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"Code Red" for our Planet with Wilderness Society Pres. Jamie Williams Aug 17, 2021

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The breaking news of the day sometime obscures the existential threat that is climate change. We need to get going fast. And there are important, meaningful changes President Biden can do without Congress. Plus things we, as individuals, can do to mitigate the coming climate disaster.

Here are two features from Wilderness.org , we think you will find interesting:

The Wilderness Society – Can public lands help solve the climate crisis?

Public lands across the country have a massive role to play in solving climate change. This interactive explores the choices before us.

The Wilderness Society Blog Series: The Climate Crisis Here & Now

The Earth is getting warmer and it’s wreaking havoc on our climate: We’re experiencing more frequent and intense wildfires, drought, heatwaves, among other extreme weather events. Climate change is making life harder for all of us on a daily basis and threatening our health, safety and homes. The blog series “The climate crisis here & now” shows how better management of public lands can help to mitigate these impacts and even slow down the warming of the planet.

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"The Real BFD!" The Reporters' Roundtable Aug 13 Aug 13, 2021

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Cuomo Resigns. Infrastructure Passes. Census Reveals a Changing Country. Afghanistan Falling. Covid Rising. The Roundtable with Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent at New York Magazine, Sudeep Reddy Managing Editor Politico and Leah Askarinam, Editor of The National Journal Hotline.

Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Much more than our great truck drivers: from Airline Pilots to Zoo Keepers. More information at Teamster.org.

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"I Alone Can Fix It. Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year." Aug 10, 2021

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Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker follow up their bestselling book, A Very Stable Genius, with this harrowing look at Trump's final year. Bill really loved it and he thinks you will too. You can buy it here on Amazon.

Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, staffing our grocery stores, pharmacies, meatpacking plants, and cannabis dispensaries. More information at UFCW.org.

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"In For a Long Haul." The Reporters' Roundtable-August 6 Aug 06, 2021

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Will Pass. Andrew Cuomo Alone. Eviction Ban Extended, For Now. Biden takes on January 6th and Covid Gets Real Again. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for BuzzFeed News and John Bennett, Contributing Editor at CQ-Roll Call.

Today, in the break, Bill honors the life of Richard Trumka who died this week at the age of 72. He was president of the AFL-CIO for nearly 12 years. He was a towering figure in the Labor Movement. He will be missed. More information at AFLCIO.org

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Skewering GOP Clowns. With Dana Milbank Aug 03, 2021

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Dana Milbank is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. Bill describes his work: "A combination of insight with disbelief, outrage and biting humor." Meet the man behind the columns and experience even more of his outrage and humor. You can read his columns here.

Today Bill spotlights the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union is "the preeminent Civil Rights organization in this country." He's a member and you should be, too. More information at ACLU.org.

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"Life and Death." The Reporters' Roundtable-July 30 Jul 30, 2021

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Mask/Jab Mandates. Infrastructure Moving. January 6th Testimony. Pelosi Crushes McCarthy. With Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Hunter Walker, Reporter, TheUprising.info.

Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federation of Teachers, getting ready to go back to the classroom this fall. More information at AFT.org.

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To Save Our Democracy a Top Democrat Joins The Lincoln Project Jul 27, 2021

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Joining anti-Trump/anti-Authoritarian Lincoln Project is Joe Trippi, a longtime Democratic campaign manager who ran the progressive Howard Dean presidential campaign in 2004 and the historic Doug Jones Senate campaign to defeat Roy Moore in 2017. He's seen it all.

Joe is the host of That Trippi Show.

Today, Bill points to his support of The Lincoln Project. As Joe Trippi says, it's part of a potential "Pro-Democracy Coalition." More information at LincolnProject.US.

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"Know Your Power." The Reporters' Roundtable July 23 Jul 23, 2021

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Voting Rights. The January 6th Select Committee. Infrastructure Summer. Covid Comeback. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor for CQ-Roll Call, Host of the Political Theater podcast, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent for 19thNews, Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill and Abby Livingston, DC Bureau Chief for the Texas Tribune.

Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America. It's members ready to get to work on America's infrastructure. More information at LIUNA.org.

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"The Seeds Have Been Planted for a Lot of Trouble." With Politics Expert Larry Sabato Jul 20, 2021

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Bill talks with one of the most astute political scientists and commentators in the business, Larry Sabato, the founder and director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. He’s the author of the Crystal Ball newsletter which is free and you can sign up here.

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"The Democratic Wish List. "The Reporters' Roundtable July 16 Jul 16, 2021

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Child Tax Credit . Biden on Voting Rights. $3.5 Trillion Democratic Budget. McCarthy, Trump and 2022. Trump Books and his January 6th Delusions. Covid Still Dangerous. With Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter for The Washington Post and CNN Analyst, Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief at National Journal and Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal & Political Analyst for CNN.

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