A discussion on how regionalism affects US politics, particularly in the modern context of coronavirus.

A discussion on how government programs should be universal in the context of coronavirus relief, health care, education, and welfare payments.

A discussion on why government programs should be universal, regional politics in the era of coronavirus, and Kaitlin Bennet exposed as an anti-Semite.

A discussion on why the Right hates academia, and the role of religion in politics and how it has been used and abused throughout modern history.

A discussion on how Wall Street and Big Oil are using the coronavirus to their advantage

A conversation on Joe Biden’s endorsements by Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, and Elizabeth Warren, as well as a discussion on the general state of the Democratic Party

A conversation on Obama and Bernie's endorsements of Biden, plus a larger discussion on Democratic Party politics, plus an update on how large corporations are using the pandemic to screw you and a talk on the right's anti-intellectualism

Join us and our special guest Kasen Lee for a discussion on Native American issues, history, and identity, as well as a broader discussion about racial and class inequalities in North America. 

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