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I recently  coined a term: “The Four Horsemen of the Climate Change Apocalypse”. That refers to the climate-change deniers who are ready to act as the arsonists of the planet: Trump, Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt. In this podcast, I look at these dangerous people and talk with a national climate change expert, […]

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In the long list of fraudulent claims by “Tiny Hands” Trump is the notion that he would “drain the swamp” in Washington—in this week’s podcast, I turned to Elizabeth Warren for a brilliant obliteration of that fantasy. I also checked back in on the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee—you’ll get to hear […]

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The individual who will occupy the Oval Office is putting in place people in the government who will do unimaginable damage to the country and the planet. In this week’s podcast, I speak with CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin about the outlook for the U.S. Supreme Court and the real possibility that the conservative […]

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It’s ugly. Is it terminal? Nothing ever is in politics. But, it’s bad, bad, bad for the Democrats. This week, I looked at  the fight over who should be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee—and what that choice will say about the vision of the party. I spoke with Donna Brazile, the interim […]

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For all (and see the document link below…thanks to my activist pal Frances Fisher): Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Statement on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Decision to Not Grant Easement Cannon Ball, N.D.— The department of the Army will not approve an easement that will allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake […]

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Progressive victories are possible even in these dark days. Meet Heidi Harmon, a Berniecrat, who won her challenge to an incumbent to capture the mayoralty of San Luis Obispo—by 47 votes! I chat with Heidi about her journey and plans. Dean Baker, the progressive economist who will be a regular guest, joined me for a […]

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Bedwetters, this is for you. A day before the election, Jonathan speaks to Celinda Lake, long-time national Democratic pollster, and together they sift through the polling data and the real trends. And, this is cool: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield—yup, Ben & Jerry, with Ben having ice cream in hand—talk about their experience supporting Bernie […]

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It’s my annual post to remember Paul Wellstone on the anniversary of his death. It’s been 14 years since he died in a plane crash during his re-election campaign, along with his his wife Sheila, his daughter Marcia, and three members of his campaign staff – Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy, and Will McLaughlin. He was, before […]

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And here is why, explained in this short video, by yours truly.  

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Just because I am reminded every day what a tragedy it is that Bernie Sanders will not be president of the United States, I like to read back on stuff…including the time he told me, in April 2013 when I interviewed him for Playboy magazine, that he didn’t think he could raise enough money to […]

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