About this episode

Jessica Tarlov and Brian Tyler Cohen discuss the implications of Graham Platner's exit from the Maine Senate race and broader issues facing the Democratic Party and U.S. foreign policy.

Jessica Tarlov is joined by Brian Tyler Cohen, host of No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen, and author of the new book The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World. They start with Graham Platner, who is bowing out of the Maine Senate race following a sexual assault allegation after a scandal-ridden campaign. In his exit video, Platner blamed the Democratic political establishment for taking the nomination away from him. How does the Democratic Party move forward in Maine to field a new candidate?  The U.S. and Iran have renewed aggression, trading strikes for a second consecutive night, with Trump declaring the three-week-old ceasefire officially "over." Jessica and Biran break down what this means for the administration’s foreign policy, and how recent reactions to spiking oil prices reveal some Republican Party hypocrisies.  Then, they discuss the resurgence of ICE operations, which led to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national with four young U.S. citizen children. Does this mean we are heading toward another escalation of enforcement violence like what was seen in Minneapolis?  Then, Jessica talks with Brian about his new book…

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Tarlov

Guest: Brian Tyler Cohen

Topics covered

• Democratic Party
• Maine Senate race
• foreign policy
• ICE operations
• political scandals
• book discussion

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Democratic Party
• foreign policy
• ICE operations
• Brian Tyler Cohen
• The Day After
• Maine Senate race
• political scandals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party, Republican Party

Books & works: The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

Places: Maine, U.S., Iran

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