Zelensky is warning that Russian propaganda has penetrated US politics. We must fight for our democratic government, and call out leaders who simply don't believe in democracy.

Around the World, Democracy is in Trouble

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As we begin another boiling summer, big oil is buying politicians like there's no tomorrow- and if they get their way, there might not be. Can we change paths to a green energy future before we make earth largely uninhabitable?

The Fossil Fuel Scam Continues

Thom speaks with the so-far less famous Jayapal, who is running for Congress from her hometown of Portland. But will massive amounts of money from a foreign government put a corporate Democrat in her place?

Also, is there a growing backlash around the world against right-wing governments?

Susheela Jayapal Goes To Washington?

Scrooge McDuck Republicans are going out of their way to screw working-class people. Will enough wake up to what is being done to them to prevent full-blown fascism?

Plus- Thom reads from 'The Lords of Easy Money' by Christopher Leonard.

Billionaires are Sick Money Addicts

Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs?

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Daily Take: The Last Time Oligarchs Tried to Take Over America It Led to Civil War

Phil Ittner is on the ground in the Ukraine. What will the consequences be of a third round of military conscription in Russia?

Around the World, Democracy is in Trouble

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