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The GOP's National Purity Dream | David Bier | TMR
Immigration PolicyRepublican PartyEthnic Cleansing

The GOP's National Purity Dream | David Bier | TMR

David Bier of the Cato Institute details how the Republican Party's immigration stance shifted from reform-oriented to advocating for 'ethnic cleansing' and 'national purity,' including the deportation of US-born citizens, driven by partisan polarization and racial targeting.

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Trump Punts Hormuz; Republican National Purity Dream w/ David Bier | MR Live
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Trump Punts Hormuz; Republican National Purity Dream w/ David Bier | MR Live

The Republican party's immigration stance has devolved into a 'white supremacist project' aiming for 'ethnic cleansing' through mass deportations, including US-born citizens, a stark contrast to its historical pro-immigration roots.

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Now Or Never For Netanyahu And Trump; Trolling The Right w/ Jeet Heer, Ben Palmer | MR Live
US-Iran ConflictGeopoliticsMiddle East Policy

Now Or Never For Netanyahu And Trump; Trolling The Right w/ Jeet Heer, Ben Palmer | MR Live

This episode dissects the escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing Netanyahu's long-term agenda and Trump's flawed 'Venezuela model' for regime change, alongside an exposé of political trolling tactics targeting conservative figures.

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Casual Friday w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton | MR Live
US PoliticsEconomic InequalityDemocratic Party Strategy

Casual Friday w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton | MR Live

This episode exposes the stark realities of economic hardship, the Democratic Party's communication failures, and the dangerous anti-science agenda of Trump's potential Surgeon General, contrasting them with rising progressive movements and direct action.

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Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State | Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez | TMR
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Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State | Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez | TMR

A law professor details the deliberate, century-long evolution of US immigration policy from a labor-driven system to a racially-charged carceral state, revealing how 'criminal aliens' are a legal construct used to control and deport specific populations.

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Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State w/ César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | MR Live
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Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State w/ César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | MR Live

A law professor details the historical evolution of US immigration policy from a labor-driven system to a criminalizing national security apparatus, highlighting how current Democratic 'reforms' often reinforce the very structures they claim to oppose.

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Bovino Out; Getting to Reparations; New NDP Leadership w/ Dorothy Brown, Avi Lewis | MR Live
ICEImmigration PolicyReparations

Bovino Out; Getting to Reparations; New NDP Leadership w/ Dorothy Brown, Avi Lewis | MR Live

This episode dissects the political fallout from ICE actions in Minneapolis, explores the historical and systemic arguments for reparations in the US, and examines the progressive platform of a Canadian NDP leadership candidate, all while critiquing media narratives and right-wing figures.

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Better Late Than Never?
Political CommentaryFascismAuthoritarianism

Better Late Than Never?

The hosts dissect Anna Kasparian's belated apology for mischaracterizing Trump and fascism, arguing that her past positions and those of The Young Turks (TYT) actively enabled the very authoritarianism they now acknowledge.

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China Wins Big At Davos; Next Socialist In Congress? w/ Jostein Hauge, Claire Valdez | MR Live
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China Wins Big At Davos; Next Socialist In Congress? w/ Jostein Hauge, Claire Valdez | MR Live

This episode exposes the US's eroding global power and domestic constitutional abuses by ICE, while highlighting China's rising influence and the growing socialist movement in American politics.

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Best of 2025: Trump’s End-Times Fascism w/ Naomi Klein
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Best of 2025: Trump’s End-Times Fascism w/ Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein details the rise of 'end times fascism,' where political and tech elites accelerate societal collapse while preparing private escape routes, while the hosts expose widespread misinformation regarding physics theories and immigration data.

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