Air Date: 4-2-2025

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Love them or loathe them, the Democratic Party is the political institution available to the left to structurally take on Trumpism but we need a whole lot of new energy and new commitments to the fight to turn them into an opposition worthy of the moment we face.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: 'Now is the time to break glass’: Chris Hayes reacts to Schumer interview 'Now is the time to break glass’: Chris Hayes reacts to Schumer interview - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 3-19-25

KP 2: Why Are Some Democrats Trying To Be Republicans？- Kat Abughazaleh - Air Date 3-3-25

KP 3: WATCH: Crowd ROARS As AOC Lays Out Fighting Strategy For Democratic Party - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 3-23-25

KP 4: Why Democrats Are Failing Us - Bean Thinking - Air Date 3-19-25

KP 5: Why Im Running For Congress - Kat Abughazaleh - Air Date 3-24-25

KP 6: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) Speaks at the 2025 HRC Los Angeles Dinner - Human Rights Campaign - Air Date 3-24-25

(00:48:03) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

With a VM on trans kids and a sneak peek at SOLVED!

DEEPER DIVES

(00:58:17) SECTION A: 

A1: Schumer’s Cratering Support ｜ Ezra Levin - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 3-23-25

A2: Woke Wars w/ Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Mike McCarthy - The Dig - Air Date 2-25-25

A3: The Democratic Downfall - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 3-18-25

A4: Whither the Democrats? w/ Natasha Lennard Part 1 - Politics Theory Other - Air Date 3-20-25

A5: The Current Political Moment, U.S. Imperial Decline, and Organizing a Revolutionary Vanguard Party - Rev Left Radio - Air Date 3-19-24

(01:37:40) SECTION B: 

B1: Whither the Democrats? w/ Natasha Lennard Part 2 - Politics Theory Other - Air Date 3-20-25

B2: The Qasim Rashid Show - Episode 164 - Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid Podcast - Air Date 3-24-25

B3: Trump Unhinged and Third Parties. - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 3-7-25

B4: Why Schumer Caved to Republicans And Why It Might Be Smart - What A Day - Air Date 3-17-25

B5: Mehdi PRESSES Democrat Congressman on Voting With Republicans - Zeteo - Air Date 3-19-25

(02:19:15) SECTION C: 

C1: Bernie AOC Deliver Hope With Record-Breaking Crowds - The Rational National - Air Date 3-22-25

C2: Jasmine Crockett Puts Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries on Notice - Reese Waters - Air Date 3-16-25

C3: Resisting Threats to Democracy with Rep. Robert Garcia - Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - Air Date 3-11-25

(02:35:50) SECTION D: 

D1: Ex-Dem Party Chair EXPOSES Corporate Machine Still MAKING BANK Despite Kamala Loss - Status Coup - Air Date 3-25-25

D2: Hasanabi Bernie Sanders and AOC Have a Plan for the Billionaires - Novara Media - Air Date 3-24-25

D3: Tim Walz EXPOSES Gavin Newsom Without Even Trying | The Kyle Kulinski Show - Secular Talk - Air Date 3-20-25

(02:55:46) SECTION E: 

E1: Toward a Revival of Left Populism: What It Takes To Win - Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen - Air Date 12-6-24

E2: The American Presidential Election of 1932 - Mr. Beat - Air Date 8-8-16

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