156. Has the Protest-Industrial Complex Collapsed?

Chicago street cleaners have their work cut out for them

Nancy talks about the protests outside Democratic National Convention, where the expected hordes did NOT show. After ten-plus years of fashionable dissent, have we moved beyond the activism moment? We discuss the limits and rewards of protest: big on catharsis, light on real change.

Also on the docket:

• Sarah’s birthday bash at Nancy’s

• The secret sartorial life of Steve Kornacki

• When pink was for boys …

• “It’s like masturbating when you can’t get off.”

• The man who will always be Sarah’s president

• When did the Dems hatch the Kamala plan? A debate!

• Martin Luther King Jr. writes one hell of a letter

• DON’T FORGET! Forty Bucks and a Dream available for pre-order

Plus, W paints dogs in North Dallas, Nancy makes a divine blueberry pie (actually three), party photos from Five Points, and more!

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