#1424 Fighting with at least two hands tied (Conservative Democrats Manchin and Sinema)
Air Date: 6–18-2021
Today we take a look at the politics of obstruction in service to big donors' interests while sacrificing the ability to run a functioning democracy in the process.
Read more#1287 Mitch McConnell is the Forking Worst (Repost)
Original Air Date: 7–5-2019
Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he is for basically all of the reasons.
Read more#1499 Everyone Knew The Lie Was A Lie (January 6th Insurrection Hearings)
Air Date: 6–25-2022
Today we take a look at some of the takeaways from the hearings investigating the January 6th insurrection. Most notably: they knew, they knew, they knew, they knew from the very beginning that their fraud claims were nonsense and they pushed ahead anyway.
Read more#1498 Pride and Prejudice
Air Date: 6–22-2022
Today we take a look at the complicated evolution of Pride Month in an era of much greater LGBTQ acceptance and the simultaneous resurgence of anti-LGBTQ energy that, in many ways, mirrors the arguments of 40 years ago.
Read more#1494 Progressives and the Primaries
Air Date: 6–8-2022
Today we take a look at progressive victories in primary elections around the country and explain why moderates are not much more than allies of conservatism.
Read more#1411 Our Democracy is Filibusted, Time to Kill the Filibuster (Repost)
Original Air Date: 4–14-2021
Today we take a look at the one element of our government that, above all others, has contributed to the absolute disfunction of our democracy. The filibuster was never intended by the founders, always anti-democratic, often used for racist ends and is now being abused at a rate never before seen.
Read more#1488 Seeking Approval from the GOP Fringe is Making Them Mainstream
Air Date: 5–7-2022
Today we take a look at the jockeying for position that is happening among GOP politicians, both incumbents and hopefuls, in this murky Trump/post-Trump political era in which the path to victory for Republicans is to support Trump unquestioningly while also keeping an eye on the long game for which one should attempt to out-Trump Trump to gain the support of his cultish masses.
Read more#1479 Torturing Children and Families in the Name of Protecting Them (Trans Rights)
Air Date: 3–29-2022
Today we take a look at the current iteration of the cynical culture wars being waged by conservative Republicans against LGBTQ kids for political gain. The current wave of anti-trans and anti-gay legislation sprouting across the country is not about protecting kids and is absolutely nothing new.
Read more#1473 How the GOP Became a Radicalized Strongman Cult
Air Date: 3–2-2022
Today we take a look at the not-so-slow transformation of Republicans from a Bush/McCain/Romney party to a Trump/DeSantis/Putin party complete with cultish devotion and a dependence on a near-total dismissal of truth replaced by propaganda.
Read more#1396 The Platforms of Our Discontent (Social Media, Social Destruction) (Repost)
Original Air Date: 2–5-2021
Today we take a look at the role that social media plays in the radicalization of discontented communities and engage in the debate over content moderation and de-platforming of individuals.
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