The show notes for Episode 86 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-86-the-purge-has-begun-with-special-guest-ari-berman.html Ari Berman on Twitter: @AriBerman Ari Berman at Mother Jones: ACLU Sues Trump Over Census: “A Naked Act of Intentional Discrimination” Ari Berman at Mother Jones: North Carolina Republicans Want a Constitutional Amendment to Require ID to Vote Ari Berman at Mother Jones: Republicans Want to Use the Census to Radically […]

The show notes for Episode 85 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-85-this-is-what-republicans-will-do-if-they-win-with-special-guest-michigan-state-rep-erika-geiss.html The Good: Kathleen Gray at The Detroit Free Press: Michigan approves marijuana legalization vote for November Anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal: Voters Not Politicians Jonathan Oosting at The Detroit News: Court: Anti-gerrymandering issue fit for Michigan ballot Interview – Michigan state Representative Erika Geiss. Beth LeBlanc at The Detroit News: After raucous session, […]

The show notes for Episode 84 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-84-the-ultimate-hash-bash-wish-special-guests-cannabis-rights-attorney-dennis-hayes-and-goldengateblond.html Debbie Merion at the Ann Arbor Observer: John Sinclair at the Hash Bash Wikipedia: John Sinclair Freedom Rally Wikipedia: Cannabis laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan Patrick Dunn at the Ann Arbor Observer: Pot Goes Pro John Oosting at The Detroit News: Michigan lawmakers face pot legalization deadline The Good: John Bacon […]

The show notes for Episode 83 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/05/episode-83-your-antidote-to-trumps-tweets-with-special-guests-jordan-zakarin-emily-crockett.html LOLGOP at Eclectablog: The case against repeating or retweeting Trump Jordan Zakarin on Twitter: @JordanZakarin Jordan Zakarin’s website: ProgressivesEverywhere.org Sign up for the Progressives Everywhere newsletter HERE. The Good: David Wasserman at The Cook Political Report: The Drive to Elect Women Is Defining 2018’s Democratic Primaries Melissa Nann Burke and Jonathan […]

The show notes for Episode 82 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/05/episode-82-dirt-for-sanctions-with-special-guest-marcy-wheeler.html Marcy Wheeler on Twitter: @EmptyWheel Marcy Wheeler’s “must read” series on the leaked Mueller questions for Trump starts here: The Mueller questions map out cultivation, a quid pro quo, and a cover-up (Part One, Cultivation) ACTION: Let Mueller do his job and get ready to protest in the streets if Trump […]

The show notes for Episode 81 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/05/episode-81-the-three-branches-of-government-fox-and-friends-wsg-media-matters-matt-gertz.html Matt Gertz on Twitter: @MattGertz Matt Gertz at Politico: I’ve Studied the Trump-Fox Feedback Loop for Months. It’s Crazier Than You Think. One reason liberal activists direct their campaigns at Fox News' advertisers is that it has long been extremely clear that the network itself is entirely uninterested in imposing ethical […]

The show notes for Episode 80 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/04/episode-80-when-it-comes-to-enbridge-line-5-we-dont-even-know-the-worst-case-scenario-wsg-liz-kirkwood-from-for-love-of-water.html For Love of Water (FLOW) on Twitter: @FlowForWater Oil and Water Don’t Mix on Twitter: OilWaterDntMix For Love of Water (FLOW) website: FlowForWater.org Oil and Water Don’t Mix website: OilAndWaterDontMix.org The Enbridge Line 5 page at FLOW in HERE. Chris Savage at Eclectablog: After environmental catastrophe near-miss with Enbridge’s Line 5 […]

The show notes for Episode 79 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/04/episode-79-say-the-p-word-with-special-guest-rebecca-vallas.html Rebecca Vallas on Twitter: @RebeccaVallas The Off-Kilter Show on Twitter: @OffKilterShow The Off-Kilter podcast on iTunes: OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas Tonight, Donald Trump signed an executive order that sums up how little he understands about poverty in America. Here’s why. (THREAD) — Rebecca Vallas (@rebeccavallas) April 11, 2018 The Good: Ian […]

The show notes for Episode 78 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/04/episode-78-burn-the-debt-clock-with-special-guest-economist-stephanie-kelton.html Stephanie Kelton on Twitter: @StephanieKelton Steven Hail at The Conversation: Explainer: what is modern monetary theory? Stephanie Kelton at The New York Times: How We Think About the Deficit Is Mostly Wrong Stephanie Kelton at the LA Times: Congress can give every American a pony (if it breeds enough ponies) The […]

The show notes for Episode 77 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/04/episode-77-solidarity-is-resistance-with-special-guests-congressman-keith-ellison-rev-brian-ellison.html Keith Ellison on Twitter: @KeithEllison DNC announces new IWillVote campaign to reach 50 million voters in 2018 Commit to vote in 2018: IWillVote.com This is the shirt Rev. Ellison wore during our interview: Pastor Brian Ellison not shy about his opinion of #45 pic.twitter.com/YV44tAtEje — Rashida For Congress (@RashidaTlaib) March 31, […]

The show notes for Episode 76 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/03/episode-76-are-we-misunderestimating-betsy-devos-and-the-gop-with-special-guest-mitchell-robinson.html Mitchell Robinson on Twitter: @MRobMSU Mitchell Robinson’s website: Keep Talking Mitchell Robinson at Eclectablog: The stunning hypocrisy of Betsy DeVos Betsy DeVos is wrong about competition improving public schools The sinister motive behind Trump & DeVos’ plan to “harden schools” Betsy DeVos attacks teachers as “defenders of the status quo”–here’s why […]