Guests: We talk with the Washington Post’s Helaine Olen author of “Pound Foolish” and “The Index Card.” “The Majority Report’s” Michael Brooks talks about his new series “The Michael Brooks Show” and why Brazil’s Lula is a cautionary tale for America. Zack Ford is the LGBTQ editor for Think Progress, and we talk about why exactly American evangelicals are so intent on decimating the LGBTQ community. Comic Kevin Bartini looks back at a week of colorful police arrests.
Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein predicts the 2018 midterms will deliver a massive wave of new Democrats to Washington, a wave not witnessed in recent history.
Dave Sirus stops by to tell us voter fraud is a fraud. Listen to entire episode here: Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
Constitutional Scholar Corey Brettschneider talks to us about what Donald Trump’s impeachment would take, and why cynicism might be America’s worst enemy. Professor Brettschneider is author of “When The State Speaks.” On today’s show he tells David,
The Republican Party has a long tradition of caring about the Constitution. It’s not too long ago that the Tea Party’s main thing was careful reading or a strict reading of the Constitution, and I have to believe that there is some percentage of Republican members of the House of Representatives who still care about the Constitution. And if that’s right, and I’m sure it is, they’ve got to find the strength and the courage to stand up and say, “No.” If the president was deliberately impeding an investigation of himself by firing the FBI director then that’s an impeachable offense. That’s their obligation. And it’s not about party. The Republican Party cannot survive it if it’s just the party of Donald Trump. It’s also supposed to be, like the Democrats, a party of constitutional principle.
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Scott Pruitt is exactly who ExxonMobil wants running EPA. The Oklahoma attorney general has a long history of carrying Exxon Mobil’s water, especially when it comes to denying Climate Change. We talk with Jenny Rowland who specializes in climate change and energy issues for the Center for American Progress. Her latest article is How Exxon Won the 2016 Election.
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