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1) John Nichols, a prominent political writer and author who serves as The Nation magazine's national affairs correspondent, is a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These Times and is associate editor of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. Nichols, the author and co-author of many books including "Outsider in the White House," "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street" and "The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition: Socialism." Nichols will assess the 2016 presidential election campaign, the chaos within the GOP re: Donald Trump's frontrunner status, the future of Bernie Sanders' progressive movement and discuss his new book, co-written with Robert McChesney titled, "People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy."

2) Christopher Vials, director of American Studies, Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and author of "Haunted by Hitler: Liberals, the Left and the Fight against Fascism in the U.S.," discusses his views on Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, examining the ways in which he believes Trump is part of the fascist tradition. He'll also examine the history of fascist movements in the U.S., and the role of corporate media in boosting public support for Trump 's campaign.

3) John Nichols discusses his new book, "People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy," in a talk recorded at a recent event in Seattle, Washington.

4) Nick Collins, a member of the group Billionaires & Oligarchs Opposing Bernie Sanders, or B.O.O.B.S., "a grassroots network of CEOs, Wall Street bankers, lobbyists, war profiteers, whose mission is to ensure that the poor and middle classes vote against their own best interest -- and Stopping Bernie Sanders' campaign for the presidency." He'll talk about the comedic and serious work his group is doing in this year's presidential election campaign.

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