Episode 82 – 1984

Abortion/Reproductive Rights, Catholicism, Christianity, Civil Rights Movement, Congress, Courts, Diversity, Domestic Policy, Donald Trump, Elections, Ethnic Nationalism, Evangelicals, Health Care, History, Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, Pandemics, Public Health Crises, Second Amendment / Gun Control, Sexual Violence, Society and Culture, The Presidency, Third Way Democrats, voting rights, White Supremacy by Jaye

In the runup to the 2020 US general election, several events have occurred on local, state and federal levels that point to an authoritarian slide for the United States. Jaye discusses some of these events, including the presidential and vice-presidential debates, the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case, Donald Trump’s ban on the teaching of “critical race theory” in public schools, and the rushed efforts to confirm staunch conservative Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court in advance of the election. Focusing on the example set by the Christian Right, Jaye makes the case for progressives voting for Joe Biden in this election, and warns that there is more at stake in this election than policy goals. Listen now!

Episode 82 – 1984