Facepalm America

Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, and co-author Leah Rothstein join us to talk about housing segregation, how past policies still effect marginalized communities today, and how affordable housing and diverse housing opportunities leads to more diverse communities.

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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about the 83 million judgement against Donald Trump in the SECOND E. Jean Carroll case, the latest from the Middle East, and the impending impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas.

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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again joins us to discuss price gouging, Gaza, and the 2024 election.

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Hunter Walker and Luppe Lupin, authors of The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party, join us to talk about infighting between progressive and centrist congressional candidates in the Democratic Party and how unity gets people further together as a party; We also take a message from Fred from Chicago about Democrats working together against Republicans instead of each other.

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Deborah Plant, author of Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All, joins us to discuss the justice system, how those who enforce the law have internal biases, white priviliege in the courts, and Deborah's personal experience with her brother's life sentence at Angola Prison.

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Celeste Edmunds, Executive Director of The Christmas Box International, an organization with the mission of helping defend children who are abused, trafficked, or facing homelessness and author of Garbage Bag Girl, joins us to discuss cycles of abuse, foster care, and how to help kids from falling through the cracks of the system.

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Daniel Bessner, co-host of American Prestige, joins us to talk about the term "facism", from its origin, to its history, as well as diving into reactionary populism and how it applies to Trump.

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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about Ron DeSantis ending his campaign and endorsing Trump, if the Trump trials will have any impact on the 2024 election, and we discuss how reproductive rights are in danger in our country on the anniversary of the original Roe decision.

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Tina Nguyen, author of The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (And How I Got Out), joins us to discuss how the alt-right indoctrinates people into their network, the dangers of misinformation, and her unique perspective as a conservative woman of color.

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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again joins us to discuss the personal, the political, the Supreme Court, and why Apple is forcing employees to go to Texas.

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