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The Tent

Apr 30, 2021

This week, President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious plan to invest in American infrastructure, workers, and families in his first joint address to Congress, continuing his effort to lift the United States out of the pandemic. On this episode of “The Tent,” former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), a distinguished fellow at...


Apr 22, 2021

This week on The Tent, Daniella and Jesse react to the conclusion of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd last May. Brookings Institution fellow Rashawn Ray joins the pod to dig into what the jury’s guilty verdict means and where police reform in the United States...


Apr 15, 2021

Daniella and Jesse dig into another whirlwind week, covering stories about police violence in Minnesota and Virginia, as well as the Biden administration’s announcement on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Jesse is also joined by Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine for a conversation on the...


Apr 9, 2021

We’ve got a short episode for you this week taking a look at the news surrounding Georgia’s recently passed restrictive voting and election laws. Jesse takes a look at how the Republicans in Congress have reacted to backlash from corporations, some of which have denounced the laws as anti-democratic, and how this...


Apr 1, 2021

This week on "The Tent" we revisit a conversation Jesse had with Dr. Reed Tuckson, a founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID, about the challenges of addressing racial disparities in public health and how the Black community in Washington, D.C. has overcome challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.