Recorded April 2, 2020. Adam and Peter discuss Joe Biden's odious political record and career, including his drug warrior record, how he opposed desegregation efforts, and his hawkish foreign policy record.
Links:
Joe Biden's record on the drug war and mass incarceration: https://theintercept.com/2019/09/17/the-untold-story-joe-biden-pushed-ronald-reagan-to-ramp-up-incarceration-not-the-other-way-around/ ; the CIA's role in creating the MFA program: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4x3vg3/how-the-cia-turned-american-literature-into-a-content-farm ; Joe Biden's foreign policy record: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/joe-biden-democratic-party-military-hawk ; Joe Biden and civil rights and desegregation: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/joe-biden-didn-t-just-compromise-segregationists-he-fought-their-n1021626 ; Joe Biden and the bankruptcy bill https://www.gq.com/story/joe-biden-bankruptcy-bill ; Glenn Greenwald interview with Liz Franczak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3VGDDErnmk