May 24, 2022
With the midterms in full swing, we take a closer look at the
Democratic party's war on the Left with our very special guest
David Sirota who served as Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign
speechwriter in 2020. David also created the financial crisis
podcast series Meltdown, and helped Adam McKay create the
story for the film Don’t Look Up. He is a columnist at the
Guardian, editor-at-large at Jacobin Magazine, and founder and
editor of the Lever.
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Guests With Time Codes:
(00:28) David Does the News: Rudy curses out New Yorkers; The
world's richest are losing billions; Warren Buffett owns 26
billions dollars worth of Chevron; Australia elects a prime
minister from the Labor party; Biden offends China; Why our
president is really just the Funeral Director In Chief; Donald
Trump's approval ratings surpass Biden's; Eric Garcetti, mayor of
Los Angeles, is half a man; Title 42 is white supremacy; Why
economists are frauds; The Truth about apple pie; and our country
was founded by drunkards
(52:35) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Mike Steinel
(58:53) David Sirota (founder and editor of "The Lever",
editor-at-large at "Jacobin Magazine")
David Sirota served as Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign
speechwriter in 2020, he created the financial crisis podcast
series Meltdown, and he helped Adam McKay create the story for the
film Don’t Look Up. He is a columnist at the Guardian,
editor-at-large at Jacobin Magazine, and founder and editor of the
Lever
David talks about his latest piece for The Lever on how Democratic leaders are joining with oligarchs to try to permanently destroy the progressive movement
(1:31:32) Jason Myles and Pascal Robert (co-hosts of "This is
Revolution" podcast)
An update on how France and America drained Haiti's economy.
Also what did Karl Marx have to say about capitalism and the slave
trade?
(1:58:33) Howie Klein (founder and treasurer of The Blue America
PAC and author of Down With Tyranny)
What dirt is Congressman Madison Cawthorn going to spill on his way
out? Howie Klein knows. Howie gives us a preview of tomorrow's big
elections in Georgia and the runoff between Henry Cuellar and
Jessica Cisneros in Texas.
(2:33:03) David Cobb (environmental activist and Green Party
Presidential candidate)
David Cobb on the rise of fascism in the Republican party. He talks
about Yale Professor Jason Stanley's book, “How Fascism Works: The
Politics of Us and Them.” His latest article in The Guardian is
titled “America is now in fascism’s legal phase."
(2:57:18) Dr. Harriet Fraad (host of "Capitalism Hits Home")
Replacement theory
(3:32:42) "I'm Traveling Light" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel
(3:35:23) Professor Adnan Husain ("Guerrilla History" and "The
Majlis" podcasts)
How Central Asia's instability is aggravated by war in Ukraine; The
Khodayari assassination in Iran;
and how American oligarchs are financing the end of our
Democracy.
(4:10:36) Peter B. Collins (Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame)
Meet two reformists running for sheriff in California:
Carl Tennenbaum in Sonoma County, carltforsheriff.com
Sean Allen in Santa Clara County, seanallenforsheriff.com
(4:46:58) Professor Mary Anne Cummings (physicist and parks
commissioner Aurora, Illinois)
The latest on Ukraine
(5:14:19) Professor Mike Steinel (Jazz historian and Dylanologist)
"Talk Is Cheap"written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel
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