Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

AFL-CIO Chief Economist and Howard University Economics Chair Dr. William E. Spriggs joined Make It Plain for the final time May 8, 2023, before his passing, June 6, 2023.Ever the teacher, he compared African American unemployment to the NBA not allowing Black players. And he wished for Affirmative Action to continue.Bill was a revolutionary on behalf of labor rights, civil rights, economic justice, education and freedom. And a beloved, faithful friend.God will certainly seat Bill at His Right Hand. Let us all pray for his immediate family, his AFLCIO and Howard families, and for ourselves, as he had no peer.Àṣẹ ☥ & Amen † 

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona joins to discuss student debt and Affirmative Action before SCOTUS, and also on access to affordable high speed internet for students. And Markos for Thursday Kos on Trump before Federal Court.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Attorney Elie Mystal and US Intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance preview Trump's arraignment today and his imminent trial. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In an emotional interview which originally aired in 2013 during the 50th year commemoration of Medgar Evers martyrdom, NAACP Chairman Emeritus Myrlie Evers recounted the climate in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963, her husband's relationship with Dr. King, the details of her husband's assassination and, announced for the first time publicly, the NAACP's apology for denying her husband protection."This is something that I have just revealed publicly in this 50th Anniversary, where representatives from the NAACP national office were visiting {Jackson, MS], and some of the leaders asked for support, financial support to help hire someone or ones to be with Medgar to better secure his safety. And I know the quote from memory from that time, and it was, 'We have better things to do with our money than to pay someone to be with him.' That I will never forget. That I have not revealed until this time and this moment. And I'm glad that I have the strength to say it, because it speaks to the di

Media Matters Senior Fellow Matt Gertz joins to discuss his latest piece. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Markos forecasts turbulence in the Republican Primary on Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Coverage of the rally and testimony at Atlanta City Council Hearing before vote to approve Cop City.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jina Krause-Vilmar, CEO of Upwardly Global, joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Executive Associate Director of the White House Office on Managment and Budget joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Keisha Deonarine, NAACP Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice, on NAACP’s advocacy to address the spread of domestic terrorism following the mass shooting in Buffalo last May, and on racially motivated hate crimes and white supremacy are on the rise including recent attacks in Allen and Brownsville, TX.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Media Matters President Angelo Carusone on the aftermath of the Fox News Channel settlement with Dominion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The unemployment rate for African Americans in April 2023 fell below 5% for the first time in history. White House Economic Council Deputy Director Joelle Gamble, Center On Budget Chief Economist Chad Stone and AFL-CIO Chief Economist & Howard University Economics Professor William Spriggs all join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Prof. Carl T. Bogus on his much awaited book revealing the real reason the Founders wrote the Second Amendment was to quell slave rebellions, not necessarily to preserve individual liberties.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's installment of Thursday Kos, Markos of Daily Kos discusses Roe being the GOP's undoing, the NC Supreme Court and Tucker Carlson's texts.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition on Biden's re-election campaign.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Deputy Chair of the White House National Economic Council joins to discuss the debt limit. And Adrian Shropshire of BlackPac.com joins to talk Biden's re-election.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Markos Moulitsas joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jaime Harrison, Chair of the Democratic Party, joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Markos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy