Episode 124: Our Platform Has a Trapdoor

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Andy are forced to recap and discuss the worst week in American politics in quite some time. The hosts discuss the Capital Gazette shooting, Maxine Water's brave and scary statements, more tariffs and their impact inside the U.S., SCOTUS decisions, Justice Kennedy's announced retirement, democratic socialism victory in NY, new Asia specific trade partnership, and much more. SHOW NOTES The Gauntlet Capital Gazette shootingMaxine Waters is unafraid, and now I am afraidTariffs hurting American jobs, not immigrantsHarley Davidson first major victimPossibly more to followI want to fight Dinesh D’Souza in the streetObama told Trump how to win on healthcareRed Hen restaurant tells Sarah Huckabee Sanders to hit the bricksTrump threatens to leave the World Trade Org The Eliminator Democratic Socialist wins in New YorkReality Winner gets hit with 5 years prison sentenceSCOTUS upholds Trump’s travel banSCOTUS hits unions pretty hard with new decision of duesJustice Kennedy announces retirement This announcement is shady as fuck The Atlasphere North Korea is still enriching UraniumAsia for the BLOC!Look Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).