This catastrophe in Texas has really brought some chickens home to roost. Government matters. Government done badly leads to the collapse of the power grid. We were warned. So why couldn’t we react in time to save ourselves and our neighbors? Because of a forty year campaign to weaken and undermine the very idea of government. It is time to rewrite the founding statement of that anti-government campaign

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Josh Fox is an independent filmmaker, as well as the founder and artistic director of International WOW Company. He has an Oscar-nominee and Emmy winner. He is the director of Gasland, The Truth Has Changed, How to Let Go of the World, and Awake. He is also the host of Staying Home on The Young Turks.

Piper Winkler was a core organizer for Harvard for Bernie, now Harvard YDSA, where she is currently co-chair. She is a team member on The Nomiki Show. Her writing appears in Jacobin and the Harvard Political Review. Twitter: @piper_winks

Simon Narode is a socialist writer, and a former organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Twitter: @SimonNarode Instagram: @simonnarode

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The climate crisis is now, but President Biden is missing the moment. “We need Joe Biden to do better, because we need climate action to succeed. There is no choice.” » @NomikiKonst

Sara Nelson, the President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, talks about the state of the airline industry and gives a grade to the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, with regards to labor. “We have to at least take this moment to define why this was a problem, and say never again.” » @FlyingWithSara

Symone Baptiste and Hadas Thier talk about how Biden can be a better feminist by liking economic issues to women’s issues, discuss where the pressure points are for the new administration, and how to create change on a local level.

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Sara Nelson serves as the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO. She has been a United Airlines flight attendant since 1996, and she previously served as AFA’s international vice president. AFA-CWA represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants at 20 different airlines. Twitter: @FlyingWithSara Links: afacwa.org

Hadas Thier is the author of A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics, a regular contributor to Jacobin, and a member of the DSA in Brooklyn. Twitter: @HadasThier Link: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1481-a-people-s-guide-to-capitalism

Symone Baptiste’s directorial debut, the film “Sixteen Thousand Dollars” is about “A struggling Black college grad” who “wakes up to find that reparations have finally been paid to descendants enslaved people in America. With this newfound capital, he will decide how best to spend his reparations, totaling a mere $16,000. Twitter: @Sym_DeBeauvoir Links: https://www.symonebaptiste.com/director

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Texas is freezing, and this country is in crisis. So where the hell are our leaders? Ted Cruz is in Cancun, and Joe Biden is nowhere to be found! The White House needs to face the reality of climate change and respond. Now, while everyone is paying attention, not later, when nobody cares. "This is a moment of crisis. Not just for the people of Texas, but for every one of us. Because this is the future if we don’t start responding."

Historian Harvey Kaye talks about what FDR did that Biden isn’t doing, which would make all the difference in this moment. We need significant reforms right now, and yet it’s not happening. Nomiki and Harvey talk about the structural barriers to progress. “What Biden is really good at is contradiction, maybe even contradicting himself along the way.” » @harveyjkaye

Thursday Panel w/ Chris Rabb and Arun Chaudhary: Congress is taking another look at reparations; Meanwhile, The Lincoln Project is under pressure to shut down, and not for the reasons you’d expect: and lastly, YouTube influencer Logan Paul is leaving California for Puerto Rico with all that white privilege and colonial mentality in tow, “You can’t have a meaningful critique of capitalism without talking about reparations.” » @chrisrabb

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Harvey Kaye is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Author, AFT Union Member. Twitter: @harveyjkaye » Links: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/FDR-on-Democracy/Harvey-J-Kaye/9781510752160

Chris Rabb has represented the 200th District (Philadelphia County) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is also a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has also been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Twitter: @chrisrabb

Arun Chaudhary was formerly the first official White House videographer and worked as creative director for Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign. He is a political filmmaker. Twitter: @ArunChaud

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The weather in Texas should be a wake-up call for taking action on climate change, and fixing up our power grids, but of course Republicans are spinning lies. “Enough of these culture debates. We have to go big.” » @NomikiKonst

Author and journalist John Nichols talks about the history of impeachment in the United States, why it was established, and how it has been used. “Power doesn’t like to be challenged. Power doesn’t like to be held to account.” » @NicholsUprising

Wednesday Panel: Simon Narode and Jordan Zakarin look at how Republicans are trying to blame the power outages in Texas on… the Green New Deal; Joe Biden reiterates that he has no intention of cancelling $50,000 in student debt; and Bill O’Reilly isn’t seeing the rise in white supremacy. Hmm, wonder why. “The less money you have, or the darker your skin town, the more you’re going to be feeling the effects of climate change sooner and harder.” » @SimonNarode

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John Nichols is the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, author of The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace’s Anti-Fascist. Links: https://www.thenation.com/authors/john-nichols/ » https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/impeach-25th-trump-insurrection/ Twitter: @NicholsUprising

Jordan Zakarin runs ProgressivesEverywhere, a newsletter spotlights progressive candidates, campaigns, and causes. Twitter: @JordanZakarin Instagram: @jordan_the_brand Links: https://progressiveseverywhere.substack.com/

Simon Narode is a socialist writer, and a former organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Twitter: @SimonNarode Instagram: @simonnarode

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The Joe Biden American Rescue Plan should be our top priority right now. Nomiki breaks it down. “This year is not about Donald Trump. This year is about investing in our people, and our country, so we can all share in its greatness.”

Labor journalist Kim Kelly explains how the Amazon workers’ union vote works. “There are a lot of Amazon workers who aren’t being treated properly. All you really need is that first spark, and the workers here in Bessemer are about to light that match.”

Tuesday Panel: Napoleon da Legend and Joshua Kahn Russell looks at how mainstream conservatives like Megahn McCain and Sen. Ron Johnson are playing defense for the far right and the Republican Party and what that means for activists and organizers on the left. “Activists seem to assume that just because what we say is true, it will be meaningful to people, when in fact the opposite is the case. If something is meaningful to people, they will believe it to be true.” » @joshkahnrussell

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Kim Kelly is a freelance journalist and organizer based in Philadelphia. She writes a labor column for Teen Vogue and is a regular contributor to The Baffler magazine. Her work on labor, class, politics, and culture has also appeared in the New Republic, the Washington Post, and Esquire, among many other publications. She is the author of the forthcoming book Fight Like Hell, which covers intersectional labor history. Twitter: @GrimKim Links: https://www.patreon.com/kimkelly

Napoleon’s website describes him as a “Brooklyn-based artist who uses his voice as a weapon of hope, social-critique, conquest, and joy.” His song “Black Privilege” led to his being featured at the Essence Festival in 2017, and he was then invited to perform live on FOX 5’s Good Day DC. He has been featured on Statik Selekta’s Show Off Radio Show, Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays, DJ Eclipse’s Rap is Outta Control, and Sway Calloway’s Sway in the Morning. He also “works regularly with youth, running hip-hop workshops in Brooklyn’s toughest schools and Rikers Island’s juvenile programs.” Twitter: @TeamNDL Instagram: @teamndl Links: https://www.napoleondalegend.com

Joshua is the Executive Director of The Wildfire Project, an organization that helps “grassroots groups transform their culture, build power, practice freedom, face challenging dynamics, and win.” He is also a facilitator/action-coordinator with the Ruckus Society, “a multi-racial network of trainers dedicated to providing the necessary tools, preparation, and support to build direct action capacity for ecological justice and social change movements.” They “work with Indigenous communities and communities of color working to preserve their homes and environments for climate justice.” He was a frequent guest on The Michael Brooks Show, and many other news outlets. He has written and co-edited many books and manuals, including A Line in The Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice, Beautiful Trouble, and Organizing Cools the Planet: Tools and Reflections to Navigate the Climate Crisis. Twitter: @joshkahnrussell Instagram: @joshuakahnrussell Links: https://joshuakahnrussell.wordpress.com/about/

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo concealing the death’s in New York’s nursing homes... President Donald Trump inciting an attack on the capitol in which a police officer and four attackers died. These are the results of governance by magical thinking. Everything in politics right now is asking the question: Are we ready to reinvent our politics so we tell each other the truth?

Also on today's show; Lisha Brooks joins Nomiki to discuss the legacy project she’s working on to celebrate her brother Michael Brooks' memory. And later, our panel with Natalie Shure and Esperanza Fonseca take a closer look at the Amazon workers in Alabama who are fighting to form a union.

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Lisha Brooks is an actor and tv writer. She’s committed to keeping her brother Michael Brooks’ work and message alive. She is launching a show about Micheal’s life soon. To find out more about the Michael Brooks Legacy Project visit Patreon.com/TMBS or follow @for_mjb on Instagram or Twitter. Twitter: @for_MJB Instagram: @lishasbrooks

Esperanza Fonseca is a member of the transnational feminist organization AF3IRM. She has been a labor and policy organizer for about 7 years. Twitter: @endclasssociety Instagram: @proletarianfeminist Links: https://medium.com/@bfonseca.e/a-socialist-feminist-and-transgender-analysis-of-sex-work-b08aaf1ee4ab

Natalie Shure is a writer and a research who focuses on history, health, and politics. Her work has appeared in The Nation, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, In These Times, Slate, Jacobin, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Pacific Standard, New York Observer, Metro, Democratic Left, and others. She is currently the Head of Research for Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV. Twitter: @nataliesurely Instagram: @natalie.shure Links: https://natalieshure.com/

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This impeachment trial is very important, but what matters most is not whether Donald Trump is convicted. Elected officials should not be able to simply create alternative realities out of alternative facts, and then walk away from those consequences.

Author and journalist Eric Blanc discusses how we can take advantage of the high profile unionization drive at Amazon to win other gains for labor + Chicago teachers are organizing in response to pressure to return to school during a pandemic -- and the teachers are winning!

Later, Tucker Carlson takes fanning the flames of conspiracy theories to a disturbing new level,, and struggling New York City taxi workers now have the support of Sen. Chuck Schumer. How will Uber take this? Rep. Chris Rabb + Arun Chaudhary join the show to break it all down.

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Eric Blanc is the author of "Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics", a member of DSA in New York City, and was a national surrogate for the Bernie Sanders campaign. https://www.versobooks.com/books/2955-red-state-revolt

Chris Rabb has represented the 200th District (Philadelphia County) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is also a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has also been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Twitter: @chrisrabb

Arun Chaudhary was formerly the first official White House videographer and worked as creative director for Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign. He is a political filmmaker. Twitter: @ArunChaud

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Neera Tanden is finally being called out. This is an opportunity to hold her accountable. She cannot be confirmed as Joe Biden's budget office director.

Chris Smalls, former Amazon employee and founder of The Congress of Essential Workers, describes how he was quarantined as a silencing tactic, when he tried to get answers from management at Amazon.

Professor Deborah Levitt talks to Nomiki about what inspired her latest book The Animatic Apparatus: Animation, Vitality, and the Futures of the Image, and how animation technology is a big contributor to what we see as “post-truth.”

Simon Narode and Jordan Zakarin join the show to look at Fox News' fantasy image of the Democratic Party, and Twitter's announcement that Donald Trump is PERMANENTLY banned from their platform, even if he were to become President again. But does get to the root of the problem?

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Chris Smalls is a former Amazon employee, and founder of The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW). Twitter: @Shut_downAmazon

Deborah Levitt is an Assistant Professor of Culture and Media Studies at The New School. Her research focuses on “how the media­–old and new–transform both everyday experience and expanded global, political spheres.” She is the author of The Animatic Apparatus: Animation, Vitality, and the Futures of the Image. She is currently working on other book projects, Rendering Words and ZoeTropes. She is a member of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, as well as the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. Links: https://www.deborahlevitt.com/

Jordan Zakarin runs ProgressivesEverywhere.org, “a political newsletter that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for progressive candidates and causes.” The Progressives Everywhere newsletter spotlights progressive candidates, campaigns, and causes. Twitter: @JordanZakarin Links: http://www.progressiveseverywhere.substack.com

Simon Narode is a socialist writer, and a former organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Twitter: @SimonNarode Links: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/bernie-sanders-campaign-strateg

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It’s impeachment round two, and yes, we are exhausted! But this is about so much more than just Donald Trump. This impeachment trial is about democracy.

Then, Thom Hartmann joins for a discussion about oligarchy vs democracy, the political and historical importance of this impeachment, and the racist origins of the filibuster.

Later, Judd Legum and Akela Lacy look at Neera Tanden's OMB confirmation, and how Amazon workers are attempting to unionize, despite tremendous effort from the corporation to discourage labor organizing. If this works out, it could have a great ripple effect, as other warehouses unionize too.

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Thom Hartman is the author of The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class, the latest book in the “Hidden History” series from The New York Times. Twitter: @Thom_Hartmann Instagram: @Thom_Hartmann Links: https://www.thomhartmann.com/

Judd Legum is a journalist, lawyer, and political staffer. He writes “Popular Information,” a newsletter about politics and power. In 2005, he founded Think Progress and ran it for two years before leaving in 2007 to join Hillary Clinton’s campaign as research director. He returned to ThinkProgress in 2011 and became the site’s editor-in-chief in 2012. In 2018, he founded Popular Information, Subtrack’s first politically-focussed publication. Twitter: @JuddLegum Links: https://popular.info/

Akela Lacy is a politics reporter with The Intercept. She was previously The Intercept’s Inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow, and prior to that she was a politics fellow in the D.C. Bureau. She has also covered breaking news and immigration for Politico, produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored their afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM/ She has also worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center Twitter: @akela_lacy Instagram: @akelalacy

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Journalist and author Michael Isikoff joins Nomiki Konst for an in-depth preview of the second impeachment of Donald J. Trump.

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Michael Isikoff is the Chief investigative correspondent Yahoo News. Twitter: @Isikoff

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