Air Date: 3-11-2025

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The (Approximately) Monthly Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month we look at the future for Gaza, Trump's plans for mass deportations, the decline of the US on the international stage, the wrecking crew dismantling the federal government, RFK Jr. and the threat to public health, and Trump's endemic corruption.

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PART 1: ETHNIC CLEANSING AT HOME AND ABROAD

#1687 Respite: Ceasefire in Gaza and the Legacy of Imperial Folly in the Middle East

1: Gaza Ceasefire Explained Reading Between The Lines Part 2 - The Socialist Program - Air Date 1-16-25

2: On the Situation in Syria and its Implications for the Region - Revolutionary Left Radio - Air Date 1-6-25

3: Egypt, Jordan Reject Trump Plan to Clean Out Gaza; Palestinians Return to N. Gaza in Historic Day - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-27-25

(25:13) #1693 Empowering Ethnostates: Ethnically cleansing Gaza and Trump's South Africa fixation

4: Trump's Insane Plan To Own Gaza - Pod Save the World - Air Date 2-12-25

5: West Bank Annexation Inevitable - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-6-25

6: Trump's South Africa Fixation - What Next - Air Date 2-12-25

(49:33) #1692 Ethnically Cleansing America

7: Trump’s Unconstitutional Rampage Against Immigration - Amicus - Air Date 1-25-25

8: Extraordinary Cruelty, Ordinary Policy: Immigration and Deportation Under Trump 2.0. - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 1-31-25

9: Trump's Mass Detention Plan for Guantánamo Harkens Back to U.S. Detention of Haitian Asylum Seekers - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-4-25

(1:16:02) #1688 International Decline: The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born

10: Yanis Varoufakis on Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism and the New Cold War - DiEM25 - Air Date 1-26-24

11: Trump, China, and the New Cold War - Macrodose - Air Date 12-10-24

12: Will Trump Crash Economy On Purpose- Historian Explains DANGEROUS MAGA Plot - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 1-28-25

PART 2: TRUMP AND THE WRECKING CREW

(1:41:55) #1689 The Media and the Moguls

13: Revenge- Trump throws lawsuits at the media and demands compliance - The ReidOut w Joy Reid - Air Date 12-17-24

14: Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) - On the Media - Air Date 1-10-25

15: Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars. Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 11-15-24

(2:02:34) #1691 Breaking the Government

16: Musk's Coup and Trump's Christian Zionist Gaza Takeover Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-7-25

17: Why Are Dems Surprised - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 2-7-25

18: Trumps American Takeover - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-1-25

(2:25:26) #1690 Oligarchy Unmasked- Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It

19: Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-3-25

20: President Trump and the Power of the Purse - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 2-5-25

(2:45:15) #1694 Unhealthy Discourse - RFK Jr. and the Anti-Science Movement Endangering Global Health

21: Trump's Attack on Science Funding - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 2-21-25

22: Samoa's Health Chief Says RFK Jr. Spread Anti-Vax Misinformation Before Deadly Measles Outbreak - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-31-25

(3:02:31) #1695 Trump's Corruption As A Matter Of Course

23: President Trump's Second Administration and Project 2025 - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-11-25

24: The Gangster Presidency - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25

25: See Trump's blatant quid pro quo with Eric Adams play out live on Fox News - All In w Chris Hayes - Air Date 2-14-25

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