Air Date: 8/1/2026

Today we investigate how the argument moved from what the Supreme Court decides to whether the Court should be rebuilt. Only about one in five Americans has strong confidence in the Court, and the proposals on the table would end lifetime seats, set fixed terms, and add judges across the federal bench. We're arguing that these reforms are necessary for a functioning democracy.

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KP 1: 'Unhinged and Racist': Hayes EVISCERATES Trump's Birthright Argument - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 6-30-26

KP 2: "We Continue to Fight": Chase Strangio on the Supreme Court's Ban on Trans Girls & Women in Sports - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-1-26

KP 3: Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act in "Devastating Blow" to Democracy & Civil Rights: Maya Wiley - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-30-26

KP 4: The Term the Court Stopped Pretending Part 1 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, Justice, and the Courts - Air Date 7-7-26

KP 5: "The Most Destructive Chief Justice in My Lifetime": Dissecting John Roberts with Lisa Graves Part 1 - 5-4 - Air Date 6-23-26

KP 6: Did the Birthright Citizenship Ruling Prove It's Time for SCOTUS Reform? Part 1 - Stateside with Kai and Carter - Air Date 7-1-26

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Court Reform Has to Start With Filibuster Reform

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(01:02:17) SECTION A: THE RULINGS

A1: Supreme Court RUSHES Through SHOCK RULINGS - Legal AF and Lawyers for Good Government - Air Date 7-24-26

A2: In "Devastating" Immigration Ruling, Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to "Turn Back" Asylum Seekers - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-26-26

A3: What Haitians and Syrians With TPS Need to Know Now - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 6-30-26

(01:26:07) SECTION B: THE CHARACTER OF THE COURT

B1: The Term the Court Stopped Pretending Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, Justice, and the Courts - Air Date 7-7-26

B2: SCOTUS Doubles Down on Bigotry in Final Decisions of the Term - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-30-26

B3: The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. This Is What We Can Do About It. - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 5-1-26

B4: BREAKING: SCOTUS Just Snuck Radical Law Past the Headlines - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-23-26

B5: Strict Scrutiny X WITHpod SCOTUS Review Crossover - Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - Air Date 7-7-26

(02:13:52) SECTION C: ORIGINS, HOW WE GOT THIS COURT

C1: 250 Years of Bad Decisions: SCOTUS, the Civil War, and the End of Reconstruction - 5-4 - Air Date 6-30-26

C2: "The Most Destructive Chief Justice in My Lifetime": Dissecting John Roberts with Lisa Graves Part 2 - 5-4 - Air Date 6-23-26

(02:33:08) SECTION D: REFORM, WHAT DO WE DO?

D1: How to Fix the Supreme Court (with Miriam Rosenbaum and Olatunde Johnson) - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 5-6-26

D2: Did the Birthright Citizenship Ruling Prove It's Time for SCOTUS Reform? Part 2 - Stateside with Kai and Carter - Air Date 7-1-26

D3: Broke: Pack the Supreme Court. Woke: Pack ALL of the Courts - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 7-23-26

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Air Date: 7/25/2026

Today we look at the idea that America has become a gerontocracy, a country run by the old, and then interrogate the premise a bit. The wealth, the politicians, and the voting electorate really do concentrate at the top of the age ladder, and benefits for the old tend to stay protected while younger people wait their turn. But several of our sources argue age is the wrong name for the problem, that it is really a story about money and who the whole system was built to serve.

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KP 1: What Is There to Say About Lindsey Graham - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 7-12-26

KP 2: Where Is Mitch McConnell? - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 7-10-26

KP 3: The Mitch McConnell Mystery Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-14-26

KP 4: Why Is Congress Like This Part 1 - Civics 101 - Air Date 6-30-26

KP 5: Mitch, Lindsey and the Gerontocracy Part 1 - What Next - Air Date 7-13-26

KP 6: Gerontocracy with Samuel Moyn Part 1 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 7-1-26

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How Congress Got Crippled, A True Crime Story

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(01:07:37) SECTION A: THE MCCONNELL & GRAHAM MOMENT

A1: A Grave Situation In The Senate Part 1 - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 7-14-26

A2: The Mitch McConnell Mystery Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-14-26

A3: A Grave Situation In The Senate Part 2 - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 7-14-26

A4: The Attractive Anti-Politics of 'Gerontocracy' Discourse Part 1 - Citations Needed - Air Date 9-21-22

(01:49:14) SECTION B: THE GERONTOCRACY CASE

B1: Mitch McConnell and Our Very Old Congress Part 1 - What A Day - Air Date 7-9-26

B2: Mitch, Lindsey and the Gerontocracy Part 2 - What Next - Air Date 7-13-26

B3: Mitch McConnell and Our Very Old Congress Part 2 - What A Day - Air Date 7-9-26

B4: The Gerontocracy Problem Samuel Moyn - Future Hindsight - Air Date 6-11-26

B5: Gerontocracy with Samuel Moyn Part 2 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 7-1-26

B6: The Attractive Anti-Politics of 'Gerontocracy' Discourse Part 2 - Citations Needed - Air Date 9-21-22

(02:34:15) SECTION C: HOW CONGRESS ACTUALLY WORKS

C1: Melinda N. Ritchie, Backdoor Lawmaking Evading Obstacles in the US Congress (Oxford UP, 2023) Part 1 - New Books in Political Science - Air Date 12-12-23

C2: Why Is Congress Like This Part 2 - Civics 101 - Air Date 6-30-26

C3: Melinda N. Ritchie, Backdoor Lawmaking Evading Obstacles in the US Congress (Oxford UP, 2023) Part 2 - New Books in Political Science - Air Date 12-12-23

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Air Date: 7/25/2026

The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on the news from June and July without being overwhelming! Organized around a single idea: the same politics that left America friendless abroad is keeping Americans apart at home. The war with Iran ends and America's word counts for less around the world, so Europe starts building its own software instead of buying ours, NATO war-games its own doubts, and China quietly steadies the world's oil markets, while Taiwan shows that real security comes from connection, not threats. At home, the administration revives the red scare, hands the Justice Department to the president's personal lawyer while judges face death threats, and turns the country's 250th birthday into a fight over who counts as American, and billionaires cash out while everyone argues. And the way back starts small: a psychologist's simple habit for a happier social life, organizers who treat loneliness as a political problem with a political cure, and a Michigan Senate campaign built on talking to people instead of donors.

Covering: June–July 2026

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SECTION 1: A SUPERPOWER WITHOUT FRIENDS

(00:01:30) #1805 - Trump Giving Iran $300 Billion to End His Own War

1: The Iran Deal, Boy, I Don't Know - Takes by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-18-26

2: J.D. Vance Iran Deal Fall Guy Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 6-19-26

3: Trump Weakened U.S. Allies While Strengthening Iran Part 1 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-19-26

(00:26:23) #1810 - Post-American Europe: How to Lose Friends and Influence People to Protect Themselves Against You

4: TODAY: Europe Replaces ENTIRE American Software Stack - Google OUT, Microsoft OUT June 9 - House of El - Air Date 6-4-26

5: Would NATO Hold if Russia Tested Article 5? Lessons From a War Game | Berlin Briefing Podcast Part 1 - DW News - Air Date 7-17-26

6: China Quietly Saved the World Last Month Part 1 - Max Fisher - Air Date 7-17-26

(00:54:17) #1799 - The US and China Are Fighting Over Taiwan, Semiconductors, and Africa's Minerals

7: Can There Ever Really Be "one China?" - Vox - Air Date 5-28-26

8: Trump's FAILED Meeting With China's Xi Jinping Was Humiliating - Pod Save the World - Air Date 5-21-26

9: China Will Never Beat Taiwan, Here's Why - Maxinomics - Air Date 3-37-26

SECTION 2: DIVIDED ON PURPOSE

(01:23:27) #1809 - Democrats Seek a Blue Wave, Progressives Push Democratic Socialism, GOP Revive the Red Scare

10: The Red Scare Returns Trump Is Calling Us Communists - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 7-8-26

11: Why Dems Like Him Are Crashing Out Right Now with Jeet Heer Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Dat 7-3-26

12: Unsticking Congress with Maya Kornberg Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 5-7-26

(01:45:55) #1802 - Department of Injustice: Revenge Prosecutions, Judges Threatened, and Incompetence All the Way Down

13: Trump Eyes Personal Lawyer to Run DOJ Part 1 - The Beat w Ari Melber - Air Date 6-4-26

14: This Federal Judge Ruled Against Trump. Then the Death Threats Rolled in Part 1 - 60 Minutes - Air Date 3-1-26

15: DOJ in Crisis - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 2-10-26

SECTION 3: STRANGERS IN OUR OWN COUNTRY

(02:12:09) #1806 - America at 250: The Declaration, the Constitution, and our Crisis of Democracy

16: America's 250th Birthday Must Reckon with Racism, Historian Says - Here & Now Anytime - Air Date 6-19-26

17: Trump 250 Gala Grows More Humiliating as Fox Grapples with Low Turnout - THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent - Air Date 6-26-26

18: The Constitution (Melissa's Version) - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 5-11-26

(02:37:01) #1807 - What the World Cup Exposes: Identity, Colonialism, and Racism in 2026

19: Pete Hegseth is Trying to Resegregate the Military - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-20-26

20: US Soccer Star Shows MAGA's Racism With Zero Effort - Rick Strom - Air Date 6-23-26

21: Colonial Wars Played On The Pitch - AJ+ - Air Date 6-21-26

(03:07:56) #1804 - Elon Musk, the First Trillionaire, and the Broken System That Made Him

22: Belfast Riots: Why UK Mobs See Racial Violence as 'national Defence' | Amina Shareef | MEE Opinion - Middle East Eye - Air Date 6-18-26

23: 'Billionaire CRISIS': How the Country's Wealthiest Are 'bankrolling' U.S. Politics - MS NOW - Air Date 5-27-26

24: SpaceX IPO: What They're Not Telling Retail Investors - UNFTR Media - Air Date 6-9-26

(03:34:28) #1808 - Billionaires vs. Democracy: They're Not Coming For Your Job, They're Coming For Your Government (And The Entire Economy)

25: The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now Part 1 - Benn Jordan - Air Date 6-28-26

26: The End Of Capitalism Is Here. - Second Thought - Air Date 6-5-26

27: America is Entering a New Socialist Era — and It Might Stick - The Recount - Air Date 6-30-26

SECTION 4: THE WAY BACK TO EACH OTHER

(04:03:58) #1800 - How Capitalism Created Loneliness and How To Joyfully Organize Our Way to Community

28: Anthropic Discovers the Axis of Evil, and AIs Loneliness Economy - The AI Fix - Air Date 2-3-26

29: The Political Economy of Love Attention, Affection, & What Capitalism Can't Buy Part 1 - Rev Left Radio - Air Date 1-19-26

30: The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life Nicholas Epley Part 1 - TEDTalks - Air Date 5-19-26

(04:30:56) #1801 - Counterfeit Populism: Trump, the 2026 Primaries, and the Era That's Ending

31: Why I Left the (White) Left - Signified B Sides - Air Date 6-2-26

32: Hayes: Trump is Chasing Good Press with Bombs - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 6-11-26

33: Abdul El-Sayed Thinks the Michigan Senate Race Will Come Down to This One Factor - Slate and Abdul El-Sayed - Air Date 4-30-26

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Air Date: 7/22/2026

Today we look at how three things Europe thought were features turned out to be leverage that could be held against them: American military protection, Silicon Valley software, and cheap Chinese goods. From a French government office running Linux to a secret European defense coalition that bypasses Washington, Europe is quietly swapping out the old architecture rather than dismantling it, one operating system migration and one secret war game at a time.

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KP 1: TODAY: Europe Replaces ENTIRE American Software Stack - Google OUT, Microsoft OUT June 9 - House of El - Air Date 6-4-26

KP 2: Inside the Second China Shock Sweeping Across Europe - Bloomberg Television - Air Date 2-8-26

KP 3: NATO's Secret Plans to Defend Europe Without the US - Times Originals - Air Date 7-17-26

KP 4: China Quietly Saved the World Last Month Part 1 - Max Fisher - Air Date 7-17-26

KP 5: How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe - Evan Edinger - Air Date 10-5-25

KP 6: Europes Quiet Breakup with U.S. Big Tech - Brit in Germany - Air Date 3-15-26

(00:54:13) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Why Europe Quitting US Big Tech Proves the Left Was Right

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(01:04:56) SECTION A: CAN EUROPE STAND ALONE

A1: Would NATO Hold if Russia Tested Article 5? Lessons From a War Game | Berlin Briefing Podcast Part 1 - DW News - Air Date 7-17-26

A2: 250 Years of USA: Is Germany Ready for a Post-American Europe? | Berlin Briefing Podcast Part 1 - DW News - Air Date 7-3-26

A3: Can Nato Survive Without the US? | The Security Brief - BBC News - Air Date 6-11-26

A4: 250 Years of USA: Is Germany Ready for a Post-American Europe? | Berlin Briefing Podcast Part 2 - DW News - Air Date 7-3-26

A5: Would NATO Hold if Russia Tested Article 5? Lessons From a War Game | Berlin Briefing Podcast Part 2 - DW News - Air Date 7-17-26

(01:51:44) SECTION B: THE CHINA FACTOR

B1: Why the EU Is Starting a Trade War with China - TLDR News EU - Air Date 5-29-26

B2: Why the EU Has More Leverage Over China Than You Think - TLDR News EU - Air Date 6-24-26

B3: China Quietly Saved the World Last Month Part 2 - Max Fisher - Air Date 7-17-26

(02:13:12) SECTION C: THE TECH SOVEREIGNTY PLAYBOOK

C1: Can the EU Decouple From Trump's America? - POLITICO Europe - Air Date 2-5-26

C2: At the Mercy of Silicon Valley? Europe Exposed by Trump AI Export Ban Part 1 - FRANCE 24 English - Air Date 6-17-26

C3: Can Europe Quit American Big Tech?- POLITICO Europe - Air Date 6-4-26

C4: France KICKS OUT Microsoft OS - 2.5M Gov Devices to Linux, €Millions Saved, 30 Years DONE - House of El - Air Date 4-11-26

C5: At the Mercy of Silicon Valley? Europe Exposed by Trump AI Export Ban Part 2 - FRANCE 24 English - Air Date 6-17-26

(02:58:38) SECTION D: BUILDING EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVES

D1: Why Europe's Tech Sector Is Quietly Booming - TLDR News EU - Air Date 6-3-26

D2: Inside Europe's Biggest Startup Campus (Station F Paris) - Johannes Gemmingen - Air Date 6-25-26

D3: The European Alternatives To YouTube, WhatsApp & Instagram - EU Made Simple - Air Date 5-6-26

D4: Britain's New Plan That Could Kill YouTube - TLDR News - Air Date 7-10-26

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Air Date: 7/18/2026

Today we examine recent primary elections and how the political smear of crying 'socialism' has been dusted off and aimed at a new generation of candidates. What's changed is that the people being smeared are actually winning elections, and the more the establishment called them dangerous, the stronger their numbers got.

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KP 1: The Red Scare Returns Trump Is Calling Us Communists - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 7-8-26

KP 2: Brooks and Capehart on What's Next for Democrats in the Maine Senate Race - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 7-10-26

KP 3: Why Dems Like Him Are Crashing Out Right Now with Jeet Heer Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Dat 7-3-26

KP 4: A Progressive Compact for America Part 1 - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-20-26

KP 5: Democratic Socialist Electoral Victories and the Implications for American Politics Part 1 - Rev Left Radio - Air Date 7-12-26

KP 6: Unsticking Congress with Maya Kornberg Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 5-7-26

(00:48:08) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The Democrats Are Losing Because They Chose Wall St. Over Workers

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(00:59:58) SECTION A: WHO THEY ARE

A1: Can a Democratic Socialist Win in a Swing State This Progressive in Wisconsin Thinks so - MS Now Reports - Air Date 7-8-26

A2: Stop Trump's Project 2025 Scheme to Kill Science; Guest Dr. Colette Delawalla of Stand Up for Science Part 1 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-24-26

A3: How Colorado Spooked the Establishment with David Sirota - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-4-26

A4: Primary Fights - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 6-4-26

A5: How Colorado Spooked the Establishment with David Sirota Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-4-26

A6: Stop Trump's Project 2025 Scheme to Kill Science; Guest Dr. Colette Delawalla of Stand Up for Science Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-24-26

A7: Why Dems Like Him Are Crashing Out Right Now with Jeet Heer Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Dat 7-3-26

(02:00:45) SECTION B: WHAT THEY BELIEVE

B1: The Socialists Are Coming! Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-2-26

B2: DSA & Justice Democrats on Changing the Democratic Party, Mamdani, Gaza & More - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-10-26

B3: The Socialists Are Coming! Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-2-26

B4: Trump's America250 Spectacle, the SSPX Schism, and the Rise of Democratic Socialists - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 7-3-24

(02:27:27) SECTION C: MONEY, POWER, AND THE RECKONING

C1: A Progressive Compact for America Part 2 - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-20-26

C2: Seth Stern on Criminalizing Dissent - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-26-26

C3: Unsticking Congress with Maya Kornberg Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 5-7-26

(02:57:37) SECTION D: CRITIQUES AND THE PATH FORWARD

D1: Why I Left the (White) Left Part 1 - Signified B Sides - Air Date 6-2-26

D2: Democratic Socialist Electoral Victories and the Implications for American Politics Part 2 - Rev Left Radio - Air Date 7-12-26

D3: A Joy Reid Rant Democrats Want Obedience; We Need Justice Part 1 - The Joy Reid Show - Air Date 7-12-26

D4: Why I Left the (White) Left Part 2 - Signified B Sides - Air Date 6-2-26

D5: Why the Center Left Is Losing, the Squad Vs. the Median Voter, and How Patriotism Wins Elections Part 1 - The Good Fight - Air Date 6-27-26

D6: A Joy Reid Rant Democrats Want Obedience; We Need Justice Part 2 - The Joy Reid Show - Air Date 7-12-26

D7: Why the Center Left Is Losing, the Squad Vs. the Median Voter, and How Patriotism Wins Elections Part 2 - The Good Fight - Air Date 6-27-26

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Re-Air Date: 7-14-2026

Original Air Date: 6-7-2024

Banning abortion is wildly unpopular and also one of the primary motivators for the group most strongly supporting the Republican Party and Donald Trump, the Christian Right, which has transformed both the party and politicians into extremists made in their own image, threatening the lives and health of millions and sacrificing democracy in the process.

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KP 1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights - Lectures in History - Air Date 3-16-24

KP 2: Abortion and the erosion of privacy - The Weeds - Air Date 4-10-24

KP 3: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights - Technically Optimistic - Air Date 5-15-24

KP 4: Anti-abortion hardliners want restrictions to go farther. It could cost Republicans - Consider This - Air Date 5-23-24

KP 5: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Part 2 - Lectures in History - Air Date 3-16-24

KP 6: Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-24

KP 7: Abortion and the erosion of privacy Part 2 - The Weeds - Air Date 4-10-24

KP 8: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 2 - Technically Optimistic - Air Date 5-15-24

(56:09) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the abuse produced by abortion restrictions

DEEPER DIVES

(01:01:35) SECTION A: CRIMINALIZING ABORTION

A1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Part 3 - Lectures in History - Air Date 3-16-24

A2: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 3 - Technically Optimistic - Air Date 5-15-24

A3: Abortion and the erosion of privacy Part 3 - The Weeds - Air Date 4-10-24

(01:20:04) SECTION B: ABORTION EXTREMISM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

B1: Texas Republicans Want To Execute Women Who Defy Them - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 5-30-24

B2: Why Trumps Abortion Video Needs Some Follow-Up Questions - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 4-9-24

(01:35:45) SECTION C: ABORTION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM

C1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Part 4 - Lectures in History - Air Date 3-16-24

C2: Abortion and the erosion of privacy Part 4 - The Weeds - Air Date 4-10-24

C3: Why Trumps Abortion Video Needs Some Follow-Up Questions Part 2 - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 4-9-24

(01:52:57) SECTION D: WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

D1: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 4 - Technically Optimistic - Air Date 5-15-24

D2: NJ Rep. Mikie Sherrill On Abortion Nationwide, And Campus Protests In Her District - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 5-1-24

D3: Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-24

D4: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 5 - Technically Optimistic - Air Date 5-15-24

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Air Date: 7/10/2026

Today we look at what it means to live in an economy that has quietly split in two with a soaring stock market driven by AI on one side, a collapsing job market on the other, and the subtle shift in the right to own things, from your music and movies to your car's software, which all underlie the slide toward technofeudalism.

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KP 1: America Is Entering a New Socialist Era — and It Might Stick - The Recount - Air Date 6-30-26

KP 2: America's Job Market Is Collapsing - Max Fisher - Air Date 4-10-26

KP 3: The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now Part 1 - Benn Jordan - Air Date 6-28-26

KP 4: We Uncovered The Master Plan That Peter Thiel Doesn't Want You To See - More Perfect Union - Air Date 6-29-26

KP 5: The End Of Capitalism Is Here. - Second Thought - Air Date 6-5-26

(01:06:28) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Humanity Is About to Be Optimized Out of Existence for the Sake of Profit

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DEEPER DIVES

(01:06:46) SECTION A: THE RISING LEFT

A1: Trump's Speech At America 250 BACKFIRES, Sony Ends PHYSICAL MEDIA | Zaid Talks Part 1 - Zaid Tabani - Air Date 7-5-26

A2: Do Democrats F*ck Now? How Democratic Socialists Are Taking Over The Party - Some Some More News Clips and Some More News - Air Date 7-5-26

A3: How the Democratic Party Captures and Subverts Revolutionary Energy (with Kshama Sawant) - The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - Air Date 6-29-26

A4: AI Is Losing and the Left Is Winning, with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Ed Zitron - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 6-26-26

A5: Democrats Don't Know What "Affordability" Actually Means, with Dino Guastella - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 6-24-26

(01:49:40) SECTION B: EVERYDAY EXTRACTION

B1: The American Economy Is Broken—Here's Why - Established Context Part 1 - Air Date 4-13-26

B2: Why Owning Nothing Is So Expensive - Business Insider and Insider - Air Date 1-24-26

B3: NEW WARNING: Your Vehicle Can't Be FIXED After 2026 - Motor Feed - Air Date 6-28-26

B4: Trump's Speech At America 250 BACKFIRES, Sony Ends PHYSICAL MEDIA | Zaid Talks Part 2 - Zaid Tabani - Air Date 7-5-26

B5: Content Dot Mp4 - Thought Slime - Air Date 6-29-26

B6: Why American Airlines Stopped Making Money - Wendover Productions - Air Date 10-28-25

(02:51:16) SECTION C: THE RIGGED MACHINE

C1: If the World Is F*cked... Why Are Stocks At Record Highs? - Lock Stock Finance - Air Date 6-18-26

C2: The Anti-Life or How Capitalism Will Die (with Math) - Literate Machine - Air Date 5-26-26

C3: The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now Part 2 - Benn Jordan - Air Date 6-28-26

C4: The American Economy Is Broken—Here's Why - Established Context Part 2 - Air Date 4-13-26

C5: Huge Polymarket Scandal - Voidzilla - Air Date 6-24-26

(03:36:27) SECTION D: THE RULING CLASS WORLDVIEW

D1: The Real A.I. Problem No One Is Talking About (Who Buys Your Stuff, Robots_) - Josh Allan Dykstra - Air Date 1-13-26

D2: AI Is a Mass Psychotic Delusion - Science Fiction with Damien Walter - Air Date 6-20-26

D3: The Ruling Class Think Everything Is Disposable (Including the Planet) - Our Changing Climate - Air Date 7-3-26

D4: Stop Blaming Human Nature for Capitalism - Revolutionaryth0t - Air Date 1-28-26

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Air Date: 7/7/2026

Today we use the 2026 World Cup to pull everything that runs under the game up into the light. Nearly a quarter of the players are representing a country other than the one they were born in, praised as national heroes when they score but scorned as foreigners when they lose. The history of colonialism built the machinery that turns immigrants into targets, and the results are playing out live around this year's tournament, in the towns that throw their arms open and the borders that slam shut, in who a country will claim and who it leaves outside.

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KP 1: Always Root for the Underdog - Pop Culture Detective - Air Date 7-1-26

KP 2: Colonial Wars Played On The Pitch - AJ+ - Air Date 6-21-26

KP 3: How the U.S. and France Ruined Haiti - Bianca Graulau - Air Date 8-14-25

KP 4: Who Gets To Enjoy The World Cup? - AJ+ - Air Date 6-19-26

KP 5: US Soccer Star Shows MAGA's Racism With Zero Effort - Rick Strom - Air Date 6-23-26

KP 6: How Colonialism Created Mbappe and Zidane, Explained - Uncivilized - Air Date 7-12-24

KP 7: Iran's World Cup Team Divides the Diaspora in the US | DW Reporter - DW News - Air Date 6-26-26

KP 8: Keep My Culture Out Your Mouth! - PissedMagistus - Air Date 6-27-26

(00:59:27) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The World Cup Exposes How Racism Is a Tool, Not a Belief

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(01:11:20) SECTION A: COLONIALISM'S LONG GAME

A1: Colonialism Never Ended – It Just Became Debt - AJ+ - Air Date 9-6-25

A2: They BANNED Haiti World Cup Jersey to HIDE Black History - THE MERC - Air Date 6-21-26

A3: Belgium Hands Over Remains of Patrice Lumumba to DR Congo - DW News - Air Date 6-20-22

A4: DR Congo's Lumumba Super Fan Arrives at FIFA World Cup After Delays | Firstpost Africa | N18G - Firstpost - Air Date 6-23-26

A5: How a Football Team Fueled Algeria's Fight for Independence - Uncivilized - Air Date 8-1-24

(01:44:54) SECTION B: DIASPORA AND DUAL IDENTITY

B1: Tim Weah on World Cup Dreams, the African Diaspora and USMNT's Fair-Weather Knicks Fandom | PTFO - PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT - Air Date 6-19-26

B2: The Media Has Made You Hate Jude Bellingham For No Reason. - Small Talk with Ore Olukoga - Air Date 6-17-26

B3: Why Soccer Wonderkids Are Rejecting France and Spain - What Now? with Trevor Noah - Air Date 6-18-26

(02:08:22) SECTION C: THE CUP ON THE GROUND

C1: Alexi Lalas Is Ruining the World Cup in More Ways Than You Think - Rick Strom - Air Date 6-16-26

C2: World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-11-26

C3: Luke Thomas: World Cup Border CHAOS Humiliates America - Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP) - Air Date 6-15-26

C4: How a Small US City Fell in Love With Algeria Before FIFA World Cup | First Sports With Rupha Ramani - Firstpost- Air Date 6-12-26

C5: Okay, The 2026 Squad of Cape Verde Is Not Normal - Soccer Stories - Oh My Goal and PedTalksSports - Air Date 6-26-26

C6: Inside Algeria's Takeover of Kansas - RocaSports and RocaNews - Air Date 6-25-26

C7: 'It's a Disaster World Cup,' Iran's Football Captain Mehdi Taremi Says - Al Mayadeen English - Air Date 6-27-26

C8: Iran's World Cup Story Just Took A HUGE Turn - The Ring of Fire - Air Date 6-26-26

(03:00:05) SECTION D: RACE, MYTHOLOGY, AND IDEOLOGY

D1: AskHistorians Podcast Episode 197 - White Mythic Spaces in Historical Representation with Stefan Aguirre Quiroga Part 1 - The AskHistorians Podcast - Air Date 4-6-22

D2: Football Brings Out Argentina's Unspoken Racism Issue - Football Smash - Air Date 2-18-26

D3: AskHistorians Podcast Episode 197 - White Mythic Spaces in Historical Representation with Stefan Aguirre Quiroga Part 2 - The AskHistorians Podcast - Air Date 4-6-22

D4: Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-20-26

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Air Date: 7/4/2026

Today we examine what America has celebrated for 250 years and what it keeps refusing to look at. The Declaration promised government by the consent of the governed, but the Constitution protected slavery, concentrated power in elites, and left the definition of "the people" deliberately vague. Every generation inherits that same unresolved contradiction and has to address it for themselves.

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KP 1: The Constitution's Preamble, Plain and Powerful - Civics In A Year - Air Date 10-9-25

KP 2: Trump 250 Gala Grows More Humiliating as Fox Grapples with Low Turnout - THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent - Air Date 6-26-26

KP 3: Thom Hartmann -The Myth of Corporate Personhood - Brave New Foundation - Air Date 3-3-10

KP 4: The Constitution (Melissa's Version) - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 5-11-26

KP 5: The Declaration of Independence and Democracy Renovation Part 1 - Democracy Works - Air Date 4-6-26

KP 6: America's 250th Birthday Must Reckon with Racism, Historian Says - Here & Now Anytime - Air Date 6-19-26

(00:52:07) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

America's Birthday Lie: The Constitution Didn't Promise Democracy

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(01:10:03) SECTION A: FOUNDING IDEAS

A1: Promote The General Welfare - Siena and Toast The Podcast - Air Date 11-18-2020

A2: The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution Part 1 - We the People - Air Date 6-25-26

A3: Bill of Rights Institute's Tony Williams & David Bobb on America 250 Part 1 - The Takeout with Major Garrett - Air Date 6-16-26

A4: Ep.289 Divided Over the Declaration How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America with Author Tony Williams 480 - Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America - Air Date 2-13-26

A5: Bill of Rights Institute's Tony Williams & David Bobb on America 250 Part 2 - The Takeout with Major Garrett - Air Date 6-16-26

(01:47:48) SECTION B: RACE & RECKONING

B1: The Fantasy of America at 250 Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 6-26-26

B2: The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution Part 2 - We the People - Air Date 6-25-26

B3: The Fantasy of America at 250 Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 6-26-26

(02:21:00) SECTION C: PRESENT CRISIS

C1: Trump V. The Constitution - What A Day - Air Date 5-5-26

C2: 250 Years On, Can Democracy Hold (with Joanne Freeman) Part 1 - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 6-25-26

C3: Tom Nichols Trump's Speech Was Pure TRASH - Bulwark Podcast - Air Date 6-25-26

C4: 250 Years On, Can Democracy Hold (with Joanne Freeman) Part 2 - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 6-25-26

(03:01:39) SECTION D: CAPTURE & RENOVATION

D1: Buckley V. Valeo Part 1 - 5-4 - Air Date 7-7-20

D2: The Declaration of Independence and Conditions for Democratic Flourishing - Stanford Legal - Air Date 6-23-26

D3: Buckley V. Valeo Part 2 - 5-4 - Air Date 7-7-20

D4: The Declaration of Independence and Democracy Renovation Part 2 - Democracy Works - Air Date 4-6-26

D5: The Declaration of Independence and Conditions for Democratic Flourishing Part 2 - Stanford Legal - Air Date 6-23-26

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Air Date: 7/1/2026

Today we examine how four months of American bombardment accomplished what decades of diplomacy never could, making Iran, still run by oppressive theocrats, a regional superpower. An Iranian woman told a reporter she endured the bombing hoping it would topple the regime. Instead, it entrenched it.

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KP 1: J.D. Vance Iran Deal Fall Guy Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 6-19-26

KP 2: The Cards Held by Iran in a Badly Written Memorandum - Explainer - Air Date 6-18-26

KP 3: Trumpworld Quietly Shivs JD Vance as Damning Leaks Discredit Iran Deal - THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent - Air Date 6-17-26

KP 4: Trump Weakened U.S. Allies While Strengthening Iran Part 1 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-19-26

KP 5: What the End of War Could Mean for Iranians - The Current - Air Date 6-17-26

KP 6: The Iran Deal, Boy, I Don't Know - Takes by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-18-26

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Trump's Iran War Gave the Regime Everything It Wanted

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(01:07:37) SECTION A: THE DEAL ITSELF

A1: Executive Disorder Iran Deal, UFC at the White House, Dialog Hack - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 6-19-26

A2: For His Own Birthday, Trump Gifts Iran $300 Billion - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 6-16-26

A3: Iran Conflict Brief The US-Iran Deal and a New Phase of Accommodation - Columbia Energy Exchange - Air Date 6-16-26

A4: The Cards Held by Iran in a Badly Written Memorandum Part 2 - Explainer - Air Date 6-18-26

(01:43:52) SECTION B: THE STRATEGIC LOSS

B1: Iran Deal Winners, Losers, and Regional Impact Part 1 - Sources & Methods - Air Date 6-19-26

B2: Trump Weakened U.S. Allies While Strengthening Iran Part 2 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-19-26

(01:58:52) SECTION C: VOICES FROM THE REGION

C1: How Does the Middle East See the U.S.-Iran Deal - Here & Now Anytime - Air Date 6-16-26

C2: J.D. Vance Iran Deal Fall Guy Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 6-19-26

C3: Iran Deal Winners, Losers, and Regional Impact Part 2 - Sources & Methods - Air Date 6-19-26

C4: Can the U.S. Find the Strategic Patience Needed to End War with Iran - Consider This - Air Date 6-21-26

(02:28:09) SECTION D: WHEN THE STRONGMAN FAILS

D1: Weekly Roundup Trump's Iran Disaster, JD Vance's Problem, and the Collapse of the Strongman Myth Part 1 - Straight White American Jesus - 6-19-25

D2: Can Trump Convince Republicans Hes Won the War on Iran - Americast - Air Date 6-24-26

D3: Angry Trump Snaps at Media Over Iran as Fox Hits Him with Brutal Poll Part 1 - THE DAILY BLAST - Air Date 6-24-26

D4: Weekly Roundup Trump's Iran Disaster, JD Vance's Problem, and the Collapse of the Strongman Myth Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - 6-19-25

D5: Senator Bill Cassidy Folds to Trump- Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-25-26

D6: Angry Trump Snaps at Media Over Iran as Fox Hits Him with Brutal Poll Part 2 - THE DAILY BLAST - Air Date 6-24-26

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Air Date: 6/27/2026

Today we trace how one man went from receiving a $278 million government grant to becoming the world's first trillionaire who spent .025% of his wealth to get Trump elected, then used his position to slash programs that help people while stoking race riots overseas.

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KP 1: 'Billionaire CRISIS': How the Country's Wealthiest Are 'bankrolling' U.S. Politics - MS NOW - Air Date 5-27-26

KP 2: We Uncovered a Hidden Wealth Transfer in the SpaceX IPO. You're Holding the Bag. - More Perfect Union - Air Date 5-27-26

KP 3: Trump DOGE Cuts Caused 600,000 Deaths This Year, Fmr. USAID Official Says - The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Air Date 11-24-25

KP 4: Everything Is Falling Apart and Americans Aren't Happy About It - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-16-26

KP 5: Elon Musk Celebrates Trillionaire Status by Stoking Racist Terrorism in Belfast! - I Doubt It Podcast - Air Date 6-14-26

KP 6: Why The Economist Hates Wealth Taxes - Garys Economics - Air Date 6-14-26

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The System That Made Musk a Trillionaire Is the Real Villain

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(01:15:26) SECTION A: THE TRILLIONAIRE AND WHAT HE REVEALS

A1: 'Massive Loser': World Roasts First Trillionaire Elon Musk - The Rational National - Air Date 6-14-26

A2: A Trillion Dollars - Jonathan Pie - Air Date 6-14-26

A3: Trillionaire Welfare Queen - The John Fugelsang Podcast - Air Date 6-15-26

A4: "Land Grab": Trillionaire Elon Musk Sued in South Texas to Block SpaceX Takeover of Wildlife Refuge - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-16-26

(01:49:20) SECTION B: THE HUMAN COST OF CONCENTRATED POWER

B1: 9.4M Lives at Risk: The Human Cost of Elon Musk's DOGE Cuts - Holy Post Media - Air Date 6-15-26

B2: Justin Wolfers on Musk, Inequality, and the Price of American Democracy - Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers - Air Date 6-13-26

B3: 'If You Can Keep It': What The Wealth Gap Means For Democracy Part 1 - 1A - Air Date 4-27-26

(02:12:31) SECTION C: THE SPACEX IPO HEIST

C1: SpaceX IPO: What They're Not Telling Retail Investors - UNFTR Media - Air Date 6-9-26

C2: The First Trillionaire! - PissedMagistus - Air Date 6-14-26

(02:28:50) SECTION D: BELFAST HOW MUSK FUELS RACIAL VIOLENCE ABROAD

D1: Belfast Riots: Why UK Mobs See Racial Violence as 'national Defence' | Amina Shareef | MEE Opinion - Middle East Eye - Air Date 6-18-26

D2: The Truth About the Belfast Riots | Claire Hanna Interview - PoliticsJOE Podcast - Air Date 6-10-26

D3: Major Antiracist Rally Held in Belfast to Condemn Anti-Immigrant Riots - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-15-26

D4: Elon Musk Moves Against German Broadcaster ZDF After Riot Report - DW News - Air Date 6-16-26

(03:00:30) SECTION E: THE RECKONING BILLIONAIRE RHETORIC AND THE CASE FOR TAXING WEALTH

E1: Why Jeff Bezos Wants to Cut Your Taxes - Garys Economics - Air Date 5-31-26

E2: Elon Musk & America's Tech Oligarchy - The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart - Air Date 6-10-26

E3: 'If You Can Keep It': What The Wealth Gap Means For Democracy Part 2 - 1A - Air Date 4-27-26

E4: We Need a Wealth Tax on Billionaires. Here's Why | Aaron Bastani Meets Gabriel Zucman - Novara Media - Air Date 5-24-26

E5: The Hidden Danger of America's Wealth Gap - Robert Reich and Inequality Media - Air Date 6-9-26

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