What Did We Learn from President Biden’s State of the Union?

03/08/24 • 55 min

President Biden is expected to call for lower healthcare costs and higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy in his State of the Union Address on Thursday. He’s also expected to announce a temporary U.S. port in Gaza to deliver large-scale humanitarian aid, emphasize the importance of reproductive rights and promote his so-called “unity agenda,” which includes ending cancer, confronting the crisis of addiction and helping veterans. The speech is being billed by administration officials as an opportunity for a “reset” to overcome voter concerns about the President’s age as his approval ratings hover in the high 30s. We’ll analyze the speech and hear your reactions.

Guests:

Ro Khanna, U.S. Congressman for California's 17th Congressional District (Silicon Valley).

Christopher Cadelago, California’s Bureau Chief, Politico - and former White House Correspondent.

Mike Madrid, Republican strategist.

Catherine Lucey, White House Reporter, The Wall Street Journal.

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Guests:

Ro Khanna, U.S. Congressman for California's 17th Congressional District (Silicon Valley).

Christopher Cadelago, California’s Bureau Chief, Politico - and former White House Correspondent.

Mike Madrid, Republican strategist.

Catherine Lucey, White House Reporter, The Wall Street Journal.

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Shannon Reed, author, "Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out" - Reed is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of the undergraduate writing program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Oscar Villalon, editor, Zyzzyva - San Francisco based literary journal.

Vanessa Hua, author, "Forbidden City" - Hua's previous books include “A River of Stars.” She is a former columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Guests:

Reverend Dr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, chair of Philosophy of Science and Director of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome; former coordinator, Ecology and Creation at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; author, The Ten Green Commandments of Laudato Si’

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