That's exactly what Joe Biden is doing, with his weak and misguided response to student protests across the country for justice in Gaza. Mark Thompson returns to Woke AF Daily for a special conversation with Danielle Moodie about this crucial moment, with perspective from the ground floor at Columbia. This conversation was recorded prior to NYPD incursions on the Columbia campus and others across America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Biden is currently the "Sophie's Choice" candidate and Danielle is starting to waver in her public support for this administration. Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins to give his perspective as both a sociologist and a Jewish American, recorded BEFORE the violent police incursions on college campuses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle continues to shine a light on the most important story in America: the violent crackdown on student protests on college campuses across the country. This is actually not a "complex" issue, and we as a people need to think about the work that is required to put into creating the world we desire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The philosophy of this Supreme Court and the entire right-wing movement that has led to this moment is one of depravity. Law professor Jennifer Taub returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss this critical moment and why President Biden, if elected to a second term, needs to expand the Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You asked and Woke AF delivered! Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation, returns to Woke AF Daily to share his legal perspective on our unaccountable Supreme Court, as well as his personal response to mainstream media scrutiny of campus protests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a dark time in America, and as always the cruelty is the point. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, new and renewed draconian laws have sprung up which all have the same goal: controlling and punishing women. IF he wins a second term, Joe Biden needs to have the political courage to expand the Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Suzanne Lachmann returns to Woke AF Daily to share a perspective echoed by other experts: Donald Trump is exhibiting signs of dementia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For more and more of us, especially young people, the "American dream" is no longer a pacifier. As for Danielle, this election she is voting to bide time, not for Biden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle's Democracy-ish cohost Wajahat Ali joined her for a very real discussion about who does and does not have the right to defend themselves and whether Biden's unwavering support of Israel is worth risking our own democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Girl Magic is real, but it is not a tool for white people to use at their own whim. Dr. Christina Greer joins Danielle once again for a discussion about the politics of respectability as it relates to Black women today, as well as the outlook for Joe Biden just over six months out from the election when the "Genocide Joe" label is not going away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Ultimate" as in supreme, and "ultimate" as in final. Trumpism is the ultimate grift. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We need to be playing the long game, and Dr. Jonathan Metzl joined Danielle once again to discuss just that. How many rights are people willing to lose before we finally come together? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are living through a moment where it feels like everything is unraveling, and rather than trying to keep up with the madness, Danielle is working on creating a different pace. Because exhaustion and burnout is exactly what Republicans want to get from flooding the zone with constant disaster, doom and gloom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rank is back with a new book, The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape the World Around Us. While a lot of people tell themselves their success - or failure - is entirely due to their own actions, he discusses with Danielle how much of our lives come down to chance...and what chance really means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenn M. Jackson returns to celebrate the publication of their new book, Black Women Taught Us. Together with Danielle, they talk about recognizing "crooked rooms" and how love with no accountability is a form of abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OJ Simpson is dead, and Donald Trump is attempting to win Black voters by buying them Chick Fil A. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everything changes, and we need to have the courage to challenge our own narratives. Jonathan Metzl joins to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump is apparently pro choice now. And if you believe that, Danielle has earthquake insurance to sell you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ABORTION. The more we say it, the less it's stigmatized. Danielle Campoamor joined Danielle once again to discuss the state of reproductive rights at a crucial crossroads for our country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue to see the extremist Republican party abusing and undermining the ballot initiative process, further chipping away at our democracy. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, BISC's Executive Director, talks with Danielle about the attacks on our democracy and what they are doing to fight back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How long will it be until the Biden administration, his campaign, and the mainstream media recognize Israel's repeated patterns of war crimes in Gaza? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jonathan Metzl returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss what he saw, heard, and learned on his tour promoting his new book What We've Become, as well as the breaking news of seven aid workers being killed in Gaza and José Andrés's response in the New York Times: "Let People Eat".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since Trumpism broke through into the mainstream, our systems have not held - the holes in our system have only gotten wider. Democracy is going down, and if we don't plug the holes we will go down with the ship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Children are our future, and groups like the Children's Partnership are working to ensure their - and our - futures are healthy. Mayra Alvarez joined to talk about their important work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.