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We’re starting the year off right with a special guest and a new studio. Ro Khanna is a congressional representative from the state of California. Khanna is a progressive democrat who has voiced support for left-wing candidates like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani. He is also a strong supporter of Silicon Valley innovation and entrepreneurship. His district, California’s 17th, is home to major tech companies such as Apple, Google, Tesla and Nvidia. At the time of this interview, these firms collectively make up a staggering 1/3rd of the US stock market.
Ro Khanna is the author of a law named “The Epstein Transparency Act” that recently forced the release of the Epstein files. From this historical bill, we now know that Donald Trump was aboard the Lolita Express alongside underage victims and Ghislaine Maxwell while she was being investigated for human trafficking. As terrible as that sounds (and it’s hard to imagine much worse), this information comes from a mere 1% of the unredacted documents that were not heavily blacked out upon release. Continuing to fighting for further information, Khanna argues;
Americans deserve the truth. DOJ’s refusal to follow the law I passed in Congress and release the full files is an obstruction of justice. They also need to release the FBI witness interviews which name other men, so the public can know who was involved. DOJ is spending more time protecting the Epstein class than the survivors…
In this episode we discuss Ro Khanna’s political and philosophical vision for American democracy. We tackle the crisis of runaway inequality and discuss tech’s fair share in the social contract:
Ro Khanna: Progressive Capitalism | Doomscroll
On this week’s bonus episode we explore World of Warcraft’s influence on crypto libertarianism, the Habermasian digital public sphere, and the private ownership of social media. Where does democratic legitimacy come from?
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