Jul 30, 2020
This week on “The Tent” we revisit a conversation Ed and Daniella had earlier in July with filmmaker Dawn Porter, who spoke about her new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. The late Congressman, who passed away on July 17, 2020, represented the 5th Congressional District of Georgia, and spent a life devoted to...
Jul 23, 2020
On The Tent this week, Daniella, Ed, and Jesse reflect on the life and death of civil rights icon John Lewis, and react to the shocking and deeply disturbing situation in Portland, Oregon where the Trump administration has deployed unmarked federal agents on peaceful demonstrators. Plus, we speak with Amber Torres,...
Jul 16, 2020
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to grow in the United States, the Trump administration has sought new ways to distract the public from their inadequate pandemic response. Ed and Jesse break down the White House’s efforts to undermine public health officials and the president’s directionless...
Jul 9, 2020
Despite efforts to contain its spread, cases of Covid-19 continue to rise across the South and Sun Belt. This week, Daniella, Ed, and Jesse discuss how the pandemic could impact students returning to school this fall and how it shapes polling in the 2020 general election. And in our featured guest interview, Newark, NJ...
Jul 2, 2020
History holds valuable lessons. This week on “The Tent,” Ed and Daniella explore some of those lessons with Dawn Porter, director of the new documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble” (out July 3) about the life of civil rights era icon John Lewis and the role that activism plays in shaping U.S. society. In the...