Beste Burt Cohen podcasts (2024)

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Could These Guys Actually Cut Military Waste? 59:57

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It may not be as it looks. For decades, millions of Americans have urgently sought to bring sanity to the defense budget. They propose a new nongovernmental “Dept of Government Efficiency.” And military waste is the low hanging fruit. On The post Could These Guys Actually Cut Military Waste? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & R…

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Will There Be A Way to Stop Him? 59:28

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Just the threat of prosecution can be a violation of our First Amendment rights. Look for the fascistic right under Trump to try to impose by force what they failed to win in the culture war. On this show, investigative The post Will There Be A Way to Stop Him? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Toward a Revival of Left Populism: What It Takes To WIn 58:28

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Populism is the common language of America. Author and Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin notes people were not inspired by Harris’s “opportunity economy” talk. People feel disconnected and want a sense of membership, a sense of power, which unions used The post Toward a Revival of Left Populism: What It Takes To WIn appeared first on KD…

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Immigration Was Played Dishonestly. The Truth is It’s Like Inflation 56:46

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Just as it is with inflation, some immigration is good for the economy. It strengthens the economy and helps rural America. But as with inflation, immigration has to be kept under control. On this show Washington Monthly politics editor Bill The post Immigration Was Played Dishonestly. The Truth is It’s Like Inflation appeared first on KDA Keeping …

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One Eternally Explosive Line in the Sand 58:52

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Storytelling is a venerable and often the most accurate way to teach history. Our guest co-author of the new A Line In the Sand, Miles Spencer, traveled with his partner along the 1100 mile trail of clues left by TE The post One Eternally Explosive Line in the Sand appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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To Win, Go on Offense 56:08

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Playing defense defines the playing field. Shall we just accept a world run by international mega-billionaires? On this show, Sam Pizzigati of Inequality.org argues now is the time to get ready to go on offense against what Trump Musk and The post To Win, Go on Offense appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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The Many All-American Tools Trump Can Use To Chill Freedom 1:00:02

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From the proposed Department of Government Efficiency to possible invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807 to the Espionage Act of 1917 to the proposal to take away the non-profit status of organizations alleged to have ties to terrorists, there The post The Many All-American Tools Trump Can Use To Chill Freedom appeared first on KDA Keeping Demo…

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“Defending Democracy” is Fighting for You, Not the Status Quo 59:06

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In the wake of the shocking presidential election, we Democrats now have an opportunity and an obligation. Once again, the heartland of America saw the Democratic Party as two-coast elitists. Our guest today, veteran political organizer Bob Creamer says despite The post “Defending Democracy” is Fighting for You, Not the Status Quo appeared first on…

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11/11 Armistice: The Germans Were Ambushed, A Peace That Ended Peace 59:25

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Can we ever learn from history? November 11 is celebrated as the end of “the war to end all wars.” But in reality it was a peace that ended peace. Listen in as eminent historian Adam Hochschild cuts through the The post 11/11 Armistice: The Germans Were Ambushed, A Peace That Ended Peace appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio…

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Greensboro ’79: “White Supremacy Done Correctly” 55:52

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You remember: “that’s not who we are,” related to January 6, 2021? Turns out, maybe it is who we are. Was this too an outlier: Greensboro North Carolina November 1979 when the KKK shot and killed five people demonstrating for The post Greensboro ’79: “White Supremacy Done Correctly” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show…

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Restorative Justice Works Where Retribution Fails 59:48

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio …

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy …

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast…

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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 KDA Keeping Democ…

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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 KDA Keeping De…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podca…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Sho…

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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 KDA Keeping D…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Rad…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Al…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Sh…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio …

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Sho…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & …

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Waving Goodbye to Neoliberalism? 54:46

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It may have the word “liberal” in it but it’s anything but. Until the Biden/Harris years, the corporate wing of the Democratic Party had its deserved image of serving the richest among us. Trump understood raw populist anger to win The post Waving Goodbye to Neoliberalism? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Hawley And the Right: Terrified About Their Manhood 59:28

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Now with the nomination of not just a woman, but a woman of color, they feel even more threatened. Today’s right encourages and seeks to use men’s anger in the culture war, even though those very policies actually harm working The post Hawley And the Right: Terrified About Their Manhood appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio …

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With Walz, Can Democrats Win Back Rural America? 58:58

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Since at least 2016, the Democratic policy has been driven by big contributors, yielding rural voters to Trump who at least pretended to hear them. With Minnesota Governor Tim Walz nominated as VP for Harris, middle America people who had The post With Walz, Can Democrats Win Back Rural America? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast…

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Avi Chomsky: 21st Century Colonialism and Extractivism 57:06

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Colonialism: Now it’s called corporate globalization. As the energy appetite of the west continues to accelerate, so does extractivism, without the consent of the people directly affected. In this revealing discussion, Professor Avi Chomsky explodes the many myths we white The post Avi Chomsky: 21st Century Colonialism and Extractivism appeared fir…

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Jails and Prisons Were a Hotbed of Covid. Needlessly. 59:09

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The ideal breeding ground for the Covid virus: A place where people were forced to have constant close contact with each other and with the wider community. In other words: prisons. You know how awful it was for us on The post Jails and Prisons Were a Hotbed of Covid. Needlessly. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Make the Winner of the Popular Vote President 55:46

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We were taught in elementary school that every vote counts in America. But as we all know the 2016 winner of the popular vote did not become president. The truth is the presidential candidates will spend a billion dollars this The post Make the Winner of the Popular Vote President appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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The Term “MAGA” Acknowledges US Empire is Over 59:33

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Make America great “again?” What does that phrase assume? Our guest today, retired Lt Col. William Astore served 20 years in the military. No, he’s not a stereotypical macho militarist, far from it. He says our “full spectrum global empire” The post The Term “MAGA” Acknowledges US Empire is Over appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast…

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White Male Supremacists Fear and Hate it But “Romance” and Nuclear Families Aren’t the Only Option 57:34

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We assume our picture of romance and marriage has always been there, but according to our guest author and professor Sabrina Strings, it was invented in the 12th century as a myth about Sir Lancelot. Marriage was about power, domination, The post White Male Supremacists Fear and Hate it But “Romance” and Nuclear Families Aren’t the Only Option appe…

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Dems Need the Middle Class: Why is the DNC Still So Corporatized? 57:27

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There is a palpable movement under Kamala Harris; so why is party leadership still so out of touch with working people as they were in 2016? Our returning guest, veteran party insider Norman Solomon, says the DNC is still top-down The post Dems Need the Middle Class: Why is the DNC Still So Corporatized? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Aliv…

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What’s Behind Trumpism: The Open Attack on Democracy 59:26

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As Trump heads into the 2024 campaign, you might wonder who is behind it, who benefits from destroying our republic. Here is the story. The religious nationalists see him as a fierce leader. They believe God sends such kings to The post What’s Behind Trumpism: The Open Attack on Democracy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radi…

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The Power of Pardons and Democracy 58:15

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It’s not high on people’s reason to choose a president, but the power of pardons today is often corrupt and the promise of a pardon has been known to encourage crimes. In this discussion of her forthcoming book, Law Professor The post The Power of Pardons and Democracy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Union Curious in the Mid-2020s 59:10

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Unions have achieved some historic victories recently. But though many workers are curious, there’s still reluctance to joining a union. As co-author of a new report called “Union Curious,” UC San Diego’s political economy professor John Ahlquist explains on this The post Union Curious in the Mid-2020s appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive …

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After The Shooting of July 13, Is it Over? 57:31

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Today, more than ever, politics is theater. On today’s big stage we see Biden as an old weakened man, and then we have Trump with blood on his face, standing strong, defiant, fist in the air. On today’s show national The post After The Shooting of July 13, Is it Over? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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The Challenges of Being Muslim Today 59:35

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In 21st Century Western Culture, there’s a variety of impressions average white people get when you say the word Muslim. Most of them wrong. On this edition of Keeping Democracy Alive, Toronto author Saqib Qureshi brings some needed clarity to The post The Challenges of Being Muslim Today appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radi…

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How Liberation is Only Found In Community 56:30

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Today’s guest is Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, author of the new book The Chosen We. She’s a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy a U.Wisconsin-Madison. Over a period of ten years she interviewed 105 Black women from five selected cities about The post How Liberation is Only Found In Community appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive P…

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In Our Climate Threat, There Are Opportunities 59:10

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Many still think “We don’t have to deal with it now,” but a new report from the Union of Concern Scientists is titled “Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience” for a reason. As co-author Dr. Rachel Cleetus explains on this show, The post In Our Climate Threat, There Are Opportunities appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Sh…

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US Africa Policy: “Willful Disregard of Reality” 1:00:01

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So much history of over-reliance on military solutions when governments don’t have the support of the people, yet we’re doing it again in Africa. Our guest who has major experience in the White House and Defense Department is Dr. Gordon The post US Africa Policy: “Willful Disregard of Reality” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &…

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On the French Election: First Far Right Regime Since WWII? 57:55

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In phase one of French elections, the far right of Marine LePen did very well, winning about a third of the total. The next and crucial vote is July 7. According to on-the-ground reporter, Oliver Haynes, President Macron is likely The post On the French Election: First Far Right Regime Since WWII? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podca…

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Ministry of Risk is it’s Own Reward 58:55

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Many Americans say they are people of faith. But how many of us integrate our faith into our daily lives? Philip Berrigan was one of America’s most faith-driven people. Our guest is Brad Wolf, author of the new book on The post Ministry of Risk is it’s Own Reward appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Do We Really Want to Get Back to America’s Founding Ideals? 57:14

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This book actually changed my view of US History. The author says the Confederates and the January 6th assault are the inheritors of the original intent! He argues that the standard story is not the truth. The surprising reality of The post Do We Really Want to Get Back to America’s Founding Ideals? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Pod…

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Dan Ellsberg Died One Year Ago. Long May He Live. 57:33

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What do we mean by the word “hero?” Is it not a person of extraordinary courage, putting the good of the country above his or her own safety? That’s Daniel Ellsberg, most famous for the Pentagon Papers which he released The post Dan Ellsberg Died One Year Ago. Long May He Live. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.…

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Juneteenth and the Persistent Economic Racial Divide 59:31

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Though it is finally a federal holiday, a lot of people still don’t really know about Juneteenth. It was the day in 1865 when formerly enslaved people learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. But what kind of freedom was it then The post Juneteenth and the Persistent Economic Racial Divide appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Ra…

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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 KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast…

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