#1381 The Conservative Fever Swamp is Reaching Critical Mass
Air Date: 11–17-2020
Today we take a look at the Republican Party and that which is hath wrought. The deeply racist and conspiratorial constituency has been part of the party for decades but it wasn't always the dominant strain. Today it clearly is and in an age of hyper-polarization and with enthusiastic stoking from Trump, that branch of the party is perfectly primed to splinter from shared reality completely in a spectacular, violent way.
Read more#1380 The Coup Attempt We Saw Coming Years in Advance
Air Date: 11–13-2020
Today we take a look at the slow-motion coup that we've known was coming since 2016. The baseless lawsuits, the absurd claims and the perpetual grift. Always the grift.
Read moreBonus Edition #221 All the credit we can give to the saviors of democracy
Air Date: 11–6-2020
Today, Amanda and I process the election, explain hyper-polarization, and why Black women are saving the country again.
Read more#1378 Bracing for Impact (Election 2020, #AllVotesMatter)
Air Date: 11–2-2020
Today we brace for the election, consider what may come after it and prepare for the role we may need to play in the coming weeks.
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#1365 White Supremacy, Authoritarians, Trump and the Coming Election
Air Date: 9–8-2020
Today we take a look at the dynamics of the white nationalist movement, authoritarian psychology, the legacy of Richard Nixon and the uncertainty of a peaceful election.
Read more#1364 Fundamentalist-Driven Sectarian Violence (And I am Not Talking About a Foreign Country)
Air Date: 9–5-2020
Today we take a look at the protests and counter-protests roiling the nation and recognize the conspiracy-laden fundamentalism of the far-right that is fueling the violence.
Read more#1363 An Education in Individualism (in)Action (Back to School)
Air Date: 9–1-2020
Today we take a look at the concerns being weighed in the debate over returning to in-person learning as the beginning of the school year gets underway.
Read more#1362 Politics is Pointillism, Stand Back to See it Clearly (Voter Suppression)
Air Date: 8–22-2020
Today we take a look at the long history and motivations for voter suppression, explain why it tends to help one party over the other and why vote-by-mail is the best solution to the majority of our voting problems.
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