We open our show talking about how Republicans in Lansing are proposing a bill that would elevate street protests to a misdemeanor punishable with jail time.
We look at an article from Truthout that dives into the hype around AI and why the working class should be wary.
Lawrence joins us to talk about how WNBA players are fighting for pay equity amidst an upsurge in misogyny amplified by casino capitalists online.
We look at how Trump is trying to whitewash the Smithsonian and elevate everyone's favorite right-wing propaganda rag PragerU to miseducate the next generation of students on American history.
The US state department is refusing entry to Palestinian children injured by munitions funded by our own tax dollars and we look at an article from Jacobin on how RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement is bad for our health.
01:25- 12:00 Michigan Republicans Propose Jail Time for Street Protest
12:40- 28:30 Don't Believe the Hype on AI
32:20- 43:45 How Casino Capitalism is Amplifying Misogyny Against the WNBA
43:55- 57:50 Capitol Stands Up: Resistance in DC
57:55- 1:07:15 The Miseducation of the United States: PragerU, The Smithsonian, and More
1:08:00- 1:13:15 US Gov't Rejects Medical Visas for Injured Kids from Gaza
1:13:20- 1:21:20 How the Trump Admin is Making America Sick Again
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
Michigan House Republicans propose jail time for unpermitted street protests https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/08/michigan-house-republicans-propose-jail-time-for-unpermitted-street-protests.html
AI Hype Is the Product and Everyone’s Buying It https://truthout.org/articles/ai-hype-is-the-product-and-everyones-buying-it/
“Whitewashing of History”: Harvard Historian on Trump’s Targeting of School Curricula, Smithsonian https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/18/smithsonian_american_history
Trump Admin Halts Visas for Gazans as Children Arrive for Medical Care https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-halts-visas-for-gazans-as-children-arrive-for-medical-care/
MAHA Is Going to Make America Sicker https://jacobin.com/2025/08/maha-trump-rfk-jr-pollutants-deregulation
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