Made my way out to Netroots Nation and walked away even more convinced the Democratic Party needs to open it’s doors to embracing identity politics. I mean, white people sure as hell are, we just don’t call it that. Reality is, diversity and equity aren’t just words, but that might come as a surprise to America’s most powerful.

Ever notice Republicans are “throwing red meat to the base,” while Democrats are “embracing extreme policies”? Every mass shooting activists on the left call for action, while on the right it’s as if every shooting is the first and last? Are you aware the NYTimes actually PAYS Bret Stephens? All of these things are connected and more dangerous than fake news. Going over some amazing research in this week’s episode.

The algorithms are persuading us. Supercomputers are poking voodoo dolls to get us to do stuff. Politicians are clueless, and much of the media is too. So how screwed are we, heading into the 2020 election to decide the soul of this country? Quite. But there are rays of light.

Successful corporate lobbying has hollowed out our political system so effectively, both major parties are just ventriloquist dummies, incapable of using power responsibly

Centrists and self professed moderates have been telling Democrats for decades identity politics will be our ruin, while Republicans embraced them and, well, actually ruined things. You can find news stories every day that illustrate how dangerous the identity vacuum Democrats leave is, from school segregation to state abortion laws. And all Democrats have to do to give voice to the marginalized is to stop letting the centrists silence them.