Author: Briahna Joy Gray

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Consumer activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on whether the Squad betrayed rail workers, the corruptive influence of the Congressional Black Caucus, what Hakeem Jefferies means for progressives 'inside game,' the reordering the Democratic Primary, whether Dems will hold SBF accountable, Kyrsten Sinema's party switch, Tesla's quality issues, the unprecedentedly large pentagon budget, the electoral landscape for 2024, and more.

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Seattle city councilmember & Socialist Alternative member Kshama Sawant joins Bad Faith to debate the strategy, adopted by most of the squad, to vote for the union-crushing tentative agreement that averted a legal railworkers strike. Ryan Grim has been accused of "running cover" for the squad members' strategy, while Kshama Sawant argued their vote for a union voting bill was a clear betrayal. Is Ryan right to say it made sense for the squad to follow the advice of some union members who wanted them to adopt that strategy? Or is Kshama right to call that "political gaslighting?" Ryan joins the conversation about half an hour in, and it's a hot but productive conversation. you wont want to miss it. 

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This week, Briahna speaks to Teddy Schleifer, a journalist who covers Silicon Valley billionaires for Puck News, about Sam Bankman-Fried, the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX, and his obsession with media. Why does he keep exposing himself via high profile interviews (and DM exchanges) that amount to free depositions for the SEC and DOJ -- both of whom are investigating him? Was his emphasis on "effective altruism" part of his effort to charm the media into seeing him as a good faith actor in an unregulated financial sector primed for fraud? Is it possible to be a "good billionaire?" This conversation took a philosophical turn. Come for a play by play of his NYT DealBook interview, stay for a materialist analysis of billionaire philanthropy.

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An all-star labor panel convenes to break down how the "most labor-friendly president since FDR" backed management & abandoned rail workers, how the media ran cover for Biden's betrayal, and how the so-called progressives in the House once again tried to use technocratic tools to obscure their complicity. Union train engineer Ross Grooters returns to the podcast along with The Real News' Maximilian Alvarez, and Bad Faith newbie and co-host of Well There's Your Problem Justin Roczniak. Every political & angle is covered, complete with Max's unbeatable sermons. You're not going to want to miss this one.

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This week, Briahna spoke to political economist Clara Mattei about her new book The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism. She explains the invention of austerity politics, how it's been sold to the masses historically, and breaks down a recent Obama interview in which he carries water for what he calls, "inclusive capitalism" when presented with the possibility of transitioning to a more equitable economic system. How does austerity play into the conflict in Ukraine and various "democracy building" neo-colonial endeavors across the world? And what are the alternatives Obama found so difficult to imagine?

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This week, Briahna has a heated but productive conversation with Joe Cirincione, former president of the Ploughshares Fund -- a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution -- about the controversy surrounding the CPC letter pushing for peace in Ukraine. Every argument you've seen against the letter is competently raised by Joe. Briahna responds. Let us know what you think.

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This week, Intercept D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim returns to Bad Faith to explain everything we need to know about Nancy Pelosi stepping down from her leadership position in the house. Why, two years after force the vote, have progressives still not contemplated a left candidate for leadership? Will likely minority leader Hakeem Jefferies be a bigger threat to progressive interests than Nancy Pelosi? Why are conservatives so willing to openly fight for leadership, while squad members continue to fall in line? Why wont progressives ever Force The Vote?

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Democrats avoided a red wave and held onto the Senate, but they didn't avoid a red wave in New York. If they had, they, they might have held on to the house as well. New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani and journalist on the NY beat Ross Barkan rejoin Bad Faith podcast to explain the bloodbath in NY. Who is at fault? DCCC chair Sean Patrick Maloney, who pushed Mondaire Jones out of his district and then lost? Is the the state party's fault for dropping the ball on the redistricting battle that caused Maloney to flee his own district? What role did Kathy Hochul's pivot right on crime play? And will there be any accountability for blue dog malfeasance?

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