Part One a conversation with Max Moran. Max is a researcher at the Revolving Door Project., and writer for “The American Prospect.”
Rahm Emanuel, the worst man for the moment
It’s not clear whether Emanuel is just bloviating about being a top adviser to the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. But we should hope he is.
Emanuel is an example of a man who rotates between government posts and private industry, and is very connected the financial firms. His aim is to blunt any financial reforms that might be necessary. This is extremely important now, when the economy is so unstable and unequal, and the American voter wants change. “The Mayor of the 1%” is not likely to support structural changes. His philosophy is to do the least possible.
Additional reading:
https://prospect.org/politics/rahm-emanuel-the-worst-man-for-the-moment/
Part One a conversation with Max Moran. Max is a researcher at the Revolving Door Project., and writer for “The American Prospect.”
Rahm Emanuel, the worst man for the moment
It’s not clear whether Emanuel is just bloviating about being a top adviser to the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. But we should hope he is.
Emanuel is an example of a man who rotates between government posts and private industry, and is very connected the financial firms. His aim is to blunt any financial reforms that might be necessary. This is extremely important now, when the economy is so unstable and unequal, and the American voter wants change. “The Mayor of the 1%” is not likely to support structural changes. His philosophy is to do the least possible.
Additional reading:
https://prospect.org/politics/rahm-emanuel-the-worst-man-for-the-moment/
Part Two: We talk with Dianne Bystrom, former Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, and with the new Director, Karen Kedrowski.
In 2020 the Women’s Vote matters perhaps more than ever, and we discuss the history of the women’s suffrage movement, which is closely associated with the Abolitionist movement. We learn that the first demonstration in front of the White House was a silent vigil, by suffragettes, in 1917. The suffragettes were arrested, sent to jail, where they were tortured. They persevered. It illustrates a quote from Bella Abzug: “You have to lose, lose, lose to win.” We note that many states granted the franchise to women before the Amendment was passed.
Additional reading:
19 facts about the 19th Amendment on its 100th anniversary
https://theconversation.com/19-facts-about-the-19th-amendment-on-its-100th-anniversary-134517
19 facts about the 19th Amendment on its 100th anniversary
https://theconversation.com/19-facts-about-the-19th-amendment-on-its-100th-anniversary-134517
