April 25, 2024

Part One: Alan Durning, Executive Director of the Sightline Institute joins us to talk about the ballot initiative the institute helped write to change the way elections are funded in Seattle. It’s the opposite of dark money. Instead of chasing dollars, candidates talk to voters!

Part Two: Mark Joseph Stern writes about the law and LGBTQ issues for Slate. He joins us to discuss his recent piece “The Clarence Thomas Takeover.” His former clerks are increasingly well placed in the Trump administration, in places where they can work to make his fringe ideological vision a reality.