Unanimous Dissent

As the two most unpopular candidates for president in American history get set to square off, the two Sam’s wonder what the country did to deserve such weak choices.Also, International Business Times reporter Brendan James stops by to discuss the latest Never Trumpers, including a former bigwig Republican who has turned toward Hillary Clinton. Should Democrats worry about warmongers and corporatists supporting their candidate?And finally, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is taking a stand against Senators who want to expand the surveillance power of the NSA. He claims a certain measure under consideration in the upper chamber would allow the feds to spy on our thoughts.

In this episode, the two Sams take a look at how the Democratic Party platform is coming together, and how Bernie Sanders is trying to drag the party to the left.Also the Supreme Court struck down a Texas anti-abortion law. Associate Editor at the DCist Rachel Kurzius explains what this means for womens’ access to reproductive health services. The Unanimous Dissent team also tackles the Puerto Rico debt crisis, stolen CIA arms shipments, and the corporatization of the US National Park Service.

In this episode, the two Sams take a look at how the Democratic Party platform is coming together, and how Bernie Sanders is trying to drag the party to the left.Also the Supreme Court struck down a Texas anti-abortion law. Associate Editor at the DCist Rachel Kurzius explains what this means for womens’ access to reproductive health services. The Unanimous Dissent team also tackles the Puerto Rico debt crisis, stolen CIA arms shipments, and the corporatization of the US National Park Service.

In today’s episode, Sam Sacks and Sam Knight digest what just happened with the Brexit vote in the UK. Economist Mark Weisbrot with the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins in to offer some insight on what lies ahead.Questions linger over what sort of interactions the FBI had with Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen. Author and journalist Max Blumenthal is on to discuss the bureau’s counter-terror tactics, and speculate whether agents may have helped radicalize Mateen. And finally, Democrats staged a 25-hour sit-in last week to get a vote on gun control. But have they undercut their efforts by hitching their proposals to secret terrorist watch-lists? There used to be a time when Democrats opposed the trappings of the national security state, when George W. Bush was president.

In today’s episode, Sam Sacks and Sam Knight digest what just happened with the Brexit vote in the UK. Economist Mark Weisbrot with the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins in to offer some insight on what lies ahead.Questions linger over what sort of interactions the FBI had with Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen. Author and journalist Max Blumenthal is on to discuss the bureau’s counter-terror tactics, and speculate whether agents may have helped radicalize Mateen. And finally, Democrats staged a 25-hour sit-in last week to get a vote on gun control. But have they undercut their efforts by hitching their proposals to secret terrorist watch-lists? There used to be a time when Democrats opposed the trappings of the national security state, when George W. Bush was president.