Podcasts about Brand New Congress

We'll be speaking with Zana Day, founder of Bullhorn Bulletin & formerly of Brand New Congress, about the latest major issues facing the working class including the introduction of the Pelosi Act by Senator Josh Hawley to ban insider trading by Congress, BUT... there's a catch.   Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ patreon.com/JENerationalChange ☀️ WEBSITE: jenerationalchange.com ☀️ TWITTER: @JENChangeFL  ☀️ INSTAGRAM: @JENerationalChange  ☀️ FACEBOOK: @Jen Perelman   Streamed live on Jan 25, 2023.

https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/has-australia-become-authoritaria (Returning guest, Vinay Kolhatkar), is discussing his post, https://www.thesavvystreet.com/on-election-day-australia-commits-climate-suicide/ (On Election Day, Australia Commits Climate Suicide). Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free) https://secular-foxhole.haaartland.com/ (The Secular Foxhole Town Hall). Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/has-australia-become-authoritaria (Has Australia become Authoritaria?) https://www.klaus.cz/clanky/2694 (The Climate Change Doctrine is Part of Environmentalism, Not of Science) - Václav Klaus https://www.thesavvystreet.com/geologist-ian-plimer-on-the-science-and-politics-of-the-anti-scientific-climate-movement/ (Geologist Ian Plimer On the Science and Politics of the Anti-Scientific Climate Movement) "https://www.dsausa.org (Democratic Socialists of America)" "https://www.brandnewcongress.org/#candidates (Brand New Congress)" "https://justicedemocrats.com (Justice Democrats)" "https://350action.org (350 Action)" https://www.thesavvystreet.com/american-marxists-set-the-stage-for-world-fascism/ (American Marxists Set the Stage for World Fascism) https://v4vpodcast.fun/%40v4vpodcast/episodes/the-secular-foxhole/activity (The Secular Foxhole podcast reviewed on Value For Value podcast) https://mastodon.social/@JakeHider (Jake Hider) https://sliekmedia.com/podcasts (The Sliek podcast) Episode 52 (42 minutes) was recorded at 11 PM CET, on July 15, 2022, with https://ringr.com/ego (Ringr app).. Editing and post-production was done with the https://alitu.com/?fp_ref=egonetcast (podcast maker, Alitu). The https://www.veed.io/tools/transcription/podcast-transcripts (transcript will be generated by Veed.io) in the near future. https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/listen (Easy listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast) in your https://podnews.net/podcast/i9d1q/all (podcast (podcatcher) app) of choice, e.g., https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-secular-foxhole/id1529242825 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/2OZNzkrzItT4zmDpc8TdqO (Spotify), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vdGhlLXNlY3VsYXItZm94aG9sZS8?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif28Kq4IjsAhVK0IUKHbQpAREQ4aUDegQIARAC&hl=sv (Google Podcasts), https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/36c65af3-3a05-48fc-90b2-a60bc245d918/the-secular-foxhole (Amazon Music), https://gaana.com/podcast/the-secular-foxhole-season-1 (Gaana), https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-secular-foxhole-blair-schofield-and-0AFTLgs42OW/ (Listen Notes), or one of the http://newpodcastapps.com/ (new podcast apps), onhttps://podcastindex.org/podcast/1064830 ( Podcast Index), supporting the https://medium.com/@everywheretrip/an-introduction-to-podcasting-2-0-3c4f61ea17f4 (Podcasting 2.0) initiative, and http://value4value.io/ (Value for Value) by streaming https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/satoshi.asp (Satoshis) (Bitcoin payments). Oscar Merry is ahead of the game, with his https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/app-making-bitcoin-payments-easier/ (Fountain app). Make a https://www.fountain.fm/blog/how-to-top-up-your-fountain-wallet-with-bitcoin (micropayment transaction) with the new https://play.fountain.fm/show/tAMgIwWrYj20GkK7x48m (podcast app, Fountain). You could also listen to our podcast on our own standalone app, by downloading it for free...

Nina Turner talks about her latest congressional race, which she lost, where the Congressional Progressives Caucus was, & what's next for her. Amy Vilela talks about her own congressional race for Nevada's First District. https://twitter.com/amy4thepeople https://twitter.com/ninaturner Amy Vilela grew up in poverty, relying on programs like WIC & SNAP in order to make ends meet as a single-mother. She took classes at night while working multiple jobs to become the first in her family to earn a degree. She became a national advocate for Medicare for All after her daughter Shalynne died at the hands of our nation's profit-driven healthcare system. After working her way up to become a CFO, Amy has since retooled her professional experience to provide vital campaign services to other progressive candidates. In 2020, serving as a State Co-chair, Amy led the charge for Bernie Sanders' landslide victory in the Nevada caucuses. The Vilelas first moved to Nevada when her husband, Major David Vilela, was transferred to Creech Air Force Base. If elected, she would be the first ever active duty military spouse to serve in Congress. In addition to Congresswoman Cori Bush & Senator Nina Turner, Amy's campaign has attracted national attention and has been endorsed by Brand New Congress, Sunrise Movement Las Vegas, the Center for Biological Diversity & more. Nina Turner, the oldest of seven children, grew up in a working-class family in Cleveland's Lee-Harvard community. Her Mother was a nurse's aide & her Father was a truck driver. Experiencing the impact of income inequality firsthand, Turner took her first job at age 14 to help support her siblings & keep the family afloat. Turner's Mother battled high blood pressure her entire life & died at age 42. This experience exposed to Turner the serious problems with our health care system, especially for Black & lower-income families. After working her way through college and graduate school (she earned an Associate's Degree from Cuyahoga Community College & a Bachelor's and Master's from Cleveland State University), she started a career dedicated to keeping Ohio working families afloat too. Turner made history in 2005 as the first African American woman to represent Ward One on the Cleveland City Council, & again in 2008 as the first African American woman to serve as a State Senator in Ohio's 25th District. In the legislature, Turner repeatedly defended against attacks on women's health care freedom & partnered with working families & organized labor to protect collective bargaining rights. As a champion for criminal justice reform, she led the effort to create Ohio's first task force on police & community relations in the wake of tragic police killings in Ohio & across the country. Turner went on to serve as the Chair of Party Engagement for the Ohio Democratic Party, leading the effort to build a more robust & inclusive organizing infrastructure & support for local Democratic candidates across the State. Turner took her record of accomplishment & commitment to justice nationwide when she became a national surrogate for Bernie Sanders' 2016 Presidential campaign & National Co-Chair for Bernie 2020. In those roles, she traveled coast to coast building support for progressive values such as a $15 living wage, free education from kindergarten through college & health care as a human right in the form of Medicare for All. Between those two campaigns, Turner also served as the President of the national grassroots political organization “Our Revolution.” Nina Turner is a wife, mother & proud grandmother. A former Assistant Professor of History at her alma mater Cuyahoga Community College, she is also the current host of the “Hello Somebody” podcast on iHeartRadio. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Follow Katie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kthalps Callin link: https://www.callin.com/episode/nina-turner-amy-vilela-qsJgTwzHDK

Adam SommerCory ArchibaldTroy HewittBill RyanPart 2 - Missouri, and more. https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

Adam SommerCory ArchibaldTroy HewittBill RyanPart 2 - Missouri, and more. https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD"Change The Conversation"

Adam SommerCory ArchibaldTroy HewittBill RyanCory, Troy, & Bill have a new show! The Breaking Left Podcast - coming out soon! They joined Adam Sommer for a chat to talk about their work, how they came to find each other, and their upcoming show. Part 1 of 2 https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

Adam SommerCory ArchibaldTroy HewittBill RyanCory, Troy, & Bill have a new show! The Breaking Left Podcast - coming out soon! They joined Adam Sommer for a chat to talk about their work, how they came to find each other, and their upcoming show. Part 1 of 2 https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD"Change The Conversation"

We're not screaming, you're screaming! Okay, we're screaming too because this week's conversation with Adrienne Bell, who is the Executive Director at Brand New Congress is motivation 101 for getting clued into the midterm elections. Like, if you've been putting it off or dragging your feet, Adrienne gives the 411 inspo on why this is the time to get involved and how to do that. Additionally, and importantly, we chat about the mission behind Brand New Congress and the candidates they support, including Girl and the Gov, The Podcast alum, Brittany Ramos DeBarros, Morgan Harper, and Melanie D'Arrigo, and Keeping Up With The Candidates rockstar, Stephanie Gallardo. We also obvi chat about the candidates turned elected officials they've supported such as AOC, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman. Tune into the episode and to this election, NOW.NY Event at Y7: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-and-the-gov-at-y7-flatiron-tickets-261142142177Winc (21+ only):https://winc.mivh.net/vn1kZWDonate to Girl and the Gov!https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/girlandthegovBrand Ambassador Program:https://www.girlandthegov.com/the-ambassadorsInternship Description:https://www.girlandthegov.com/careersBrand New Congress Candidates:https://www.brandnewcongress.org/#candidatesCongressman Suozzi's Campaign Kickoff Event:https://secure.ngpvan.com/a91NeQyeHUeMPxUQ5lIU2A2Congressional Candidate Alexandra Hunt's NY Meet & Greet:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nycforalexandra?t=L9v6k&refcodeSB=b-2767-L9v6k

Isiah James & Shaniyas Chowdhury are veterans and former Brand New Congress slate mates of Jen's who are currently running for public office at the federal & state level respectively.   We'll be discussing how the MIC continues to define much of our economy & political discourse and how we can change that going forward.   Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ patreon.com/JENerationalChange  __  ☀️ WEBSITE: jenerationalchange.com ☀️ TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @JENFL23 ☀️ PATREON: patreon.com/JENerationalChange

Very happy to welcome Sanna Ghotbi to talk about Participatory Democracy !After working in politics for four years, Sanna is now working with municipalities and public institutions to design participatory democracy processes. Together we discussed the need to reinvent democracy. We reviewed inspiring examples in various countries: in Spain following 15-M movement in 2011 (Indignados), in France with the tops & flops of the Citizen Convention for Climate, in Ireland on very controversial topics and even in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan). We then made a focus on Sweden, known as a Democracy landmark. Partly a myth according to Sanna, who hightlighted opportunities, challenges and specific initiatives going on at the moment. At the end of the interview, Sanna shared her dream for Participatory Democracy in the future. She would want it to be built on 3 pillars: 1/ Better Representation: Allowing more people from different backgrounds to enter into politics, inspired by the movement "Brand New Congress" in the US, led by AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), 2/ Better everyday participation: thanks to permanent structures, such as for example rotational Citizen Assemblies, 3/ Better Organising on a grassroots level: through Community Organising within Civil Society, "and for that for people in Sweden to wake up ! We are not in this perfect equal country, we need to get organised ! to demand things, to cross pollinate between different movements (equal health care, less discrimination on the job market, better pensions, less segregation and dismanteled public services in disadvantaged areas)".Hope you you will like this conversation as much as I did ! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#EvictionMoratorium A panel of housing organizers, unhoused activists & policy wonks talk about the recent expiration of the eviction moratorium. Ava Farkas is the head of Met Council On Housing (https://www.metcouncilonhousing.org/); Milton Perez is an organizer with VOCAL (https://www.vocal-ny.org/); Samuel Stein researchers and writes about the politics of housing and urban planning and is the author of "Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (https://www.shapeofthecity.blogspot.c... Amye Cutlip is an independent data journalist and a housing rights advocate; Maebe A. Girl (https://twitter.com/Maebe_A_Girl) is a U.S. House Candidate, Paul Williams is a fellow at Jain Family institute, grad student in John Jay masters program in economics (https://twitter.comJJayEcon); Rebecca Parson (https://twitter.com/RebeccaforWA) is a housing organizer, formerly homeless, and a candidate for Congress in Washington‘s 6th District. She's running against the 13th most conservative Democrat in the House and has been endorsed by Brand New Congress.

Rasha Nasr (SPD) und Kassem Taher Saleh (Grüne) sind in Dresden Gegenkandidaten im gleichen Wahlkreis bei der Bundestagswahl, aber dennoch verbindet sie einiges: Hinter ihnen steht die Organisation „Brand New Bundestag“. Die ist angelehnt an Brand New Congress, also der Graswurzelbewegung aus den USA, mit der einst Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez erfolgreich wurde. Darüber haben wir gesprochen. Aber auch über ihre Jugend in Sachsen und wie sie auf der Suche nach ihrer Identität waren- zwischen beiden Welten in Syrien und im Irak, und dann hier in Deutschland. Sowie auch über ihre teils krassen Erfahrungen mit Rassismus und natürlich was ihre politischen Pläne sind.

Lauren Ashcraft is a community advocate, comedian, and democratic socialist. She ran a 100% grassroots campaign for District 12-NY, which covers portions of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Lauren says that she "became radicalized by working in the private sector in New York City," where she "realized that capitalism is socialism for corporations and billionaires." Lauren was on the Brand New Congress 2020 slate alongside Jen. Lauren now hosts Biting Commentary, a new YouTube show about politics, culture, and life. —

We thought this podcast series had come to it's logical conclusion, but this guy is still a danger to our democracy even in his last few days in office. This guy has got to go right now.     Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress.  @RobbRyerse   www.votecommongood.com   Facebook.com/votecommongood   Twitter.com/votecommon

In this Post-Election wrap up, Doug and Robb celebrate the fact that, despite Trump's inability to concede, this guy is gonna go on January 20th.    Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  @RobbRyerse   www.votecommongood.com   Facebook.com/votecommongood   Twitter.com/votecommon

Today, we have a very special episode for you as we dive deep into the life of our very own Corbin Trent (whose first name actually IS Brian)! Zack, Saikat and Corbin met each other on the Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential campaign when Corbin was organizing Tennessee for Bernie with nothing more than his car and willpower. From that, he went on to co-found Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats, the organizations that recruited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among others to run for Congress. He went on to be Communications Director for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 campaign as well as for her congressional office, where he was pivotal in launching the Green New Deal and creating the media moments that allowed it to become a national sensation. In this episode, we dive into Corbin's life leading up to the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016. We find out how a guy running a furniture components factory and machine shop ended up going all in on a political revolution and completely transforming what people think of as feasible in America.Get on the email list to get more content and exclusive episodes at buildingthedream.substack.com.

Alt, weiß und männlich – auf Politiker mit diesen Eigenschaften trifft man im Deutschen Bundestag bekanntlich oft. Doch die Kritik wird immer lauter: Unsere Gesellschaft ist divers, die Parlamente zeigen das aber kaum. Die Initiative [Brand New Bundestag](https://www.brandnewbundestag.de/) will das ändern und hat jetzt schon Kandidat*innen für die Bundestagswahl 2021 aufgestellt. Über Brand New Bundestag sprechen wir mit Daniel Veldhoen, einem der vier Initiator*innen und mit Lia Pack, die sich für die Initiative ehrenamtlich engagiert. Ein Tipp von Daniel Veldhoe: die Dokumentation "Knock down the House". In dieser geht es darum, wie es die junge US-Politikerin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mithilfe einer ähnlichen Inititative, "Brand New Congress", ins Weiße Haus schafft. Die ganze Doku gibt es hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCSo2hZRcXk Hier könnt ihr Brand New Bundestag unterstützen: https://www.startnext.com/brand-new-bundestag?utm_source=startnext&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=DCj Falls ihr Projekte kennt, mit deren Macher*innen wir hier mal sprechen sollen, oder falls euch ein Thema am Herzen liegt, dem wir uns mal widmen könnten, dann schreibt uns eine Mail solidaripod@gmail.com. Blog: [solidaritaet.podigee.io](http://solidaritaet.podigee.io) instagram: [solidaripod](http://https://www.instagram.com/solidaripod/) twitter: [@solidaripod](https://twitter.com/solidaripod)

Baby, today? We CELEBRATE. Because Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez is on Las Culturistas! Matt and Bowen thank this man for nominating his sister (who is AOC!!!) to Brand New Congress, who backed her successful and ultimately iconic congressional run as depicted in Netflix's "Knock Down The House". The boys discuss what it's like for Gabe to watch his sister become an icon, how the media depicts and responds to her, and break down recent primary elections. Gabe also talks about the 2007 Grammys and how Kanye and Amy Winehouse both taught him a powerful lesson that night. Also, a red table moment re: Beyoncé in the eyes of the Grammys, tons of Mariah T (the memoir is coming, people!!!!), the culture around "talking shit", How Big Is Too Big For An Iced Cube, and Bronx motherfucking appreciation. It's an EP-I-SODE. We LOVE Gabe. Xo! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Jeder von uns hat irgendeine Schwäche, eine schlechte Eigenschaft oder eine Lücke im Lebenslauf, für die er sich glaubt entschuldigen zu müssen. Verstecken muss man die vermeintlichen Makel aber nicht. Die Geschichte der jüngsten Kongressabgeordneten aller Zeiten zeigt, wie sich vermeintliche Schwächen in eine starke Erzählung verwandeln lassen. 2019 zog Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mit nur 28 Jahren in das Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten ein. Sigmar Gabriel sieht in ihr "eine der starken Stimmen Amerikas für das neue Jahrzehnt" https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/kaempferin-des-jahres-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-will-das-leben-aller-amerikaner-verbessern/25328372.html?ticket=ST-8691243-vqadqLfJlKanyGi2FUeI-ap3 . Sie gilt als "eloquent, scharfzüngig, werteorientiert" https://taz.de/US-Politikerin-Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez/!5700687/, als perfekte Repräsentantin ihrer Generation. Nicht wenige würden sie sich als zukünftige Präsidentin wünschen. Ihre Mutter arbeitete als Putzhilfe, Ocasio-Cortez kellnerte Dass sie so schnell so viel erreichen würde, war wenige Jahre zuvor nicht vorstellbar. Nach einem Studium in Boston, kehrte Ocasio-Cortez in die Bronx zurück, um mit ihrer Mutter das Haus der Familie vor dem Gerichtsvollzieher zu retten. Ihr Vater war an Lungenkrebs gestorben. Ihre Mutter arbeitete als Putzhilfe, Ocasio-Cortez kellnerte. Karrieren in der Politik waren aus ihrer Sicht etwas für Leute mit Geld und Beziehungen. Dass es anders kam, hat sie ihrem Bruder zu verdanken. Brand New Congress, eine Gruppe von Unterstützern des ehemaligen Präsidentschaftskandidaten Bernie Sanders, suchte Kandidaten, die sich für den Kongress aufstellen lassen würden. Ocasio-Cortez' Bruder nominierte sie, sie wurde ausgewählt. Der beste Umgang mit Makeln im Lebenslauf ist Offenheit Ihr Widersacher bei der Wahl um den Kongress hatte ein 17 Mal höheres Wahlkampfbudget. Ocasio-Cortez war klar: "Ich kann nicht das große Geld mit mehr Geld herausfordern, sondern muss es mit einem komplett anderen Spiel schlagen." Sie betonte ihre Herkunft aus der Bronx, aus armen Verhältnissen, sie setzte sich für die Belange der Unterschicht ein. Auf Facebook schrieb sie 2017: "Women like me aren't supposed to run for office. [...] The dress I'm wearing is from a thrift shop. The ring on my hand is my mother's - a reminder of every floor she's mopped so that her daughter could have a chance." Sie gewann die Herzen der Menschen, für die sie sich einsetzen wollte. Der beste Umgang mit vermeintlichen Makeln im Lebenslauf ist Offenheit: Zu ihnen zu stehen und sie in eine starke Erzählung einzubetten. Eine Geschichte davon, wie man Hürden überwunden hat und gestärkt daraus hervorging. Wenn einen das mit 28 Jahren in den US-Kongress bringen kann, dann sicherlich auch in den nächsten Traumjob. Lrnings - Gehe offen mit deinen Schwächen um und lasse sie nicht zu einer Angriffsfläche für Menschen werden, die nur darauf warten, dich stolpern zu sehen. - Reagiere auf persönliche Angriffe mit dem höchstmöglichem Niveau. Die Größte Waffe gegen Unverschämtheit ist Klasse. - "Gegen alle Widerstände" ist nicht nur eine Metapher, sondern ein gangbarer Weg. Quellen - https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000118970999/kopf-des-tagesalexandria-ocasio-cortez-taffe-tochter-aus-der-bronx - https://taz.de/US-Politikerin-Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez/!5700687/ - https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/doku-frischer-wind-im-kongress-netflix-zeigt-polit-popstar.2156.de.html?dram:article_id=448243 - https://twitter.com/aoc?lang=de - https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/kaempferin-des-jahres-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-will-das-leben-aller-amerikaner-verbessern/25328372.html

Jen Perelman is challenging former head of the Democratic National Committee and current Florida 23rd congressional district representative Debbie Wasserman Shultz in a primary election on August 18th. Wasserman Shultz has held the Florida congressional seat since 2004 and infamously was the head of the Democratic National Committee, when she resigned after Wikileaks released emails revealing party officials https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-wikileaks-emails.html (sabotaging the campaign) of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. Backed by Brand New Congress and former presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson, Jen supports a progressive economic agenda of $2000 a month universal basic income, as well as Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. This interview is part of ourEconomy's series on the https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/us-election/ (US election).

It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president has got to go.   Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  @RobbRyerse   www.votecommongood.com   Facebook.com/votecommongood   Twitter.com/votecommon

It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president has got to go.   Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  @RobbRyerse   www.votecommongood.com   Facebook.com/votecommongood   Twitter.com/votecommon

It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president has got to go.   Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  @RobbRyerse   www.votecommongood.com   Facebook.com/votecommongood   Twitter.com/votecommon

When you ask people how they started moving left politically, a large number of them will at some point mention a certain sci-fi franchise that has capture imaginations for decades by presenting the possibility of a better society. We're talking, of course, about Star Trek! And who better to talk about Star Trek with us than progressive champion and hardcore Trekkie, Cory Archibald, the chair of Brand New Congress.We Get Into:Predictions Star Trek Made about the FutureWhat Does "Post-Scarcity" Mean?Who Would the Captains have Voted For?Is Star Trek "Socialist" Per Se?Is The Orville better than Star Trek??&MOREEngage with Cory/BNC:https://twitter.com/CMArchibaldhttps://brandnewcongress.org

I interview Robb Ryerse, a self-described Republican and "never-Trump" evangelical pastor who decided to primary his own congressman in the 2018 election. Robb wrote about his experience in the new book Running for Our Lives: Faith, Politics, and the Common Good. He's also the pastor of Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and executive director of Brand New Congress, a non-profit organization that hopes "to elect regular working people to Congress who put people before party to make government more accountable and responsive to the needs of all Americans." Buy a copy of Robb's book for yourself! For more visit VintageFellowship.org, BrandNewCongress.org, and RobbRyerse.com. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Contact: john@americanfreethought.com Support the Podcast: PayPal funds to sniderishere@gmail.com

Lindsey is back to discuss the 2014 Ferguson riots as well as the national protests against police brutality going on today, beginning in her hometown of Minneapolis. We also talk about politics in her new-ish state of Pennsylvania, the census, and how out-of-touch congress is because they’re all rich af and getting richer. Shoutout to Brand New Congress for working to put everyday Americans in our legislature so they can create laws that actually make things better. Black Lives Matter, defund the police. 

Lauren Ashcraft is running for the US House to represent New York's 12th congressional district. The district encompasses the wealthiest zip code in the United States – the Upper East Side – as well as parts of lower Manhattan and western Queens. She is primarying Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is serving her 14th term in Congress and is the current chair of the House Oversight Committee. A comedian and former project manager for JP Morgan Chase, Ashcraft identifies as a democratic socialist, advocating for a Green New Deal, Medicare-for-All, canceling student debt and universal child care. She has been endorsed by Brand New Congress, former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, and the New York chapter of US Youth Climate Strike. We interviewed Lauren several months ago in Long Island City, Queens where we discussed the staggering levels of wealth inequality within the district and her top legislative priorities if she were to win her race.  openDemocracy is a small non-profit journalism outfit, not funded by dark money or lucrative sponsorship, so we depend on regular donations from our listeners. If you enjoyed this podcast and would like to donate, click here: http://bit.ly/3bb06Os (http://bit.ly/3bb06Os)

For every outsider, progressive candidate that run there are teams of people supporting them. Among those people fighting to change the shape of our government there are few more bold, pro-active, and supportive than Cory Archibald of Brand New Congress. We sat down with Cory to talk about how BNC does what it does and how we can all fight for a better tomorrow.Being a "Recovering Republican"PACs vs SuperPACsHow Win or Lose You Can Still Propel IdeasGetting More and More Diversity Into OfficeCOVID Campaigning&MOREEngage with Cory/BNC:https://twitter.com/CMArchibaldhttps://brandnewcongress.org

This month on Impolite Conversation, Tim talks to Robb Ryerse of Brand New Congress and Vote Common Good about his work with those organizations, as well as his own run for Congress in 2018, which he chronicled in his memoir Running For Our Lives: A Story of Faith, Politics, and the Common Good. And in One Last Thing, Dan has been watching gritty adaptations of lighthearted comics and Tim just wants to hold at bay the anxieties of our current moment. Some of the things we talked about in this episode: Pastor Ryerse was inspired to run for Congress by this episode of the Robcast from evangelical author Rob Bell. He also mentioned Brian McClaren's idea about a constitutional reading of Scripture and the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House. Tim and Pastor Ryerse talked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's speech about her faith during an Oversight Committee hearing in February. Dan's One Last Thing was about the Netflix series Titans. Tim's One Last Thing was about Arvo Part's "Spiegel im Spiegel." 0:00-1:02: Introduction 1:06-26:54: Ryerse interview 26:59-29:47: Dan's OLT 29:48-31:56: Tim's OLT 31:57-33:03: Credits

This week’s guest is a bit of a departure for us. We don’t usually interview political candidates but Lauren Ashcraft is a stand-up comedian, a Democratic Socialist, and an ardent proponent of MMT, so how could we resist? She was introduced to us by our friend Andrés Bernal, who must have recognized how well all these attributes would serve her in the US Congress. When someone’s convictions are born of their lived experiences, the roots run deep. Corporate greed literally killed her grandfather who was a victim of a notorious coal mining accident. Her grandmother could not have survived without Social Security. Ironically Lauren became radicalized from working in the belly of the capitalist beast. She worked for one of the huge financial institutions where she received daily messages about profits being down. Staff was constantly being laid off or forced to relocate, at a time when these companies were receiving billions of dollars in incentives. And somehow the compensation to those at the very top continued to grow. She was witnessing the “socialism at the top, rugged capitalism for the rest of us” that Bernie Sanders talks about. Lauren is running as a Democrat in New York’s 12th Congressional district, challenging incumbent Carolyn Maloney. The district includes some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country (we’ve all heard of NY’s Upper East Side, right?), but also extends to the Queensbridge Houses, the nation’s largest public housing development. Steve and Lauren debate whether it will be possible to change the Democratic Party from within, and agree that it’s really not about Democratic vs Republican. They talk about strategies to continue expanding the movement, breaking away from partisanship, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on - and exacerbating - the need for the very policies in Lauren’s platform. There’s much more to her story, including her journey to becoming a stand-up comedian. Let’s just say it began with a Groupon coupon -- you’ll have to listen to the episode to hear the rest. Lauren Ashcraft is a candidate for New York’s 12th Congressional District. She has been endorsed by Brand New Congress, Marianne Williamson, and Shahid Buttar, among others. https://laurenashcraft.com/ @voteAshcraft on Twitter

Lauren Ashcraft earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and German from West Virginia University in 2010 and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. Ashcraft’s career experience includes working as a policy analyst, program officer, project manager, and data analyst. She is a board member and volunteer with the Women's March Alliance, a founder of Collection Box Comedy, and a lead with the Middle Collegiate Church Justice Committee.Lauren is endorsed by Brand New Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Executive Director of Brand New Congress Robb Ryerse on electing members of Congress who put people before party You can find out more about him on Twitter at @RobbRyerse, Brand New Congress at @BrandNew535 or BrandNewCongress.org and Vote Common Good at @VoteCommon or VoteCommonGood.com. His book 'Running For Our Lives: A Story of Faith, Politics and the Common Good' is available now. The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehardyreport/support

Hello! And welcome to another edition of Inside The Newsroom. Today’s guest is… the formidable Paula Jean Swearengin, star of the Netflix documentary Knock Down The House and current candidate for U.S. Senate from the great state of West Virginia. Paula Jean is the daughter of a long line of coal miners and has lived in the Mountain State all her life. And she’s also recently become a grandmother! She’s thus seen the destruction the coal industry has done to her people for generations, as well as how the opioid crisis ravaged her friends first hand. So, let’s tuck into an important episode, but first, some interesting articles. Enjoy 🤓What’s New?Dallas Morning News — The DMN broke with tradition this week by announcing that it won’t be endorsing anyone for president. F**k yeah!Jeff Bezos — The Amazon CEO pledged $10bn to climate change initiatives, though it was met with criticism that it wasn’t enough. Here’s a list of the largest climate change pledges so far — Bezos will be the thirdTaylor Swift — How the Queen of Music became the Queen of the Breakup SongCovering Bloomberg — How does a news organization cover a presidential candidate when said candidate is their boss?Paula Jean 👇Who Is Paula Jean Swearengin?Paula Jean was born in Mullens, West Virginia, a town of about 1,350 people whose population has decreased by a third since 1990. Declining populations are all too common across the state, and will result in the state losing one electoral vote in the presidential election. Paula Jean burst onto the political scene in 2018 when she grabbed 30 percent of the vote from incumbent U.S. senator and moderate Democrat Joe Manchin in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. This came two years after Bernie Sanders won 51 percent of the vote in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary to Hillary Clinton’s 36 percent, so clearly there’s a yearning for the progressive brand of politics Paula Jean represents. This time around Paula Jean faces another tough Democratic primary on May 12 against Richard Ojeda, a former state senator and apparently a brief candidate for president 🤷‍♂ and Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston and not a former presidential candidate. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito in November. Who is Shelley Moore Capito?Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito has been junior U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 2015, when she defeated then Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. She secured 62 percent of the vote, the largest victory margin for a Republican running in a statewide race in state history (more on the weirdness of West Virginia’s voting history later). Back then, Capito was seen as too liberal for the Tea Party, but overcame stiff opposition from anti-establishment conservatives. Since then, Capito has very much fulfilled the expectation of being a rank and file Republican, voting with Donald Trump 95.7 percent of the time. Though, to be fair, which is incredibly hard to do when talking about the GOP, Capito did come to the defense of FBI Director Christopher Wray back in December when Trump went on one of his delightful Twitter tirades. But that’s where the fairness ends. Capito has received $3.5 million in donations from the likes of Delta Air Lines, private prison operator GEO Group and billion-dollar hedge fund Elliot Management, according to Open Secrets. Because of the issues effecting West Virginia and its voting past, if Paula Jean can win the Democratic primary, she could give Capito a legitimate challenge, if not cause a shock upset.Like Me, PleaseBefore you read on, please like this edition of Inside The Newsroom by clicking the ❤️ below the title. That way I’ll appear in clever algorithms and more people will be able to read. Cheers.West Virginia’s Weird Voting RecordOkay, to the weirdness! At the presidential level, West Virginia is unequivocally a red state — the GOP has won West Virginia every election since 2000 when George W. Bush won 51.9 percent of the vote, a victory margin of 6.3 percent over Al Gore. The Republican vote share has steadily increased since then, and in 2016 Trump claimed 68.6 percent of votes, 42.1 points better than Clinton. But move on down the ticket to U.S. senators, and it’s a completely different picture.Remarkably, Capito is the only Republican U.S. Senator to serve the state since 1958. No for real, she is. Ever since Robert Byrd and Jennings Randolph were both elected, five Democrats have been elected compared to a single Republican. Even further down the ticket and Jim Justice is the first conservative governor since 2001, but only because he switched from the Democrats in 2017. Then there’s the West Virginia Senate, which Democrats have historically controlled, but is where Republicans currently hold 20 of the 34 seats, many of which were won as part of the Trump-fuelled red wave from 2016. Looking ahead to November and it’s bloody hard to know which way the state will go. Capito is a solid bet, according to The Cook Political Report, but with a growing progressive wave on the left, and a scandal-ridden president on the right, West Virginia isn’t a foregone conclusion. Coal Country: West Virginia’s Coal and Addiction ProblemThe coal mining industry employed more than 150,000 people in West Virginia during its peak in the mid 20th century — almost 10 percent of the state — and, through its unions, were closely aligned with Democrats, many of whom came from similar working class backgrounds. These days between 10,000 and 20,000 miners remain, as the threat of climate change and automation have massacred the industry. But coal is still mined — West Virginians remarkably produced more coal in 2010 than in the early 1950s, leaving behind a trail of deadly problems. The daughter of a coal miner herself, Paula Jean knows all too well the consequences of being a miner, as well as the massive employment hole the lack of reinvestment in the state has caused. Her younger sister was born with a cyst on the base of her brain, and her grandfather died in 2001 from black lung after decades of working in an underground mine. West Virginia now has an unemployment rate of 5 percent, the fourth highest in the U.S., which goes against everything most blue collar West Virginians have known. The state is ready to work. What they need is a new generation of investment in green and renewable energy jobs that spark the state’s GDP, which is again one of the worst in the nation. More importantly, though, green energy will significantly decrease the astronomical cancer mortality rate in the state — 180 in every 100,000 West Virginians die from cancer every year, third most in the U.S. That leads us to the state’s addiction problem, where the opioid crisis has hit the hardest. Once again, large corporations are literally killing West Virginians, like this town of 3,000 where millions of opioid pills were prescribed. Of all 50 states, West Virginia has been ravaged more than any other state. Paula Jean is for Medicare For All, which is expensive, but should it really be refused at the expense of thousands of lives?Credit: CDCI’ll leave you with this short doc giving a devastating outlook of the fight between coal and green energy in the state…Brand New Congress and Justice DemocratsBrand New Congress and Justice Democrats are political action committees founded by former volunteer staffers of Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. Their shared aim is to get progressive Democrats elected to Congress, and are the organizations behind the rise of the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. Paula Jean was first asked by BNC to run, who could be responsible for another wave of progressive candidates elected in 2020. I’ll leave you with the trailer to Knock Down The House, which follows AOC and Paula Jean in their respective 2018 primary races, as well as 2020 candidate lists for Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats.Last Week…#63 — Brian Klaas (Power Corrupts) on the history of dark propaganda … Next WeekI’ll have Francesca Fiorentini on the pod. Francesca is a comedian and correspondent for the likes of MSNBC, AJ+ and NatGeo simultaneously making people laugh and more informed.Job CornerStaying on brand this week, I’ve listed below a handful of current openings from Politico…Health Care ReporterGraphics EditorLegislative Compass ReporterNational CorrespondentNews EditorWhite House Editor Get on the email list at insidethenewsroom.substack.com

Shaniyat Chowdhury is the Brand New Congress-backed candidate for New York's 5th Congressional district, looking to unseat a moderate democrat with a bold progressive agenda. We were lucky enough to sit down with Shan for a remarkable interview, filled with incredible stories and exciting visions for the future. We talk about economics, public housing, criminal justice reform, working on AOC's staff, and much more. Shan's ideas for what he'll do when he's in congress are as much needed as they are rooted in the realities we are facing in this country.Don't forget to give Shan's campaign your support, after you listen we know you'll agree he deserves it:https://twitter.com/Shaniyat2020https://shaniyat2020.comhttps://brandnewcongress.org/Shaniyat-Chowdhury

You've worked hard, now play hard! Listen to the show and let us know what you think about it. Like us! Subscribe to us! Share a thought with us! Have a topic idea? Want to be a guest? Know a great guest? Want to come hang out when we record? You can! Just reach out to us after listening to the show and let us know what's on your mind. What the Shit? Eric Swalwell rage farted at Chris Mathews on MSNBC during a Trump rant or something. Or was he framed? Who knows for sure - all we know is that farts are still funny and we are grown-ass adults. We dissect celebrity donations to the Presidential campaigns, and it is both incredibly upsetting and super cliche. C'mon Tom Hanks! Raven Simone! We don't care what you do, anyone listed under Trump, because we don't know who you are and we'd like to keep it that way. Stay sub-par! ScarJo gets a special mention because really, what the shit? Do we forgive her? Does she remain awful? When is she off restriction, anyway? Are You Ok, Boomer? We all share some thoughts on whether you actually are, but don't be mad! We originally did it behind your back like a normal flock of Seattlites. We just forgot we were recording a podcast, like a normal flock of Seattleites. So listen to the whole thing, or you won't know why you should be offended. Big News Breakdown! The OG Four are in the house for the Big News Breakdown! Congrats, Jesus! Our friend Jamil Suleman, whom you may know as Seattle Jesus, won a big opportunity at the Seattle Film Summit for his work! We Do Too Have Friends We co-hosted a rally called Block Amazon's Bid on Biden: Abolish ICE, Save the Planet! With some of our MOST favorite community leaders, like Seattle DSA, Kshama Sawant, the Shaun Scott campaign, Transit Riders Union, La Resistencia, and Maru Mora, Extinction Rebellion, Mazaska Talks, Natives for Bernie Sanders, and us, the Better Left Network! We united in solidarity protest Joe Biden coming to Seattle for a private fundraiser hosted by Amazon's General Counsel and Vice President. Troy Helped at Congress Camp! As a volunteer for Brand New Congress, I got to help with this year's Summit planning! The Brand New Congress Summit hosted nearly 80 people made up of Congressional campaign teams, candidates, and Brand New Congress volunteers over the course of two days - we call it Congress Camp, and it is incredible! Learn more about the BNC here: https://brandnewcongress.org/ Follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/brandnewcongress/ And their twitter here: https://twitter.com/BrandNew535 The Palette Cleanser! What Harry Potter house are you? Let's get this sorted. Join Corn, Troy, Nicollete, and Washington State Congressional candidate Peter Khalil! Join the BLN team! We like cool people and having fun, long walks on the beach and making fun of Egan Orion. Do you? Because he's big mad. Send a note to Hello@BetterLeft.Net and let us know what you think. Intro Artist: Garmische Title: They Seem to Be Intelligent License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Promoted by: https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=43455 Adaptation: Reduced length to fit intro, adjusted audio levels Outro: Artist: Bruckenbauer Song: Who's Been Telling License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Promoted by:https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=37625 Adaptations: Adjusted audio levels Palate Cleanser Segue Artist: Jon Kennedy Song: Air Force One License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Promoted by: https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=36996 Adaptation: Reduced length to fit intro, adjusted audio levels Big News Breakdown Sound Artist: Mansardian Title: News End Signature.Wave License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Promoted by: https://freesound.org/people/mansardian/sounds/61322/

Our guest is a Congressional candidate Peter Khalil and his campaign manager Nicolette Horaites joins Sarah and Jay Smith to talk about why he is running for office in Washington State's 3rd Congressional District. This from the Khalil for Congress campaign Facebook Page: "My name is Peter Khalil. I am the child of immigrants. My father grew up a Coptic Christian in Egypt. Faced with discrimination at home, he came to America with $200 and the hope that he could make a better life for himself. It was here that he met a fellow Egyptian immigrant, my mother. They borrowed against their house to send me to the best schools. But the unspeakable weight of their experience with tyranny pressed down on every moment of my childhood. My parents taught me that freedom is most at risk when the tide of fear is highest. They also taught me we are so much more than victims of our circumstances." Peter Khalil is a part of the Brand New Congress 2020 slate of candidates, and you can learn more about his campaign at their official website: www.khalilforcongress.com

In this episode: the Congressional far-left reshuffles its staff, Wikipedia is called out for whitewashing the history of the Communist Party USA, and more union officials face the music for scandals in the national United Auto Workers and the Chicago Teamsters Union. Subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice at: https://influencewatch.fireside.fm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capitalresearchcenter Twitter: https://twitter.com/capitalresearch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capital.research.center/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/CRCYouTube

Ocasio Cortez Ex-Chief Of Staff Faces Federal Investigation After Abrupt Resignation. Saikat Chakrabarti is reportedly facing a federal probe having to do with the unorthodox way he conducted his campaigning businesses. Complaints had been filed over the way his private entities were handling cash, operating as LLC's instead of PAC's.Some worry that this method was used to conceal campaign contributions that exceeded the federal maximum allowed and served to obfuscate what otherwise should be publicly available campaign information. Though proponents of AOC and her staff feel it was just a way to campaign on behalf of many new progressive candidates at once.Saikat, Ocasio Cortez, and others were part of Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress. Organizations designed to elect new progressive and far left Democrats as a direct challenge to establishment Democrats.Recently Saikat Chakrabarti resigned amid controversy over his tweets and infighting between AOC, her staff, and House Democrats. The Democratic Party has tried to reel in the far left congresswomen while Trump are exploited the tensions for political gain. Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate)

The documentary “Knock Down the House” follows four working-class candidates running for Congress, including a young long shot from the Bronx named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Director Rachel Lears captures how Ocasio-Cortez emerged, from a movement supported by the organizations Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress, to become a rising star.  — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the film web site.    

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Miguel Tinker Salas, Leslie Farmer Professor of Latin American Studies at Pomona College and author of “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know and The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela.” (Professor Miguel Tinker Salas is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Brand New Congress on Venezuela, Millennial Politics Politics Editor Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Miguel Tinker Salas, Leslie Farmer Professor of Latin American Studies at Pomona College and author of “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know and The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela.”

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Akinyele Umoja, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University and founding member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the New Afrikan People's Organization, to discuss the history of Blackness in Venezuela, Afro-Venezuelan support for the Bolivarian Revolution, the racialization of Hugo Chávez, and more. (Professor Umoja is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Daniel Kovalik, human rights and labor lawyer, former Senior Associate General Counsel of the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, author of The Plot to Control the World: How the U.S. Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World, and observer of the 2013 and 2018 Venezuelan presidential elections to discuss oil, the Venezuelan electoral process, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America, and more. (Daniel Kovalik is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Brand New Congress on Venezuela, Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Daniel Kovalik, human rights and labor lawyer, former Senior Associate General Counsel of the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, author of The Plot to Control the World: How the U.S. Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World, and observer of the 2013 and 2018 Venezuelan presidential elections to discuss oil, the Venezuelan electoral process, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America, and more.

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Dr. Timothy M. Gill, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UNC-Wilmington and author of “The State and Civil Society in Socialist Venezuela: The Case of U.S. Democracy Assistance, Venezuelan National Sovereignty, and International Cooperation Law,” to discuss "how Washington funded the counterrevolution in Venezuela," the prospect of U.S. military intervention, and more. (Dr. Tim Gill is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Alexander Aviña, associate professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University and author of “Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside,” to discuss the failing right-wing coup in Venezuela and the history of U.S. imperialist intervention in Latin America. (Professor Alexander Aviña is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In the fourth episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, we speak with Gabriel Hetland, Assistant Professor of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies at the University of Albany and author of “The Crooked Line: From Populist Mobilization to Participatory Democracy in Chávez-era Venezuela” and the forthcoming manuscript “Making Democracy Real: Participatory Governance in Urban Latin America,” to discuss the three principles that should guide our response to the crisis in Venezuela: non-interventionism, self-determination, and solidarity with the oppressed. (Gabriel Hetland is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In this episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with Professor Margaret Power, author of “Right-Wing Women in Chile: Feminine Power and the Struggle against Allende,” to contextualize what’s happening in Venezuela right now with the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America. (Professor Margaret Power is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for herself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In the third episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, we speak with Jorge Martin, International Secretary of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign, which was founded in light of the U.S.-sponsored 2002 coup in Venezuela that was swiftly defeated by mass mobilization of the Venezuelan people. (Jorge Martin is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for Hands Off Venezuela as a guest on this podcast episode.)

Do you know who's really running Congress?

Do you know who's really running Congress?

In the second episode of our joint podcast series with Millennial Politics on Venezuela, we speak with Charlie Hardy, the 2014 nominee for U.S. Senate in Wyoming and author of “Cowboy in Caracas: A North American's Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution.” (Charlie Hardy is not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speaks only for himself as a guest on this podcast episode.)

In the first episode of our joint podcast series on Venezuela, Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with North American Congress on Latin America Executive Editor, NYU Gallatin Professor, and author of "Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela" Alejandro Velasco and Visiting Scholar at the Hemispheric Institute in New York and the Institute of Social Research at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and author of "We Created Chávez" George Ciccariello-Maher. (Alejandro Velasco and George Ciccariello-Maher are not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speak only for themselves as guests on this podcast episode.)

Host Gordon Kaye speaks with Scott Starrett, co-founder and creative director of Tandem Design, the firm responsible for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 campaign design.Scott Starrett is co-founder and creative director at Tandem in New York City. As a child he was fascinated by the fact that everything in the man-made world is made up of a series of ideas and choices. He realized human beings were making it up as they went...and he wanted in on it.Tandem's Instagram: @tandem.nycScott's Instagram: @gaptoothgrinFind out more:Ocasio-Cortez website: https://ocasio2018.com/splashHidalgo website: https://www.linahidalgo.com/Brand New Congress: https://brandnewcongress.org/Progressive Hacknight: http://www.progressivehacknight.org/

Brand New Congress Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie was joined by three members of the Brand New Congress slate – Mindi Messmer of New Hampshire, David Benac of Michigan, and Roza Calderon of California – for a discussion about the right to clean water and environmental justice.

Bonus chat: https://www.patreon.com/posts/19476905 I talk to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about why she's running for Congress, how her personal story as a child of Puerto Rican parents influenced her politics, what she's running for and why her opponent, who writes op-eds about his Irish America pride, accuses her of making the election "about race." Plus she talks about the amazing candidates being supported and recruited by Justice Democrats, Brand New Congress, and Democratic Socialists of America. Gabe & and I talk about Anthony Bourdain, his hatred of Henry Kissinger, and his commitment to social justice and human rights not just for "Americans" but for... wait for it... Palestinians. And Gabe and I talk about another tragic suicide: Marco Antonio Muñoz who died in a Texas jail after being separated from his wife and three-year-old son. The family had fled Honduras after the wife's brother had been killed. The apparent suicide (though it's not clear he wasn't killed) sheds light on the new zero tolerance policy around immigration. How much of a departure is Trump from other presidents on immigration, though? Alexandria and I discuss this in the bonus episode.

In the very first episode of Brand New Congress' Brand New Podcast, Chief Policy Strategist Jordan Valerie interviews Executive Director Issy Allison, Social Media Director Suzanne Driscoll, and Communications Director Cory Archibald about how Brand New Congress started and the success of our candidates in the recent Texas primary. Music by Bensound.com.

Robb Ryerse the Republican who is trying to unseat Steve Womack from his seat in the House of Representatives.He's not your regular Republican, have a listen and be surprised. Endorsed by Brand New Congress

Brand New Congress candidate Robb Ryerse joins Carla for a conversation about The White House Mess, a political satire by Christopher Buckley. The conversation touches on the brilliance of Vanessa Ryerse, the comedy of politics and power, populism vs. nationalism as a response to partisan politics, and running for office without corporate funding.

A Progressive Republican Running For Congress, Doug Talks with Robb Ryerse.www.Robb2018.com

A Progressive Republican Running For Congress, Doug Talks with Robb Ryerse.www.Robb2018.com

Supporters of Bernie Sanders' 2016 Presidential Campaign voice outrage at confirmation that top DNC officials rigged the primary process for Hillary Rodhman Clinton. Interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile's Article—“Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC” —published in Politico yesterday detailed the wide range of unethical activities Including the DNC ceding nearly all decision-making to the Clinton Campaign.On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the latest revelations about improper collusion between the Clinton Campaign and the DNC, the lack of leadership by former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and that the Democratic Party was, according to Brazile, “fully under the control of Hillary's campaign, which seemed to confirm the suspicions of the Bernie camp.” Garland and Lee will also discuss off-year elections including the governor's race in New Jersey, and efforts by grassroots organizers to elect a “Brand New Congress” in the midterms next year. The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the Republican tax and budget plan, the newly signed legislation to protect banks and credit card companies from consumers, and Puerto Rican relief efforts. Scheduled guests include: Joel Segal-National Director, Justice Action Mobilization Network (jamnetwork.squarespace.com) Former Speech Writer for Rep. John Conyers on Puerto Rican Relief; Isra Allison - Executive Director at Brand New Congress on Brand New Summit Event featuring New Candidates Running for Congress; Matt Arco - Statehouse Bureau Reporter at The Star Ledger and NJ.com on NJ Governor Race; Ian Miles Cheong - Journalist for the Daily Caller on Donna Brazile's Politico Article; Michael Krieger - libertyblitzkrieg.com on new legislation protecting financial corporations from consumers.

Tom and Dan talk about how much attention to give the presidents tweets and rallies and why Murkowski and Collins are keeping their cards close to their chest. This week on the Podcast, Anthony Clark comes on to talk about being the director of Suburban Unity Alliance, Brand New Congress, the fight for 15, how to stop gun violence, and why he decided to run for Congress in the 7th District. Carrie Chapman, Director of Policy Advocacy and Strategic Innovation, Legal Council for Health Justice comes back on the podcast to talk about Graham-Cassidy Health Care bill, why it has problems and reminds us that we cannot give up the fight. Send your stories to GCHcomments@finance.senate.gov

Isra Allison talks about a Brand New Congress and how to get involved with Lee Camp. Plus the best of Redacted Tonight from 2016!

Isra Allison talks about a Brand New Congress and how to get involved with Lee Camp. Plus the best of Redacted Tonight from 2016!

Naomi Klein reports from Standing Rock on the victory there over the Dakota Pipeline—the lesson, she says, is that resistance and organizing can win. Plus, Rebecca Solnit, author of Hope in the Dark, says “when big dangers arise, you have to think big.” She finds grounds for hope in the Standing Rock story. And Zack Exley, who organized grassroots supporters in the Bernie campaign, talks about the campaign for a Brand New Congress in 2018.

Isra Allison is a grassroots activist looking to channel the intensity of the recent election cycle towards a more responsive government. Her Brand New Congress movement is looking for everyday people like you to run for office in an attempt to have representatives who culturally match their electorate. If you were shocked, surprised, or motivated by the outcome of the 2016 Election, this episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by Meltdown Comics might hold the key to our political future! Guest: Isra Allison Twitter: @brandnew535 Follow Pod Sequentialism! Twitter: @PodSeq T-shirts: https://www.teepublic.com/user/meltdownnetwork Produced by Mason Booker Engineered by Aristotle Acevedo Theme music “Rumble” provided by www.Bensound.com

Recorded September 16, 2016. Special "Transparency" Episode!  Bernie Sanders speaks out, at their conception, against abominations against our environment and tribal rights like the Dakota Access Pipeline. So why does it take public embarrassment or outrage to get leaders like President Obama and Hillary Clinton to take action? Could it be that they don't want to offend their friends and donors in high places? President Obama promised the most transparent administration in history, which is probably why it takes e-mail leaks to prove that the usual pay-to-play and influence-peddling has completely painted over that "transparency." If you've got millions to stuff into the president's campaign coffers, you can be head of the FDA or get a cushy ambassadorship. And Colin Powell's leaked e-mails add to the list of ways Hillary Clinton has shown her incompetency. In our Chicago Progress segment, we interview public defender, educator and grassroots organizer Tom Tresser about his revealing and disturbing book Chicago Is Not Broke: Funding the City We Deserve, which lifts the curtain on how the wealthy ruling class sequesters and squanders OUR tax dollars to enrich the pockets of developers, contractors and corporate interests. Hear how "TIF" districts are used in Chicago and nationwide to divert money from education and public resources in favor of development in high-income and tourist areas. Another reason we need to get involved and take our government back. Time and time again, those at the top ignore our voices until it's too late and favor their $1,000 a bottle wine club associates (e.g. Rahm Emmanuel). Get together with Chicago Progress, Our Revolution and Brand New Congress to implement real change now and keep things BERNING for enemies of progressive values! The What Would Bernie Sanders Do Podcast is Dr. Barry Kaufman with Host Darren Stephens and is produced in Chicago by Ruth Kaufman. Information on the podcast is supported by the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldberniesandersdo/. Learn more about how you can help the campaign by going to www.berniesanders.com. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @wwbsdpodcast. Music by Robin Bienemann http://robinb.org/music.html.  Get a copy of the book Chicago Is Not Broke!! http://www.wearenotbroke.org/

On today's special episode of Loud & Clear, Brian spends the full hour discussing the crisis inside the Republican Party, and the implications for the two-party system as a whole.Nearly one in five Republican voters say they want Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race according to a new poll. The Republican Party is in chaos as the party ranks continue to be split on Trump’s surprise nomination. But the Democrats aren’t faring much better, as supporters of Bernie Sanders reject Hillary Clinton or turn to third parties. What’s led to the crises in the two major political parties? Is this the end of the two-party system as we know it? And will third parties soon challenge the Democrats and Republicans in a serious way?To address these issues, Brian is joined for the full hour by Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of political economy at St. Mary’s College and the author of “Systemic fragility in the global economy” and the new book “Looting Greece: An Emerging New Financial Imperialism;” Anoa Changa, part-time volunteer staff with Brand New Congress, contributor to the Benjamin Dixon Show, and host of the weekly progressive talk show The Way with Anoa; and Walter Smolarek, producer for Loud & Clear on Radio Sputnik.

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Michael Salamone chats with Stacey Hopkins of BrandNewCongress.com about what's next for the political revolution. Spoiler alert: it's you, serving in a brand new Congress.