Political Misfits

Disinformation Fights, CNN CEO Out, Public Religious Schools

CNN CEO Chris Licht exits after a year of turmoil, and Canadian forest fires cloak the East Coast of the United States in smoke.
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Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and Ben Zinevich to discuss UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Washington visit, the ongoing debate over disinformation in the West, how decay in the media allows the government to control "disinformation" and "truth," and how Cuba and other countries try to confront Washington’s own disinformation campaigns.
Journalist and activist Morgan Artyukhina discusses this year’s fraught pride month in the US.
Activist, former educator, host of the Sabby Sabs podcast & co-host of Revolutionary Blackout Network Sabrina Salvati discusses the political platforms of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Cornel West, the persistent concern over "spoiler" candidates, and the FBI trying to help Ukrainian intelligence censor American and Canadian journalists.
Longtime activist and educator Bill Ayers discusses Oklahoma's approval of the first publicly funded religious charter school, why virtual schools shouldn’t be trusted, and nationwide fights by parents to opt-out of certain school curriculum topics.
The Misfits also discuss electric cars, erupting volcanoes, and TikTok theft trends.
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