Podcasts about Kshama Sawant

00:38: Commentary on National Guard in L.A.;03:23: Republican organization opposing MAGA;05:53: New DNC chair complains of internal problem;09:05: Green Party's Butch Ware campaigns for CA governor;13:34: Kshama Sawant runs for Congress;16:24: Elon Musk calls for new centrist party;17:52: Andrew Yang calls for Musk to join Forward Party;19:09: Libertarian Angela McArdle to head Mises Caucus;21:54: No Labels party online "conversation."

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Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss the surprising resignation of Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore, the ethics code bill she pulled just before her resignation, the campaign of former Councilmember Kshama Sawant for U.S. Congress, a twist in the effort to speed up Sound Transit light rail permitting, and a change to the Council's budget process this fall. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!

URSULA'S TOP STORIES: Latest on Wenatchee case // KC Council defers motion of no confidence on the Assessor // Kshama Sawant is making a run for Congress // WE NEED TO TALK. . . Don’t be THAT hiker on WA State trails this year

A Seattle City Council committee advanced legislation last week that will eliminate a requirement that council members abstain from voting on legislation that presents a financial conflict of interest. Under the new, lower standard, the council will merely have to disclose any financial conflicts before voting—allowing council members, for the first time since the 1980s, to vote in their own financial interest.Sandeep thinks disclosing a conflict of interest before voting should be enough; Erica's with the haters who want more constraints on the council's ability to vote in their own self-interest.The legislation is moving forward quickly and will probably take effect just before the council votes on the elimination of several anti-eviction laws passed by the previous council, which might not pass if everyone on the council who's a landlord has to refrain from voting to repeal these laws. In related news, Kshama Sawant and her group Workers Strike Back are showing up to disrupt council meetings, antagonizing the council over the upcoming vote on the anti-eviction laws. David and Sandeep are fascinated by internal squabbling among Seattle's local socialists, while Erica argues that Sawant's latest "movement" is mostly bluster—and reminds everyone that Sawant worked tirelessly on Jill Stein's "Defeat Harris" campaign last year. Also this week: Tent City 4 gets a temporary reprieve after a last-minute effort to keep the self-managed encampment from moving to the former Lake City Community Center. And we discuss Dan Strauss' effort to require all clubs and other "loud music venues" to sell earplugs. David calls it a "modest public health campaign" but Sandeep says it's a nanny state intrusion into our god-given right to destroy our hearing.Our editor is Quinn Waller. Send us a text! Note that we can only respond directly to emails realseattlenice@gmail.comHEARTH Protection: Do not let fear make your world smaller. Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice.

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/joinOn Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!www.workersstrikeback.org/join

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/joinOn Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!www.workersstrikeback.org/join

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/joinOn Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!www.workersstrikeback.org/join

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is led by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. It operates in virtual secrecy. Its slash and burn tactics have resulted in thousands of government workers losing their jobs, sometimes with little or no notice. Budgets are being hollowed out to pay for massive tax breaks for the oligarchs. Activist, organizer, politician Kshama Sawant warns, “We cannot understate the damage being done by Trump, Musk and company. It is austerity on steroids, deregulation on steroids, imperialism on steroids” and along with that she says it's “the most dramatic concentration of executive power” in memory. There's only one thing that will stop the Trump-Musk juggernaut. Collective citizen action. Workers! Fight Back! Recorded at the Langston Hughes Center for the Performing Arts.

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/joinOn Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!www.workersstrikeback.org/join

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: ⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join⁠On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join⁠

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win.We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/joinOn Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people.Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today!www.workersstrikeback.org/join

What’s Trending: Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony charges, Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Amazon, Google and Facebook, Jason reviews, ‘Captain Marvel’ and Washington’s Privacy Act passes overwhelmingly in the state Senate. Logan Bowers drops by to talk about his ethics complaint against Kshama Sawant. Jason asks for your help in defeating a horrible homeless encampment bill. 

Joy Hollingsworth was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2023 to replace Kshama Sawant in District 3. Her victory was part of a centrist wave. But Hollingsworth sometimes finds herself on the more progressive side of council legislation. Does she see herself as a swing vote? She also gets candid with us about Seattle's racial politics, and how some white progressives seem more interested in speaking for Black people rather than listening to them.Our editor is Quinn Waller.  Send us a text! Note that we can only respond directly to emails realseattlenice@gmail.comThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice.

Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding donors to a private effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, ending a case the conservative strategist decried as a "political persecution." Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in state court in Manhattan to one count of scheme to defraud, a low-level felony. Spared from jail as part of a plea deal, he left court saying he "felt like a million bucks." In this conversation with Jimmy, Bannon insists the prosecution was politically motivated and his relatively light sentence proves how weak the case against him was. Plus segments on Donald Trump initiating negotiations to end the Ukraine War and an interview with former Seattle City Council member and Workers Strike Back founder Kshama Sawant. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

Seattle's controversial socialist activist and former city council member Kshama Sawant has been denied an Indian visa for the third time, allegedly due to her vocal criticism of the Modi government. Sawant, known for spearheading Seattle's caste discrimination ban, attempted to visit her ailing mother but was rejected by Indian authorities, who provided no official reason. Her supporters staged a sit-in at the Indian Consulate in Seattle, leading to law enforcement intervention. Sawant claims she's on a government "reject list" due to her political activism, but India's refusal to grant her entry underscores a broader reality—actions have consequences. In a world where progressive activists push radical policies unchecked in cities like Seattle, foreign governments are less inclined to tolerate such rhetoric. This serves as a stark reminder that outside of liberal strongholds, sovereignty and national interests take precedence over ideological grandstanding.

What’s Trending: Howard Schultz slams Elizabeth Warren for fake campaign promises and moving toward Socialism, Eastern Washington residents are dying before Western Washington residents, workers accuse Instacart of stealing money from them, former Rep. Dave Sawyer fined for ethics violation and Washington is ending emissions tests. State Rep. Mike Steele (R-Chelan) talks about the bill he’s co-sponsoring regulating Amazon Scout. Mayor Durkan and Kshama Sawant are fighting over who will lead the fake charge on homelessness. 

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join Thanks to Sonali Kolhatkar for on-the-ground video from Pasadena and Altadena.

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: ⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join⁠ On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! ⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: ⁠⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join⁠⁠ On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! ⁠⁠www.workersstrikeback.org/join⁠

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! And if you're already a monthly donor, help Workers Strike Back defend against Democrats' attacks on our historic minimum wage victory in Seattle and JOIN OUR DUES DRIVE by increasing your monthly donation to $15/month or more, to give Workers Strike Back the resources we need to fight back. www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! And if you're already a monthly donor, help Workers Strike Back defend against Democrats' attacks on our historic minimum wage victory in Seattle and JOIN OUR DUES DRIVE by increasing your monthly donation to $15/month or more, to give Workers Strike Back the resources we need to fight back. www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

Committed socialist politician and activist Kshama Sawant and Abandon Harris co-founder Hassan Abdel Salam joined The Jimmy Dore Show guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss to discuss their opposition to the Biden administration's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza and beyond, breaking the duopoly's control of our politics, and their endorsement of Jill Stein even if votes for the Green Party will potentially lead to Kamala Harris's loss in Michigan and elsewhere.   Democrats, predictably enough, are lashing out at potential third party voters, lodging wild accusations of foreign influence and calling Jill Stein a grifter — all in a desperate effort to distract from the very real shortcomings of the Harris/Walz ticket and Democrats as a whole.   Plus a segment on the CIA touting a new recruit representing the agency's “woke” turn into a more diverse global terrorist organization.   Also featuring Christian Parenti and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Joe Biden!

Episode 307 of RevolutionZ has Bill Fletcher Jr. applying lessons from his extensive labor and general activist organizing to discuss the real origins of Trumpism, conflicting approaches to the coming election, diverse broader strategies for change, how to address critics and who to not address at all, and much more. The exchange is passionate and also pointed at times. It emphasizes what is at stake in our current world and what people might most usefully do to make serious progress in these difficult times. Support the show

This week…  An old frenemy of Seattle politics popped up on the national scene… Hello, Kshama Sawant. It's endorsement season, and we have two experts from both sides of the process to talk about it. And if you thought YOU were seeing a lot of political ads, try asking your dog what they've seen lately. Stranger News Editor Rich Smith and political strategist Sandeep Kaushik are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Stein rallies with Kshama Sawant in Seattle, search continues for pilots in Navy plane crash, and Reichert faces a tough path in the open race for Governor. It's our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch our interview with Jill Stein from May, on the ground at the campus antiwar protests:    • Jill Stein EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Why ...   On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! And if you're already a monthly donor, help Workers Strike Back defend against Democrats' attacks on our historic minimum wage victory in Seattle and JOIN OUR DUES DRIVE by increasing your monthly donation to $15/month or more, to give Workers Strike Back the resources we need to fight back. www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

We discuss and debate Erica's in-depth interview with SPD's interim chief Sue Rahr. Plus, Kshama Sawant's campaign against Kamala Harris, and Erica's latest on the city budget. Our editor is Quinn Waller. Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSend us a textThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice.

What’s Trending: Kshama Sawant may actually save this country. Boeing has withdrawn its offer to the striking machinists, saying that the union has asked for too much. The Lake Stevens police department is sharing what they’ve learned from child sex offenders in order to raise awareness and inform the community. // Kamala Harris went on Stephen Colbert last night and it was incredibly cringeworthy. // Why is Kamala Harris suddenly doing all of these interviews? The answer is internal polling.

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! And if you're already a monthly donor, help Workers Strike Back defend against Democrats' attacks on our historic minimum wage victory in Seattle and JOIN OUR DUES DRIVE by increasing your monthly donation to $15/month or more, to give Workers Strike Back the resources we need to fight back. www.workersstrikeback.org/join Union members, get in touch with Workers Strike Back to help pass a resolution in your union in solidarity with striking IAM 751 machinists! Sample resolution: www.workersstrikeback.org/news-analysis/boeing-strike-union-resolution --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike provides news & analysis from a working-class perspective, putting forward a strategy to take on the billionaires and their political servants, and win. We don't run any ads and we don't take corporate money. We rely on support from working people like you, so SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back: www.workersstrikeback.org/join On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back, which was launched by Kshama Sawant and other working people in 2023 to spread the lessons of her decade as a socialist City Councilmember in Seattle, where she led movements to win historic victories like the first major $15 minimum wage, the Amazon Tax for affordable housing, and landmark renters' rights like the first-in-the-nation ban on winter evictions. Workers Strike Back is building a movement across the country to fight for things like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare and quality affordable housing for all, an end U.S. military aid to the Israeli war machine, and an end the genocide and occupation in Gaza. We're organizing to build Jill Stein's independent, pro-worker, antiwar Presidential campaign & to begin laying the foundation for a new party for working people. Start a monthly donation and support On Strike by becoming a member of Workers Strike Back today! www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

Hundreds of working people and antiwar protesters gathered in Chicago Tuesday night, with over 140,000 tuning in from around the country, for Workers Strike Back's rally in Chicago to protest the Democratic National Convention and the Biden-Harris administration's continued funding of the Israeli war machine and the genocidal war on Gaza. WATCH On Strike's Kshama Sawant and co-host Kailyn Nicholson speak at the rally and discuss what strategy is needed to end the war, stop U.S. warmongering in the Middle East, and win the things that working people need, like a $25/hour minimum wage, free healthcare, and quality affordable housing for all. JOIN Workers Strike Back for our September/October monthly meeting – in person in Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City or online for our NATIONAL Zoom meeting – to get organized for the urgent next steps from now until election night to build the antiwar movement and the largest possible vote for Jill Stein. Register here: https://workersstrikeback.org/events/... SUBSCRIBE NOW to On Strike and BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back TODAY to help us build a movement that can win real victories, including an end to the genocidal war on Gaza, and begin building a new party for working people. www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

Watch On Strike's Kshama Sawant at the LAUNCH of the Abandon Harris campaign, on the ground at the DNC protests in Chicago! Hear from leaders of the Abandon Harris campaign, including Hassan Abdel Salam, about what working people should do to fight back against the genocidal war on Gaza, backed to the hilt by Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. And JOIN Abandon Harris founder Hassan Abdel Salam at our Rally at the DNC TODAY, Tuesday 8/20 @ 6 pm Eastern / 7 pm Eastern / 4 pm Pacific via livestream or in person! Hear from antiwar, pro-worker Presidential candidate Jill Stein, socialist & former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Revolutionary Blackout Network cofounder Nick Cruse, and Workers Strike Back and get organized to end the genocidal war and build our movement for working people. Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/76vsHiPR... Muslim leaders and activists around the country launched the Abandon Biden campaign in December in response to Joe Biden & the Democrats' support for the genocidal war on Gaza, and their funding of the Israeli war machine. Yesterday's launch of Abandon Harris marks an important new step for the campaign, and sends a clear message that working people and the antiwar movement should not have faith in Kamala Harris, who will be no less of a warmonger than Joe Biden. Just last week, the Biden-Harris administration approved $20 billion in new weapons to the Israeli military—the largest Israeli military aid package in history. As Jill Stein said at the press conference, U.S. military aid to Israel is costing each American household $12,000 per year on average—money that should be spent on free healthcare, quality affordable housing, and things that working people need. Watch our footage from on the ground at the Abandon Harris campaign launch, and JOIN US today, Tuesday @ 6 pm Central / 4 pm Pacific for our protest at the DNC! Livestream link here: https://www.youtube.com/live/76vsHiPR... And BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back today. Help us build a movement to end the war on Gaza and build a new party for working people. www.workersstrikeback.org/join --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

On Strike is ON THE GROUND at the Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago. Kshama Sawant speaks with Sabiha Kazi and Ibrahim Ibrahim, both physicians who traveled to Chicago to protest and fight back against Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's warmongering in the Middle East. JOIN THE LIVESTREAM of Workers Strike Back's DISRUPT THE DNC Rally tomorrow, TUESDAY, August 20 @ 6 pm Central / 7 pm Eastern / 4 pm Pacific with Left independent antiwar candidate Jill Stein, socialist & former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, and Revolutionary Blackout Network co-founder Nick Cruse. Get notified of the Livestream at the link here: https://youtube.com/live/76vsHiPR5O8?.... And be sure to REGISTER & help us get organized at www.workersstrikeback.org/events/disrupt-the-dnc! Thousands of working people have gathered at the DNC, including many Palestinians from around the country, and are mobilizing to demand an end to the genocidal war on Gaza, an end to U.S. funding of the Israeli war machine, and to demand things that working people need, like free healthcare and affordable housing. “People know deep down that there's a rot in the healthcare system – I think it's a good metaphor for the entire system,” said Ibrahim, whose parents are from the West Bank. “But we're all kind of cogs in this big wheel. And I think what we need is a political movement that can break out of that. And that's one of the reasons why I'm here.” Be sure to tune into our rally livestream TUESDAY @ 6 pm Central / 7 pm Eastern / 4 pm Pacific: https://youtube.com/live/76vsHiPR5O8?.... Or if you're in Chicago, join us IN PERSON at Grace Church in Logan Square, 3325 W Wrightwood Ave. And BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back today, and help us build a movement to fight for an end to the genocidal war on Gaza, a $25/hour minimum wage, Medicare for All, and a new party for working people: www.workersstrikeback.org/join! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onstrikeshow/support

3pm: Harger: WA a mere ‘ATM’ for politicians visiting during gridlock // Kshama Sawant trying to help Trump win Michigan // Guest - Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center // Fact checking the NO ON I-2124/Long Term Care Tax Act // Behold:  $5000 A.I. hiking pants 

What’s Trending: Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson are squaring off in the second Gubernatorial debate in Spokane tonight. Bob Ferguson can’t stop lying about Dave Reichert. Cherry Street Coffee is closing its Capitol Hill location after the owner’s spat with Kshama Sawant over the minimum wage tip credit system. // The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut today, which could signal some ominous signs for the economy. The Teamsters union announced that they will not be endorsing either Trump or Harris. // Portland is getting a WNBA expansion team. Scientists have a new theory on the cause of Alzheimer’s.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Former Socialist Seattle City Councilmember and founder of Workers Strike Back Kshama Sawant joins Bad Faith to download about the Harris/Trump debate and to provide a "fact check" on the Gaza misinformation included therein. Kshama also discusses the killing of American demonstrator Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, whom Kshama knew personally from her engagement in left politics in Seattle. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

What’s Trending: A driver that was in a high-speed chase with police ended up killing a grandmother in Olympia. Activist baristas at a Seattle coffee shop are now getting help from former councilmember Kshama Sawant in their strike. A spokesperson for the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office admitted on secret camera that the case against Trump is bogus. // Big Local: Highline Public Schools are closed today and tomorrow due to a cyberattack. A popular Spokane chef is closing one of his restaurants due to crime and homelessness. // A passenger on a flight went viral on TikTok after the two men sitting next to her were guilty of “manspreading.”

What’s Trending: Cory Booker is a lying liar who lies // Jason Reviews ‘Peppermint’ // GUEST: Simon Owen on Starbucks opening in Italy. // Kshama Sawant tweeted that Patriots Prayer will be here this Saturday, and they won’t be // another record jobs report // Fishermen are concerned about the salmon boycott

On today's program Ralph welcomes Kshama Sawant—teacher, activist, organizer, socialist, and former Seattle City Council Member— to talk about the labor movement, her organization Workers Strike Back, and how she achieved so many victories for Seattle's working people. Then, Ralph welcomes the Washington Post's Marc Fisher to discuss his reporting on the "return to office" issue. Kshama Sawant is a teacher, activist, organizer, and socialist. Ms. Sawant helped organize demonstrations for marriage equality, participated in the movement to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was a visible presence in the Occupy Movement. She served in Seattle's City Council from 2014 to 2023— defeating a 16-year incumbent Democrat to become the first socialist elected in a major US city in decades. She has taught at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle University, and the University of Washington Tacoma—and she has been an activist in her union, the American Federation of Teachers Local 1789, fighting against budget cuts and tuition hikes. She is co-founder of Workers Strike Back and the host of their news and analysis broadcast On Strike.It should be extremely energizing for anybody on the Left who wants to aim to provide leadership that we actually have a historic shift going on in American working-class consciousness, where there is a willingness to fight back— a real hunger for strategy. I would say that what's overwhelmingly clear to me as somebody who's been a socialist, a Marxist, and an activist for well over a decade, is that what working people are parched for is real leadership that can actually garner the kind of victories that ordinary people are looking for.Kshama SawantBusiness unionism is this idea that the role of the labor leader is to negotiate—to make peace between the bosses and the workers. It's completely wrong. It's exactly the opposite. The role of labor leadership is to organize a fight by mobilizing rank-and-file members against the bosses, with the understanding that the interests of the bosses—the greed of the bosses—is diametrically opposed to the needs of workers. Kshama SawantIf we as working people want to win Medicare for all, we will need mass action— organized independent of the Democrats and Republicans. Kshama SawantMarc Fisher is an associate editor of the Washington Post, where he writes a column on Washington— the city, its suburbs, and the people— and issues of big-city America. For 37 years, Mr. Fisher worked as a reporter and editor across various news sections at the Post, most recently focusing on Donald Trump and major breaking-news events. He previously created and led the Metro staff's enterprise reporting group, spent a decade as local columnist and blogger, served as the paper's special reports editor, wrote about politics and culture for the Style section, worked as Central Europe bureau chief on the Post's Foreign staff, and covered D.C. schools and D.C. politics for the Metro section.Most people who work with their hands are carrying on as they always did. But since COVID, we've seen that offices have emptied out in downtowns across the country. And Washington is particularly hard hit because 15-20% of the workers work for the federal or city governments. So there's been this emptying… out of downtown Washington, which has had an enormous impact on the economy. So this is a multi-level issue and problem. And yet for many— if not most—workers, they don't see it as a problem. They see it as a benefit. Marc FisherIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 8/14/241. A shocking report from the Libertarian magazine Reason exposes “Operation Rolling Thunder,” an annual “five-day law enforcement blitz,” in which 11 different agencies – ranging from local police departments to the federal Department of Homeland Security – collude to confiscate as much cash as possible on a “20-mile stretch of freeway between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia.” This piece details how officers will fabricate flimsy reasons for pulling drivers over, including “Lighting a cigarette…smelling like cologne, avoiding eye contact, being ‘preoccupied looking for the [car] rental agreement,' and having a cluttered vehicle that appeared to be ‘lived in.'” In 2022, these agencies seized “$194,000 per day or more than $8,000 per hour,” through civil asset forfeiture during this operation. Many of these drivers are never charged with so much as a traffic citation, yet are unable to recover any of their property stolen by the cops.2. Last week, Representative Cori Bush was ousted by an AIPAC-backed primary challenger. An article in Slate details how AIPAC rallied to push the Congresswoman, and fellow Black Lives Matter activist Rep. Jamaal Bowman, out of Congress – outspending both by a margin of 4-1. This piece paints their losses as the death knell of the “George Floyd Era…in Congress,” noting also that no major reforms were passed “Despite broad popular support for legislation to curtail police violence…[and] Democrats…controlling both the House and Senate in 2021 and 2022.” In her concession speech, the Hill reports Bush vowed in no uncertain terms, “AIPAC, I'm coming to tear your kingdom down!” As for Bowman, rumors are now circulating that he will challenge Rep. Ritchie Torres – the “top recipient of AIPAC cash,” according to Track AIPAC – next cycle. Asked about this idea by journalist Ryan Grim, Minnesota Attorney General and former Congressman Keith Ellison said “That'd be a very good thing…I"ll put it like this, none of us own these seats.”3. In related news, a new report in the Intercept exposes the “… ‘Zionists for Don Samuels' WhatsApp Group Raising Big Money to Oust Ilhan Omar.” As this report notes this group contained at least one campaign staffer, Alex Minn – whom the campaign has since severed ties with – and major outside donors despite “Campaign finance laws prohibit[ing] coordination between candidates' campaigns and outside spending groups like super PACs.” One major donor in this group, wealthy entrepreneur Michael Sinensky, wrote “The bottom line is…we need to be supportive…of the alt right Christian Neo Nazis at the moment (like Ukraine) to fight off the socialist, Marxist, anarchists who are supporting radical Islam… Nazis are better than Islamic terrorists.”4. Last week, the Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan held a memorial for those killed in the atomic bombing of that city – and opted not to invite the Israeli ambassador “to avoid possible protests over Israel's war on Gaza,” per Al Jazeera. In response, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel announced he would skip the event because this decision had “politicized” the event. The British ambassador to Japan also announced that she would boycott this event due to Israel's exclusion. According to the BBC, “In June, [Nagasaki Mayor Shiro] Suzuki said Nagasaki had sent a letter to the Israeli embassy calling for an ‘immediate ceasefire' in Gaza.”5. Journalist Jessica Burbank reports Palestinian American Actress Sarah Alami has called on SAG-AFTRA to “break their silence on [the] genocide in Gaza.” In a statement, Alami writes “Our union president has helped raise 60 million dollars to fund Israel's army,” and decries that many actors have “been put on Black lists in Hollywood for speaking out against a foreign government.” Alami also linked to SAG-AFTRA Members for Ceasefire, a group agitating for the Guild to take a principled stand against the genocide.6. On Monday, the leaders of France, Germany, and the U.K. issued a joint statement “calling for the immediate resumption of [ceasefire] negotiations,” stressing that “there can be no further delay…the fighting must end now...the people of Gaza need urgent and unfettered delivery and distribution of aid.” In this statement, President Macron, Chancellor Sholz, and Prime Minister Starmer also expressed that they are “deeply concerned by the heightened tensions in the region” and are “united in [their] commitment to de-escalation and regional stability,” ending this statement by writing “No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.7. Yet despite such strong words from our European allies, the Biden administration has instead taken measures sure to escalate tensions in the region. On August 9th, Zeteo reported that “The State Department…formally notified Congress of a direct sale of 6,500 joint direct action munitions (JDAM) to Israel.” This shipment, valued at $262 million, was “reportedly delayed in May, as it was…under review…[while the] U.S. sought to prevent Israeli forces from pursuing a major ground invasion in Rafah.” Sarah Leah Whitson, the executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), said “It is hard to comprehend how the Biden administration can justify rewarding Israel with new weapons, despite Israel's persistent defiance of every single plea the Biden administration has made urging a modicum of restraint, and despite the very apparent fact that such sales violate black letter U.S. laws prohibiting weapons to gross abusers like Israel.” The very same day, Reuters reported that “The Biden administration…decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia… reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdom to wind down the Yemen war.” This move is an unsubtle green-light for the Saudis to recommence their war on the Yemeni Houthis, who have had more success than anticipated in their naval campaign of blockading Israeli ports and attacking American naval vessels in the Red Sea.8. Much like the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, the Biden administration continues to pursue noble goals at home even while participating in human rights atrocities abroad. On Monday, More Perfect Union reported that “Banks, credit card companies, and more will be required to let customers talk to a human by pressing a single button under a new Biden administration proposed rule.” The pro-labor outlet goes on to say that this rule, coming from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “is part of a campaign to crack down on customer service ‘doom loops,'” and simultaneously “[the Federal Trade Commission] is…considering similar requirements for phone, broadband, and cable companies,” while “[The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor] are calling on health plan providers to make it easier to talk to a customer service agent.” Consumer advocates like Ralph Nader have long railed against the increasing difficulty of talking to real person when one calls corporate customer service lines.9. In more positive news, the UAW reports it has “filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.” This attempt to threaten and intimidate workers came during a conversation between Trump and Musk on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. Trump is quoted saying “I mean, I look at what you do…You walk in, you say, You want to quit? They go on strike, I won't mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, That's OK, you're all gone. You're all gone. So, every one of you is gone.” UAW President Shawn Fain commented “When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean…Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, and he will always side with billionaires like Elon Musk, who is contributing $45 million a month to a Super PAC to get him elected. Both Trump and Musk want working class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It's disgusting, illegal, and totally predictable from these two clowns.”10. Finally, in an almost unbelievable story from the Miami Herald, “[Former President Donald] Trump flew to campaign events on Jeffrey Epstein's plane last weekend.” Apparently, this plane is now owned by a private plane chartering service, Threshold Aviation Group, and the Trump campaign “confirmed that a decal with the words ‘Trump 2024' was placed on Epstein's old plane for the trip.” As the Herald points out “Trump was in the same social circles as Epstein,” and records show he “flew on Epstein's planes six times from 1993 to 1997.”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

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Former Seattle City Council member, socialist, & co-founder of Workers Strike Back Kshama Sawant returns to Bad Faith for an important conversation about where the left's focus should be during what is shaping up to be one of the most tumultuous electoral seasons in American history. AOC, Bernie, and almost all progressive electeds threw their support behind Biden even as the general public overwhelmingly lost confidence in him -- and for what? Kshama breaks down AOC's late night IG monologue justifying support for Biden, reviews the evidence for why the Squad's "insider" strategy has proven ineffective, and offers a clear vision for how the left can advance our goals in this unique moment. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).   Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Exclusive: A 6th grader in the Olympia School District had the presence of mind to tape a teacher when a science lesson started to veer off track. Kshama Sawant weighs in on Jamaal Bowman's defeat. Proof of paid protesters. CNN offers Debate 101, proves it thinks viewers are stupid. 

What’s Trending: Cory Booker is a lying liar who lies // Jason Reviews ‘Peppermint’ // GUEST: Simon Owen on Starbucks opening in Italy. // Kshama Sawant tweeted that Patriots Prayer will be here this Saturday, and they won’t be // another record jobs report // Fishermen are concerned about the salmon boycott