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Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Monday, September 4, 2023 [1]

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Date: 2023-09-04  

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Taking the day off is the only sensible approach to Labor Day. Not that we've always done it. But we're doing it now, so that's what matters.

It also gives us a chance to reflect on the fact that we're marking a full year since Biden's "Battle for the Soul of the Nation" speech. And while it's gratifying to see a few people FO what happens when they FA, we're a long way from done.

And I don't feel like I've just lived through a year of battle for the soul of the nation. Do you?

That either means we haven't done nearly enough yet, or... it means we've done plenty, even if there's more to do, and this might be easier than we think.

Here's how it felt a year ago, at the outset:

David Waldman annotates our reading assignments for the weekend:

President Joe Biden appeared before our entire nation last night to address the Soul of our Nation. Well, most of our nation. If all you have are rabbit ears on your TV you might have missed out. Joe believes in the goodness of Americans, including most Republicans. Biden did single out that deplorable sub-group of “MAGA Republicans”, pro-insurrection, anti-democratic, anti-American and a danger to everyone. Republicans respond angrily. MAGA Republicans respond angrily-er. Give the corporate media a minute to figure out what the real offenses might be.

Much of this started with Newt Gingrich.

Michigan reveals anti-democracy in action when the largest number of signatures submitted for a ballot initiative in state history were rejected by the two Republicans on the election board.

Michigan reveals anti-democracy in action when the largest number of signatures submitted for a ballot initiative in state history were rejected by the two Republicans on the election board.

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