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The Philadelphia Inquirer's Layla A. Jones breaks down the origins of local tv news stereotyping of African Americans as contained in her investigative piece, "Lights. Camera. Crime." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Workers Circle 's CEO Ann Toback tells the story of Eastern European Jews in the nineteenth century who emigrated to the U.S. to escape persecution, only to find persecution of African Americans, women and laborers in America, too. Inevitably, they joined in solidarity with the suffrage, civil rights and labor movements and are directly involved in the ongoing work to preserve and expand v...

Happy Jackie Robinson Day! It's been 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke America's color barrier. Della Britton, President and CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation describes the work of the Foundation, the upcoming opening of the Jackie Robinson Museum and the indefatigable 99-year-young Rachel Robinson. She also discusses the role Jackie Robinson played in making it possible for Barack...

MIP's weekly episode of Thursday Kos begins with tributes to media critic Eric Boehlert from Joy Reid, Host of The Reid Out on MSNBC, and the Kos in Thursday Kos and Daily Kos himself, Markos Moulitsas. Markos also discusses the latest developments in the Ukraine. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bharat Ramamurti of the White House Economic Council on the March Jobs Report, the jobs deficit for African America Women and inflation. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

CenterOnBudget.org's Chief Economist Chad Stone shares his take on the monthly jobs report. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In West Virginia, Rockwool, a factory that produces insulation, is polluting the air and water, causing cancer and asthma, and stands atop an historic African American burial ground with its billowing 21story smoke stacks within blocks of four schools and two daycares. Rockwool, also, still has four factories operating in Russia in contravention of the current sanctions. And Joe Manchin knows all...

This week's Poor People's Campaign Moral March on West Virginia continues the day Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court by the US Senate. The Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, the Rev. Robin Tanner, Jean Evansmore, Shailley Gupta Barnes, Danyelle Holmes and Lauren Zehyoue react. Pam Garrison reminds us what the West Virginia struggle is all about. And Shailley Gupta Barnes explains...

Those were the compelling words used by the Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Chief of Staff, to describe Dr. King's speech, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence," April 4, 1967 at the Riverside Church in New York--one year to the day before Dr. King's crucifixion. Red Letter Christians organized clergy, including Rev. Mark, and activists to...

White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID Equity, Dr. Cameron Webb, provides an update on just how much we can rest assured that we are out of the woods from the disease, and whether we will need another booster. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pr...

DailyKos.com’s Founder, Markos Moulitsas, applies his military experience to evaluate Russia’s doomed prosecution of its war against Ukraine. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lala Wu, Executive Director of SisterDistrict.com, on how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an inspiration to a generation unrepresented in places of power, and working to elect diverse, progressive state legislators will change that. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ali Breland of Mother Jones on Sen. Josh Hawley’s obsession. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Elie Mystal of The Nation and author of the new NYT Bestseller, “Allow Me To Retort: A Black Man’s Guide to the Constitution,” on GOP Senators’ racist and sexist attacks against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the underlying reason for their accusation that Judge Jackson has been lenient when sentencing pedophiles. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Enter...

The Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, President of the National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) discusses the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and demonstrates the impact her nomination to the Supreme Court has had upon little Black girls with a video the NCBW produced highlighting youth holding their own confirmation hearing for the Judge Jackson. This conversation originally aired a...

It's #ThursdayKos with Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs and host of podcast "The Brief." Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) describes Day 2 of the SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the attacks by Republicans, including their effort to change the connotation of the nominee’s initials, “KBJ,” to be synonymous with “CRT,” as in Critical Race Theory. This episode originally aired live on social media on March 22, 2022. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman...

William Spriggs, AFL-CIO Chief Economist, Howard University Professor, and former Assistant Secretary of Labor, disputes the phenomenon labeled the “Great Resignation,” and calls it more of a Great Job Mismatch as employees are leaving employers who raised minimum wages only because state laws forced them, and are seeking jobs where they are more valued by employers. He discusses the roots of infl...

Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, returns for a quick review of the February jobs report and the state of our economy. We’re still climbing back from the job losses at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the numbers do show we’re in a better place. But as per usual, women and people of color are struggling to recover the most. Executive Producer: Adell...

This is a “Best of MIP” episode from the archives. One of the most common reasons a person does not leave a domestic violence situation is because they don’t have the cash to do it. At FreeFrom, an organization dedicated to knocking down the barriers that prevent domestic violence survivors from holding economic and community power, Tannia Ventura and the team work to get direct cash payments to s...

This is a “Best of MIP” episode from the archives. What’s the likelihood of an American experiencing poverty? Turns out, it’s the majority. That’s what Mark Rank covers in his new book (co-authored by Lawrence Eppard and Heather Bullock) out now, “Poorly Understood: What Americans Get Wrong About Poverty.” There’s a common misconception that poverty is an issue of “them” when it’s really about “us...

This is a “Best of MIP” episode from the archives. Closing out our coverage of the 56th Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, Mark speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who details the significance of Selma to both himself and the country-at-large. He is then joined by Ilyasah Shabaaz, daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, as well as author, community organizer, and activist. Executive Producer: Adel...

This is a “Best of MIP” episode from the archives. Rev. Dr. Willian J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign joined the discussion in Selma last weekend to draw the startling connection between poverty and voting rights. In this episode, Rev. Barber reminds us of the racist Southern Strategy from the 1960s and how it played out with not just Trump’s win, but continues to appear in the GOP’s ongo...

This is a “Best of MIP” episode from the archives. Continuing the discussion and commemoration of the historic Bloody Sunday, last year, Mark spoke with Martin Luther King III while in Selma about his father’s legacy playing out in 2020. He shares his thoughts on his father’s teachings applied today and how he might feel about all that has unfolded recently in the fight for racial justice. Executi...

Three Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) veterans—Willie Mukasa Ricks, Bob Smith and the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.—remember Bloody Sunday, the March from Selma to Montgomery, the origin of Black Power and MLK’s evolution to embrace Black Power. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Adv...