Bästa Eskow podcaster (2024)

You know the saying “hurt people hurt people.” Well, our guest argues “healed people heal people.” Most of us look away from the terribly failed system of justice, but Notre Dame Professor Jason Springs offers us a new path that The post Restorative Justice Works Where Retribution Fails appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Tim Walz’s Unique Appeal to Young Men’s Masculinity 57:08

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There’s a mountain of electoral gold which, for the first time, is being mined: graduates of regional public universities. Many of them men. Colleges with “state” in their name. Our guest Washington Monthly editor in chief Paul Glastris talks about The post Tim Walz’s Unique Appeal to Young Men’s Masculinity appeared first on Keeping Democracy Aliv…

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Max Atrocity, Inc. (w/Max Blumenthal) 41:07

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Challenging Power, Buying Elections 41:07

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Jeff Cohen: Media During Wartime 41:04

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What is This Election Doing to Us? 41:03

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The Demise if Neoliberalism. At Last

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Reagan, Clinton, and Obama all boosted neoliberalism. But Biden is showing that he’s on a different track. Democrats in the 90s moved away from FDRs liberalism only to solidify Wall St’s hold on our economic life and political power. In The post The Demise if Neoliberalism. At Last appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Heather Cox Richardson: Yes Democracy IS Awakening 59:57

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In a democracy, we expect to have our own say over how we are governed. There’s a great grumbling throughout America because many don’t feel listened to. That’s the impetus behind today’s Trumpist populism. This populism is the voice of The post Heather Cox Richardson: Yes Democracy IS Awakening appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Prof Richard Wolff: A FUTURE WITHOUT FEAR OF IMMIGRANTS 41:03

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The Angry Blue Planet: Gaza & Fema Falsehoods 41:07

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Wisconsin Rural Voters: Challenge and Opportunity for Democrats 59:51

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Wisconsin is a key swing state in the upcoming election, with traditions of both real right and real left. On today’s show on-the-ground journalist Christina Lieffring tells us about realities in that 90% rural state. She says to win voters, The post Wisconsin Rural Voters: Challenge and Opportunity for Democrats appeared first on Keeping Democracy…

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The Deep Roots of American Illiberalism,Yes Illiberalism 59:55

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Many Americans were appalled at the violent January 6th assault on the capitol. The thought was: “That’s not who we are.” But in truth, throughout our history, a great number of Americans have supported hierarchies and authoritarianism; freedom for us The post The Deep Roots of American Illiberalism,Yes Illiberalism appeared first on Keeping Democr…

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War Made Invisible: Gaza 41:07

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Norman Solomon

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Tell the Truth! 41:07

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Sonali Kolhatkar Ryan Grim

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On Rosh Hashanah: Netanyahu, The Israeli Right, and Jewish Identity 59:19

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In light of the Israeli state’s massive assault on Gaza, and now Lebanon, the question comes up: What does it mean to be a Jew? Our guest veteran New York Times sportswriter Robert Lipsyte says being a Jew entails certain The post On Rosh Hashanah: Netanyahu, The Israeli Right, and Jewish Identity appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Is Corporatocracy Unstoppable? 58:32

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Corporations have their own interests at heart. From post-Civil War America through to Germany in 1933 to America today. And knowing public image counts, many try to have it both ways: bragging that they support reproductive and LGBTQ rights as The post Is Corporatocracy Unstoppable? appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Thomas Neuberger on Putin, Ukraine, and War 40:48

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Suppressing Votes, Controlling Trillions 41:07

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Sonali Kolhatkar Peter Phillips

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From Rockefeller Republicanism to Trumpism: How Did We Get Here? 59:10

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“People think of Nelson Rockefeller as the epitome of moderate Republicanism.” But what appears to be a clean break from this tradition is really an evolution. Author Professor Marsha E. Barrett explains how the shift to the right was something The post From Rockefeller Republicanism to Trumpism: How Did We Get Here? appeared first on Keeping Democ…

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Architecture as the Ultimate Expression of Power: Gaza 2035 58:35

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It was only discovered in an architectural trade journal: Netanyahu’s “Gaza 2035.” Architects were hired to provide models of a new Gaza , the old one having been flattened. Steel and glass high risers being erected where once a people The post Architecture as the Ultimate Expression of Power: Gaza 2035 appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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The Fed Doesn’t Work for You (w/ Prof. Richard Wolff) 41:08

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Race Baiting and Educating 41:07

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Sonali Kolhatkar Harvey J. Kaye & Matt Strackbein

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Nuts and Bolts: What Needs to be Learned to Make Our Agenda Reality 57:57

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As Americans, we want what we want right now. But it doesn’t work that way to make real political change. As with any mechanism, there are certain things that must be learned to make it work and achieve our goals. The post Nuts and Bolts: What Needs to be Learned to Make Our Agenda Reality appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Criminalizing The Unhoused Gets Us Nowhere 57:57

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Some might call it “cruel and unusual punishment,” arresting, sweeping the parks, bulldozing homeless encampments. Others believe if people are poor it’s their own fault. On this show, the Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis of The Kairos Center discusses an essay The post Criminalizing The Unhoused Gets Us Nowhere appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Social Security: Built to Last (w/ Rebecca Vallas) 41:07

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The Election Train’s Coming, Ready or Not 41:08

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A Military Security State and the Erosion of Freedom 59:14

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They love to say America has the strongest military of any nation ever. But boasting usually leads to disaster. On this show, we hear from William J. Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Air Force and professor of The post A Military Security State and the Erosion of Freedom appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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What is the 9/11 Generation? 57:47

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History professor Matt Warshauer argues in his new book that the 9/11 generation is the most unique in American history, and he explains how. The title is Creating and Failing the 9/11 Generation. This generation has seen a nonfunctional government, The post What is the 9/11 Generation? appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Evangelicals Souring on Trump: Why It Took So Long. 59:56

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He got 81% of the evangelical vote in key swing states in 2016. Our guest today the Reverend Doug Pagitt is exceptionally familiar with what goes on with evangelical Christians, and he says he expects Trump to get less than The post Evangelicals Souring on Trump: Why It Took So Long. appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…

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Gen Z, Millennials and The 2024 Presidential Election 56:46

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They weren’t there for Biden. A large chunk of young men are for Trump, but with a new presidential candidate, the Democratic Party is connecting with young people. One millennial voice is Josh Lafasan, on today’s show he says the The post Gen Z, Millennials and The 2024 Presidential Election appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…