Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now leading the country, so what becomes of the Trump sycophants in Congress? Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs, explores what we might see play out in the House and Senate, including the fate of the filibuster, and what Mitch McConnell fears most after losing his majority. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Black Capitol Police officers have been sounding the alarms internally about racism on the force for years, with the most notable lawsuit stretching back to 2001. Joshua Kaplan, Reporter for ProPublica, details the 20-year ongoing legal battle, which shows the roots of what unfolded in the siege of Capitol Hill on January 6th. And on this inauguration day we must ask: how vulnerable is our nation’s capital? Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Media Matters for America President and CEO Angelo Carusone is here today to talk Fox News -- what role did they play in the siege of Capitol Hill? Will they, along with Trump, see any real consequences after years of fanning the flames of dangerous misinformation, which resulted in the chaos of January 6th ? Angelo also gets into the social media situation, including YouTube’s apparent exemption from the rules of the internet. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with the inimitable Congresswoman Maxine Waters as she discusses the ways that Dr. King influenced her life and politics. Rep. Waters also details her experience on the historic day of January 6th, and the strange sightings in the days prior that lead her to believe the insurrectionists were not only preparing ahead of time, but were getting help from a member of Congress--and for that reason, she is advocating for a deep investigation. *This episode originally aired as an Instagram Live on Friday, 1/15/21 Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Michael Tomasky, Writer for The Daily Beast, was disturbed by the political theater put on by the Republicans at the impeachment hearings and the amount that still voted to defend Trump. And now as we look ahead to inauguration, Michael weighs the risks in Washington D.C. and beyond as insurrectionists promise to strike again. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

House Majority Whip James Clyburn shares details from the harrowing lockdown in the Capitol while insurrectionists raged just outside his office doors, and why a House member is now being investigated for assisting the group with navigating the halls of the building. Whip Clyburn also covered yesterday’s vote to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, making him the first president to bear that dishonor. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The two runoff wins in Georgia were wins for all Democrats, and David A. Love, Executive Editor at BlackCommenator.com, gets into what the bigger meaning is for the historic election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the senate. He also discusses his upcoming reporting on the siege of Capitol Hill, where police officers took selfies with insurrectionists and opened gates to let them through. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Eric Boehlert, Publisher of Pressrun.media, says the people he saw at the siege of Capitol Hill sure didn’t look like the “hard working folk in search of a voice” that the New York Times and other news outlets repeatedly insisted were the true Trump supporters. Eric breaks down the complicity of the mainstream media, both before and after the historic day in Washington D.C.. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For the first time since April, the monthly jobs report showed a major LOSS, with a deficit of approximately 144,000. On top of that, the unemployment rate held, and we’re inching closer to coronavirus unemployment insurance running out in March (and no talks of additional stimulus). Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, helps us understand the most important takeaways from the latest report on our economy. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Markos Moulitsas is back for 2021’s first installment of #ThursdayKos. In today’s episode they unpack the chaos, hypocrisy, and theories surrounding the insurrection on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. And on a brighter note, they also celebrate Georgia’s big wins for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark responds to the horrific, violent display on Capitol Hill yesterday by Trump supporters, followed by part two of yesterday's panel discussion. Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Barbara Anrwine, Founder/President, Transformative Change Coalition; Marbre-Stahly-Butts, Convener, Policy Table, Movement for Black Lives; Jasiri X, hip hop Activist, Founder, One Hood Media Center; Janice Mathis, Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women; Pastor Michael McBride, Co-Founder, Black Church PAC; Larry Hamm, Chairman, People's Organization for Progress; Fredrica Bey, Founder, Women In Support of the Million Man March Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For

Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Barbara Anrwine, Founder/President, Transformative Change Coalition; Marbre-Stahly-Butts, Convener, Policy Table, Movement for Black Lives; Jasiri X, hip hop Activist, Founder, One Hood Media Center; Janice Mathis, Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women; Pastor Michael McBride, Co-Founder, Black Church PAC; Larry Hamm, Chairman, People's Organization for Progress; Fredrica Bey, Founder, Women In Support of the Million Man March Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivac

Joy Reid is the host of The Reid Out, making her the first and only Black woman to host a prime-time cable news program. Today she moderates a panel that discusses the possibility that the GOP is targeting the Black church in order to win the Georgia runoff election, which is happening today. Panelists include: The Rev. Timothy McDonald III, founder of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, President of the African American Ministers in Action of People for the American Way and is Senior Pastor of the First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has served since 1984; The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale, founder and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia; Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson is the presiding prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church which encompasses over 500 churches in the state of Georgia; The Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidry is the Dean of the Chapel and the Director of the WISDOM Center at Spelman Colle

On the Bus with The Black Church PAC for Georgia Runoffs GOTV with Bishop William Murphy of the dReam Center Church; Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Dr. E. Dewey Smith of the House of Hope; Rev. Daunta Long of Seed Planters Church; Monica Green of Black Voters Matter; and Rev. Barrett Berry of Empowered Living Church Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. Pastor William H. Lamar of of the historic Metropolitan AME Church where Black Lives Matters signs and banners were destroyed a couple weeks ago during pro-Trump rallies. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. On this sixth day of Kwanzaa, we look back at Mark’s conversation with Jessica Care Moore, a critically acclaimed poet with numerous collections, the founder and CEO of Moore Black Press, Executive Producer of Black WOMEN Rock!, and Founder of the literacy-driven Jess Care Moore Foundation. Her latest poetry collection, "We Want Our Bodies Back," is out now, and she talks with Mark about generating income as artists (especially in uncertain times like we're experiencing right now), seeking comfort in black artistry, perfecting her craft with nothing more than library books, and lifting up other women in the arts. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitpl

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this fifth day of Kwanzaa, we take a listen to Mark’s conversation with DCP Entertainment CEO Chris Colbert, who introduced us to his new podcast project, “Say Their Name,” which features stories he collected while traveling around the country speaking to Black families who lost loved ones to police violence. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this day of Kwanzaa, we’re featuring Mark’s conversation with Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, who says the phenomenon of today in Black America is the working poor: great jobs, prestigious degrees, but salaries that haven't kept up with inflation and therefore keeps Black people earning an average of $30,000 dollars less than white families per year. And that's just one piece of the pie, as we're facing a health crisis that is spurring on an economic crisis, and simultaneously is the racial justice crisis. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inqui

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this day of Kwanzaa, we’ll hear from Carmen Perez, who is the President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice. She joined the show in September to discuss the organization's 15th anniversary, which was the day after the March on Washington. While protesters and police forces clashed nationwide in the name of Black Lives Matter, Carmen discussed the intersection of Latinx and Black movements, and how police are trying to deter people from protesting by sticking organizers with felonies. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt

Merry Christmas, Make It Plain family! Our gift to you is another listen to our conversation with everyone’s favorite auntie, Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Congresswoman Maxine Waters predicted Senator Kamala Harris would be Joe Biden's pick for Vice President, and now she's celebrating that nomination. She looked ahead to the Biden/Harris 2020 campaign and how Senator Harris might handle the inevitable criticisms of her appointment. On the subject of Trump, the congresswoman directly confronts his most recent dangerous behavior, including his embrace of Russia and Putin, his erratic Tweeting, and his use of military force against protestors in Portland. "I wouldn't be surprised if he has to be taken out," says the congresswoman on Trump losing the election and potentially refusing to leave the White House. Auntie Maxine is speaking, kids, so listen up! Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See aca