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To the Point

The future of activism in the Trump era

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Trump White House may disagree, but Saturday's turnout of protesters all over the country dwarfed the crowds who showed up for Friday's inauguration. Was it political theater… or the beginning of something new?

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:07.9

One massive turnout, with how many different goals?

0:14.8

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point.

0:17.8

What started out as a women's march on Washington turned out millions of people in

0:21.8

dozens of cities in all 50 states and around the world. In addition to women's rights, it was all

0:27.0

about racial justice, immigration, climate change, gender discrimination, a vast array of political

0:32.8

and social issues. The one unifying grievance might have been opposition to Donald Trump,

0:38.2

but can it be turned into concerted action? Was it the beginning of a movement for real political change,

0:43.7

or a feel-good moment that's liable to fade away? On our talking point later, a lawsuit against

0:49.6

Trump Hotel in Washington could force the president to release his income tax returns.

0:56.1

First, here's the news.

1:01.5

Check out KCRW's All News Channel, News 24, programming from KCRW, NPR, NPR, the BBC, and more 24 hours a day.

1:10.7

Go to KCRW.com slash News 24, or you can listen on KCRW's app.

1:21.0

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:30.1

Hello again. We're on Alney back with To the Point. The Trump White House may disagree, but Saturday's turnout of protesters all over the country dwarfed the crowds who showed up for Friday's inauguration.

1:40.5

Was it political theater this time around or the beginning of something new?

1:45.1

Later, on our talking point, the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue is Washington's place to be, at least for the moment.

1:51.9

But a high-powered lawsuit claims it's violating the Constitution.

1:56.5

First, this news update, as promised, Donald Trump's first day in office included a string of executive orders, most prominently to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

2:06.7

That's the trade deal negotiated by former President Obama.

2:10.1

The action brought praise from progressive independent Senator Bernie Sanders and criticism from veteran Republican Senator John McCain.

2:18.5

William Malden covers trade policy for the Wall Street Journal at William.

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