#225 How American Democracy Became Pointless (with Matt Taibbi)

This week I spoke with Matt Taibbi, author of Hate Inc: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another. He is a political journalist for Rolling Stone, host of the podcast Useful Idiots, and publishes a newsletter on Substack. We use a lot of Matt’s articles as resources for our YouTube videos, and as part of our political research. He is an exceptional journalist with an admirable work ethic. He understands what has gone wrong—not only in the political landscape, but in how that landscape is being reported on. In this episode, we discuss the phenomenon of Trump vs. The Media, the question of when the Democratic Party changed its values, and The Media Class vs. The Working Class. Are there any news outlets we can trust? And how can we address the culture war that seems to be getting worse? More Info: Subscribe to Matt's Substack here: https://taibbi.substack.com/ Get a copy of Hate Inc. here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hate-inc-matt-taibbi/1130672017 My meditation podcast, Above the Noise, is out now, only on Luminary. I release guided meditations every Wednesday. Please check it out: http://luminary.link/meditate Elites are taking over! Our only hope is to form our own. To learn more join my cartel here https://www.russellbrand.com/join and get weekly bulletins too incendiary for anything but your private inbox. (*not a euphemism) Subscribe to my YouTube channel, I post four videos a week including video clips from these episodes!  https://www.youtube.com/russellbrand Subscribe to my YouTube side-channel for more wellness and spirituality: https://www.youtube.com/c/AwakeningWithRussell Instagram: http://instagram.com/russellbrand/ Twitter:  http://twitter.com/rustyrockets