In this episode, Sasha, Chris, and Jim try their level best to avoid discussing the Republican National Convention, before moving on to discuss how the recent shenanigans at the USPS reveal the insidious role of big money interests in US politics. and the way in which American democracy is on a knife-edge. As Chris says at the end, 'We may already be living in the bardo'. (I had to look it up too - according to Professor Google, 'bardo' is the Tibetan term for the stage between death and rebirth.)
The issue of Vanity Fair guest edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates is available here  https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/september-2020-issue-the-great-fire
His collection of writings up to 2016, We Were Eight Years In Power is also a fantastic read.
For more information on the Hard Hat Riot mentioned by Sasha, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Hat_Riot
Alternatively, you may be interested in this video from the late Michael Brooks discussing whether there was a Hard Hat Rebellion for Trump (the video is from June 2020).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Ijs2ZAZR4

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