This week, Daniella and Jesse reflect on the recent police violence in Minnesota and Virginia, discuss the Biden administration's decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and chat with Dr. Peter Hotez about the COVID-19 pandemic and the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Dr. Bechara Choucair, the national vaccinations coordinator for the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team, joins "The Tent" to talk about how the administration is working to vaccinate millions of Americans.
This week on "The Tent," Jesse chats with Dr. Reed Tuckson of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19 to discuss racial disparities in the public health response to the coronavirus thus far and how the Biden administration can help reverse these trends.
By refusing to expand Medicaid, Georgia’s Republican leadership has left behind rural hospitals and uninsured Georgians.
This week on "The Tent," Dr. Angela Rasmussen, an affiliate researcher with the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, talks through new COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
By rushing to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are yet again undermining health coverage for Americans with preexisting conditions.
This week on "The Tent," Jesse and Ed discuss Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tragic passing and speak with former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acting administrator Andy Slavitt about the precarious state of the Affordable Care Act and the federal government's lackluster response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The United States’ 200,000 coronavirus deaths is greater than the population of 670 major cities across the country
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, joins the podcast to talk about the tough challenge educators face as schools across the country reopen this fall.
President Trump’s failed leadership has left Americans in a worse scenario than when the pandemic began. It is now time for members of Congress and their staff to act in order to prevent further calamity.