Topic: National Action Network

2 chapters across the catalog

38: You Ain't Binary
• 1:03:02 - 1:04:27

38: You Ain't Binary

Joe Biden, National Action Network Apology

Joe Biden speaks at Al Sharpton's National Action Network, admitting that the 1980s drug laws were a "big mistake." Biden claims that "experts" at the time told him crack was fundamentally different and more addictive than powder cocaine. The hosts mock Biden's reliance on "science" to justify laws that trapped an entire generation in the prison system.

27: Lift-Gate
• 46:24 - 49:12

27: Lift-Gate

Karen Hunter and Al Sharpton Financial Ties to Bloomberg

Media personality Karen Hunter and activist Al Sharpton are scrutinized for their acceptance of Michael Bloomberg's apology. Records show that Sharpton's National Action Network received a $110,000 grant from a Bloomberg-funded nonprofit shortly after Sharpton criticized the mayor. The hosts suggest that Bloomberg's vast wealth allows him to effectively buy the silence or support of prominent Black leaders and media figures.