Kate and Julia dive deep into Medicare for All with Natalie Shure, writer and researcher whose work can be found in publications such as The Nation, American Prospect, Jacobin and many others. But first, do Kate and Julia stan Marianne? (No.)

You can find Natalie on Twitter at (@)nataliesurely
Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Medicare for hALL & Oates with Natalie Shure

Why does our government work the way it does?  Is it supposed to represents citizens, or states?  We consider the origins of the U. S. Constitution, particularly the creation of the controversial bodies (Senate and Electoral College) that represent the public in skewed and disproportionate ways.  We dispel the false notion that these bodies were created in order to protect small states, tracing instead the Framers' quest to tamp down the "excess of democracy" of the 1780s, wrest control over monetary policy away from the poor majority, and strike a careful balance between slave and non-slave states.

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Suggested further reading:  Woody Holton, "Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution";  Charles Beard, "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States";  Michael Klarman, "The Framers' Coup";  Max Edling, "A Revolution in Favor of Government,"  Robert Brown, "Charles Beard and the Constitution";  Irwin Polishook, "Rhode Island and the Union,";  Hillman Metcalf Bishop, "Why Rhode Island Opposed the Federal Constitution";  Gordon Wood, "Ideological Origins of the American Revolution" and "Creation of the American Republic"

Myth of the Month 9:  The US Constitution and the Origins of the Senate and Electoral College

Kate and Julia sit down with poet and host of the Say More podcast Melissa Lozada-Oliva, where she painstakingly answers their most basic questions about poetry while roasting both Kate and the poetry community on crystals-as-healthcare. But before that, K & J drag Joe Biden a lil bit more and dig into the 7-hour climate change town hall.

You can find Melissa  at (@)ellomelissa and the Say More Podcast at (@)saymoresaymore
Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

The Crystal Industrial Complex with Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Life under unfettered capitalism is tough, and in a thousand ways, big and small, mainstream figures tell us that our failures are our own, alone. Briahna talks to acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore and Jacobin writer Meagan Day about why so many of our struggles result from the system in which we live - and how we can change it for the better.

Michael's site: https://michaelmoore.com

Meagan's writing at Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/author/meagan-day

30 - It's Not Your Fault (w/ Michael Moore & Meagan Day)

Kate and Julia sit down with Luisa Diez (Why You Mad), Alex Ptak (Pod Damn America), and the show's first reply guy guest Jake Flores (Why You Mad, Pod Damn America) to eat soup, talk socialism and dunk on Mark Zuckerberg.

You can find Luisa at (@)luisadieznuts
You can find Alex at (@)PtakJokes
And you can find Jake at (@)feraljokes

Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Identity Politics and Irony Poisoning with Luisa Diez, Jake Flores, and Alex Ptak

Kate and Julia speak with San Francisco comedian and union organizer Nato Green about the basics of unions and SF politics. 

You can find Nato at (@)natogreen
Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

State of the Unions with Nato Green

Matt Stoller, author of the book Goliath, hater of monopolies, sits in for the entire hour to talk about his new book with Matt Bruenig.

The first 20 minutes are so is a summary of the book provided by Stoller, the rest is a back and forth about whether this anti-monopoly stuff is really that important.

Special Guest: Matt Stoller

This week we drag the man who has been at the center of establishment Democratic politics for decades: Rahm Emmanuel. Our friends David Spector and Rohan Padhye join us for this Rahm-com in which we hopefully shed some light not only why this guy sucks, but why centrism as an ideology is a losing bet for Democrats.

You can find David on Twitter at (@)spectordeforce
You can find Rohan on Instagram at (@)rohanpadhyecoolguy
Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Sources:
We've Got People, Ryan Grim
Dark Money, Jane Mayer
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/12/warren-obama-2020-228068
https://theintercept.com/2019/05/20/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-failures/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/03/laquan-mcdonald-shooting-rahm-emanuel-chicago-political-battle
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/mayor-emanuel-pushes-chicago-teachers-toward-strike/Content?oid=7412909
https://chicagoist.com/2015/09/01/man_who_refused_to_shake_emanuels_h.php
https://theintercept.com/2019/05/20/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-failures/

Drag His Ass: Rahm Emmanuel Edition with David Spector and Rohan Padhye

We go on the road and talk with the diplomatic and hypnotic Emily Gallagher, NYC activist and resident running for New Yor'sk 50th District State Assembly seat (Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Clinton Hill). We sip tea over a vintage formica table in Greenpoint and discuss rent control, public transit, and environmental issues affecting northern Brooklyn as well as Emily's experiences in being drawn into politics through the movement for toxic waste cleanup in her area.
Learn more about her campaign at www.emilyforassembly.com;
Emily's Twitter: @em4assembly

Please support this podcast so we can keep bringing you the tea -- https://www.patreon.com/massofcontradictions

Episode 7 -- Emily Gallagher for NY State Assembly in Brooklyn

This week Julia and Kate talk about the UK election and sexist reviewers.  Then Kate interviews old friend Johan Miranda about DACA, Democrats on immigration, and why we need international solidarity with dirtbags.

You can follow Johan at (@)JohanComedy
Julia and Kate can be found at (@)OhJuliaTweets and (@)KateWillett

Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire
Producer: Genevieve Gearity
Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett
Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Borders are Cancelled with Johan Miranda

Two crotchety Massachusetts residents (one under-employed historian and one over-employed software engineer) comment on national and state politics -- the sort of issues that local media would have forty years ago -- just with more swearing.
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Episode 7 -- Emily Gallagher for NY State Assembly in Brooklyn

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