Pundits were left scratching their heads last fall when Foreign Policy reported that Bernie is the top recipient of donations from the military. But to supporters, it was no surprise: Bernie has a long record of fighting for the rights of US troops to health care, housing, and education - as well as keeping them out of endless, counterproductive wars in the first place.
In this week's episode, Briahna sits down with Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project and an organizer with progressive vets group Common Defense, to talk about how time spent in military service can bring someone to the left. Then, she talks to Hector Barajas, a veteran who was deported despite his years of service and who founded the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana, Mexico.
Common Defense: https://commondefense.us
Black Veterans Project: https://www.blackveteransproject.org
Deported Veterans Support House: https://www.deportedveteranssupporthouse.net
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33 - Best of Bernie: DACA Fight | On the Trail with AOC | Elegy for Oligarchs
32 - Bernie Gets It Done (w/ Warren Gunnels)
31 - Live at Politicon (w/ Kyle Kulinski, James Adomian, and Anthony Atamanuik)
30 - It's Not Your Fault (w/ Michael Moore & Meagan Day)
29 - Bernie's Back, Baby!
28 - Buddy, Essentialize This! (w/ Tom Sexton & Analilia Mejia)
27 - Best of Bernie: Rising Up | Racial Justice | Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?
26 - Bernie vs. the Rest (w/ Naomi Klein & Xiuhtezcatl Martinez)
25 - Best of Bernie: A Million Donors Strong | Housing for All | Climate Strike
24 - Back to the Future (w/ Harvey Kaye & Cornel West)
23 - Best of Bernie: Climate Threat | Crackdown in Kashmir | Killer Mike
22 - Bern or Burn: The Green New Deal (w/ David Wallace-Wells & Kate Aronoff)
21 - Best of Bernie: Winning the Class War | Green New Deal | Justice for All
20 - Birth and Death in America (w/ Sanjeev Sriram)
19 - Building Coalitions (w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor)
18 - Bridging the Center/Left Divide (w/ Jon Favreau)
17 - Beat the Press (w/ Katie Halper & Sam Seder)
16 - Brazil, Bernie, and the Fight Against Fascism (w/ Michael Brooks & Leandro Demori)
15 - Big Money vs. the City of Brotherly Love
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