The status quo is not getting the job done. People want populism and Trump ain’t it. Then again the Democratic establishment isn’t it either. The Trumpists want us to hate and fear those on the FDR left. Is it working?

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Think fascism is a European import? Guess again: Hitler and Mussolini copied American fascism. Before and after the Civil War, some Americans counted while many did not. Like the European models which followed, the South was such a system: Hierarchy

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Some of the bravest, most courageous, and loyal friends aren’t even people. They deserve recognition and they’re about to get it. Our guest, the founder of the National Service Animals Monument Susan Bahary says in this 250th year anniversary, you

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Tanks don’t just show up on our streets. A rolling coup is what’s happening, so say Former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt and former Senator Tim Wirth, who are are not exactly firebrands; they represent the moderate center of the

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The oil companies had no less supply and sold the same volume but reaped greater profits. The input price: the cost of refinement of crude oil, remained the same. But the Iran War oil shock did not affect everyone the

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Four out of five voters today live in flyover states, their votes don’t really count, they are mere spectators. But it’s no longer a question of if, but when: whoever wins the popular vote will become president. National Popular Vote

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The Democratic establishment doesn’t get that people vote their morals. So says our guest David Fenton, successful public relations veteran of fifty years. Civil rights, wars, climate change: he says these are moral issues and people vote with their hearts

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What do you know about Bolivia? If you’re like me, you knew about Evo Morales, the first indigenous president, known as the Nelson Mandela of the Andes. Well the former landholding elite is back in power. And the IMF dictated

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If you don’t think people vote on foreign policy, consider that Kamala Harris lost because of Gaza. And that Obama beat Hillary because of her support for the war in Iraq. On this show, historian Van Gosse describes how effective

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What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a lie; the truth is it’s about the rule of American capital over productivity, never mind our European allies.

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