Thank you Lois Beckett! terrific piece. Mike Davis, prophetic writer on disaster and social unrest, dies aged 76 theguardian.com/us-news/2022/o…

We've lost Mike Davis: thenation.com/article/cultur…

Thank you Carolina Miranda Carolina A. Miranda: Mike Davis, 'City of Quartz' author who chronicled the forces that shaped L.A., dies latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

The Republican economic agenda starts with: 'Fight inflation; Lower the cost of living; Increase take home pay....' How do they propose to do all of this? 'By waving their hands.' Chris Lehmann Chris Lehmann on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3SfhLtl #RepublicanAgenda

None of the people Biden has pardoned for simple possession of marijuana are still in prison; but the pardons will have 'a genuine positive impact.' John Nichols reports on 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #MarijuanaPardons

Contract vs. Commitment: Unlike 'Contract with America,' the Republican agenda of 1994, 'Commitment to America' engages directly with the culture wars – and little else: Chris Lehmann Chris Lehmann reports on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3SfhLtl #RepublicanAgenda

Of the midterm races the Democrats have to win, too many are too close: Harold Meyerson The American Prospect comments on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #Midterms2022

What will Republicans do if they win control of the House in the midterms? Chris Lehmann Chris Lehmann reports on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3SfhLtl #CommitmentToAmerica #RepublicanAgenda

The GOP's 'Commitment to America' says: 'they're going to do everything to increase the standard of living, but if you look at the actual impact of the policy it's the reverse.' Chris Lehmann on The Nation podcast 'Start Making Sense' w/ Jon Wiener bit.ly/3SfhLtl

'Between 1917 and 1921, more than 450 Americans were imprisoned by the federal government... solely for things they wrote or said.' Adam Hochschild on #AmericanMidnight – on The Nation podcast 'Start Making Sense' w/ Jon Wiener bit.ly/3yWBAid Mariner Books

In order to hold the Senate, Democrats need to reelect their incumbents in Arizona & Nevada. Harold Meyerson The American Prospect reports on those close races – on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #Midterms2022

The Trump years are not the only time American democracy has been threatened – the World War One years were another. Adam Hochschild argues in “American Midnight' & on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3yWBAid Mariner Books #AmericanMidnight

The Republicans' 'Commitment to America is 'a grab bag of cultural resentments papering over an anemic policy wish list” – Chris Lehmann Christopher Lehman on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3SfhLtl

Latino voters & the Democrats: Harold Meyerson on how new polling data highlights the possibilities – & the problems – on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 The American Prospect KPFK #Midterms2022

A thought experiment about what 'Blowin' in the Wind' might mean to very young listeners; and the new Bob Dylan biography “Folk Music' – GreilMarcus.net on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 Yale Univ Press KPFK #BobDylan

The Midterm Races in Nevada & Arizona: What’s it going to take for the Democrats to win? Harold Meyerson The American Prospect comments on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #Midterms2022

The “free floating culture war talking points' at the heart of Republicans' 'Commitment to America' – Chris Lehmann Chris Lehmann on The Nation podcast bit.ly/3SfhLtl

Biden's marijuana pardons made reform a major 2022 issue & Democrats should run with it: John Nichols John Nichols reports on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #Midterms2022 #MarijuanaPardons

In order to hold the Senate, Democrats need to reelect their incumbents in Arizona & Nevada. Harold Meyerson The American Prospect reports on those close races – on the podcast 'Living in the USA' apple.co/3yXDK10 KPFK #Midterms2022