Mr. Frank and Ms. Joy Gray discuss the future of both left and right populism in this country, and what history tells us about how to “push Biden left” as so many liberals promised to do. They also dig into Frank’s enormously popular Guardian article on how the media silenced a possible COVID origin story and what it it reveals about our media that the topic is only now considered “acceptable” discourse.

I donated $2,000.00 to your campaign, Bernie—money I could barely afford. I would have donated the limit and volunteered most of my waking hours to help your presidential campaign.

Bernie, now I have a question for you. Where’s my fucking money?

George McGovern’s defeat in 1972 ushered in the “if you can’t beat ’em join ’em” Republicanization of the Democrat Party by corporate hucksters like Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The Democrats and the country changed forever.