A put the progressive on the panel here what is the state of the Progressive Movement now you did get the vote out for joe biden you did it at least rhetorically and publicly close ranks and as the presumptive president of the United States next will be inaugurated in january hes done everything his power to shown progressive so was it worth it why i would say that progressive is extremely fractured at this moment there are a lot of people on the left who feel that now that were taken for granted and alosi as all are some progress that a lot of people oppose all the progress that it has become a reprinting a new wing of the Democratic Party one that isnt really challenging the status quo politicians even if you look at the squad theyre not really challenging nancy pelosi when it comes to that is mall stimulus package she just pushed out which they. Simply cut the money and haves from what was initially going to happen so there is a huge fracturing in the Progressive Movement it is a lo
Politics come january and joe biden is on the russian team and ill be back in one hours time at 7 am moscow time to bring you that i just updates join us again but. Hello and welcome to cross talk where all Things Considered im purely belle what is the fate of the Progressive Movement can we continue to coexist with the mainstream establishment left is its current trajectory. And 10 progressive part of a greater political realigning. To discuss this and more im joined by my guests jamie right in los angeles she is the founder of the right bob firm and political and also in los angeles we have 3 around let is about she is an independent journalist and cohost of the condo couch and in new york we have john burnett he is cochair of Public Affairs and Public Policy for new York Republican State Committee are across up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciate it was going to an los angeles as a put the progressive on the panel here what is the state o
War, famine goings response. We should never have trusted him. Robert jackson was satisfied that albert spears defense had broken through the united front put up by the others. It seems that good man is a friendly demeanor, and public remorse were enough to have an effect on the court. After more than 200. 00 days of hearings, the 8 judges retired. They alone would decide on convictions and sentences. Their decisions would help. And so the question of whether governments could now be held accountable for state crimes. Robert jackson felt that his team had produced the necessary evidence to prove the accused guilty. The case had been made, the evidence was overwhelming. The defendants had not been able to exculpate themselves or deny their signatures their presence in meetings, their knowledge of all of the aspects of the charges. And so jackson, by the close of the case, is very confident that he has done his job as a prosecutor. Jackson had some concern about what the judges were goin
Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
About the transition to a biden presidency. This is live coverage on cspan2. Political aspects that are still unfolding but were facing a lot of challenges that require that the kind of continuity that a country is known for, one government can hand over to another government, the landscape in the tools that are necessary to do with these issues especially in the middle of the pandemic and our hearts go out to all those who are affected around the world by the pandemic and we hope the 2021 would be a brighter year. Thank you for joining us and i will turn it over to toni. [inaudible] as we wait for toni i will just say that all the presenters that i have described have deep reservoir of experience on the legislative side of the aisle. Theres toni right there. Welcome. Shes actually at reading right and were delighted to have you join us. So over to. Thank you. Thank you, stewart. I really appreciate its an honor and privilege to be here. Meridian has been very much a part of my persona