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Boots Riley is best known as the screenwriter and director of hit film Sorry to Bother You, and co-founder of radical Oakland hip-hop group The Coup, but he's also a communist organizer who has been fighting for a more equal world since he became engaged with efforts to organize a local farm workers union at age 14. Part two of the interview is available to subscribers on Patreon.

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We spoke to Dr. Steven Thrasher and Dr. Victoria Dooley about how to handle the holiday, and how to shift our political leadership from saying they "believe in science," to acting like it. Virgil explains why Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday, why turkey isn't a trash bird, and (under duress) what he's grateful for.

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The full audio from Thursday's live DSA Q&A. On this week's premium episode, we answer even more questions about socialism and the Mamma Mia films.

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We talk to Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's and Prof. Marjorie Cohn about Julian Assange's extradition hearing and his case's implications for freedom of the press. Brie reads a dispatch from the front lines of the ongoing Democratic Party Civil War. Virgil and Brie give their initial review of Barack Obama's new biography and bet on whether Joe Biden will cancel their student loans.

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We interview comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. about the future of political comedy under Biden. But first, Virgil weighs in on the names being floated for a Biden administration, and Brie explains why he reminds her of the "upside down" version of Nathan J. Robinson.

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Activist, entrepreneur, and rapper Killer Mike explains how Democrats can win the Senate runoff elections in his home state, charts a path forward for progressive activists, and argues that it might be time for voters to divorce the Democratic party. Brie asks Virgil to catch her up on the "coup discourse,"  and Virgil proves he's smarter than the internet.

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Few have been following 2020 politics closer than David Dayen, Executive Editor of the American Prospect and author of Monopolized. On this week's full premium episode, Virgil and Brie ask him what lessons the Democratic Party should take away from the disastrous down ballot results, and to lay out what Biden could still accomplish on day one without the Senate.

Virgil and Brie give the definitive left take on Election Day 2020 you won't hear on MSNBC. They address the worst bad faith efforts to pitch Joe Biden's narrow (likely) victory and his toxic impact on down ballot races as a cause for celebration, and offer some hope for progressives in this moment. They also debate the left's defeatist attitude toward third parties, and Virgil tells the story of how he came to be known as Virgil Texas.

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A Philadelphia journalist, a local city council member, & a Pittsburgh novelist unlock the mysteries of the crucial Keystone State in the last episode of Bad Faith before the end of our democracy.

Also in this spooky Halloween episode, Brie & Virgil debate who is responsible for screwing up their couples costume and whether Robin DiAngelo would approve of Animal House references in the office place. Finally, the pair predicts the outcome of tomorrow's election.

Akela Lacy is a politics reporter at The Intercept.

Kendra Brooks is an activist and at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council, elected in 2009 on the Working Families Party ballot line.

Jacob Bacharach is a novelist and critic based in Pittsburgh, the author of The Bend of the World and The Doorposts of Your House.

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Award winning filmmaker, author and activist Michael Moore weighs in on the great Noam Chomsky debate and offers his thoughts on how to end the cycle of lesser of two evilism. He also predicts the outcome of the Presidential race, and dishes on what happened when the Biden campaign reached out to him for advice about how to win his home state.

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