Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast. We live in a deeply racist and sexist society, nearly devoid of people willing to admit to being racist or sexist. In a sense, this is a sign of progress. We're in the phase where prejudice still exists, but it has become socially unacceptable to

openly express it. But to deny the impact on our politics just because people don't admit

their prejudice would be to completely misunderstand the nature of the issue. For those

looking for a quick overview, the source providing our top takes in about 50 minutes today

includes Democracy Now, the new abnormal,

reveal, and MSNBC.

Plus, during my editor's note today, I'll discuss the tectonic shifts happening in the world

of social media with a few tips on how you can navigate them.

And regardless of my analysis, find all the links to follow Best of

Left on your preferred platform in the show notes. Then in the additional deeper dive

staff of the show, there will be more in four sections. Section A, A Mirror for America. Section

B, White Supremacy for the Win. Section C, reverberation, and section D, what now?

As we turn right now, also on the presidential race, to Nina Turner, former Ohio state

senator, founder of We Are Somebody, which has been out talking to voters in Ohio about early voting, voting hours, voting the whole ballot.

She is a senior fellow at the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy here at the News School.

Her new piece for Newsweek is headline, calling Trump a Nazi is giving our own history a

pass. The racism of MAGA is American. Nina Turner, unlike Bishop Barber, you have not actually

endorsed your party's candidate, Kamala Harris. But if you can explain why, and then explain this piece,

why you're saying what's happening in this country is uniquely American.

Well, for me, in this race, is important to give the voters the depth and the breath that they need

to be able to make their own decisions. As you know,

I was on a presidential campaign twice in 2016 and 2020, so I was actually out there stumping for

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