“I Am Somebody!”

About this episode

Michelle Singletary shares her inspiring story influenced by Reverend Jesse Jackson, while Ralph Nader discusses grand juries and Trump's State of the Union speech.

On today’s show: Washington Post personal finance columnist, Michelle Singletary, tells the moving story of how a visit to her grade school by the Reverend Jesse Jackson inspired her life and career as described in her column, “How the Rev. Jesse Jackson Taught Me to Keep Hope Alive.” Then Ralph welcomes Professor Eric S. Fish from U.C Davis School of Law to explain how grand juries are no longer rubber-stamping frivolous cases brought to them by the Trump Administration. Plus, Ralph gives us his take on Trump’s marathon State of the Union speech and the Democratic response. Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all. The post “I Am Somebody!” appeared first on KPFA.

People in this episode

Host: Ralph Nader

Guests: Michelle Singletary, Eric S. Fish

Topics covered

• personal finance
• inspiration
• politics
• grand juries
• Trump Administration
• State of the Union

Keywords

• Michelle Singletary
• Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Ralph Nader
• grand juries
• Trump
• State of the Union

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.C Davis School of Law, Washington Post

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