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There’s only so much you can do in a week – or, according to Oliver Burkeman, in the roughly 4,000 weeks the average human lives. Oliver is a journalist and author of the books Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Meditations for Mortals, and the newsletter “The Imperfectionist.” Chris and Oliver discuss the paradox of why change can only occur once we accept that we might not be able to change. Oliver also shares how life’s mishaps can become our most treasured memories and why sharing your imperfections is an act of generosity. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch . Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Author reveals how GOP became toxic, from the rise of Gingrich to Trump 16:19

3 years ago16:19

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Princeton political history Professor and CNN Commentator Julian Zelizer returns to the Dworkin Report to discuss his book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party . Professor Zelizer tells us how Newt Gingrich’s rise to power in the Republican party was the turning point that led to the birth of the Tea Party movement, the catastrophic Presidency of Donald Trump, and the modern toxic GOP. Zelizer gave us a breakdown of how it all ended for Newt Gingrich and what it can teach us about modern Republicans as we head into the 2022 midterms. “If you go back to the eighties, the Reagan years, and you look at Gingrich and what he was doing on Capitol Hill, you see this new style of partisanship, from vicious takedowns of opponents to the use of any kind of toxic language that one wants to the constant prioritization of partisanship over governing,” says the Princeton professor. “This is now deeply embedded in the DNA of the GOP. And you need to understand that to make sense of why [Trump’s] support among Republicans remains pretty strong.” We also discuss Newt’s “Contract with America,” which never materialized into actually passed laws but helped Republicans in the 1994 elections. “It was a gimmick. A series of promises that focused on an eclectic mix of anti-politics, conservative law and order, and fiscal conservative promises,” says Zelizer. “And then it became a problem because after Republicans do take over, they’re unable to pass almost any of it. So it becomes just a reminder of what they didn’t do.” Recently, Gingrich helped GOP House minority leader Kevin McCarthy construct a similar plan that CNN called “going small.” This interview explores how Newt Gingrich’s GOP, over the course of a decade, rid the party of the inconvenient ideas that governance matters and that politicians have a responsibility to make sure our institutions work. Through political theater and criminalizing Democrats, Gingrich showed modern Republicans how to weaponize governance and partisan attacks. In many ways, it was the Georgia Republican’s hypocritical actions that laid the pathway for Donald Trump to take over the Republican party today. Julian E. Zelizer is a Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Zelizer, a CNN Political Analyst and NPR contributor, is the author and editor of 24 books on U.S. political history. You can follow him on Twitter @JulianZelizer . This post uses affiliate links.…

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Fmr. Melania advisor reveals the Trump family profited off of 2017 Inaugural Committee 21:51

3 years ago21:51

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Scott interviews Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who served as executive producer and adviser to the Inaugural Committee for Donald Trump, as well as an advisor to Melania Trump in this first part of a multi-part interview. Winston Wolkoff authored the revelatory NY Times #1 best-selling book: Melania and Me, an intimate look at her now broken relationship with the former first lady and President Trump. Before her work with the Trump inaugural and former first lady, Stephanie enjoyed a successful three-decade career in the fashion entertainment industry where she worked as a Public Relations Manager and an Event Fashion Director for Vogue Magazine, the place where she first formed a relationship in 2003 with Donald’s then-girlfriend, Melania. Stephanie would go on to attend the Trumps’ wedding and baby shower, and lunched with Melania frequently, then considering the two to be dear friends. After Vogue, Winston Wolkoff went on to produce some of the most significant events in the world, like Fashion’s Night Out and the Style Awards. She also served as the founding fashion director for the Lincoln Center and much more. In our interview, Stephanie explains that Melania and later Ivanka Trump asked her to join the 2017 inaugural committee. She tells us, “I was so honored to be asked. Having produced all the events that I’ve done and being a part of history - I felt an obligation. How could I say no to produce in the presidential inauguration?” Winston Wolkoff gives our listeners an in-depth look at the inaugural committee as a chaotic array of vendors and ever-expanding budgets marching in different directions. She attempted to raise concerns about questionable spending and preparations back in 2017 but was consistently silenced by her peers. “The Met Gala was a piece of cake compared to planning the presidential inauguration,” Stephanie went on to tell us, “It [the inaugural] was like a circus, and I didn’t realize that I was going to be the woman blown out of the cannon!” It has been widely reported that Stephanie’s firm was paid over $26m by the committee, with $25m of that amount being used for inaugural productions. But surprisingly, Stephanie cannot confirm that any of the $1.6 million budgeted to her firm for running the inaugural was actually sent to her personally. “Where did that $1.6m go?” asked Scott. Stephanie revealed that many third-party vendors were actually being double-paid, outlining how the inaugural committee regularly approved frivolous expenses - like $50,000 LED screens - for the one-time event. “That’s where… ‘red sirens’ kept going off,” Winston Wolkoff explained. “Instinctively, I know that when something doesn’t seem right, you just express it to the people that are in charge. And so I did openly, constantly.” She also confirms, as she did to the US Attorney General’s office, that the Trump family and the family business profited from the inaugural committee. “There’s no doubt about that, Stephanie said. “The receipts are there.” This post contains affiliate links.…

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Top Georgia journalist warns about Herschel Walker's political assets 18:30

3 years ago18:30

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Award-winning journalist and author Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joined our show to talk about what lessons can be learned from the 2020 special elections in Georgia and shared wisdom about Herschel Walker's campaign. We discussed his excellent book, Flipped: How Georgia Turned Purple and Broke the Monopoly on Republican Power . Greg takes readers through the run-up to the Special Election and gives a detailed look at how both parties successfully worked to play to their bases. He said the elections which flipped control of Congress to Democrats and how that can be used as a roadmap for another Warnock victory in the midterms. We also talked about the circumstances and political environment that shaped those special elections, and Bluestein provided us with valuable insight into new voting laws that make it harder to vote in Georgia and what all of this may mean for the upcoming election. Greg also warned our audience not to take Herschel Walker for granted. “He makes a lot of blunders, a lot of gaffes, a lot of strange and bizarre compounding statements. And so in a head-to-head match-up with Walker, Democrats are pretty optimistic. Then again, you can't underestimate Herschel Walker's name recognition or the fact that Georgians like me grew up hearing stories of his legendary athletic feats. His name recognition is almost universally known in Georgia, and that counts for a lot.” In this interview, we discussed Greg’s path to journalism, his love for Atlanta baseball, and how he thinks the 2022 midterms will play out in Georgia. Greg Bluestein is an American journalist, author, and TV analyst who covers Georgia politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has also written about former President Jimmy Carter and covered regional and national news as an Atlanta-based journalist for The Associated Press. He contributes to the Political Insider blog, is an MSNBC and NBC News contributor, and is a host of the Politically Georgia podcast . You can follow him on Twitter @bluestein . This post uses affiliate links.…

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Inside Trump's willful dereliction of duty on Jan. 6th with Philip Rucker 22:49

3 years ago22:49

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Scott interviews Philip Rucker, co-author of the New York Times bestselling book " I Alone Can Fix It: Donald Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year ” with his Washington Post colleague, Carol Leonnig. Their book opens at the very beginning of 2020 when the COVID pandemic arrives, carries through the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and ends with Joe Biden's inauguration 14 days later. The book includes material from 140 sources, including cabinet members, senior administration officials, advisors, and a bizarre interview with Trump himself. I Alone Can Fix It gives readers a thorough behind-the-scenes look at Trump's handling of the final year of his presidency. Philip talks to Scott about Trump’s reaction to January 6th and how Mike Pence fulfilled the President’s duties that day. Rucker set out to learn specifics about cabinet meetings with Trump. What was everybody saying around the table specifically? What were people writing in their diaries? What were people remembering? In this interview, Scott discusses the highlights of some of Rucker’s work and asks probing questions about the reception of this crucial information to voters. “Vice President Pence was on the phone with the Pentagon to make sure the National Guard were on the way and to make sure troops were coming to the Capitol to help secure it and to assist the Capitol Police, who were obviously seized and beleaguered,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explained. “Pence was the one who fulfilled those presidential duties that day, in large part because Trump was AWOL. He was too busy watching the television.” “He was fixated on November 3rd and making sure that he would be popular. And so at every turn during the coronavirus response.” Rucker told Scott about the one guiding principle for the former POTUS throughout the pandemic. “Trump was making decisions based on politics, not based on science or how to save lives, or how to level with the American people, but based on how to help himself politically. And that's not our opinion. That's the judgment of the people who worked with Trump in leading the response.” Philip Rucker is the senior Washington correspondent at The Washington Post and led its coverage of President Trump and his administration as White House Bureau chief. He and a team of Post reporters won the Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award for their reporting on Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Rucker joined the Post in 2005 and previously has covered Congress, the Obama White House, and the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns. He is an on-air political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and graduated from Yale University with a degree in history. This interview was originally recorded in July 2021. This post uses affiliate links.…

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Michael Cohen can’t hide his disgust at new Manhattan DA’s failure to prosecute Trump 25:15

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Scott interviews former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who knows Trump's playbook better than anybody, and tells us if he believes Donald Trump will ever be convicted for any of his crimes after the Manhattan DA dropped the ball and what approach he thinks law enforcement would have to take to get it done. Michael's New York Times bestselling book is Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump . But Cohen couldn't hide the frustration at Manhattan's newly elected District Attorney for ditching a multi-year investigation he cooperated with starting from when he was serving time for carrying out Trump's illegal orders. As the former personal attorney for Donald Trump from 2006-2018, Cohen was also a vice-president of the Trump Organization. Since then, Michael has come clean about his crimes committed at the behest of Donald Trump, served his time in prison, and has been one of the most prominent and poignant critics of his former boss, whom he emphatically compares to mob boss Al Capone. "They couldn't get him on racketeering or any of the other crimes," said Cohen, "Instead, what did they do? They got him on tax evasion." "And the point was, the American people don't give a shit what the charge against you is," says the first prominent person inside of Trump's circle to warn that he wouldn't relinquish the presidency without violence. In the second part of this interview series, Michael Cohen once again provides valuable insights to our listeners on how he thinks the disgraced ex-president can finally be brought to justice. And he predicts it won't be the January 6th insurrection that does Trump in. It's one of the reasons his frustration with the Manhattan DA boiled after his abrupt decision to abandon the yearslong case while New York Attorney General Letitia James methodically carried on investigating the Trump Organization. Michael Cohen lives in New York City with his wife and two children. He currently runs one of the top 50 political podcasts in the country, Mea Culpa , with new episodes released every Monday and Friday at midnight eastern. RELATED CONTENT : Lev Parnas just explained how Rudy Giuliani acquired Russian disinformation for Trump This post contains Amazon affiliate links.…

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Michael Cohen just explained how Trump set up a GOP Congressman seeking a pardon 24:29

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Scott interviews friend and former political opponent, Michael Cohen in part one of this two-part interview. He provided key insight into the unsavory way that the disgraced ex-president handled one of his key House Republican allies at the end of his term, soon after inciting an insurrection against the United State Capitol. As the former personal attorney for Donald Trump from 2006-2018, Cohen was also a vice-president of the Trump Organization and was often described as Trump's "fixer." Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison in 2019 for campaign finance violations he committed at the direction of Trump, and for lying to a Senate committee about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Since then, Michael has been at the forefront of the opposition to everything about his former boss, whom he repeatedly emphasizes is a “mob boss.” He also wrote a memoir about his experiences entitled, Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump which calls the ex-New York real estate developer "a cheat, a mobster, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man.” His proximity to Trump for over a decade gives our listeners a unique first-person perspective on how awful the former guy really was via Michael Cohen. In this interview, Michael leverages his deep understanding and personal experiences to make predictions about the ongoing Jan 6 committee hearings. “This is not going to be the nail in Donald Trump’s coffin,” he said about the Cassidy Hutchinson testimony. “Why? Because every single thing that she said is hearsay. It's not gonna be the nail in the coffin for Donald. But I will tell you what it is: it's the nail in the coffin for all of these people who are tangentially related that made up his inner circle.” Michael Cohen lives in New York City with his wife and two children. He currently runs one of the top 50 political podcasts in the country, Mea Culpa, with new episodes released every Monday and Friday at midnight eastern. This post uses Amazon affiliate links.…

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Lev Parnas just revealed how Ron DeSantis got Trump's endorsement and the Florida governorship 17:01

4 years ago17:01

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Scott and Grant interview Lev Parnas, who became well-known for his leading role in the former President’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch an investigation into political rival Joe Biden which led to the first of two impeachments against the disgraced former Commander-in-Chief. This is part two of a two-part interview with Parnas recorded on August 5th, 2021. In this episode, Parnas tells the story of how he went from being apolitical to running in Trump’s inner circle. He also explains how he came to know Ron DeSantis and reveals for the first time ever that he was the matchmaker between DeSantis and former President Trump. Ultimately, Parnas’ efforts led to an endorsement that flipped the Florida Governor’s Republican primary race in DeSantis’ favor.…

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Author reveals how Peter Thiel helped Trump cut a deal with Facebook to evade fact checking 25:12

4 years ago25:12

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Scott talks with author and journalist Max Chafkin, who is a features editor and a tech reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek. Max is the author of "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power," a biography about the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker Peter Thiel who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech business and politics. Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal, who became a major influence in Facebook as an early investor and the founder of Palantir, a mass surveillance company with extensive government contracts. As Max explains, Thiel went from being one of the most influential people in the tech industry to becoming an early supporter of Donald Trump and a key player in the rise of the alt-right movement in America. Because Thiel was a significant contributor to the former President, many questioned the timing of the scores of government and military contracts that Palantir won soon after Trump was elected. Chafkin explains how Peter Thiel was a central influence on Donald Trump’s grip on power. This was demonstrated when Thiel, a government contractor, made a political visit to Jared Kushner to build bridges between Facebook and the White House at a key moment before last year’s election. The outcome of the meeting was that Mark Zuckerberg agreed to allow Trump’s disinformation to stay on the ubiquitous social platform. This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Lev Parnas just explained how Rudy Giuliani acquired Russian disinformation for Trump 28:36

4 years ago28:36

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Scott and Grant interview Lev Parnas, a former political associate of President Trump and a close confidant to his lawyer Rudy Giuliani. This is the first part of a special two-part interview with Lev Parnas, who revealed some stunning, never before known facts to us and our listeners exclusively. In this first installment, Parnas details precisely who linked the former President’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani directly to a group of Russian agents in Ukraine, who in turn ultimately got sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for interfering in the 2020 election. And he leveled a serious allegation about former Vice President Mike Pence’s involvement in the Ukrainian quid pro quo that led to Trump’s impeachment. What surprised me is that Parnas says the Trump administration pulled off a dirty deal with the former president of Ukraine and got away with it. As Russia threatens an invasion of the independent nation of Ukraine, this is a major insight for the way Putin took advantage of Trump’s time in the Oval Office. Lev Parnas is an American citizen, born in Ukraine and raised mostly in Brooklyn, New York who started selling real estate in the 1980s with Fred Trump, and as he explains in this podcast, that backstory and some political donations proved to be his springboard into the former president’s inner circle. But what Lev Parnas is most famous for is his refusal to keep quiet when Trump’s failed international extortion scheme to squeeze political benefits from the president of Ukraine became public. Perhaps nobody would’ve learned the scope of the official misconduct emanating from the White House in 2019 had it not been for Parnas’ brave truth-telling, despite an outstanding federal indictment that went to trial after we recorded this podcast last summer. A Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 5 counts 11 weeks after this interview, but he plans to appeal the verdict. But anyone who has followed Lev Parnas’ story knows that he has always spoken truthfully in public about his political relationships, and often, he has shown the receipts. Interview recorded in August 2021.…

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Reporter reveals Facebook paid Eastern European troll farms and the sinister secrets behind its algorithm 27:56

4 years ago27:56

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Scott speaks with Karen Hao the senior Artificial Intelligence editor for MIT Technology Review whose groundbreaking work looking into Facebook just got validated in a massive way this week by whistleblower Francis Haugen's testimony to the U.S. Senate. Hao holds a mechanical engineering degree from MIT, which she took to outlets like Mother Jones and Quartz where she honed her craft as a data journalist before earning her current senior role and recently becoming a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. Her groundbreaking reporting spans from the murky world of Facebook’s reliance on artificial intelligence to create programs that make autonomous decisions about what people see and human networks that convert disinformation for hire into cold hard cash. Buzzfeed caught and exposed the Eastern European troll farms who polluted the 2016 election with pro-Trump disinformation, yet Karen reports that not only did Facebook allow people in those same countries to influence Americans with inauthentic content, but they paid them from the network's Instant Articles advertising platform.…

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Reality Winner’s mom calls on President Biden to grant her daughter clemency 41:06

4 years ago41:06

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Scott speaks with Billie Jean Winner-Davis, whose daughter Reality spent years in federal prison for revealing Russia’s cyberattack on America’s elections in 2016. Reality’s mom shared some of her frustrations, several of her hopes, shots of her wisdom, and situations she personally experienced through years marked by the most unexpected events, and recently punctuated by her reunion with her daughter. Billie’s daughter still remains under carceral control with an ankle bracelet and very active probation even though there’s a zero percent chance she will reoffend after spending one of the longest sentences ever served for leaking a public record. But she hasn’t given up hope on getting a presidential commutation or pardon of sentence even though the pardon attorney’s office is filled to the brim with other requests. And that’s why Billie Jean Winner-Davis made an impassioned plea to President Biden during our conversation.…

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Reality Winner’s sister talks about growing up with an American patriot 46:09

4 years ago46:09

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Scott speaks with Brittany Winner, whose sister Reality Winner just got out of federal prison after disclosing a classified record from the NSA revealing Russia’s attack on the 2016 election. Besides all of the many reasons why we would interview Brittany, there is one she raised that people might not be aware of; as she explains, her whistleblower sister Reality’s body is free, but she is still muzzled from speaking to the media by the rest of her sentence and court controls. She explained why her sister made the decision to leak records to The Intercept and what she was doing at the time she made that decision which might actually surprise you. She even explains precisely what spurred Reality Winner to engage in an act of selfless heroism in service of our country.…

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Reality Winner’s lawyer lays out the case for her freedom 27:19

4 years ago27:19

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Scott speaks with Alison Grinter Allen, a lawyer to some of America’s most politically persecuted people, including Reality Winner, whose bombshell NSA leak about Russia's attack on the 2016 election changed the course of our nation's politics. This is the first in a series of three interviews with Reality Winner's inner circle, the first such interviews her family has given since her release from federal prison earlier this year. Grinter Allen didn’t start her career as a civil rights lawyer. Still, she’s representing a Texas woman unjustly jailed for illegal voting and fighting hard for her client, Reality Winner, to earn a commutation of the rest of her sentence. Despite Winner earning an early release for good behavior, the federal parole conditions are an oppressive presence stifling her free speech and daily life. At the end of this interview, she asked President Biden to step in and take action to relieve her client's remaining burden of ankle monitors and three more years of court control just for telling Americans what their government already knew about our elections.…

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"Worst day ever." How a Capitol Police officer fought off the January 6th insurrection 39:53

4 years ago39:53

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Scott Dworkin speaks with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn (part 2). Officer Dunn will be one of the first officers called to testify in front of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection against Congress. We released part one of our interview with Officer Dunn last week, after the most-watched right-wing extremist Fox News opinion host mercilessly attacked him for having personal, political views so we advanced the release of this first part of a gripping two-part interview with Officer Dunn so the public can learn more about him as a person and as a cop. In the first half of our discussion, Officer Dunn told us about his background as a football player, who is close to earning his master’s degree and wanted to give back to his community by working in the field he’d always dreamed of pursuing: being a cop. We left off just after he told us about the start of what he calls his worst day as a police officer which he described succinctly as “the worst day ever.”…

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Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn's harrowing firsthand account of the January 6th insurrection 25:35

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Scott Dworkin speaks with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. Officer Dunn will be one of the first officers called to testify in front of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection against Congress. Last night, the most-watched right-wing extremist Fox News opinion host mercilessly attacked him for having personal, political views so we advanced the release of this first part of a gripping two-part interview with Officer Dunn so the public can learn more about him as a person and as a cop. This podcast is also what America needs to learn about the people who invaded the Capitol to end our country's unbroken chain of peaceful transitions of power by seditiously stopping the final electoral college vote from the officer's firsthand account of the nakedly open racism he had to endure. Here's an excerpt: "Politically, when you're out there doing that job, you don't think about anything except for doing your job effectively. I'll see congressmen who've made statements about January since then. I disagree with that at that moment. When I see them, I don't immediately think 'Oh, yo, you the one who's thinking?" "No, I'm just like, 'Hey Congressman, good to see you.' And then like afterward, I'd be like, 'wait a minute.' But my initial instinct is to do my job and make sure that everybody's good. I can have my political beliefs, you know, outside of doing my job but it doesn't affect me doing [the job they need and all. Like I said, I take pride in it and doing my job." "It's bigger than me, you know?"…

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Author reveals the story behind Obama calling Trump a "corrupt motherf**ker" 25:12

4 years ago25:12

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Scott speaks with award-winning journalist and author Edward-Isaac Dovere about his new book, “ Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump ." Isaac spent the 2020 campaign on the road for The Atlantic after leaving his post as Chief Washington correspondent for Politico. The advance copy of his book made global news the moment it came out because he reported President Obama’s private thoughts about his successor. If you follow the news or Democratic politics, you’ll want to read his deeply detailed book about the start of the Biden-Harris ticket, the dramatic ups & downs of Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign, and how Democrats reacted to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss by building activist networks. Dovere also spoke with President Biden early in the first hundred days of his presidency and included that material in the book. “Battle for the Soul,” tells two stories. One, about President Biden, defined himself within the campaign and produced a winning ticket. Secondly, it is the story of why Joe Biden is operating the most progressive administration since LBJ. Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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DC statehood bill gets boost from 39 constitutional scholars support says Congresswoman 13:48

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Scott speaks with Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the House delegate from Washington, D.C. She is here to discuss the momentous drive for D.C. statehood to admit Washington, Douglass Commonwealth as a state, and her bill the DC Admission Act. It passed the House in a historic vote, only to meet with opposition on constitutional grounds, but her office just released a legal memo backed by 39 top law professors including Harvard’s Lawrence Tribe that sets the record straight, and she says puts the issue to rest. Rep. Norton says it’s going to require a national movement to admit the state. That’s where your help and help from The Resistance could be crucial in writing to your Senators across America to ask them to vote for DC statehood because residents of the District of Columbia don't have Senate representation so they need people across the country to contact their Senators today in support of her bill. They can call: (202) 224-3121.…

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Senator Hirono just shamed a Republican's lone vote to allow more hate crimes 21:21

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Scott speaks with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) about her new book " Heart of Fire: An immigrant daughter's story " which chronicles her humble beginnings that led to her five-decade career in public service. Her fight to protect the vulnerable recently culminated in getting the typically obstructed Senate to pass her bill making it illegal to commit hate crimes against persons of Asian-American and Pacific Island (AAPI) descent, like herself. Surprisingly, the senator from Hawai'i revealed that some of her Republican colleagues believed that her hate crimes legislation could have gone further in criminalizing racial violence, but she saved her clearest disdain for the junior senator from Missouri. But it's not unusual for the now-outspoken Sen. Hirono to express her true feelings after years of adapting to the fight against the Republican party's war against democracy. Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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Bestselling author explains how he was able to connect with millions of hard-to-flip voters 54:18

4 years ago54:18

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Scott speaks with novelist Gregg Hurwitz about his latest New York Times bestseller " Prodigal Son " his latest installment in the OrphanX series and his political activities that spanned the partisan divide, as well as his writing for The Bulwark. He even revealed for the first time how his own personal experiences partly inspired the creation of Evan Smoak, the heroic assassin from his book series. "I didn't want to just write within publications that are read by people who agree with us already, because a lot of what I was trying to do is figure out ways to make good faith arguments, to win them across," Hurwitz explained about his deep dive into political writing. "And to understand that the value set that we, that we hold as liberals can be talked about through conservative language and a conservative understanding that lets them then make a good faith choice whether we represent some of their interests and values better than Donald Trump and the Trump Republican party does." Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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Rep. Gomez just revealed why he’s filing the bill to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene 16:02

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Scott speaks with Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) about his decision to file a bill to expel newly sworn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) from Congress. The Representative was unsparing about his dismal opinion of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) whom he described as "owned by QAnon and the QAnon believers and the hard right." Additional video of Rep. Greene leaving the White House before the insurrection riot and then glorifying violence afterward has emerged since Gomez took action, adding weight to his push to remove the QAnon conspiracy theorist from the House. The Congressman from Los Angeles also explained how House Democrats plan to pass a Covid-19 relief package and get it to President Joe Biden's desk, and the importance of advancing his agenda early on. In this candid interview, Rep. Gomez finished with a message to Senate Republicans who are sitting in judgment of the upcoming trial to disqualify the disgraced ex-President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the Capitol insurrection on January 6th.…

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EMILY's List President just released a blueprint for activists who want to run for office 33:13

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Scott speaks with Stephanie Schriock, the President of Emily's List about her new book " Run to Win: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World ," as well as the impact and repercussions of the disgraced ex-President's insurrection against the Capitol, which led to his historic second impeachment. Born in Minnesota, Schriock became a key member of a presidential campaign before leading two successful senatorial campaigns in the midwest which led to her elevation to guide America's top progressive political action committee dedicated to finding and supporting women in campaigns for public office. Stephanie shared her reaction to this year's violence in D.C. as someone who used to work in the building and with a historical perspective that every American should appreciate the threats looming against our democracy. Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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A Forbes journalist just exposed Jared Kushner's Qatar business ties. Congress is investigating 29:31

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Scott presents an interview with Producer Grant Stern and Forbes editor and author Dan Alexander whose new book " White House Inc.: How Donald Trump turned the Presidency into a business " exposes the business ties that sent foreign cash directly into the hands of President Trump. While the Trump Administration is rife with apparent conflicts of interest, this interview focuses on the ties that Alexander uncovered exclusively between the gas-rich Persian Gulf nation of Qatar and the entire Trump family. He told us about Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner who consummated a billion-dollar "bailout" deal with Qatar for a Manhattan skyscraper that had massive debt problems by using indirect means. Congress just opened an investigation into Kushner's ties to Qatar and this interview with Dan Alexander doesn't just present some of his book's stunning conclusions, but it also explains why conflicts of interest in high-ranking government officials pose a danger to American interests. Read more at DworkinReport.com . Disclosure: This post uses affiliate ad links.…

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Speaker Pelosi reveals the plan for investigating Trump’s abuses of power 5:36

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Scott speaks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about what's next for the House's investigation of Donald Trump over his administration's failed coronavirus response has killed over 235,000 Americans. The Speaker also explained her plan to continue exposing Trump's abuses after the 2020 election. Our book Meet the Candidates 2020: Joe Biden is available at all major bookstores and online.…

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Pelosi: "Republicans want to take away your healthcare. Vote to save it!" 15:42

5 years ago15:42

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Scott talks with elected DNC member Christine Pelosi about the Trump Administration's failure to adequately respond to the pandemic. They spoke about the Heroes Act coronavirus relief package Speaker Pelosi passed in May which Senate Majority leader "Moscow" Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump refused to pass before the election. They also spoke about her book “ The Nancy Pelosi Way ." You can find the book at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. "Donald Trump's theory of the case is that he would be cruising to reelection," says Christine Pelosi. "As he told the people of Erie, Pennsylvania, he wouldn't have even been there campaigning asking them for their vote we're at not for COVID. So he says his theory is 'look, but for COVID I did a great job as president.' The facts say otherwise. Even, if you accept that theory, then you would have to say, 'Well, then. Why didn't you handle COVID better?'" "We learned from Bob Woodward's tapes and recordings with the president that the president said he played down the dangers of the virus publicly," explained Pelosi, "including the fact that it was airborne. Very early on because he didn't want to put the American people into a panic. He didn't want to risk the economy. As it turns out he was risking the economy and people's lives. And so the second thing we learned was that when Jared Kushner - who has no government experience and no public health experience and no public health advocacy experience - decided that he was going to be in charge." Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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Mary L. Trump blames her Uncle's "criminal" coronavirus response for 200,000+ American deaths 23:16

5 years ago23:16

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Scott talks with Mary L. Trump in this fascinating and wide-ranging interview. Mary told us about the details of her NY Times #1 bestselling book " Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man ," including why she went public. We also asked Donald Trump's niece for her insights into his failed coronavirus response, which she calls "criminal," as well as NBC's decision to air a town hall last week when her Uncle backed out of the formal debate because as she says, he is a "coward." "When Mitt Romney got taken to the woodshed for saying to somebody he was debating, 'I bet you $10,000," because he was such an out of touch elitist," said Mary L. Trump about last week's dueling town hall debates. "And now here's Donald who probably doesn't have 10 bucks in the bank saying [owing] $410 million isn't a lot of money." "What I worried about and have thought for a long time is that the worst possible scenario would be if he got COVID-19, but either had a mild case or a moderate case from which he recovered quickly," says the President's niece about his recent illness that forced him to go to Walter Reed hospital for experimental medical treatment. "And that's exactly what happened. [T]he reason I thought that that was going to be disasters because of what he did afterward, telling people that they should not let COVID-19 dominate their lives. That." Disclosure: This post uses affiliate ad links. Simon & Schuster is the distributor for the Meet the Candidates 2020 Book Series written by this podcast's host and producer.…

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Meet the journalist who asked Trump if he "regrets all the lying" to the American people 27:21

5 years ago27:21

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Scott talks to S.V. Daté the world traveler who is now White House Correspondent for HuffPost. Daté is the author of a new book entitled, “ The Useful Idiot: How Donald Trump Killed the Republican Party with Racism and the Rest of Us with Coronavirus. ” Now only did S.V about what it's like to work in the White House as a journalist, he also diagnosed some of the problems that are plaguing American politics today and the GOP's failure to take responsibility for the security risk and governance problems Donald Trump causes. "Part of the problem [Trump] has is he just lies all the time, and just says random things that have bare no relationship to reality," the veteran White House correspondent told Scott. "And I've often thought if he just kept quiet, locked himself in the face, you know, for three years, his [approval] poll numbers would probably be at like 55%, you know, given the economy that he inherited. Instead, he never exceeded like 45%." "The Republican party, frankly, failed us," concluded Daté. "In a two-party system, each party has a responsibility to make sure that their nominee can do the job of commander-in-chief, and do the job of an emergency manager-in-chief, and they failed. And here we are." Find out more about our podcast at www.DworkinReport.com and please click the links to subscribe and donate today. Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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A WaPo journalist exposed Trump's selfish handling of Covid relief checks 18:34

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Scott talks with Toluse Olorunnipa, who covers the White House for the Washington Post and is a political analyst for CNN who blew the lid off of Trump’s self-serving decision to stamp his name all over the last round of covid stimulus checks. Toluse told us how that all happened behind the scenes. Toluse also peels back the layers of how things are really working in DC. If you have wondered how professional journalists managed to keep the public informed during a global pandemic, then you need to listen to this entire interview. "The president is definitely known for liking to have his name on things. He considers himself a master brander and when he was informed that he was going to be signing this Cares Act... he tried to figure out a way he could capitalize on this and maybe get a little bit of a political benefit," says Olorunnipa. "He had support from the Treasury Department and Secretary Mnuchin, who essentially let the president know that while he couldn't sign the checks physically because there's sort of regulations that prevent political officials from signing payments to Americans, e could have his name in the memo line, and... associate himself with this money that Americans were getting due to this bill that was passed by Congress. And he was all on board with that. Our reporting shows that he was very well informed about the process. He enthusiastically supported it, and he liked the idea of being able to put his name on these checks and associate himself with these payments that Americans are getting to try to tie them over in the middle of this economic storm that the country is facing." Find out more about our podcast at www.DworkinReport.com and please click the links to subscribe and donate today.…

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"Rigged" author explains how Russia is interfering in the 2020 election today 24:51

5 years ago24:51

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Scott speaks with author David Shimer, whose new book " Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference " has received critical acclaim, including from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Shimer is a Yale fellow and associate of the Wilson Center think tank whose work has appeared in Foreign Affairs and the New York Times. "I show how the Soviet Union in the United States interfered in elections all over the world during the Cold War," Shimer told us. "[The book shows] how Russia is interfering in elections all over the world, in this century right now. It shows how Russia interfered in America's 2016 election and gets into both that operation and its aftermath." "What I'd like to emphasize to your audience is just not to fall for the temptation when something happens, like if emails are released or if a new tactic is introduced," David presciently explained two weeks ago, "I think that the daily media has a tendency to ring the alarm bells and induce almost, or provide a sense of panic." In light of the Russian election interference scheme we are witnessing President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani's conduct in real-time, it's a must-listen interview for anyone participating in the 2020 election. Find out more about our podcast at www.DworkinReport.com and please click the links to subscribe and donate today. Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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MoveOn.org's senior strategist just gave calming advice for the 2020 election 53:49

5 years ago53:49

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Scott talks with Reggie Hubbard, a senior political strategist at MoveOn.org and advisor to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. In addition to being one of DC's top political movers and shakers, Reggie is also a spiritual leader and certified yoga instructor. Hubbard wrote a thesis in his field entitled "Yoga and Spiritual Activism: Serving Humanity from a Sense of Devotion and Love," after completing his B.A. in philosophy from Yale University and an MBA in international strategy from the Vlerick Business School in Belgium. Find out what top progressive democrats are really discussing during this tumultuous election. Find out more about our podcast at www.DworkinReport.com and please click the links to subscribe and donate today.…

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Sophia Bush sees a brighter future ahead after these dark times 45:17

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Scott talks to activist, actress, director, and producer Sophia Bush in two sittings. Their first conversation captures Bush's opinions of the state of America's political activism before the coronavirus hit, turning 2020 upside down. Part two is after the coronavirus crisis led to lockdowns all over the US this past spring. "We're supposed to have adults in the room," said Sophia about the Trump Administration's failure to adequately respond to the coronavirus. Please subscribe or donate today.…

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MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House 28:34

5 years ago28:34

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Scott talks with Martin Luther King, III who divulged details about his meeting with Donald Trump and spoke about a range of topics from the coronavirus' disparate impact on African-American communities to the police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin. "We have to work for change. We have to pray for change. We have to be the change," said MLK III. "And if love is not yet won, then the victory is not yet over." This is a must-listen podcast about nonviolence in activism for anyone supporting the Black Lives Matter movement from marchers to organizers, and for anyone looking to learn more about the fight against structural racism and economic injustice in America. Visit DworkinReport.com for more information…

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"The President is responsible for my father's death" 17:52

5 years ago17:52

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Scott talks with Kristin Urquiza who told the Democratic National Convention her moving story of losing her father to Trumpism when he died of COVID-19. Kristen calls her father's support for Donald Trump and his trust of Arizona's Republican Governor Doug Ducey "a death sentence for him." She's starting a new organization called Marked By COVID whose goal is to elevate the stories of people who've lost the ones they love to the American epidemic within the coronavirus pandemic. Meet the Candidates 2020: Kamala Harris is available from Amazon and with free shipping from Barnes & Noble .…

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Florida man Rick Wilson reveals his secret to trolling Trump successfully 26:45

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Scott speaks with Rick Wilson, the GOP strategist, and The Daily Beast Editor at Large whose new group The Lincoln Project has provoked an outsized reaction by Donald Trump. Not only did we delve into the inners of Lincoln Project strategy, Wilson even explained what really makes him a Florida man and how that colors his distinctive viewpoint about politics. This interview was conducted during the height of the Justice for George Floyd protests, and it really reveals Rick's inner thoughts about the most important issues of our day from racial justice to authoritarianism in America and even how to truthfully and politely avoid questions about Lincoln Project provocateur George Conway's wife. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you'll DEFINITELY vote against Donald Trump after listening to this interview with Rick Wilson. Rick's latest book is Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves. Meet the Candidates 2020: Kamala Harris is available from Amazon and with free shipping from Barnes & Noble .…

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A new book just exposed Stephen Miller's white nationalist strategy and its roots 33:00

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Scott talks with Jean Guererro, who is an investigative journalist for NPR, the PBS Newshour, and the author of Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda. Jean’s new book explains all., and she took the approach of developing a deep biography of the advisor to understand his motivations which have become ever more influential over time within the White House. Guerrero writes that it was Stephen Miller's connections to federal law enforcement unions in 2016 that helped him sway national immigration policy from its prior status of having chronic problems both parties wanted to fix into a dystopian nightmare used as a racist cudgel by a sitting occupant of the Oval Office. You can buy a copy of Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda here. Our book Meet the Candidates 2020: Joe Biden is available at all major bookstores and online. Disclosure: This post uses affiliate ad links.…

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An epidemiologist just explained why Trump's Tulsa rally can be a deadly super-spreader event 31:05

5 years ago31:05

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Scott speaks with Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, a Harvard epidemiologist and health economist. Dr. Ding was the first American scientist to sound the alarm about coronavirus in a truly large way. It's not easy to achieve clarity in a crisis, even less so when the crisis is budding and hasn't yet become a full-on catastrophe. But that's what Dr. Ding achieved. Now, he's here speak with us and blow the whistle on Trump's Tulsa rally as a potential super spreader event. He even explained the differences between the massive Black Lives Matter protests across America and the Trump political event, and why it could be so much more dangerous for more than just those who attend, but their families and communities. You can follow Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding on Twitter @DrEricDing. Here's the transcript. Click here to buy our book about the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden.…

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Former Obama speechwriter's new book is a roadmap for rebuilding our democracy 21:34

5 years ago21:34

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Scott speaks with President Barack Obama's former speechwriter David Litt. He's the author of a new book that just hit bookshelves today entitled “ Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think .” After starting work at the White House while 24-years-old, they gave David the privilege of authoring four of President Obama’s White House Correspondents dinner speeches, including the famous "drop the mic" speech that launched a thousand memes. After leaving public service, Litt went to Funny or Die! who made him their D.C. office’s head producer while he published his first book, “ Thanks Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years .” Our wide-ranging interview includes inside details of David's new book and behind the scenes stories about his time with President Obama. It's a poignant picture of what an American president needs to do and what's missing from the White House today, in addition to a manual for how we can fix our democracy. Buy our book about the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden here. Read the entire transcript here.…

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PA Rep. slams Republicans for COVID cover-up as "height of grotesque partisanship" 20:16

5 years ago20:16

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Scott speaks with Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims who released an emotional video calling out repugnant Republican state legislators who exposed elected officials on both sides of the aisle to the deadly coronavirus and shockingly hid their COVID infections from the Democratic caucus, of which Sims is a member. Rep. Sims’ clarion call isn’t about politics or partisanship, it’s about life. He literally caught Pennsylvania’s House Republicans lying to their colleagues about being infected with coronavirus while doing their own contact tracing in their own caucus and then casting a vote to re-open Pennsylvania right now. Rep. Sims gave us an update on the status of those efforts and their absurdity. As a party, the actions Democrats have taken during the COVID19 epidemic in America show that they’ve claimed the true mantle of this country’s “pro-life party” Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims personifies the efforts of elected Democrats at all levels to protect the lives of all of their fellow Americans and his patriotism practically bleeds through the speakers of this evocative interview. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series featuring Joe Biden or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Eve Levenson just slammed gun companies for provoking panic buying to convert COVID deaths into cash 18:50

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Scott speaks with March For Our Lives spokesperson Eve Levenson about how we can all achieve a future with a safer America, with smarter gun laws. She's a George Washington College student who represents the national group in the halls of Congress when she's not pursuing a unique professional career and helping lead the organization that mounted America's largest-ever youth protest in 2017. Eve started with a stark admonition of the horrid behavior of the NRA and the gun sales lobby during the coronavirus crisis but left our listeners with a reason to keep being hopeful while our country fights a life or death struggle against a pandemic. "I think that one is that we really need to hold accountable the gun industry, which is taking advantage of this moment of crisis when people are getting killed to profit off of it," says Levenson. "You see, the NRA and other people affiliated with the gun industry are literally putting ads out there saying that 'you need a gun to keep yourself safe from the Coronavirus.' I think that the reality is that we know that the gun industry always profits off of moments like this. So we need to be holding them accountable. The other important thing is to acknowledge the fears that are leading individuals to want to go and get these guns." You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden here or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses affiliate links.…

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A whistleblower just connected Trump-like retaliation to coronavirus hospital shortages 21:17

5 years ago21:17

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Scott speaks with Professor Tim Bakken , a lawyer and Pentagon whistleblower who fought the system and won. His new book “ The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military ” recounts his personal experience exposing wrongdoing at the West Point Military Academy. Professor Bakken also explained to us how retaliation against whistleblowers harms us all, and why the age of retaliation is hurting our democracy in an era where the truth is under constant attack. Going beyond that, Tim makes a fascinating point about how secrecy fuels a lack of government accountability that ultimately affects our country’s biggest political decisions and connects the current hospital shortages to that secrecy. Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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WeedWeek's publisher just said Democrats need to take back the Senate if they want more legal weed 16:28

5 years ago16:28

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On today’s 420 day podcast, we’ve got Alex Halperin , a special guest from the left coast who is both the news publisher behind WeedWeek and the author of a new book “ The Cannabis Dictionary .” You can find Alex’s prior journalism in Slate, the Washington Post, and New Yorker, more recently he’s been writing full time about weed and brings an interesting perspective to the many questions about marijuana during the coronavirus crisis, and it's future. Many states are declaring marijuana businesses to be essential during the coronavirus pandemic which is a milestone moment for the nascent industry. We also discussed racial equality in the marijuana industry, political currents surrounding legalization and a whole lot more. Partial Transcript Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Two Princeton Professors explained the virulent roots of Trump's Republican Party 23:41

5 years ago23:41

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Scott presents an interview with Producer Grant Stern and Princeton Professors Kevin M. Kruse and Julian Zelizer , who are co-authors of the new book “ Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 ," and explain how Trump's rise fits into decades of Republican party politics. Stern caught up with them at the Miami Book Fair this past December to talk about their book, and the sad state of American politics today and how we got here. Kruse and Zelizer are both political historians who used to teach a course based on this material at Princeton University where they both still teach today. This podcast traces the history of American politics, starting in 1974 and focusing on the rise of the far-right in the Republican party beginning with Ronald Reagan’s insurgency through today, they deliver the unique insights you'll usually find on MSNBC or CNN. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden here or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosures: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Fred Guttenberg just explained how to get through the "horrific" coronavirus plague 27:30

5 years ago27:30

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Scott talks with Fred Guttenberg, the Parkland dad who lost his beloved teenage daughter and redirected his life towards tireless activism with his nonprofit group Orange Ribbons for Jamie . Fred also recorded a public service announcemen t recently for The Masks Now Coalition (text masks to 50409) and shared his thoughts on the coronavirus crisis from the perspective of someone who has coped with multiple family tragedies, which ultimately propelled him towards activism. Our wide-ranging conversation touched on newsmaking events in Congress and what's going on in the drive for gun reforms. Fred Guttenberg didn't hold anything back in this interview. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden here or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosures: This ad uses paid affiliate links.…

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Lupus patient says it appears "Trump is selling drugs to fund his presidential campaign" 16:34

5 years ago16:34

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Scott speaks with patient advocate Peter Morley, who is a lupus patient taking the drug that Donald Trump is selling to the public at large as a coronavirus medication without any scientific data whatsoever, for which he was recently featured in Rolling Stone magazine . Morley is literally fighting for his own survival now that the bully pulpit is being used to sell drugs to the general public. His frightening story in the dystopian America of 2020 must be heard to be believed. Peter wrote an op-editorial in the New York Daily News about the importance of bolstering Social Security Insurance which he believes will be even more important after COVID19 victims suffer continuing respiratory difficulty in the wake of the lethal epidemic in America. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses affiliate ad links.…

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Erin Brockovich just explained why Superman isn't coming, we all need to be activists 25:39

5 years ago25:39

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Scott talks with Erin Brockovich who told us the intensely personal story behind her story. Erin is one of America’s most successful activists, but also someone who is very busy duplicating her efforts for others to take up the mantle of environmental activism at CommunityHealthBook.com . She told us the story of what kept her going while juggling being a single mom, a legal professional staffer, and an activist and how you can use that in your every day lives. Erin Brockovich's new book " Superman's Not Coming " just hit store shelves in 2020, and you can see her in the documentary Last Call at The Oasis . You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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An ER doctor just explained why you should NEVER listen to Trump’s medical advice 12:43

5 years ago12:43

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Scott talks with Dr. Rob Davidson , who an ER Doctor in Western Michigan on the front lines of the fight to save COVID19 patients and the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Medicare , a national advocacy group to improve the health of every American. Dr. Davidson made national headlines by confronting Vice President Mike Pence about Republicans’ planned cuts to healthcare spending in a video recorded encounter from Iowa earlier this year, but nobody imagined his medical advice would become so urgently necessary as it is today. Now, we've got his exclusive medical advice on how every resister should deal with the coronavirus outbreak and even when kids will be able to see their grandparents again. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or online at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Kurt Bardella tells us the sinister truth behind Trump’s racist coronavirus propaganda 16:49

5 years ago16:49

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Scott speaks with Kurt Bardella who is a national columnist and television commentator who left the GOP to become a Democrat and is leading the fight against Donald Trump’s overt program of racial discrimination against Asian-Americans during the coronavirus crisis. His journey from being a Republican insider to becoming a Democrat has been publicly documented in his columns for USA Today where he's on the board of contributors and on MSNBC where he is a contributor. Kurt had the brilliant idea of discontinuing unfiltered coverage of Trump’s daily coronavirus misinformation press conferences and made it go viral on twitter before Rachel Maddow closed her emotional program last week by calling on the media to stop spreading his lies. Bardella is also the publisher of the Morning Hangover , a country music newsletter. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or online at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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David Plouffe just explained how Democrats can generate a landslide to beat Trump 19:54

5 years ago19:54

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Scott presents an interview by producer Grant Stern with David Plouffe who is President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager and the author of a new book “ A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump .” He guided both of President Obama's successful runs to the White House and this podcast is a detailed breakdown of his outlook for the 2020 general election. Plouffe explained his blueprint for every member of the Resistance to chip in and make a difference by fighting disinformation and informing their friends; it's easier than you might imagine. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or online at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Ebola research physician says "Trump can't spin death," recommends cities take drastic measures 35:01

5 years ago35:01

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Scott speaks with Dr. Dena Grayson is both a medical doctor and holds a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular cell biology, and a major critic of the Trump response to coronavirus who brings lots of facts to bear. She’s not only a scientist but also a former Democratic Congressional candidate in Florida with a vast following on Twitter. Dr. Grayson's particular expertise in biomedical research and her expert opinions on pandemics are widely sought by news networks around the world because they’re informed by her work fighting ebola. Grayson believes we need to adopt physical distancing over the popular term social distancing which she believes is causing mass anxiety during the viral outbreak which the Trump Administration allowed to grow wildly out of control. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or online at Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Top psychiatrist explains why Trump's coronavirus response is worse than having no leader at all 32:15

5 years ago32:15

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Scott speaks with Yale professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee about Donald Trump's failed response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Lee is president of the World Mental Health Coalition and author of " The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump " which brings together the professional opinion of 37 mental health experts. Her diagnosis is that Trump's avoidance of reality is so dangerous, no leadership would be safer, but there is a lot more inside this interview that speaks to each individual listener about how they can cope with the national public health crisis roiling our stock markets and shutting down our country. Find out more at tonight's live-streamed webinar on March 13th at 9pm EDT which you can access at DangerousCase.org : "CAN DONALD TRUMP’S MENTAL IMPAIRMENT BE DEADLY FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSISM, INFORMATION SUPPRESSION, AND A GLOBAL PANDEMIC." You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or at your local Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Shannon Watts tells us about taking on the NRA—and winning 19:09

5 years ago19:09

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Scott speaks with Shannon Watts, who founded Mom's Demand Action to fight the gun manufacturer's lobby for sensible gun reforms who is also the author of “ Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World ” out on Harper-Collins books. Shannon's fascinating story is the topic of her book, which doubles as a manifesto and a memoir aimed at how-to instruction for people in every American city and town who might want to follow in her footsteps. Watts also delivered a detailed review of the gun reform legislation passed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the House Democrats, which resides in Sen. "Moscow" Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard. You can buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here, featuring Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or at your local Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses paid affiliate links.…

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Karine Jean-Pierre explains why Trump will have an asterisk next to his presidency forever 20:42

5 years ago20:42

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Scott speaks with Karine Jean-Pierre , the national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org and NBC/MSNBC commentator whose new book " Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America " is an inspirational story that anyone who wants to get into politics needs to read. Karine's journey into politics started later in life but blossomed rapidly on the Obama campaigns, and into the White House giving her a font of wisdom for activists, knowledge which she shares with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs as a lecturer. You can buy our new series of Meet The Candidates 2020 books about the top Democratic presidential candidates here on Amazon or at your local Barnes & Noble . Disclosure: This post uses Amazon Affiliate links.…

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Author Christine Pelosi praises resisters fighting Trump’s ongoing threats to democracy 31:59

6 years ago31:59

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Scott speaks with author and elected DNC member Christine Pelosi about her new book " The Nancy Pelosi Way " as well as about impeachment, about #TrumpsWar with Iran and about her personal story as a lifelong political activist. Our in-depth chat reveals new material you can't find in her hot-telling book and also Christine Pelosi's deep insight into the politics of war and peace during an interview we recorded after Trump's provocative decision to target and kill Iran's second-highest government official in Iraq, as well as her commentary on the impeached forever president. You can find the book at Barnes & Noble . Our political Meet the Candidates books are profiles of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Pete Buttigieg are the only place to find an objective comparison of the top four candidates and Scott's opinion on the politics of theirs campaign. Buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 books here.…

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Malcolm Nance just debunked GOP conspiracy theories and the Trump-Russia truthers who push them 31:22

6 years ago31:22

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Scott presents an interview with Malcolm Nance about his latest book, “ The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security and How We Can Fix It ” which made the prestigious New York Times Bestseller list by producer Grant Stern from his appearance at the Miami Book Fair . Nance is an MSNBC contributor who became the first person in the American mainstream media to uncover and expose Russia’s attack on the 2016 presidential election, which was the topic of his first book on the subject “ The Plot to Hack America ” which he released during the campaign. He explained in this interview how Russian intelligence uses disinformation and what America can do to fight back. You can buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here.…

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Juli Briskman just revealed how Trump’s brand damages Republicans in every election 19:34

6 years ago19:34

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Scott speaks with Juli Briskman about her journey from a morning bike ride with an unexpected interlocution by the President that led her eventually into an elected office. Supervisor-elect Briskman will be sworn in to represent the Algonkian District in Loudon County, Virginia where the Trump National Golf course is situated after flipping the bird at President Trump while he drove back to the White House from a golf outing. Briskman told us that there was a Trump effect even on the local level, which helped her flip her county commission blue. Most importantly, she stood up for what’s right by denouncing a demagogue, and in so doing set an example for every member of the resistance by getting involved. You can buy our new series of Meet The Candidates 2020 books about the top Democratic presidential candidates here on Amazon or at your local Barnes & Noble . Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books.…

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Gale Anne Hurd just explained how you can help achieve pay equity in Hollywood 17:58

6 years ago17:58

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Scott talks with Gale Anne Hurd, the legendary Hollywood producer behind cultural touchstones like the Walking Dead franchise on television as well as the Terminator and Alien movies. Hurd told us about her impending launch of the third Walking Dead series in 2020, and about major developments in the Terminator franchise because a relatively new copyright law will give control back to her and James Cameron, its co-creators for the first time in decades. But her most poignant words had to do with the fight for gender equity in entertainment and empowering individuals, which is a central theme of her life’s work. You can buy our new series of Meet The Candidates 2020 books about the top Democratic presidential candidates here on Amazon or at your local Barnes & Noble . amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "151075024X"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "eeef88074bbfc689c0ccf6168e9b0e4d"; Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books. Gale Ann Hurd is a donor to the Democratic Coalition , which is Scott Dworkin’s employer.…

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Former Mattis Comms Chief just revealed which reckless Trump tweets caught the Pentagon “off guard” 15:45

6 years ago15:45

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Scott speaks with Navy Commander (ret.) Guy Snodgrass, whose new book “ Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis ” is a personal memoir of his eighteen-month tour of duty at the Pentagon as Chief of Communications and speechwriter for former Defense Secretary General James Mattis. Cmdr. Snodgrass wrote a nonpartisan account of his time working with Secretary Mattis but didn’t hold back in our interview about the harm to America’s allegiances being done by President Trump’s duplicitous public messaging, or on any other topic. He also revealed the serious complications of Trump’s tweets, for example when he canceled military exercises with our South Korean allies or falsely told the public that he consulted with the Pentagon before tweeting a ban on military service by transgendered persons. It’s a unique, insider’s account of the top of the Department of Defense and how they handled an arbitrary and unpredictable Commander-in-Chief. You can find his first-hand account inside the Pentagon during the Trump Administration on your local store’s bookshelves at Barnes and Noble . You can also buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here on Amazon or at your local Barnes & Noble . Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books.…

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Peter Morley just revealed his vital campaign to stop Trump from harming our healthcare 30:39

6 years ago30:39

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Scott talks with healthcare activist Peter Morley about the start of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act on healthcare.gov today. Best known as Obamacare, the law’s provisions protecting people with “pre-existing conditions” from being dropped by private insurance companies are under constant attack from Republicans in Congress, the White House, and the courts. Morley is a cancer survivor who has visited hundreds of members of Congress — on both sides of the aisle — to share his story of fighting ten different pre-existing conditions and why the ACA helped save his life, to serve as a living example of why we need to keep improving our national healthcare system. Follow Peter on Twitter @morethanmySLE . You can buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "151075024X"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "7d2f9679e70e13abf64f3ebc693705a7";…

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Top House Judiciary Dem just revealed Trump’s “Achilles Heel” in the impeachment inquiry 12:12

6 years ago12:12

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Scott speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) who is a member of the House Judiciary Committee overseeing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump. Rep. Raskin shared what he believes is one of the most likely, and likely provable impeachable offenses that he believes will find its way into Articles of Impeachment against Trump. He also explained why it’s finally time for Congress to dust off its powers of inherent contempt to punish Cory Lewandowski for refusing to answer questions about the President’s attempts to obstruct the Mueller Probe. Transcript You can buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here. Our last installment in the series, Meet the Candidates 2020: Cory Booker, is also at Barnes & Noble .…

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A new book just revealed how women are changing the face of politics in America 25:40

6 years ago25:40

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Scott speaks with author Caitlin Moscatello , whose new book “ See Jane Win: The inspiring story of women changing American politics ” documents the #BlueWave 2018 election, introducing readers to a diverse group of women who became first-time candidates in the wake of the Women’s March, that ultimately marched all the way into elected office. Moscatello took the time to share her key takeaways from her two-year journey following the four first-time candidates who are now better known as Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, Florida State Rep. Ana Eskamani and Tennesee State Rep. London Lamar. You can find her first-hand account on your local store’s bookshelves at Barnes and Noble . You can buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here. Our last installment in the series, Meet the Candidates 2020: Cory Booker, is also at Barnes & Noble . amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "151075024X"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "7d2f9679e70e13abf64f3ebc693705a7"; Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books.…

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Peter Frampton just announced four new albums while he’s “on top of his game” 17:26

6 years ago17:26

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Scott talks with rock legend Peter Frampton about his Finale – the Farewell Tour , as well as his new album All Blues . During the interview, Frampton explained that he’s got four albums ready to roll, is still on the top of his game and that we should expect a lot more new music from him, even though he won’t be touring anymore . He also gave some poignant advice for new musicians looking to become the next iconic recording artist. Buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here. Our final installment in the series, Meet the Candidates 2020: Cory Booker , just got released last week and is also available on your local store shelves at Barnes & Noble . amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "151075024X"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "d7f77bee02782865d038fee13fcd6cb8"; Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links.…

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Green Shirt Guy just revealed a new way to defeat Trump’s racist immigration policies 31:59

6 years ago31:59

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Scott talks with Alex Kack , the political activist best known as Green Shirt Guy after he went viral at a Tucson, Arizona public meeting at City Hall. Alex revealed that the group he’s a part of, the People’s Defense Initiative , just placed the first-ever citizen’s ballot initiative to declare Tuscon a sanctuary city. Sanctuary city laws invoke the Constitution’s 10th Amendment to limit the cooperation of local officials with the federal government’s immigration laws. His viral video happened at the City Council meeting in Tucson where the ballot initiative got approved. We also found out a lot more about Alex’s personal story, what motivates him and why the stage was set that fateful evening in Arizona for one man’s laughter to penetrate the national consciousness. Buy our Meet The Candidates 2020 books here. Our newest installment in the series, Meet the Candidates 2020: Cory Booker, just got released today and is also on your local store shelves at Barnes & Noble . amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1510750274"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "3a9a6105c194f993c55783ec117d920b"; Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books.…

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Actor Kirk Acevedo just told us why he’s leading the Equinox gym boycott 32:43

6 years ago32:43

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Scott speaks with actor Kirk Acevedo, whose viral tweet helped spark a national movement to boycott the Equinox gym after its majority owner held a massive high-dollar fundraiser for racist politician Donald Trump. He also told us about what led him into a career in acting, where he has been featured in HBO’s Oz and Band of Brothers, as well as Syfy’s 12 Monkeys and NYPD Blue. Acevedo is an early member of The Resistance against Trump. Our next book is Meet the Candidates 2020: Corey Booker , which will hit store shelves on August 27th, but you can pre-order today. Buy all our Meet the Candidates 2020 books here. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1510750274"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "e8b784de72e6ccdcb70744f69c7b49de";…

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E. Jean Carroll just told us everything. 42:56

6 years ago42:56

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Scott speaks with E. Jean Carroll, whose Elle Magazine column “Ask E. Jean” is the longest-running magazine column in America. She told us about the events in her new book “ What do we need men for? A modest proposal ” without any limits or boundaries, and recounted the details of two terrible encounters with powerful men, including a real estate developer who would go on to leave the Democratic Party and run for president, Donald J. Trump. This unfiltered, barely edited forty-minutes-long interview lays bare Carroll’s unique view of the state of gender relations in America. Buy our Meet The Candidates 202 books here. Editor’s note: This post uses affiliate links.…

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Journalist who first exposed Jeffrey Epstein just laughed at Acosta’s Trump-like lies 25:42

6 years ago25:42

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Scott speaks with investigative journalist Vicky P.J. Ward . Not only was she the first major journalist to thoroughly investigate Jeffrey Epstein, but she talked with us extensively about her recently released a New York Times bestseller book entitled “ Kushner, Inc. ” which exposes the Trump inner circle’s self-delusion and greed. It was Ward’s recent reporting in The Daily Beast about billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein caused a ruckus yesterday when an AP reporter asked Trump’s embattled Labor Secretary about it in a nationally televised press conference. Ward tried to warn us about the sleazy billionaire in 2003, but Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter cut the allegations of underage sex crimes that she uncovered, and now, other former writers for the magazine report similar problems happening . Buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 books here. Editor’s note: This post uses Amazon affiliate links to books.…

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Jennifer Rubin just told us who is NOT going to win the Democratic primary 16:37

6 years ago16:37

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Scott speaks with Jennifer Rubin, a columnist at the Washington Post and MSNBC contributor who left the GOP in 2016 after the rise of Trump. We discuss what Dems need to win in 2020, as well as on a variety of topics including America’s newly close relationship with toxic Saudi Arabia, and a lot more. Rubin also shared her opinion is on impeachment, and on that issue she offered a novel idea, but one that depends on winning in 2020. Buy our Meet the Candidates 2020 books here. Editor’s note: The featured photo is not meant to imply support or disparagement of any of the candidates on stage.…

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Emily Hampshire from Schitt’s Creek talks about being proud of who you truly are 26:15

6 years ago26:15

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Scott talks with Emily Hampshire about her lead role on the hit Canadian television series, Schitt’s Creek , available on the Netflix streaming service. They talk about the final days of taping on the set, how she got the gig in the first place and being true to one’s self. It’s a powerful interview, it inspired me. I hope it does the same for you. Buy our new Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here. Our next installment about Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) just hit the shelves this week. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1510750266"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "500a583ce05761738fda227e0851e652";…

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Brian Karem just asked why it took Trump’s “propaganda artist” so long to leave 20:41

6 years ago20:41

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Scott interviews White House correspondent Brian Karem who works for Playboy and is also a CNN contributor. He explains what’s really going on behind the scenes at the White House, and why they’ve canceled the regular press briefings Americans have been accustomed to for decades, and why that matters. Karem famously confronted outgoing WH Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over the administration’s horrifying policies to separate children from families at the border and more recently caused a stir when his relentless questioning irritated Donald Trump during one of his chaotic media appearances. Buy our new Meet the Candidates 2020 book series here. Disclosure; This page uses affiliate links.…

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Trump’s Impeachment Trial Just Started, Even Though It’s Not “Official” (News Analysis) 14:16

6 years ago14:16

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Scott presents a news analysis of House Democrats efforts to hold President Trump accountable for attempting to influence the Mueller probe. Today’s agreement by the Department of Justice and the House Judiciary Committee for the former to turn over to the latter, the concrete evidence of President Trump’s transgressions, is a major milestone. Combined with public hearings, Trump’s impeachment trial is just beginning. Transcript. My new book series Meet The Candidates 2020 is out! amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "washington023-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1510750258"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "5776a7f212c8bf6419250410d0512218";…

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Alec Baldwin just told us Don Jr. will have plenty of time to watch SNL from jail 11:43

6 years ago11:43

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Scott interviews world-famous actor Alec Baldwin about his parody of Donald Trump on SNL and why he is concerned for his family’s safety after the President’s latest incendiary remarks. Baldwin provides depth to his performances by explaining of Trump calls to emotion amongst his base and his own podcast’s findings of Russia’s attack on America’s elections. He also shared his complicated views on the awards he has won and the difficulty of playing the world’s most hated man. Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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Mitch McConnell just helped his major donor by lifting Russian sanctions 18:17

7 years ago18:17

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Just last night, the Trump Administration formally dropped sanctions on RusAl, EN+ and one other company owned by his top Russian-American donor’s business partner. GOP Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and his Senate allies voted against a resolution that overwhelmingly passed the House, which would have kept those sanctions in force. To make matters worse, Donald Trump has some pretty obvious kompromat over leader McConnell by virtue of his wife’s position in his Cabinet. Scott first revealed in February 2017 shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration in tweets about one of the Senate majority leader’s major political donors sparked reporters across the country to document the flows of Russian-linked cash to high ranking Republicans. Read the complete transcript here. Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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Rob Reiner just predicted how Trump’s “corrupt and criminal” presidency will end 17:23

7 years ago17:23

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Scott talks with Director Rob Reiner who leads the Committee to Investigate Russia and has become a leading critic of the Trump Administration. Reiner has become an outspoken voice in the political arena since the rise of Putin’s preferred presidential candidate and explained the scenarios he believes will lead to Donald Trump’s early exit from the Oval Office. “There’s no question about it. This is the most corrupt and criminal presidency that we’ve ever seen,” says Reiner who hopes Trump will resign, “Not only corrupt and criminal. He’s inept. He’s not qualified, and he’s incredibly stupid.” Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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Key House Judiciary Dem just explained the roadmap to end Trump’s corruption 18:07

7 years ago18:07

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Scott speaks with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) who is a key member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Steve Cohen from Tennessee, who will become the Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Constitution & Civil Rights after Democrats behind Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi reclaim the House tomorrow. Rep. Cohen explained that leadership will decide when to file new Articles of Impeachment, but the House Judiciary Democrats plan to hold investigatory hearings right away over Donald Trump’s violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which is why he says the President “continues to exhibit the need to be impeached.” He also explained the real political reason behind the Trump Shutdown. Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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Exclusive: Congresswoman is first US Rep. to demand Trump’s resignation 21:30

7 years ago21:30

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Scott speaks with Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) about her call this for President Trump to resign, making her the first member of Congress to do so when she tweeted her call with the #TrumpResign hashtag. Rep. Moore also explained her efforts to combat childhood lead poisoning in Milwaukee and Flint, and her fight to keep voters engaged in the face of extreme Republican gerrymandering, as well as the crucial role that the Affordable Care Act plays in keeping her district healthy. “Some of this money for the doggone wall, I wish they would put into places like Flint and Milwaukee,” says Rep. Moore who helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars to remove lead from America’s water infrastructure. Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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North Carolina Dem leader just explained what’s next in the election fraud scandal 17:53

7 years ago17:53

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Scott walks with Wayne Goodwin , the state Democratic Party Chairman from North Carolina, about the stunning turn of events that led Democrat Dan McReady, a solar energy entrepreneur and former Marine to retract his concession in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional district in a Twitter video that has over a million views in just under a day . He’s leading the charge to seek a non-partisan resolution of election fraud charges so serious, that they implicate both the GOP candidate, Pastor Mark Harris, and local Republican parties, both of which paid a convicted fraudster during this election, even after their political fixer revealed his absentee ballot crimes on national radio to “This American Life” nearly two years ago. Click here to donate to the Dworkin Report.…

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Rob Goldstone just told us everything about the Trump Tower meeting 49:44

7 years ago49:44