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Episode 616 | We are being held to a standard of civility while Donald Trump isn't even being held to a standard of constitutionality. Our anger is deligtimized while they're anger is weaponized politically. This is an asymetrical political conflict and we've already lost if we continue to allow them to hold us to different rules of engagment.
Episode 615 | Sarah Sanders got denied service at a restaurant for being the spokesperson for a bigot and moderates lost their minds. Meanwhile, Trump is attacking due process but all anyone seems to care about is Maxine Waters calling for us to protest Trump officials where ever we find them.
Finally, "so woke you're sleep."
Krugman's latest column is worth your time reading. I give you a quick break down and my take on what he intentionally left out. Read his article later:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/opinion/blood-libel-trump-immigrants.html
Zoë Carpenter is The Nation's associate Washington editor. She worked previously for Rolling Stone, and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, and other media outlets. Follow her on Twitter @ZoeSCarpenter. She spoke with me about her time at a border facility and her recent reporting on the damage Trump's policies have on children and families.
Episode 613 | Black nationalists/Hoteps (I'm intentionally drawing with a broad stroke here) are saying that we shouldn't have solidarity with immigrants at the border. Here's why that's stupid.
White identity politics is at the core of what drives Donald Trump and his base. Therefore we have to fight based on that.
Antwon Rose was killed by a police officer who was on his first day on the job.
Episode 612 | Republicans support Trump's separation policy. This barbaric act is precisely why we can't coddle any form of supremacy. They have to be confronted head on. I make the case in today's episode.
Episode 611: It's one thing for Trump to be cordial and kind to Chairman Kim in hopes of fostering peace. But this clip shows that Trump admires Kim as a dictator.
Jeff Sessions is a devil. Listen to this clip and you'll agree.
Episode 610 is a little longer and a bit more dense than average episodes. So here is a breakdown of each section:
Section 1 (opening): Criticizing the criticisms of the Singapore Summit.
Section 2 (8:30): Why we as individuals must address human rights violations by every nation.
Section 3 (12:40): The democratization of our political ideology
Section 4 (19:20): The first ideological contradiction that the North Korean deal exposes.
Section 5 (29:28): The second ideological contradiction exposed by the North Korean summit.
Section 6 (38:42): So you want to end the American Empire?
Episode 609 | Professor Matt Sienkiewicz fills in for Ben and discusses Trump in North Korea, unveils a theme song for "What the Blogs Are Saying" and, finally, discusses the intersection of sports and protest with journalist Terence Moore @TMooreSports
And as always, Max Thunder joins the conversation.
Episode 608 | The Singapore summit is happening as we speak. Let's discuss some obvious pitfalls that exist because of Trump's regime.
Our allies are now our enemies -- at least in the mind of Donald Trump. But why is Trump so obsessed with the dairy tariff?
Finally, I noticed some people scoffing at the idea that Trump could be realigning the world order one tweet at a time. Let's discuss.
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