Protest after No Kings, plus Abortion after Dobbs
About this episode
The episode discusses significant political events in Washington, including protests and the implications of the Dobbs decision on abortion rights.
Trump's failed Iran war speech, and his firing of Pam Bondi: a big week in Washington. Harold Meyerson comments. Plus: We’re still thinking about No Kings 3 day on Saturday: 8 million people. 3,300 events. ‘No Kings’ protests in almost every city and town in the country. 100 towns in Texas alone had No Kings protests! It was the largest single-day nonviolent protest in American history. John Nichols analyzes the possibilities for what comes next. Also: No one expected that revoking the constitutional right to abortion would wind up expanding access to it. But ever since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022 allowed more than a dozen states to ban abortion outright, the number of abortions in this country has actually risen every year. How did that happen? Amy Littlefield explains; her new book is Killers of Roe: My investigation into the mysterious death of abortion rights.
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