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Whether it's Gen Z organizing on college campuses and in the streets or the Muslim community in Michigan telling Biden not to come or Black Pastors saying they're having trouble aligning their parishioners with Biden on genocide in Gaza--every critical constituency of the Democratic Party is ringing a 5-alarm bell--and on this week's episode Waj and Danielle ask, is anyone in Biden world listening...

This is not a normal election and the media and frankly the Biden Administration needs to stop treating it like such. MAGA supremacists have waged war against the constitution, diversity and everything that actually makes America great. Our advice?!? We need to start acting like we are at white with white supremacy because they sure as hell are at war with all of us. It's time to put up a fight! W...

CEO of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon told CNBC that "Democrats should stop bashing MAGA" and be nice. He also said that "Trump was right about some things". On this week's democracyish Danielle and Wajahat breakdown all the ways that Dimon's statement is not only wrong but telling about how white billionaires will do anything and say anything to protect their ass(ets) and why this statement should...

Rabbi Sharon Brous, who was named the #1 most influential rabbi in the US, joins Wajahat to see if there's a path towards solidarity and healing among Jewish American communities and progressive communities of color in light of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. How can our communities overcome their respective trauma and anger to unite against rising bigotry and white nationalism? How can people find...

Danielle and Wajahat are joined by Waj's former professor Bill Ong Hing to discuss his latest book: Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform our Racist and Unjust System. We talk Trump "poisoning the blood" comments and more on this week's episode of democracyish! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman   Senior Producer: Quinton Hill   Distribut...

Wajahat and Danielle reflect on 2023 and give us their thoughts on the best word to describe this year. What's yours?!? This year has certainly been a lot on all fronts but next year maybe the beginning of something new... or you know, the end! We are so grateful to all of you for riding with us this year and we will see you in 2024! Inshallah Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Execut...

On this week's democracyish Danielle and Wajahat are joined by Jewish American author Nathan Thrall, whose latest book entitled: The Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy has been both celebrated and censured. Nathan provides Danielle and Wajahat a deep dive into the politics that has driven his career and writing and offers much needed context to the crisis at hand. Hosts...

Sure, we are 11 months out from the election but the chatter about not voting and sitting this one out seems to be growing. While 2020 was about lack of excitement our fears are that 2024 will be about anger--and anger directed towards Biden by the every base he needs to squeak out the most important victory of our lifetimes. Danielle and Wajahat take a look at the headlines and offer their analys...

Author and Washington Bureau Chief of Intercept, Ryan Grim, joins democracyish to discuss his new book: The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution. AIPAC is waging a $100M campaign against the Squad and we ask Ryan what happens to the revolution if AIPAC wins?!? This and more on today's packed episode. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman &nb...

It's hard to believe that a little over a decade ago Mitt Romney was the standard bearer of the Republican Party. Now, the retiring Senator is considering leaving the Party he once led altogether. In the new biography, Romney: A Reckoning, author McKay Coppins, uncovers all we ever wanted to know about Romney, his thoughts on his colleagues, Trump and more. In this episode of #democracyish Waj and...

Ben Austen, author of the new book Correction: Parole, Prison and the Possibility of Change, shares the story of two men that have been up for parole for decades following their crimes and still denied; which begs the question when is a person's debt to society finally paid off? Are we a society that believes in redemption or just retribution?!? Danielle and Wajahat get into this and more on this...

Donald Trump has gone full fascist with his latest lines of stochastic terrorism--referring to his political opponents as "vermin" and "internal enemies". He is painting the picture of what a renewed Trump administration would do. All we have to do is open our eyes and ears. Just a hint... the future doesn't look bright! On this week's democracyish Waj and Danielle layout all the ways our democrac...

It is not easy being a Black or Brown political commentator in America--Waj only makes it look that way! He went toe to toe on a recent show with a right-winger and not only kept his cool but shutdown the bigot with style. We discuss his appearance, the censuring of Representative Rashida Tlaib, and election night on this jam packed episode of democracyish! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali...

Democracy-ish is a podcast dedicated to fighting for democracy and preserving your sanity in a time when both are under active assault by forces committed to white supremacy and stupidity. For far too long our body politic has been viewed through an all white prism that does not represent the multiracial nation that is the United States of America. Hosts Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali always keep...

We have entered week 3 of the war in Israel. Thousands have been killed. 1400 Israelis and by the time of this recording 9K+ Palestinians and counting--thousands of them children. This world can't bomb its way or kidnap its way to peace. The polls are showing that more Americans are on the side of saving humanity than extinguishing it--and Biden's recent numbers show that his decision to ignore th...

*Original Record Date 10/23/23 * Every time we think things can't worse surprise, surprise they get worse. As the world teeters on war, the House remains leaderless, Trump's desperation escalates, hate crimes are rising and there is no end in sight! Danielle and Waj navigate the biggest headlines as we all keep our heads on a swivel! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Produc...

Author and commentator Joan Walsh joins Democracy-ish to talk about her latest book which describes all the ways the 1% have created myths and lies to convince people to work against their own interests. However, the tide is turning and people are fighting back.  Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman   Senior Producer: Quinton Hill   Distr...

This week has weighed heavy on the spirit and soul of the world. To watch death, destruction and devastation reign down on our screens is soul crushing. There are no two sides to humanity. Humanity has no religion, no gender, no sexual orientation, no "both sides"; but propaganda does. Danielle and Waj discuss what is weighing heavy on our spirits in this week's democracyish. Check out this recent...

Republicans across the board are addicted to chaos. They do not want to create policy. They do not want a democracy, and their sicknesses surrounding their hatred and racism is actually killing them according to a new Washington Post report. Waj and Danielle discuss this and so much more on this week's #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman...

Over the last several years our politics has been pushed from a place of collaboration to bold faced loyalty tests. In his latest book: Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, our guest, author and NPR Morning Edition co-host, Steve Inskeep, discusses with Waj and Danielle why dissent necessary and is as American as apple pie! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Exe...

Historian and author of the upcoming book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Heather Cox Richardson joins Danielle and Waj this week on democracyish to discuss what's giving her hope as our nation battles to hold onto democracy and what lessons we can take from centuries ago to help fuel us into a new era! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell...

How do you summon the trash inside the GOP?!! Utter Beetlejuice 3 times fast (a deep cut for you old heads:) Lauren Boebert showed us who the queen of trash was by getting thrown out of a performance of the aforementioned show for what you ask?!? Vaping and recording! We can't make this stuff up. There is so much trash to sort through on this episode of #democracyish--joins is on our dumpster dive...

Oh my it's a busy a week in America so Danielle and Waj decide to spin the wheel of hate and see where we land. From Alabama to Arkansas to Wisconsin and more we tackle all the news you NEED to know in this jammed packed episode--we sprinkle in some good news too we promise! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman   Senior Producer: Quinton Hill   Distributor:...

How much overt racism has to occur at the hands and mouths of Republicans before they move from tinged to full dye job?!? We get into everything this week from the Right's new Brown love child Vivek Ramaswamy to the white supremacist killing in Jacksonville and more. It's hot this week folks buckle up and enjoy the ride with Danielle and Waj! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Pr...

When will mainstream media understand that the Republican Party is no longer a Party, it's a cult--but it's not as big as you think. After receiving a bunch of hate messages last week Danielle and Waj take on the grave task of dissecting MAGA! It's a juicy one folks. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali   Executive Producer: Adell Coleman   Senior Producer: Quinton Hill   Distributor: DCP Ente...