Joining us this week as special guest is one of our favorite leftist political commentators, Adam Johnson. You know him from the podcast Citations Needed, which covers the “intersection of media, PR, and power” — he and his co-host Nima Shirazi just released a special episode on Israel’s siege of Gaza and the “liberal handwringing industrial complex.” (Listen here.) You might also know Johnson’s Substack newsletter, The Column, similarly providing leftist insight into current events. The latest dispatch from The Column covers the fervor of an anti-progressive, staunchly Zionist American politician to prioritize his support of Israel over focus on issues in his constituency — that’s Ritchie Torres, who, as Adam reminds us, talks about Israel 236% more than he discusses poverty. His congressional district has the highest rate of poverty in America.
We’re thrilled to have Adam on the show this week to talk about Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine — as well as how it’s being addressed in American media and by American politicians. Biden is standing firm on his refusal to back a ceasefire; he’s also joined forces with Mitch McConnell to get Congress behind a $106 billion package containing significant funding for Israel. Meanwhile, progressives across the country have flooded the streets in protest of the siege. We’re looking forward to a wide-ranging conversation with Adam about how the American government has closed ranks with a country currently bent on exterminating millions of people — and how leftists in the US can form an opposition. Paying subscribers can tune in Friday for the video episode; everyone else can listen in Saturday through Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and more.
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