The Benjamin Dixon Show

Episode 591 | What does it even mean to be anti-war if we can't oppose war crimes and human right's violations? Let's talk more about Syria.

Professor Matt Sienkiewicz fills in with a conversation on Mike Pompeo, What the Blogs are Saying and an interview with @Maura on Kanye West and music criticism.

Of all the days I decide to have a guest host, it would be on a day when Kanye swears his allegience to Donald Trump. Thankfully, Brian Lewis of https://blackandintellectual.com/ covered the topic! I enjoyed this episode. You will too! - Ben

This has been a tragic week for many reasons. Waffle House saw the murders of four POC in their facility and then the viral video of the Black woman being sexually assaulted by police officers. And yet, not a single word about the terrorist act from Donald Trump. Rebecca Azor fills in for Benjamin.

Episode 587 | Anoa Changa fills in while I work on this *thing*. She disucsses Senator Bookers ridiculous analysis of blaming low Black voter turnout for Donald Trump's victory. She also discusses true voter engagement and how we fix, once and for all, the problem of historically low voter turnout across all demographics. Finally, Anoa discusses the problem with Facebook for progressives and minor...

***EPISODE 586 | A white man associated with a nationalist organization kills four at a Waffle House in Tennessee. Is Trump to be credited with the potential peace in North Korea? My experiences at a Neo-Nazi rally in Newnan, GA. And finally, Kanye West loves Candace Owen. meh. ********************************************************************************** Thanks to all of our newest patrons! G...

Episode 585 | Everyone seems to be losing it. And maybe I am too. But let's discuss some of the more obvious examples of people becoming completely irrational since the election of Donald Trump. Rebecca Azor joins me to discuss forgiveness versus knuckling-up.

Episode 584 | So glad to have friends that can pinch hit whenever I travel. Professor Matt Sienkiewicz (@mediastudied) fills in with an amazing episode discussing Bernie Sanders, Gaza protests, and Syria.

Episode 583 | Tax Day has got me like...... In other news, a mid-flight accident on Southwest Airlines leaves one dead and the entire flight terrified. Alex Jones is being sued by the families of the Sandy Hook School shooting. Ben Shapiro has one murderous, white supremacist fan. What does he teach that draws someone like this?

Episode 582 | Trump's strike in Syria was illegal. No question. Reports indicate he wanted to go further than the limited strikes from Friday night. Syria exposes everyone from our cowardly Congress to anti-war grandstanders who aren't helping us move the ball forward. Starbucks had a pretty racist weekend. Let's discuss.

Episode 581 | How ridiculous can we all be? "Golden Shower" ridiculous apparently. Being nuanced will make you an outcast. At least that's how I see it. Listen to this clip from Eddie Glaude and let's discuss. Dennis Kucinich is running for governor and has been ahead of the curve for a very long time. Rebecca Azor joins me to dicuss Colin Kaepernick.

***EPISODE 580 | Today's show is JAMED PACK! Paul Ryan is cashing out and some liberals are already lining up to recruit him into the resistance!? Oklahoma teachers are striking for better pay and better budgets and we’re standing in solidarity with them. There is no solution the United States can bring to Syria. But let’s talk about being anti-war. Donald Trump’s judicial nominee can’t say if she...

***EPISODE 579 | Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, had his offices raided yesterday by the FBI. Donald Trump-- a man who was already unhinged -- us beginning to unravel. Let’s discuss his tirade from yesterday. A white man from Australia had the largest Black Lives Matter Facebook page and profited greatly off of it. Let’s discuss the implications. Finally, a Chicago police officer implica...

***EPISODE 578 | Syrian President Assad is implicated in another gas attack this time in the city of Douma killing 70 people including women and children. But why would he do this? We explore the rationale for and against Assad’s chemical attack. Portland police kill a homeless man in a terrifying video. One homeless man with a knife versus at least a dozen police officers with guns drawn. The ACL...

***EPISODE 577 | Notes and Links*** Bernie Sanders is getting attacked over seemingly innocuous comments about Obama’s presidency. I avoided this conversation yesterday but woke up with some insight that I feel is valuable to the conversation. WARNING: You are NOT going to agree with everything I say. ********************************************************************************** Thanks to all...

***EPISODE 576 | Notes and Links*** Dr. King is probably the most co-opted historical figure second only to Jesus Christ. I don’t want to discuss him in terms of any political agenda or even my own ambition. I want to discuss the father, the husband and the man. ********************************************************************************** Thanks to all of our newest patrons! No new patrons to...

***EPISODE 575 | Notes and Links*** Most of you have already heard the terrifying clip of hundreds of local news reporters giving the same “Donald Trump” talking points. Each of these stations is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting. But Sinclair has far more insidious plans than just being the propaganda tool of Donald Trump. In this podcast, we explore in detail. **************************************...

The brother of Stephon Clark, Stevante Clark, is being perceived as someone who has no "home training" and "crazy, but in reality this is someone who is breaking apart and trying to find a way to get justice for his brother's murder. Rebecca Azor, explains why we should look deeper and hear Stevante's cries and understand his actions.

Special thanks to Professor Matt Sienkiewicz. Today, he and Max cover Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbin, Democratic hopes for 2020, and a media analysis return of Rosanne.

Alton Sterling Report by LADOJ - http://www.agjefflandry.com/Article/7558/5 CBC Briefing on BIE Report - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4MbCIyXhz4&feature=youtu.be Anoa’s Article in The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/please-stop-calling-black-activism-divisive/ How to Organize to Win by Marshall Ganz - https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-organize-to-win/

***EPISODE 571 | Notes and Links*** 97-year-old John Paul Stevens is far more radical than most liberals when it comes to gun policy. We discuss his NYTimes opinion piece calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment. Turns out ICE is using Facebook data to track down their targets. I think it’s time we discuss these fantasies of violent revolution against the United States and how those dreams a...

***EPISODE 570 | Notes and Links*** March For Our Lives was phenomenal. Emmaz Gonzalez spoke powerfully. But there seem to be a lot of venomous criticisms of the Parkland youth coming from the Left and the Right. Let’s take a look at both sides’ criticisms as well as listen to an amazing clip from Tiffany Loftin that I argue is the exact way you should handle these types of things. ***************...

We have a story we're releasing today that requires some last minute attention to detail. So no show today. See you tomorrow!

***EPISODE 569 | Notes and Links*** Video of the shooting of 22-year-old Stephon Clark by Sacramento police has been released. It appears Clark was killed in his own backyard over what amounts to alleged vandalism. Austin PD and the media have already started to humanize the terrorist who sent bombs to Black citizens killing two. Tucker Carlson’s segment on the browning of one American city is his...

***EPISODE 568| Notes and Links*** The Austin Texas bomber has been identified as 24-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt. He killed himself in a suicide-bombing injuring police. It took three weeks for Donald Trump to mention the bombings and even then he did not mention the Black victims. America is currently suffering from a white supremacists murder spree and the President who has all the words for “...