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How did our democracy get replaced by a kleptocracy? Discover the truth on Master Plan, a new podcast from The Lever. Hosted by David Sirota, former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Don’t Look Up, Master Plan exposes the deliberate scheme to legalize corruption in the U.S., allowing the wealthy to buy policies that benefit themselves and screw everyone else. The Lever has unearthed never-before-reported documents proving this 50-year plot was a coordinated eff ...
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Pundits Pub is "America's Public House" where YOU become the pundit. We'll discuss the major political, social and cultural issues facing the American People today. Pundits Pub is a feast for the mind, a special place to relax with a cocktail, or your favorite soft drink, and maybe have a few laughs while we discuss some pretty darn important issues. Bracing for the intellect, invigorating your artistic soul, Pundits Pub is your alternative multi-media destination.
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After a series of setbacks in the push to legalize corruption, the master planners know they must take over the U.S. Supreme Court and halt the trend of Republican-appointed justices siding with campaign finance reformers. So in the early 2000s, they deploy their new judicial machine in an epic battle to try to permanently change the courts from th…
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When five U.S. senators get caught pressuring a regulator on behalf of a financial magnate, they become known as the “Keating Five.” The public is predictably outraged. But what no one expects is that one of those senators will learn from his mistakes and become the staunchest campaign finance reformer in decades. Get Master Plan episodes early and…
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Corporations Are People, My Friend
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You might remember Mitt Romney’s infamous line: “Corporations are people, my friend.” But where did this idea come from? In this episode: how the Ford Administration and the Powell Memo movement turned to the Supreme Court to establish the precedent that legalized corruption: money is speech, and corporations are entitled to First Amendment rights.…
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How did corporate executives and politicians turn Lewis Powell’s memo from a blueprint into a master plan — and begin executing it? In this episode, we uncover proof of a secret “Powell Memo Task Force,” as well as clandestine meetings involving America’s most powerful businessmen, a future president, and an ambitious young media consultant. The re…
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A seemingly moderate corporate lawyer grows alarmed by anti-corruption reformers’ policy wins and writes a manifesto detailing how corporations and oligarchs can dominate American politics. Months later, he’s confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court by senators unaware that his manifesto is going viral among the business elite. View related materials he…
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There’s a lost tale behind Watergate: corporate bagmen, suitcases of illegal cash, and Nixon circumventing the very campaign finance rules he’d just signed into law. Amid the blowback, Nixon leaves a ticking time bomb in the heart of Washington. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusiv…
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Ever wonder how America became so corrupt? It didn’t have to be this way. Our series begins in 1971, a time when hot pants were hot, bell bottoms were swinging, and campaign cash flowed like… milk. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content and support this show. Visit masterpla…
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A secret plot. A public theft. A democracy corrupted. Discover the truth. The first two episodes of Master Plan, a new podcast from The Lever, will be available on August 27 wherever you get your podcasts. Listen early and ad-free at masterplanpodcast.comKirjoittanut The Lever
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Pundits Pub #6: Left v. Right: It's the Biology, Stupid!
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Why do many conservatives refuse to admit that climate change is real and caused by human activity? Why do many liberals refuse to admit that the world is a dangerous place? Why does it seem that America is divided more than ever? We are joined by Professor John R. Hibbing of the University of Nebraska, co-author of Predisposed: Liberals, Conservat…
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Pundits Pub #5: The Powell Memo and the Neoliberal Coup
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Going solo, Stephen Love riffs on Neoliberalism, using the Powell Memorandum as foundation. How is it that we have turned into a society that atomizes the individual---praising the cult of self over any sort of connection to community? Was there a slow-motion Neoliberal Coup?Kirjoittanut Pundits Pub with Stephen Love
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Pundits Pub #4: Starving for Change: Toward a New Food Paradigm
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Bonnie Blodgett joins us to discuss the urgent need to transform our relationship to food. Bonnie is an OpEd columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she writes about politics, and business and social issues. She is also one of America's foremost writers on gardening. She is the author of several books, including Remembering Smell: A Memoi…
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Pundits Pub #3: Neoliberalism and the Obliteration of Education
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Our special guest is Vincent Marano, a playwright and educator in New York City. Vincent is a teacher and assistant principal in a South Bronx High School. We trace the infiltration of the Economic Darwinism of Neoliberalism through all corners of Society, with special focus on the War on Public Education. We'll bring in our Contributing Editor Fal…
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Pundits Pub #2: Oil, Climate, and the Madness of the Merchants of Death
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Pundits Pub was embedded with the 200,000 marchers at the People's Climate March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 29. The urgent yet festive activists condemned the berzerk climate-denying Trump and his administration of gangsters. We'll look at the administration assault on Planet Earth so far, and examine the relationship between the Fossil…
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Pundits Pub #1: The Corporate News Media Sucks
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Bill is a veteran newsman and investigative reporter. He was an anchorman on Radio and TV around the country, and he was News Editor at CBS News for a couple of decades, where he won the Edward R Murrow Award for Best Coverage of a Major Breaking News Event for the coverage of the Yitzhak Rabin assassination. Bill is the author of Smooth Criminal: …
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