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Anderson Cooper 360Keeping Them Honest: "It's Going To Be Legendary"Tonight, President Trump takes a victory lap at the Department of Justice and promises more retribution against those he thinks did him wrong. CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, former Republican Congressman who served on the House January 6th Select Committee Adam Kinzinger, and former US district court judge Shira Scheindlin with their take on the President's speech. Plus, CNN's MJ Lee takes us to a town near the US-Canadian border trying to navigate what these new tariffs will do to their businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...2025-03-1547 min
That’s All I’m Going To SayThe Path to Hell or 270It’s Election Day and Raven and I discuss the possible outcomes with our very guest Shira Honig.2020-11-031h 14
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #27: Irving Calderon (TX)Irving Calderon is a 27-year-old from Austin and the sole Dreamer and DACA recipient in his family. As the 2018 midterm election cycle draws to a close, Irving talks about coming to terms with his status, the frustrations of myths surrounding immigrants, and the importance of advocacy in the ongoing search for a permanent legislative solution.2018-11-0221 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #26: Sydna Kennedy and Melissa Harris (CA)16-year old Sydna Kennedy and her mom, Melissa Harris, are a rare breed in Modoc County in rural, conservative northern California: progressives. In this episode, we talk about voting, activism, and what life is like advocating against gun violence in an area of the country where the local sheriff’s office gets funding from the NRA.2018-10-2524 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #25: Mary Ibarra (TX)Mary Ibarra is a Texas native from the Rio Grande Valley and Swing Left’s Central Field Director. We talk about her organizing work for Democratic campaigns in Texas, Nevada, Colorado, and Georgia, her role as a congressional aide for Congressman Lloyd Doggett, the challenges facing progressives and America today, and what she loves most about organizing and knocking doors.2018-10-1627 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #24: Amanda Musvosi (CA)Originally from Zimbabwe, 20-year-old Amanda Musvosi came to California when she was 7 and grew up surrounded by family with a strong appreciation for civic engagement and free and fair elections. Today Amanda is taking her passion for democracy and health care and motivating others to become more involved through her work as a Swing Left fellow in CA-07.2018-09-2719 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #23: Jendayi London (TX, FL)Originally from Trinidad, Jendayi London lives in Florida’s 27th district and is a student at the University of Miami, where she took a class with FLA-27 Democratic primary winner Donna Shalala. We talk about immigration, growing up with a mom in the military, the struggles of minority communities, and her work this summer with Swing Left in TX-31, where MJ Hegar is running to defeat U.S. Rep. John Carter.2018-09-1221 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #22: Grace Curtiss (MN)Grace Curtiss is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, a university fellow for Swing Left, and a great ambassador for Democratic candidates in two districts. In particular, Grace supports Angie Craig in Minnesota's 2nd District and Dean Phillips in Minnesota's 3rd District, both of whom won their respective Minnesota primaries on August 16th. In this interview, we cover a variety of topics, including why she has chosen to support those two candidates, what she learned from her time as an exchange student, and much more.2018-08-3033 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #21: Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez (KS)This week's episode is with student leader Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez of Wyandotte County in Kansas. As chair of the Wyandotte County Young Democrats and second vice president of the Kansas Young Democrats, Gary is passionate about helping communities of color get out the vote and become politically and civically engaged. He is also a passionate supporter of Sharice Davids, who just won the crowded Democratic primary in Kansas' 3rd congressional district.2018-08-1634 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #20: Abby Karp (NC)This week's episode is with Abby Karp, a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, and a volunteer for Swing Left. Abby is a longtime political activist working to help elect Democratic candidate Kathy Manning to the congressional seat in North Carolina's 13th District. 2018-08-0233 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #19: Rebecca Shukla (TX)This week's episode is with Rebecca Shukla, one of the founding activists on Swing Left's team in Texas' 7th congressional district, where she is working to elect Democratic candidate Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. Swing Left helps volunteers support progressive candidates in their closest swing district in a country-wide effort to take back the House in 2018. In this interview, Rebecca talks about her work with Swing Left, what she's hearing from voters on the ground, and why she's supporting Lizzie Pannill Fletcher.2018-07-1919 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #18: Joe Helle (OH)This episode's interview is with Joe Helle, Democratic candidate for District 89 of the Ohio House of Representatives. The primary took place May 8, 2018. Joe talks about his candidacy, the importance of communication in politics, and his own experience as a voter, when he discovered he had been purged from Ohio's voter rolls when he came back from military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2018-07-0551 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #17: Vaibhav Dwivedi (NJ)This episode's interview is with Vaibhav Dwivedi, originally from India and now living in New Jersey. He talked about his life as a graduate student at Rutgers University, his political volunteering, and his advocacy with the graduate student union, where he works to raise awareness in the broader community about the challenges graduate students face.2018-06-2249 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #16: Antionette Carroll (MO)Today's episode is with Antionette Carroll, founder and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab, a civic engagement and design social enterprise that empowers and challenges community members to design inclusive cities by developing solutions to address personal and structural racism. Antionette talked about her life growing up, what policy issues matter to her, and the recent murder of her younger brother, Oscar Johnson III. A recent article by Antionette, called Gun Violence is a Product of Design: A Lesson Learned From Losing a Younger Brother, can be found here: https://medium.com/equal-space/gun-violence-is-a-product-of-design-a-lesson-learned-from-losing-a-young-brother-638111498c652018-06-1358 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #15: Rena Cook (OK)Today's episode is with Rena Cook, a voice coach, a speaker and an author living in Oklahoma's state house district 77, where Shay White is running for state representative. Rena talked about the policy issues that matter to her, as well as her support for Shay, a young woman of color and activist with a master’s degree in social work.2018-05-3045 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #14: Erin Anhalt (OH, MD)Today's episode is a wide-ranging interview with Erin Anhalt. Erin is a navy spouse with three children with special needs living in Maryland, but is still registered to vote in Ohio, where she just left as campaign manager for Michael Galbraith, who just won the Democratic nomination for the House seat in Ohio’s 5th district. 2018-05-2353 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #13: Barbara Bessette (MT)This episode is with Barbara Bessette, a 33-year old Democrat from Great Falls, Montana, running for the state house in district 24. She is a member of the Chippewa-Cree tribe, a federally recognized tribe on Montana’s Rocky Boy Reservation and descendants of Cree who migrated south from Canada, and Chippewa (Ojibwe) who moved west from North Dakota. Barbara talked about the issues that matter to her as a voter and as a candidate, including substance abuse and human trafficking. 2018-05-1659 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #12: Jayvn Solomon (MO)Today's interview is with graphic designer Jayvn Salomon, the creator of Vibe Switch, who lives in Missouri’s 1st congressional district in St. Louis. Vibe Switch was born out of a 24-hour design challenge focused on solutions to racial inequality and police brutality, which was held by the non-profit social enterprise, the Creative Reaction Lab, following the unrest in Ferguson in the summer of 2014. 2018-05-0954 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #11: Kyle Cooper (MI)2018-05-0659 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #10: Rafael Noboa y Rivera (NY)2018-04-2545 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #9: Mary Kathryn Paynter (TX)2018-04-1842 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #8: Adriana Garcia Maximiliano (AZ)2018-04-1136 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #7: Tony the Democrat2018-04-0436 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #6: Kaitlin Schmidt2018-03-2829 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #5: Jonny Orme2018-03-2129 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #4: Merced Ramirez2018-03-1217 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #3: Marco Dorado2018-03-1229 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #2: Cheska Perez2018-03-1225 min
The Voter Project - Sharing Stories from Voters in Congressional Districts Across AmericaEpisode #1: Prologue2018-03-0902 min