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On #EverybodysTalkingAboutIt we speak on Epstein and what we know to be true, Walmart and the real terror and the fact we allow narratives in our lives that we know are false but find comfort in them. Support the show at reallykarel.com

It's time to just #OwnIt For instance, we all know the Gig economy is bad, especially Lyft and Uber, and yet we use them. So, today, we must own a lot.

Nicole Sandler What's News08-09-19 by Progressive Voices

Republicans like to deflect on the gun issue by claiming the problem is mental illness. While mental illness isn’t the driving force behind mass shootings, political insanity certainly is. Einstein once said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Thus our gun laws and the Republicans that support them are the ones who are acting like they are insane.

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Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They discuss two very important and timely topics during today's show.

The recent mass shooting in El Paso where the killer specifically targeted Latin Americans, as described in his racist manifesto. The guest for this topic is Mario Carillo, America’s Voice Texas State Director.

The mission of America’s Voice (AV) and America’s Voice Education Fund (AVEF) is to harness the power of American voices and American values to enact policy change that guarantees full labor, civil and political rights for immigrants and their families.

Their website is americasvoice.org and their Twitter handle is @AmericasVoice.

The second topic is the return of white supremacist rhetoric in the United States.

The guest for this topic is Pete Simi, PhD. Dr. Simi is Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology at Chapman University and Director of the Earl Babbie Research Center.

Their website is https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/index.aspx.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Reflecting on the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Mark discusses how we stop this nightmare of a vicious cycle of gun violence in America.

Stream "Inside Scoop," and watch Mark TV appearances, anytime at MarkLevineTalk.com

New United Nations report calls for overhauling farming techniques to solve climate change; Kentucky miners block coal train after mine company bankruptcy; A quarter of the world's population faces 'extremely high water stress'; PLUS: Four fossil fuel explosions in 48 hours underscore the dangers of our aging fossil fuel infrastructure... All that and more in today's Green News Report!