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

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