Weighing in. In the aftermath of an insurrection with our democracy on the line and many of these same republican senators going along with the notion that somehow there were irregularities and problems with legitimacy in our most recent election, theyre suddenly afraid to even talk about these issues and figure out solutions on the floor of the senate. They dont even want to talk about voting. And thats not acceptable. Ahead of todays vote, moderate Senator Kyrsten Sinema doubling down on keeping the filibuster, saying to those that want to eliminate legislative filibuster to pass the for the people act, Voting Rights legislation, i support and cosponsored, i would ask, would it be good for our country if we did, only to see that legislation rescinded a few years from now and replaced by a nationwide Voter Id Law or restrictions on voting by mail. In federal elections over the objections of the minority. And a major development on infrastructure and a big shift. President Biden Signal
Together from across the i will on a infrastructure bill. Speaking of the biden administration, its coming to terms with the harsh reality on the pandemic goals. The White House is ready to concede it is not going to reach its goal of 70 of americans with at least one Vaccine Dose by July Fourth. This comes as the more contagious Delta Variant grips communities across the united states, especially among younger people. What this all means for our Pandemic Fight coming up. We start with that fight over Voting Rights coming to a Head Today in the senate. Nbcs Mike Membly is covering for us. Nbcs Jane Tim is on vote watch. Jane, first to you. Just set up what we expect today on this bill . This bill is sort of the everything for a lot of Voting Rights advocates. They dont have a Plan B of where this bill goes if they dont if they cant pass it. We are not seeing the votes in congress to push it through, and i think we see an enormous push, and my inbox is filling up as we speak with letter
As republicans in Red States actively work to make it more difficult to cast a ballot. Heres the kicker. Its all but a foregone conclusion that this vote will fail. Its going to be doomed by an easy republican filibuster, because it appears democrats dont have the numbers or the unity right now to stop them. With the hours ticking down to todays vote, all eyes on west virginias Joe Manchin, who has repeatedly said he does not support the bill as it stands, and arizonas kyrsten sinema. You spoke to President Biden about this bill yesterday. What was his message to you about it . He and i had a very good conversation. Did you ask you to vote for this bill . We had a very good conversation. What do you say to democrats disappointed in your oped about the filibuster, feeling that you could still change your mind . The senator there chuckling and not giving a comment. Joining us is leeanne caldwell, Vaughn Hillyard and politico white House Reporter eugene daniels. A big welcome to the three
books, et cetera, but i want to talk today about carol adams, about what carol adams has meant to me, has meant to my involvement in the movement, what is meant forked emmas, and then introduce her and her book. so this is our tenth year in collaboration with the baltimore book festival, and red emma has been around 15 years and we have been dedicated to ethically providing vegan and vegetarian food in addition to radical books, political talks, social concepts. and that was something as one of the founders of red emma s, when i was in high school in the late 80s and early 79 s,as a miss fit and a fan of industrial music, i came upon a single by a group called consolidated, and the song was called the unity of oppression and the concept was that everything from class oppression, racial oppression, as well as the oppression of nonhuman animals were all linked in some way and that we got greater strength not by having these piecemeal attempts at resolving these problems bus
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