The Michael Brooks Show

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein), reporter for The Young Turks, joins us tThe FBI's ludicrous (and historically typical) campaign against the phantom threat of "Black Identity Extremists." Then, Ken on the documents he obtained regarding deaths in ICE custody. And eye-rolling about the Joe Kennedy Senate challenge.

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Marx on strikes and building working-class power.

Shoutout to Bernie's housing plan.

Mckayla Wilkes (@MeetMckayala) who is running for Congress (MD-05) joins us to talk about her campaign.

During the GEM looks at Germany's bad Green deal.

Update on Bolsonaro's UN Speech and Lula's project for the BRICS.

Mike Recine (@Mikerecine) joins us to talk his Epstein theories and we review a new Sam Harris' clip. 

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Bhaskar Sunkara (@SunraySunray), editor of Jacobin magazine and author of "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" joins us to discuss Social Democracy and where it intersects and doesnt with Socialism. The surprising figures who considered themselves "social democrats." Nationalism vs internationalism around WW1. What would a Social Democracy vs a Democratic Socialist state. Postwar welfare state growth. The Sweden model. The passive blackmail of capitalists and why allowing them to maintain power is a mistake. Social Democracy in the developing world. Why Bernie and Corbyn aren't typical social democrats and why that's necessary.

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Boris Johnson's many blusters and a rising Jeremy Corbyn.  

The WFP writes itself out of history.

Shoutout to UAW for going on strike.

During the GEM David breaks down the importance of Bernie Sander's Democracy in the Workplace plan.

Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) host of Rebel HQ to talk about Joe Biden's meeting with Corn Pop, Warren and Bernie,    

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The great Bill Fletcher, Jr. (@BillFletcherJr) returns to discuss how should we situate Mugabe historically. How Mugabe "blew it." Why different political ideologies have trouble acknowledging certain aspects of Mugabe. Liberation vs. western economic order in the 1980s. Mugabe and land reform. Homophobia and HIV denial. Morgan Tsvangirai and the end (or continuance) of the regime.

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The ongoing "slow-genocide" in West Papua

Shoutout to Uruguay Broadfont coalition

We are joined by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (@keeangayamhtta) joins us to talk about reform & revolution.

During the GEM, David breaks down the importance of having an international outlook in our fight against capitalism.

Napeleon Da Legend (@TeamNDL) joins us in the studio to talk about his music and his political awakening

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Bhaskar Sunkara (@SunraySunray) author of The Socialist Manifesto joins us to talk Bernie's appeal. 

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Arthur Holland Michel (@WriteArthur) joins us to talk about his book, Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All. How a cautionary tale starring Will Smith inspired our surveillance state. Is the "drone" really the problem, and how has it affected military decision-making. Obama's, and Trump's, ramp ups in drone strikes. The commercial market for drones. Baltimore's aeriel surveillance experiments. The emergence of "wide surveillance."

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It's impossible to understand the crisis in Kashmir without understanding India's far-right. 

 Shoutout to Allan Lee Rogers for asking this question to Bernie (https://twitter.com/Allaen51/status/1167595897297035265) 

Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) host of HillTV's Rising calls in to talk about the difference between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren's theory of change. Also, the ongoing miner strike in Kentucky.   

Update on Brexit. 

During the GEM, David (@DavidGriscom) breaks down just how radical Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal is. 

Artesia Balthrop (@ArtesianB) TV & Film Producer joins us to talk about Jay-Z's NFL partnership and the water crisis in Newark. 

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Brett O'Shea of @RevLeftRadio joins us to for a historically focused conversation of Maoism and guerrilla insurgency tactics. How does Brett identify? Complexifying 'refrom vs revolution.' Focus on Mao the tactician vs Mao the historical figure (and not 'cancelling' Mao for the purposes of these conversations). Mao's peasant warfare and argument with the USSR. 

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Writer Liz Franczak (@liz_franczak) joins us to discuss response strategies to Tucker Carlson's white-nationalist populism. Why ignoring him is not an option. The limits of scolding. How the left goes from counter-culture to dominant.  Tuckers assertion the Democrats have focused on improving people and not improving people's lives.