The Quiet Death of the White Bernie Bro Smear w/ Paul Prescod

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09/12/19 • 7 min

Paul Prescod is back to discuss the myth of Bernie's "race problem" and how some of his core policies hold the best hope for addressing the actual needs of workers of color. *** Become a sponsor of DPS to hear this entire episode and to get access to our weekly B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** -"Defend the Post Office, Defend Black Workers," http://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/07/post-office-black-workers-bernie-sanders-usps The formulation of the "Quiet Death of the White Bernie Bro Attck" is owed to Carl Beijer. Be sure to check out his piece here: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/bernie-sanders-white-bernie-bro-race-2020-democratic-primary-pew-poll ----------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http:/www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg

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