Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way joins Rick to discuss SCOTUS news and what to expect from the court in the coming months.

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins Rick to talk about the news as it is breaking, and what is likely to come should the infrastructure plan pass or fail.

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for our weekly breakdown of news and events in and around Washington DC and beyond. Then we close the show with former Ohio Congressman Bob Ney, who will help us try to understand what happened to the party he once represented in the Capitol.

Rick opens the show with commentary on the frantic infrastructure negotiations, and the close call on the government shutdown. Then we are joined by Max Burns of The Daily Beast to talk about the news as it is breaking, and what is likely to come should the infrastructure plan pass or fail. We close the first hour with Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way to discuss SCOTUS news and what to expect from the court in the coming months.

Anat Shenker-Osorio of ASO Communications for a discussion about progressive messaging – what it gets right, and what it needs to do better.

Jill Rosenthal of the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss vaccine mandates in the workplace as a prerequisite for access to Medicare and Medicaid.

Bucknell Economics Professor Matias Vernango joins Rick to discuss the consequences of the impending shutdown and what it might mean for the economy if we don’t find a way to stop it.

The second hour begins with Economics Professor Matias Vernango to discuss the consequences of the impending shutdown and what it might mean for the economy if we don’t find a way to stop it. Then we close the show with Bob Ney, the former Ohio Congressman turned political analyst for a discussion about the latest DC drama and how frustrating it is for the working families who just want our government to do what we sent them there to do.

Rick opens the show with commentary on the House hearings on the withdrawal from Afghanistan and how partisan players will never be able to come to a reasonable assessment of it. Then we are joined by Jill Rosenthal of the Center for American Progress to discuss vaccine mandates in the workplace as a prerequisite for access to Medicare and Medicaid. We close the first hour with Anat Shenker-Osorio of ASO Communications for a discussion about progressive messaging – what it gets right, and what it needs to do better.

Philip Glover of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) to talk about the impending government shutdown and share what it members to his members if they are forced to work without a paycheck coming in for an extended period of time.