Dispatch from the Zombie Apocalypse

In this episode Jason discusses the rightwing's goal of overwhelming Americans with so much insanity and corruption that they lose all faith in American institutions and cease to care. The DZA website can be accessed here.

In this episode Jason discusses the true axis of evil—the fossil fuel companies, petrostates, and GOP—who have America (and humanity) addicted to oil, coal, and gas, and locked in endless war, as we continue to destabilize the climate beyond the point of no return. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason discusses how the US support of Ukraine represents the best of American values, but also how the conflict has brought out some of our worst instincts as well. Here is a link to the Timothy Snyder interview that is recommended in the antidote and the link to the DZA website.

In this episode Jason discusses how many people use moral relativism to justify the worst acts of foreign aggression, and the need for both moral absolutes and nuance in thinking about foreign affairs.

In this episode Jason discusses the leverage petrostates like Russia have over the US and the world due to our failure to decarbonize our economies and what we need to do about it. The trailer for the movie Carbon Nation is here and the DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason discusses the criteria for assessing a nation’s foreign policy, and then applies this to the US context. The DZA website can be accessed here.

In this episode Jason discusses what most commentators got wrong regarding the recent failures on voting rights, and what, despite being a good movie, the creators of Don’t Look Up got wrong too; plus some thoughts on the soon-to-be first black woman Supreme Court Justice. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason discusses the three issues he is focused most intently on in 2022 and their historic implications; he also shares some predictions for the year ahead. Here is the link to Biden’s January 6th speech and Garland’s speech on January 5th.

In this episode Jason speaks with Jason Blazakis, the Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism about the state of the January 6th prosecutions and the looming threat of rightwing violence in America. The two Laurence Tribe articles about the insurrection that should be read and shared by everyone are here and here.

In this episode Jason discusses Biden's many first year achievements, the areas where improvement is needed, and the fate of the Build Back Better legislation. Here is a link to the Slate article about what the Dems need to do to placate Manchin, and the link to the DZA site.