The Katie Halper Show

Marcie Smith, and adjunct lecturer in economics at Jon Jay (CUNY) questions the sanctification of Gene Sharp, who has been called the "Machiavelli of nonviolence," and portrayed as apolitical. Smith talks to me about her recent piece, published on NonSite called "Change Agent: Gene Sharp's Noeliberal Nonviolence", which looks at Sharp's noeliberal ideology and his role as a defense state intellectual and Cold War champion. This I play the audio of a book talk I attended by Max Blumenthal about his latest book The Management of Savagery How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump.

Full ep: https://www.patreon.com/posts/26658137 Live show! https://www.facebook.com/events/355195211781069/ We talk to Street Fight Radio's Brett & Bryan about how fun their live show with me and Leslie Lee and Chapo was and how fun the Katie Halper Show & Struggle Session live show with Matt Taibbi, Jamie Peck and Jake Flores will be. Plus we talk about Joe Biden, Matt McGorry, Brett and Bryan's families, Bryan's father in law and how fatherhood politicized them.

We talk to Johann Hari about his excellent book "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions." He discusses the way neoliberalism contributes to depression, the way different cultures and countries deal with it and his own battle with depression. Really important discussion. Trigger Warning: we briefly discuss Ayn Rand's sex life.

I speak to Tiffany Caban, a public defender running for DA in Queens about why she's running, how she wants to decarcerate communities, and why the incarcerated deserve the right to vote. But first, I speak to Leslie Lee III and Jack Allison from Struggle session about how bad Meghan McCain is. Find out more about Tiffany here https://www.cabanforqueens.com

To hear the full interview go to https://www.patreon.com/posts/being-censored-26205426

bonus: Zaid Jilani on being low key censored by Center for American Progress https://www.patreon.com/posts/being-censored-26205426 First I talk to Ben Armbruster & Zaid Jilani, two former employees of Think Progress and Center for American Progress about the editorial independence of the blog from the think tank. They explain the beef between them and Bernie Sanders. Then I speak to Rebecca Vilkomerson of Jewish Voice for Peace and a student organizer named Sarah about BDS.

In this free bonus (because it's such an important story), Intercept reporter Ryan Grim talks about interviewing Julian Assange and what his arrest means for journalism. Plus we go over the worst tweets about Assange and are especially impressed by a certain MSNBC correspondent's hot takes.

I talk to Karina Moreno, a professor and writer focusing on immigration, and Daniel Denvir, the host of the Jacobin Podcast the Dig, about immigration and Bernie's comments on the border and how he can do better. Also, we try, once again, to get Mother Jones to correct a mistake it made about Sanders' voting record.

You can find the full episode where Biden tries to justify his opposition to school desegregation by citing Black is Beautiful here: www.patreon.com/posts/bidens-busing-25863870

bonus interview with Branko Marcetic on Biden's political record. https://www.patreon.com/posts/25863870 Lucy Flores talks to me about why she spoke out about the open secret of Biden's inappropriate interactions with women, the pushback she's been getting and how saying "He's not as bad as Trump," doesn't work.