Been made illegal. And the latest from hawaii as the death toll continues to climb. And officials begin to ask if there was anything more they could have done to save at least some of those lives. But we begin tonight with a question that i will bet you have never thought of but that the latest Trump Indictment got me thinking about it. It is this. What is a gang . Really, what is it . And what pops into your head when you think of the word. Our friends at merriamwebster define it as a group working to unlawful or antisocial ends, especially a band of antisocant adolescents. There have been many definitions. In the early 1900s, they were rowdy kids. On tv, our gang, otherwise known as the little rascals, spanky, alfalfa, and the bunch. There were the sharks and jets in west side story for those of you who love musical. In the modern era, people probably think of the crips or bloods or ms13, but the gangs that were most famous and notorious were the Mafia Families of the 1940s through t
beliefs. have seen movement toward majority consensus. take same sex marriage. according to the most recent gallup poll, a record 70% of americans now believe in equal rights on the issue. that up from 25% back in 1996. or marijuana legalization, a new high with 68% support. and 72% of americans oppose overturning roe v. wade. no wonder there s a discomfort with majority democracy. the divisions we re dealing with are real, but the good news is we are not as deeply divided as you might think. it s just that the right wing echo chamber is loud and relentless in its dissemination of disinformation. don t give up hope. let s confront the challenge we face with the confidence that comes from knowing that our nation s overcome major obstacles before in the effort
hostage, some might say, by many of their conspiracy theorist beliefs but there is reason for hope because even many of the culture-war wedge issues that have dominated debates in the past have seen movement towards majority consensus. take same-sex marriage. now, according to the most recent gallup poll, a record 70% of americans now believe in equal rights on the issue. that is up from 27% back in 1996. or marijuana legalization. gallup shows it s reached a new high with 68% support. and it s worth noting that 72% of americans oppose completely overturning roe v. wade according to a marquette poll released just yesterday. no wonder, there is a discomfort with majoritarian democracy. look. the divisions we are dealing with are real but the good news is that we are not as deeply divided as you might think. it s just that the right-wing echo chamber is loud and