen Miller's "Useful Idiot." Deep Dive on Immigration

Lying about immigrants helped Trump win. The truth about immigrants with Tom Jawetz, VP for Immigration at The Center for American Progress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 18, 201934 minEp. 23

"Give me your tired, your poor..." Not so fast. The Podtable Aug. 16

Recession coming? Israel bars 2 Member of Congress. Will Congress act on guns? New Immigration rules. Warren surging in 2020 primary. With Pema Levy of Mother Jones, Lauren Burke of The Black Press USA and Joe Cirincione of The Ploughshares Fund. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 16, 201942 minEp. 22

When AIDS first hit hospitals, nurse Cliff Morrison insisted on "the human touch."

Pushing through fear and bigotry, nurse Cliff Morrison created the first ward for AIDS patients in San Francisco. It focused on "the human touch." It became the model for a nation. And the subject a new film, "5B." Streaming 8/27 at 5BFilm.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 09, 201936 minEp. 20

"We're a nation of more guns than people." w/Igor Volsky, Guns Down America

Bill talks with Igor Volsky, the Founder and Director of Guns Down America, a grassroots organization dedicated to taking down the NRA and reducing the number of guns in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 02, 201937 minEp. 18

Time is running out for Impeachment. w/Rep. Maxine Waters

Impeachment advocate and House Finance Committee Chair Maxine Waters talks Trump and money laundering, Trump and racism, the arrogance of Facebook and are we too late to start Impeachment proceedings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 30, 201930 minEp. 17

Kamikaze mission at the next Democratic debate? - The Podtable for July 26

Bill breaks down the Mueller testimony, the odds on impeachment and previews the second Democratic Debate with Reid Epstein of The New York Times, Jennifer Haberkorn of The Los Angeles Times and Jordan Fabian of The Hill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 26, 201939 minEp. 16

"The most dangerous president in history." w/Tom Perez, DNC chair

Bill and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez talk debate rules, key down-ballot races, what it will take to beat Trump, will charges of socialism stick and whether a new "Blue Wall" is building in the West. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 23, 201936 minEp. 15

We have not yet hit peak Trump racism: The Podtable for July 19

Bill and Joe Williams of U.S News and World Report, Hanna Trudo of The Daily Beast and Brad Woodhouse of Protect Our Care break down this week's news. Plus a special in-depth interview with Roland Martin of #Roland Martin Unfiltered on how and why "white fear" drives so many white Americans. And the GOP. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 19, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 14

Trump: "He has no loyalty to anything other than himself." W/Fmr. Fox Newsman Carl Cameron

"The Progressive and Liberal Ideas have been fighting with one hand, if not one full arm, behind their backs." Fmr. Fox Chief Political Correspondent is creating a "Drudge Report" for the left. But with facts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 16, 201930 minEp. 13

Paul Ryan is a coward. Trump retreats. Again. July 12 Podtable

Bill reviews the week's news with Eliza Collins of The Wall Street Journal, Jason Dick of Roll Call and Richard Fowler of The Richard Fowler Show. Topics: Paul Ryan dishes on Trump. Census Cave. ICE raids. The Oligarchy of Sleaze with Epstein, Trump and Acosta. Speaker Pelosi vs. AOC and the other 3 members of The Squad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 12, 201941 minEp. 12

"We are not a Judeo-Christian nation."

Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, talks with Bill about the misuse of religious freedom to advance racism and how the religious Right is putting a stain on religion, especially for young people. And Bill calls Jerry Falwell, Jr. "a phony Christian." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 09, 201934 minEp. 11

States Can and Must Fight Trump. w/Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Gov. and head of the Democratic Governors Association, Gina Raimondo lays out the high stakes in statewide elections in 2019 and 2020 re: Gerrymandering, healthcare and reproductive rights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 02, 201935 minEp. 9

The First Democratic Debate: Bill's Take.

10 Democratic candidates hit the stage in Miami and Bill shares his reactions to Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Bill DeBlasio and all the others. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 27, 201911 minEp. 7

"Housing is a basic human right." With Julian Castro, former Secretary of HUD

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro talks with Bill about affordable housing, homelessness and it what it will take to solve those problems. And, of course, the upcoming Democratic Debate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 25, 201931 minEp. 7

The Bill Press Podtable June 19: New Trump. Same as the old Trump.

Bill and Ginger Gibson of Reuters, Niall Stanage of The Hill and Leah Askarinam of Inside Elections, breakdown the Trump campaign launch rally and the upcoming Democratic Debates. Plus the Hong Kong massive demonstrations and who wants to go to war with Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 19, 201943 minEp. 6

Income Inequality: "The pitchforks are getting pretty sharp out there."

Are Income Inequality and The Wealth Gap the most important issues facing the country? With Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Chief Economist to Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama Administration. How bad is it? How can we fix it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 18, 201933 minEp. 5

The Bill Press Podtable. Norway, if you are listening....

Trump, Biden, Sarah Sanders, Kellyanne Conway, John Stewart. All are topics for Bill and Chris Lu, former top Obama official, Jen Bendry of the Huffington Post and Addy Baird of BuzzFeed. Plus Bill takes on Trump for stealing the Fourth of July and the panel wonders whether Bill wants to be buried with weed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 14, 201943 minEp. 4

On The Front Lines Against Voter Suppression: Kristen Clarke

The head of The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Attorney Kristin Clarke breaks down the many ways Republicans in State and Federal Governments and on the Supreme Court are attacking the hard-fought right to vote. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 11, 201930 minEp. 3

Impeach Donald Trump!

Bill talks with Maryland Democratic Congressman and Constitutional Lawyer Jamie Raskin about Impeachment, AG Bill Barr, The 25th Amendment, The Emoluments Clause and Raskin's view that the Republican Party has a "dictatorial religious cult-like atmosphere." . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 04, 201935 minEp. 1

Farewell from the Bill Press Show

After 14 years on air, it's time to say farewell to the daily show. Bill is still going on as a podcast, but we won't be here every day. We'll talk about some of our favorite moments with some of our favorite guests! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 31, 20191 hr 52 min
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