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Jon Wiener

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The Nation podcast 'Start Making Sense" host; co-author with Mike Davis, 'Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties"; KPFK podcast host, "Living in the USA"

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All in for Aftyn Behn #TN07

02.12.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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It's Cyber Monday & the last day of the "We Ain't Buying it" #HomeDepot #Target & #Amazon boycott – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @blackvotersmatterfund.org
Find out more here: weaintbuyingit.com

01.12.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Organic, regenerative school lunches could be made affordable by establishing direct relationships between schools and local farmers: Alice Waters explains how in "A School Lunch Revolution" – and on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze @penguinpress.bsky.social

01.12.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How eating at school should be a slow, communal, and educational experience, teaching democracy and social skills at the table: Alice Waters explains in "A School Lunch Revolution" – and on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze @penguinpress.bsky.social

01.12.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Cyber Monday, join @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @blackvotersmatterfund.org & others in the β€œWe Ain’t Buying It” boycott of #HomeDepot #Target & #Amazon – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

01.12.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last day of the boycott on #HomeDepot #Target & #Amazon – is TODAY – β€œWe Ain’t Buying It” is sponsored by @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @blackvotersmatterfund.org & others – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

01.12.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œEating is an everyday experience, and the decisions we make about what we eat have daily consequences, and those daily consequences can change the world.” – Alice Waters in "A School Lunch Revolution" – and on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

30.11.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A School Lunch Revolution: "I just know that we need to support the farmers who are taking care of the land for us, for our health and the health of the planet" – Alice Waters on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

30.11.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe Ain’t Buying It” – @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @blackvotersmatterfund.org & others called for a boycott of #HomeDepot #Target & #Amazon from Thanksgiving, Black Friday to Cyber Monday – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

30.11.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Boycott on #HomeDepot #Target & #Amazon thru Cyber Monday – sponsored by @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @blackvotersmatterfund.org & others – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze
Find out more here: weaintbuyingit.com

30.11.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Trump's excommunication of Marjorie "Traitor" Greene from MAGA, and his same-day praise of Zohran Mamdani – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3XUuSVU

29.11.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today at 4pm Pacific on 'Living in the USA': From Marjorie Taylor Greene to Mamdani: Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @kpfk.bsky.social Radio 90.7 FM and online kpfk.org

29.11.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"There's always a way to make the table feel like we want this to be special" – farm-to-table movement pioneer Alice Waters discusses "A School Lunch Revolution" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

28.11.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPeople know, how much credit card debt they have. They know food costs too much... And they just aren’t stupid.” β€”Marjorie Taylor Greene
Doesn’t that sound a bit like Bernie?
Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

28.11.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Connecting organic food with regenerative agriculture is critical for addressing climate change – and for securing a healthy school lunch: Alice Waters explains in "A School Lunch Revolution" – and on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

28.11.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene "has been coming around to what we might term 'reality' – and it’s always a welcome development" – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4oih4ze

28.11.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Epstein case is the perfect example of how the rich protect each other and get away with terrible crimes. Some files will be released, others withheld; and Trump's problems will remain. Harold Meyerson comments – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

25.11.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Texas appeals court has rejected the state's gerrymandering proposal, with the majority opinion penned by a Trump-appointed judge – and hopes of a reversal by SCOTUS are scant. Harold Meyerson @prospect.org explains – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

25.11.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump could himself have released the Epstein files. "The question becomes, will these documents be released?" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

25.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's rare that Trump runs afoul of MAGA obsessions, but the Epstein files showdown has shown that MAGA was "as much revealed by Trump as it was created by Trump." Harold Meyerson @prospect.org explains – on the podcast 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

25.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"If Democrats do well in 2026, all of these efforts by Donald Trump to shake it up will not have worked" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

25.11.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump got more Latino vote than any Republican for decades – but how did the announced "racial realignment" fare in this month's elections?
"It reversed itself."
Harold Meyerson @prospect.org explains – on the podcast 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

25.11.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What changed to bring about this dramatic defeat of Trump, not at the hands of the Democrats, but at the hands of the House Republicans? John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

25.11.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"This isn't the end. This is just the beginning." – Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Epstein Files – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

23.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Trump's reversal on the Epstein files is his "attempt to get ahead of the parade" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social explains – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

23.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Trump's signature to release the Epstein files and what it means β€” for Trump, for MAGA, and for the rest of us: Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

23.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's control over the Republican party: "I think we will see this as the point at which the threads started to come apart," said Barbara Boxer – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7VOn

23.11.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What does Trump's signing of the bill requiring the release of the Epstein Files mean β€” for Trump, for MAGA, and for the rest of us? Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/3X86Oib

22.11.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today at 4pm Pacific on 'Living in the USA': Trump's Big Defeat: Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @kpfk.bsky.social Radio 90.7 FM and online kpfk.org

21.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Epstein Files are pushing Republicans to ask themselves "'how closely do I want to be aligned with Donald Trump?'" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V

21.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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