1 October 2023
Why Jimmy Dore attacked Cornel West
Glenn Loury, Sabrina Salvati, and LaJuan Loury break down comic and podcaster Jimmy Dore's contentious interview with 2024 presidential candidate Cornel West.
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In this video:
- How Sabby got her start on YouTube
- What happened to the Justice Democrats’ “hostile takeover”?
- Is the US sliding into fascism?
- The tension between race and class on the left
- Donald Trump’s rising popularity among black men
- The military-industrial complex and climate change
- Sabby’s argument for worker co-ops
- Finding (somewhat) common ground on immigration
- Demilitarizing the police is one thing, defunding the police is another
- Sabby: “We should not be giving money to Ukraine”
- How Sabby deals with disrespectful guests
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Robert Wright and journalist Sarah Posner discuss the issue.
Biden’s Border Disorder
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Is the “Spirit” of Affirmative Action Dead?
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Lowered Standards
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Shutdowns and Impeachments
Is Speaker McCarthy steering the government towards shutdown or is there a method to his madness? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Does Title IX protect trans people?
Glenn Loury and political scientist Shep Melnick discuss attempts to use old civil rights law to protect new identity categories.
Biden Bets on Ukraine
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Americans’ economic pessimism, punishments for January 6 rioters, why Russia may be ready for peace talks, and more.
Should we listen to election deniers?
Glenn and John debate Glenn’s decision to record an episode with political scientist Carol Swain, who claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump.
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The Second(ary) GOP Debate
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss the Semafor Iran influence story, Biden’s socio-economic bad omens, a Menendez non-resignation theory, next week’s Parrot Room finale, and more.
The DMZ
A Debate Worth Skipping
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis give their thoughts on the second Republican presidential primary debate. (Spoilers: It was bad.)
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Is President Zelensky thinking clearly about Ukraine’s military chances?
Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute and Robert Wright discuss the issue.
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Biden’s Bandwidth Problems
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Walter Isaacson’s Elon-Ukraine walk-back, Biden replacement theories, Romney’s retirement, Ukraine war developments, and more.
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A People-Centered View of Russia-Ukraine
Robert Wright and feminist activist Almut Rochowanski discuss the war’s causes and consequences.
The DMZ
It’s the Economy (Not Age!), Stupid
