In This Episode
Democratic officials express optimism about a potential deal on Joe Biden’s economic plan, journalist Amy Westervelt from the climate podcast Hot Take joins to talk about whether we can still save the planet with Joe Manchin in the Senate, and Dan and Jon discuss why reporters are whining that President Biden’s not taking more questions from them.
Show Notes
BBB progress?
President Biden tweet
The Recount tweet
Playbook PM: The early winners and losers of the emerging BBB framework
Punchbowl: Inside the W.H.’s push
Politico: Dems toil to save SALT following last-minute scare
MotherJones: SCOOP: Manchin Tells Associates He’s Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan
Politico: Sinema blows up Dems’ plans to tax high earners, corporations
New Jersey Playbook: Ciattarelli fights election conspiracy theories
The Guardian: Millions in US hope plan to expand dental care survives cuts to Biden’s bill NYU: How Expanding Medicare Could Start Closing the Medical-Dental Divide NBC’s Sahil Kapur tweet
WaPo: Biden tells Democrats that package of up to $1.9 trillion should be new target of talks
WSJ: Biden Identifies Cuts to Social Policy and Climate Bill
NPR: Rep. Jayapal on negotiations between Biden and House Democrats over Build Back Better
Forbes: What Is The Mandate For Medicare Expansion?
WaPo: Medicare vision, hearing and dental benefits are No. 1 on progressives’ list
Climate Conversation with Amy Westervelt
The Nation: This 5-Point Plan Will Fix Climate Coverage
Teen Vogue: Fossil Fuel Branded Content Is a Form of Climate Denial and Propaganda
NY Times: Biden’s Climate Plan Stymied by 1 Senator
Washington Post: Tracking Biden’s environmental actions
NPR: Despite climate change promises, governments plan to ramp up fossil fuel production Newsweek: Scientific Consensus Is Clear Humans Cause Climate Change Ahead of COP26 Summit
Scientific American: World Waits for Specifics on U.S. Climate Plan
TIME: If the U.S. Spends Big on Climate, the Rest of the World Might Follow
Brookings: Leveraging the Cautious optimism on the road to Glasgow
Wall Street Journal: What Is COP26 in Glasgow and Why Does the Climate Change Summit Matter?
Washington Post: White House doubles down on executive action as Democrats weigh trimming Hill climate plan
The Hill: Manchin on party switch: ‘It’s bull—-‘
The Atlantic: Biden Cannot Declare Victory on Climate Without One of These Policies
Vox: The myth of the climate moderate
Should Biden be doing more interviews?
West Wing Playbook: Why Biden’s not doing interviews
Politico: Biden bets his agenda on the inside game
Mehdi Hassan tweet
Walter Shaub tweet
RNC Research tweet
The Hill: Biden giving stiff-arm to press interviews
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