President Joe Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022.

Tuesday Morning Politics: Harry Belafonte, Biden's Announcement & Cable Media Churn

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 24, 2023

Joan Walsh, The Nation's national affairs correspondent, remembers singer and activist Harry Belafonte, the subject of a documentary she produced, called "The Sit-In," about the week in 1968 that he filled in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.  Plus, she offers analysis of the latest national political news, including President Biden's announcement he'll run again, former President Trump's civil rape trial that's starting in New York and the churn in cable media as both Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are out at Fox and CNN, respectively.

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