The Leslie Marshall Show

Investors Are Doing Great In This Crisis, But What About The Rest Of Us?

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

 

Here are the stories she covers during the segment:
1. WASHINGTON POST: "Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November"

 

2. AUDIO: President Obama yesterday, while delivering a eulogy for the late Congressman and Voting Rights Leader John Lewis, talks about how Lewis devoted his time on earth to fighting the very attacks on democracy that we're seeing circulate right now

 

3. VANITY FAIR: "Kushner's coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing that the virus was hitting Democratic states hardest and that they could blame Governors"

 

4. ABC NEWS: "Teachers are writing their own obituaries as schools near reopening amid COVID-19"

 

Leslie is then joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

 

They discuss his newest piece for 'Washington Monthly,' which is titled, "Investors are Doing Great in this Crisis, But What About the Rest of Us?"

 

Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration.  His website is Sonecon.com and his Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.

John Lewis' Legacy and Push to Restore Voting Rights Act in His Honor

Leslie begins the show by giving her take on the latest news in 'Ripped from the Headlines.'
Here are the stories that she commented on:

 

1. AUDIO: Attorney General Bill Barr tells House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler that he's discussed President Trump's re-election effort with him, but declines to elaborate when questioned about it 

2. AUDIO: Rep. Cedric Richmond tells Barr that when he took over DOJ, he put no Black people into top staff roles, which speaks volumes

3. AUDIO: Rep. Steve Cohen calls out Bill Barr for his unconstitutional secret police and Epstein’s suicide of convenience

4. AUDIO: Barr is asked by Rep. Eric Swalwell whether he is investigating Trump for intervening in Roger Stone's sentencing

5. AXIOS: Press freedom incidents have surged during police protests

6. AXIOS: Biden to unveil plan to address racial inequality

7. Richmond Police: Richmond riots instigated by white supremacists disguised as Black Lives Matter

8. The Daily Beast: "Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine"

 

Then, Leslie is joined by Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, one of the country’s most important and long-tenured national civil rights organizations in the pursuit of equal justice for all.  

 

Leslie and Kristen talk about the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis, and how he championed civil rights for over 60 years, including being one of the original 13 'Freedom Riders' in 1961.

 

They also discuss how the Lawyers’ Committee is leading a coalition of civil rights groups that is demanding that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hold hearings and vote to restore the Voting Rights Act (something that Rep. Lewis tirelessly fought for right up until the end of his life). 

 

The website for the Lawyers’ Committee is lawyerscommittee.org and their Twitter handle is @LawyersComm.  Kristen's handle is @KristenClarkeJD.

Additionally,  the Lawyers’ Committee powers '866-OUR-VOTE,' which is working 365 days a year to advance and defend your right to vote. You can call 866-OUR-VOTE with your voting questions and issues! (Remember this number between now and Election day!) Their website is 866OURVOTE.org.

 

Leslie Takes Cognitive Test Trump Bragged About; Shifting Political Landscape in Ohio

Leslie takes the 'Montreal Cognitive Assessment' on air.  This is the test that President Trump bragged about passing to Fox News' Chris Wallace during a recent interview. The test is frequently used by relatives, caregivers and medical professionals to test if someone is in cognitive decline.

Then, Leslie is joined by David Pepper, Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. The two discuss whether Trump’s ongoing campaign troubles could see Ohio turn back into a swing state, the Ohio Speaker of the House being charged in a $60 million bribery investigation this week, why expanding 'Vote Drop Boxes' during the COVID-19 Pandemic is a common sense idea that protects the health and safety of voters and our elections, and finally David's new book, "The Voter File," which has received this high praise from President Bill Clinton: "Pepper comes through again with this clever tale of how cyber sabotage of elections, coupled with highly concentrated ownership of traditional media operations, can undermine American democracy."

"The Voter File" is available in HardCover, Audiobook, or Kindle Edition at Amazon.com.

David's Twitter handle is @DavidPepper and his website is DavidPepper.com.  The website for the Ohio Democratic Party is OhioDems.org.

Get the Facts Out On Climate Denial

Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock, Executive Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

 

In the year 2020, you could be forgiven for thinking the debate on the existence of climate change is settled and over.  In a way, you’d be right—97 percent of scientists agree that climate change is happening and that human activity is responsible for it.

But the disturbing truth is that there are still many people in our government—both in the executive branch of the current administration and in Congress—who deny the existence of climate change or the role that human activity plays in causing it.  This is incredibly dangerous since most experts agree that we have very limited time to act in order to mitigate the existing effects of climate change, and prevent climate change from continuing.

Thankfully, young people across the political spectrum are overwhelmingly united on the need to take action on the climate crisis now—nearly three quarters of young people believe that climate change poses a significant threat to our planet (including 60% of self-identified Republicans).

In recognition of this— Generation Progress will be relaunching their 'Get The Facts Out' campaign on July 23rd to expose people in power who continue to deny the reality of climate science. The website—which we encourage you all to visit at GetTheFactsOut.com—gives people the tools they need to identify climate deniers serving in government roles, debunk myths surrounding climate change, and voice opinions on the issue using GenProgress' 'click to tweet tool.'

To talk with Brent and Charlotte more about why climate denial is dangerous and what must be done to push back against it, during this episode they’re joined by Jessica Loya, an environmental advocate and equitable policy strategist who has led the charge for the inclusion of Latinx community voices in climate, conservation, and water policy. They’re also joined by Shaughnessy Naughton, the President of '3.14 Action' and a former candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania.

 

Here are the Twitter handles for today's guests: Jessica Loya - @dc_envirolatina, Shaughnessy Naughton - @VoteShaughnessy.

Also, the handle for 3.14 Action is @314Action and their website is www.314Action.org.

The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress.

Brent J. Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

Pandemic Shines Light on Need for Unions, Organizing in the Time of COVID-19

Leslie is joined by Maria Somma, Organizing Director for the United Steelworkers (USW).
They discuss how Covid-19 has shined a spotlight on the devastating economic inequality in the United States, revealing low wages and a lack of access to affordable health care for many front-line, essential workers like food service workers, grocery clerks, delivery drivers and more.

This daily risk and poor compensation demonstrate how important it is to have a voice on the job.
Though workers want and need unions, organizing during a pandemic presents its own challenges.
And it’s not just blue collar workers who need unions; the pandemic revealed the urgent need for professional unions as well.

In a positive development, Union organizers and workers have found new methods of capacity-building by organizing remotely and holding campaign events through social media channels.

You can find out more by visiting USW.org, or following them on Twitter or Instagram, where their handle is @steelworkers.

National Security Priorities; Democratic Convention

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 new 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.

 

They talk about what Joe Biden's national security priorities should be if he is elected President, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman being denied promotion and bullied out of the military by the Trump administration, President Trump doing absolutely nothing in response to Russia putting bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan, and whether it's time to remove American troops from Afghanistan.

 

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Kim Scott and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable previews next month's Democratic convention, and also analyzes what it means to have former Republican Governor John Kasich speaking at the convention in support of Joe Biden.  The panel also discusses the troubling news out of Portland, Oregon where federal agents were apprehending protesters while wearing military uniforms with no identification, and putting the protesters in unmarked vehicles.  A Navy veteran who was peacefully protesting also had his hand broken by the federal agents and was then tear-gassed in the face by them right after.  Perhaps more troubling is the news that Trump's Department of Homeland Security may be expanding their plan to target protesters with unidentified federal forces, with Chicago being next on their list.

 

Kim Scott is the Founder and Publisher of DemList, LLC, a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism.  You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on Twitter @TheDemList.

 

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), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016).  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 column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race 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 read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch his previous 'Deadline D.C.' broadcasts at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon.  His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

 

Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: www.periscope.tv/w/1OwxWLbmwBmKQ
Or here on Facebook Live: tinyurl.com/BradFacebook72020

Award Winning Author Talks New Book on How Newt Gingrich Helped Lead to Trump

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

Here are the stories she covers during the segment:

1. Oregon Public Broadcasting/The Washington Post: "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets"

2. The Daily Beast: "U.S. Shatters Coronavirus Record—Again—With 77,000 New Cases in One Day"

3. Forbes: "New IHME Model Projects More Than 224,000 Coronavirus Deaths In U.S. By Nov. 1"

4. The Sun Sentinel: "Nearly one-third of children tested for COVID in Florida are positive. Palm Beach County’s health director warns of risk of long-term damage"

Leslie is then joined by Julian Zelizer, the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and a CNN Political Analyst.
His previous books are "Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974," and "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society," the winner of the D.B. Hardeman Prize for Best Book on Congress.
Zelizer has been awarded fellowships from the New York Historical Society, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and New America.

During the interview, Leslie and Julian discuss his newly released book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party."

Julian's Twitter handle is @JulianZelizer. (Here is a link where you can purchase the book: TinyURL.com/BuyBurningDownTheHouse)

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

Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/609932097/videos/10157988246252098/

AAM's Scott Paul Evaluates Joe Biden's $400 Billion 'Buy America' Procurement Program

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.
For over a decade, Mr. Paul and AAM have worked to make American manufacturing a top-of-mind issue for voters and our national leaders through effective advocacy, innovative research, and a savvy public relations strategy.

The two discuss the new film “Working Man,” and how it shows that factory life is about much more than just factories.

They also talk about Joe Biden's newly proposed $400 Billion 'Buy America' procurement plan, as well as Senator Gary Peters' 'National Institute of Manufacturing Act.'

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

Health Security Expert Discusses Criteria for Reopening Schools Safely

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 Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, and the Department of Epidemiology, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

She is also part of Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 Testing Insights Initiative, which is working to fill the void of publicly accessible COVID-19 testing data.

Her Twitter handle is @JenniferNuzzo.

 

Dr. Nuzzo and Brad discuss what criteria should be used to help guide schools on whether to reopen with in-person classes, virtual learning, or a combination of both, and how to best protect students and teachers during school.

She also explains why it's important that the decision to reopen schools should be made locally, but why it's also important that schools receive guidance from our national scientific leaders like the CDC. 

Dr. Nuzzo also reveals that she and her colleagues are calling for increased funding where schools are requesting it in order to properly train their staff, and prepare their buildings, to create the safest possible learning environment during the pandemic.

She also expresses concern that the debate to open schools has become an unproductive political fight that we need to change in order to best serve students and teachers.

 

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tim Zenk and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable discusses President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos attempting to bully schools into reopening by threatening their federal funding, Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better' economic plan, and whether Biden should try to 'go big' and expand the electoral map this coming fall.

Tim is a Principle at 'Molecule,' a business and public affairs company, a former Democratic staffer, and a well known renewable energy expert. His Twitter handle is @greencrude.

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), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016).  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 column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race 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 read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Watch a video broadcast of the show here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mrxmEjYoeLxy

The DACA SCOTUS Decision and What Comes Next

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Emily Leach, Organizing Director and Senior Press Associate for Generation Progress.

During today's episode, they discuss the recent ruling from the Supreme Court on the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (commonly known as DACA) back in 2017. On June 18th, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 majority that the decision from the Trump administration was unlawful, which brought temporary relief and peace of mind to the 650,000 Dreamers who have been anxiously awaiting this decision for years. This win is a huge testament to the tireless work of Dreamers and young immigrant activists who have fought for this outcome.

But it is also a reminder of how far we still have to go to prevent people in this country from living with the constant threat of deportation. As we speak, the Trump administration is already putting plans in place to end the program again, and depending on the reasoning they use this time, they may ultimately be successful.

To talk with our guest hosts about this monumental decision, and what must be done right now to protect Dreamers and all undocumented people living in the United States, are Claudia Flores, the immigration campaign manager on the Center for American Progress’s Immigration team, and Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, the state and local policy manager at United We Dream.

Here are the Twitter handles for today's guests and their respective organizations: Claudia Flores - @claudsDC, Center for American Progress Immigration Campaign - @CAPImmigration, Juliana Macedo do Nascimento - @Juli_Nasciment0, United We Dream - @UnitedWeDream.

The website for Generation Progress is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Emily Leach's handle is @EmilyFLeach.