Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 35 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Mark, hosts Make It Plain, a political, human rights and non-mainstream news podcast. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entert...

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Feb 2, 2026

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Episodes

Poor People's Campaign In Memphis 24.05.2022

The Poor People's Campaign Mobilization Tour for June 18 makes it final stop in Memphis, Tennessee. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The State Of Black America 2022 23.05.2022

National Urban League President Marc Morial on the 46th edition of the report and the National Equality Index . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Poor People's Campaign Arrives In Los Angeles: The Capital Of Homelessness 20.05.2022

Bishop WIlliam J. Barber, II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis lead a mobilization march in Los Angeles leading up to June 18. Rev. Mark's son, Menra Mapfumo, an aspiring broadcaster himself, spoke with participants about poverty, and particularly about the crisis of homelessness in LA. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Primaries, Roe and Buffalo. And Happy Malcolm X Day! 19.05.2022

On this week's Thursday Kos, Markos reacts to Buffalo, analyzes Tuesday's primaries, considers the impact Roe might have in November and provides the latest updates on Ukraine. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg On Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Baby Formula and Buffalo 18.05.2022

The Secretary on accomplishments six months since the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On Primary Day, Clergy Proclaim, "We Are Watching" 17.05.2022

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner on the recent Faith United to Save Democracy (FUSD) clergy meeting with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State and similar upcoming meetings in other states to ensure voter protections. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Buffalo: "We don't even know how to feel anymore. We're numb." 16.05.2022

Buffalo activists Rev. Denise Walden-Glenn of Live Free 's Voice Buffalo and Rana Ryan of Life Camp discuss the community's reaction to Saturday's hate crime. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

America "can send $40b overseas to a country we're not bombing, but we bombed our own cities like Tulsa, and $0 have been spent." 13.05.2022

Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons with the latest on the lawsuit for reparations & justice on behalf of survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Recently, a Tulsa County District Judge ruled the lawsuit can proceed. Lessie Benningfield Randle, 107, Viola Fletcher, 107, and Hughes Van Ellis, 101, are the three known living survivors. Please visit JusticeForGreenwood.org Adverti...

In Ukraine, "Putin is not going to stop because they've lost 50,000 guys or even 100,000 guys." 12.05.2022

On this week's Thursday Kos, Daily Kos 's Mark Sumner shares the latest on Russia's inept military strategy against Ukraine, and Putin's persistence despite failure. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WH Economic Advisor Jared Bernstein on Inflation 11.05.2022

The economist and member of the WH Council of Economic Advisers describes the causes of inflation and what the WH aims to do about it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Ongoing, Failing War On Drugs 10.05.2022

The Movement for Black Lives'  Policy and Research Coordinator, Dr. Amara Enyia on how the drug war sustains mass incarceration and over-policing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

April Jobs, Black and Latino Unemployment and Inflation 09.05.2022

The Center on Budget's Chief Economist Chad Stone on the April Jobs Report. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Why We Need To Stop Singing "My Old Kentucky Home" 06.05.2022

While the world prepares to watch the Kentucky Derby tomorrow, Emily Bingham discusses why we need to discard the Derby's and the state's racist anthem in her new book, My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life And Reckoning Of An Iconic American Song. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Roe Makes GOP The Dog That Caught The Car 05.05.2022

In today's episode of Thursday Kos , Markos Moulitsas on how opposition parties usually gain in midterm elections, but the GOP's war on Roe has made Democrats the opposition party. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

NARAL Pro-Choice America's Dina Montemarano on Roe 04.05.2022

The Research Director of the 2.5 million member organization weighs in on the leaked SCOTUS draft decision to reverse Roe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

NOW President Christian Nunes on Roe 03.05.2022

The President of the National Organization of Women reacts to the leaked draft of the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Radio Active Joe Madison 02.05.2022

The Black Eagle on his new memoir, Radio Active: A Memoir of Advocacy in Action, on the Air and in the Streets . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNC's Jaime Harrison: Biden "hell-bent on keeping promises." 29.04.2022

The DNC Chair on how Democrats are meeting the challenges they face in the midterms. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thursday Kos: Biden Risks Losing Young Voters And The Latest On Ukraine 28.04.2022

This Thursday Kos, Markos discusses the peril Biden finds himself in with the youth electorate as evidenced by the latest Civiqs poll . And he also offers the latest insight on Putin's war. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Poor People's Campaign Passes Through Philly 27.04.2022

The mobilization tour for the June 18 Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls made its latest stop in Philadelphia this week. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jamaica Demands Reparations From Royals 26.04.2022

Dr. Rosalea Hamilton of the Advocates Network on Jamaica's demand for reparations in the context of William and Kate's recent  offensive  royal charm offensive in the Caribbean. Dr. Hamilton also discusses removing the Queen as Head-Of-State and the CARICOM dispute over the Head of the Commonwealth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

Bahamas Demands Reparations From Royals 25.04.2022

Dr. Niambi Hall Campbell Dean of the Advocates Network on the Bahamas demand for reparations in the context of William and Kate's recent offensive royal charm offensive in the Caribbean. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

COVID Relief Funding The Police And Prisons 22.04.2022

Independent journalist Brian Dolinar discusses his latest piece on states using pandemic aid to fund law enforcement and the carceral system. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will Biden Find A Way To Help Dems Against GOP In The Midterms As Successfully As He's Helping Ukraine Against Russia? 21.04.2022

On this week's Thursday Kos, Daily Kos and Civiqs Founder Markos Moultisas on increased WH aid to the Ukraine and midterm Democratic messaging..or lack thereof. State Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) serves as a model teacher for Democratic messaging. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ida B. Wells Was A First In Investigative Journalism, Economic Boycotts And Black Migration 20.04.2022

The great-grandchildren of Ida. B. Wells, Michelle and Dan Duster, discuss her legacy as Congress finally passed anti-lynching legislation. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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