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‘What was criminalized here is dissent, not terrorism’

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 29, 2026 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

CounterSpin interview with Dorothee Benz on Prairieland.
Anti-ICE protesters convicted on terrorism charges for wearing all black

Originally published: The Intercept on March 13, 2026 by Matt Sledge (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Mar 18, 2026)

The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines.

Democracy Needs Public Media w/ Victor Pickard
Scott Ferguson

Victor Pickard returns to Money on the Left six years after his first appearance on the show to discuss the state of the U.S. media system under Trump 2.0. Pickard is C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and Co-Director at the Media, […]
Public Employment & Training from the Great Society to the “End of Welfare as We Know It”
Scott Ferguson

This month, Scott Ferguson speaks with Mario Rendina about the politics of public employment and training in the United States as they shifted over the course of the late 20th century. Rendina brings over thirty years of hands-on experience working within municipal government in Tampa Bay, Florida—specifically within Hillsborough County. Grounded in his extensive career […]
The Public Banking Institute
Scott Ferguson

In this episode, we speak with Walt McRee (President) and Peter Winslow (Vice President) of the Public Banking Institute (PBI) about their past and ongoing advocacy for public banking. Founded in 2011 by author Ellen Brown and a core collective of advocates, PBI aims to break the monopoly of Wall Street’s private banking system by […]