#1802 Department of Injustice: Revenge Prosecutions, Judges Threatened, and Incompetence All the Way Down
Air Date: 6–20-2026
Today we explore how political revenge became official government policy. The Department of Justice has dropped fraud cases while opening vindictive investigations into Trump's critics. Judges who rule against him face death threats at home with no federal protection and thousands of DOJ lawyers have walked out the door, leaving the agency hollowed out by loyalty tests and bent toward retribution.
Read more#1766 The Fragility of State Violence: The ICE Occupation, Renee Good, and the Minneapolis Uprising
Air Date: 1-21-2026
Today, we look at ICE's reign of terror as a paramilitary occupation force and the communities pushing back. We'll hear about Renee Good, an unarmed woman shot dead by federal agents, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty agent on New Year's Eve, in addition to historical parallels from the Civil Rights-era Selma, Alabama, and the Boston Massacre. The signs of hope here are that the oppressed won those fights and the oppressors were forced to retreat - there's every reason to believe that the same pattern can repeat today.
Read more#1339 Recognizing the Signs of Fascism for What They Are (Authoritarianism) (Repost)
Air Date: 2–25-2020
Today we take a look at a post-acquittal, power-mad Trump taking advantage of his thoroughly-confirmed ability to do whatever he wants without repercussion and the work Bill Barr is doing to completely subvert the Justice Department in favor of using it as a tool to favor the President's friends and harm his enemies.
Read more#1339 Recognizing the Signs of Fascism for What They Are (Authoritarianism)
Air Date: 2–25-2020
Today we take a look at a post-acquittal, power-mad Trump taking advantage of his thoroughly-confirmed ability to do whatever he wants without repercussion and the work Bill Barr is doing to completely subvert the Justice Department in favor of using it as a tool to favor the President's friends and harm his enemies.
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