DSA co-chair Megan Rohmer credited Bernie Sanders as the first politician to openly say 'I am a Democratic socialist' on a national debate stage, breaking a cultural dam.
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The episode closes with Rohmer laying out the DSA's presidential ambitions in the clearest terms yet [1] — Megan Rohmer "The DSA's 2028 presidential ambitions aren't solely about winning. They want a democratic socialist on the debate stage holding other candi…" 27:20 . She frames it as a two-tiered goal: winning the presidency would obviously be the ideal outcome, but the minimum viable outcome is having a democratic socialist voice in the debates — someone who can hold other candidates accountable and force them to take positions. She cites Bernie Sanders as the proof of concept: his uncompromising advocacy for Medicare for All during the 2016 and 2020 primaries pushed other candidates to sign Medicare for All pledges. For Rohmer, that's not a consolation prize — it's a genuine mechanism for moving the party. She also credits Sanders with normalizing the word 'socialist' in American politics, breaking 'the dam' on the big scary S-word and giving a generation of activists permission to say it out loud.
The DSA's 2028 presidential ambitions aren't solely about winning. They want a democratic socialist on the debate stage holding other candidates to account — the same way Bernie Sanders forced rivals to sign Medicare for All pledges in 2016 and 2020.
San Francisco's average rent rose 18% over the past two years to $3,728/month, surpassing New York City as the most expensive rental market in the country.
San Francisco's average monthly rent now stands at $3,728, surpassing New York City to become the most expensive rental city in the United States.
At a childhood sleepover, Bobby Lee's friends drew penises on his face and he walked 7 miles home on a dirt road before being picked up by Eric Purvis's mom.
In 1950, about 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty; today it's about 1 in 10, attributable to capitalist economic growth.
From 2021 to 2024, 6 million children fell below the poverty line in the US after the expanded child tax credit expired.
Private domestic infant and international adoptions typically cost $40,000 to $70,000, while foster care adoption is the most affordable route at $0 to $2,000.
Historically, only 40% of men have ever reproduced — Galloway uses this to argue that romantic success requires effort, not a hall pass.
Robby Hoffman is the 7th of 10 children raised in a Hasidic household in Montreal, where the family was poor and comedy was a survival mechanism.
Robby's Hasidic community had no concept of 'too soon' in comedy — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your sibling told you immediately.
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