Trump Says Democrats – Not Mexico – Need To Fund His Wall
At a contentious televised White House meeting Tuesday, President Trump threatened to shut down the government in the name of getting funding for his wall along the southern border, a campaign promise that he has long claimed would be paid for by Mexico. Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer responded that the president would not get such a concession, with Schumer describing the president’s actions as a “temper tantrum.” Trump needs to sign off on a budget bill by Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown. Meanwhile, the president also floated the idea on Twitter of using the U.S. military to build the wall, a proposal that would raise questions regarding legality and potential misuse of executive power.
Jim Braude was joined by Joanna Weiss, editor of Experience Magazine at Northeastern University and Charlie Chieppo, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute and former policy director for Gov. Mitt Romney.
Looking Back On Bill Clinton With A #MeToo Lens
It's a question that’s been asked almost since the #MeToo era began: How do we frame the offenses that played out long before? Local resident Nicole Russo, who served as a White House intern alongside Monica Lewinsky and testified in the Starr investigation, recently took on the issue in a Boston Globe piece titled "Making amends with Monica Lewinsky with the hindsight of MeToo.”
Jim Braude was joined by Russo, along with Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi and Jen Deaderick, author of "She The People," an illustrated history of women's citizenship.
Saving Food & Reducing Waste, One Campus At A Time
Americans throw out an average of 150,000 tons of food each day. That’s about one pound of food per person. It’s a staggering figure — especially when one in 10 people in Massachusetts struggles with hunger. But as Cristina Quinn reports, one local organization is looking to change the equation, with a focus on schools.
IMHO: Prisons Need To Up Their Numbers On Compassionate Release
Jim Braude shares his thoughts on why prisons need to increase the number of inmates they provide with compassionate release.
