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Rick Smith Show - 02-09-2018 by Progressive Voices

Michelle Meow Show - 02-09-2018 by Progressive Voices

Leslie is joined by David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author.

The two discuss David's most recent NYT best seller, "It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America."

David is also the Founder and Editor of DCReport.org, a unique, nonprofit news service that reports what the President and Congress DO, not what they SAY. The website is founded on core investigative journalism principles of research, fact-checking, and reporting in plain English how you and your family are affected by what happens in Washington, D.C.

No working journalist knows Donald Trump better than David, who first met the forty-fifth president in 1988 and has tracked him ever since. Johnston chronicled much of Trump’s conduct in two books: Temples of Chance and the bestselling The Making of Donald Trump. He was also an uncredited source of documents and insight for major campaign reports by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and network television. When Trump announced his campaign in June 2015, Johnston was the first national journalist to write about a potential Trump presidency. More recently, Johnston was the journalist who received a copy of Trump’s tax return in the mail, as revealed on Rachel Maddow. Now Johnston examines the first one hundred days of Donald Trump’s presidency, including a close look at what the mainstream press stopped covering years ago: the workings of the federal government agencies and how that touches the lives of all Americans, from our wallets to our health care to our safety. He also provides unique insight about how our lives are affected by many actions that the new administration quietly approves without drawing the attention of the Washington press corps.

David's new book is available at SimonAndSchuster.com, Amazon, and wherever great books are sold. His website is DCReport.org and his Twitter handle is @DavidCayJ.

Randi Rhodes PV Promo 2-8-18 by Progressive Voices

Background Briefing 02-09-2018 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 02-08-2018 by Progressive Voices

Our guest host today is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson)

Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by.

1. Senate Budget Deal, Dreamers/DACA

Guest 1: Ryan Collins, Director of Government Affairs, Center for American Progress

Tweets: @collinsr

2. How a new rule that Trump's Labor Department is considering could take billions in tips from workers and give it to their bosses (and what people can do to fight back)

Guest 1: Diana Ramirez, Deputy Director for Campaigns, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United

Tweets: @ROCUnited and @DianaRamirez915

Guest 2: Thea Bryan, Member Leader, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United

The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress.

The dystopian events keep piling up...either young people and minorities save us in 2018 at the ballot box, or progressives, and the United States, are done. Happy Friday

Manny, Gio, and the transportation debate. Plus, kids and dogs on bikes!

What is the soul of the Democratic Party and why don’t they know? It’s you. It’s me. It already has a soul. They’re just not listening.

If race doesn’t matter, why does the first BLACK super hero Marvel big budget film market it like it does. Why do critics treat it like it does. BECAUSE IT DOES. Race matters. Sexuality matters. Who we ARE matters.

Today's show is guest hosted by veteran progressive journalist, strategist and activist John Aravosis (The Economist, AMERICAblog News & LGBT).

During today's show, and twice per week via their "Unpresidented Podcast," John and his co-host (Cliff Schecter) give you an unfiltered and humorous insider's look at the latest political news, and the action steps you need to get involved and RESIST.

Today John is joined by Executive Producer of the Leslie Marshall Show, Mark Grimaldi. The two discuss the budget deal struck in the Senate today, President Trump accusing Congressional Democrats of treason for not clapping during his SOTU, his proposed military parade, Democrats upset special election victory in Missouri, and much more.

You can find the 'Unpresidented' Podcast at www.UnPresidentedPodcast.com and the premium version at www.Patreon.com/UnPresidentedPodcast. The Twitter handle for the podcast is @UnPresidentPod. John's handle is @Aravosis and Cliff's handle is @CliffSchecter. Mark's handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Additionally, John and Cliff are now hosting the 'Leslie Marshall Show' each Monday from 3-4pm ET during January, February, and March while Mark Levine is in session as a Virginia State Delegate.

Background Briefing 02-08-2018 by Progressive Voices