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This week on CounterSpin: On a Sunday night, not when officials do things they're most proud of, House Republicans passed a plan to give more money to rich people by taking it from the non-rich. Call it what you will, that's what's ultimately happening with the plan to cut more than $700 billion from Medicaid in order to “offset,” as elite media have it, the expense of relieving millionaires from contributing to public coffers. Even the feint they're using — we're not cutting aid, just forcing recipients to work, like they should — is obvious, age-old and long-disproven, if evidence is what you care about. Thing is, of the millions of people at the sharp end of the plan, most are children, who have no voice corporate media feel obliged to listen to. We'll nevertheless talk about them with independent journalist Bryce Covert. You may have seen an editorial in the Washington Post indicating that, despite what you have heard for years, from trans people and from doctors and medical associations that work with trans people, maybe it's okay for you to still entertain the notion that it's not science but talk show hosts who have it right, and trans kids are just actually mentally ill. We'll talk about that with journalist and trans rights activist Erin Reed, of Erin in the Morning.   The post Bryce Covert on Work Requirements / Erin Reed on Trans Care “Questions” appeared first on KPFA.

Shaun Richman, labor historian, professor and author, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his new book "We Always Had a Union: The Story of the New York Hotel Workers Union, 1912-1953."  Bryce Covert, contributing writer at The Nation, appeared on the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss her recent article that investigated sexual harassment claims at McDonald's.

On this episode of The Nation Podcast, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Bryce Covert to discuss her investigation in the May 2025 issue of The Nation, “McDonald's Still Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem That's Not Going Away.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

**Historic Change in Illinois: Cash Bail Eliminated Statewide**  Explore the implications of the groundbreaking Pretrial Fairness Act as experts discuss its impact on racial equity and justice reform.This show is made possible thanks our members! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate   Thank you for your continued support!Description:  What happened when Illinois ended cash bail? As Laura's guests explain, this deeply discriminatory and unjust system puts “a ransom on people's heads,” disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail. Bail reform has faced tremendous pushback over the years, but Illinois implemented the first-of-its-kind Pretrial Fairness Act, ending cash bail statewide in 2023. The historic win didn't happen overnight. In this episode some of those most involved explain what it took and describe the surprising results. Sharone R. Mitchell Jr., the Cook County Chief Public Defender was the lead policy expert for the Coalition to End Money Bond. Mitchell also heads the state's largest public defender office. State Senator Robert Peters represents Illinois' 13th District and was one of the main sponsors of the Pretrial Fairness Act. He chairs the Senate Labor Committee. Bryce Covert followed this important and under-covered story for The Nation magazine. What has Illinois to teach the nation? All that plus Laura's commentary: Illinois has moved out of the Middle Ages. What's holding the rest of the nation back?“I do think that there has been a severe backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement, to criminal justice reform that's pretty nationwide . . . That said, Illinois is out there doing this, and I think people are taking note . . . So as long as this stays in place and we have good data about the outcomes and people keep supporting it and don't give into the opposition that wants to push to roll it back, then we will have proof that this can happen, that this can work.” - Bryce Covert“Literally the hardest job I had was talking to mothers and grandmothers and partners about whether they should be paying this a thousand dollars for bond or a thousand dollars for rent. We were forcibly extracting money out of the people that needed it the most. And I'm so glad that we are now in a system where we realized that we can make these really important decisions without quite frankly putting ransoms on people's heads.” - Sharone R. Mitchell Jr.". . . The president was involved in criminal behavior. Rudy Giuliani was involved in criminal behavior. They had no problem being able to either pay out or pay within the legal system. Working class people on the other hand, many of them who are innocent, many of them who are just trying to live their life or trying to move on, they can't. A billionaire who's able to game the court system and be able to get out has no business trying to lecture the working class of this country.” - Robert PetersGuests:• Bryce Covert: Contributor, The Nation• Sharone R. Mitchell Jr.: Chief Public Defender Cook County, Illinois• Robert Peters: Illinois State Senator, 13th District Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country Subscribe to episode notes via Patreon Music In the Middle:  Eric Kupper remix of “U Try Livin'” by Black Guy, White Guy and 808 Beach from the Red Hot and Free project released by the Red Hot Organization.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  by Podington Bear. Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles: Watch / Listen: Podcast Episode• Crime & Migration: An Abolitionist Plan for Immigration Justice: Watch / Listen: Podcast Episode• D.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the Crosshairs: Watch / Listen: Podcast Episode Related Articles and Resources:• Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail, by Bryce Covert, December 2, 2024, The Nation  • U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report:  The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail, by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, January 20, 2022, USCCR.org• Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color.  Illinois is the first state to abolish it. By Claire Savage and Corey Williams, September 12, 2023, AP News  Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. 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Explore the history and impact of Illinois' decision to end cash bail statewide in 2023, featuring insights from key advocates and policymakers involved in this monumental change.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: What happened when Illinois ended cash bail? As Laura's guests explain, this deeply discriminatory and unjust system puts “a ransom on people's heads,” disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail. Bail reform has faced tremendous pushback over the years, but Illinois implemented the first-of-its-kind Pretrial Fairness Act, ending cash bail statewide in 2023. The historic win didn't happen overnight. In this episode some of those most involved explain what it took and describe the surprising results. Sharone R. Mitchell Jr., the Cook County Chief Public Defender was the lead policy expert for the Coalition to End Money Bond. Mitchell also heads the state's largest public defender office. State Senator Robert Peters represents Illinois' 13th District and was one of the main sponsors of the Pretrial Fairness Act. He chairs the Senate Labor Committee. Bryce Covert followed this important and under-covered story for The Nation magazine. What has Illinois to teach the nation? All that plus Laura's commentary: Illinois has moved out of the Middle Ages. What's holding the rest of the nation back?Guests:• Bryce Covert: Contributor, The Nation• Sharone R. Mitchell Jr.: Chief Public Defender Cook County, Illinois• Robert Peters: Illinois State Senator, 13th District Watch the episode cut airing on PBS stations across the country at our YouTube channelSubscribe to episode notes via Patreon Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles: Watch / Listen: Podcast Episode• Crime & Migration: An Abolitionist Plan for Immigration Justice: Watch / Listen: Podcast Episode• D.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the Crosshairs: Watch / Listen: Podcast EpisodeRelated Articles and Resources:• Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail, by Bryce Covert, December 2, 2024, The Nation• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report:  The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail, by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, January 20, 2022, USCCR.org• Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color.  Illinois is the first state to abolish it. By Claire Savage and Corey Williams, September 12, 2023, AP News Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Bryce Covert, contributing writer for The Nation, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about her recent article, “Tesla's Toxic Culture Has Spread to Its New Plant in Austin.” Kenneth Rapoza, Coalition for a Prosperous America Industry Analyst, appeared on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about his latest article, “These Ten U.S. Companies Are Overexposed To China.” Marcus Mattox, Vice President of Growth for BuilderFax, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about their app and how it can benefit construction workers and training centers.

Wie viele Frauen muss man sexuell belästigen, um einen Tesla zu produzieren? Über die Zustände in der kalifornischen Fabrik des Autobauers. Ein Text von Bryce Covert, gesprochen von Dshamilja Roshani.

Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) Colin & Justin run through a slate of headlines, their top 5 all time coolest looking sports and have a special conversation with Bryce Covert who has been covering efforts by REI employees to form a union. Here is the full rundown with time codes!What is Justin doing this weekend? Apparently it involved quantum mechanics. (03:33)Our top 5 coolest sports; outdoor or otherwise. (07:44)Thomas Robison posts his obituary on YouTube. (21:40)Zombie Kona rises from the grave! Kona bikes is back! (24:47)Everest news rundown! And a quick game of which thing would be harder? (27:17)Conversation with Journalist Bryce Covert about the efforts to form a union at REI stores including an update on what happened last week at REI's Cleveland location. (32:05)Enjoy this action packed episode of THE ROCK FIGHT!Head to www.rockfight.co and sign up for News From the Front, Rock Fight's weekly newsletter!Please follow and subscribe to THE ROCK FIGHT and give us a 5 star rating wherever you get your podcasts.Have a question or comment for a future mailbag episode? Send it to myrockfight@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram or Threads.Subscribe to Adventure Journal to get more Justin Housman in your life.Check out Long Weekend Coffee for the best cup of coffee for your next adventure. Be sure to enter promo code 'rock10' at checkout to receive 10% off of your first order. Thanks for listening! THE ROCK FIGHT is a production of Rock Fight, LLC.

Thanks to the Supreme Court's opinions, it's a hot trash summer. Francesca and guest comedian Megan Gailey discuss ruling on affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, and student debt relief being struck down. Then, investigative journalist Bryce Covert discusses how the overturning of Roe V. Wade is negatively impacting young women who are ALREADY mothers. SCOTUS has made sure that only those who can buy themselves out of forced motherhood can make decisions over their lives. Meanwhile Pickleball is annoying the nation and a very timely rendition of "Fuck, Marry Kill" with the many Twitter knockoffs. Featuring: Megan Gailey, https://twitter.com/megangailey https://megangailey.com/ Bryce Covert, https://twitter.com/brycecovert Bryce's investigation: https://inthesetimes.com/article/what-its-like-to-have-an-abortion-denied The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privilegesTip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVEMusic by Nick StarguFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks to the Supreme Court's opinions, it's a hot trash summer. Francesca and guest comedian Megan Gailey discuss ruling on affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, and student debt relief being struck down. Then, investigative journalist Bryce Covert discusses how the overturning of Roe V. Wade is negatively impacting young women who are ALREADY mothers. SCOTUS has made sure that only those who can buy themselves out of forced motherhood can make decisions over their lives. Meanwhile Pickleball is annoying the nation and a very timely rendition of "Fuck, Marry Kill" with the many Twitter knockoffs. Featuring: Megan Gailey, https://twitter.com/megangailey https://megangailey.com/ Bryce Covert, https://twitter.com/brycecovert Bryce's investigation: https://inthesetimes.com/article/what-its-like-to-have-an-abortion-denied The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privilegesTip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVEMusic by Nick StarguFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by independent journalist Bryce Covert to discuss her latest for In These Times about the impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization one year after the Supreme Court's decision overturned the limited constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Bryce is a reporter in residence at the Omidyar Network and a contributing writer at The Nation. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, Wired, the New Republic, Slate and many other outlets.  After briefly sharing her own political origin story, Bryce relates the ongoing struggles of Lationna Halbert and her family after Mississippi's trigger abortion ban forced her to carry her pregnancy to term. Bryce and Kumars discuss the legal and economic barriers Lationna and people in her position face when seeking abortions in the even more repressive landscape of reproductive care post-Dobbs, as well as the failure of states like Mississippi to address the increased financial and infrastructure needs of parents and families robbed of their reproductive autonomy. Make sure to read Bryce's full report at In These Times. You can also follow Bryce on Twitter @brycecovert and find more of her work at her website, brycecovert.com. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon page for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. We can't do this show without your support!!!

Millions of Americans depend on public assistance programs to help pay for food and make ends meet. But it's not always easy for them to manage the red tape required to keep those benefits coming. Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Bryce Covert joins this episode with the story of a nonprofit called Code For America. It works with states to make navigating government bureaucracies less of a hassle. And we also hear from Code For America's Genevieve Miller. Read more: How Many People Does It Take for the Government to Send a Text? Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello from Jay's flooded basement! (Apologies for our less-than-ideal audio.) This week, our guest is Bryce Covert, a writer who covers the culture and work of child care (and its increasingly dire state) in the U.S. Bryce tells Jay and Tammy [14:50] what she's been hearing from providers as pandemic-stimulus funding dwindles; [27:55] why care workers haven't been able to win better pay, even in a strong labor market; and [52:25] how private-sector incentives might help—but don't go nearly far enough. (A lot of our references are to hetero nuclear families, but the pain is universal!)In this episode, we ask: Why do Jay and Bryce have to apply to 94 summer camps to make sure their kids aren't marooned?What would an ideal child care system look like? At what age would public care and schooling begin? What can we learn from previous U.S. policy and experiments elsewhere?Why does an adequate child care system feel politically impossible? For more, see Bryce's writing… In The Nation: The Childcare Crisis Is Getting WorseChild Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning In Early Learning Nation: "I Can't Compete": Child Care Providers are Losing Staff to McDonald's and TargetIn Lux: Child Care: The Radical is PopularAlso read:* James Butler on the social care crisis in the U.K. * Dana Goldstein on child care and private equity * The ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble' Effect (i.e. wealthy parents' version of this crisis) * More on the childcare provision in the CHIPS ActThanks for listening! Subscribe on Patreon or Substack and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. And email us at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

LA's political scandal is about the racism of some Latino politicians. Harold Meyerson has the big picture: Ethnic succession is the history of urban politics in the US. In America today, progressives need ethnic and racial alliances, and the participants in this taped conversation have to go. Also: Nurses have taken the lead in the wave of this year's labor activism. The largest private-sector nurses' strike in American history took place recently in Minnesota. Bryce Covert reports a key front in the fight for better health care in America. Plus: There's a novel, which is sort of about the murder of Emmett Till in Money Mississippi in 1955, written by a professor at USC, that's been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The author is Percival Everett, and the book is called “The Trees.” John Powers comments. (originally broadcast in October 2021).

Nurses have taken the lead in the wave of this year's labor activism. The largest private-sector nurses' strike in American history took place recently in Minnesota – 15,000 nurses walked off the job for three days in the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports. Other nurses threatened strikes in half a dozen other places. Bryce Covert reports a key front in the fight for better health care in America.Plus: Dahlia Lithwick talks about some of the heroes of the Trump years: the women lawyers who fought him on the big issues—the Muslim ban, neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, and voting rights. Her new book is “Lady Justice.”Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What if your child care provider had to close down? That's the very real prospect facing child care providers as they lose employees to larger corporate companies that can afford to pay them more.  We talk to independent journalist Bryce Covert who reported on this in her piece, “I Can't Compete: Child Care Providers are Losing Staff to McDonald's and Target,” as well as Khulood Jamil, a child care provider and owner of Khulood's Child Care in Pleasant Hill, California.

What if your child care provider had to close down? That's the very real prospect facing child care providers as they lose employees to larger corporate companies that can afford to pay them more.  We talk to independent journalist Bryce Covert who reported on this in her piece, “I Can't Compete: Child Care Providers are Losing Staff to McDonald's and Target,” as well as Khulood Jamil, a child care provider and owner of Khulood's Child Care in Pleasant Hill, California.

Bryce Covert stops by to discuss her recent essay in the New York Times, "We Pay to Keep the Old Out of Poverty. Why Won't We Do the Same for the Young?" Then, Patrick Cooney, assistant director of policy at Michigan Poverty solutions, joins the show to discuss child poverty in Michigan and proposed solutions to fix the problem.

Nation Magazine Contributor Bryce Covert joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed two articles she recently published in the magazine.    North Coast Area Labor Federation President Pat Gallagher made his monthly guest appearance on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about this week's 29th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Back in March 2020, we were still trying to figure out what COVID-19 was, when residents from a majority of states were under mandatory stay at home orders, and job losses soared when employers slashed roughly 870,000 jobs in March. In April, that number grew to 20.5 million when Congress ​​passed the CARES Act relief bill which included the Paycheck Protection Program that gave out loans to small business owners to help them stay afloat.  To date, banks around the country have distributed nearly $800 billion dollars through nearly 12 million PPP loans. And these loans did help many small business owners. But while the program did a lot of good, there are those who struggled to understand the forms, who were denied loans, and now, some are struggling to have their loans forgiven. Bryce Covert, an independent journalist writing about the economy, reported on this issue for The Intercept and learned that some borrowers are having problems with Bank of America, the second-biggest PPP lender. We also hear from small business owners: Amy Yassinger, owner of Yass Jazz, Music and Productions, in Chicago, Illinois, and Christopher Martin, owner of CT Martin Inc that does Concierge IT services out of Michigan.  The Takeaway reached out to the Small Business Administration about this story for comment and they declined to comment. We also reached out to Bank of America and here's what Bill Halldin, Bank of America Media Relations, said:  We work with clients every day to ensure they receive forgiveness for as much of their Paycheck Protection Program loan as possible. To date, 94 percent of clients in the 2020 round have submitted forgiveness applications that have been fully completed by the SBA; in the 2021 round that percentage stands at 87 percent. In the forgiveness process, we are required to follow the Small Business Administration's rules and guidance. That guidance has been clear that payments made to contractors do not qualify for forgiveness under the SBA's rules. If a client has additional documentation to support their application for forgiveness, we encourage them to submit that information and have made adjustments based on such submissions. Clients who want to appeal to the SBA can take their concerns to the SBA directly and do not require our involvement in that process.

Back in March 2020, we were still trying to figure out what COVID-19 was, when residents from a majority of states were under mandatory stay at home orders, and job losses soared when employers slashed roughly 870,000 jobs in March. In April, that number grew to 20.5 million when Congress ​​passed the CARES Act relief bill which included the Paycheck Protection Program that gave out loans to small business owners to help them stay afloat.  To date, banks around the country have distributed nearly $800 billion dollars through nearly 12 million PPP loans. And these loans did help many small business owners. But while the program did a lot of good, there are those who struggled to understand the forms, who were denied loans, and now, some are struggling to have their loans forgiven. Bryce Covert, an independent journalist writing about the economy, reported on this issue for The Intercept and learned that some borrowers are having problems with Bank of America, the second-biggest PPP lender. We also hear from small business owners: Amy Yassinger, owner of Yass Jazz, Music and Productions, in Chicago, Illinois, and Christopher Martin, owner of CT Martin Inc that does Concierge IT services out of Michigan.  The Takeaway reached out to the Small Business Administration about this story for comment and they declined to comment. We also reached out to Bank of America and here's what Bill Halldin, Bank of America Media Relations, said:  We work with clients every day to ensure they receive forgiveness for as much of their Paycheck Protection Program loan as possible. To date, 94 percent of clients in the 2020 round have submitted forgiveness applications that have been fully completed by the SBA; in the 2021 round that percentage stands at 87 percent. In the forgiveness process, we are required to follow the Small Business Administration's rules and guidance. That guidance has been clear that payments made to contractors do not qualify for forgiveness under the SBA's rules. If a client has additional documentation to support their application for forgiveness, we encourage them to submit that information and have made adjustments based on such submissions. Clients who want to appeal to the SBA can take their concerns to the SBA directly and do not require our involvement in that process.

Thanks to all of you for making my social media pages thrive. 17,500 followers over TikTok and Twitter: Today's topics: - Nick Jonas started following my socials. How that makes me more motivated to create more big bank content. - I discuss an ABC San Francisco story where a man deposited a $33,000 check at a BofA branch in Oakland only to find out it never posted, and the branch ended up shutting down, albeit temporarily. The story, which is located here, discusses the apathy in helping Mr. Leonard look for his huge cashiers check that was intended to be used to fix up his kitchen. I break down what went wrong from my own experience closing a branch down, the apathy from the other bank managers and how that should be fireable, the fibs I personally believe the client is telling, not that it matters with this case, and also what EXACTLY could have been done way better! - Plus, I discuss an article from Bryce Covert of The Intercept, which focuses on PPP Loan Forgiveness, and how BofA is making it impossible to get full forgiveness with them. I discuss how the rules are being used in BofA's favor to screw these people over... The incredible stress the small business owners must be going through, and also I discuss how I spent 2020 helping people through the hoops of getting loans with the knowledge that this would likely happen in 2021 as they do crazy insane, and unethical practices in any type of loan they give out. It's complicated but definitely something that needs to be discussed NB Has recovered nearly $2 Million from big banks back to consumers, with nearly $500k of it being Zelle fraud! 17,500 total followers on TikTok and Twitter!!! Buy My Book "PLEASE TRY YOUR CALL AGAIN LATER"!!! $1 of Net Proceeds will go to charity. Find all my social media and other links at: TheNotoriousBanker.com (Links to YouTube, my book's page, podcast links, and how to contribute by Venmo/Cashapp and much more!!!) MY PATREON Page! For as little as $1, you can help James in his fight against big banks. http://patreon.com/NotoriousBanker --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thenotoriousbanker/support

On this week's show: Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon.com will talk about the Omicron variant and how Republicans are trying to spin it as a failure of President Biden. And new poll numbers show Donald Trump easily beating Joe Biden in 2024 - unless Democrats can turn things around. Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com and get Farron's Bonus Interview: Nation magazine contributor Bryce Covert will give us the latest details about the Build Back Better Act and Joe Manchin's obstruction.

Nearly every nation with an advanced economy (and some not so advanced) treats child care as a fundamental public good essential to nurturing children, families, and the whole society. But not our US of A. Indeed, our so-called leaders relegate millions of working parents and 21 million kids under 5 to the tender mercies of a for-profit market, with child care facilities ranging from impossibly expensive to helter-skelter, unlicensed Kiddie Korrals. Embarrassingly, while right-wingers mindlessly salute the US as “exceptional,” they fail to note that what's exceptional about our “child care system” is that it's such a shambles it can't even be called a system, much less caring. For the past decade, independent journalist and economic analyst Bryce Covert has documented the worsening social crisis caused by this abject failure of leadership. Her recent report paints a dire picture of huge and obvious need: Two thirds of our pre-K kids have both parents in the workforce, meaning care outside the home is essential. 85% of the parents say that finding quality, affordable child care in their area is a problem somewhere between serious and impossible. Nationwide, the annual cost for a 4-year old's day care averages about $13,000. Despite millions of working families finding this essential service unaffordable or even unavailable, political leaders have ignored their plight. Child care aid reaches only 15% of qualified kids (some callous governors even divert chunks of federal child care subsidies to their own political priorities, such as corporate welfare.) In 2017, even before Covid-19 abruptly shut down thousands of care centers, 40% of America's children lived in “child care deserts”–zip codes with zero programs or so few that two-thirds or more of the area's children are unable to get in. Is this the best we can do for “the future” of our nation?

Bryce Covert, an independent journalist who covers the economy and a contributing writer at the Nation, discusses the lack of public spending for early child care and the how the reconciliation package would affect it.

As Congress negotiates the childcare provisions of a multi-faceted spending bill, we look at how US policy compares to the rest of the world. On Today's Show:Bryce Covert, an independent journalist who covers the economy and a contributing writer at the Nation, discusses the lack of public spending for early child care and the how the reconciliation package would affect it.

NBC's Tom Llamas reports the latest on the Olympics opening ceremony from Tokyo. Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security Dr. Amesh Adalja delivers insights on the rising number of Covid cases in the U.S. due to the delta variant. Senior National Security Fellow with the New America Foundation Douglas Ollivant analyzes the Taliban's advancement in Afghanistan and what happens next in the country. CNBC's Jabari Young gauges the reaction by NFL fans and players to Commissioner Roger Goddell's warning to teams that, if they have a Covid outbreak among unvaccinated players, they could have to forfeit a game. Plus, journalist Bryce Covert explains why our current work schedule is no longer working for us.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Bryce Covert is an independent journalist writing about the economy. She is a contributing writer at The Nation, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Wired, the New Republic, Slate, and others. She won a 2016 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women's Political Caucus. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets. She was previously Economic Editor at ThinkProgress, and before that was Editor of the Roosevelt Institute's Next New Deal blog and a contributor at Forbes. Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page  

Today’s edition of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast featured two contributing writers from The Nation Magazine. Bryce Covert discussed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She spoke about how they address civil rights violations in the workplace and issues surrounding how these cases are mediated and investigated.The second guest from The Nation was Sarah Jaffe. Jaffe spoke about nurses and the problems they have faced during the pandemic. She shined light on how poorly nurses have been treated while working with COVID-19 for months, being forced to reuse PPE and unfair labor practices. Jaffe also addressed how the National Nurses United are starting to gain more ground on organizing nurses.The third and final guest was United Steelworkers District 1 Director Pat Gallagher. He addressed China dumping steel to the U.S., manufacturing more products in the U.S. and the benefits of pipelines.

A toxic culture of sexual harassment and impropriety at McDonald’s, from the CEO to the aisle between the counter and the griddles and deep-fryers, offensive sexual aggression is reported and tolerated up the management fast-food chain. When the CEO admitted to an affair with a subordinate he got a golden handshake worth $37 million.  Now there’s evidence he had 3 more in-house affairs and Mcdonald’s wants its money back. Bryce Covert reported the story for The Nation. 

Bryce Covert of the Nation Magazine and the New York Times was the first guest today on America’s Work Force Radio Podcast. She spoke about sexual assault charges pressed against former CEO of McDonald’s and the poor handling of the situation by the corporation. The second featured guest on AWF Radio Podcast was President of the North Coast Area Labor Federation and District 1 director of the United Steelworkers, Pat Gallagher. He spoke about Labor Day rallies and worker engagement.

On today’s show… Bryce Covert, from The Nation Magazine, will explain why America is heading for an unprecedented wave of evictions. Alex Lawson, from Social Security Works, will join us to discuss President Trump’s position to end social security. And Heather “Digby” Parton, is back and just in time to discuss Joe Biden’s pick for Vice President and all the other big news stories of the week.

on today's show… Bryce Covert, from The Nation Magazine, will join us to explain why Medicare expansion is transforming politics in red states like Kentucky. Heather Digby Parton will be here to run down all the biggest news of the week.

Last month, Virginia became the first Southern state in the post-civil rights movement era to entirely flip back to Democratic control. How did they do it? And can the Democrats do the same thing in other states in 2020? Joan Walsh comments. Also: what Trump is doing about war criminals: maybe you heard that he's pardoning them--and firing Pentagon officials who object. Jeet Heer has a report, and a political analysis. Plus: More workers went on strike in America last year than at any time since 1986, more than 20 years ago. There's something happening here--we have comment from Bryce Covert.

Last month, Virginia became the first Southern state in the post-civil rights movement era to entirely flip back to Democratic control. How did they do it? And can the Democrats do the same thing in other states in 2020? Joan Walsh comments. Also: what Trump is doing about war criminals: maybe you heard that he’s pardoning them--and firing Pentagon officials who object. Jeet Heer has a report, and a political analysis. Plus: More workers went on strike in America last year than at any time since 1986, more than 20 years ago. There’s something happening here--we have comment from Bryce Covert.

Democrats need to learn the lessons of their historic victory last month, when Virginia became the first Southern state in the post–civil-rights-movement era to entirely flip back to Democratic control.  Virgina Democrats now hold the governorship AND both houses of the state legislature.  How did they do it?  Joan Walsh says one key was that Republican attacks on abortion didn’t send Democrats running scared. Also: Trump’s pardons for war criminals: Jeet Heer says the military is right to stand up for the laws of war, but the basic issue is a political one, and the military can’t make this a political fight.  But the voters can. And Bryce Covert has been examining strikes in America over the last couple of years.  More workers went on strike last year than at any time since 1986 – more than 20 years ago.  They include public sector workers, like teachers and nurses, and corporate employees, like auto and hotel workers – and even low-paid, part-time and temporary people who don’t have unions—like fast food workers and Uber drivers.   Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: http://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe

Support us and More Banana Podcasts! In this episode, Jessy and Rebekah revisit Stonewall! 00:55: Check out the Abortion Ban episode here02:00: Here is Bryce Covert’s article in The Nation. 04:00: Not only are the families around still, but there was actually a high power mob hit recently! Anthony Comello was arrested in March of this year for gunning down the boss of the Gambino crime family, Frank Cali, outside his home on Staten Island. This was the first successful hit on a sitting mob boss since December 1985. Wow.07:45: Newsflash: Hoboken ALSO had this law. It dates back to 1959 and is listed under the “Peace and Good Order” chapter of the municipal code. It was removed in 2015, a few months after Haddon Township removed its ordinance. 10:30: Hoover was the first director of the FBI, which he help found in 1935. He remained the director until 1972. 11:20: It was corrupt cops who usually tipped of The Stonewall.21:40: Here is the article from Them by Chrysanthemum Tran. Also this herstory of Storme DeLarverie.24:45: The Washington Post reports on the coming of the world’s first permanent statue to transgender women and it will be right here in New York City. 32:00: Here is a Daily Beast article talking about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Marsha P Johnson, which was ruled a suicide – an outcome that is challenged by evidence as well as many activists. Contact us! Watch us! Love us!Email: welcometomyvagina@gmail.comInstagram: @welcometomyvaginaTwitter: @welcometomyvagJessy’s awesome YouTube videos! She’s crushing itWelcome to My Vagina HQRebekah’s blog!Our great producer Cait and all the other awesome projects by morebanana_

50 people in six states were accused by the Justice Department last week of taking part in a major college admission scandal. They include Hollywood stars and business leaders, who paid bribes to elite college coaches.  But that’s not the way Jared Kushner got in to Harvard—his father paid the university directly.  Amy Wilentz comments on the legal, and the illegal, ways wealthy people get their unqualified children into elite schools. Also: In 2017, the Trump administration announced that, for the first time in history, states could impose a work requirement on the low-income people who rely on Medicaid for health nsurance. Arkansas was the first state to implement one, staring last June.  A number of other states, including Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, are chomping at the bit to follow suit. Bryce Covert reports on the impact of the work requirement in Arkansas. Plus: Mississippi has only one place you can get an abortion--it’s in Jackson,  and the state also has a wonderful organization based there called the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. Rebecca Grant reports on the remarkable woman who founded and leads that organization.

The Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh have been an outrage, even before the recent “allegations of sexual misconduct.” John Nichols comments. Also: Florida will vote in November on restoring voting rights for felons, and polls show the measure is likely to pass. Sasha Abramsky reports on the campaign and its significance. Plus: universal basic income—government payments to help keep people out of poverty: is that a better idea than a government job guarantee? Bryce Covert explains the current debate on the left. Support for this week’s episode of Start Making Sense is provided by Audible, visit [audible.com/sense](audible.com/sense) to get your first audiobook free.

1 in 5 people incarcerated in this country have not been convicted of any wrongdoing. Their crime? Being poor in a country that tethers pre-trial freedom to one's wealth. In this episode we discuss with journalist Bryce Covert emerging efforts––from New York to New Orleans to Chicago––to bond people out of jail as both a temporary form of relief, and a long term strategy of undoing the cash bail system entirely.

Seymour Hersh has won dozens of awards for his reporting on My Lai, Abu Ghraib, CIA surveillance of the anti-war movement in the Nixon years, and the crimes of Kissinger and the CIA in Chile and other places. He worked as a staff writer for the New York Times and The New Yorker, where he wrote during the Iraq war. He’s also written a dozen books—the new one is Reporter: A Memoir.  In this interview he talks about his career, and the president and the media, today. Also: Nearly half of all renters in America today can’t afford rent, and over half a million Americans are homeless on any given night. The problem is simple: a severe shortage of affordable housing. How did we get here? Bryce Covert reports. Plus: One of the defining features of Trump’s politics has been the way he’s appealed to hatred and fear of refugees and immigrants. Viet Thanh Nguyen talks about refugee lives, and refugee writers. He’s the author of the novel The Sympathizer—it won the Pulitzer prize—and editor of the new book The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives.  He’s also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant—and he’s a refugee himself, arriving from Vietnam with his family in 1975, when he was 4 years old.

Vox's Dylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt to break down the jobs guarantee debate and discuss research on a promising school desegregation initiative undermined by racist police practices. References and further reading Dylan's jobs guarantee explainer (with links to Stephanie Kelton's writing) Dylan's explainer of Sen. Cory Booker's jobs guarantee proposal (with links to Darrick Hamilton and Sandy Darity's writing) Bryce Covert's piece on the case for a jobs guarantee Gallup poll on workers getting a sense of identity from their jobs White paper on school integration "risks and benefits" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that seeks to control all of online commerce. Stacy Mitchell says it's time for anti-trust action to separate the Amazon Marketplace from Amazon's own retail operations. Also: Why have wages stagnated since the seventies? Bryce Covert says one reason is the mandatory noncompete and no-poaching agreements that prevent low-wage workers from taking better-paying jobs. California, Oklahoma and North Dakota have made them unenforceable; the rest of the states should do the same.

Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that seeks to control all of online commerce. Stacy Mitchell says it’s time for anti-trust action to separate the Amazon Marketplace from Amazon’s own retail operations. Also: Why have wages stagnated since the seventies? Bryce Covert says one reason is the mandatory noncompete and no-poaching agreements that prevent low-wage workers from taking better-paying jobs. California, Oklahoma and North Dakota have made them unenforceable; the rest of the states should do the same.

Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that seeks to control all of online commerce. Stacy Mitchell says it’s time for anti-trust action to separate the Amazon Marketplace from Amazon’s own retail operations. Also: Why have wages stagnated since the seventies? Bryce Covert says one reason is the mandatory noncompete and no-poaching agreements that prevent low-wage workers from taking better-paying jobs. California, Oklahoma and North Dakota have made them unenforceable; the rest of the states should do the same. Plus: Our Russiagate reporter Bob Dreyfuss explains the indictments of 13 Russians for crimes that involved supporting Trump for president—and talks about the next steps Special Counsel Robert Mueller might take—following the trail left by the Russian hacker group “Cozy Bear.”

In our first episode, Rewire managing editors Regina Mahone and Kat Jercich explore some of this week's most important underreported stories: the major natural disaster that's not a hurricane, alarming trends in racial wealth divides, and Tom DeLay's newest efforts to thwart the Constitution. Also, Regina interviews journalist Bryce Covert on an important new entitlement proposal in Congress, and someone famous gave Kat so much joy it brought her to tears. All of this and more is available now in your new favorite weekend news companion, What Else Happened? Recommended Reading: Progressive Approach to Child-Care Crisis Could Go Even Bigger, by Bryce Covert Anti-Choice Lobbyists Reportedly Press White House for GOP’s Total Abortion Ban, by Christine Grimaldi

Joshua Holland is a fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute and a contributor to The Nation who focuses on the intersection of money in politics and inequality. He is also the host of Politics and Reality Radio. Before joining The Investigative Fund, he wrote for Moyers & Company and was a senior writer and editor at Alternet. He also authored The Fifteen Biggest Lies About the Economy (and Everything Else the Right Doesn't Want You to Know About Taxes, Jobs and Corporate America). We discuss this video. Bryce Covert is a contributor at The Nation, where she co-writes “The Score,” a monthly column on economics, and a contributing op-ed writer at the New York Times. One of her recent columns is called "Women Won't Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home."

This week we've got another mini-episode full of never before heard moments and outtakes. Featuring past guests such as, journalist Bryce Covert, author Samantha Irby, contributing Editor for Broadly Lauren Oyler, and Tucker Carlson's arch nemesis, Lauren Duca. We're taking a break from the show for now but we'll be back with new episodes at the end of the summer!

On today's show, hosts Allison Benedikt and Gabriel Roth chat with journalist Bryce Covert about the surprising history of child care in America. Then, they talk with professor Diane Levin about how children often segregate friendships along gender lines by the time they reach preschool age. Plus, a conflicted listener wrestles with supporting football, just in time for the Super Bowl and Allison shares a big announcement...  Mom and Dad Are Fighting is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron’s meal kits are delivered right to your door, and make cooking at home easy. Get your first THREE meals FREE by going to BlueApron.com/momanddad. And by NatureBox. For snacks that taste great AND are better for you, just go to NatureBox.com/momanddad and you’ll get 50 percent off your first order. And by The Skimm. Get the latest news delivered right to your inbox for FREE. Go to TheSkimm.com/momanddad to sign up, and you’ll be entered to win a 250 dollar Visa gift card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, hosts Allison Benedikt and Gabriel Roth chat with journalist Bryce Covert about the surprising history of child care in America. Then, they talk with professor Diane Levin about how children often segregate friendships along gender lines by the time they reach preschool age. Plus, a conflicted listener wrestles with supporting football, just in time for the Super Bowl and Allison shares a big announcement...  Mom and Dad Are Fighting is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron’s meal kits are delivered right to your door, and make cooking at home easy. Get your first THREE meals FREE by going to BlueApron.com/momanddad. And by NatureBox. For snacks that taste great AND are better for you, just go to NatureBox.com/momanddad and you’ll get 50 percent off your first order. And by The Skimm. Get the latest news delivered right to your inbox for FREE. Go to TheSkimm.com/momanddad to sign up, and you’ll be entered to win a 250 dollar Visa gift card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Point and click adventures has suffered a resurgence of late thanks in no small part to the work of Widjeteye and Double Fine. Digital Bounce House is a developer that has made Tick's Tales, a point and click adventure with an eye for satire and pop culture rolled into a very funny and well made game. Show host Chris ORegan chats to Bryce Covert of Digital Bounce House about Ticks Tales along with the usual delve into his own career as well as his continued affection towards the point and click genre. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sausage/TSF_Episode105.mp3  

Take an intersectional look at Hillary Clinton's candidacy and the broader Democratic primary race with guests Michael Eric Dyson, Rebecca Traister, Dorian Warren, and Bryce Covert.

The New Year is a time of reflection, a time for looking forwards and a time to take stock. So in this light this will be a special, somewhat off-piste episode with just me at the microphone. This episode has three parts: In Part 1 I talk about some of the behind the scenes stories that go into making the LFP and share some of my thoughts about the challenges of the creative journey – a journey which many fintechs will have been through and are going through. In Part 2 I discuss the five themes that I expect to see in UK Fintech in 2015.  These all go under the overarching banner of “2015 – The Year When Fintech Grows Up”. Less Spin A Shake-Out Fintech Maturing and Breaking-Up into Subsectors Group-Think in the Subsectors #NewFS Getting More Solid If Xmas is a time for traditional rituals like family, over-eating, and hitting Amazon Prime bigtime it’s also a time for thinking of those less fortunate than ourselves. If you work in Canary Wharf you will probably never see a homeless person there (I never have – are they kept out?). Meg Hillier the MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch points out that in Hackney a staggering 47% of children live in poverty :-O In Part 3 I discuss the wider societal impact of Fintech and its media narratives. Will Fintech, driven by the “billion dollar IPO narrative” end up being just another “get rich quick scheme” for a tiny few and become self-centred and greedy like the existing widely-disliked banking system? Is Fintech just about creating some new mega-corporates that will live in tall shiny buildings? Can Fintech be more than this?  Can it have a social conscience, can Fintech contribute to society and make the world a better place? Let me know what you think!  In my pre-Xmas mode of thinking of those less fortunate than ourselves I tweeted a few socially pertinent tweets under the hashtag #OccupyFintech.  For those of you interested in this topic please feel free to use and amplify.  You don’t even have to sleep outside in the cold in a tent In the next episode  I’ll be back on the centre of the piste and we have some great guests coming up for the coming year. May 2015 be a great one for you and yours and all of society In part 3 I quote quite a few articles and stats in “joining the dots”. Here are some of the key refs: Oxfam Chart in the Guardian (via @FintechHK): Henry Blodget in Business Insider “Amazing Charts Show How 90% Of The Country Has Gotten Shafted Over The Past 30 Years” Wikipedia Incarceration in the US Daniel Wessel (via Dan Pink) on twitter Racial Lifetime stats of chances of a MALE baby born in the US in 2001 going to prison (I inadvertently omitted the word male in the podcast in quoting these stats). See also the brilliant (4.6*/5 with 461 (!!) reviews on amazon.com) “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” Ralph Benko in Forbes “1.6 Billion Rounds Of Ammo For Homeland Security? It’s Time For A National Conversation” James de Angelo, World Bitcoin Network on YouTube “The Cardboard Box Reform – A Crucial Flaw in Democracy & A Five Dollar Solution “ Edward Luce in the FT “Too big to resist: Wall Street’s comeback” Kevin Maney in Newsweek “Tech Bubble? No it’s a startup wealth gap” Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert in The Nation Socialize Uber Leo Mirani in Quartz “The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality” UK MP Meg Hillier in Tech City News “Need a New Year’s resolution? Build a Bridge”

This week, Sarah Jaffe and guest host Bryce Covert round up the week's labor news and chat about work-family policy on the federal, state, and local level. They also discuss the government shutdown with Mariya Strauss, a labor journalist whose partner is a federal employee. The post Belabored Podcast #25: Shutdown appeared first on Dissent Magazine.