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Jacobin Radio has featured many presentations from the recent conference held in honor of Boris Kagarlitsky, author of The Long Retreat, a sobering analysis of the international Left that was discussed in our previous episode, and currently a prisoner in Russia for speaking out against Putin's war in Ukraine. We continue with Trevor Ngwane, a South African scholar-activist at the University of Johannesburg, and Nancy Fraser, professor of philosophy and politics at the New School for Social Research, who bring to the table some difficult truths and critical questions for the global Left. After brief introductory comments from Patrick Bond, Trevor Ngwane outlines the brutal history of South Africa's turn to neoliberalism and its consequences — widespread suffering and deepening despair among ordinary people as well as a political crisis in the African National Congress. He asks what it will take to revitalize the vibrant, militant, working-class movements that once overthrew apartheid. Nancy Fraser then reflects on Kagarlitsky's analysis of the chaotic political reality we face today, and raises three central strategic questions for the Left and mass politics: How can we engage with actually existing social forces towards positive social change? How do we navigate the geopolitics of war and migration in mass movement organizing? And what could a transformative working-class movement even look like in the 21st century? Guest host Meleiza Figueroa and Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America, follow with a discussion of the critical insights and questions brought up by Trevor Ngwane and Nancy Fraser, and consider what this means for American politics at this particular moment in history, as we face a new year filled with uncertainty, political confusion, and deepening crisis. Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.
Kate Wolf speaks to filmmaker Raoul Peck about his latest documentary, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, out in theaters now. The film excavates the life and work of Ernest Cole, the South African photographer, using his own writing and a recently rediscovered archive of his photographs. Cole was one of the first people to capture the brutal realities of the apartheid regime on film. After escaping South Africa for the United States, he published his landmark book on apartheid, House of Bondage (1967). Years later, his career languished, and he became homeless and died of cancer in 1990. Peck's film looks closely at the conditions that thwarted Cole's promise as an artist, the legacies of racial segregation, and the devastating ways they still play out today. Also, Renee Gladman, author of My Lesbian Novel and To After That (TOAF), returns to recommend The Long Form by Kate Brigg. Plus Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America (and producer of our show) stops by to talk about the fate of progressive activism under the incoming Trump administration
Alan Minsky sits in for host Suzi Weissman on a special pre-election edition of Jacobin Radio. In the first half, Alan speaks with economist Mark Paul, Professor of Public Policy at Rutgers University, about a California ballot measure, Prop 33, that addresses one of the top concerns of voters across the country: the cost of housing. Prop 33 would eliminate statewide restrictions on rent control measures. Predictably, a PAC supported by large real estate corporations is spending over $100 million to try to defeat it. Paul explains why the arguments made by opponents of Prop 33 are misguided, and that the measure, if passed, will provide much needed relief for over-burdened poor, working- and middle-class Californians.Then, in the second half of the show, John Nichols, the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, talks with Alan about the homestretch of the presidential election. Just like 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump is in a virtual tie with the Democratic nominee. John reflects on the race in his home state of Wisconsin, which is once again one of the few swing states that will decide the election — and explains why the Harris campaign would be well-served by campaigning on a progressive economic and pro-labor platform.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of the Progressive Bitcoiner podcast, host Margot Paez engages with Alan Minsky, the executive director of the Progressive Democrats of America, to discuss the upcoming presidential election and the evolving political landscape in the U.S. They reflect on the impact of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the role of progressive politics within the Democratic Party, and the challenges faced by candidates like Kamala Harris. The conversation also touches on the complexities of U.S. foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel and Palestine, and the disillusionment among voters with the two-party system. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the emotional impact of genocide, the political choices facing voters, and the implications of different administrations on civil liberties and protests. They discuss the rise of right-wing ideologies, the influence of Silicon Valley on politics, and the shifting dynamics within the Democratic Party. The conversation highlights the appeal of right-wing populism and the challenges facing progressive politics in the current landscape.EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS:BitBox: Get the open-source Bitbox02 Bitcoin only edition. It's our favorite bitcoin hardware wallet for you to take self-custody of your bitcoin and keep your private keys safe in cold storage. You, our listener! Thank you to our supporters. To support The Progressive Bitcoiner and access rewards, including our new TPB merch, head to our geyser page: https://geyser.fund/project/tpbpodTo learn more, visit our websiteGET IN TOUCH:Follow the pod on X | Nostr | Bluesky | Instagram | Threads | Facebook | LinkedIn | TikTokJoin in on the conversation at our Progressive Bitcoiner Community telegram group!OUR TEAM:Margot Paez: @jyn_urso | Patrick Linus: @LL3einS | Damien: @DamienSomerset | Daniel: @Daniel | Evan: @EvanPrim This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit progressivebitcoiner.substack.com
The rise of the labor movement in the US constitutes one of the brightest spots on the political horizon. Auto workers were joined by academic workers, actors, writers, hotel workers, UPS teamsters won without striking, and union drives have hit Amazon, Starbucks, universities and other sectors. Are these union drives and strikes opening a new period, igniting a newly energized working class?Live from the Progressive Central conference held in Chicago before the Democratic National Convention, Jacobin Radio features an all-women panel of labor leaders and champions celebrating "Organized Labor on the Rise: the 2020s and Beyond." This panel, introduced by Alan Minsky and Hartsell Gray of Progressive Democrats of America, opens with Nina Turner on overcoming racism in the labor movement, followed by Saru Jayaraman from One Fair Wage and UC Berkeley's Food Labor Research Center, Sara Nelson, President of CWA's flight attendants union, and Stacey Davis Gates, President of the Chicago Teachers Union.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bernie Sanders delivered the keynote speech at Progressive Central 2024, a conference held at the Chicago Teachers Union building just ahead of the Democratic National Convention. The two-day event posed progressive solutions to the crises undermining contemporary society and politics — many things missing from the convention itself.The session, introduced by Alan Minsky of Progressive Democrats of America (and producer of this podcast), opens with remarks from Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, followed by features Senator Bernie Sanders in dialogue with The Nation's John Nichols. Lastly, we hear from Representative Maxwell Frost. Progressive Central 2024 was hosted by PDA in coordination with The Nation, The Arab American Institute, and Operation Rainbow/PUSH.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Today Patti is joined by guest co-hosts Maggie O'Keefe (40th ward committeewoman, Cook County Democratic Party; @ cookcodems, www.maggieokeefe.com) and Dan Schaefer, and they talk to: - Alan Minsky, Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America (x.com/alanminsky) - Sandra Delgado (https://www.sandradelgado.net/playwright)
Male Trump voters tend to have what researches call 'precarious manhood' – determined by the frequency of their search terms for things such as: "penis enlargement" "Viagra" and "hair restoration" – Harold Meyerson comments Also: The Israel lobby AIPAC is spending millions to defeat Representative Jamaal Bowman in the New York state Democratic primary. That's because he called for a permanent ceasefire back in October, and describes what's happening in Gaza now as “an ongoing genocide.” Alan Minsky has our analysis of the campaign – he's Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America.Plus: The Trump verdict and women voters: Exit polls have consistently shown women voting Democratic, and men voting Republican – especially with Trump. How much wider will the Gender Gap get, now that Trump has been found guilty-of lying about having had sex with a porn star? Katha Pollitt will comment.
The Israel lobby AIPAC is spending millions to defeat Representative Jamaal Bowman in the New York state Democratic primary. That's because he called for a permanent ceasefire back in October, and describes what's happening in Gaza now as “an ongoing genocide.” Alan Minsky has our analysis fo the campaign--he's Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America.Also: at a time when Republicans have a lock on the Supreme Court, state constitutions can provide a basis not only for protecting abortion rights, but for criminal justice reform,voting rights protection, the right to public education and even, in some states, the right to breathe clean air. Eyal Press reports.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Israel lobby AIPAC is spending millions to defeat Representative Jamaal Bowman in the New York state Democratic primary. That's because he called for a permanent ceasefire back in October, and describes what's happening in Gaza now as “an ongoing genocide.” Alan Minsky has our analysis fo the campaign--he's Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America.Also: at a time when Republicans have a lock on the Supreme Court, state constitutions can provide a basis not only for protecting abortion rights, but for criminal justice reform,voting rights protection, the right to public education and even, in some states, the right to breathe clean air. Eyal Press reports.
Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye Take Back America in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical American history.Hear from Professor Harvey Kaye and Alan Minsky, and Emma Vigeland and Sam Seeder of The Majority Report!LINKS: The Majority Report - https://www.youtube.com/c/SamSederSend in your questions for next week with Professor Harvey Kaye!A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian.In Solidarity.xoxo - @hartzell965, @harveyjkaye, @holeyhearts, & @kcmorningshow
Not a lot of lawyers can say that they helped create a whole new legal field, but William Shernoff can. On this week's episode, Ralph welcomes trailblazing attorney William Shernoff to discuss predatory insurance practices, and how consumers can protect themselves. This special episode was co-presented by The American Museum of Tort Law, and was recorded in front of a live virtual audience.William Shernoff is the founding partner of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria, a law firm specializing in insurance bad faith litigation. A longtime consumer advocate, he has made a career of representing insurance consumers in their cases against insurance companies. Often called the “father” of bad faith insurance law, in 1979, Mr. Shernoff persuaded the California Supreme Court to establish new case law that permits plaintiffs to sue insurance companies for bad faith seeking both compensatory and punitive damages when they unreasonably handle a policyholder's claim (Egan v. Mutual of Omaha).A frequent lecturer and writer, Mr. Shernoff co-authored the legal textbook, Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, which has become the field's definitive treatise, as well as How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims . . . . And What To Do If They Don't, Fight Back and Win – And How To Make Your HMO Pay Up, and Payment Refused. Under bad faith law in California and in most states, you not only could get the benefits you deserve under the insurance policy—whether it be life insurance or disability insurance or health insurance. But you can also get damages over and above the policy limits, which are emotional distress damages…Not only can you get the emotional distress damages, but any aggravation of your medical condition. And then punitive damages are on top of that. And attorney's fees are on top of that. So all of these damages are coming from insurance bad faith if the insurance bad faith law applies. And punitive damages are designed to punish the insurance company so that they correct their wrongful conduct in the future, and deter them from unfair claims practices. William ShernoffMost people, if they get a letter from an insurance company—which they consider to be an authoritative source— and the insurance company says, “Your claim is denied because…” and then they cite all kinds of fine print in the insurance policy, most people accept that and don't do anything. They don't see a lawyer. They just accept what their insurance company told them because it sounded quite official to them.William ShernoffInsurance regulation is state-controlled. The federal government has been blocked for decades and the Congress has imposed itself on the federal Federal Trade Commission and said that they can't even investigate the insurance companies without being allowed to by a committee in the House or the Senate that has jurisdiction over such matters. So the privileges of the insurance lobby are quite extraordinary even by comparison with other corporate lobbies.Ralph Nader More people should know about bad-faith cases rights—and use them. And not take whatever is dealt to them by insurance companies—denials, rescission of insurance policies, refusing to renew, other delays, or other crazy obstructions. Learn about your rights.Ralph Nader In Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 3/27/241. CNN reports the United Nations Security Council has passed a Gaza ceasefire resolution. The resolution itself is imperfect, calling only for a ceasefire during the month of Ramadan, but this watered down language paved the way for the United States to allow the resolution to pass. The U.S. has vetoed every previous ceasefire resolution before the Security Council and disputes the extent to which this resolution is legally binding. For its part, Israel's Foreign Minister stated unequivocally that Israel “will not cease fire,” per CNN.2. Following the passage of the Security Council resolution, Prime Minister Netanyahu canceled a planned high-level Israeli delegation visit to Washington, per CNBC. The planned visit, which would have included an address to Congress, was staring down scathing criticism from Congressional Progressives. Axios reports Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of Congress and the most outspoken on the Israeli campaign of terror, said “[Netanyahu] shouldn't come to Congress, he should be sent to the Hague.”3. In another sign of the rift between the Biden Administration and Netanyahu, Haaretz reports that Congressional Democrats are sending formal warnings to the administration stating that Israel is not in compliance with U.S. laws governing the dispensation of military aid. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat from Texas, said “Congress and [the] White House need to make clear to Israel that we will enforce US law to protect Palestinian children from starvation in Gaza.”4. Professor Jana Silverman, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee, reports “After a totally last-minute, ad-hoc, no-budget campaign, 13.2% of voters in the Democrats Abroad primary said no to genocide in Gaza and voted Uncommitted!” This impressive performance signals that the Uncommitted electoral protest movement isn't going anywhere. The next major test for the movement will be Pennsylvania, where Uncommitted PA is aiming for at least 40,000 votes in the state's April primary, per Lancaster Online.5. In an open letter, over 100 prominent American Jews condemned AIPAC. The letter reads “We are Jewish Americans who have…come together to highlight and oppose the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC…in U.S. elections, especially within Democratic Party primaries. We recognize the purpose of AIPAC's interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli Government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel, thereby ensuring the United States' continuing support for all that Israel does, regardless of its violence and illegality.” Signatories include the Ralph Nader Radio Hour's own Alan Minsky, celebrated academic Judith Butler, Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein, Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's, and the actor Wallace Shawn among many others. The full letter is available at USJewsOpposingAipac.org.6. Oscar winning director Jonathan Glazer continues to be the target of phony outrage by pro-Israel groups like the Anti-Defamation League. Coming to the defense of the filmmaker however are other prominent Jewish organizations, like Jewish Voice for Peace and the Auschwitz Memorial, whose director said “In his Oscar acceptance speech, Jonathan Glazer issued a universal moral warning against dehumanization,” per the Guardian. Decorated Jewish playwright Tony Kushner, a signatory on the anti-AIPAC letter, told Haaretz “There's been a concerted attempt by right wing American Jews to sort of sell the idea that American college campuses are awash with virulent antisemites – professors and students and so on. And the Jewish students are walking these campuses in terror for their lives. I think this is nonsense. I see no evidence of it.”7. Both the Gannett and McClatchy newspaper companies have announced they will no longer use AP journalism in their publications, AP reports. This is yet another indication of the dire financial straits the news business finds itself in. The AP notes “Gannett's workforce shrank 47% between 2020 and 2023 because of layoffs and attrition…The company also hasn't earned a full-year profit since 2018… Since then, it has lost $1.03 billion.”8. In Honduras, the Intercept reports “an almost-impossible-to-believe scenario: A group of libertarian investors teamed up with a former Honduran government — which was tied at the hip with narco-traffickers and came to power after a U.S.-backed military coup — in order to implement the world's most radical libertarian policy, which turned over significant portions of the country to those investors through so-called special economic zones. The Honduran public, in a backlash, ousted the narco-backed regime, and the new government repealed the libertarian legislation. The crypto investors are now using the World Bank to force Honduras to honor the narco-government's policies.” While this story has certain unique angles – crypto and narco-trafficking chief among them – the key element is actually quite familiar: international ‘free trade' regimes superseding sovereign governments. We offer Honduras solidarity against these contemporary crypto-filibusters.9. On March 11th, Congressmen Jimmy Gomez and Joaquin Castro sent a letter to the heads of the CIA and FBI demanding disclosures of surveillance efforts on Latino civil rights leaders during the 1960s and ‘70s, citing the well-documented pattern of surveillance on Black civil rights leaders during that period and the wealth of circumstantial evidence indicating that these organs of national security did the same toward prominent Latino figures such as Cesar Chavez. The following day, in a hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Castro pressed CIA Director Bill Burns on the matter, and Burns committed to working with his office to bring these activities to light. We hope that further transparency will beget further transparency and that some day the complete account of the CIA and FBI's domestic surveillance programs will be a matter of public record.10. Finally, in Mississippi, CBS reports that authorities have successfully convicted all six members of a police gang calling themselves the “Goon Squad.” These six white officers plead guilty to “breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men…The assault involved beatings, the repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth in a mock execution.” Lawyers representing the criminal cops allege that “their clients became ensnared in a culture of corruption that was not only permitted, but encouraged by leaders within the sheriff's office.” If true, then a federal investigation – and likely more than a few exonerations of individuals victimized by this “Goon Squad” – are in order. Justice demands it.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
On this edition of Parallax Views, last week a number of prominent Jewish Americans came together to sign an open letter voicing opposition to AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and its influence on both major American political parties. A statement in the leader reads, "Given that Israel is so isolated internationally that it could not continue its inhumane treatment of the Palestinians without U.S. political and military support, AIPAC is an essential link in the chain that holds in place the unbearable tragedy of Israel/Palestine. In coming U.S. elections, we need to break that chain in order to help free the people of Israel/Palestine to pursue peaceful coexistence." This open letter comes at a crucial time given Israel's war in Gaza and mounting concerns over the humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinians at this very moment. Prominent signees include actors Elliot Gould and Wallace Shawn, journalist Martin A. Lee, playwright Tony Kushner, and previous Parallax Views guests such as Ariel Gold, Dave Zirin, Mitchell Plitnick, and Samuel Moyn. Given AIPAC activities against progessive candidates in the Democratic Party, this letter should catch the eye of progressive voters and activists. Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America and one of the main forces behind the letter, joins the show to discuss the letter, AIPAC, and related issues. Full text of the open letter below: A Statement from Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC's Intervention in Democratic Party Politics We are Jewish Americans who have varying perspectives. We've agreed to come together to highlight and oppose the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and allied groups in U.S. elections, especially within Democratic Party primaries. We recognize the purpose of AIPAC's interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli Government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel, thereby ensuring the United States' continuing support for all that Israel does, regardless of its violence and illegality. Given that Israel is so isolated internationally that it could not continue its inhumane treatment of the Palestinians without U.S. political and military support, AIPAC is an essential link in the chain that holds in place the unbearable tragedy of Israel/Palestine. In the coming U.S. elections, we need to break that chain in order to help free the people of Israel/Palestine to pursue peaceful coexistence. In the same 2021-22 election cycle in which AIPAC endorsed Republican extremists and dozens of Congress members who'd voted against certifying Biden's victory over Trump, the AIPAC network raised millions from Trump donors and spent the money inside Democratic primaries against progressives, mostly candidates of color. AIPAC is now vowing to spend even more millions in the 2024 Democratic primaries, targeting specific Democrats in Congress – initially all legislators of color – who've advocated for a Gaza ceasefire, a position supported by the vast majority of Democratic voters. AIPAC's election spending increasingly works to defeat candidates who criticize the racist policies of Israel. In contrast to AIPAC, we are American Jews who believe that U.S. support for foreign governments should only be extended to those that respect the full human and civil rights, and right to self-determination, of all people. We oppose all forms of racism and bigotry, including antisemitism – and we support the historic alliance in our country of Jewish Americans with African Americans and other people of color in the cause of civil rights and equal justice. Therefore, we strongly oppose AIPAC's attempts to dominate Democratic primary elections. We call on Democratic candidates to not accept AIPAC network funding, and demand that the Democratic leadership not allow Republican funders to use that network to deform Democratic primary elections. We will support candidates who are opposed by AIPAC, and who are advocates for peace and a new, just U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine.
In the Ohio primary this week, Sherrod Brown got the opponent he wanted - a MAGA car salesman who's never won anything. Harold Meyerson comments.Plus: In the campaign to end American funding for Israel's war in Gaza, a key front is the fight against AIPAC. This week, more than a hundred prominent American Jews have joined in a statement opposing AIPAC and its efforts to defeat Democratic candidates who have criticized Israeli government policy toward Palestinians. The signers include author Ariel Dorfman, actors Elliott Gould and Wallace Shawn, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's. Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America, will explain.Also David Cole, national legal director of the ACLU, will make the case for freedom of speech on campus and against cancel culture, starting from that confrontation between Elise Stefanik and the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn.
In the campaign to end American funding for Israel's war in Gaza, a key front is the fight against AIPAC. This week, more than a hundred prominent American Jews have joined in a statement opposing AIPAC and its efforts to defeat Democratic candidates who have criticized Israeli government policy toward Palestinians. The signers include author Ariel Dorfman, actors Elliott Gould and Wallace Shawn, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's. Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America, is on the podcast to explain.Also on this episode: David Cole, National Legal Director of the ACLU, makes the case for freedom of speech on campus and against cancel culture, starting from the confrontation between Elise Stefanik and the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In the campaign to end American funding for Israel's war in Gaza, a key front is the fight against AIPAC. This week, more than a hundred prominent American Jews have joined in a statement opposing AIPAC and its efforts to defeat Democratic candidates who have criticized Israeli government policy toward Palestinians. The signers include author Ariel Dorfman, actors Elliott Gould and Wallace Shawn, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's. Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America, is on the podcast to explain.Also on this episode: David Cole, National Legal Director of the ACLU, makes the case for freedom of speech on campus and against cancel culture, starting from the confrontation between Elise Stefanik and the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn
TRAVIS, TAY-TAY, THE SUPER-BOWL AND AMERICA'S INSANE POLITICAL CIRCUS….PLUS NUKES, ASSANGE, LETHAL GAS & MORE OHIO MADNESS In our first hour we start with TIM JUDSON of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service who joins with KARL GROSSMAN on the realities of America's bogus “Nuclear Renaissance.” MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA, and CONNIE KLINE update us on a wide range of issues. We're then updated by ANNE BATIZA on a postcard campaign and other attempts to free Julian Assange. We then hear from STEVE GOLDSMITH on the perils of a lethal poison gas now threatening Los Angeles. STEVE CARUSO gives us the latest on the crazed efforts of Ohio officials to kill democracy. With pop music on our music, we hear from the brilliant ALAN MINSKY the intersection of sports & politics as we head into the SuperBowl. SANDY BOLZENIUS, MIKE HERSCH, MYLA RESON, WENDI LEDERMAN, STEVEN GOLDSMITH chime in. ELISSA MATROSS explains the classic dilemma of a powerful political activists who roots for the home team….in this case the 49ers. ALEX WILLIAMS adds his opinions about whether NFL games are fixed. TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the sacrifice of Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. RUTH STRAUSS brings us a reminder of Alabama football, ending this wonderful gathering on a Crimson Tide.
Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America, spoke with Israeli historian and Genocide Studies scholar Omer Bartov at a public forum this week about the Israel/Gaza crisis. Bartov published two widely read pieces in November: "What I Believe as a Historian of Genocide," New York Times, November 10, and "A political stalemate led to the bloodshed in the Middle East. Only a political settlement can truly end it," published in the Guardian November 29. Their conversation focuses on the necessity of relaunching serious negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a just, long-term, political solution to the 75-year conflict in Israel/Palestine, a demand they insist activists and the left in general should foreground immediately. Professor Bartov puts forward his proposal for a political solution that Alan Minsky describes as a “Confederated State Solution, neither a one-state nor a two-state solution, but something in-between.”Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For this week's episode, Rebecca sat down with Troy N. Miller, who's long served as the Off-Kilter podcast's beloved “man behind the curtain,” aka executive producer. When he's not producing Off-Kilter, the Zero Hour, Breaking Through, and other progressive podcast/radio programs, Troy serves as West Virginia organizer and special projects director at Social Security Works and at-large member of the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee. In what was Troy's first time crossing over to appear as a guest on the podcast, Rebecca and Troy had a far-ranging conversation about the story behind the “21st Century Economic Bill of Rights” adopted by the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee last month; why it matters for states to adopt these kinds of nonbinding resolutions; myth versus fact when it comes to West Virginia politics; Troy's path to getting involved with West Virginia politics; the role of progressive radio and podcasting in the larger movement for social and economic justice and how Troy's decade in the progressive radio world has shaped him as an advocate; and lots more. Links from this episode: Learn more about West Virginia's recently adopted economic bill of rights here Subscribe to Troy's Substack: The Blue Ridge Breakdown Here's the piece by Harvey Kaye and Alan Minsky calling for a renewal of FDR's economic bill of rights for the 21st century
On this week's episode of Lever Time, Lever news editor Lucy Dean Stockton speaks with former Hawaii state representative and national director of the Green New Deal Network Kaniela Ing about the recent wildfires in Maui.On August 8th, a wildfire swept through the historic city of Lahaina, reducing almost every building to ash and killing more than 100 people. Scores of Lahaina residents have lost their homes, and more than 800 people are still missing as emergency responders address the crisis. As the community reels from the tragedy, people are examining the complicated roles that colonialism, climate change, and private equity played in the disaster.In today's interview, Lucy speaks with Kaniela, a seventh-generation indigenous Hawaiian, about current conditions in Maui, how the island's underserviced electrical infrastructure contributed to the disaster, and how the Lahaina community is looking to rebuild. They also discuss Maui County's landmark climate lawsuit against Big Oil, which alleges that oil companies knowingly made the climate crisis worse by selling and burning fossil fuels.A transcript of this episode is available here.Links: Green New Deal Network Maui Just Recovery Fund BONUS: On Monday's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, we'll be sharing our interview with historian Harvey Kaye and progressive activist Alan Minsky about the unfinished business of FDR's Economic Bill of Rights.If you'd like access to Lever Time Premium, which includes extended interviews and bonus content, head over to LeverNews.com to become a supporting subscriber.If you'd like to leave a tip for The Lever, click the following link. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. levernews.com/tipjar
On this week's episode of Lever Time, Julia Rock and Frank Cappello speak with environmental lawyer Julia Olson to discuss a recent historic win for young climate activists who she represents in Montana. This past Monday, a judge in Montana ruled that young people are entitled to a “clean and healthful” environment. The case, known as Held v. Montana, included 16 plaintiffs ages 5 to 22, who testified that the state government's pro-fossil fuel policies were unconstitutional. Held v. Montana was the first of several youth-led U.S. climate lawsuits to make it to trial. Olson is the executive director and lead counsel for Our Children's Trust, a nonprofit public interest law firm that represents plaintiffs in a number of these youth-led state climate cases as well as in a federal lawsuit, Juliana v. United States. Julia and Frank spoke with Julia Olson about this historic win, how the case's legal strategy can be applied across the country, and why the Biden administration is attempting to prevent other youth-led climate lawsuits from going to trial. A transcript of this episode is available here.Links: Our Children's Trust ‘Gamechanger': Judge Rules In Favor Of Young Activists In US Climate Trial (The Guardian, 2023) Biden DOJ: “No Constitutional Right To A Stable Climate” (The Lever, 2023) BONUS: On Monday's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, we'll be sharing our interview with historian Harvey Kaye and progressive activist Alan Minsky about the unfinished business of FDR's Economic Bill of Rights. If you'd like access to Lever Time Premium, which includes extended interviews and bonus content, head over to LeverNews.com to become a supporting subscriber.If you'd like to leave a tip for The Lever, click the following link. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. levernews.com/tipjar
Jacobin Radio pays tribute to the late Daniel Ellsberg, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year and passed away on June 16 at age 92 . A committed, consequential activist with a moral compass that never left him, Ellsberg was always generous with his time. Shortly after he publicly announced his terminal illness, he took part in a Progressive Democrats of America Town Hall on April 9th, 2023, joined by Jacobin Radio producer Alan Minsky and Vietnam War historian Christian Appy. Ellsberg gives his thoughts on the current geopolitical situation, the continuing dire threat to humanity posed by heightened militarism and nuclear confrontation, and the need to keep fighting for progressive foreign policy. Looking back on his life, Ellsberg said, “When I copied the Pentagon Papers in 1969, I had every reason to think I would be spending the rest of my life behind bars. It was a fate I would gladly have accepted if it meant hastening the end of the Vietnam War.” Ellsberg spent decades working to alert the world to the perils of nuclear war and wrongful interventions. “As I look back on the last 60 years of my life,” he wrote recently, “I think there is no greater cause to which I could have dedicated my efforts.”Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Auto safety expert, Byron Bloch, joins us to tell the story of how citizens in conjunction with the Sierra Club defeated a highway widening boondoggle in Maryland. Then we welcome microgrids manager at the Green Justice Coalition, Sari Kayyali, to tell us how microgrids in his community have saved money and the environment. Finally, we catch up with the director of Progressive Democrats of America, Alan Minsky, in Washington DC to talk about high speed rail and the post-Bernie progressive movement.Byron Bloch is an independent consultant and court-qualified expert in Auto Safety Design and Vehicle Crashworthiness. Over the years, he has fought for safer fuel tanks, stronger seats, the need for airbags, better truck underride guards, and has testified on these safety issues at Congressional Hearings, and to NHTSA. He contributed to the Sierra Club's successful campaign to strongly oppose and stop the proposed widening of the 1-270 and Capital Beltway and the scheme to also add privatized toll lanes.What we have to do is refocus and say, “We are a people-oriented nation. Not a vehicle-oriented nation.” And if you look at it in those terms—people-oriented nation— then you say, “Well, what are the economics, what are the health and safety issues that affect people?” But instead, it becomes the almighty vehicle-ization of the nation and that means more lanes, more traffic, more lanes, and then more traffic.Byron Bloch Activist and auto safety expertThe corporate state arrives in different manifestations— the military industrial complex, the Pentagon, and this is what's going on at the state level. It doesn't get many national headlines, but it's the merger of corporations with state government. And there's a lot of secrecy involved, a lot of phony promises, a lot of misleading rhetoric, and the legislators are compromised by the campaign contributions and the pressure from the governor's office.Ralph NaderSari Kayyali is a mechanical engineer and the Microgrids Manager at Microgrids Chelsea and Chinatown Power.The technology around clean electric generation—solar panels and battery storage—are experiencing a revolution. Just in the last decade alone, solar panels have dropped to a third of what they used to cost to manufacture. Battery storage has improved dramatically in terms of energy density, cost, and reliability. And so, a lot of places around the country are looking to these as solutions. Microgrids have been around for a while, they don't necessarily need to use clean technology but specifically clean microgrids are really catching on all around the country, and around the world.Sari Kayyali Microgrids Manager at the Green Justice CoalitionAlan Minsky is a lifelong activist, and Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America. Alan has worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades, he was Program Director at KPFK Los Angeles from 2009-2018, and he has coordinated Pacifica Radio's national coverage of elections. He is the creator and producer of the political podcasts for The Nation and Jacobin, as well as a contributor to Common Dreams and Truthdig.There's a whole bunch of elements that the progressive movement hasn't been that attentive to. Including things like industrial production and the transformation it requires between business and government to transform American society, so that it's operating on clean energy, so that its industrial manufacturing doesn't have breaks in supply chains… So I got involved with a lot of projects that aren't that common for progressives to be involved in.Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of AmericaIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. CNBC reports that the FTC is mulling a proposal to bar Meta (formerly Facebook) from monetizing the data of minors. This follows the agency's allegation that the company violated a 2020 privacy order. The FTC quoted an independent assessor who found “several gaps and weaknesses in Facebook's privacy program” that posed “substantial risks to the public.” Hopefully, this action will put other tech companies on notice regarding monetization of children's data.2. Dr. Steve Feldman, a Jewish dermatologist, is being penalized by the state of Arkansas for his refusal to sign a loyalty pledge to the state of Israel, the Arkansas Times reports. After giving a lecture to medical students in Little Rock, he was prompted to check a box agreeing not to boycott Israel, which he refused to do. As a result, the state is withholding his payment for the lecture. The Arkansas Times also refused to sign the pledge. Feldman said “What's nuts is they're asking a newspaper to say they won't boycott Israel, they're asking Americans who have a conscience, who know Israel is keeping Palestinians from their homes.” The ultra-conservative Supreme Court declined to hear the newspaper's legal challenge to the state law, and therefore it is still in place.3. In Rochester, New York, Coca-Cola is building a new facility. The company predicts this development will yield 250 new jobs. However, the Rochester Beacon has broken down the corporate welfare the conglomerate stands to receive in exchange: $41 million in state and local subsidies, or about $164,000 for each job created.4. A stunning expose in the Guardian shines a light on the beef industry, and specifically, their “messaging machine.” “The beef industry has developed a ‘Digital Command Center” that tracks media outlets and social media for more than 200 beef-related topics” Based in Denver, Colorado, the project which “looks like a military operation” is staffed 24/7 with personnel redundancies to “make sure someone's always watching.”5. In another law enforcement bombshell, longtime LAPD SWAT officer, Sgt. Timothy Colomey, has blown the whistle on the reality of the elite unit. According to Sgt. Colomey, LAPD SWAT is controlled by a violent inner circle known as the “SWAT Mafia” which has perpetuated itself using “excessive force...insubordination, sabotage and cover-ups.” Colomey has put his allegations into a detailed new deposition, available at the LA Times.6. The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has officially opened an investigation into charges that the George Washington University discriminated against Palestinian students, according to the GW Hatchet. Palestine Legal, which filed the complaint on behalf of three GW students, responded to the news by writing “This is an important step that shows the Office of Civil Rights is taking anti-Palestinian discrimination seriously.” Radhika Sainath, a senior staff attorney at Palestine Legal added “Even if pro-Israel groups don't like it and complain, the law is clear – Palestinian students are entitled to the same educational opportunities and services as other students.”7. In other Palestine news Rep. Rashida Tlaib held an event commemorating the Nakba – literally the catastrophe – of May 15th, 1948 when 700,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from their homeland. This event was originally slated to be held at the Capitol Visitors Center, but Speaker McCarthy blocked the ceremony, per CNN. Tlaib responded with a statement, saying, “Speaker McCarthy wants to rewrite history and erase the existence and truth of the Palestinian people, but he has failed to do so.” Finally, Bernie Sanders stepped in and facilitated the event in the Senate HELP Committee hearing room.8. AL.com reports that the Democratic Party of Alabama has abolished the DNC-mandated minority caucuses for youth, LGBTQ, and disabled Democrats. Until now, “those caucuses had the power to nominate at-large members to ensure representation proportionate to Alabama Democratic voters.” State party boss Joe Reed had long opposed theses caucuses, which dilute the influence of the state's Black caucus on the executive committee. Former Senator Doug Jones, the only Democratic Senator in Alabama since 1997, is quoted saying “What the leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party did — was to essentially say that we don't represent the Democratic electorate in Alabama anymore.”9. Kimberly Gardner, St. Louis's elected prosecutor, is being forced to resign from her position under threat from the Missouri state government, per the Missouri Independent. Gardner, a reformist prosecutor, has drawn ire from conservatives and the police union in St. Louis since her tenure began; this came to a head when the Republican legislature threatened a state takeover of her office. In her resignation letter, Gardner wrote “I can neither enable nor allow the outright disenfranchisement of the people of the City of St. Louis.”10. The International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America announced on Twitter that the Washington DC Council has passed a unanimous resolution urging President Biden to “dismantle the US blockade” and remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The number of Progressives serving in Washington is growing as more Americans identify with Left of Center politics. Our guest is the executive director of Progressive Democrats of America Alan Minsky. David explains why Republicans keep insisting mass shootings are the result of a mental health crisis. Guest: Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America Alan Minsky. Chapters: 00:00 Those Mental Health Bucks 03:44 It's The Guns, Period! 06:50 Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America
Howard Rodman, former president of the Writers Guild of America West (WGA), joins Alan Minsky to discuss the Writers Guild strike, which began a minute after midnight on May 2, after a near unanimous strike vote on May 1. This strike action, the first in fifteen years, impacts TV, movies, and streaming platforms across the country and the world. The last strike, in 2007-08, lasted 100 days and focused on "new media" when streaming was in its infancy and Netflix was still a DVD-by-mail company. This time, the key points are: residuals, preserving the writers room (ending the practice of so-called mini-rooms), viewership transparency (writers want ratings data and not algorithms), and protections regarding AI. As Rodman says, the strike is about a whole constellation of issues which, taken together, create an existential threat to the ability of writers to earn a decent living. There is a lot of public support for the writers, but the distance between the writers and the studios is very far apart. The writers are saying don't use these new technologies to pay us less for more work. We get Rodman's take on what is at stake.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzi joins Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa of The People's Game podcast for a deeper look at the history and politics behind the nationalist enmities on display during this World Cup, beyond the football. Racist chants and fascist slogans erupted from the Serbian side toward ethnic Albanians on the Swiss team, creating high stakes tension as Serbian players nearly came to blows with Switzerland's star players who happen to be Albanian Kosovars. Where was FIFA? Was there discriminatory handling of the fans by the police who seemed uninterested in the offensive gestures, chants, and banners? The scenes at the stadium during the match take us right back to the Balkan wars of the 1990s following the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the fall of Yugoslavia. Suzi joins Meleiza and Alan for some political, economic, and historical background while Meleiza and Alan put this in broader perspective in the long history of football as politics – and history.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzi talks to Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa, creators and hosts of The People's Game podcast, to get their unique perspectives on the 2022 Qatari World Cup. This is much more than soccer, but there is that too. They combine on-the-field analysis with discussions of the political, economic, and cultural subtexts of the World Cup—its intersection with climate, sport, society, rebellion, and everything else. This World Cup is all superlatives: the biggest sports spectacle in the world, with more people watching than ever. It is also the most expensive ever, by a long shot. The Qatari government has spent a staggering $250 billion building and remodeling the city for the event, a giant investment using sports for political influence.Alan and Meleiza then talk to David Goldblatt, author of The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century about his recent article in the London Review of Books that explores the political messaging and many controversies of this World Cup. We see the brave protests and athletes sporting armbands expressing solidarity with women and the LGBTQ community. Less visible is Qatar's migrant labor force working in searing heat to build literally everything on temporary work visas, without rights, adequate pay, or decent housing.Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, protest movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The GOP wants to install their very own version of Putin, Duterte or Orbán in the White House in two years, regardless of what the majority of Americans want. Investigative journalist, author and filmmaker, Greg Palast (LIVE from Georgia) with his latest film Vigilante. Georgia's vote suppression hitman (VigilanteMovie.com) Also Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Alan Minsky explains why the election is so important from the Gen-X perspective. See Alan's article on Common Dreams.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
In depth coverage of the January 6th hearing, the committee's unanimous decision to subpoena Trump and the enemies of democracy lurking in plain sight. Topics: Key takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 hearings; Sandy Hook settlement; Alex Jones' legal troubles; China's Xi to get unprecedented third term; Ukraine Guests With Time Stamps: 00:02:38 Happy Birthday Nadine who turns 100 00:02:52 David does The News: The latest on the January 6th hearings 01:10:34 "I'm Traveling Light" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:14:59 Grace Jackson, works our China desk gives us a preview of next week's 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 01:39:07 Sir Arthur Greeb Streebling 01:46:07 Professor Ben Burgis, columnist for Jacobin, on legalizing drugs 02:11:19 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld, Freudian psychoanalyst, and Ethan Herschenfeld, comic, actor, author and retired opera singer 02:40:20 Quizmaster Dan Frankenberger tests our knowledge of The Navy 02:52:36 "Pig For Love" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 02:55:50 "Feldman Made Me Do It" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 02:59:43 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn on today's January 6 hearings 04:05:31 Joe In Norway tells us what's cooking 04:09:38 The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Li, Bick, Husain and Cummings 05:05:39 Dave In Pa. build a dresser 05:10:58 Professor Harvey J. Kayne and Alan Minsky discuss "The British Marxist Historians" written by Professor Harvey J. Kaye 05:32:44 Emil Guillermo, host of The PETA Podcast and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund 06:13:00 Benji In Florida We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
Topics: King Charles' leaky pens; Patagonia founder gives away company; Ken Starr's sordid past; Brett Favre thinks volley ball is more important than poor people; Lindsey Graham is an expert on lady parts Guests With Time Stamps: 00:03:58 OK, now the show starts 00:04:31 David answers the question: Why does David get so sweaty? 00:06:30 Nobody watched the Emmys 00:15:16 EU declares "Hungary no longer a democracy" 00:17:14 Neo Nazis win big in Sweden 00:18:10 Six detainee death in St. Louis jail since April 00:20:04 Colorado police kill driver after crash 00:22:11 Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre helps divert welfare money towards volley ball 00:24:29 Ken Starr dead 00:30:29 Joe Biden averts rail strike 00:31:56 97 members of Congress are trading stock using inside information 00:33:37 Inflation numbers spook Wall Street 00:36:02 EU plans windfall profit tax on oil profits 00:37:05 Starbucks union leader forced to quit 00:38:04 Patagonia founder gives away company to save planet 00:38:35 West Virginia votes on near total abortion ban 00:40:18 Lindsey Graham OB-GYN 00:41:41 Texas delays publication of maternal mortality rates until after midterms 00:43:03 Beto closing in on Abbott 00:44:11 Democrats not so democratic 00:45:29 Midterms 53 days away 00:46:13 Hunter Biden story is worse than you think 00:52:13 Latest polling on key races 00:54:57 Russia gave $300 million to political parties worldwide 00:57:14 Durham investigation peters out 00:58:36 Prince Charles' leaky pens 01:00:31 "I'm Traveling Light" written and performed by professor Mike Steinel 01:07:05 Grace Jackson on Chinese Leader Xi Jinping's visit with Putin and today's visit with Modi 01:35:41 Profesor Ben Burgis talks Lula 02:01:43 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld and Ethan Herschenfeld 02:35:34 Emil Guillermo on DeSantis using immigrants as politcal pawns 02:58:20 Lane from Seaham and Roriki Hutchinson from Great Britain push David on abolishing the Monarchy 03:18:31 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn 04:10:35 "I'm On My Way" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 04:14:40 The Professors and Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Adnan Husain, Ann Li and Jonathan Bick 05:15:01 Professor Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky 06:15:35 Rod reports from Mexico We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
We react to news of Queen Elizabeth's passing at the age of 96. Topics: Is the monarchy evil?; Charles The Third; The Obamas; CNN's Bernard Shaw; Liz Truss Guests With Time Stamps 00:01:54 David remembers The Queen 00:08:14 Prime Minister Liz Truss is a horrible, horrible human being 00:22:05 The Obamas return to the White House 00:35:22 Bernard Shaw passes away, his question to Dukakis 00:37:32 Technical difficulties 00:41:03 David takes calls from Britain, Ireland and Australia about The Queen 01:42:32 Professor Ben Burgis discusses The Queen and John Fetterman's position on Israel 02:08:16 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld and Ethan Herschenfeld 02:36:56 Emil Guillermo, host of The PETA Podcast 03:08:19 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn 04:16:12 The Professors and Mary Anne: Professors Bick, Li, Cummings and Husain...Plus Joe In Norway cooks for us from France 05:20:47 Dave In PA finishes his wooden glass 05:22:04 Professor Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky 05:56:43 David does more news We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-l... And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PD... More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmanc... Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Topics: Midterms; Mar a Lago; Union Buster Howard Schultz resigns as CEO of Starbucks hours after David rips him a new one on today's show; Biden takes on MAGA; David presents evidence that price gouging is behind most of America's inflation Guests With Time Stamps 00:01:45 Biden takes on MAGA 00:02:55 Republicans are now Fascists 00:06:18 Republicans hate being called Fascists 00:06:31 Charlie Kirk turns into a Fascist when accused of being a Fascist 00:11:37 Mississippi killing it's citizens 00:17:47 Black pastor arrested for watering neighbor's garden 00:20:35 Italy to elect Fascist female prime minister 00:21:43 Peru's Socialist president getting hammered by country's right wing 00:22:51 Lula debates Jair Bolsonaro 00:26:14 More Shia versus Shia sectarian violence in Iraq 00:28:28 Israeli court rules Palestinian held since he was 13 continue his prison sentence despite calls from EU and the UN for his release 00:30:11 UN condemns China's treatment of the Uyghurs 00:32:01 UN condemns America's treatment of its LGBTQ community 00:36:20 California Senate passes bill to protect fast food workers 00:38:36 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is a union buster, please note he quit hours after David ripped him a new one 00:51:56 America's approval of labor unions highest in nearly 60 years 01:13:51 David explains why price gouging is behind America's inflation 01:23:45 Dr. Bandy Lee, psychiatrist who wrote a book outlining why Trump is mentally unfit to be president, fired by Yale 01:31:42 Alan Dershowitz hates the cancel culture except when he wants to cancel someone 01:33:27 Alan Dershowitz goes on TV missing his front tooth 01:36:21 Professor Ben Burgis on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis 02:07:32 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld and Ethan Herschenfeld author of "Today Is Now" 02:39:49 Emil Guillermo, host of the PETA podcast and columnist for the Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund 03:05:46 Quiz Master Dan Frankenberger tests Emil, The Rev. Barry W. Lynn and David on their knowledge of Psychology 03:30:01 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn on Trump's legal woes 04:02:21 Joe In Norway In Spain cooks up a tasty treat 04:04:39 The Professors and Mary Anne; Professors Cummings, Husain, Bick and Li 05:05:15 Professor Harvey J. Kaye, "FDR on Democracy" and Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
David explores the dark side of Ultimate Fighting and questions whether society has failed the competitors before they step into the Octagon. What are the long term physical effects from violent sports? And how do violent sports shape our view of the world from war to police violence? TOPICS: Biden forgives student debt; DeSantis is a pig; The trouble with Charlie Crist; Dr. Oz gets into trouble with the medical community; David discusses Monday's show and why he has a problem with guests who prefer fighting to discourse 00:01:16 The Show hasn't started yet 00:01:39 Go see Triumph The Insult Comic Dog! 00:02:26 Why Disney shut down David's live feed from Monday 00:03:08 Disney only permits clips of Ultimate Fighting to be seen in the context they control, not in a context that questions its value 00:05:19 Americans mistake arguing for conversation 00:06:29 Monday's guest came looking for a fight, not a conversation 00:07:06 David explains exactly what his politics are 00:13:12 You say you want a revolution? 00:15:12 Money is language 00:16:11 This is a fight over government largesse 00:19:37 The problem with fighting 00:54:09 Joe Biden forgives student loans 01:10:43 What Charlie Crist is hiding 01:24:45 Democrat Dan Goldman buys a congressional seat 01:29:50 Real Doctors Against Dr. Oz 01:32:22 Laura Loomer refuses to concede 01:49:36 "I'm On My Way" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:53:27 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld, Freudian psychoanalyst, discusses violence and politics in America 02:27:53 "Turtle" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 02:33:00 Emil Guillermo discusses pig uterus 03:09:23 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn 03:59:51 The Professors and Mary Anne; Professors Bick, Li, Husain and Cummings 04:12:01 Ukraine Update and a new museum in Washington DC named The Victims of Communism 04:19:49 Biden's loan forgiveness 05:01:47 Professor Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky 05:24:43 Professor Ben Burgis We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
Topics: Brian Stelter leaves CNN; Dan Price, America's "most moral CEO," accused of sexual assault by multiple women; Trump's Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to Trump stuff; Harriet Hageman lies about Liz Cheney failing to concede defeat; Rudy Giuliani testifies; Who's the rat in Mar a Lago?; Tucker Carlson warns of violence if Trump is indicted 00:00:00 David does The News 00:00:54 Technical problems 00:01:48 Flooding In Sudan 00:02:43 Flooding in France 00:03:10 Europe is in a record drought 00:04:03 Record year for fire in Spain, Portugal and France 00:04:35 Kenya holds election for president, loser won't concede 00:05:19 Polio in Rockland County, New York 00:06:36 Socialist Pedro Castillo faces third impeachment in Peru 00:07:46 Liz Cheney goes down to defeat 00:09:07 Harriet Hageman accuses Liz of being a sore loser, but they're caught in a lie 00:13:27 Liz Cheney is a deeply flawed profile in courage 00:22:28 Liz will run for president and Trump will destroy her 00:33:18 George W. Bush is now teaching a Master Class in leadership. Amazing 00:52:29 Ron DeSantis wants veterans without a college degree to teach in our public schools 01:00:51 Kari Lake has a penis 01:09:06 Alex Jones turns back on Trump to support DeSantis 01:16:12 Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty andsentenced to Rikers 01:17:25 Steve Bannon hates Mike Pence 01:22:32 Eric Trump's pastor is Greg Locke 01:25:08 Ted Cruz says GOP gets the House and then it's non-stop impeachment rama 01:33:24 Chuck Schumer's son-in-law Michael Shapiro is a disgrace 01:35:58 "Ain't No Chairs" written and performed by Professor MIKE STEINEL 01:39:46 PROFESSOR BEN BURGIS, columnist for Jacobin and host of "Give Them An Argument" 01:48:30 Ben Shapiro doesn't approve of Dave Rubin's same sex marriage, and the rest of the Right doesn't approve of both their Judaism 02:03:05 DR. PHILIP HERSCHENFELD & ETHAN HERSCHENFELD 02:09:16 Ethan has some problems with Book of Deuteronomy 02:42:03 EMIL GUILLERMO, columnist for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and host of The PETA Podcast 02:42:39 Leave Alec Baldwin alone, seriously, he didn't do it on purpose 02:48:19 Is Liz Cheney really our ally, just because she's going after Trump? 03:04:57 Sacheen Littlefeather gets an apology from Movie Academy, will she now get one from Dennis Miller and Jay Leno? 03:14:34 A brilliant clip of Steve Martin 03:18:51 THE REV. BARRY W. LYNN, Americans United For Separation of Church and State 03:20:02 Andrew Yang and Christie Todd Whitman launch a new party, and it looks like a grift 03:36:17 Latest polls show Dr. Oz is going to lose in Pennsylvania 03:44:55 Dems could pick up seats in the senate 04:11:59 THE PROFESSORS AND MARY ANNE: PROFESSORS LI, BICK, CUMMINGS AND HUSAIN 04:14:33 JOE IN NORWAY IN SPAIN prepares Gazpacho 04:17:34 How's the war in Ukraine going? 04:21:11 Ron DeSantis cracks down on socially responsible investing 04:26:03 How America doesn't take care of its elderly and how Holland does 04:38:30 Great Britain takes care of its elderly better than America 04:52:41 Why can Europe do a mixed economy that allows for Capitalism and a social safety net but America can't? 05:12:12 ALAN MINSKY, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America 05:20:25 Will the Court block the Dems from passing law protecting a woman's right to an abortion? We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
Topics: Merrick Garland calls Trump's bluff; FBI attacked first rhetorically, then physically in Cincinnati; Beto O'Rourke drops the F bomb; Steve Doocy gets creeped out by guests trashing FBI; Mar a Lago presents FBI with $10,000 bill for resort fees and early check in; Republicans starting to think maybe letting Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court would have been the smarter bet; 00:02:34 Flooding in South Korea 00:04:52 Fire Nado in California 00:08:31 Beto loses it on the campaign trail 00:15:16 Mandela Barnes wins in Wisconsin 00:18:59 Emmett Till case put to rest 00:20:47 Mar a Lago's bed bugs 00:29:22 Bernie's complaints about what's not in the Inflation Reduction Act 00:49:02 Jon Stewart gets standing ovation at the White House, and Tucker Carlson is evil 00:56:23 Trump pleads the 5th 00:58:15 GOP calls FBI raid a "declaration of war" 01:15:24 Alan Dershowitz needs a new dentist 01:17:15 Rand Paul doesn't trust the FBI 01:19:08 Steve Doocy gets creeped out by all these GOP attacks on the FBI 01:21:38 Florida congressional candidate calls for insurrection 01:30:47 Bush destroyed America, Trump will destroy democracy 01:35:14 "Turtle" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:39:40 PROFESSOR BEN BURGIS 02:06:48 DR. PHILIP HERSCHENFELD AND ETHAN HERSCHENFELD 02:38:59 EMIL GUILLERMO 03:10:20 THE REV. BARRY W. LYNN 04:08:41 "Ain't No Chairs" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 04:13:23 JOE IN NORWAY in Spain cooks for us 04:19:34 The Professors WITHOUT MARY ANNE: Professors Ann Li, Jonathan Bick and Adnan Husain 05:10:51 PROFESSOR HARVEY J. KAYE and ALAN MINSKY 05:13:25 ASMR for the eyes, DAVE IN PA. We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
We focus on Alex Jones, and how he and other pathological liars found wealth hawking guns, dietary supplements, conspiracy theories and Donald Trump. During the show we learn a jury ordered Alex Jones to pay parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim $4 million in compensatory damages. Is Jones capable of remorse? Can a psychopath like Alex Jones ever be cured? Topics: Cops who killed Breonna Taylor finally charged; Nancy in Taiwan; Ron DeSantis thinks gay people more dangerous than Monkeypox; what's in the new Inflation Reduction Act #AlexJonesVerdict #BreonnaTaylor #DavidFeldmanShow Time Stamps: 00:03:07 Monkeypox is catching on! 00:03:33 Ron DeSantis says Monkeypox no big deal 00:03:50 Brittney Griner found guilty in Russia 00:04:26 Liars 00:05:07 Police lie. Especially in Kentucky 00:05:40 Louisville, Kentucky police charged by Justice Department in the murder of Breonna Taylor 00:06:29 Why did Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker think it was a home invasion and not a police raid? 00:07:08 Police wore bullet proof vests but no body cameras 00:07:58 Merrick Garland says police lied to get the warrant to search Breonna Taylor's apartment, so says Justice Department 00:09:50 No cops charged, but Breonna's boyfriend was charged with "attempted murder" 00:10:29 The National Rifle Association never defends black gun owners 00:13:20 Why didn't Congressman Clay Higgins defend Breonna Taylor's boyfriend? 00:16:34 Why the NRA and Louisville cops hate the federal government 00:17:31 No knock warrants get people killed 00:18:58 Police lied about Breonna Taylor's boyfriend being a drug dealer 00:19:55 Alex Jones' trial is amazing 00:20:56 Alex Jones helped organize the January 6 Stop The Steal rally in Washington 00:21:25 Jones is a close friend of The Oath Keepers and Ali Alexander 00:22:48 Jones led the charge towards the Capitol after Trump's speech 00:26:57 Why did Capitol Police issue six permits allowing Stop The Steal to protest outside the Capitol? 00:31:48 The January 6 Committee wants Alex Jones phone records 00:32:09 Alex Jones' cell phone contains pictures of nude children 00:33:09 Why exactly is Alex Jones on trial right now? 00:35:12 What does it mean when they say Alex Jones defaulted on the four defamation lawsuits filed against him? 00:36:19 David explains the "Perry Mason moment" in Alex Jones' trial 00:39:42 David's favorite clip from the Alex Jones trial this week 00:40:38 Jerry Nadler versus Carolyn Maloney for New York's 12th congressional district 00:41:23 Maloney says Biden isn't running for reelection 00:42:06 Arizona primary results 00:43:50 Missouri primary results 00:47:28 Nancy Pelosi goes to Taiwan and the GOP loves it! 00:55:51 Biden kills Ayman al-Zawahiri 01:10:14 Bernie unhappy with the Inflation Reduction Act 01:10:41 Democrats make the case for the new Inflation Reduction Act 01:24:47 Republican John Barasso lie about the bill to protect the rich 01:26:42 Florida Republican Rick Scott is a liar 01:32:46 "Ain't No Chairs" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:37:08 Professor Ben Burgis talks about his new column in The Nation outlining all the illegal coups America has conducted around the world 02:02:51 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld, Freudian psychoanalyst and Ethan Herschenfeld. What is a psychopath? Is Alex Jones one? Is Donald Trump a psychopath? And what did Freud mean when he said, "Biology is destiny"? 02:36:41 Emil Guillermo host of the PETA podcast and columnist for the Asian American Legal and Defense Association. Emil remembers Vin Scully and talks about phone bullies 03:02:36 Sean Hannity warns about "climate alarmists" at CPAC 03:03:40 Special Guest Dr. Joanne Lynn explains Monkeypox and the latest research on Alzheimer's. Also The Rev. Barry W. Lynn explains why Alex Jones is evil 04:11:20 The Professors And Mary Anne: Professor Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick and Adnan Husain. We talk Alex Jones, Ukraine, Taiwan, What's in Manchin-Schumer and Biden taking out Ayman al-Zawahiri. Plus Joe In Norway is in Spain cooking Spanish food 05:15:56 Dave In PA makes a wine glass out of wood 05:18:20 Professor Harvey J. Kaye, author of "British Marxist Historians" and Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America 05:57:02 "Turtle" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
Things do not look good for Joe Biden and the Democratic Party right now. Polls show that nearly 3/4 of Americans, including a staggering 94% of people under 30, do not want Biden to run for reelection. Biden's prospects look slightly better when people are asked if they prefer him or Donald Trump, and for Biden that's apparently enough. The New York Times says the president has a favorite aphorism: "Don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative." (This is the worst aphorism ever.) "The alternative to us is Christian Fascism" might be a platform that allows some Democrats to squeak back into office. After all, the existing alternative is Christian Fascism. But what kind of agenda could actually produce lasting majorities and enthusiastic public support? What would a real alternative to the GOP, one that put forward a positive and transformative set of ideas, look like? To answer this question, we are today joined by Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), and Professor Harvey J. Kaye, author of The Fight for the Four Freedoms and Thomas Paine and the Promise of America. In a recent series of articles for Common Dreams, Kaye and Minsky have laid out the case for a 21st-century Economic Bill of Rights. They argue that if Democrats want to win, they should formally embrace the principles of the Economic Bill of Rights, which would make it clear to Americans exactly what people would be voting for when they are asked to vote. Kaye and Minsky's article series is here:A Call for All Progressive Candidates and Officeholders to Embrace a 21st Century Economic Bill of RightsWhy Should Progressives Embrace a 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights? Because They Already Do (w/ Michael Brennan)The Time Has Come for Progressives to Rescue and Renew American DemocracyThe Economic Bill of Rights consists of the following: 1. The right to a useful job that pays a living wage, and to a voice in the workplace through a union and collective bargaining.2. The right to comprehensive quality health care.3. The right to a complete cost-free public education and access to broadband internet.4. The right to decent, safe, affordable housing.5. The right to a clean environment and a secure planet.6. The right to a meaningful endowment of resources at birth and a secure retirement.7. The right to sound banking and financial services.8. The right to recreation and participation in public life.For Kaye and Minsky, having a clear set of principles like this, and legislation ready to pass that will actually ensure the rights are granted, is a viable route to progressive electoral success that can deliver the kind of lasting political transformation last seen in the years of the New Deal. In this episode we talk about what the progressive left should borrow from FDR in order to stop the creeping advance of far-right theocracy in its tracks. A previous Current Affairs interview with Harvey Kaye specifically focusing on Thomas Paine and FDR can be heard here. More interviews with Kaye and Minsky about the Economic Bill of Rights can be found here. A relevant recent Current Affairs article about the New Deal era Works Progress administration can be read here.
David explains how economists will say anything if you pay them enough. Joe Manchin signs on to the climate bill, what's in it, and why did Manchin give in? Trump is promising martial law. Manufacturers of AR-15s were brought before Congress on Wednesday. David takes a close look at how those hearings revealed the ways assault weapons are marketed to white nationalists and far Right members of The Proud Boys, The Oath Keepers and The Boogaloo Boys. Also, we continue to examine the right wing's growing "insurrectionary theory” of the Second Amendment, and the false belief that our Founding Fathers believed citizens needed guns to check an "overly intrusive" government. We look at the midterms, and ask if things might be looking better at least politically for Biden and the Democrats. Guests with Time Stamps: 00:01:50 Conservative Party televised debate cut short when moderator collapses 00:04:49 Should Democratic candidates distance themselves from Biden? 00:10:47 What do the Democrats have to run on for the Midterms? 00:14:28 Shocker: Manchin gets on board Biden's Climate Bill 00:16:16 Biden insists you can't be pro cop and pro insurrection 00:18:38 Trump falsely claims he's "pro cop" 00:20:23 Trump promises martial law 00:23:59 Congress forces manufacturers of AR-15s to testify 00:28:16 Congresswoman AOC takes on the CEO of Sturm Ruger 00:38:27 Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins warns of a blood bath if the FBI and the ATF comes for the assault weapons 00:51:32 Democratic Congressman Gerald Connolly accuses GOP of threatening violence 00:54:43 Republicans insist the Second Amendment is for Insurrection 01:03:16 Biden administration says it's not a recession 01:10:48 David wants a Nobel prize in Economics 01:15:05 New documents reveal Uber hired economists to lie about Uber's impact on the economy 01:18:36 Academy Award Winning Movie "Inside Job" exposes academics for hire 01:20:21 Professor Frederic Mishkin, Columbia Business School, is a fraud 01:25:42 Glenn Hubbard, recently retired Dean of Columbia Business School, is a fraud 01:34:32 Professor Ben Burgis talks about his latest article in Current Affairs: "How Leftists Should Debate in Mainstream Spaces," and his forthcoming article in Jacobin: "Peter Thiel Wants You To Think He's An Evil Genius. He's Just A Rich Guy." 02:03:31 President Donald Trump, AKA Robert Smigel, tells us how he invented Rap 02:06:50 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld is a Freudian psychoanalyst. Ethan Herschenfeld is a comedian and actor, and his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube. Buy Ethan's new book "Today Is Now." 02:36:22 Emil Guillermo is host of the PETA Podcast, and a columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund. 03:09:37 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn does a deeper dive into January 6 and other legal problems for Trump and the extreme Republican agenda on social issues. 04:09:00 "I'm On My Way" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 04:14:49 The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, and Jonathan Bick PLUS ASMR for your eyeballs with Joe in Norway in the kitchen. 05:06:09 Professor Harvey J Kaye is the author of countless books, including “Take Hold of Our History”, “FDR on Democracy”, “Fight for the Four Freedoms”, and “Thomas Paine and the Promise of America”. Alan Minsky is executive director of Progressive Democrats of America. He is a lifelong activist, who has worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades. 05:59:17 "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239
Today's show recaps Thursday night's prime time hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Topics: Joe Biden has Covid; Pelosi forces Republicans to admit they're against contraception and same sex marriage; Senate takes up an assault weapons ban; Chipotle busting unions Guests with time stamps: 00:01:14 Joe Biden has Covid 00:02:24 Steve Bannon pleads not guilty and refuses to testify 00:04:08 Chipolte closes restaurant after it votes to go union 00:06:12 Boris Johnson says farewell 00:07:54 Airport tarmac melts from heat 00:11:01 Merrick Garland asked about Trump 00:11:58 Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings on banning assault weapons 00:13:13 Senator Tammy Duckworth says leading cause of death among children is gun violence 00:14:19 Mayor of Highland Park testifies about gun violence 00:16:57 Pelosi forces GOP to vote on abortion, contraception and same sex marriage 00:25:09 Paul Pelosi's latest five million dollar inside trade 00:37:05 Federal Reserve jump starts recession to benefit those with piles of cash waiting to buy real estate without a mortgage 00:40:14 There are no laws reigning in how much interest credit card companies can charge you 00:41:05 What the bible says about lending money 00:44:07 How Visa doubled David's credit card balance with fees and interest in just a few months 00:49:53 Credit card companies can charge whatever they want 00:58:23 For rich people government is the solution not the problem 01:00:50 The fifty year war waged against American democracy 01:05:52 The most dangerous politicians in America are the ones who focus only on class 01:14:30 How Trump conned his insurrectionists 01:30:12 "I'm On My Way" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:33:21 "Swine Bomb Boogie" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel 01:37:06 Professor Ben Burgis on Biden's failure to legalize marijuana. Plus how the Left needs to learn from Bernie on how to communicate 02:07:41 Dr. Philip Herschenfeld is a Freudian psychoanalyst. Ethan Herschenfeld is a comedian and actor, and his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube. 02:36:27 Emil Guillermo is host of the PETA Podcast, and a columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund. 03:04:00 Recap of the January 6 hearings with The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Alan Minsky, Professor Mary Anne Cummings, Professor Ann Li and Professor Jonathan Bick. We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-l... And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PD... More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmanc... Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
This is BONUS material from Friday's Episode 1352. To hear Episode 1352 you need to download the previous episode. The Professors and Mary Anne discuss bringing back the draft, the thirst for Fascism on the right, and the 168 Republicans in the House who prefer guns to people. Plus, when is Congressman Jim Jordan going to prison? Then we are joined by Alan Minsky, executive director of Progressive Democrats of America. Due to technical difficulties, we didn't include this portion of Friday's show. I drop new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday at 3:00 AM (Eastern)
Today's show focuses on Clarence Thomas' ruling on guns, his wife Jinny Thomas and their perverse relationship with his former law clerk John Eastman who appears to be the architect of Donald Trump's conspiracy to overthrow the results of the 2020 president election. Plus, Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark's home raided by FBI; Is Trump finished?; Senate passes gun reform bill; Supreme Court overturns gun reform; Roe v. Wade braces for impact; Guests With Time Stamps (00:28) David Does the News: The truth about Chicago's gun murder rate; Why Jeffrey A. Rosen, the former acting attorney general; Richard P. Donoghue, the former acting deputy attorney general; and Steven A. Engel, the former assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel are not heroes; Supreme Court voids New York's gun law; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas obscene relationship with John Eastman, the unhinged architect of Donald Trump's criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election (56:16) Dan Frankenberger and David kill time (1:05:25) Gregg Barak (author, "Criminology on Trump") Emeritus Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Eastern Michigan University, Gregg Barak thinks this time they actually have Trump. (1:35:36) Professor Ben Burgis (his new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What he got right, how he went wrong, and why he still matters.") Professor Burgis talks about his big debate this Saturday night with Tim Pool, Tulsi Gabbard and James O'Keefe. (2:05:46) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) How to explain this mystifying loss of any kind of moral sense in our Republican brethren. There were in the past conservatives with much different opinions on how to govern the country. But they seemed to have had a sense of integrity and honesty that has lately vanished. (2:38:38) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) Vincent Chin plus 40 years. Juneteenth and the Golden State Warrior Millionaires. Kevin Hart investing in vegan fast food. The racism of the Big Lie and how it destroyed Shae Moss' sense of democracy (3:11:33) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mark Steinel (3:16:33) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) Member of the Supreme Court Bar, The Rev. Barry W. Lynn reviews Clarence Thomas' majority opinion today overturning New York's gun law. (4:05:54) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain, and Ann Li. January 6 Hearings; Supreme Court; Afghanistan PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs - Kitchen ASMR with Joe in Norway - Shop ASMR with Dave in PA (5:13:32) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-l... And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PD... More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmanc... Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Today's show focuses primarily on Thursday's televised hearings conducted by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. The big takeaway is new and overwhelming evidence that January 6 was an inside job and that Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania and Representative Andy Biggs, Republican of Arizona along with several other Republican members of congress conspired to overturn the election and then, after January 6th, asked Donald Trump for a presidential pardon before he left office. Guests With Time Codes (00:25) David Does the News: January 6 goes Prime Time; (1:04:07) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (1:11:37) Prof. Sheryll Cashin (author of "White Space, Black ‘Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality") Sheryl Cashin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Race and American Law, and other subjects. She is an active member of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, she's written commentaries for The Washington Post, Salon, The Root, and other media, and she is a contributing editor for Politico. Professor Cashin writes about race relations and inequality in America, and she is the author of Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy, Place Not Race, The Failures of Integration, and White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality (1:39:04) Scott Dikkers (founding editor, "The Onion" and "The AV Club") Scott Dikkers is the founder of TheOnion.com and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, including “How to Write Funny.” He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a Peabody, and too many Webby Awards to count. He can be seen on his weekly comedy show Scott Dikkers Around. (2:04:40) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:38:00) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) w/ Kathy Guillermo (SVP of Laboratory Investigations Department at PETA) (3:11:36) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) w/ Kate Vlach (Policy Director at the DC Attorney General. Formerly: Law Clerk @ ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, Policy Associate @ NARAL Pro-Choice America) (4:12:39) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain, Ann Li, other PhDs PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs - Kitchen ASMR with Joe in Norway - Shop ASMR with Dave in PA (5:22:34) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast!
Why don't American police demand gun control? Tuesday's massacre in Uvalde, Texas exposed just how terrified American police are of getting killed by assault weapons. So why the silence from police chiefs when it comes to banning AR-15s? How have gun manufacturers and the NRA purchased silence from American police? (0:52) David Does the News: NRA Meets today to plan more killings: A look at the NRA's history of draft dodging and spousal abuse; Wayne LaPiere's personal life; Texas Governor Greg Abbott is evil; Republican Senator Tom Cotton says assaults weapons don't exist (56:37) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (1:01:51) Gregg Barak (author, "Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding" and "Criminology on Trump") Americans have yet to come to grips with just how violent we are. Gregg Barak is the co-founder and North American Editor of the “Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime” and Emeritus Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author and editor of 20 books on crime, justice, media, violence, criminal law, homelessness, and human rights. These include “Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding,” “Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Homelessness in Contemporary America”, and “Theft of a Nation: Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding”. His newest book is “Criminology on Trump.” (1:36:40) Joe Thompson (organizer w/ Starbucks Workers United, candidate for California State Assembly District 28) Joe Thompson is a 19-year-old non-binary, UC Santa Cruz Student, a Starbucks Union Organizer, and a progressive candidate for California State Assembly District 28 in the nonpartisan primary election on Tuesday June 7th. Joe uses they/them pronouns and, if elected, they would be the first nonbinary official elected to statewide office in California. (2:03:40) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) We talks guns (2:34:09) "Travelin' Light" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (2:30:25) Stump The Hump with Quizmaster Dan F. Today's topic: Disney (3:10:17) "Swine Bomb Boogie" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (3:13:06) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) Religious Nut of the Week Rep Brian Babin (R-TX): "The United States of America has always had guns. It's our history. We were built on the Judeo-Christian foundation and with guns" (4:07:21) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Jonathan Bick, Ann Li, Adnan Husain We talks guns PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs - Kitchen ASMR with Joe in Norway Joe makes: Homemade glass jelly noodles w/a spicy Sichuanese sauce. (5:10:10) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) Guns (5:45:04) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) Guns (6:10:57) Liam McEneany (Comedian and Producer) Liam plugs his big new tour called L.L.L.L. (Left-Leaning Liberals of Laughter) Presents: Progressive Comedy for America
Sam and Emma host Harvey Kaye, professor emeritus of democracy at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, and Alan Minsky, executive director of the Progressive Democrats of America, to discuss their recent mission statement published in Common Dreams, the 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights. However, Emma and Sam first dive into yesterday's mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, walking through the mass boom in gun sales over the past two years, the common link between mass shooters and violence against women, and the ahistorical neoliberal view that gun control is a revolutionary concept in the US. Then, they're joined by Professor Harvey Kaye and executive director Alan Minsky as they dive into the history of economic bills of rights, first proposed in the US by FDR as a centerpiece to his 1944 State of the Union, built on his economic declaration of rights and his concept of the four freedoms (speech, worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear), and looking to support the rights people wanted to see enumerated after World War II, seeing healthcare and jobs, particularly, as central to defeating the constraints of need. These concepts were then picked up by the democratic party under Truman, and even framed as the party platform in 1960 ahead of JFK's candidacy. Next, Kaye and Minsky walk through the 10 rights present in the 21st Century Declaration, including universal healthcare, the right to education and the internet, affordable and accessible housing, a clean environment, support at birth and in retirement, a fair justice system, sound financial services, and a right to recreation and participation in democratic life, all of which, as they walk through, are tied to current legislation supported by Bernie Sanders, the squad, and other progressives. Next, they dive into the rhetorical element of this fight, perhaps the one in which we have the longest to go, first looking at the relationship between liberty and governing powers, before diving into what a productive future for a progressive left in the US would look like, both in terms of changing the conversation and building on the CPC's existing role in the Democratic Party. And in the Fun Half: Emma and Sam talk with John from San Antonio as he dives into the more hopeful elements of the state of our politics, from unionization to Jessica Cisneros' continued hope, before they address Nancy Pelosi's robocall in support of an anti-choice anti-gun-control candidate, the massive Georgia turnout, and how we could see a positive drive for Democratic turnout in the midterms. David from Grand Junction discusses corporate America's refusal to hire amid their mindless drive for efficiency, teacher Lauren calls in on rising COVID rates in schools, and Isaac has an extensive conversation on Saudi Arabia's conflict in Yemen. In returning to the shooting, Sam and Emma discuss Beto O'Rourke performing maybe his first genuinely emotional political stunt, Newsmax pitching more cops in school once again, despite the myriad cops that were at this school who just decided to get themselves out of danger and leave it to the teachers, and Matt Walsh hails State Farm while Crowder goes full fash, plus, your calls and IMs! 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Historian and author Harvey Kaye and Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America Alan Minsky weigh in on how Democrats prioritize struggles for economic justice — and what those priorities should look like.
Suzi talks to Alan Minsky and Harvey Kaye about the 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights, which they see as both a campaign platform and governing program to rescue and renew American democracy. This is more than a to-do or must-do list for progressives, but in their words, a compelling and transformative unifying project, a manifesto to advance democracy. We ask whether they think this program is feasible and realizable given the configuration of our political winner take all system?We then turn to the recent election in France, where incumbent Emmanuel Macron won with a 17% margin over Marine Le Pen. The period leading up to this election was far more uncertain. The contest had been narrowed from 12 parties in the first round, held April 10th, to the top two vote-getters, the centrist neoliberal Macron, and the far rightist Le Pen. Le Pen edged out the leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon by a very narrow margin. The day before the election, we spoke with Sebastian Budgen, author of a recent article in the New Left Review blog, about the big question leading up to the election: Where would Mélenchon's votes go in the second round? Though a decisive number seemed to have held their noses to vote for Macron, 26% of the electorate stayed home—in effect abstaining. An insignificant 2% of voters either nullified or turned in a blank ballot. Budgen gives an analysis of the state of the French electorate that holds lessons and warnings for the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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