Pod Save the People

Democracy for Sale w/ LaShawn Harris

Episode Summary

It’s chaos, capitalism, and counterprogramming this week: Katie Porter’s office implodes, Turning Point USA takes its culture wars to the Super Bowl, a billion-dollar political betting platform blurs the line between democracy and data, and a Philly creative turns her home into resistance art. DeRay interviews LaShawn Harris, author of Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City.

Episode Notes

It’s chaos, capitalism, and counterprogramming this week: Katie Porter’s office implodes, Turning Point USA takes its culture wars to the Super Bowl, a billion-dollar political betting platform blurs the line between democracy and data, and a Philly creative turns her home into resistance art. DeRay interviews LaShawn Harris, author of Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City.

News

Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counter programming

First she turned her Philly living room into a record store. Then it became an art installation at DesignPhiladelphia.

He upended political polling by creating the billion-dollar betting platform Polymarket. But is it legal?

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