The Leslie Marshall Show

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 the contents of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that passed the Senate today.  This includes the important 'Buy America' provisions included in the bill.

They also analyze the bipartisan nature of the package, which passed the Senate by an overwhelming margin of 69-30, handing a major victory to President Biden and a group of Senators that spent months negotiating on the agreement.

Finally, they talk about what's next for the infrastructure package as it heads to the House of Representatives for a vote.

The website for the Alliance for American Manufacturing is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA.  Scott Paul's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

You can watch this episode for free at https://www.pscp.tv/w/1eaJbngyAaoJX.

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.

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

Last Thursday, the White House Office of Public Engagement held a webinar on how the Build Back Better plan proposed by President Biden will impact young Americans. Generation Progress was excited to be able to attend the event as well as host a Build Back Better after-party with the White House on Instagram Live to further discuss how the plan addresses key issues that young people care about, including economic justice, climate change, and more.

To break down exactly what the Build Back Better plan is and what it means for young people, Edwith and Charlotte are joined by expert guests from two of the organizations that were also involved in the Build Back Better after-party.  They are Sixto Cancel, the founder and CEO of 'Think of Us,' and Duy Pham, a policy analyst with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.  Sixto Cancel's Twitter handle is @SixtoCancel and the handle for Think of US is @ThinkOf_Us. The Twitter handle for Duy Pham is @DPhamK and the handle for CLASP is @CLASP_DC.

Leslie is first joined by Michael Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health.  Dowling is one of health care’s most influential voices, taking a stand on societal issues such as gun violence and immigration that many health system CEOs shy away from. 

Leslie and Michael discuss why he and 17 other health system CEOs, along with over 1,300 caregivers, are imploring Congress to support President Biden's gun violence plan.

As President and CEO of Northwell Health, Michael Dowling leads a clinical, academic and research enterprise with a workforce of more than 75,000 and annual revenue of $14 billion dollars. Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of more than 830 outpatient facilities, including 220 primary care practices, 52 urgent care centers, home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life programs, and 23 hospitals.

The website for Northwell Health is Northwell.edu and their Twitter handle is @NorthwellHealth. Michael's Twitter handle is @MichaelJDowling.

During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger, the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Leslie and Dr. Bollinger discuss COVID-19 variants, including the Delta variant.  They also talk about vaccine mandates, and whether they will become necessary within the United States.

Dr. Bollinger is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE).  Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.

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 Scott Wilkinson, CEO of AlphaVu, which specializes in advanced network science. Their technology empowers their clients with competitive intelligence, message control, and smart engagement.  AlphaVu also has a new patent-pending technology designed to provide policymakers with the tools and knowledge to identify and combat misinformation within digital conversations.

Brad and Scott discuss misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and vaccines.  They also explore whether social media companies like Facebook are doing enough to address the problem, and what more Scott would recommend that they do.

The website for AlphaVu is AlphaVu.com and their Twitter handle is @AlphaVu.  Scott's handle is @SGWilk.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political roundtable with Atiba Madyun and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable evaluates the job that President Biden has done during his first six months leading the country, as well as the challenges ahead that he'll be facing.

Atiba Madyun, President/CEO of The Madyun Group, a government relations firm based in Washington, DC, as well as Party Politics US, a data collection firm that not only gathers data from American voters but also engages with young people to educate them on public policy. Atiba is the former Division Director of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, as well as the author of the novel 'Saving Grace,' which is available for purchase on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.  His website is AtibaMadyun.com and his Twitter handle is @AtibaMadyun.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.

You can also watch this episode here on Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1RDGlPaMvQlGL

Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/271327044758062

Leslie is joined by International Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), David McCall.

Manufacturing is the backbone of the country, providing both critical goods and good jobs.

While union members have known this for years, the past year and a half drove home on a wide scale how important domestic manufacturing is not only to our economy, but also to our national security:

- Broken supply chains during the pandemic meant shortages of lifesaving personal protective equipment and medical supplies- It also created supply chain shortages in other critical goods like computer chips

The manufacturing sector has been weakened over the years by bad trade policy and lack of attention to meaningful and sound economic growth principles.  

The Manufacturing sector overall lost 1.3 million jobs in March and April of 2020 (900,00 in Durable and 400,00 in Non-Durable).  Now the U.S. did add 15,000 manufacturing jobs in June, but we’re still down 481,000 jobs from February 2020, which was just before the pandemic struck. 

Despite these struggles, this is a moment of great potential:

This is reflected in a number of decisions and policies from the Biden administration:

- President Biden issued executive orders intended to help foster domestic manufacturing growth, including a critical supply chain review that resulted in a number of recommendations that were issued last month 

But some of the most significant potential for revitalizing domestic manufacturing comes from the effort to rebuild America’s infrastructure, especially if it comes with strong domestic procurement provisions.  

The robust infrastructure investment President Biden is working toward won’t just make our communities safer, it’ll support a variety of good, union jobs.  From making the steel that goes into our bridges, to manufacturing pipes for our water systems, American workers are already well positioned to meet our country’s infrastructure needs.

But it’s not just about meeting last century’s infrastructure needs. We also need to invest in things like the fiber optic cables and renewable energy infrastructure – that USW members also make – that will be critical in keeping us connected well into the future.

The website for the USW is www.USW.org.  Their handle on Twitter and Instagram is @steelworkers.

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 Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.  He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Brad and Colonel Leighton analyze the decision that President Biden made to withdraw all U.S. military forces from Afghanistan.  They also discuss the news that Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley feared that then President Trump would use the military in a coup attempt after he lost the 2020 election.

Colonel Leighton's website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political roundtable with Edwith Theogene and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses the large increase in voter turnout among younger Americans in the 2020 election, and analyzes whether that trend can continue in the 2022 midterm elections.

Edwith Theogene is the director of advocacy for Generation Progress, the youth engagement arm of American Progress. In this role, Theogene works to develop and lead efforts that translate the experiences of young adults into concrete actions that advance progressive policies and increase voter turnout. Edwith's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.

You can also watch this episode here on Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lPKqXmLMEwxb

Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/1399690157083219

Leslie begins today's show with a brief monologue about people who choose to tear others down through insults.

1. AXIOS: "CDC: Vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks indoors"

For the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Dr. Lauren A. Wright, Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where she teaches courses on The Presidency and Executive Power, Women and Politics, and Political Communication. Wright is the author of "Star Power: American Democracy in the Age of the Celebrity Candidate" and "On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today."

Leslie and Dr. Wright talk about celebrities who run for office like former President Donald J. Trump, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and current California Republican Gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner.

They also discuss how being a celebrity can be a huge advantage when running for office, but a huge disadvantage when trying to effectively govern (if the celebrity has no prior political experience).  Additionally, Dr. Wright explains how and why celebrity candidates are covered differently than traditional politicians by news organizations, and why this is such a big deal.

Dr. Wright's website is www.LaurenAWright.com and her Twitter handle is @DrLaurenAWright.

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

You can also watch this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1RDGlPPlRaVGL

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

During today's show they discuss the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age in the United States to 18. The amendment was a huge win for young Americans who had fought for this right and recognition of the fact that young adults deserve to have a voice in the makeup of their government.

The struggle for equal and unencumbered access to voting for all Americans continues to this day in the face of blatant voter suppression efforts that disproportionately impact Black people and other people of color. Young people have been consistent leaders in the fight to protect the freedom to vote and reform our democracy, and that is definitely true of young people today—who turned out in historic numbers in the 2020 election and are now fighting to ensure that all Americans are able to continue participating in and being represented by their democracy.

To discuss this momentous anniversary and all that still must be done to protect voting rights for young Americans, Edwith and Charlotte are joined by two expert guests:

Clarissa Unger, Director of the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, and Wambui Gatheru, the Interim Director of Programs at the Andrew Goodman Foundation.

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress.  Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.  Clarissa Unger's Twitter handle is @uclarissa and the handle for the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition is @SLSVCoalition.  The Twitter handle for the Andrew Goodman Foundation is @AndrewGoodmanF.