Fake The Nation

111. Democracy is Still Here (w/ DeRay Mckesson, Catie Lazarus)

Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson (On the Other Side of Freedom) and writer Catie Lazarus (Employee of the Month) join Negin to break down an unprecedented week of news spanning from Michael Cohen’s plea deal to Paul Manafort’s conviction on eight felony counts to Trump’s Twitter reactions. Plus, the panel talks about the EPA’s plan to loosen federal restrictions on coal-fired power plants. Lastly, they have a wide-ranging discussion about the path forward for activism. This episode is sponsored by Chef Steps (<a href="http://www.chefsteps.com/joule" target="_blank">www.chefsteps.com/joule</a> code: FAKE) and Care/of (<a href="http://www.takecareof.com" target="_blank">www.takecareof.com</a> code: FAKE).

Hosted by Negin Farsad, Fake the Nation is all the comedy about politics without any of the politics about politics. Every week Negin and a cast of her funniest, smartest and most politically astute friends (John Fugelsang, Lizz Winstead, Dean Obeidallah and others) gather 'round the political roundtable to break down the news, make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the American political system.