as we near the end of the year, there s a lot on my mind. as usual, most of it having to do with politics. i wonder, for instance, if the democratic party has learned any of the correct lessons from the midterms. a lot more congressman, pat ryan about, it just ahead. and it won t be long until the russian invasion of ukraine reaches the one year mark. we ll ukraine be able to keep forcing russia back? what do the off-ramps for peace look like now? plus, from abortion rights to protests in iran, some of the biggest and most impactful social movements this year have is often the case been led by women. that s all coming up in the special year end addition of the program, so let s start the show. welcome to the show, what a year it has been. fighting in ukraine, the overturning of roe v. wade, the continuing covid crisis. but of course, the biggest story on the show, was the battle to save american democracy. ahead of the midterms, the issue was front and center, thanks to a ser
Everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let s go. it was just about ten months the digital age is waiting. ago on february the 24th that russian president, vladimir putin, announced a quote, special military operation to, quote, denazifying and demilitarize ukraine. what was in fact a massive brutal illegal invasion by a nuclear great power against it s much smaller neighbor. it s hard to remember now just how bleak the forecast word for