In this episode, Adam and Peter talk about the Bernie/AOC “Fight Oligarchy” tour, David Hogg challenging the neoliberal old guard in the Democratic Party, and Trump’s trade war with China and the rest of the world.
(Recorded April 24, 2025; updated May 14, 2025)
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Links, research related to episode
- Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy' https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5334488/bernie-sanders-fight-oligarchy-tour-trump-musk-doge-democrats
- DNC chair rebukes David Hogg for pushing primaries against Democratic incumbents https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/david-hogg-disrupts-democratic-party-rcna202202
- How Obama and the Democratic Party killed the antiwar movement:
- U.S. killing, under Obama administration, of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki
- US cited controversial law in decision to kill American citizen by drone https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/us-justification-drone-killing-american-citizen-awlaki
- Inside America’s Dirty Wars https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/inside-americas-dirty-wars/
- Abdulrahman, Anwar’s teenage son, killed by U.S. drone strike after his father was killed https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/abdulrahman-al-awlaki-us-drone-strike-10-years
- Anwar’s daughter, Nawar, killed in U.S. commando raid during Trump administration in 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/yemen-strike-eight-year-old-american-girl-killed-al-awlaki
- Adam’s writings
- Obama’s speech on drones and Gitmo is a repackaging of permanent war https://adamhudson.org/2013/05/26/obamas-speech-on-drones-and-gitmo-is-a-repackaging-of-permanent-war/
- Secret “white paper” justifies assassinating American citizens – entrenching permanent war https://adamhudson.org/2013/02/07/secret-white-paper-justifies-assassinating-american-citizens-entrenching-permanent-war/
- Trump YOUNG MALE, Latino Approval PLUNGES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1L8iKXYjKY
- China hits back at US tariffs with export controls on key rare earths Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.
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