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The Eagles win and Dodge loses with their garbage co-opting of Dr. King to sell trucks. The President says Representative Adam Schiff is "dangerous" and "must be stopped." And Paul Ryan is actually dangerous to poor Americans and HE must be stopped politically.
On a trip to Costa Rica many years ago, I got into a confrontation with a local Afro-Costa Rican about her belief that there was no such thing as Black culture. It was rooted in the idea that America was not our home. James Baldwin helped me answer that lie a long time ago. Let's discuss.
More insight into the controversy surrounding the Nunes memo and its potential release. Communications Professor Matt Sienkiewicz of Boston College joins me to analyze Joe Kennedy's speech. And amazing audio from what I have no choice but to describe as the Stepford Wives of Evangelical Christianity.
The President gave his first SOTU address. We dissect the absurd and the offensive. Joe Kennedy gave a response and I tried to be fair to him. Bernie had a moment last night, but should he have afforded that opportunity to someone else? Let's discuss.
Trump refuses to implement the sanctions on Russia so maybe that means he's on the right side of the argument? Wrong. Let's discuss.
Republicans are losing their minds over the Nunes memo and using it as an excuse to undermine the FBI and, specifically, the investigation into Russian collusion and obstruction of justice.
Finally, yesterday's podcast got a visceral response from many listeners. Let's discuss why I think the reaction is perfectly emblematic of the problem beleaguring the progreessive movement.
Joe Kennedy is giving the response to Trump’s first SOTU, but is he the future or is he the neoliberal Manchurian? My thoughts may SHOCK you! (Click bait humor). Also, is it bad to purchase twitter followers? The New York Times thinks so. Finally, about my first DSA meeting.
The judge in the case of Larry Nassar went HAM! But did she go too far? Bank of America's new fees on poverty sets the stage on a serious convesation about the stigma of poverty. And finally, we have to discuss class and race again because-- well, people still don't get it.
We're back! Thanks for your patience as we celebrated the birth of my second son and third child. Let's talk about Tony Perkin's "mulligan" statement and how Christians can still support Donald Trump.
Atlanta has been shut down by ice and snow. But I couldn’t stay away two days. Let’s talk about Trump’s war against Haiti, his alleged money laundering for “Baby Doc,” Trump’s patent ignorance around CHIP that managed to land him on the right side of the argument, and how evangelicals who still support Trump are burning in a helluva lot of hypocrisy.
Warning -- I drop a few choice words in this episode. Listener descretion advised.
It's a weird day when I have to address Umar Johnson, Tariq Nasheed, and Tommy Sotomayor in general. But the fact that I have to address them all on the same day is amazing. Let's talk about the Hotep Civil War!
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