Aida Chavez's guest appearances

Aida Chavez

Living in the USA

The Insurgents

Elon Musk

Donald Trump

Bowe Bergdahl

John Sayles

Chris Hayes

Michelle Obama

Joel Birch

Rebecca Traister

Gail Collins

Yanis Varoufakis

Adam Conover

Pico Iyer

Jimmy Carter

Ilhan Omar

Kai Wright

OwlTail

Eric Foner

First, the divorce last May, and then Warren Buffett resigned as a trustee last week; so, who exactly IS Bill Gates, the second richest man in the world, giving his money to? Tim Schwab, writer of award-winning reports on the Gates Foundation, explains.Next Up: the political transformation of Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez of The Intercept reports.Also: Dr. Seuss Enterprises took six of his books out of print because they contained racist drawings. Katha Pollitt comments.And, Obama's best-selling autobiography, "A Promised Land" reminds us of a time when Donald Trump barely existed on our political landscape and in our consciousness. Historian Eric Foner comments.

First, the divorce last May, and then Warren Buffett resigned as a trustee last week; so, who exactly IS Bill Gates, the second richest man in the world, giving his money to? Tim Schwab, writer of award-winning reports on the Gates Foundation, explains. Next Up: the political transformation of Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez of The Intercept reports. Also: Dr. Seuss Enterprises took six of his books out of print because they contained racist drawings. Katha Pollitt comments. And, Obama's best-selling autobiography, "A Promised Land" reminds us of a time when Donald Trump barely existed on our political landscape and in our consciousness. Historian Eric Foner comments.

The Gates Foundation: Tim Schwab; Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez; Katha: Dr. Seuss, Eric Foner: Obama

Ken Klippenstein

In this episode we’re joined by Aida Chavez of the Intercept and…..sigh….Ken Klippenstein of the Nation.Aida joins us to talk about her piece in the Washington Post (confusing, we know) about AOC’s pragmatism and how leftists perceive her approach.Then with Ken (who is still banned for life, this is just a temporary suspension of the ban due to the pandemic) we discuss his latest scoop about the government’s pandemic response plan and how it gives Trump extraordinary unchecked powers.You can follow Aida HERE. And Ken HERE.—You can subscribe to the show on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

In this episode we’re joined by Aida Chavez of the Intercept and…..sigh….Ken Klippenstein of the Nation.Aida joins us to talk about her piece <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-pragmatist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in the Washington Post</a> (confusing, we know) about AOC’s pragmatism and how leftists perceive her approach.Then with Ken (who is still banned for life, this is just a temporary suspension of the ban due to the pandemic) we discuss <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-trump-pandemic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his latest scoop</a> about the government’s pandemic response plan and how it gives Trump extraordinary unchecked powers.You can follow Aida <a href="https://twitter.com/aidachavez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. And Ken <a href="https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.—You can subscribe to the show on iTunes <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-insurgents/id1497590259" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.And on Spotify <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3bR1EKv7ttZsB8PMUeodB2?si=BPA-1_gdShmZAvhQnXCZiA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe</a>

Ep. 10: Pragmatic Social Distancing ft. Aida Chavez & Ken Klippenstein