#1702 Destroying Education, Boosting Christian Nationalism: Rewriting the Past and Hamstringing the Future

Air Date: 4-4-2025

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Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. And with Trump in place, the Christian Nationalists are looking to rewrite history to their liking in order to create the dystopian future they desire.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power - On The Media - Air Date 2-17-25

KP 2: Trumps Vision for America I Am God - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 3-7-25

KP 3: How to Stand Up to Project 2025 and Save Public Education - Assembly Required - Air Date 12-12-24

KP 4: How School Integration Failed Black Students w Noliwe Rooks - This Is Hell! - Air Date 3-19-25

KP 5: Trump Can't Destroy The Dept. Of Education But He Will - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 3-7-25

KP 6: Trump orders 'restoring' American history through Smithsonian overhaul - Trump's Terms - Air Date 3-28-25

KP 7: Make America Great Again means segregation - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 3-25-25

KP 8: Does Trump Have A Mandate - Stop Christian Nationalism - Air Date 11-20-24


(00:54:50) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the power of repetition


DEEPER DIVES

(01:00:41) SECTION A: PUBLIC EDUCATION

A1: Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power Part 2 - On The Media - Air Date 2-17-25

A2: Trump Remaking Government, RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearings, US Education Report Card - Up First - Air Date 1-29-25

A3: Protecting Our Kids with Randi Weingarten - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 2-27-25

A4: How to Stand Up to Project 2025 and Save Public Education Part 2 - Assembly Required - Air Date 12-12-24

A5: How School Integration Failed Black Students w Noliwe Rooks Part 2 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 3-19-25

A6: Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power Part 3 - On The Media - Air Date 2-17-25

A7: Protecting Our Kids with Randi Weingarten Part 2 - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 2-27-25


(01:45:37.350) SECTION B: CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM

B1: Trumps Vision for America I Am God Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 3-7-25

B2: Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth's Calvinist Sect Embraces Confederacy, Crusades - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-27-25

B3: Christians Wanted A More Cruel America. They Got It. - Stop Christian Nationalism - Air Date 3-7-25

B4: Vance Goes To War With The Catholic Church Over Immigration - The Majority Report - Air Date 1-27-25

B5: Americans Invented a New Christianity Here's Why That's Terrifying - Wisecrack - Air Date 3-28-25


(02:35:29) SECTION C: RELATED TOPICS

C1: The Latest on Columbia University and the Trump Administration - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 3-27-25

C2: Taking Down Everything Black Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Trumps Takeover - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-31-25

C3: The Latest on Columbia University and the Trump Administration Part 2 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 3-27-25

C4: No kids on the block - Today, Explained - Air Date 3-20-25


SHOW IMAGE CREDITS for #1702 - White nationalism

Description: A composite image of an illustration of Trump holding up a white cross against a dark background of a brick wall painted with the American flag.

Credit: Custom composite design. | Components License: Pixabay

 

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  • Ben Grant
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