The Katie Halper Show

Patreon-only chat with Margaret Kimberly is here https://www.patreon.com/posts/260-over-obama-33725119 Rep Ro Khanna (CA-D) talks to me about the measure he sponsored, which just passed the House!!!, to block funding for a military strike on Iran unless authorized by Congress; hawkish Dems, the impeachment, and the Bernie Bro narrative which never mentions the online harassment faced by Sanders supporters. Then Margaret Kimberley talks to me about her new book "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," what she learned while working on it, who the most racist president was, and how George Washington replaced his teeth. Hear Margaret speak here https://www.strandbooks.com/event/kimberly-prejudentialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

257 - Neoliberal Rot with Krystal Ball by Katie HalperAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/33293653 main ep: writer, socialist, feminist, Jacobin editor Alex Press on why Sanders is the feminist candidate in the race.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Full Episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33125980 I speak to Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council about Iran's accidental downing of the Ukrainian airliner, the protests that followed, and how Iranians can have two thoughts in their heads at the same: they can oppose the assassination of Soleimani and protest the downing of the airliner; they can criticize their own government and oppose regime change and war.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I speak to Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, about Trump's killing of Soleimani and his military and economic treatment of Iran. Then I speak with Iranian-American journalist and Intercept editor Ali Gharib about his view of the conflict. Cole's His most recent book is Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. He is also the author of The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East (2014); Engaging the Muslim World (2009); Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East (2007); and many other books. He has appeared on PBS’s Lehrer News Hour, ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, The Today Show, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper 360, The Rachel Maddow Show, All In With Chris Hayes, The Colbert Report, Democracy Now!, and many others. He has written widely about Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and South Asia. the upheavals in the Arab World since 2011. He has regular columns at The Nation and Truthdig. Cole commands Arabic, Persian, and Urdu and reads Turkish, and knows both Middle Eastern and South Asian Islam. He lived in various parts of the Muslim world for more than a decade, and continues to travel widely there. He is the editor in chief of Informed Comment, which you can find here https://www.juancole.com/. You can follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/jricole Follow Ali Gharib here https://twitter.com/Ali_GharibAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

(Faiza answers your questions on Patreon-only here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32985153) I talk to Faiza Shaheen about running as a labour candidate, what she learned from the British elections, what the Left can learn from them, what's next for her and what Hugh Grant (who stumped for her, along with Eddie Izzard) is like in real life.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jacobin magazine "cool kid" Meagan Day on her piece (co-written with friend of the show & recent father Matt Karp) "Bernie Is the Candidate Who Can Beat Trump. Here’s Why." Plus why Sanders is the most feminist candidate and is married to Meagan and her girlfriend. Just in time for the holidays so you can convince your family to believe in St. Bernard over Christmas dinner or latkes or Chinese food.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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250 - Yasha Levine, Lauren Ashcraft, Aaron Mate, Uncle Bobby, and Ron Davis by Katie HalperAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

249 - Mayor Pete's Black Voter Problem with Ryan Grim by Katie HalperAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy