2/16/21 - Rescuing Biden's Rescue Plan - w/ Kim Kelly + Napoleon da Legend, Joshua Kahn Russell | The Nomiki Show

The Joe Biden American Rescue Plan should be our top priority right now. Nomiki breaks it down. “This year is not about Donald Trump. This year is about investing in our people, and our country, so we can all share in its greatness.” Labor journalist Kim Kelly explains how the Amazon workers’ union vote works. “There are a lot of Amazon workers who aren’t being treated properly. All you really need is that first spark, and the workers here in Bessemer are about to light that match.” Tuesday Panel: Napoleon da Legend and Joshua Kahn Russell looks at how mainstream conservatives like Megahn McCain and Sen. Ron Johnson are playing defense for the far right and the Republican Party and what that means for activists and organizers on the left. “Activists seem to assume that just because what we say is true, it will be meaningful to people, when in fact the opposite is the case. If something is meaningful to people, they will believe it to be true.” » @joshkahnrussell We need your help to keep providing free videos! Make sure to click Like & Subscribe! And we encourage you to join us on Patreon or Fans.fm for as low as $5/month! http://www.patreon.com/thenomikishow Kim Kelly is a freelance journalist and organizer based in Philadelphia. She writes a labor column for Teen Vogue and is a regular contributor to The Baffler magazine. Her work on labor, class, politics, and culture has also appeared in the New Republic, the Washington Post, and Esquire, among many other publications. She is the author of the forthcoming book Fight Like Hell, which covers intersectional labor history. Twitter: @GrimKim Links: https://www.patreon.com/kimkelly Napoleon’s website describes him as a “Brooklyn-based artist who uses his voice as a weapon of hope, social-critique, conquest, and joy.” His song “Black Privilege” led to his being featured at the Essence Festival in 2017, and he was then invited to perform live on FOX 5’s Good Day DC. He has been featured on Statik Selekta’s Show Off Radio Show, Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays, DJ Eclipse’s Rap is Outta Control, and Sway Calloway’s Sway in the Morning. He also “works regularly with youth, running hip-hop workshops in Brooklyn’s toughest schools and Rikers Island’s juvenile programs.” Twitter: @TeamNDL Instagram: @teamndl Links: https://www.napoleondalegend.com Joshua is the Executive Director of The Wildfire Project, an organization that helps “grassroots groups transform their culture, build power, practice freedom, face challenging dynamics, and win.” He is also a facilitator/action-coordinator with the Ruckus Society, “a multi-racial network of trainers dedicated to providing the necessary tools, preparation, and support to build direct action capacity for ecological justice and social change movements.” They “work with Indigenous communities and communities of color working to preserve their homes and environments for climate justice.” He was a frequent guest on The Michael Brooks Show, and many other news outlets. He has written and co-edited many books and manuals, including A Line in The Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice, Beautiful Trouble, and Organizing Cools the Planet: Tools and Reflections to Navigate the Climate Crisis. Twitter: @joshkahnrussell Instagram: @joshuakahnrussell Links: https://joshuakahnrussell.wordpress.com/about/ Nomiki is LIVE » Tue - Fri: 3p ET / 12p PT Find the Nomiki Show on Twitter (@thenomikishow) and Instagram (@thenommikishow) and YouTube AND Twitch. Find Nomiki on Twitter (@nomikikonst) and Instagram (@nomikikonst). Get your TNS swag at TheNomikiShow.com Music Credits: "Ohayo" by Smith The Mister (BandCamp) ([Free Download](https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YTFree Download)) (Audio Library) + Mi-Lo by Smith The Mister (BandCamp) (Free Download) (Audio Library) join Nomiki for our special live coverage of Joe Biden's Inauguration.