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Keith Preston

Two Americas Index: The post-Roe divide

By Margaret Talev Axios Divisions in U.S. society worsened significantly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index. Why it matters: From December through May, our national survey found a small window in which Americans were feeling more in common […]

The Network State: How to Build New Countries

Balaji Srinivasan, author of The Network State, returns to The Realignment to discuss why he thinks internet-native “Network States” are the successors to the nation-state, how he sees American and global politics reorienting around cryptocurrencies in the 2020s, compares and contrasts the prospects of the United States, China, […]

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is forced to escape D.C. steakhouse with his security detail after pro-abortion protesters ‘harassed’ him during dinner and told the manager to throw him out

By Dailymail.com Reporter Kavanaugh was eating dinner this week when activists showed up at the venue They told the manager to kick him out, forcing him to escape via the back door Comes amid nationwide fury at the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade  Latest incident against […]

Gavin Newsom And The Deep State

Banned Hipster Gavin Newsom started as the mayor of San Francisco, then became Governor of California, and is now running for President. As mayor of San Francisco he took over from the legendary Willie Brown, one of the most colorful politicians of the modern era – and I’m […]

Agrarian anarchism and authoritarian populism: towards a more (state-)critical ‘critical agrarian studies’

By Antonio Roman-Alcalá This paper applies an anarchist lens to agrarian politics, seeking to expand and enhance inquiry in critical agrarian studies. Anarchism’s relevance to agrarian processes is found in three general areas: (1) explicitly anarchist movements, both historical and contemporary; (2) theories that emerge from and shape […]

Rising: July 7, 2022 Full Show

Olayemi Olurin and Robby Soave react to the drop in gas futures. Olayemi Olurin criticizes human rights abuses at Rikers Island. Robby Soave criticizes the media’s spearing of Ron DeSantis over the false claim that he signed a bill requiring students to register their political views with the […]

Breaking Points: 7/7/22 FULL UNCUT SHOW

Krystal and Saagar talk about Boris Johnson resigning, Biden administration’s incompetence, Highland Park shooting revelations, airlines lying, Dem rigging against Green party, Steve Bannon vs Rogan, natural gas crisis, GOP crazies, & oil market volatility! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Rory Johnston: https://www.commoditycontext.com/ Highland Park Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/irina-and-… Timestamps: Boris: 0:00 – […]

Is the Union Between Muslim Countries Possible?

About Richard Medhurst: #RichardMedhurst is an independent journalist and commentator. Regular live streams and interviews with popular guests from the Left such as Glenn Greenwald, Mike Figueredo (Humanist Report) and Max Blumenthal (Grayzone). Fluent in English, Arabic, French, German, and having grown up across several continents, Medhurst’s show […]

Rising: July 6, 2022 Full Show

Olayemi Olurin and Robby Soave break down the new developments in the investigation into the Highland Park weekend shooting. Robby Soave criticizes pandemic school closures and argues that funding should be reallocated away from Covid measures. Kim Iversen breaks down the backlash Rhode Island State Senator Tiara Mack […]

The Power of Nightmares

Fundamentalist Islam and neo-conservatism seem to be at odds, but filmmaker Adam Curtis asserts that the two have more in common than one might think. In this documentary, Curtis compares the outlooks of American academic Leo Strauss and Egyptian civil servant Sayyid Qutb, each of whom rebelled against […]