Civil Politics

Over the holiday break I was able to interview Jeanné Lewis, who is running for At-Large Councilor in Washington, DC! I had a great time talking to her, especially about how our national politics affects the people of the District locally. If you want to know more about Jeanné check out the links below: Twitter: @msjeannelewis | Facebook: FB.com/JeanneAtLarge Profile on NCRP - http://bit.ly/2Not2cb Anti-Semitism and Anti-Black Racism Both Advance White Supremacy - http://bit.ly/2teg4qz Philanthropy's Power to Disrupt Tyranny - Starting With Itself - http://bit.ly/2Nlr5NA For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to fin

GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details - https://wapo.st/37Uu1bN US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike - http://bit.ly/2t9AaCa 8 things everyone should know about Australia’s wildfire disaster - http://bit.ly/2Ngj0tE To listen to Janra's interview with Jeanne Lewis, candidate for Washington DC City Council, Click Here Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find o

Further Reading: Trump Should Be Removed from Office - http://bit.ly/2EBFW1N Gabbard lays low after voting ‘present’ on impeachment - https://politi.co/35VEFhO The Fall of Richard Nixon By TOM BROKAW - http://bit.ly/34Mzwat A beginner’s guide to the debate over nuclear power and climate change - http://bit.ly/2PIqlUj   Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your

We continue to discuss the ideas put forth in the book Crisis! When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule by UMass Professor Cedric DeLeon. For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don’t miss another episode – subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/d648d98f-53ef-4e8f-8755-76cc06e3a4ce

Our guest tonight is Professor Cedric DeLeon, Professor of Sociology at UMass, Director of the UMass Labor VCenter, and author of Crisis! When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule. Find out more about Prof. DeLeon at cedricdeleon.academia.edu Purchase the book at www.sup.org/books/cite/?id=28840 Follow him on Twitter: @Prof_deLeon Further Reading: Trump impeachment vote: What happens next? - http://bit.ly/2stvtlX Will Boris Johnson be the last prime minister of a united kingdom? This is what the odds tell us - http://bit.ly/2PmeaN0 GRADUATE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION – UAW 2322 - http://bit.ly/34ntPzz The California governor signed a law to let NCAA athletes get paid. It’s unclear what’s next. - https://wapo.st/2YJQCEC   Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and

Trump’s $16 billion farm bailout will make rich farmers richer, report says - https://wapo.st/2OW2nVo Labor market picked up steam in November as U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs and jobless rate fell to 3.5 percent - https://wapo.st/2LqqJ7x The Next Debate Stage Won’t Look Like the Democratic Party - http://bit.ly/2s5eRAQ General election 2019: Corbyn and Johnson TV debate fact-checked - https://bbc.in/2RsN0Fn Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast

Cruz knocks Chick-fil-A over past donation: It has 'lost its way' - http://bit.ly/2ssLb0N Book Launch for Crisis! When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule - http://bit.ly/2DwG4PE Florida GOP will hold primary — but no Sunshine Summit — if candidates qualify against Donald Trump - http://bit.ly/2rDnbb3 Lindsey Graham launches Senate investigation into Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine - http://bit.ly/2OvAa7s I Shouldn't Have to Say This... - Ep 7 - Rhetoric With Your Family - http://bit.ly/2Dr3Nka https://twitter.com/grinninfoole/status/1199264297509097472?s=20 Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and mor

Further Reading: Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She’s an Impeachment Witness. - https://nyti.ms/34beYck Devin Nunes and Republican Counsel Question Fiona Hill and David Holmes - https://cs.pn/2XCOQVv Without evidence, Trump calls White House official 'Never Trumper' ahead of impeachment testimony - https://abcn.ws/2OaXCXC Trump claims Marie Yovanovitch refused to hang his portrait in embassy in Ukraine - https://cbsn.ws/2XFObm6 Second person says he told Rep. Jim Jordan about sexual misconduct at Ohio State - https://wapo.st/2KLyJzr Bolton claims White House blocked access to his Twitter account after departure - https://politi.co/37wKMug Rep. Lewis & Sen. Isakson Hug - https://cs.pn/2XF7VGl Biden camp: Graham ‘forfeited his conscience’ over Ukraine - https://politi.co/35ug9Um Trump pardons Army officers, restores Navy SEAL's rank in war crimes cases - https://reut.rs/2rhH4nT 6 excerpts that explain the Supreme Court’s big anti-union ruling - http://bit.ly/2Och6ef Beginning Mus

PETE BUTTIGIEG TOUTED THREE MAJOR SUPPORTERS OF HIS DOUGLASS PLAN FOR BLACK AMERICA. THEY WERE ALARMED WHEN THEY SAW IT. - http://bit.ly/2Kqsp0h Democrats announce eight witnesses, including Vindman, Sondland and Volker, for next week’s public impeachment hearings - https://wapo.st/33SiTe4 Roger Stone, former Trump campaign adviser, found guilty on all charges - https://cbsn.ws/2prgDeS   https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1195368135471378433 Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is

This week is fund drive week! If you love Civil Politics and the other wonderful at Valley Free Radio, please consider donating to the station! Go to ValleyFreeRadio.org/donate and help keep VFR running strong!! Further Reading: Northampton City Councilor David Murphy loses bid for an eighth term - http://bit.ly/2NypVix Woman who was fired for flipping off Trump wins election in Virginia - https://cbsn.ws/36KDliM What Democrats Should Do Now That They Have Turned Virginia Blue - https://nyti.ms/2K6Kd0m Gov. Matt Bevin's campaign requests election recanvass after coming up 5,000 votes short - http://bit.ly/2Q00ojJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDVuShSC94 Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliti

Further Reading: Beto O’Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential Race - https://nyti.ms/2r0m8Bu I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb - http://bit.ly/2NyqKGM Thread about the importance of Impeachment: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1190262611578966016.html Army officer tells impeachment inquiry of gaps in Trump's Ukraine transcript - http://bit.ly/34kpXzS Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.co

Civil Politics was happy to host Pamela Powers, Clerk of the City of Northampton to answer all of our burning questions about her job, balloting, and other wonderful things. Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/a219a799-6b55-495b-91ea-73963b017f7c

Further Reading: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall - http://bit.ly/2MsurhF Which Candidates Got the Most Speaking Time in the Democratic Debate - https://nyti.ms/33Kb7CE Warren, Buttigieg denounce O’Rourke's call for punishing churches that reject gay marriage - http://bit.ly/2oUNWXo Explainer: Democrats Warren and Sanders want wealth tax; economists explain how it works - https://reut.rs/2MQ4zLM Facebook's digital currency dealt another blow - https://bbc.in/2VVUbWM   Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/1e962cc2-b269-4c9a-83a8-cec20aa93d90

Continuing our discussion with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChappelle about local issues, including runoff voting in city elections! Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/03e91b0b-6940-4813-afea-7dd6f2203349

We were happy to welcome back Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChappelle! Further Reading: Mike Pence is officially part of the Trump impeachment investigation - http://bit.ly/331E4te Trump publicly asks China to probe Biden, even amid impeachment inquiry - https://reut.rs/2pMFVnu American support for impeaching Trump rises to 45% amid Ukraine matter: Reuters/Ipsos poll - https://reut.rs/31NnmxB Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit Plan

Further Reading: 9 things everyone should know about the impeachment process - http://bit.ly/2nXw90W Whistleblower Ukrainian Complaint - http://bit.ly/2nZ09tj https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1177625115238047746 https://twitter.com/ashleylynch/status/1176544908628262912 Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/ci

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/a87b67dc-b834-4a83-8bb3-679a2c2c9a7d

Further Reading: European powers concerned by Netanyahu annexation plans - https://reut.rs/2Ai5sXz The Question Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Want to Answer - http://bit.ly/2Q9DFU6 Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno not invited to speak at state Democratic convention; endorsement of Gov. Charlie Baker cited - http://bit.ly/2QjpxrA Charges won't be dropped for 'Straight Pride Parade' counterprotesters - https://nbcnews.to/2Q6h22P I’m a Body Language Expert. Here’s What I Saw During the Debate. - https://politi.co/2Ai8Z8h Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip

Further Reading: How a CNN graphic sparked the #YangMediaBlackout controversy online - http://bit.ly/2ZZlMak Hurricane Dorian Swamps North Carolina’s Outer Banks: Live Updates - https://nyti.ms/34pAtXD Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul - https://politi.co/34tpRqI Elizabeth Warren Says Talk of Light Bulbs and Straws Is a Distraction - https://nyti.ms/34tYSer The real story behind the demise of America's once-mighty streetcars - http://bit.ly/34q0xSd Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pineca

Further Reading: Bishop, McCready clash over attack ads, health care in 9th District debate - http://bit.ly/2ZpjNjS CNN announces details for climate crisis town hall - https://cnn.it/2ZsM7Sv Brexit Watch: Why The Move To Suspend U.K. Parliament Matters - https://n.pr/2Zopbnr Boris’ move: A tough new test for a democracy with unwritten rules - http://bit.ly/2ZpKEMY Parliament suspension: Queen approves PM's plan - Boris Johnson Doesn’t Want a No-Deal Brexit. He Wants to Win an Election. - http://bit.ly/2LeA0P6 Boris Johnson’s intention is clear: he wants a ‘people v parliament’ election - http://bit.ly/2Zuzir1 Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe t