"It's not about governing, it's about destroying government."

Another government shutdown looms as members of the Republican-controlled House refuse to come to the negotiating table despite the urgings of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is there anything they actually want? Joe Biden has become the first US president to walk a picket line in support of United Auto Workers, regaining some of the union credentials lost during last year's rail workers' strike. Also discussing the latest on Trump, the Hollywood Writers' Strike, net neutrality, and El Niño.

"It's not about governing, it's about destroying government."
Another government shutdown looms as members of the Republican-controlled House refuse to come to the negotiating table despite the urgings of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is there anything they actually want? Joe Biden has become the first US president to walk a picket line in support of United Auto Workers, regaining some of the union credentials lost during last year's rail workers' strike. Also discussing the latest on Trump, the Hollywood Writers' Strike, net neutrality, and El Niño.

Ed Blakely has served in different capacities under a succession of presidential administrations, has guided government policy on urban planning and is a widely cited academic. My name is Sean Britten, and each week, Ed and I have a chat about what's the latest news out of the United States, talking everything politics, planning and policy from sea to shining sea.
US of Ed typically talks issues on a week by week basis, but check out some of our more timeless specials:
SPECIAL: MLK's legacy and the issues of Black America: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=184046
US of Ed on Guns in America: Part One: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=285335
US of Ed on Guns in America: Part Two: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=285341
SPECIAL: South of the Border: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=372708
SPECIAL: Crafting Innovative Places: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386032
SPECIAL: Who Killed the American Dream?: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386003
SPECIAL: Climate Emergency: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386003
SPECIAL: The Impeachment Process: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=433201
SPECIAL: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=738156

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