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News and commentary from a progressive perspective. Cautiously idealistic yet reasonably pragmatic: as hopeful for the future as he may be, Benjamin Dixon isn't afraid to tackle the issues of ... more
FAQs about The Benjamin Dixon Show:How many episodes does The Benjamin Dixon Show have?The podcast currently has 1,547 episodes available.
May 26, 2017Muslim Ban Blocked Again, Milo vs Mensch, Nazi Principal, News & Politics!Trump's Muslim ban blocked yet again.New Orleans' principal turns out to be a Nazi.Jared Kushner is under investigation.News and Politics!...more56minPlay
May 25, 2017Health Care CBO score, Trump and Duterte, Police Assult 14 Year Old Girl, News & PoliticsThe CBO Score for the American Healthcare Act is out, and it's a disastrous as we predicted.Donald Trump has endorsed the murder of 9000 Filipinos as a result of the murderous war on drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte. San Antonio police are investigating a video of a 14 year-old-girl being brutally assaulted by one of their police officers. (Warning, the audio is extremely disturbing).All of this and more....more44minPlay
May 24, 2017A Plea from Seth Rich's Family, Manchester, Michael Flynn, News and Politics!A heart-wrenching letter from the family of Seth Rich. Kimdotcom grifts. Michael Flynn pleas the 5th. China routes out an American spy ring. News and politics!...more1h 2minPlay
May 23, 2017Manchester Attack, Trump in ME, White Supremacy Kills, and Bill Maher can go to hell.Last night there was an attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. We covered the breaking news. As with any fast-moving story, there are constant updates.We covered the murder of a Richard Collins III by a member of an Alt-Reich Facebook group. Mississippi State Representative Karl Oliver made a Facebook post threatening to lynch anyone who removed Confederate monuments.Finally, Bill Maher can go to hell....more1h 2minPlay
May 19, 2017Terence Crutcher Case and Open Lines. Speak your mind. 857-600-0518Officer Betty Jo Shelby was found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the murder of Terence Crutcher. Crutcher was unarmed, had his hands up, and was complying with officers' demands. This was captured on video. Still, no guilty.We discuss this with open phone lines....more56minPlay
May 18, 2017The Intercept Live | Interview with Glenn Greenwald on Chelsea Manning, Special Counsel Mueller & MoreLast night was our takeover of the Intercept's Facebook live stream, or as we've come to call it: The Intercept Live.We discussed Chelsea Manning's first day of freedom amidst all of the chaos of the first five months of Donald Trump's presidency.We also discuss the implications of the Department of Justice appointing a special prosecutor. Hyper-conservative Sheriff, David A. Clarke, claims to be accepting a position in the Department of Homeland Security. And finally, video has surfaced of Balch Springs police tasering a Black man already in handcuffs....more48minPlay
May 17, 2017Trump Leaks to Russians, Comey's memo,Seth Rich & DNC,News & Politics!Hey everyone. I've been away celebrating my mother's 70th birthday and Mother's Day. Thanks for your patience on new episodes.The news hasn't slowed any. Trump is potentially facing impeachment. No, it's not over him divulging top-secret information to the Russians. That was Monday's news. It's over late breaking news that Trump attempted to influence former FBI Director Comey from investigating Michael Flynn.We cover that along with the "update" on the murder of DNC Staffer, Seth Rich....more1h 3minPlay
May 10, 2017Trump Fires Comey, US-Turkey Relations, DeVos and BCU Part Two, News & PoliticsWe're not even six months in and this is definitively stranger than fiction.Donald Trump fire FBI Director James Comey for how he handled Hillary Clinton's email investigation. The irony is breathtaking.Trump also approved a plan to arm Syrian Kurds to fight the Islamic State.Bethune-Cookman University (which I attended) is threatening to withhold the degrees of students who protest Betsy DeVos' commencement speech. The NAACP is now calling for the resignation of the university President.All of this plus more....more58minPlay
May 09, 2017Sally Yates Testifies, French Election, News & Politics!Did you see Sally Yates ether Senators Cornyn and Cruz? It was amazing.The French elections revealed a lot for me. We discuss the idea that is being forwarded "neoliberalism leads to fascism."The Kushners are making a lot of money off of their proximity to Donald Trump through the EB-5 Visa program.New Orleans is still having a huge problem removing Confederate monuments....more1hPlay
May 04, 2017Guest Araquel Bloss of PIP, Obama Donates Millions, News&Politics!John MacDonald joined me to discuss today's news. ARaquel Bloss of the Progressive Independent Party joined us to discuss several upcoming actions. We also discussed their overall strategy towards actions.Follow Araquel on Twitter @ARaquelBloss Find out more about PIP:https://progressiveindependentparty.org/ @PIPunite on Twitter Progressive Independent Party on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveIndependentParty/ PIP has their Progressive Unity Summit on August 18-21 in Seattle Washington...more54minPlay
FAQs about The Benjamin Dixon Show:How many episodes does The Benjamin Dixon Show have?The podcast currently has 1,547 episodes available.