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3/17 The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility w/ Alex Zamalin

March 17, 2021

Sam and Emma host University of Detroit Mercy professor Alex Zamalin to discuss his latest book Against Civility: The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility on the need for disruptive organized pressure to combat racism and its thread through American history.

And in the Fun Half: Brandon Sutton joins us to see Mitch McConnell threaten the Democrats who want to change the filibuster rule, Dave Rubin concedes he’ll stay in California because he doesn’t want to be a second class citizen, the existential wandering of the conservative movement during Biden’s first 100 days, Matt Walsh’s cancel culture take, Steven Crowder’s stale racism, investing in schools to get kids back in the classroom, fallacy of the pure meritocracy, plus your calls and IMs!

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It’s Monday, and everything is fine… On today’s show

It’s the NYC Primary Election Eve and an Emerson College Poll shows Zohran Mamdani winning in round 8 of the rank choice voting. 

We talk to Matt Duss over the conflict in Iran. Check out his podcast Undiplomatic and his work at the Center for International Policy

Also joining us is Professor Eskander Sadeghi for a discussion on the history that has led us to this point in Iran. Check out his piece for Jacobin

Plus, Anthony Conwright joins us to discuss the NYC Mayoral Primary and his piece in The Nation “Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialists”

In the Fun Half

The GOP continues to fold themselves into pretzels as they reframe their own previous statements on Iran.

Vinny from PBD attempts to be the voice of reason by pointing out the similarities between Iran and Iraq…attempts.

Marco Rubio goes on Face the Nation to argue that whether Iran has expressed intent of nuclear weaponization is irrelevant to US policy.

ICE agents continue to brutally and violently terrorize communities.

Mahmoud Khalil Returns Home, greeted by AOC and heads straight to Columbia University to continue his fight to end the genocide in Gaza.

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