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A casual material history of the United States from Bill, Rachel, and guests. Recorded twice weekly in Newton, Massachusetts.

Lend Lease 7 – Democratic Party Power Struggle – July 21, 2019

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The Democratic Party leadership has come completely unmoored from the party base and any coalition necessary to win national elections. But with the party’s legally enshrined institutional power and mass membership in play and time running out on the climate, we are locked in a brutal power struggle. (On the show this week: Bill, Rachel, Nate)

Links and Notes for Episode 7: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Ep-7-Links-and-Notes-Democratic-Leadership-Attacks-on-the-Left.pdf

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Lend Lease 6 – Piracy – July 14, 2019

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This week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about Mediterranean piracy, the Golden Age of Caribbean & Atlantic piracy, and East Asian piracy.

Links and notes summer episode 6: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Episode-6-Links-and-Notes-Piracy.pdf

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Lend Lease 5 – American Municipal Socialism History – July 7, 2019

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This week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about American socialist mayors of history.

Links and notes summer episode 5: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Episode-5-Links-and-Notes-Municipal-Socialist-Politicians-of-the-United-States.pdf

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Lend Lease 4 – Four Years of Medicare For All Discourse – June 30, 2019

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This week Bill, Nate, and Greg discuss the evolution of Medicare For All discourse from the 2015 Democratic debates to the 2019 Democratic debates as well as the political evolution of Delaware since Joe Biden was first a Senator.

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Lend Lease 3 – The Global Housing Crisis – June 23, 2019

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This week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about left-wing housing policy and historical factors in Helsinki, Vienna, Berlin, Barcelona, Kerala, and Massachusetts.

Links and notes summer episode 3: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/afd-lend-lease-3-links.pdf

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Lend Lease 2 – Hyde Amendment and No Climate Debates – June 16, 2019

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This week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about Biden’s flip-flops on the Hyde Amendment and the DNC’s decision to refuse to hold a climate policy debate or allow candidates to participate in one by anyone else.

Links and notes summer episode 2: PDF.

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Lend Lease 1 – Sanders Has A Plan For That Too – June 9, 2019

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Description: With our WVUD version of the radio show on hiatus for the summer, we (Bill, Rachel, and Nate) kick off our summer spinoff podcast: Arsenal For Democracy – Lend Lease. Episode 1 discusses some of the distinctions between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in their presidential campaigns so far.

Article links and citations available in PDF here.

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