The Gilded Boys talk with foreign affairs journalist Derek Davison about Joe Biden's pick to lead the Defense Department as well as other highly conflicted or unqualified administration picks.

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Manhattan borough president candidate Lindsey Boylan joins Walker and Alex to set the record straight about Joe Biden's statement that people "don't want a handout" during a devastating pandemic and resulting economic recession. We respond to questions from the live chat.  

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HANDOUTS: https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1335346208106291206?s=20. 

"Why Native Americans Have Been Protesting For A Month In The Heart Of The Hamptons" https://www.dailyposter.com/p/why-native-americans-have-been-protesting. 

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Alex and Walker talk about the election and Democratic Party down-ballot failures with journalist Malaika Jabali. We recorded this the day after Election Day.

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Malaika's short film about voters in Milwaukee: https://youtu.be/ubd2cnslP8A

The Gilded Boys speak with academic, author, and PhD Sara Kamali about white nationalist militancy in the United States—how it originates, and what we can do to stop it.

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The Gilded Boys take you through the Bay of Pigs and several other close shaves with nuclear annihilation.

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Walker and Alex talk with extremism reporter Jason Wilson, who lives in Portland, Oregon, about the killings at protests, white vigilantes working alongside the cops, and the sensational rightwing media that are all part of Trump's fascist campaign strategy.

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The Gilded Boys review Republicans' "anti-anti-racism" platform and the failure of the The Democrats™ to meet fascism with substance. The second half of our discussion will be released later this week for our premium members.

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Mark and Walker discuss how precariously perched we are on a cliff overlooking nuclear catastrophe.

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At last, we know who Joe Biden's running mate is. The Gilded Boys review Kamala Harris' history of being "tough on crime" and evaluate Biden's pick in a time of mass protest against police brutality and a draconian criminal justice system.

Mark and Walker's 2019 article on Harris' failed "Back on Track" program: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/09/kamala-harris-back-on-track-program-prisons

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Former Bernie Sanders surrogate Nomiki Konst and Democratic National Committee member Brent Welder join the Gilded Boys to discuss the DNC's horrendous platform votes against a ban on corporate lobbyists, Medicare for All, legalizing pot, and many more no-brainers.

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