Voices from Abortion Rights Frontlines in Iowa
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks to women in Iowa, where a new abortion ban was just signed into law, making essentially all abortion services unobtainable. Lyz Lenz ia a journalist based in Iowa and author of several books including Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant […]
The GOP Embrace of Fascist “Moms for Liberty”
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks with David Gilbert, Senior Reporter with Vice.com about his recent coverage of the “Moms for Liberty” movement which just held their National Summit in Philly. Read his recent piece The GOP Is Lining Up to Pay Homage to America’s Newest Extremist Group, […]
SCOTUS Openly Advances Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks with Paul Street about the recent rulings from the Supreme Court including overturning affirmative action, legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ (and possibly other?) people, Moore v Harper (the “independent state legislature theory” case) and more. Follow Paul on Substack: https://substack.com/@paulstreet Also listen to […]
SCOTUS, The Shadow Docket, & The Fascist Assault on the Environment
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam interviews Stephen Vladeck, law professor and author of the NY Times bestseller, The Shadow Docket, How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. Follow Steve on Twitter at @steve_vladeck and sign up for his Substack here: stevevladeck.substack.com. […]
Trump Indicted + Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript History was made this past week as Trump was finally federally indicted for keeping classified documents, mishandling them and obstructing all attempts to retrieve them from his bathroom and ballroom in Mar-a-Lago (among other places). Sam Goldman comments on this new situation and the […]
Teaching Anti-Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks to educator Michael Vavrus, professor emeritus at The Evergreen State College, about his new book Teaching Anti-Fascism: A Critical Multicultural Pedagogy for Civic Engagement. From a review by Noah De Lissovoy (The University of Texas at Austin): “Teaching Anti-Fascism brilliantly […]
Tucker Carlson and Stochastic Terrorism
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Wajahat Ali about Tucker Carlson’s white supremacist legacy and anticipated next steps in the aftermath of his firing from FOX News. If you’re on Twitter you probably already follow Wajahat @WajahatAli. You can also read his latest book Go […]
The Sweeping and Intensifying Fascist Attack on Trans People
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Brynn Tannehill, former naval aviator and author of several books including American Fascism: How the GOP is Subverting Democracy and her latest, My Child Told Me They’re Trans … What Do I Do?: A Q&A Guide by Parents of Thriving […]
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican with Fred Wellman
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews Fred Wellman, veteran and host of the On Democracy podcast, former executive director of the Lincoln Project about the state of the Republican Party (and its fascist base) and the lessons from recent years of the limitations of “politics as […]
Speedbumps on the Highway to Christian Fascism and the Resistance Still Needed
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Speed Bumps on the Highway to Christian Fascism and the Resistance Still Needed Sam Goldman and Coco Das (@Coco_Das) discuss the latest developments in the plans to institute a full abortion ban (which hit a speedbump on Friday with SCOTUS deciding to maintain […]