Episode 299: Richard Ojeda

Featuring Richard Ojeda, Dem nominee for NC-09, this week's conversation focuses on Democrats breaking into Republican strongholds during the midterm election cycle (plus, some discussion of Trump's record as a pro-war president).

Vaush rejoins KK&F to discuss the standout debate performances of Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff.

Touré returns to KK&F for a discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones' recent article for the New York Times about her decision to send her daughter to a low-income public school, and what it tells us about systemic racism and elitism in the NYC public school system.

Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, joins us to talk about the members of the U.S. military who are turning on Trump.

Independent journalist Camila Lourdes Galarza joins us to unpack Trump's reign of terror in Latin America.

Gil Durán rejoins the show to talk about his incredible research and powerful story of how right-wing tech grifters have grabbed hold of our democracy and are threatening to strip it for parts.

Garrison Lovely rejoins KK&F to discuss the Hugging Face hack and the possibility of the AI takeover in our future. 

Kyle talks to Gavin & Zac of The Vanguard about early speculation on the 2028 presidential election and the firestorm surrounding Hasan's recent remarks on Zionism.

Wajahat Ali, writer of The Left Hook on Substack, joins the show to discuss Angie Nixon's victory in Florida's Democratic primary race for the Senate, plus the far-right coalition supporting the Trump presidency.

Oliver Larkin, democratic socialist candidate for FL-25, joins us to discuss his campaign -- which could be the next shock socialist victory!