Newsletter - It’s Not About Left vs. Right. It’s About Human Rights/ Rule of Law vs. Authoritarianism

On Democracy and the Duty to Warn

In this week’s episode of The Influence Continuum, I spoke with In last week’s newsletter, I spoke with sociologist Dr. Charles Derber, co-author of Who Owns Democracy? The Real Deep State and the Struggle Over Class and Caste in America. Our conversation was a fascinating look at how we perceive our country and how citizens of all stripes - left, right, and center - are responsible for participating in the democratic process.

I’ve also been busy appearing on podcasts. The interview I did with Katherine Brodsky of the Forbidden Conversations podcast was published—also, Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg of the Talk the Talk podcast on WHMP radio. You can find links to both conversations below.

In last week’s newsletter, I mentioned speaking at the National Press Club; the video of my appearance is available on my YouTube Channel, and the complete conference footage is available at the World Mental Health Coalition’s site. It is very worthwhile watching. Last week, we shared two links to excerpts of the conference posted by Anthony Davis on his 5 Minute News Channel. It has had 718K views!

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Charles Derber, a Professor of Sociology at Boston College and life-long activist, has authored 28 books on topics such as politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, culture wars, and social change. In this episode of the Influence Continuum, he helped us delve deeper into the historical dynamics of class and caste. His latest book, co-authored with Yale R. Magrass, Who Owns Democracy? The Real Deep State and the Struggle Over Class and Caste in America presents a candid discussion about the hard truths of power and who predominantly bears the burden or responsibility of the deep state.

Read the blog post, or listen to the podcast, below:

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I talked with host Katherine Brodsky about my own cult experience, the harassment I suffered once I began speaking out against cults, what a cult is, how people become entrapped, and how to help your loved one get out.

Watch the video, or listen to the podcast, below:

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I spoke with hosts Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg about Buz’s brother’s experience with the Hare Krishnas, my experience in the Moonies, and how I came to write my latest book, The Cult of Trump.

Listen to the podcast:

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As always, please let us know what you think about these pieces or what you’d like to see us discuss in the future. Thanks so much!