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"How To Save The U.S. Economy, with @AOC and @StephanieKelton" - a special episode of my podcast #Deconstructed has just dropped. Have a listen and share - an important discussion about what needs to be done now in terms of radical actions:
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"Katie Porter is absolutely right," @AOC tells me on today
s #Deconstructed, referring to @RepKatiePorter's argument in the Atlantic yesterday that @SpeakerPelosi's focus on refundable tax cuts over cutting checks is too slow a response to this crisis:
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s #Deconstructed, referring to @RepKatiePorter's argument in the Atlantic yesterday that @SpeakerPelosi's focus on refundable tax cuts over cutting checks is too slow a response to this crisis:
theintercept.com/2020/03/20/dec…
"there's a lot of like this 90s wonkery going on where if we do a backdoor tax credit, 'Oh that's clever way of helping people.' But it doesn't address the core issue which is that people are experiencing a shock right now. We need to get checks into people's hands." - @AOC to me
I interviewed Bernie Sanders for my #Deconstructed podcast today. We discussed climate change, Medicare For All, Biden, Warren, Trump and more.
Here's a thread on some of the things he said that stood out to me. 1/
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Here's a thread on some of the things he said that stood out to me. 1/
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Bernie was pretty sharp in his criticism of Joe Biden's record, especially on Iraq: "Joe Biden not only voted for the war in Iraq, something that I vigorously opposed, he was one of the leaders in terms of going to war." 2/
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"What you're seeing is somebody who raises a whole of of money from the wealthy and the powerful, somebody who touts in many ways the corporate line." - Bernie on Biden to me 3/
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We have a president who understands the way in which his words incite particular people to act in ways that are not in line with the values that we have. And he constantly feeds them. He’s the chief in command of white supremacists in this country. #DeconLive
I am listening to this very good podcast ... (1/x)
New #Deconstructed podcast: Are we on the verge of another regime change war in the Middle East? @mehdirhasan discusses the prospects for conflict with Iran with @tparsi and @Rob_Malley. interc.pt/2Eck7pQ
New #Deconstructed podcast: Are we on the verge of another regime change war in the Middle East? @mehdirhasan discusses the prospects for conflict with Iran with @tparsi and @Rob_Malley. interc.pt/2Eck7pQ
2. ... which is very much worth your time, and which addresses, in part, the role of the media in parroting admin (including anonymous sources) talking points claiming Iran is escalating/there is intel/ etc....
3. when the Politico Playbook pops into my inbox, subject line:
Playbook PM: Trump on going to war with Iran: ‘I hope not’
Playbook PM: Trump on going to war with Iran: ‘I hope not’
