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Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019
55 min
The 116th Congress opened today with a Democratic majority in the House and longtime party leader Nancy Pelosi, a congresswoman from California, in the coveted spot as Speaker.
Progressive legislators were stunned to learn that among the first things Pelosi and her team did was kill their proposals for changing some procedural rules so that major social-service programs can be funded.
Mounting opposition to his $5-billion border wall with Mexico is not stopping President Donald Trump In his relentless pursuit of his dream project. Is the spare-no-expense wall an urgent matter of "national security," as Trump contends, or are there other reasons for pushing for this massive construction project?
Jan 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019
58 min
It's a brand-new year, but many old stories and issues dominate the headlines.
Leid Stories takes a look at some of them.
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2018
56 min
As we close out the year, Leid Stories listeners take inventory of unfinished business in 2018 that should be priority items in the new year.
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 28, 2018
58 min
Discussions continue to reflect listeners' opinions on issues they wish to discuss. This being the final edition of "Free Your Mind Friday" for 2018, we look forward to the presentations and discussions that will close out the year.
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018
57 min
We pick up from where we left off yesterday, with listeners identifying issues and events they considered significant or life changing in 2018, and sounding early warnings on major challenges we might be facing next year.
Dec 26, 2018
Dec 26, 2018
58 min
As we close out the old year and warily make the transition into the new, Leid Stories listeners revisit issues and events that shaped 2018 and likely will continue to be of major concern next year.
On a parallel track, we discuss whether we were prepared for the first half of President Donald Trump's administration, and now for the next two years.
Dec 26, 2018
Dec 26, 2018
57 min
Leid Stories listeners are invited to share their considered opinions about the most significant developments of 2018, and the challenges that are likely to confront us in 2019.
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 21, 2018
56 min
Don't hold back, express yourself about the issues of the day in the best open forum in Radioland--"Free Your Mind Friday."
Call 888-874-4888 and share information, opinions and ideas with listeners eager to hear--and, sometimes, challenge--your point of view.
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 20, 2018
54 min
President Donald J. Trump yesterday announced that all U.S. soldiers fighting in Syria will be brought home by mid-January. True to form, Trump announced his decision via Twitter, neither seeking nor taking advice from his experts on his plan.
It isn't just a another example of the chaos that has been the norm in the White House since Trump took office; it is yet another example of the president running his own program, no matter the likely consequences to the country. This kind of behavior is not a quirk, as Leid Stories has pointed out many times before. Rather, it suggests that the president's capacity to lead and make sound decisions should be questioned.
Dec 19, 2018
Dec 19, 2018
58 min
On this day 20 years ago, the House of Representatives voted out four criminal charges against then-President William J. Clinton. Two charges were dropped and Clinton faced two remaining charges--perjury and obstruction of justice--in a Senate trial that could have ended with impeachment and the end of his presidency. Clinton beat the odds.
Talk and threats of impeachment now hound President Donald J. Trump, who has said his immunity from prosecution is a "revolt" if he is indicted.
Leid Stories asks: Will Donald Trump be Impeached?
We continue with our coverage of what appears to be a coordinated land grab and property development and conversion in communities of color.