The Michael Brooks Show

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Michael breaks down the failures of the third way idea is dead. 

Shoutout to King James for speaking denying Trump's nonsense. 

Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) host/producer of The Young Turks calls in and destroys Dave Rubin. 

Griscom talks about supercommuters, rising housing costs, and why tech-UBI isn't going to save you. 

We throw Joe Lieberman into the gulag for his attacks on AOC and being a weirdo in general. 

Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray joins us in studio (@briebriejoy) to talk about Boot Riley's great new movie "Sorry to Bother You." 

This is a free edition of TMBS for July 24, 2018. To support the show and get hours of premium content each week join at patreon.com/tmbs

We talk about Israel’s history of apartheid and how the recent law passed in Israel just enshrines its apartheid character. 

Shoutout to Tahirah Amatul-Wadud (@tahirahaw) a progressive candidate campaigning on Medicare for All, who is running for Massachusetts First Congressional District. Also, shoutout to Kaniela Ing (@KanielaIng) a DSA member who is running for Congress in Hawaii and challenging Mark Zuckerberg’s nonsense. 

Author of The Color Of Money, Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) calls in to talk about how the American financial system became wealthy from American’s history of racism and slavery. 

For harping on the most tired talking points about socialism Megan McCain goes to the gulag. 

For this week’s Economic Update, David Griscom investigates the upcoming yield curve inversion and how the recent economic recovery has come at the expense of an indebted working class. 

Michael and the crew gives our thoughts on Russia, and the sanctions regime against Iran.  

This is a free edition of TMBS for July 17, 2018. To support the show and get hours of premium content each week join at patreon.com/tmbs

Michael breaks down Obama’s address honoring Nelson Mandela and the common values that we align ourselves with centrists 

Shoutout to Julia Salazar who is running in for NY State Senate in District 18 for running a campaign based on empowering the working class and opposing the real estate developers who are making her district unaffordable.    

For the Griscom Economic Update David talks about FANG and the potential opportunities that are presented by global capitalism concentrating power to labor activists. 

We throw our least favorite narcissist Elon Musk into the gulag. 

Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) journalist at the Rolling Stone, joins us in studio to talk Eric Garner, Russia, and why centrism isn’t sexy.

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Michael breaks down the events in Brazil, the Pink Tide in South America, and the crew examines the importance of an international Left-movement. 

Shoutout to the UK who celebrated 70 years of the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn as he hopefully prepares a challenge for 10 Downing Street.

We throw Chuck Schumer and Akil Amar gulag for failing to understand what to do in this moment.

For the Griscom economic minute David talks about Trump’s trade war and who really benefits from a protracted struggle with China.

Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) author of “The Fight For The Four Freedoms,” joins us in studio to talk about Thomas Paine and FDR’s legacy. 

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We break down the meaning of Mexico’s presidential election and the embarrassing way John Oliver covers Latin America.

Shoutout to all of the mobilizations last week against ICE. 

Chris Maisano contributing writer at Jacobin calls in to talk about the effects of the Janus decision on labor organizing in the US.

We throw the pathetic and delusional attempt by a Morgan Stanley lawyer to create a third way bankers party into the gulag.  

David Griscom takes a look at corporate buybacks and the structural weakness of the economy in the Economic Minute.

Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio to talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory. 

Comedian and host of Pod Damn American Jake Flores (@feraljokes) joins us in studio to talk about his run-in with ICE.

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Michael frames the ongoing horror unfolding on our Southern border and then the crew debates the best strategy to address it.

Shoutout to activists in Portland for surrounding ICE Agency in protest of the agencies terror at the border.

Rapper Will EQ (@WillEQ) calls in to talk about his music, Kanye, and what influences his music.

David Griscom breaks down the recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Bhaskar Sunkara joins us in studio for a gulag segment and then we discuss Elon Musk and American socialism. 

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Michael talks about the Singapore Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un noting the important history of the Korean War and the possibility of peace.   

Shoutout to Women Cross DMZ for their fearless leadership and work to bring peace to the Korean peninsula. 

Journalist Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) joins us by phone to talk about North Korea and the confusion about denuclearization, Iran, and the ongoing crisis in Gaza. 

David Griscom breaks down some important factors in the unemployment rates, the lack of productivity in the US, and why robots aren’t taking your job. 

We throw a deserving counter-revolutionary, Luis Posada Carriles, into the gulag. 

Cody Johnston (@DrMisterCody) host of Some More News calls in to talk about the cult of Elon Musk.

Shoutout to the Techsploitation Movement in San Francisco for their truly “disruptive” protest.  

Asad Haider founder of Viewpoint Magazine calls in to talk about his new book MIstaken Identity and identity politics today. 

David Griscom breaks down the recent changes to the Volcker Rule.  

Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) host at Real Vision joins us in studio to talk Pusha T. and Bill Clinton.

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Follow The Michael Brooks Show and crew on twitter: @TMBSfm @_michaelbrooks @mattlech @davidslavick @davidgriscomLLooking at the events in Italy and Spain Michael breaks down a left strategy for combatting the reactionary right and neoliberal center.