Swing State Check-In: Nevada; New York Community Trust; 100 Years of 100 Things: American Socialism

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 28, 2024

On today's show:

Lucia Starbuck, political reporter and host of Purple Politics Nevada at KUNR, talks about the issues animating voters in the swing state of Nevada, what the polls show about Trump and Harris's chances of winning the state, and the unique political dynamics at play.
Amy Freitag, president of the New York Community Trust, talks about the work of the trust, the changing needs of New Yorkers, and how to participate in its future.
As part of our centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things," Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, editor emeritus of Dissent and the author of several books, including What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party (FSG, 2022) and American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation (Knopf, 2011), traces the history of socialism in America.

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