The disaster of election capitalism (Election Security)
Air Date: 5–14-2019
Today we take a look at the disastrous system of hackable, unverifiable and expensive electronic voting machines that were our solution to the hanging-chad fiasco of the Florida 2000 presidential election.
Read more#1271 The moderates are coming! (Beto, Biden and Buttigieg)
Air Date: 5–10-2019
Today we take a look at the three moderate white guys sending a shiver up the collective legs of the members of the Democratic Party establishment and the mainstream media
Read more#1267 Fighting for the soul of the Democratic Party (Progressives vs the Establishment)
Air Date: 4–23-2019
Today we take a look at the current state of the Democratic Party in the wake of the 2018 elections that swept in a new class of Super-Progressives who are now locking horns with the more establishment and conservative leadership of the party as they all gear up for the 2020 primary and general elections.
Read more#1255 Democratizing our presidential elections (National Popular Vote)
Air Date: 3–8-2019
Today we take a look at two strategies being pursued in parallel to reform our presidential election process and make every vote for president count equally
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#1251 Candidate Spotlight: Warren and Harris
Air Date: 2–22-2019
Today we take a look at two of the most popular politicians who have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris.
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#1225 The origins of the libertarian plan to remake America
Air Date: 11–6-2018
Today we take a look at the movement behind the anti-government, pro-wealthy campaign to remake America that dates back much farther than the Koch Brothers.
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#1224 Fixing the underlying mechanism of our democracy (Election Integrity)
Air Date: 11–2-2018
Today we take a look at some of the various ways our election system is vulnerable to tampering and hacking from within and without and how it poses a threat to our democracy by casting doubt on the system whether any tampering actually happens or not
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#1221 Strategies to take back power for the left
Air Date: 10–23-2018
Today we take a look at various strategies, some institutional and some organizational, for the left to take back power and steer the country back toward small D democracy
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#1214 The long history of racial voter disenfranchisement
Air Date: 9–28-2018
Today we take a look at the long legacy of racially-based voter disenfranchisement from Reconstruction right up to today and the many, many forms it takes as those who strive to benefit from suppressing the vote employ an ever-evolving slate of strategies to keep themselves in power.
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#1201 Dehumanizing and abusing the outsider for political gain (Immigration)
Air Date: 8–10-2018
Today we take a look at some of the historical context that sheds light on our current immigration debate by showing that there is essentially nothing new about it, only the details are fresh. We'll also explore the evolution of criminalizing immigration, the abuse of separated children and the GOP need to build a demographic control machine.
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