Background Briefing 05-30-2018 by Progressive Voices

Leslie is joined by Scott N. 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 analyze President Trump's announcement that he will proceed with tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports. Trump also introduced new limits on Chinese investment in U.S. high-tech industries as part of a broad campaign to crack down on Chinese acquisition of U.S. technology.

Leslie and Scott also address the news that Ivanka Trump won seven new Chinese trademarks right before her father vowed to save Chinese company ZTE.

The AAM's website is www.AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

Melissa brings on former and current colleague Producer Jeremy to get the male perspective on several things, from body image to infidelity. Why is porn such a big part of men's lives? Are men designed to cheat? Jeremy gives insights that might surprise a lot of women about their boyfriends or husbands.

Nicole Sandler What's News 05 - 29 - 2018 by Progressive Voices

Enjoy vintage Karel as he is on vacation until Thursday.

Electric School Buses are on the road in California & coming soon to New York State, with health benefits for all.

This week, my 2011 conversation with JACOB HACKER & PAUL PIERSON, authors of a book I highly recommend, WINNER-TAKE-ALL POLITICS: How Washington Made the Rich Richer - and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. Next week, a new one with NANCY MacLEAN whose DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS reveals the GOP's strategy of CitizensUnited, gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. in order to retain power despite the unpopularity of their destructive policies.

It was the biggest annual National Rifle Association meeting yet. In early May, nearly 90,000 people converged on Dallas, Texas and heard from both the sitting president and vice-president of the United States. Writer Randy Potts was there, and we’ll get his first-person report.

Also, what’s it really like to be inside a presidential campaign and administration when things get intense? Greg Lebel has been there, and we’ll get his insights.

And Interfaith Alliance President Jack Moline will tell us about a very special Ramadan Iftar.

Richard Fowler 05-26-2018 by Progressive Voices

Nurse Talk 05-26-2018 by Progressive Voices