Gaslit Nation

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Rattled Jul 13, 2022

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This week we catch up on developments in two of the main stories we cover on Gaslit Nation: the January 6 Committee hearings, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sarah breaks down the hits and misses of the hearings thus far, and warns of the hearings being used for reputational rehab for dirty Republicans both in the Trump administration (Barr, Kushner) and outside of it (Liz "Democrats kill live babies" Cheney.) Don't fall for it! We also address the continued refusal of Merrick Garland's DOJ to bring perpetrators to justice and how it's torpedoing Joe Biden's approval rating. The hearings have done a great job reminding Americans what happened eighteen months ago – and left them wondering why it took eighteen months to address crimes that still go unpunished.

Teaser - Witches! Jan 6! And More! Jul 12, 2022

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End of the Line Jul 06, 2022

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We're ba-a-a-ack! Like a poltergeist of civic conscience, Gaslit Nation has returned to tell you all the things you do not want to know but need to hear. We were off for three months while Andrea had a baby (welcome to the family Chloe!) and Sarah had her bodily autonomy signed away by the Attorney General of Missouri. An eventful spring for all!

Teaser - The Gaslit Nation Early Show is Back! Jul 05, 2022

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Subscribe today to access all episodes of Gaslit Nation by signing up at the Truth-teller level or higher. You won't hear every weekly episode unless you subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/gaslit

The War on History Teachers: The Sari Beth Rosenberg Interview Jun 29, 2022

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Public school teachers have one of the hardest jobs in America right now. For two years, they have contended with a politicized pandemic, a manufactured culture war over "critical race theory", and violent threats aimed at school board members and other officials. This is all in addition to the low pay and budget cuts that they've dealt with for decades! So show your teachers some support and respect! This week Sari Beth Rosenberg, a high school history teacher in New York and activist on the democracy frontlines, shares her thoughts on the past two chaotic years and the current challenges America's schools face.

Fight Back with The States Project - Part II Jun 22, 2022

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In a two-part discussion, this week we're joined by two experts on the frontlines of fighting for our democracy on the all critical state level. If you want to fight for our democracy and prevent the slide into authoritarianism, clean up your local state government! How to proceed? Two experts from The States Project – Melissa Walker, a widely read author for teen novels turned democracy defender, and the Head of Giving Circles, and Aaron Kleinman, the Director of Research – are here to tell you. Walker and Kleinman address structural impediments to democracy – including gerrymandering, voter suppression, and the composition of the Senate – as well as challenges from dark money shadow networks and astroturf protests. They also give advice on navigating state politics and staying strong in the midst of this onslaught on our rights. We need all hands on deck for 2022, and an informed public is a powerful public!

Fight Back with The States Project - Part I Jun 15, 2022

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Democracy in Chains: The Nancy MacLean Interview - Part II Jun 08, 2022

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This is Part II of our interview. In this two-part interview, we take a deep dive into a right-wing hellhole with acclaimed scholar Nancy MacLean, the author of the bestseller Democracy in Chains, which discusses how anti-democratic networks run by powerful plutocrats came to hold the United States hostage. MacLean discusses the Koch dark money network and its shadowy political partners, the decades-long libertarian takeover of the Republican Party by far-right mercenaries, the infrastructure of this extremist network and how it has sustained itself for so long, the rise of the neo-confederacy, and the dystopian plans billionaires have for the American future. We also get MacLean's opinions on recent crises like the pandemic, the Trump Crime Cult's Capitol attack, and the assault on voting rights. And of course we ask her how we best battle these insidious adversaries, break America's Koch addiction, and get our country back!

Democracy in Chains: The Nancy MacLean Interview - Part I Jun 01, 2022

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In this two-part interview, we take a deep dive into a right-wing hellhole with acclaimed scholar Nancy MacLean, the author of the bestseller Democracy in Chains, which discusses how anti-democratic networks run by powerful plutocrats came to hold the United States hostage. MacLean discusses the Koch dark money network and its shadowy political partners, the decades-long libertarian takeover of the Republican Party by far-right mercenaries, the infrastructure of this extremist network and how it has sustained itself for so long, the rise of the neo-confederacy, and the dystopian plans billionaires have for the American future. We also get MacLean's opinions on recent crises like the pandemic, the Trump Crime Cult's Capitol attack, and the assault on voting rights. And of course we ask her how we best battle these insidious adversaries, break America's Koch addiction, and get our country back!

Protect the LGBTQ Community: An Interview with Chase Strangio of the ACLU May 25, 2022

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Despite the Democrats holding the presidency, Senate and House, LGBTQ rights are in greater danger than they have been in over a decade. The revival of the right-wing culture wars along with sustained court packing by Republican radicals has put hard-won rights in jeopardy. Gaslit Nation welcomes Chase Strangio of the ACLU to break down the legal landscape of LGBTQ rights in the US today, including challenges to the legal right to gay marriage, the battle for transgender rights, and the religious extremism of today's Supreme Court majority. He also addresses what ordinary Americans can do to preserve equal rights for all. Strangio is Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project and a history-making expert on transgender rights. He is the lawyer behind the historic June 2020 Supreme Court ruling protecting LGBTQ rights in the workplace and in 2020, was in Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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