Air Date: 11-21-2025

In an ethical political system, being willing to break the law in order to starve people amid a political dispute wouldn't be a source of greater leverage and power but it is in ours and the shutdown put the wildly different senses of ethics between the parties on full display.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Government Shutdown or General Strike How to Fight Trumps Agenda - The Socialist Program w Brian Becker - Air Date 11-12-25

KP 2: What Its Like Suing Trump in Court Over SNAP Funding - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 11-13-25

KP 3: The History of SNAP How Food Stamps Feed America - The Politics of New America - Air Date 11-4-25

KP 4: MAGA Republican ERUPTS Over Major SNAP Consequences As Gross Tantrum Backfires - The Damage Report - Air Date 10-31-25

KP 5: Addressing Food Insecurity With Dignity - The Giving Garden - Air Date 9-3-25

KP 6: Senator Sanders Slams The Surrender Dems - What A Day - Air Date 11-11-25

KP 7: Pope Condemns Trump Hispanics Quit GOP More Illegal Airstrikes How SNAP Boosts The Economy - The David Feldman Show - Air Date 11-10-25

(00:55:53) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On how to preserve democracy

DEEPER DIVES

(01:10:38) SECTION A: SHUTDOWN

A1: Is The Shutdown Over EXPLAINER - Leeja Miller - Air Date 11-10-25

A2: Democrats Snatch Defeat From a Shutdown Win - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 11-11-23

A3: Government Shutdown or General Strike How to Fight Trumps Agenda Part 2- The Socialist Program W Brian Becker - Air Date 11-12-25

A4: How Health Insurance Got So Expensive - 1A - Air Date 11-6-25

A5: Trump-GOP Weaponizes Hunger With Cruel SNAP Freeze - The Majority Report - Air Date 10-29-25

A6: Is The Shutdown Over EXPLAINER Part 2 - Leeja Miller - Air Date 11-10-25

(02:01:39) SECTION B: FOOD INSECURITY

B1: Pope Condemns Trump Hispanics Quit GOP More Illegal Airstrikes How SNAP Boosts The Economy Part 2 - The David Feldman Show - Air Date 11-10-25

B2: Understanding Zohrans Food Desert Solution Omar Ocampo - The Majority Report - Air Date 8-17-25

B3: The History of SNAP How Food Stamps Feed America Part 2 - The Politics of New America - Air Date 11-4-25

B4: U.S. Hunger Expert Decries Trump Withholding Food Assistance - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-12-25

B5: After the Shutdown, SNAP Will Still Be in Trouble - Planet Money - Air Date 10-31-25

B6: The History of SNAP How Food Stamps Feed America Part 3 - The Politics of New America - Air Date 11-4-25

B7: We Asked Trump Voters About Grocery Prices - More Perfect Union - Air Date 10-23-25

B8: Addressing Food Insecurity With Dignity Part 2 - The Giving Garden - Air Date 9-3-25

(03:19:42) SECTION C: GOP AWFULNESS

C1: Trump Throws Great Gatsby Party at Mar-a-Lago as Food Stamps End for Millions - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-3-25

C2: Trump's USDA Bars Grocery Stores From Offering Discount for SNAP Recipients - The Weekend Primetime - Air Date 11-9-25

C3: Scared Moms Explain How Trump's SNAP Freeze Will Starve Their Families - The Majority Report - Air Date 10-30-25

C4: Evident in the GOP's Shutdown Strategy Pitting Americans Against Each Other - The Briefing - Air Date 11-8-25

C5: Trump Discovers New Concept: 'They Have This New Word Called Affordability' - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 11-6-25

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Composite image of the SNAP program logo (food stamps) and a symbol of a stethoscope (healthcare) in a closed cage with a GOP elephant symbol standing on top against a faded American flag background.

Credit: Internal composite design. Elements from Pixabay | Pixabay license | and UDSA

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