Rumble with Michael Moore

On the eve of the Iowa Caucuses, Michael Moore sits down with Dr. Jane Sanders, an educator, activist, and the wife of Bernie Sanders. They discuss how fragile democracy is, Trump's fake populism versus Bernie's real populism and whether, unlike the New York Times, she gets a card from Bernie on her birthday.

During Michael Moore's 12-day tour of Iowa, a trope used against the Sanders campaign was constantly being upended - the myth of the "Bernie Bro." The majority of Sanders supporters are women, and during a stop at the M and M independent bookstore in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3 of these Iowa "Bernie Bros" sat down with Michael for a conversation.

America's most beloved ice cream makers, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield met up with Michael on the campaign trail in Fairfield, Iowa. They discussed how the Vermont duo built their business while maintaining their values, dead peasant insurance, where their ice cream flavor ideas came from and their support for fellow Vermonter Bernie Sanders.

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Watch the Dead Peasant Insurance scene from "Capitalism: A Love Story":

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Michael is joined by actor, writer, director, playwright and Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins. They discuss how a theater teacher saved Tim's life, the time Michael got mugged in New York City, Clint Eastwood, the unique power of live theater, Bob Roberts and Tim's new play, "The New Colossus."

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Tim's play "The New Colossus" is touring the U.S.:

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Michael Moore shares his thoughts on what he's witnessed on the road during his 12-day swing through Iowa and makes a plea to his fellow baby boomers.

Minutes before they all took the stage at an Iowa for Bernie rally at the University of Iowa, Michael sat down with Phillip Agnew, Stacey Walker and Mike Posner to discuss the movements that are fueling this historic campaign. Agnew is an activist and educator and co-founder of the Dream Defenders; Walker is a Cedar Rapids Iowa-native and Linn County Supervisor; Mike Posner is a singer, song-writer, rapper and poet...

Michael is joined by comedian and writer Katie Halper. They discuss the Senate impeachment trial, Fiddler on the Roof, the weaponization of identity politics, colonoscopies and the dangers of anti-Semitism. 

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IOWA - COME SEE MICHAEL MOORE! Thursday, January 23rd Grinnell Students Town Hall with Michael Moore, Phillip Agnew, and Stacey Walker Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m...

The Senate is set to begin the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump and the Republicans have devised a plan to prevent any witnesses from appearing. Call your Senator and demand that witnesses - especially John Bolton - be called to testify. This will be a show trial without it.

Call:

202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121

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LISTEN: Episode 15 - How to Convict Trump in the U.S. Senate

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy has been sanitized by mainstream American society, erasing his fierce anti-capitalist and anti-war advocacy. Before he was assassinated, King was forcefully denouncing the "three evils" in America -- racism, militarism and a corrupt economic system -- and arguing that these three evils were all tied together. For this MLK Day episode, Michael Moore shares audio clips and quotes from King that will not be celebrated on the evening news...

The failures of liberal half measures, compromise and "third way" politics has opened the door for right-wing demagogues to take power. It has also re-awakened a militant and energized left to combat both the wackadoodle right and the tepid center. We're seeing this play out in American politics and the 2020 Democratic primary.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a scholar, author and activist...