District 34 Podcast

On November 6, Los Angeles will consider removing a hurdle to open the discussion on forming a public bank. I fully endorse this move that has Wall St. frothing at the bit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alexandra Whitney has been on a journey. She has been covering the Middle East for publications such as The Huffington Post and Herald Tribune as a cis gender woman. After being backed into a corner, she came out as Trans and is ready to tell her story. Join me as she shares her journey.You can learn more about Trans Fund United here: http://www.transunitedfund.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marshall Auerback is a fellow of Economists for Peace and Security. Auerback graduated in English and philosophy from Queen’s University in 1981 and received a law degree from Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, in 1983.Join us for a discussion om Karl Marx, Adam Smith and the failings of late stage capitalism as well as why Trumps tariffs are too much, too late.Marshall's latest piece on Alternet: https://live-01.alternet.org/economy/one-global-finances-biggest-doctors-warns-world-economy-about-get-very-sick See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Moser is an author and activist who ran as a progressive in Texas. She has bylines in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Slate, Vogue, the Jewish Daily Forward, and many other publications. Following the 2016 election, she founded Daily Action, a text-messaging service that allows people to engage directly in the political process.Her husband, Arun Chaudhary, is an American political operative and filmmaker. After serving on President Barack Obama's presidential 2008 campaign, he was asked to become the first official videographer of the White House, a position he held from 2009-2011. He left in August 2011 to join mobile-messaging startup Revolution Messaging as senior vice president of communications. He is one of the most influential characters in modern politics, having previously served as New Media Road Director for President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and as Creative Director for Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.Join me for a candid conversation with La

Jeffrey Ventre is a medical doctor in Washington State. Prior to becoming a physician, he worked as a marine mammal trainer at SeaWorld from 1987 to 1995, spending seven years with cetaceans and one year with pinnipeds.In June of 1996 he joined orca scientists Ken Balcomb and Astrid van Ginneken for Orca Survey, an ongoing photo identification study of the Southern Resident population of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest. Seeing killer whales in the wild radically altered his perspective on keeping these animals in captivity and led him to be a co-founder of the advocacy group Voice of the Orcas (VOTO).He has co-authored several science-based works and articles, which can be found at this website. He is featured in the documentary Blackfish and the book Death at SeaWorld. He also helps organize the annual whale watching event and symposium called Superpod6 in the San Juan Islands.We discuss life after Blackfish and his activism in leftist politics.You can learn more about Jeff's work here: https://sites.

Adam Baumel is a progressive running for the Assembly in District 64.Adam served in the Navy from 2009-2013. When the time came for Adam to end his active service, he knew it was time to make his life long dream come true. He was ready to focus on his future, and New York City. He applied to John Jay College, where he majored in Political Science. He did not see this major just as a career path, but rather a chance to give back to the people, and the city that gave him so much hope, and power to dream big as a child.In 2014-2015, he spent a year participating in a Veteran Affairs work-study program. Here he aided fellow student veterans with getting set up in school. Also educating them on resources the school offered, along with beginning the some times arduous process to receive VA healthcare.In 2016, he had the privilege of taking part in the New York State Assembly internship program where he worked in the Albany office of assembly member, Michael Benedetto from The Bronx who was the Chair of the Veterans

Carey Gillam is an investigative journalist who is on the forefront of the Monsanto expose. Through hard work and FOIA requests she uncovered a very tangled web of ghost writing, bought science and regulatory capture. Her book, Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science lays out the entire mess.Also- update on a similar situation between Coca Cola and the CDC.More on Carey: http://careygillam.com/More information on the Monsanto Declassified and FOIA Documents: https://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/toxic-tort-law/monsanto-roundup-lawsuit/monsanto-secret-documents/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-018-0134-zhttps://usrtk.org/tag/monsanto-papers/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/business/monsanto-roundup-safety-lawsuit.htmlhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2303691-kevin-folta-uoffloridadocs.html#document/p84/a237719 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You already know Abdul El-Sayed the former gubernatorial candidate for the stare of Michigan- now meet Abdul El-Seyed the policy geek. Abdul is a Rhodes Scholar, has a doctorate from Oxford University and a medical degree from Columbia University. As a public health professor, Abdul became an internationally recognized expert in health policy and health inequalities.Abdul is both smart and personable. Join us for a candid conversation on lessons learned, public health, corporate money corruption and medicare for all.You can learn more about his policy positions here: https://abdulformichigan.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

National Nurses United, with more than 150,000 members in every state, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in U.S. history. NNU was founded in 2009 unifying three of the most active, progressive organizations in the U.S.—and the major voices of unionized nurses—in the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and Massachusetts Nurses Association. Combining the unparalleled record of accomplishments for nurses and patients embodied in the proud history of those nurses associations, which for some span more than 100 years, the establishment of NNU brought to life the dream of a powerful, national movement of direct care RNs.I sat down with their Public Policy Director, Kenneth Zinn, to discuss Medicare for All and the rest of their policy platform.You can read more on their policy positions and sign up to volunteer here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leslie Lee III is a writer and the host of Struggle Session, a podcast that covers pop culture from a leftist perspective.You can listen to his show at patreon.com/strugglesessionHis recent piece on Truth Dig: In Reality, Every Night Is ‘Purge’ Night: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/in-reality-every-night-is-purge-night/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Salamone is the creator of progressive social media site Media Revolt. He was a touring/performing musician at one point, a newspaper reporter, columnist and editor. He is also an ordained minister trying to build a homestead and a church rooted in Christian Socialism.You can keep up with Michael here: https://michaelsalamone.com/You can join Media Revolt here: https://mediarevolt.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam Smith is an 81 year old activist and journalist who has been fighting for progressive causes his entire life. He is the author of multiple books, including Why Bother?- which is on Working Assets recommended reading list. Sam covered the Mississippi Freedom Summer and DC riots during the height of civil rights unrest and has a degree in anthropology. He has had articles published in the Washington Post, Washington Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury News, Planning Magazine, Illustrated London News, Washington World, Regardie’s Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Harper’s, Washington Monthly, Washington Tribune, Washington City Paper, Nashville Scene, Washington History, Designer/Builder, Progressive Populist, North Coast Express, Yes!, Potomac Review, London Time Out, Counterpunch, Neiman Watchdog, Green Horizon Quarterly, London Telegraph, Southern Arizona News Examiner, workimg Waterfront and Utne Reader.He was also selected in 20

Adriel Hampton runs a digital agency in San Francisco and The Really Online Lefty League. Previously, he co-founded and served as president of Pinpoint Predictive, a programmatic advertising targeting company based in San Francisco and was an early member of the Los Angeles software company NationBuilder. In 2009, Adriel became the first person to launch a Congressional candidacy via Twitter.We discuss his work with Gayle McLaughlin, tech organizing, and corruption in California politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I discuss the various forms of Socialism and why this term is so weaponized in the United States. From Marxism to social democracies- we cover the spectrum.Some recommended reading is below:https://www.marxists.org/subject/science/essays/kropotkin.htmhttps://mega.actifypress.com/unwealth-of-nations-adam-smith/https://chomsky.info/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Walker Bragman is an independent journalist from New York. His work has appeared in Paste Magazine, The Intercept, Huffington Post, Salon, and The Hill.In this episode we discuss his recent pieces in The Intercept:https://theintercept.com/2018/06/06/ken-salazar-colorado-governor-race-fracking/https://theintercept.com/2018/04/25/hillary-clinton-email-dnc-democratic-party/As well as the state of progressive candidate wins and how we push forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Klion is a freelance writer (The Guardian, The Nation, Al Jazeera) in Brooklyn and a former editor for Al Jazeera America and World Politics Review. He has a master's degree in Soviet history from the University of Chicago and has lived and worked in Russia.David has been writing about Russia long before the Russia Hysteria of 2017. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the the discussion and argues the problem is a problem of global oligarchy and American Players. We discuss this as well as the DLC, the IDC and Nato.His recent articles:https://www.thenation.com/article/how-progressives-should-think-about-russia/https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidklion/russiagate-is-an-american-story?utm_term=.viK0ZwE2Gl#.cv3yLqnEDJ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert lives on a 40-acre ranch near Yosemite, and despite the dry summers, foxtails & rattlesnakes, he loves it there. Endorsed by environmentalist actor Ed Begley Jr, we discuss things like the Kern Water Bank.He is a filmmaker Sex and Sushi) and author (REJECTED!: True Tales of (nearly) Overlooked Greatness) running as a progressive in CD 4.You can learn more about his campaign here: https://www.lawton4congress.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Peterson is a progressive running for the House of Representatives in the rural and red CD 1. He has a computer Science degree from California Maritime Academy, and an MBA in Business Administration/Management Information Systems from University of California, Davis,Peterson built his career making Fortune 500 companies operate more efficiently & ousting the Crooks. He wants to do the same in Washington D.C. so is active in the fight to overturn Citizens United.You can support his campaign here: https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/264181/return-sanity-to-washington-d-c See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join me for a relaxed conversation with tech guru John Graziano (Apple, Pixar, TYT Networks) as we discuss this weeks politico shenanigans, California politics and whether there is a special place in hell for Democrat women who endorse Corporate Democrat men over Progressive Women.Links to articles discussed:https://ourrevolution.com/results/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrats-2018-599331The IDC:https://mega.actifypress.com/new-york-state-senate-idc-with-democrats-like-these-who-needs/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it mean to be an ally to Trans Rights activists in 2018? That is the question I posed to my panel of activists. Join me on a journey that will be both uplifting and informative.Kayleigh McKee is a voice over artist and activist in the Los Angeles area. You can follow her on Twitter here: @GhaspeyVOCameron Combs is a transgender writer, parent and activist living in Olympia Washington. He serves the community as a board vice president for Pizza Klatch, a group providing support and advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies in schools. A piece he wrote about searching for identity will be published in the upcoming anthology from Columbia University Press, Genderqueer: Stories From the Rest of Us, sometime in 2019.Wee Heavy is on the Board of Directors with Speec, the Sex Positive Education and Event Center in Portland Oregon. Wee additionally makes educational posters available here: https://www.transrightsnow.org/attraction-is-broad See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.