Arsenal for Democracy

Topic: Various competing Democratic healthcare proposals that fall short of Medicare-for-All. People: Bill, Rachel. Recorded: Feb 23rd 2019. Episode 260 (29 min): AFD 260 Related links – AFD 260 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music … Read more

Topics: The Sackler family’s role in creating the opioid crisis and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s lawsuit against them. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Feb 10th 2019. Episode 259 (27 min): AFD 259 Note: This episode will be re-aired next week. Related links – AFD 259 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe … Read more

Topics: U.S. tax proposals to curb inequality and the deranged reaction of billionaires to the proposals. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Feb 3rd 2019. Episode 258 (30 min): AFD 258 Related links – AFD 258 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal … Read more

Topics: New members of Congress got some interesting committee appointments, but PAYGO was re-implemented and a fracking lobbyist got appointed by Senate Dems. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Jan 27th 2019. Episode 257 (28 min): AFD 257 Related links – AFD 257 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal … Read more

Topics: The LA teachers’ strike and a huge strike in India. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Jan 20th 2019. Episode 256 (27 min): AFD 256 Related links – AFD 256 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” … Read more

Topic: The longest federal government shutdown in history, its effects, and media coverage of it. People: Bill, Rachel, Sarah. Recorded: Jan 13th 2019. Episode 255 (28 min): AFD 255 Related links – AFD 255 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for … Read more

Topic: Tumblr’s recent controversial content policy change and the wider misguided anti-trafficking legislation that led to it. People: Bill, Rachel, Sarah. Recorded: Jan 6th 2019. Episode 254 (29 min): AFD 254 Related links – AFD 254 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: … Read more

Topic: The war in Yemen and recent Congressional efforts to stop US support for it. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Dec 15th 2018. Episode 253 (25 min): AFD 253 Related links – AFD 253 Links and Notes (PDF) No new episodes until early January. Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy … Read more

Guest Interview: Luke Mayville, co-founder of Reclaim Idaho, talks about the recent successful statewide referendum campaign to expand Medicaid in Idaho. People: Rachel, Bill. Recorded: Dec 11th 2018. Episode 252 (34 min): AFD 252 Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” … Read more

Topic: Republican power grabs in Wisconsin and Michigan in spite of recent election results; emerging allegations that a North Carolina Congressional election was outright stolen with faked and mishandled absentee ballots. People: Bill, Rachel. Recorded: Dec 3rd 2018. Episode 251 (27 min): AFD 251 Related links – AFD 251 Links … Read more