Episode 384 - Insider Out (w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline)

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast The eponymous host of the Kim Iverson Show joins Bad Faith to break down Thursday's disastrous-for-Democrats debate, RFK Jr.'s response, and what third party opportunities this unique political moment presents for the left. Is this the moment to commit to the Green Party? Or is the only "green" to discuss Biden's golf handicap -- or whether Trump is sub "par?" Is it worth it to vote for RFK Jr. just to break up the duopoly? Or are his views on Gaza too insidious to consider any other upsides? You wont want to miss this spirited debate. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Dr. Annelle Sheline resigned from the State Department in March after she determined that it was nearly impossible to do her job -- promoting human rights in the Middle East -- in light of the genocide in Gaza. Now at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Dr. Sheline joins Bad Faith to debate the merits of working to reform systems from the inside and to provide behind-the-scenes insights into how some of her former colleagues try to push back against Israel's human rights abuses. Do Matt Miller's craven takes from the podium prove the futility of that effort? Is US narrative-building around the "rules-based order" being destroyed by access to independent media? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and former director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch Sarah Leah Whitson joins Bad Faith to talk about Gaza in the broader contexts of the region's politics. She talks normalization schemes, media censorship, and the root of the Democratic party's commitment to Israel. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Shir Hever, military embargo coordinator for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, joins Bad Faith to explain how BDS is effectively squeezing the Israeli economy and souring Israelis on the war against Gaza. The Israeli-German economist explains how financial pressures are being felt by the Israeli public and how an international solidarity movement is effectively blocking military aid from being sent to Israel. He also weighs in on the ad hoc boycotts that have sprung up against companies like McDonald's and KFC. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast World-renowned Columbia professor and economist Jeffrey Sachs returns to Bad Faith to discuss Ukraine, the threat of nuclear escalation, his recent Tucker Carlson appearance, what an increasingly multipolar world means for US influence in Middle East politics, and an optimistic case for a two state solution. This is a comprehensive, raw account of what happened -- recorded within 24 hours of Briahna receiving the news that she'd been canceled. This was not about an eye roll. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Independent journalist and bête noire of White House press flacks Sam Husseini returns to Bad Faith to break down the Biden administration's spin over who is really responsible for stalling a ceasefire deal that would bring an end to the carnage in Gaza. Husseini reacts to Hasbara from Jake Tapper and analyzes how hostages have been cynically weaponized by pro-Israel actors to generate sympathy for Israel's siege (and oust progressive news hosts), all while the families of hostages have clearly said that they are far from Israel's priority. Husseini also discusses a new UN report out Wednesday that confirms that claims of mass rape on October 7th are completely unsubstantiated, but that Israel likely implemented the "Hannibal directive" against its own citizens and enacted gross abuses -- including sexual assaults -- on Palestinian victims. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast In her first interview after being fired from The Hill Briahna Joy Gray sits down with the co-hosts of Due Dissidence, Keaton Weiss and Russell Dobular, to discuss the long trajectory of attacks from Rep. Ritchie Torres and others that have led to Briahna's dismissal for pro-Palestine speech. This censorship has been a long time coming, and the attacks have escalated since Briahna attended a "Dissident Dialogue" conference early last month, which was clipped and circulated about a week before her ouster in a failed attempt at getting her canceled. Russell attended that conference, and he gives a firsthand account of his experience in the audience and from subsequent interviews with the staff that put together the event. This is a comprehensive, raw account of what happened -- recorded within 24 hours of Briahna receiving the news that she'd been canceled. This was not about an eye roll. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Last month over 1000 Harvard students walked out of commencement in protest of the war on Gaza and the university's decision to not allow 13 seniors to graduate, including Rhodes Scholar Asmer Safi. Safi joins Bad Faith along with junior Prince Williams, who was also suspended by the university, to discuss their divestment strategy, the downfall of Claudine Gay, and how Harvard has cracked down on students in order to protect their endowment. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast   Princeton Professor of African American studies Eddie Glaude Jr. returns to Bad Faith to discuss what he told students at historically Black Morehouse College in advance of Biden's commencement address, why he's now ambivalent about his 2016 openness to voting third party in deep red and deep blue states, how to break free of the "vote blue no matter who" mindset, Cornel West and political pragmatism, and more. One of Briahna's all-time favorite guests remains one of her favorite interlocutors in this, his second appearance. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast The Nation's John Nichols returns to Bad Faith to break down the avalanche of bad press Biden has been getting over the last week, including a viral article by Ian Chotiner in The New Yorker in which Dem strategist Simon Rosenberg tried to rage-quit the interview after being asked basic questions about Biden's bad polling. Nichols, a historian of American politics, walks us though nearly a century-worth of elections to assess what opportunities exist in this moment for the left: A challenge at the convention? A third party candidate? (N.B. -- we recorded prior to the news that Biden's nomination at the convention would be "virtual.") Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).