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In this episode we explore the turbulent presidency of Andrew Johnson, with the beginnings of reconstruction, a bitter feud with congressional Republicans, and the first Presidential impeachment.

The “Don’t Tread On Me” flag is charged with being “racist” again this week. Zach dives right into the true history of this Revolutionary War symbol and dismantles the absurd “racist” claims. 

Sentinel contributor Samuel Sey and Constitutional Attorney Bradley Pierce join for a rough-and-tumble debate about how we should fight to end abortion. Are there fake “pro-life” supporters actually fighting against ending abortion? What is “abolitionism”? And where does the Constitutional principle of equal protection fit in? Join the discussion! 

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“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. 

The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. 

Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.

The United Nations meets this week in Geneva to push the UN “Small Arms Treaty.”  Ben Zeisloft joins Zach to discuss this UN Gun Ban and how it will impact American gun owners.

The boys then interview Lizzie Marbach, who was fired from Ohio Right to Life after sharing the gospel and calling abortion murder on Twitter.  Examine the deep political problems and downright lies coming from lobbyists who claim to be pro-life.

Then join Zach and Ben for a deep dive into how to be politically effective and what to do in face of shocking government oppression.

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» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: www.republicsentinel.com

About the Green Dragon Tavern Show

“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. 

The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. 

Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.

In this episode we complete a two part series on the history of the American Civil War. With the dramatic battle of Gettysburg,we explore the effort to end slavery, Lincoln’s difficult journey to reelection, and the eventual victory of the Union.
Disclaimer: this episode contains discussion of racially motivated hate crimes and violence against children, listener discretion is advised

In this episode, we explore the chaotic presidential election of 1860 between Lincoln, Douglas, Breckenridge, and Bell. After decades of building tension, an explosive rift within the Democratic party would allow the first Republican to win the Presidency.

Nancy chats with Ashish Prashar about his time in prison for a non-violent crime, how the prison industrial complex discriminates against BIPOC, and how to move toward prison reform and abolition.

When you hear Ashish Prashar’s lovely soft spoken British accent, coupled with his intellectual stance on the flawed U.S. prison system, it's really hard to believe he spent an entire year of his life in a dark prison at the young age of 17 for a non-violent crime. 

Sadly, he’s one of thousands of BIPOCs whose lives will forever be impacted by a flawed justice system (minorities rep 80% of those with convictions). Incarceration has a profound effect that reaches far beyond prison itself: Millions of people are needlessly unemployed, underemployed or homeless just because they have a conviction. And did you know more than 75% of jail suicides involve people who had not been convicted of a crime?

But today, Ash is a transformational leader, innovator and justice reform activist who prides himself as the first formerly incarcerated individual to rise from reporter to press secretary for high-ranking politicians, to the c-suite of an iconic company (R/GA). 

Ashish fights the good fight: he’s campaigned for bail reform, ending solitary confinement, and the restoration of voting rights. He sits on the boards of Exodus Transitional Community, Getting Out and Staying Out NYC, Just Leadership USA, Leap Confronting Conflict, the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice. He champion’s R/GA’s second chance hiring programs across its 10+ offices globally. 

You can also check out his contributed articles to CNN, USA Today, Business Insider, Fast Company – all focused on prison advocacy. 

Ashish has a lengthy career in politics as Press Secretary to the former Mayor of London, campaign leader for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, supported President Joe Biden's 2020 US Presidential Campaign, played an integral part of Obama's 2008 US Presidential Campaign, the 2018 Midterms for a variety of Democrat candidates, and much more).

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. Your host is Nancy Wu. Nancy is an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. Nancy triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and has a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. She works as an Economist full time and has previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. 
 
The goal of this podcast is to engage the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, we hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join us in reimagining politics and economics with under

Frederick Douglass began his Statesman years by moving from Rochester, New York to "A" Street on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War in 1872.  Kenneth Morris, his great, great, great grandson talks about  the Douglass home on Cedar Hill in Anacostia where America's famous abolitionist lived with his family until his death.  The home is now under the National Park Service umbrella open to visit.  Douglass' son, Charles built a home for his father in Highland Beach near Annapolis, Maryland.  While his father never could enjoy the view looking across the Chesapeake Bay to Talbot County where he was born, the home can be visited by appointment.

Ken Morris descends from two great lines of African Americans: Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington.  Through an organization begun by his mother, Nettie Washington Douglass, he endeavors to continue his families' legacies for bringing justice and education to all.  That organization is the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives.  

David Walker was an early 19th-century black abolitionist and activist, who wrote An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. Ryan McAnnally-Linz celebrates his ideas in this influential pamphlet that gave dignity, hope, and courage to slaves and freed black people alike, urging them to continue fighting for their freedom while the United States struggled toward the end of slavery.

This episode is part of our celebration of Black History Month; we offer these short reflections in appreciation and gratitude for the black voices who’ve shaped how we experience the world, how we think about it, and how we live in it.

Show Notes

• Read about David Walker here.
• Read the entire Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World.

The eighteenth-century writers who tried to mount a principled defence of the slave trade look like monsters to us today - quite rightly. But before we get on our high horses to condemn them, it’s worth hearing how uncomfortably closely their arguments anticipate patterns of thought in which most of us are implicated today.

Speaker: Professor Alec Ryrie FBA, Professor of the History of Christianity, Durham University; Professor of Divinity, Gresham College

Transcript: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-minute-talks-what-the-defenders-of-the-slave-trade-have-to-teach-us/

Links

Types & Symbols

The Conflict Audible

The Conflict Beautiful

Reading Plan

The White Estate

Further Reading

blacksdahistory.org

Credits

This episode was produced by Ivan Ruiz-Knott, with help from Olivia Ruiz-Knott, Alex Prouty, and Kevin Burton. Tim Poirier provided some helpful input. Additional production support by Ryan Becker and Pieter Damsteegt.

Our guests were Kevin Burton and Dr. Benjamin Baker.

People being on this show, or helping out with it, or being related to the hosts, does not in any way mean that they agree with everything, or anything the hosts say, nor does it mean that they endorse or support The Conflict Beautiful.

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Dani starts this episode with the tragic story of the murder of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, a 15 year old boy taken by gang members.

Drew tells us the tragic and haunting story of Benjamin Whitlock, and how misplaced loyalty leads to the downfall of grand proportions.

Additional minor topics: Abolitionism, Lord of the Rings, social media, handwritten notes, fake news, being rich, Die Hard, Mr. Hankie, and much more.

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