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Sacramento-based Democratic consultant; founder and President of Forza Communications, a public affairs and campaign firm, he blogs at the California Majority Report; press secretary to then-Governor Gray Davis and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Assembly Speakers Karen Bass and Fabian Núñez
Prop 54: last-minute lawmaking A discussion about Proposition 54, which, if approved, would end the practice of last-minute lawmaking by California legislators.
Sorting Out the AG Race: the Democrats Republican Steve Cooley and Democrat Kamala Harris are the District Attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco Counties, respectively. But that doesn't make either one a shoo-in for next month's primary for Attorney General. Steve Maviglio, a veteran Democratic consultant in Sacramento, reviews the slate of Democrats hoping to become the state's lead law enforcement officer. (Tomorrow we'll look at the Republican candidates .) Kamala Harris Chris Kelly Rocky Delgadillo Ted Lieu Alberto Torrico Pedro Nava
The Fallout from Jerry Brown's Secret Tapes Without ever announcing he wants to run, Attorney General Jerry Brown is the Democrats' leading candidate to be Governor--all over again. Now all three Republican hopefuls are snapping at his heels, because one of his aides might have violated the law by taping phone calls with five reporters without ever asking.
Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.