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John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, plus Lynn Garafola on 'La Nijinska'

John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, plus Lynn Garafola on 'La Nijinska'

FromThe Nation Podcasts


John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, plus Lynn Garafola on 'La Nijinska'

FromThe Nation Podcasts

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tuesday’s Democratic primaries for the House were flooded with money from pro-Israel groups seeking to defeat progressive candidates. It worked in North Carolina, but not Pennsylvania, where Summer Lee won. John Nichols has our analysis.Also in this week's show, a discussion with Lynn Garafola about Bronislava Nijinska, the ballet dancer, choreographer, and long-neglected sister of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Garafola, author of the new biography, La Nijinska, Choreographer of the Modern, tells us about how this “amazon of the avant-garde” started out in revolutionary Russia, worked in wartime Kiev, and then came to Hollywood in the thirties.Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.Read 'Summer Lee Shows Progressive Ideals Can Overcome Corporate Smears' by John Nichols.Read Jennifer Wilson's review of La Nijinska here.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
May 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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