Episodes

There was something called the Union of South American Nations. It was when left governments vowed to fight fascism collectively. It all started with the election of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. The US and the International Monetary Fund couldn’t stand that The post Brazil: Why What Rubio is Doing is So Bad appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

He claimed to be the best friend American farmers ever had. But with the new tariffs and the Iran war dragging out, and the loss of global markets, farm country is not so safe for Trumpers. In fact some angry The post Farm Country is Trump Country. Well,Not So Much Any More appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Since so many public schools forbid the teaching of “divisive concepts,” social studies teachers are cut off; they can’t do their jobs. The far right is afraid of education, and teachers are seen as dangerous. But a conference was recently The post The Danger of Teaching About Fascism in Grades K-12 appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It’s not the extremists we’ve got to worry about; tens of millions of ordinary Americans, about 25% of us, support political violence. This according to extensive research and a new book by our guest Professor Robert Pape: Our Own Worst The post The Normalization of Political Violence In America appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Congressman Ro Khanna from California is a powerful progressive populist, one of the most outspoken potential 2028 candidates; I had a chance to interview him on this shorter keepingdemocracyalive.com. If you’re at all curious who this rising star is, give The post Should Ro Khanna Run for President? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It’s a political accusation masquerading as a legal action. The SPLC is one of the most highly regarded and successful anti-hate group organizations in America. Yet they are facing an expensive indictment for allegedly misleading donors. Of course, they openly The post DoJ vs Southern Poverty Law Center: WTF? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Researchers are beginning to understand why some of us demonstrate what is called “moral courage” and others do not. In fact, most of us actually have a warped sense of our own moral courage. We like to think nothing would The post The Trump Era and the Psychology of Moral Courage appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Colleges and universities are now places where elites are cultivated. They are to fit nicely into the oligarchical system. Working class students are saddled with outrageous debt while the morale of underpaid professors is low. In the 20th century, university The post American Universities Used to Be the Envy of the World. Not Any More. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Her name is Karishma Manzur and, like Abdul El-Sayed, is being hugely outspent by the DNC favored candidate. She and her burgeoning grassroots movement are angry that corporate America manipulates us. Unlike her primary opponent, she does not support ICE, The post FDR Democrat Surging Against Establishment Candidate in NH appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

The status quo is not getting the job done. People want populism and Trump ain’t it. Then again the Democratic establishment isn’t it either. The Trumpists want us to hate and fear those on the FDR left. Is it working? The post Which Party Do Voters Hate More? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Think fascism is a European import? Guess again: Hitler and Mussolini copied American fascism. Before and after the Civil War, some Americans counted while many did not. Like the European models which followed, the South was such a system: Hierarchy The post Fascism Is All-American appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Some of the bravest, most courageous, and loyal friends aren’t even people. They deserve recognition and they’re about to get it. Our guest, the founder of the National Service Animals Monument Susan Bahary says in this 250th year anniversary, you The post Service Animals to Get Their Own Monument: It’s About Time appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Tanks don’t just show up on our streets. A rolling coup is what’s happening, so say Former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt and former Senator Tim Wirth, who are are not exactly firebrands; they represent the moderate center of the The post We’re In a Rolling Coup: Gephardt and Wirth appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

The oil companies had no less supply and sold the same volume but reaped greater profits. The input price: the cost of refinement of crude oil, remained the same. But the Iran War oil shock did not affect everyone the The post How the Iran War Made the Very Rich Even Richer appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Four out of five voters today live in flyover states, their votes don’t really count, they are mere spectators. But it’s no longer a question of if, but when: whoever wins the popular vote will become president. National Popular Vote The post Make Every Voter a Battleground Voter appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

The Democratic establishment doesn’t get that people vote their morals. So says our guest David Fenton, successful public relations veteran of fifty years. Civil rights, wars, climate change: he says these are moral issues and people vote with their hearts The post PR Professional of the Left: Win by Touching People’s Morals appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

What do you know about Bolivia? If you’re like me, you knew about Evo Morales, the first indigenous president, known as the Nelson Mandela of the Andes. Well the former landholding elite is back in power. And the IMF dictated The post From Indigenous Power to Fury in the Streets appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

If you don’t think people vote on foreign policy, consider that Kamala Harris lost because of Gaza. And that Obama beat Hillary because of her support for the war in Iraq. On this show, historian Van Gosse describes how effective The post To Build the Anti-War Movement, We Must Learn from the Past appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a lie; the truth is it’s about the rule of American capital over productivity, never mind our European allies. The post Trump Broke the Rules Based Order. Why We Shouldn’t Bring It Back appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a lie; the truth is it’s about the rule of American capital over productivity, never mind our European allies. The post Trump Broke the Rules Based Order. Why We Shouldn’t Bring it Back appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

I may have multiple myeloma but I am not multiple myeloma. Same is true for people with Alzheimer’s. On this slightly shortened show our guests are Dr. Anthony Goodman and his wife Meredith who helps him out. Tony is a The post June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month; Time to Destigmatize appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

They feel betrayed. What used to be a dependable advocate for working families has, over the last two decades, morphed into being a second party of the interests of the wealthy. From his own experience, our guest author Les Leopold The post Why the Working Class Has Given Up on the Liberal Establishment appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

The real purpose of Trump’s big beautiful wall is to show power. Our guest says it’s a visceral metaphor for what the MAGAs hate; showing dominance. In his article in The Nation talking about what he calls “The Never Ending The post Nearly Forgotten But Not Gone: Trump’s Wall appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It started in hippie garages with people like the Whole Earth Catalog’s Stewart Brand: the promise of more freedom for more voices. Today the tech billionaires see democracy as the anti-Christ. Now ask yourself: has Apple computers liberated you? Irresponsible The post From a Benign Beginning, How the Tech World Turned Evil appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.