John K. Wilson examines the identity politics behind the Democratic primaries. John was recently referenced in Clarence Page's column What this politically (in)correct campaign tells us.

Anthropologist Andrea Muehlebach finds water and democracy at odds in Italy. Andrea wrote the ROAR Mag article How to kill the demos: the water struggle in Italy.

Historian Premilla Nadasen reviews Bill Clinton's racialized attack on welfare. Premilla wrote the new Jacobin article How a Democrat Killed Welfare. PLUS: Rotten History

Historian Kathryn Olmsted traces the roots of conservatism to the farmlands of Depression-era California. Kathryn wrote the book "Right Out of California: The 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism." / Jeff Dorchen is relieved to learn that the state has no obligation to provide quality.

Our Man in Dublin, Will Lynch reports back from a near fatal vacation / Journalist Curt Guyette investigates the source of Flint's tainted politics.

Anthropologist David Vine explains why more military bases make the world less safe. David is author of "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World" from Metropolitan Books.

Writer Salma Hussein reflects on five years of activism, revolution and repression in Egypt. PLUS: Rotten History

Historian Lisa McGirr explores the Prohibition-era roots of contemporary systems of state violence.

Lisa's new book is "The War on Alcohol Prohibition and the Rise of the American State" from Norton.

Political scholar Jodi Dean explains why the left must return to party politics. Jodi is author of "Crowds and Party" from Verso Books. PLUS: Question from Hell! and Listener reactions to Guy McPherson's doomsday interview.

Economist Mark Weisbrot reveals the intellectual poverty of the economic expert industry. Mark is author of Failed: What the "Experts" Got Wrong about the Global Economy from Oxford University Press. / Jeff Dorchen ponders the price and perqs of other people's fame.

Journalist Michael Massing examines the media's role in selling the One Percent to Americans. Michael wrote the recent New York Review of Books article How to Cover the One Percent. PLUS: More bad science news.