- Sue O’Connell, host of NECN’s “The Take,” discussed political newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory over ten-term Congressman Joe Crowley in the New York primaries last night. Then we opened up the lines and got your take. Is this the future of the Democratic Party? Could we see the same kind of upset in the Capuano-Pressley primary here in Massachusetts?
- Senator Elizabeth Warren joined us on the line to discuss her visit to a border facility in Texas.
- Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the logistics for family reunification at the U.S. border.
- Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan weighed in on the Supreme Court’s decision on anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers in California.
- Playwright Lisa Rafferty and actress Paula Plum talked about the new play, “She Did All That,” about former First Lady Betty Ford and her work as an advocate for women’s health and substance addiction issues.
- Are future U.S. elections safe from foreign meddling? Counter-terrorism expert Clint Watts joined us to discuss his new book “Messing With The Enemy: Surviving In A Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News.”
Susan Walsh
AP
