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Far-right conferences are radicalizing millions, with almost no mainstream media coverage
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Episode Summary JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, is a newcomer on the political scene, and as such, a lot of people don’t know very much about his ideas. That’s concerning because Vance identifies with a reactionary far-right tradition that is explicitly and fundamentally at odds with American democracy. Donald Trump, by contrast, has no core…
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Replay: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy — A Conversation with Carol Anderson
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Historian, educator, and author, Carol Anderson, discusses her book, "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy." This episode replay is part of The Electorette 2024 Election Coverage series, and is a reply of an important conversation with voting rights scholar, Carol Anderson. Prof. Carol Anderson, the Charles Howard …
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Replay: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy — A Conversation with Carol Anderson
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Historian, educator, and author, Carol Anderson, discusses her book, "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy." This episode replay is part of The Electorette 2024 Election Coverage series, and is a reply of an important conversation with voting rights scholar, Carol Anderson. Prof. Carol Anderson, the Charles Howard …
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Donald Trump’s bet on non-voters is high-risk, high-reward
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Episode Summary JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, is a newcomer on the political scene, and as such, a lot of people don’t know very much about his ideas. That’s concerning because Vance identifies with a reactionary far-right tradition that is explicitly and fundamentally at odds with American democracy. Donald Trump, by contrast, has no core…
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Should Vice President Kamala Harris LEAN Into Her Identity to Motivate More Women of Color? A Conversation with Aimee Allison
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Aimee Allison, the Founder and President of She the People, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to an America redefined and inspired by women of color, discusses a new poll of women of color, conducted by She the People, in collaboration with The 2040 Strategy Group. The poll found Harris should actually LEAN into her identity, as it motiva…
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Should Vice President Kamala Harris LEAN Into Her Identity to Motivate More Women of Color? A Conversation with Aimee Allison
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Aimee Allison, the Founder and President of She the People, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to an America redefined and inspired by women of color, discusses a new poll of women of color, conducted by She the People, in collaboration with The 2040 Strategy Group. The poll found Harris should actually LEAN into her identity, as it motiva…
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The mainstream media were ‘sanewashing’ Republicans long before Donald Trump
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Episode Summary As he nears the end of his third presidential campaign, Donald Trump is falling apart in public view. He’s holding far fewer public events than ever before where he constantly goes off on bizarre and irrelevant tangents and conspiracy theories about everything from sharks and hurricanes to Kamala Harris’s headphones. But most people…
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How the Threat of Sexual Violence in Electoral Politics is Both Racist & Sexist: A Conversation with Dr. Nicole Bedera
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Sociologist, and sexual violence researcher, Dr. Nicole Bedera, discusses her new book, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. The book is a must-read, and Dr. Bedera's research often spills over into conversations on social media — like a recent thread in which she unpacks how the implicit…
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How the Threat of Sexual Violence in Electoral Politics is Both Racist & Sexist: A Conversation with Dr. Nicole Bedera
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Sociologist, and sexual violence researcher, Dr. Nicole Bedera, discusses her new book, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. The book is a must-read, and Dr. Bedera's research often spills over into conversations on social media — like a recent thread in which she unpacks how the implicit…
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The science behind why Donald Trump loves the ‘poorly educated’
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Episode Summary “I love the poorly educated,” Donald Trump famously boasted in early 2016 as he started racking up victories in the Republican primary election. It was an unintentionally hilarious thing to say, but it pointed to a truth that’s since became undeniable:…
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How far-right Christian media brainwash evangelicals
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Episode Summary As everyone probably knows, White Christians with theologically conservative views are the backbone of the Republican Party, and they are Donald Trump's most loyal voters and followers and donors. But far-right Christians were not always the backbone of the Republican Party. They became that way through the work of reactionary Chris…
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Walz and Vance debate might be the first veep forum you’ll actually want to watch
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This Doomscroll episode is available on audio only. As always, it’s not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — A vice presidential debate that you'll actually want to watch? 03:03 — 'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson won't quit his NC gov candidacy, but Trump won't unendorse him 07:46 — Evangelical anti-public school activist revealed as former gay porn a…
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What We All Get Wrong About Ohio: A Conversation with Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Liz Walters
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Liz Walters, Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party, discusses the November election, what pundits get wrong about Ohio voters, crucial initiatives on this November's ballot, and of course, Ohio's own J.D. Vance, and his regressive views about women, and reproductive freedom. Listen to All Electorette Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast S…
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What We All Get Wrong About Ohio: A Conversation with Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Liz Walters
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Liz Walters, Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party, discusses the November election, what pundits get wrong about Ohio voters, crucial initiatives on this November's ballot, and of course, Ohio's own J.D. Vance, and his regressive views about women, and reproductive freedom. Listen to All Electorette Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast S…
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Inside the reactionary ideology of JD Vance
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Episode Summary JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, is a newcomer on the political scene, and as such, a lot of people don’t know very much about his ideas. That’s concerning because Vance identifies with a reactionary far-right tradition that is explicitly and fundamentally at odds with American democracy. Donald Trump, by contrast, has no core…
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Mark Robinson can’t get away with Trump’s creepiness
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There are some audio quality issues on this episode so we apologize for that. As always, Doomscroll is not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Mark Robinson's scandalous porn forum postings 13:47 — Trump cites imaginary audience at his debate w/Harris 14:59 — JD Vance admits his stories about people eating pets aren't true 21:21 — House Republi…
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Is politics holding back technological innovation?
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Episode Summary It’s tempting to look back on the technological progress we’ve seen in the past few years and marvel at how much things have changed, and they certainly have. But if you zoom out on the historical scale, it’s very arguable that the trends of today were set in motion by processes and ideas of the late 19th century. Brad DeLong, my gu…
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This Doomscroll episode is also available on video. Be sure to stay in touch with our guest, Rachele Friedland. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Terrified Trump refuses to debate Harris again after losing bigly 02:58 — Fallout from Trump and Vance's lies about Hatians in Ohio 10:36 — Far-right activist Chris Rufo trolled over cat eating bounty 18:24 — Ben Sa…
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Despite the right’s complaints, there really isn’t a liberal media, why not?
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Episode Summary After she became the Democratic Party's standard bearer, Kamala Harris didn't make sweeping changes to the campaign infrastructure that she inherited from Joe Biden. But there is one critical difference between the two campaigns, and that is that Harris’s team, and possibly the candidate herself, seems to have realized that the main…
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Kamala Harris showed everyone how crazy Donald Trump is
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As usual, this Doomscroll episode is not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Kamala Harris dominated Trump and he retreated to Fox afterwards 10:04 — Americans finally got to see Trump’s full lunacy on display 15:38 — Harris's facial expressions also humiliated Trump 19:00 — Harris exposed Trump's ignorance and authoritarianism on foreign polic…
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Will ABC News moderators let Trump trash the place in the debate?
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This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it’s not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Rules for next week's presidential debate rules are set 02:12 — Kamala Harris campaign seems to realize mainstream media never actually questions Trump 09:30 — New fake Tim Walz scandal: He threw up as a kid during road…
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How Alabama Representative Marilyn Lands Ran on Reproductive Rights & Flipped a Red District
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Alabama Representative Marilyn Lands, made headlines earlier this year when she defeated a Republican in a special election, and flipped a red district—a district that Trump had previously won by a large margin. And she did it by sharing her own abortion story. Lands joins me to discuss that election, her upcoming legislative goals, as well as, how…
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How Alabama Representative Marilyn Lands Ran on Reproductive Rights & Flipped a Red District
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Alabama Representative Marilyn Lands, made headlines earlier this year when she defeated a Republican in a special election, and flipped a red district—a district that Trump had previously won by a large margin. And she did it by sharing her own abortion story. Lands joins me to discuss that election, her upcoming legislative goals, as well as, how…
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The Christian right has made sex political, along with everything else
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Episode Summary Everywhere you look, the radical Christian right is on the march trying to ban abortion, birth control, pornography, and books that they think are insufficiently pure, or insufficiently deferential to their beliefs. Obviously, trying to force everyone to live according to their religion is a huge motivating factor for far-right Chri…
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Trump's cemetery campaign ad is actually going to hurt him politically
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This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump enrages veterans making campaign ad in Army cemetery 12:22 — Terrified of women voting, Trump pretends he will support reproductive rights 16:45 — RFK Junior waited too long to drop out, will remain on ballots in…
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J.D .Vance's Weird Worldview Doesn't Align with American Women But Does Align with Project 2025: A Conversation with Debbie Cox Bultan
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Debbie Cox Bultan, the CEO of the NewDEAL, discusses J.D. Vance's harmful worldview as it relates to women, and how his view aligns perfectly with the dark, oppressive vision Project 2025 lays out for women's lives. From this Episode: Debbie Cox Bultan's podcast: An Honorable Profession The NewDEAL Leaders Listen to All Electorette Episodes https:/…
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J.D .Vance's Weird Worldview Doesn't Align with American Women But Does Align with Project 2025: A Conversation with Debbie Cox Bultan
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Debbie Cox Bultan, the CEO of the NewDEAL, discusses J.D. Vance's harmful worldview as it relates to women, and how his view aligns perfectly with the dark, oppressive vision Project 2025 lays out for women's lives. From this Episode: Debbie Cox Bultan's podcast: An Honorable Profession The NewDEAL Leaders Listen to All Electorette Episodes https:/…
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Weirdos unite: Gabbard and Kennedy endorse Trump
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it’s not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — RFK Junior endorses Trump to help him with his weirdness problem 06:09 — Tulsi Gabbard ends fake l…
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Kamala Harris and normalcy that defends itself
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This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it's not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Kamala Harris and Democrats wrap convention while Matt fails to find Mike Lindell in Chicago 06:17 — Right-wing sickos attacked Tim Walz's son for loving his dad 12:27 — Michelle Obama is done with the going high stuff …
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention: A Conversation with Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio
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Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio discusses her key legislation, including the U-FIGHT Act: The Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health and Treatment Act, as well as, proposed legislation to minimize the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on all U.S. elections. From this Episode: U-FIGHT Act: The Uterine Fibroid Interve…
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention: A Conversation with Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio
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Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio discusses her key legislation, including the U-FIGHT Act: The Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health and Treatment Act, as well as, proposed legislation to minimize the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on all U.S. elections. From this Episode: U-FIGHT Act: The Uterine Fibroid Interve…
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention: A Conversation with Representative Lauren Underwood
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago: Representative Lauren Underwood joins The Electorette to discuss a new resolution (Resolution 1386) just introduced by Democrats to counter the Republican's Project 2025, and its dark vision for the country. Underwood also discusses the Momnibus Act, Vice President Kamala Harris's s…
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention: A Conversation with Representative Lauren Underwood
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Special Coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago: Representative Lauren Underwood joins The Electorette to discuss a new resolution (Resolution 1386) just introduced by Democrats to counter the Republican's Project 2025, and its dark vision for the country. Underwood also discusses the Momnibus Act, Vice President Kamala Harris's s…
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The Harris-Walz Joyful Campaign Explained: A Conversation with Atima Omara
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Author, and award-winning political strategist, Atima Omara, joins me to discuss the energy and enthusiasm behind Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's campaign. We discuss whether this energy will translate to more trust and support for women candidates in the future, particularly Black women, and other women of color who run for office. We …
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The Harris-Walz Joyful Campaign Explained: A Conversation with Atima Omara
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Author, and award-winning political strategist, Atima Omara, joins me to discuss the energy and enthusiasm behind Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's campaign. We discuss whether this energy will translate to more trust and support for women candidates in the future, particularly Black women, and other women of color who run for office. We …
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Project 2025 co-author boasts Trump secretly supports extreme group
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This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Project 2025 co-author exposed saying Trump still supports the extreme group 08:47 — Republicans are telling Trump to stick to policy, but that won't work 13:08 — Adding creep JD Vance wasn't enough strange jerks for T…
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Ballot Measures for a Stronger Democracy: A Conversation with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
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Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the Executive Director of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC), discusses November ballot measures, particularly initiatives that will expand abortion access in states where abortion has been restricted or banned. We also discuss how ballot measures allow ordinary citizens an avenue to transform their communities.…
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Ballot Measures for a Stronger Democracy: A Conversation with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
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Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the Executive Director of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC), discusses November ballot measures, particularly initiatives that will expand abortion access in states where abortion has been restricted or banned. We also discuss how ballot measures allow ordinary citizens an avenue to transform their communities.…
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Trump is spiraling into insanity as his fortunes fade
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it’s not “safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump is spiraling as his fortunes keep falling 03:08 — Jealous Trump concocts AI lie about Kamala…
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How gay Republicans helped build a political party that hates LGBT people
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Episode Summary In public opinion surveys, people who are gay and lesbian tend to overwhelmingly back the Democratic party. According to Gallup, 83 percent of both groups identify or lean toward Democrats. This seems like such an obvious preference given the Republica…
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