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

<p>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. <strong>John Nichols</strong> has our analysis.</p><p>Also in this week&#39;s show, a discussion with <strong>Lynn Garafola</strong> about Bronislava Nijinska, the ballet dancer, choreographer, and long-neglected sister of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. <strong>Garafola</strong>, author of the new biography, <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/la-nijinska-9780197603901?cc=us&lang=en" rel="nofollow"><em>La Nijinska, Choreographer of the Modern</em></a><em>, </em>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.</p><p><em>Subscribe to </em>The Nation<em> to support all of our podcasts: </em><a href="https://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe" rel="nofollow"><em>thenation.com/podcastsubscribe</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Read &#39;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/summer-lee-progressive-victory/" rel="nofollow">Summer Lee Shows Progressive Ideals Can Overcome Corporate Smears</a>&#39; by John Nichols.</p><p>Read Jennifer Wilson&#39;s review of <em>La Nijinska </em><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/lynn-garafola-la-nijinska/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>