Shadow Politics with US Senator Michael D Brown

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Shadow Politics with US Senator Michael D Brown episodes

May 02, 2022 Shadow Politics, May 1, 2022
Guest, Barney Frank, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 4th district of Massachusetts for 16 terms
54 min
April 25, 2022 Shadow Politics, April 24, 2022
Guest, Derek Gray, archivist in The People’s Archive at D.C. Public Library, African American experiences in Washington, DC.
54 min
April 18, 2022 Shadow Politics, April 17, 2022
Guest, Jason Vanderground, president of Haven, a lead agency for the He Gets Us Campaign, providing overall management as well as strategic and creative direction.
55 min
April 11, 2022 Shadow Politics, April 10, 2022
Former Attorney General of the District of Columbia IRVIN B. NATHAN, Esq.
"DC should focus on expanded home rule before statehood"
Marília and I will speak with the former DC Attorney General Irv Nathan about the recent confirmation of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States.
In addition, we will discuss Nathan's recent opinion piece in The Washington Post, "D.C. should focus on expanded home rule before statehood." We will also speak with Nathan about rising crime in the District of Columbia.
Tune in for this important interview. Be part of the conversation by calling into the *LIVE* show with your comments and questions at (888) 627-6008.
IRVIN B. NATHAN, Esq.
A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Irvin Nathan co-chaired — along with recently confirmed Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — a task force composed of some of the city's top litigators and jurists, examining "Jury Service in the 21st Century" sponsored by the prestigious Council for Court Excellence, in an effort to improve jury service in the age of the internet and social media.
Nathan was appointed Attorney General for the District of Columbia in 2011. In this role, he supervised all civil litigation and appeals on behalf of the city, as well as juvenile and misdemeanor prosecutions. He announced his resignation the day after the November 2014 General Election, in which DC voters chose Karl Racine as the first elected Attorney General.
Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Nathan served as General Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. He has also served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the US Department of Justice and Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Enforcement in the Criminal Division, Senior Counsel for the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and Special Minority Counsel for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
For more than 30 years, Nathan practiced law at Arnold & Porter LLP representing clients in criminal and complex civil litigations, including securities fraud, civil RICO and corporate compliance matters. When he returned to A&P, he was a part of several practice groups — including Attorney Liability, Business Litigation, Legislative and Public Policy and White-Collar Defense.
57 min
April 04, 2022 Shadow Politics, April 3, 2022
HELD OVER FROM LAST WEEK...
The Rise of White Christian Nationalism
DR. SAMUEL PERRY
Award-Winning Scholar, Sociology Professor, Author, Contributor to the Report to the January 6th Select Committee
DR. SAMUEL L. PERRY
An award-winning scholar and teacher, Dr. Samuel L. Perry is among the nation’s leading experts on conservative Christianity and American politics, race, sexuality and families.
Along with numerous articles published in leading academic journals, Dr. Perry has also authored or co-authored four books, including GROWING GOD'S FAMILY: The Global Orphan Care Movement and the Limits of Evangelical Activism (NYU, 2017), ADDICTED TO LUST: Pornography in the Lives of Conservative Protestants (Oxford, 2019), TAKING AMERICA BACK FOR GOD: Christian Nationalism in the United States (Oxford, 2020; co-authored with Andrew Whitehead) and the forthcoming THE FLAG + THE CROSS: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy (Oxford, 2022; co-authored with Philip Gorski).
Dr. Perry is currently working on a book about how the scientific study of religion benefits all of society and another book about how culture wars and consumer markets shape English bibles.
Dr. Perry is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma.
A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy
Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation's Capitol Building on January 6th. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; "Jesus saves" and "Don't Tread on Me;" Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus' name after storming the Senate chamber. Where some saw a confusing jumble, Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry saw a familiar ideology: white Christian nationalism.
White Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian and violent impulses on display in our current political moment. The future of American democracy, Gorski and Perry argue, will depend on whether a broad spectrum of Americans — stretching from democratic socialists to classical liberals — can unite in a popular front to combat the threat to liberal democracy posed by white Christian nationalism.
59 min
March 21, 2022 Shadow Politics, March 20, 2022
A Conversation With MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate, best-selling author, political activist, spiritual thought leader
Marília and I will speak with Marianne about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the state of the world and the tribalism in our politics. During Women's History Month, we'll find out what she's been up to since we last spoke and hear about her serving as an ambassador for Women for Women International, a nonprofit organization that works in countries affected by conflict and war.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
A former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson is a best-selling author, political activist and spiritual thought leader.
For more than three decades, Williamson has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 13 books – four of which have been #1 New York Times best sellers.
Marianne founded Project Angel Food, a nonprofit that has delivered more than 13 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. They have since expanded their service to any person battling critical illness.
Marianne has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues. She has advocated for reparations for slavery since the 1990s and was the first candidate in the 2020 presidential primary season to make it a pillar of her campaign.
In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supports the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. She is the host of The Marianne Williamson Podcast: Conversations That Matter.
56 min
March 07, 2022 Shadow Politics, March 6, 2022
Guest, Frank Vogl, author of The Enablers
Frank Vogl, co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption -- Transparency International and the Partnership for Transparency Fund (Frank is the Chair of the PTF Board). He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular "blog" articles on corruption for theGlobalist.com and lectures extensively. Frank is also a specialist in international economics and finance with more than 50 years of experience in these fields - first as an international journalist, then as the Director of Information & Public Affairs at the World Bank official and, from 1990 to 2017, as the president and CEO of a consulting firm, Vogl Communications Inc.
55 min
February 28, 2022 Shadow Politics, February 27, 2022
María Sánchez
to Discuss legislation before the DC Council
on Monday, February 28th
Guest, MARÍA VIOLA SÁNCHEZ, PhD, MA
Founder, STOP THE CUT! Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation
My former cohost, María Sánchez, is coming back to the show to talk about important legislation before the Council's Judiciary & Public Safety Committee. The District of Columbia is one of 10 jurisdictions in the United States that does not have a prohibition against female genital mutilation (FGM) – a practice that affects 200 million girls and women worldwide. This legislation also affects females in the District and María will shed light on the importance of passing this bill.
Sánchez holds a PhD in Psychology (Fielding Graduate University, 2021) a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology (Pepperdine University, 2017) and a master’s degree in Media Psychology (Fielding Graduate University, 2019). María was elected to Fielding Graduate University’s Board of Trustees in 2019, as a full voting member and still serves, and she served as Fielding’s Student Body President (2018–2020). María’s doctoral dissertation is entitled, “USING THE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION MODEL TO IMPROVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.”
María has become an activist and founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to help with the worldwide eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM).
STOP THE CUT!
At least four million girls worldwide are at risk each year of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) – with most girls cut before the age of 15.
Significant progress has been made in eliminating this harmful practice, but more is needed – and fast – if we are to end it once and for all.
57 min
February 21, 2022 Shadow Politics, February 20, 2022
Guest, Congressman Jim Moran
JAMES P. MORAN
Former Congressman from Virginia's 8th district
During his time in Congress, Rep. Jim Moran was a leader on the Appropriations Committee, bringing billions in economic investment to Northern Virginia to assist underserved communities – building up the region’s transportation infrastructure and creating thousands of jobs, particularly in the defense and intelligence communities.
Moran played a major role in funding the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, the Metro to Dulles, the widening of Route 1 to Fort Belvoir and the construction of numerous local road, bridge, environmental and public transit projects. The front page of the Washington Post cited the fact that “companies based in Representative James P. Moran’s district in Northern Virginia reaped $43 billion in federal contracts – roughly as much as the entire state of Texas.”
Moran was an outspoken opponent of the Iraq War from the very beginning and helped lead opposition in committee and on the floor to what he deemed a war of choice whose outcome would not strengthen American security, but rather align Iraq with the Shiite dominated Iran.
In 1996, he co-founded the New Democrats – one of the largest caucuses in the House. Through the New Dems, he has supported free and fair trade and has been active on a range of issues promoting a stronger, center-left vision for our nation’s economy.
Since 2016, Moran has served as the Senior Legislative Advisor at McDermott, Will and Emery. In March 2016, he was appointed Professor of Practice in the School of Public and International Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech.
56 min
January 31, 2022 Shadow Politics, January 30, 2022
DARYLE LAMONT JENKINS
Executive Director of One People's Project, an anti-racist organization
Recent movies such as Netflix's “ALT-RIGHT: Age of Rage” and A24's Academy Award-nominated short film “Skin” show some of the work done by One People's Project founder Daryle Lamont Jenkins.
Daryle became influenced by the civil rights movement as a young man. Reading about “enemies” of the movement made him wonder what happened to the KKK members. Where are they now? Are they leading normal lives and no one knows?
One People’s Project has played an instrumental role in causing the collapse of hate groups throughout the country. Daryle’s efforts have exposed those involved in hate politics nationwide. People trying to escape white power circles find support there, as well.
Idavox, the media outlet of One People’s Project, keeps us up to date with the latest reports from around the country on hate groups. One People’s Project aims to form a larger community of activists dedicated to anti-fascist work.
Daryle has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, The Montel Williams Show, 20/20, AM Joy on MSNBC and was a co-producer of the short film “Skin.”
50 min

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