Facepalm America

Professor Jean Pfaelzer, author of California, a Slave State joins us to discuss California's long and complicated history as a slave state. This is part one of a three part episode with Jean diving into the history of California natives. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fa...

More charges in the documents indictment against Donald Trump. We bring you the details. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

A fantasy campaign in which Joe Biden and Kamala Harris put up a serious fight against the big drug companies that are suing Medicare over drug price negotiations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

As Kevin McCarthy uses the threat of impeachment as a political tool, we harken back to Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and what she said about it five decades ago this week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

The big drug companies are suing Medicare over having to negotiate drug prices and a fantasy in which Joe Biden puts up a serious fight against them. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

This week's Facepalm America report: Children and capitalism; Wisconsin and 8 other states are pushing for minors as young as 14 to be able to serve alcohol at restaurants. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

More child labor madness in America, from child bartenders in still more states, to kids literally being crushed to death on the job. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

We talk with Stephen Bright and James Kwak about their book The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts about racial prejudice in the judicial system as well as the death penalty. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

Our guest is Rachel Louise Martin, author of A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation in America . She talks with us about Clinton, Tennessee in 1956 and the experiences of students living through the beginning of desegregation and how it compares to schools today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/sup...

A community in America where flying the flag is required. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

The story of a young man named Gabriel, as first reported by the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/texas-construction-worker-death-lawsuit-greg-abbott Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

We speak with progressive talk radio host and author of The Hidden History of American Democracy Thom Hartmann about the real origins of the ideas claimed by the Founding Fathers. Check out Thom's book here: https://www.powells.com/book/the-hidden-history-of-american-democracy-9781523004386 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

RFK Jr. holds a press dinner, his guests argue with flatulence, and he spews the same in the form of anti-vaxx, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

"Since 2010, lawyers in America have assumed that SuperPACs are required by the First Amendment. But this assumption is based on a clear mistake," Equal Citizens founder and Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig joins us to discuss SuperPACs and the Equal Citizen's crowdfunded video competition to promote the need for their regulation. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Fi...

Fran Drescher serves as an inspiration during the actors and writers strike and good news about airline pilot pay. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

Guest Walker Bragman joins us for to discuss Pfizer and how the pharmaceutical giant continues to prioritize profit over health and safety. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

The story I shared on Earth Day - appropriate as temparatures reach record highs this weekend about climate change and the fire that changed my life. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

Today on The Facepalm America Report - Medicare DIS-Advantage and Kid Rock Transphobia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

Matson and Tawni Browning, the authors of "The Hate Next Door" talk about what it was like for Matt to go undercover as a white supremacist for 25 years to take down hate groups. Check out their new book here: https://www.powells.com/book/hate-next-door-undercover-within-the-new-face-of-white-supremacy-9781728276625 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-amer...

Randall Balmer, author of “Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter” joins the show to discuss Jimmy Carter and his balance of social and political values. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

We repost a reading from one of a series of pamphlets for U.S. Army personnel in the European theater of World War II entitled Fascism. Read the full document here: https://archive.org/details/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/page/n1/mode/2up Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

New York City government retirees have an opportunity to avoid Medicare DIS-advatage, an outline on why it's bad for human beings, and why you might have trouble finding a psychiatrist if you;re on a Medicare DIS-advantage plan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

We discuss some issues with Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny, talk about San Franciscans disabling autonomous vehicles with traffic cones, and food delivery companies trying to screw over their workers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

A D.C. Court of Appeals committee has recommended that Rudy Giuliani be disbarred. That and listener messages on today's episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support .

"The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking". Jean Pfaelzer, author of California, a Slave State joins us to unpack California's long and complicated history as a slave state. This is part ehr...