On Sunday’s Up with Steve Kornacki, the panel will discuss the latest developments in Syria and the deal to destroy its chemical weapons, the legacy of Jesse Helms, the late Senator praised by Sen. Ted Cruz this week, how to run for President, and what Billie Jean King’s victory in the legendary “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match still means to women’s sports today.
Joining Steve Kornacki at the table will be:
Kate Nocera, capitol hill reporter, BuzzFeed.com (@KateNocera)
Philip Bump, writer, TheAtlanticWire.com (@pbump)
Amy Davidson, sr. editor, The New Yorker (@tnycloseread)
Rep Alan Grayson (D) Florida (@AlanGrayson)
Rev. Joe Watkins, fmr. WH aide to Pres. G H.W. Bush (@RevJoeWatkins)
Fmr. Rep. Martin Frost (D) Texas
Chris Kofinis, democratic strategist, fmr. Communications Director for John Edwards 2008 Presidential campaign (@ChrisKofinis)
Ginger Gibson, reporter, Politico (@GingerGibson)
Selena Roberts, fmr. sports writer, New York Times & Sports Illustrated, founder & CEO ofRoopstigo.com, a digital sports network (@SelenaRoopstigo)
Susan Ware, historian & author, “Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women’s Sports”
Mike Pesca, sports reporter, NPR (@pescami)
Meredith Clark
Meredith Clark is a freelance writer and editor. She was previously a senior news producer for "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," a reporter with MSNBC.com, the digital politics and culture editor at Glamour and a senior news and politics editor at Refinery29. She has written for Vulture, Rolling Stone, Self, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast and Bustle.