Is there any scenario where impeaching Donald Trump in the senate becomes a real possibility? Well...sort of, says Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs and host of the podcast “The Brief.” He breaks down the complicated explanation and speaks to why impeaching Trump is crucial in setting an accurate historical narrative for future generations Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.co...
Feb 11, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 250
They knocked on 2 million doors in nine weeks and made over 7 million phone calls and 4 million text messages, all of which changed the course of history in the state of Georgia when it flipped to blue in the presidential and senate elections -- but the work is never done. Nse Ufot is the Principal Officer at the New Georgia Project and she discusses the power and history of Black organizing. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additiona...
Feb 10, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 249
The January jobs report is out and it shows that we are still in a massive deficit from where we were a year ago, just before the pandemic changed our lives and the way we work. Chad Stone is the Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and he says there’s still much recovery to be done. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. ...
Feb 09, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Sanaa Abrar is the Advocacy Director of United We Dream, the largest immigrant youth-led network in the nation, and she joins today to explain why the organization is calling on the Biden administration to act on DACA now, as the program is in imminent danger pending a ruling in a Texas court. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Advertising Inq...
Feb 08, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 247
This Black History Month, MIP is honoring the Historical Black Colleges and Universities in our country. We begin this four part series with a deep dive into the history of HBCUs, featuring Dr. Jelani M. Favors, author of “Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism." This conversation sheds light on the complicated history of HBCUs, where white people came into the equation, and how HBCUs helped shape Black women into “weapons against white sup...
Feb 05, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 246
Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos, Civiqs, and the new podcast “The Brief,” is back for #ThursdayKos to talk about the new defense rolling out for Marjorie Taylor Greene led by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the Republican and Democratic parties’ differing versions of bipartisanship, and how we can gain instead of lose in the House and Senate in 2022. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See ...
Feb 04, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Henry “Hank” Louis Aaron made a remarkable impact on the world, and in today’s episode, Mark discusses his life and legacy with MLB Hall of Famer and legendary athlete Dave Winfield and Howard Bryant, author of Hank Aaron’s biography “The Last Hero” and writer for ESPN. *Producer's Note: This episode was edited for time. To hear the FULL conversation, head to the Make It Plain Facebook page or copy this URL into your browser: https://fb.watch/3pGg9WbE6p/ Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Produce...
Feb 03, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 244
The Black community was the catalyst for change in this election season, and now, leadership has some demands for the Biden-Harris administration. Arisha Hatch is the Vice President and Chief of Campaigns at Color of Change, and she joins today to outline what needs to be done in the best interest of Black communities within Biden and Harris’ first 100 days in office. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.co...
Feb 02, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 243
Scott Dworkin, Co-Founder of the Democratic Coalition, sounds off on Marjorie Taylor Greene and why he thinks there’s grounds for expelling her from congress. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 01, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 242
Susie Madrak is a writer at crooksandliars.com and susiemadrak.com and she’s back today for a discussion on what the heck is going on with the GameStop stock. She also discloses her suspicions about the unfolding controversy with Robinhood and how it relates to Steve Bannon. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Advertising Inquiries: https://red...
Jan 29, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos, Civiqs, and his new podcast “The Brief,” is back for his weekly installment of #ThursdayKos. Today he discusses the Increased domestic terror threat in the U.S., the delusions of Republicans voting against impeachment, what Biden can learn from Obama’s mistakes in working with the GOP, and why he thinks Mississippi is going to be the next key state to flip from red to blue. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Enterta...
Jan 28, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Ali Breland is a reporter at Mother Jones covering internet disinformation. On today’s episode he details the ins and outs of QAnon, how the group continually evolves and grows despite any potentially discouraging roadblocks (i.e. Trump losing the election), how they’re tied to neo-nazism, and the recruitment that’s happening right now on Telegram. Read his work, including the articles discussed in this episode, here: https://www.motherjones.com/author/ali-breland/ Executive Producer: Adell Cole...
Jan 27, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Ian Millhiser is a Senior Correspondent for Vox and in his latest piece, he takes on the question: is it constitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a former president? Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 26, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Rep. Stacey Plaskett has been chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi as one of the impeachment managers in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. In today's episode, she discusses the importance of this specific impeachment, what the process will be like, as well as her experience inside the Capitol during the siege on January 6th. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt...
Jan 25, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 237
Grant Stern of the Democratic Coalition and Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats has been digging into the cast of insurrectionists and he breaks down some of the key participants, their roots on social media, and where they are now (the FBI hasn’t caught up with everyone they’re looking for...yet). Grant also talks about the article he wrote that ultimately led to Steve Bannon’s arrest. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional con...
Jan 22, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 236
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now leading the country, so what becomes of the Trump sycophants in Congress? Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs, explores what we might see play out in the House and Senate, including the fate of the filibuster, and what Mitch McConnell fears most after losing his majority. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out i...
Jan 21, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 235
Black Capitol Police officers have been sounding the alarms internally about racism on the force for years, with the most notable lawsuit stretching back to 2001. Joshua Kaplan, Reporter for ProPublica, details the 20-year ongoing legal battle, which shows the roots of what unfolded in the siege of Capitol Hill on January 6th. And on this inauguration day we must ask: how vulnerable is our nation’s capital? Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainmen...
Jan 20, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 234
Media Matters for America President and CEO Angelo Carusone is here today to talk Fox News -- what role did they play in the siege of Capitol Hill? Will they, along with Trump, see any real consequences after years of fanning the flames of dangerous misinformation, which resulted in the chaos of January 6th ? Angelo also gets into the social media situation, including YouTube’s apparent exemption from the rules of the internet. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distribu...
Jan 19, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 233
We celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with the inimitable Congresswoman Maxine Waters as she discusses the ways that Dr. King influenced her life and politics. Rep. Waters also details her experience on the historic day of January 6th, and the strange sightings in the days prior that lead her to believe the insurrectionists were not only preparing ahead of time, but were getting help from a member of Congress--and for that reason, she is advocating for a deep investigation. *This e...
Jan 18, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 232
Michael Tomasky, Writer for The Daily Beast, was disturbed by the political theater put on by the Republicans at the impeachment hearings and the amount that still voted to defend Trump. And now as we look ahead to inauguration, Michael weighs the risks in Washington D.C. and beyond as insurrectionists promise to strike again. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op...
Jan 15, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 231
House Majority Whip James Clyburn shares details from the harrowing lockdown in the Capitol while insurrectionists raged just outside his office doors, and why a House member is now being investigated for assisting the group with navigating the halls of the building. Whip Clyburn also covered yesterday’s vote to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, making him the first president to bear that dishonor. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment...
Jan 14, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 230
The two runoff wins in Georgia were wins for all Democrats, and David A. Love, Executive Editor at BlackCommenator.com, gets into what the bigger meaning is for the historic election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the senate. He also discusses his upcoming reporting on the siege of Capitol Hill, where police officers took selfies with insurrectionists and opened gates to let them through. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For ad...
Jan 13, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Eric Boehlert, Publisher of Pressrun.media, says the people he saw at the siege of Capitol Hill sure didn’t look like the “hard working folk in search of a voice” that the New York Times and other news outlets repeatedly insisted were the true Trump supporters. Eric breaks down the complicity of the mainstream media, both before and after the historic day in Washington D.C.. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitp...
Jan 12, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 228
For the first time since April, the monthly jobs report showed a major LOSS, with a deficit of approximately 144,000. On top of that, the unemployment rate held, and we’re inching closer to coronavirus unemployment insurance running out in March (and no talks of additional stimulus). Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, helps us understand the most important takeaways from the latest report on our economy. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany...
Jan 11, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Markos Moulitsas is back for 2021’s first installment of #ThursdayKos. In today’s episode they unpack the chaos, hypocrisy, and theories surrounding the insurrection on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. And on a brighter note, they also celebrate Georgia’s big wins for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Advertisin...
Jan 08, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Mark responds to the horrific, violent display on Capitol Hill yesterday by Trump supporters, followed by part two of yesterday's panel discussion. Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Barbara Anrwine, Founder...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Barbara Anrwine, Founder/President, Transformative Change Coalition; Marbre-Stahly-Butts, Convener, Policy Table, Movement for Black Lives; Jasiri X, hip hop Activist, Foun...
Jan 06, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 224
Joy Reid is the host of The Reid Out, making her the first and only Black woman to host a prime-time cable news program. Today she moderates a panel that discusses the possibility that the GOP is targeting the Black church in order to win the Georgia runoff election, which is happening today. Panelists include: The Rev. Timothy McDonald III, founder of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, President of the African American Ministers in Action of People for the American Way and is Se...
Jan 05, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 223
On the Bus with The Black Church PAC for Georgia Runoffs GOTV with Bishop William Murphy of the dReam Center Church; Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Dr. E. Dewey Smith of the House of Hope; Rev. Daunta Long of Seed Planters Church; Monica Green of Black Voters Matter; and Rev. Barrett Berry of Empowered Living Church Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/priva...
Jan 04, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 222
This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. Pastor William H. Lamar of of the historic Metropolitan AME Church where Black Lives Matters signs and banners were destroyed a couple weeks ago during pro-Trump rallies. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple D...
Jan 01, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 221
