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#1301 Building a Livable and Just World in a Time of Climate Chaos
Air Date: 8/30/2019 Today we take a look at the strategies being developed to mitigate and adapt to climate chaos while centering social justice in our planning Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 EPISODE SPONSORS: Clean...
#1300 Progressive prosecutors are repairing our injustice system from the ground up
Air Date: 8/27/2019 Today we take a look at the movement to elect progressives to the position of chief prosecutors in cities across the country in an effort to curb mass incarceration and bring a real understanding of justice back to our justice...
#1299 The Democratic Divide, Disagreeing AND Being Disagreeable
Air Date: 8/23/2019 Today we take a look at the lengths the Democratic leadership will go in an attempt to silence the emerging progressive movement within their ranks and how all of this is self-defeating if one actually cares about general...
#1298 Standing up Against Cowardly Fear, Fragility and Mass Murder (Gun Responsibility)
Air Date: 8/20/2019 Today we take a look at the El Paso and Dayton shootings by connecting the dots between white supremacy, misogyny, privilege and power Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 EPISODE...
#1297 Corporate Media is Designed to Ruin Political Discourse in America
Air Date: 8/16/2019 Today we take a look at just a few of the ways that it is in the nature of corporate media to ruin political discourse by dismissing progressive perspectives and preferring hype and controversy over substance Be part of the show!...
#1296 Decolonizing the Puerto Rican Mind
Air Date: 8/12/2019 Today we take a look at the recent rebellion in Puerto Rico that unseated the governor as well as plenty of the context of what led us to this point Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 EPISODE...
#1295 How Fascism Uses White Supremacy to Delegitimize Non-Whites and Enrich the Wealthy
Air Date: 8/06/2019 Today we take a look at the racist attacks by Trump and his supporters against "The Squad" and how those attacks are in line with a long tradition of working to delegitimize and silence the perspectives of non-whites in America Be...
#1294 Journalism is Under Attack in America Like Never Before
Air Date: 8/02/2019 Today we take a look at the ways that Trump and his administration are systematically chipping away at the concept of a free press, a hallmark tactic of authoritarian governments everywhere Be part of the show! Leave a message at...
#1293 Debating Democratic Socialism and How to Get There
Air Date: 7/30/2019 Today we take a look at the ongoing debate about socialism between socialists and non-socialists alike, including discussion of tactical strategies on where to set our goals and how to get from here to there Be part of the show!...
#1290 The World is Rising in Rebellion Against Climate Inaction (Audio Fixed)
This episode, when originally posted, had its wires crossed and some listeners would have heard a rerun episode instead by mistake. This has been fixed so please re-download the episode and enjoy it as it was intended. Air Date: 7/16/2019 Today we...