My guest today is Dr. Butch Ware – historian, professor, and Green Party candidate for Governor of California. In this episode, Dr. Ware argues that the Democrat-Republican duopoly serves the same corporate donors, wages the same wars, and has delivered the same failed outcomes for working people – and that California's 2026 governor's race is a chance for something better.
We get into why the lesser-of-two-evils argument keeps well-intentioned voters trapped, what a world built around universal healthcare, housing, and human rights could look like, and how the ongoing collapse of the US empire might be the political opportunity progressives have been waiting for.
Note: Dr. Ware is currently appealing a legal decision, made after we recorded, that would remove his name from the California ballot – which means now is a critical time to voice support for his campaign. His social media channels (linked below) will have updates on the status of his appeal.
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Thanks for listening – as always, stay curious, stay hopeful. See you soon.
-Michael
