Soledad looks at how smaller businesses have fared during the pandemic, zeroing in on Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. Special guests are Talib Graves-Manns and Napoleon Wallace, managing partners at Partners in Equity.
How has representation changed with the election of Kamala Harris? Soledad discusses this with special guest Hari Kondabolu, comedian and podcast co-host of Politically Re-Active.
For years, global retail giant Amazon has come under fire for how workers are treated. This week, workers in Bessemer, Alabama, began voting by mail on whether to unionize. Special guest is Darryl Richardson, pro-union Amazon employee in Bessemer.
Soledad takes a deeper dive into how the NFL treats dementia claims differently among former white and Black football players. Special guest is Aitan Goelman, co-counsel for Najeh Davenport and Kevin Henry, who are suing the NFL.
Soledad discusses good journalism and vaccine rollout with special guest CD Davidson-Hiers, a reporter at the Tallahassee Democrat who gave her number out to senior citizens needing help getting appointments.
Special guest Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU professor and author of "Strongman: Mussolini to the present" tells Soledad that the American democracy is still fragile.
Soledad discusses how news outlets need to make serious changes to their newsrooms and priorities with special guest Karen Attiah, The Washington Post's Global Opinions Editor.
Soledad invites special guest Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) onto Very Opinionated to discuss the idea of unity, when many Americans are openly hostile toward a multiracial democracy.
As the country prepares for Joe Biden's inauguration, Soledad looks at the long lasting effects that Trump's lies and actions will have on the U.S. Special guest is Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the WNYC-ProPublica "Trump, Inc." podcast.
Even as the Trump administration prepares to leave office, several Native American tribes are still suing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to get Congressionally-earmarked CARES Act funding. Special guests are water and energy rights attorney Pilar Thomas and Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes.
