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The Tent

Mar 25, 2021

Following the second consecutive week with a horrific mass shooting event, calls for legislation on gun violence prevention have grown once more in the United States. Chelsea Parsons, CAP’s Action’s vice president for gun violence prevention policy, joins Daniella and Jesse this week to talk about how the political...


Mar 18, 2021

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration continues its effort to revitalize the U.S. economy after a year of the pandemic. Daniella connects with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) on the significance of the bill and why it is crucial to demonstrate how government can have a meaningful...


Mar 11, 2021

Muriel Bowser (D), mayor of Washington, D.C., joins Daniella and Jesse on “The Tent” this week to discuss the effort to make the nation’s capital the 51st state in the union, reflect on the coronavirus pandemic and the challenging year for residents in the District, and her optimism for how the American Rescue...


Mar 4, 2021

The effort to restore democracy in the United States took another step this week as the House of Representatives voted on the For the People Act, a bill with new protections for voting rights and restrictions on big money donors and other corruptive forces in American politics. LaShawn Warren, the executive vice...