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The Benjamin Dixon Show

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News and commentary from a progressive perspective.

Cautiously idealistic yet reasonably pragmatic: as hopeful for the future as he may be, Benjamin Dixon isn't afraid to tackle the issues of today. The Benjamin Dixon Morning Show is the go-to source thanks to the talent and power of our team including Rebecca Azor, DJ XXXclusive, independent journalist Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, and our producers that make everything happen behind the scenes.
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Episode 666 | Stacey Abrams Burned a Confederate Flag. People Upset Probably Weren't Voting For Her

Stacey Abrams burned a Georgia flag that had the image of the confederacy on it. My friend Marcus Ferrell put it brilliantly: Anyone that has an issue with this was never going to support her. I think that this statement can say a lot about the fight that I apparently refuse to let go of: Anyone who has an issue with directly fighting racism was never going to support a coalition that does fight racism. So why should we waste time on them when there are tens-of-millions of people we CAN reach wh...

Oct 23, 2018•33 min

Episode 662 | The 2020 Court Packing Litmus Test | Why YOU Need to Run for Office

There is no progressive future without fixing the damage on the Supreme Court. In 2018 it is critical Democrats get majorities in the Senate (except Manchin, he can eat a ****). But in 2020, it is critical that we hold Democrats to a Court Packing litmus test. IMPORTANT: This isn't a litmus test that says "I'm not gonna vote for Dems if they don't do what I like." This is a litmus test that says, "I'm going to check with the politicians from my district and state and if they aren't going to pack...

Oct 10, 2018•18 min

Episode 661 | Radical Conservative Nikki Haley Resigns | Olive Branch to the Misguided Left

Hey everyone! 661 is up. Listen, there are no "moderate" Republicans. What they want is the complete destruction of what we want and they are willing to burn down everything to get it. And I've extended an "olive branch" of sorts to the "misguided" Left. It's the same exact message that I've been giving over the past few weeks, but I try to do it without all the venom I'm fully aware that I dished out. 661 is a full episode so let's go! Episode 661 | Radical Conservative Nikki Haley Resigns | Co...

Oct 09, 2018•36 min

Episode 656 | Republicans are LITERAL Neoliberals

For some of you, this will be like "Duh." But I'm discovering more and more how many people don't understand that Neoliberalism is a specific set of economic policies that are most promoted -- and promoted in their extreme form -- by Republicans. If this is a review for you, then bare with me as I make this plain for some people.

Oct 01, 2018•48 min

Episode 655| A Farewell to Ignorance

Enough is enough. Time to move on from hoping to talk sense into a group that doesn't want any. Long story short, we've got to work. We've got to organize more. We've got to get into position to actually effect change. Shouting at Democrats from the sidelines while Republicans are running up the score for neoliberalism is a failing strategy. Let's talk about it.

Sep 30, 2018•34 min

Episode 653 | Part 4: Independent Media: No Girls Allowed with @MuseWendi and @Sansdn

I delayed part four so I could include voices of women. Even though I pointed out the male-dominated space, I would have been perpetuating the problem by not including the voices of women. Once again, my homegirls came to the rescue. Wendi Muse shared this amazing podcast with me and I've chopped it to share with you. But be sure to listen to the entire podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/leftpoc/left-pocket-project-podcast-episode-4-no-girls-allowed-a-conversation-w-sansdn Check out Wendi Muse...

Sep 25, 2018•48 min

Episode 652 | Part 3: Why Media Caters to Its Audience Versus The Hard Truth w/@mediastudied

Part three in a four-part series on independent media and how it reflects mainstream media. In this conversation, I speak with @MediaStudied again about the lanes that support the current power structure and why it has become increasingly necessary for media to cater to those lanes. In the context of how people of color (Black people specifically) fit into these lanes, historically it has always been about how we can serve one of those lanes. The moment you challenge your lane, you're likely to ...

Sep 21, 2018•48 min

Episode 650 | How Independent Media Reflects and Serves the Current Power Structure

This is part one of four podcasts based on two hours of conversations I had with @MediaStudied, @QGotNoRings, and @Deuce1042 (all on twitter) about how independent media both reflect the current power structure and, in its own way, is merely fulfilling a function of the current power structure. We get into the weeds a bit, but it was an important conversation -- especially for me.

Sep 18, 2018•38 min

Episode 649 | The Smearing of Botham Jean

Watching the Dallas police smear a man who was killed while resting in his home is surreal. But they've done this so many times, the smearing of Black people killed by police has been perfected down to a science. Today's bonus show I cover "Useless contrarianism" -- the performative art of grandstanding but doing nothing to help progressive goals.

Sep 14, 2018•16 min

Episode 648 | Why The Culture War and Social Issues Are All That Matter

Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk is a friend of mine and I respect his work. But a tweet he sent out -- though he certainly offered clarification -- gives us the opportunity to explore the idea that the culture war is a distraction or best understood as a tool used by oligarchs to keep us divided. I used to think this too until I thought this all the way through.

Sep 12, 2018•27 min

Episode 638 | Conservatives are Rewriting History While We're Still Playing Nice

Conservatives are playing for keeps. They are rewriting history right before our eyes. They're deplatforming Leftists while crying about being deplatformed. They are plotting to end our freedom of speech while crying that we -- who are actually defending their free speech-- are actually trying to take theirs away. It's time to wake up to this truth and fight back!

Aug 17, 2018•31 min

Episode 636 | One Year Later: The Nazis of #UniteTheRight Weren't Stopped By People Playing Nice

Nazis failed this weekend because they were afraid: they were afraid of Antifa, public shaming, and all of the negative press around being a public nazi. Now they can go back to being a private Nazi and extremist like their conservative extremist brethren. Patrons Bonus: David Frum -- formerly of the Bush White House -- is upset about the decline of conservatism in his article addressing the polemicism of Dinesh D'Souza. But David Frum had a role to play in the iteration of conservatism in power...

Aug 13, 2018•19 min

Episode 634 | Ben Shapiro Is an Intellectual When Compared to His Conservative Contemporaries

Let's talk about Ben Shapiro's challenge of Ocasio-Cortez. I guess when your contemporaries are people Mike Cernovich or other conservatives. But is he really that smart? go to patreon.com/thebpdshow to get the rest of today's show where I cover: Laura Ingram is a white nationalist. In other news, water is wet. Space -- the final frontier of the military industrial complex.

Aug 09, 2018•12 min
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