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On this show Professor James K. Galbraith argues it has. The role of the military diplomatically is at least in question. Iran has clearly made out best in this temporary truce. No world power is likely to be intimidated by The post Has the US Military Proven Itself Obsolete? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Thanks in large measure to Donald Trump, there’s space opening up on the left. Far from becoming a 51st state, the Canadian New Democratic Party has chosen a new leader, and support for Avi Lewis is growing fast. If you The post There’s a New Left Rising In Canada appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a lie; the truth is it’s about the rule of American capital over productivity, never mind our European allies. The post Trump Broke the Rules Based Order. Why We Shouldn’t Bring it Back appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Did we give up on our president when 9/11 happened? Of course not, we rallied round the flag. Same thing is happening in Iran. Both Democrats and Republicans have forever bent over backwards for Israel, and today as a result The post The Iran War A Catastrophe for the US-Israel Alliance? That’s a Good Thing. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

In a world of smart homes and cities, data is the coin of the realm. Everyone is vulnerable, nothing is too private. We consumers are unintentionally paying for our own surveillance. The fourth amendment is taking a beating in the The post With Smart Everything, Your Data Will be Used Against You appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Even Fox News is openly admitting that Donald Trump’s policies are destroying the American farm industry. The agricultural heartland has been solidly ruby red for Trump but, as farmer and advocate Anthony Flaccavento writes in The Nation, there’s a Farmer’s The post Trump’s “Farms First” Now Beginning to Revolt appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

While the hard right has had significant success in rallying young people (mostly males), the anger at ICE and a desire for a sense of belonging is moving more and more kids to the populist left. Look how many high The post The Kids Are Alright appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Why would an American president stab Americas signature industry in the back? Our guest today, Ryan Cooper senior editor of The American Prospect argues that it makes no actual economic sense but that Trump is dragging his obsessive anti-green agenda The post Why Did Trump Try to Kill the American Auto Industry? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

After an assassination attempt, Ngo Dinh Diem saw proof that he was God’s agent. In some ways he did try to do well for his people, but in others he and his family were ruthless against the majority Buddhist population The post Think You Knew The Story of Vietnam? Give a Listen. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

They were not victims of fascism, but characters who survived and eventually thrived. In this new book, The Secret Buttons, for young adults, author Ellen M. Shapiro spins the tale of kids coming to solutions their parents in 1938 did The post Illustrated Lessons of Kids Cleverly Fighting Fascism appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

From tinny AM pop to stereo underground rock, WBCN was right at the vanguard. According to our guest, the legendary Charles Laquidara, it was part of an exciting wonderfully freeing time. A commercial station, it still managed to be the The post Laquidara On the Legacy of WBCN appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

More and more people are coming to the conclusion that keeping power utilities in corporate hands no longer makes sense. Legislators in conservative places like Hudson Valley and Massena NY are passing laws to put ownership of power companies in The post Democratic Socialist Solutions Embraced By Republicans in Upstate NY appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

You’ve seen the ads on network TV:Huge data centers bringing life to hollowed out communities. But the reality is these huge projects suck electricity and water and provide virtually no lasting jobs. Not just people on the left but people The post Risings All Over The Country Against Data Centers appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

He’s only president of the United States, not the European Union, right? Unlike the US, there’s a longstanding bipartisan commitment to social democracy on the continent. Yet Trumpism is having a serious mark on this tradition, with Trump making civilizational The post Europe Fighting Back Against President Trump appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It’s a historical fact that Democrats win when there is a movement beneath the electoral process. Karishma Manzur is running for US Senate having risen from the leading base of such a movement. On this show she speaks about what The post Yet Another Courageous New Democrat: Now From NH appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It’s a long term necessity, but tragically, short term policy-makers put off a solution essential to a strong economy and restoration of our republican form of government. As of today, both the economy and democracy are in a downward spiral. The post A Wealth Tax: Boost the Economy and Democracy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

We’re in Monroe Doctrine 2.0. Our guest on today’s show Terie Matson is in Mexico City, the other side of Rubio’s multipolar scheme for division of the world. Trumps random attack on Venezuelan vessels is but a symptom or a The post What’s Happening in “Our Backyard?” Sovereignty Is Happening. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

After decades of having to look “Tough on Crime”by jailing teenagers, notably people of color, at last we’re seeing the end of  adult prisons housing kids. Forty four states have dialed back the sequestering of kids in medieval fortresses where The post Freer Kids and Safer Streets appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

At the nearly two hundred fifty year mark, we’ve already lasted longer than most great nations. As with others which declined and fell, a loss of confidence led to anxiety and the impulse for a strong man to protect us The post Is America on an Irreversible Path to Decline and Fall? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

What we’re seeing today is a far cry from justice. Today’s policy of cruelty toward immigrants is an abject failure, yet it’s impractical to have a totally open border with Mexico. As with most solutions, the answer has to involve The post Immigration Justice: Is it Even Possible? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.