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Sirota

A News and Politics podcast featuring David Sirota
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On this episode, I talked to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio about economic inequality and the 2020 presidential race. He said that Democrats must realize that "nominating a centrist would just set us back" and he says "centrists need not apply i
Scientists tell us we have about 12 years to ward off a complete climate change apocalypse. To do that, we have to stop drilling and fracking. On this episode, I talk to former State Rep. Joe Salazar, one of the leaders in the movement to make
How did Democrats lose Appalachia -- and what do they have to do to win that region back? On this episode, I talk to State Senator Richard Ojeda -- a Democratic presidential from West Virginia. We discuss how Democrats can talk about climate ch
In December, the Washington media exploded in outrage, alleging that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders had launched a coordinated war on Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who is considering a bid for president. I was as surprised to hear this as yo
Another week, another horrifying report about the potential impacts of climate change. On this episode, I talk to journalist and activist Bill McKibben -- one of the leading figures in the fight to reduce carbon emissions. He outlines why he be
Colorado used to be a reliably Republican state — but in this midterm election, progressives engineered a full and complete takeover of the entire state government. Democrats won the governorship, the state House, the State Senate, and every st
For most of the last 50 years, the word “socialism” has been seen as an epithet in America. But now, democratic socialism seems to be an ascendant force in American politics. On this episode, I talk to Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of Jacobin, wh
These are dark times — we are facing a climate change crisis, rampant poverty and desperation, and now suicide rates in the United States are on the rise. On this episode, I talk to comedian Adam Cayton-Holland about his new book Tragedy Plus T
New York is known as one of the most corrupt states in all of American politics — and now a slate of progressive candidates are trying to throw New York’s powerful Democratic machine out of office. On this episode, I talk to Zephyr Teachout, wh
We all remember the financial crisis that destroyed countless people’s economic lives and cratered the global economy. Since then, there has been another quieter crisis of epic proportions — one that has seen up to $1 trillion of retirees’ savi
The word “centrist” is thrown around a lot in politics — especially in the Democratic Party. Every Democratic politician, it seems, wants to be a “centrist” — but one of the wealthiest people on the planet says the term is misused. On this epis
Epic heatwaves. Raging wildfires. It has been a crazy summer of intense weather. On this episode, I talk to Dr. Michael Mann — he’s one of the world’s leading climate scientists and he says this summer’s weather is overwhelming proof that clima
The big story in Washington remains the story of Donald Trump and the Russian government — the question that keeps coming up is whether Trump and his campaign actively colluded with Vladimir Putin’s government to throw the 2016 election. On thi
In 2016, Michigan was supposed to be part of the Democrats so-called Blue Wall — the nickname for the states that have traditionally voted Democratic in presidential elections. But on election night, it didn’t turn out that way — Donald Trump w
California recently expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit — a program that has been called one of the most effective anti-poverty initiatives in contemporary American history. On this episode, I talk to one of the program’s highest profile prop
The American labor movement appears to be at a crossroads. One path forward seems to be a path of total demise — today, only about 10 percent of all workers are in a union, those workers who want to join unions often face hostile bosses, and th
In recent months, the Denver Post has been making national headlines — though not for its journalism. Instead, it has been making big news because it has faced waves of layoffs at the hands of the hedge fund that bought the paper a few years ag
When Bernie Sanders first announced he was running for president, he was treated as an afterthought by many pundits and party operatives. They portrayed his campaign as a protest candidacy that would never be truly competitive, and never even g
Last month, New York was rocked by yet another political scandal — this time it was Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigning amid assault allegations. It was the latest in a long line of scandals that have plagued Albany — and now anti-corr
Tom Steyer has been one of the Democratic Party’s biggest financial supporters. He made his fortune in the investment world, and he has spent lots of money to support Democratic candidates, as well as to support the fight against climate change
David Cay Johnston is one of the great investigative journalists of the modern era. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and covered everything from police corruption in Los Angeles to loopholes in the federal tax code to casinos in Atlantic City. Dur
Elite universities are known as places that cultivate young minds and provide a world-class education — but they are also big money operations, and some critics are starting to ask tough questions about how they spend all that cash. On this epi
Dylan Ratigan was never a standard cookie cutter cable TV host. He was a financial journalist who won awards for his coverage of the Enron scandal, and he made his name shining a spotlight on Wall Street excesses in the aftermath of the 2008 fi
How many jobs will automation and technology kill off? And is there anything we can do to make sure new technologies don’t intensify economic inequality? On this episode, I talk to Adair Turner, Britain’s former top financial regulator, who is
Before leaking the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg helped develop America’s nuclear program in the 1960s. On this episode, Ellsberg explains why he believes we should view that program as a “doomsday machine” — and he details why he thinks the
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