Finding the Warmth of Our Sun

On this episode, Matthew discusses how the Common Council voted to not cut more from MPD's budget and some alders told the county not to match funds for a mental health community response unit, showing the little ways even progressives can help uphold a racial caste system and white supremacy.

On this episode, Matthew talks about some very too soon lessons we can glean from the election. How Black, Latino, and Indigenous organizers won the election for Biden, how Democrats need to do more to empower these organizers, how BLM didn't hurt Dems and in fact helped, and how the GOP continues down a dangerous path.

On this episode, Matthew talks about how the ideological battle (and at times real violence) of the Civil War continues to this day.

On this episode, Matthew tackles the state of the democracy within the United States, but first handles the bad-faith argument "we're a republic not a democracy."

On this episode, Matthew talks about the myth of linear racial progress, and why we also need to think about class.

On this episode, Matthew talks about how the United States meets the criteria of a failed state, how this goes beyond partisan politics, and why far-reaching action must take place.

In this episode, Matthew talks about how some people decide to give Trump sympathy (while he would give you none) and how that relies upon an American lie - whiteness.

On this episode, Matthew talks about how President Trump is just a symptom of a much deeper rot that made a Trump-like figure inevitable.

This week, Matthew talks about former mayor Dave Ciezslewicz, his problematic columns, Madison, and why you're probably thinking about racism wrong.

In this episode, Matthew explores the failures of Trump and the GOP during our ongoing coronavirus epidemic, and how these failures can be framed as genocide.