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Episode 597 | Professor Matt Sienkiewicz joins me to discuss the implications of Trump moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
We also try to trace back the genesis of the Christian Evangelical Islamophobia.
Finally, we explore how Secularism and Religious Fundamentalism can unite for nationalistic ends.
***EPISODE 596 | Trump is pulling out of the Iranian Nuclear Deal because it doesn’t address all of the other problems with Iran. So in other words, he doesn’t want to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon until they stop being “bad guys.” Doesn’t that make perfect sense?
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Rouhani statement: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/993935244356083712
Netanyahu Speech That Set the Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbMjJewgP34
Remember when Michael Flynn put Iran on Notice? https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/michael-flynn-condemns-iran-actions/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwMpvK7R2I
Obama on the deal: https://www.npr.org/2015/04/07/397933577/transcript-president-obamas-full-npr-interview-on-iran-nuclear-deal
On Netanyahu’s “Evidence” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/netanyahu-s-info-iran-nukes-known-u-s-intelligence-years-n870456
Obama’s Statement Responding to Trump’s Announcement to Withdraw: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/a-serious-mistake-read-obamas-statement-on-trumps-decision-to-pull-out-of-iran-deal.html
John Bolton: Let’s Bomb Iran:https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/opinion/to-stop-irans-bomb-bomb-iran.html
One of the Reasons Trump Ousted Tillerson was over their differences around the Iranian Nuclear deal:https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/08/tillerson-iran-jcpoa/535602/
Episode 595 | It's teachers appreciation week. Let's celebrate them for their job and for the fight spreading across the country that is revitalizing the Labor Spirit.
The Koch Brothers are buying college professors. Amazing report here: https://apnews.com/0c87e4318bcc4eb9b8e69f9f54c7b889
Sally Albright is at it again. But this time, she reveals a serious problem with some White liberals and Progressives.
Episode 594 | Today I got to hang out with Michael Brooks and discuss serious issues as well as ridiculous. This episode is poignant as well as ridiculous. But isn't that exactly who Michael Brooks is?! ROFL
Episode 593 | Kanye West is doing so much damage by spreading old, tired white supremacists idoleogies and wrapping them in "Free Thinking" to the detriment of Black people across the globe. It's no longer just an "artist" speaking his mind. Here's why it's so important.
Episode 592 - Interview with Glenn Greenwald on his article about Joy Ann Reid and wether progressives gave her too much energy last week. Also, did I "subtweet" him or nah? lol... great conversation. Enjoy.
Episode 591 | What does it even mean to be anti-war if we can't oppose war crimes and human right's violations? Let's talk more about Syria.
Professor Matt Sienkiewicz fills in with a conversation on Mike Pompeo, What the Blogs are Saying and an interview with @Maura on Kanye West and music criticism.
Of all the days I decide to have a guest host, it would be on a day when Kanye swears his allegience to Donald Trump. Thankfully, Brian Lewis of https://blackandintellectual.com/ covered the topic! I enjoyed this episode. You will too!
- Ben
This has been a tragic week for many reasons. Waffle House saw the murders of four POC in their facility and then the viral video of the Black woman being sexually assaulted by police officers. And yet, not a single word about the terrorist act from Donald Trump. Rebecca Azor fills in for Benjamin.
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