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Category Archives: Bigotry
Raiford Interview – January 25, 2021
Reforming And Restructuring The Police. Democratic Perspective welcomes Jacob Raiford of the W.E. Rising Project in Phoenix to discuss the mistreatment of Black and brown communities by police departments and the rules that allow these departments to commit these acts … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Bigotry, Civil Liberties, Community Activism, Criminal Justice Reform, Cultural Change, Interviews, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Mental Health Programs, National Politics, Policing, Public Accountability, Racial Discrimination, Racism
Tagged Defund The Police, Jacob Raiford, Phoenix Police Department, Police Abuse, Police Accountability
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Podcast January 4, 2021
A Look Back At One Of The Most Eventful Years In US History. The Democratic Perspective crew recaps some of the biggest stories of 2020. Klaus von Stutterheim covers the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Williamson wraps up the presidential elections, Gary … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Civil Rights, Community Activism, Conservative Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Issues, Criminal Justice Reform, Democratic Governance, Domestic Extremism, Elections, Government, Health Care, Income Inequality, Jobs and Employment, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Pandemic, Policing, Public Health Policy, Race and Class, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Social Contract, Voter Suppression
Tagged COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Donald J. Trump, Election Fraud, George Floyd, GOP Coup, Pandemic, Stystemic Racism
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Bordewich Interview – Podcast July 6, 2020
Examining The History Of The Ku Klux Klan. Democratic Perspective welcomes back Fergus Bordewich, historian and author of numerous books, to discuss the three stages of the KKK. He says the original Klan began from a rather inauspicious start with … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Civil Rights, Cultural Change, Domestic Terrorism, Immigration, Interviews, Policing, Political History, Race and Class, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Slavery
Tagged Civil Rights, Confederacy, History, KKK
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O’Brien, Kinsella Interview – February 17, 2020
Supporting Equality. Steve, Mike and Klaus welcome Kathy Kinsella and J.J. O’Brien of PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians And Gays), a group that supports LGBTQ rights. The organization was founded in 1973 by the mother of a young … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Gay Discrimination, Arizona Politics, Bigotry, Civil Rights, Civil Society, Cultural Change, Education, Human Rights, Interviews, LGBT Community, LGBT Issues, Local Politics, National Politics
Tagged LGBTQ, PFLAG
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Podcast – February 18, 2019
The Next Bold Step Toward Fascism? On President’s Day, the Democratic Perspective hosts and contributors examine Trump’s attempted power grab and effort to usurp the fiduciary responsibility of Congress by declaring a national emergency to build a wall on our southern … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Budget Negotiations, Conservative Paranoia, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Disinformation, Domestic Extremism, Domestic Policy, Drug Trafficking, Economic Policy, Elections, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Government, Homeland Security, Human Rights, Immigration, National Politics, Political Lies, Political Polarization, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Racism, U.S. Budget
Tagged Constitutional Crisis, Fascism, immigration, National Emergency Act
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Deedra Abboud Interview – Podcast June 4, 2018
Focusing on issues, leadership, transparency, and accountability. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino welcome Deedra Abboud, Democratic candidate for US Senate. The daughter of a US Marshall and federal investigator, she says she grew up with a romantic … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Gay Discrimination, Arizona Politics, Bigotry, Campaign Finance, Civil Rights, Community Activism, Dark Money, Elections, Ethics, Government, Gun Control, Health Care, Health Care Policy, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, Philosophy, Political Candidacy, Political Polarization, Public Accountability, Public Health Policy
Tagged Corporate Lobbyists, Deedra Abboud, PACs, US Senate Race
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Nancy MacClean Interview Revisited – Podcast March 5, 2018
“Democracy In Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America.” Democratic Perspective hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino discuss this revealing book with its author and history professor, Nancy MacClean. She reveals the motives of the … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Bigotry, Capitalism, Class Conflict, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Dark Money, De-regulation, Economic Policy, Elections, Government, Interviews, Labor Unions, Movement Conservatism, National Politics, Political Lies, Political Polarization, Racism
Tagged Charles Koch, Constitutional Convention, James M. Buchanan, Radical Right
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Nancy MacLean Interview — Podcast October 23, 2017
The Leninist Libertarian: James McGill Buchanan and the Subversion of Representative Democracy. Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University, talks with Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson about the origin and methodology of her new … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Capitalism, Citizens United, Civil Society, Class Conflict, Climate Change, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Corruption, Dark Money, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Disinformation, Domestic Extremism, Elections, Entitlements, Ethics, Federal Lands, Health Insurance, Income Inequality, inherited Wealth, Interviews, National Politics, Podcasts, Political History, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Political Theory, Privatization, Propaganda, Public Accountability, Race and Class, Regulatory Agencies, Social Contract, Taxation
Tagged ALEC, American Heritage Institute, American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans for Prosperity, James McGill Buchanan, Koch Brothers, Libertarianism, Nancy McLean, Orrin Hatch, Propertarianism, Property Supremacists, Public Choice Theory, Tea Party
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The Case Against Trump — Podcast October 16, 2017
The Madness of King Donald and the Politics of the Unthinkable: Can We Actually Get Rid of This Guy Before His Term Is Up, and If So, How? Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, go where an increasing number … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Bigotry, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Economic Policy, Education Funding, Ethics, Global Warming, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, International Relations, Middle East Policy, Military Policy, Misogyny, National Politics, Nuclear Weapons, Paul Gosar, Podcasts, Political Lies, Presidential Elections, Tax Law, Tax Revenues, Taxation, Taxes and the Deficit, Women's Issues
Tagged 25th Amendment, Bob Corker, Donald Trump, Estate Tax, Harvey Weinstein, Impeachment, Koch Brothers, Medicaid, Medicare, North Korea, Paul Gosar, Pell Grants, Puerto Rico, Rex Tillerson
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Steve Segner Interview — Podcast March 27, 2017
Carnival Barkers Make Lousy Presidents: Donald Trump Tries Governing a Country of 325 Million People With Tweets, Executive Orders, and a 36 Year Old Son-In-Law. Steve Segner, community activist, owner of the El Portal hotel in Sedona, and a valued sponsor of Democratic Perspective, joins Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Anti-Federalism, Bigotry, Budget Negotiations, Climate Change, Conservative Paranoia, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Issues, Corruption, Cultural Diversity, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Governance, Elections, Energy Policy, Environmental Issues, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Human Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure Investment, Intelligence Agencies, International Relations, International Terrorism, Interviews, Iran, Jobs and Employment, LIberals and Conservatives, Medicaid, Middle East Policy, Misogyny, National Politics, National Security, Podcasts, Presidential Elections, Regulatory Agencies, Unemployment
Tagged Donald Trump, Koch Brothers, Robert Mercer, Steve Segner
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