General Interest

Technological conspiracies are good conspiracies - at least from the perspective of their proponents. Understanding their dynamics, especially within the context of liberalism, may help shed light upon an apparent puzzle of twenty-first century living: why, when individual privacy is being systematically undermined by both governments and corporations, so few people seem to care. The answer, I suggest, has much to do with rapidly changing conceptions of self and society, but also a prior, fundamental commitment to imagining both self and society as quantifiable and controllable. Leading liberal theorists today tend to see the digital challenge to privacy as undermining one of the core commitments of liberalism. However, I wish to suggest that our current predicament is the result of liberalism's internal logic , a political theory that formally eschews conspiracy thinking in favour of science and modernity, yet one that manages to employ theories of good conspiracy, nonetheless. Technological conspiracies are the fulfilment of a modern, liberal dream, bringing together political power and technology so that citizens are fully known to their governments and corporations such that older concerns with privacy simply become irrelevant.

A public lecture by Professor Lawrence Quill (San Jose). 

Technological Conspiracies

CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou discusses his experiences in the government's ongoing and escalating war on whistleblowers, and warns of America's dangerous post-9/11 path of increased government surveillance, decreased oversight of law enforcement and permanent war footing - an existential threat to the survival of democracy itself.

John wrote the recent article "The FBI Isn’t Done With Me" for Reader Supported News: http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/39768-the-fbi-isnt-done-with-me

We should all be afraid: A whistleblower's report on the price of secrecy and surveillance.

The far right threat

Did you know that a convicted killer can buy a gun legally in the United States? Did you know that the N.R.A. is lying to you about the 2nd Amendment? Did you know that the 2nd Amendment was initially created to protect "Slave Patrols" in the slave-owning south? In this powerful podcast, host Paul W. Slusher exposes the lies about gun control in the United States. From Donald Trump to Ted Nugent have misled the American public about the history of the Constitution and why guns are still not properly regulated to ensure that those who shouldn't have guns can't get buy them.

Guns Part II: You are being lied to and it is killing you

Good morning on today's show, Carol Anderson, (@ProfCAnderson) the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy joins us. Carol Anderson's&nbsp;One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy&nbsp;explores the history of voting and its struggle to make democracy real through the 15th amendment. Anderson examines previous examples of voter suppression&nbsp;like the poll tax and literacy test in the 19th century as points where black voters and poor voters were kept from the polls in southern states. In modern times, voter ID laws have become the hot legislation to disenfranchise citizens from voting.&nbsp;Anderson cites Indiana's 2005 voter ID law as a particularly absurd measure which was enacted in a state that had never charged a citizen with voter fraud. Anderson argues that the 14th and 15th amendment have been stripped of their legal protections by cases brought to the Supreme Court. Anderson argues that Reagan's southern strategy and the migration of the Dixiecrats to the Republican party helped drive the GOP further to the right and are now doubling down on a white ethnic identity party funded by special corporate interest. So what's next? Anderson insists that non-partisan redistricting commissions come to the forefront, beyond that we must elect politicians whose commitment to the Voting Rights Act is unquestionable. And in the Fun Half: Climate catastrophe, Brett Stephens' bad faith climate argument, fascist regimes will fail to protect their constituents, the Teamster UPS contract dispute, Michael goes in on the idea of "anti-corruption" political campaigns citing last night's election in Brazil, Mitch McConnell's career dedication to the ultra-elite is unmatched in American history, Orin Hatch dismisses female protestors in the most unsavory way, it's Dinesh Dsouza revisionist history hours on Fox &amp; Friends, Taylor Swift is voting Democratic and Charlie Kirk is crushed, plus your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Get 10% off fair trade coffee, tea or chocolate with coupon code "Majority" at justcoffee.coop Newsvoice: Get a personalized newsfeed featuring a mixture of mainstream, international, and independent sources with Newsvoice’s free app (iOS or Android) at https://newsvoice.com/majority Check out The Michael Brooks Show at patreon.com/tmbs,&nbsp;and the new TMBS YouTube channel for all short TMBS clips Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover or on iTunes Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at youtube.com/theantifada Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @majorityfm @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @Bf1nn

1943 - One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy w/ Carol Anderson

Adam and Chet welcome comedian Olivia Haidar to talk about the 2013 court ruling that led to a wave of voter suppression that's still happening in America

Good Luck, America

How Voter Suppression Works

Writer Mychal Denzel Smith explores the burden of presenting the Black experience to a White audience - from the demands of media gatekeepers to constantly explain and justify the basic humanity of Black people, to the active passivity of a White society uninterested in examining the historical or present consequences of their status atop American society.

Mychal wrote the article "The Gatekeepers: On the Burden of the Black Public Intellectual" for Harper's. https://harpers.org/archive/2018/12/the-burden-of-the-black-public-intellectual/

To the needy master: On Black public thought under White supremacy.

Writer Jacob Hamburger traces New Atheism's shifting relationship with liberal ideology - from the movement's origins in opposition to perceived Bush-era religious irrationality, to today's centrist reactions against campus politics and the emerging socialist left that often contradict the core liberal values the New Atheists claim to uphold.

Jacob wrote the article What Was New Atheism? for The Point.

https://thepointmag.com/2019/politics/what-was-new-atheism

Liberalism and the left in the New Atheists' blindspot.

On the first episode of the Eat the Rich Podcast I talk to my friend Quint Erwin about voter suppression in the United States

Eat The Rich Podcast Ep 1: Voter Suppression

Anna Merlan&nbsp;(@annamerlan),&nbsp;reporter at G/O Media (formerly Gizmodo Media Group), joins us to discuss her book,&nbsp;Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power. On today's show: Trish Regan says deep state GOP is banging war drum to make Trump look bad before 2020. Anna Merlan joins us to discuss her new book,&nbsp;Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power. Birtherism and how conspiracy theories have become weaponized by the powerful. Conspiracy theories in the black community and their basis in historical reality. What do conspiracy theories do for people and why do they so often go back to the Jews? Merlan's take on UFOs, Pizzagate, and Russiagate. How a more fair, just and democratic society would help stem the proliferation of conspiratorial thinking. On the fun half: Tucker Carlson says Africans at Southern border could "change US completely and forever." Laura Ingraham says Congolese are "repopulating" Portland, Maine. Stuart Varney says AOC is wrong about Amazon "starvation wages," cites wages raised by Sanders campaign. Gorka reminds caller that Trump was a Democrat during Access Hollywood hot mic. Tom Cotton says Pelosi is siding with the Ayatollahs when she says she does not want war. Rep. Katie Porter of CA joins Democrats calling for impeachment inquiry. Kyle Kashuv gets grilled on Fox News. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Check out today's sponsors: Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code MAJORITY at Brooklinen.com.• Brooklinen is SO confident in their product that all their sheets, comforters, and towels come with a lifetime warranty! Quip, and why over 1 million happy, healthy mouths do too.• Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to GETQUIP.com/MAJORITY right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Introducing Hunt A Killer, a monthly subscription game where you become a detective immersed in a murder mystery: Right now, just for our listeners you can go to HuntAKiller/com/MAJORITY for 20% off your first box. Just Coffee: Get 10% off fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate with coupon code “majority” at justcoffee.coop. Get your tickets to the TMBS Chicago Live Show&nbsp;here! Check out The Michael Brooks Show at&nbsp;patreon.com/tmbs,&nbsp;and the TMBS YouTube channel for all short TMBS clips. And check out&nbsp;Year Of Lead, a new book on Brazil with introduction by Michael Brooks! Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at&nbsp;Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover&nbsp;or on iTunes Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at&nbsp;patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or via your favorite podcast app. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @majorityfm @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @BF1nn

2115 - Republic Of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists & Their Surprising Rise to Power w/ Anna Merlan

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Pete Buttigieg says absolutely nothing on Morning Joe Millionaires and the Corporate Media Bernie Bash continues. 

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at Houston State University and the author of The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.

In this discussion, Dr. Horne examines the material conditions that have precipitated the uprisings across the United States the past week, in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th. His analysis includes how the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to the "unmasking of capitalism” stemming from the U.S. government's altogether lack of economic support for the majority of U.S. citizens in wake of this unprecedented crisis; the far-right political and economic policies of the Trump Administration and his recent decision to defund the World Health Organization, in turn instigating a new Cold War with China; and the hundreds of years of white supremacy and class conflict the United States has grappled with up to the present moment. Dr. Horne frames the wave of uprisings across the nation within a deeper and broader context of previous uprisings (e.g. the Watts Riots of the 1960s in Los Angeles and the nation-wide uprisings that occurred after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.), and points to the impacts the "Long Sixteenth Century" had in the formation of white supremacy, as explored in his book The Dawning of the Apocalypse.

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This week, we're talking Voter Suppression and how to power through it, this coming November.

Episode 179: Voter Suppression Is Real

Is the white Jesus biblical? Is the black Jesus biblical? Is there an agenda behind the promotion of white Jesus?

www.stayingfocusedforjesus.life 

The Birth Of The American White Jesus

Extremists are cropping up at protests and expanding their reach online. They see the pandemic as proof of their worldview, and as an opportunity to spread their messages. After systematically ignoring mental-health concerns for decades, China’s authorities are at last tackling the issue—somewhat. And lockdowns prove that Britain is a nation of gardeners. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a> &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Extreme measures: America’s far right

Disagreements within parties have shifted the terms of debate, forced new agendas onto the political stage, even birthed new parties altogether. So in this episode of BackStory. Peter, Ed, and Brian peer inside our political parties and explore some of the influential factions that have left a mark on the American political landscape – from the Radical Republicans after the Civil War, to the Dixiecrats after World War II. Plus, they look back to the early Republic and a time before the formation of party organizations, when “faction” was the only game in town.

BackStory - Splintered Parties: A History Of Political Factions

This week on Talk Nation Radio: Monopolies and what’s wrong with them and how to get rid of them. Our guest is Thom Hartmann, radio host and author extraordinaire, whose latest book is called The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream -- which has a foreword by Ralph Nader calling it the most important book in a generation on this topic.

Talk Nation Radio: Thom Hartmann on Monopolies and Getting Rid of Them

111820 Podcast, Big Tech Oligarchy, Brent Hamachek Interview, Election Fraud, What Next?

General Interest

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