GASLIT NATION WITH ANDREA CHALUPA AND SARAH KENDZIOR

GasLit Nation: Why Does the GOP Vote to Hurt Their Own Base?

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GASLIT NATION WITH ANDREA CHALUPA AND SARAH KENDZIOR

Wow, something good happened! This week on Gaslit Nation we give credit to (and criticism of!) the American Rescue Plan Act, which begins the process of digging this country out of the giant hellhole we’ve been plunging into for several decades. The stimulus plan, despite being littered with broken promises, nonetheless will make a tangible difference in the lives of many suffering Americans, which is of course why no Republicans voted for it.

GasLit Nation: Kill the Filibuster: The Adam Jentleson Interview

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The Democrats have taken the House, the Senate, and the Presidency – yet they are still claiming that they can’t pass the policies Americans desperately need. What’s stopping them? The filibuster – a weapon of white supremacy used by Southern states to block progress on civil rights. Sound familiar? In this interview, Adam Jentleson — an expert on Senate procedure and the author of the book Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy — explains what the filibuster is, how the Senate is using it to hold Americans down, and how to get rid of it.

GASLIT NATION WITH ANDREA CHALUPA AND SARAH KENDZIOR