Between The Lines (broadcast-affiliates version) - Aug. 27, 2026

Salon.com columnist Heather Digby Parton: Floundering Democrats Urged to Embrace FDR New Deal-Style Popular Economic Policies

CT Students for a Dream Executive Director Tabitha Sookdeo: Effort Underway to Build Bridges Between Diverse Immigrant Communities Facing Trump Mass Deportation

University of Washington's Dr. Ferric C. Fang: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Cuts Federal mRNA Vaccine Research Funding, Endangering Public Health

Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
• More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred in Sudan
• Republicans are laser-focused on purging noncitizens from voter rolls
• Zohran Mamdani must confront the NYPD in reform effort

Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links, transcripts and subscribe to our BTL Weekly Summary and/or podcasts. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.