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Biden Confronts Six Global Hotspots Jul 13, 2021

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Bill takes a trip around the world's hot spots with one of the most experienced and thoughtful progressive foreign policy analysts, Joe Cirincione. Cirincione is the former long-time president of The Ploughshares Fund, a world leader on fighting nuclear proliferation and encouraging nuclear disarmament. Cirincione is now a foreign affairs advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders and a Distinguished Fellow as the Quincy Institute.

This week Bill urges our listeners to get more information about the work of The Ploughshares Fund at Ploughshares.org.

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No Banging On The Table-The Reporters' Roundtable-July 9 Jul 09, 2021

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Afghanistan Pull-out. Voting Rights Angst. GOP Chaos Plan. Harris Office Turmoil? January 6th Select Committee. Democratic Moderates in Control. GOP Still Focused on The Big Lie. With Sudeep Reddy Managing Editor at Politico, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital.

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"The Cruelty Is the Point." w/Adam Serwer Jul 06, 2021

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Adam Serwer, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, is the author of the new book, The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America. You can buy it here. Ta-Nehisi Coates said about Serwer, “No writer better demonstrates how American dreams are so often sabotaged by American history.”

On today’s Bill Press Pod, Bill highlights the Sunrise Movement, a leading force fighting climate change. It is a youth oriented movement that also aims to create millions of jobs worldwide implementing solutions for our climate emergency. More information at SunriseMovement.org

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America in Crisis and Renewal. W/George Packer Jul 02, 2021

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George Packer is one of the most insightful thinkers on American Culture and Politics. His new book is Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. You can buy it here. A long time writer at The New Yorker and now for The Atlantic, his previous books include a biography of Richard Holbrooke and The Assassins'' Gate: America in Iraq.

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Walking from DC to NYC. A Great Adventure. Jun 29, 2021

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Former Wall Street Journal Reporter Neil King spent 26 days walking from Washington DC to New York City. And, oh, the people he met along the way, the places he saw and the meaning he found.

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" News Was Breaking Out." The Reporters’ Roundtable- June 25 Jun 25, 2021

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Surfside Collapse. Infrastructure Deal. Voting Rights. Critical Race Theory. Jan 6 Select Committee. Rudy Suspended. Harris to the Border. Free Britney. With Maya King, covering national politics for Politico, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Host of Political Theater podcast and Kris Van Cleave, Congressional Correspondent for CBS News.

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"This Is The Fire." With CNN's Don Lemon Jun 22, 2021

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This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism is Don Lemon's new book that tries answer this urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes? You can buy it here.

One way to end racism is to guarantee the right to vote for ALL citizens. And leading the fight is Stacy Abrams and her organization Fair Fight. Please support it and get involved. The future of American Democracy depends on it. More information at FairFight.com.

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"A Tricky Dance." The Reporters' Roundtable-June 17 Jun 17, 2021

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Putin Summit. Biden Temper. Tension on the Hill. Juneteenth National Holliday. Tucker Carlson False False Flag. Supreme Court. Critical Race Theory. With Pema Levy, Reporter at Mother Jones, Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief at National Journal and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.

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Fox is "a Propaganda Operation." w/CNN's Brian Stelter Jun 15, 2021

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Brian Stelter is the host of CNN's Reliable Sources and author of the New York Times Bestseller, Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. It's now out in paperback with tons if additional reporting about Fox on election night, the Big Lie and the January 6th Insurrection. What he tells Bill about Fox, the Murdochs, Tucker Carlson and the GOP should scare you. You can order the book here.

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"European Love Tour." The Reporters' Roundtable-June 11 Jun 11, 2021

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Infrastructure. Filibuster. Manchin. Biden/Europe/Putin. Harris Unforced Error. Trump. With Hunter Walker, Reporter, TheUprising.info, Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for the LA Times and Sudeep Reddy Managing Editor at Politico.

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