As Netanyahu Renews His War On Gaza, We Challenge the Comfort Zone of What is Happening in Distant Lands
We begin with Netanyahu renewing the war on Gaza with a furious bombing campaign as he exposes his goal of political survival through war while polls have the majority of Israelis wanting the hostages back and the war over. Joining us to challenge the comfort zone we have of moral outrage at what is happening in distant lands that is no longer convenient as MAGA fascism begins to take hold at home, is Omar El Akkad, an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager, and now lives in the United States. A two-time winner of both the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award and the Oregon Book Award for fiction, his books have been translated into thirteen languages. His debut novel, American War, was named by the BBC as one of one hundred novels that shaped our world, and his latest book, just out, is One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
As Musk and Trump Tear Through the Fabric of American Society, the Days of Choosing Between Gutless Liberals and Callous Conservatives are Over
Then we examine how the days of choosing between gutless liberals and callous conservatives are over as Musk and Trump tear through the political, social and economic fabric of America with speed and determination so that all that is left is wasteland ruled by a plutocracy fronted by a pathetic reality TV barker. Joining us is David Faris, a professor of political science at Roosevelt University in Chicago and a regular contributor to Slate, The Week and Newsweek. He is the author of Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics and, most recently, The Kids Are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America. We discuss his latest article at Slate, “What Trump and Musk Are Really Doing to This Country: There’s a term for this. It’s ungoverning.”
What Kind of Opposition Will Emerge at This Critical Moment For the Survival of American Democracy?
Then finally we assess what kind of opposition will emerge as the divided Democratic Party seems absent at this most critical moment for the survival of American democracy and speak with Simon Rosenberg, a veteran political analyst, strategist and commentator. The former President and Founder of the New Democrat Network, a leading progressive think tank and advocacy organization, he previously worked on the Dukakis and Clinton Presidential campaigns where he was a member of the 1992 Clinton War Room. He has a new blog on Substack at Hopium Chronicles where his latest article is “Coming To Terms With Trump’s Malevolence, And Madness.”