The 2026 midterms exposed the growing divide between Trump's MAGA movement and the old GOP. From political warfare and American manufacturing to Ukraine and a new global order, the battle for America's future is entering a new phase.
Barbara flips the Daily Beast's Goebbels smear of Stephen Miller: who financed Hitler, how Nazi propaganda worked, and why the Ark Trump is building—and Miller's mindset—will decide whether the Republic lives or dies.
Voters felt the pain. Too few could see the productive future beyond it. Our post-election shows confront that gap; Saturday’s space vision and American System class give us something concrete to explain—and organize for Monday’s after-action review.
Susan Kokinda lays out a midterm strategy that defies the "party in power loses" rule: Trump's revival of the McKinley–Hamilton American System — tariffs, industrial credit, and skilled trades — is rebuilding the working class, and that realignment can drive a 2026 upset.
Today's show is a special Monday Brief with Susan Kokinda outlining a midterm strategy she says can defy the usual “party in power loses” narrative. Kokinda argues Trump is reviving the Hamiltonian “American System” associated with President McKinley—tariffs, internal improvements, and public-private credit—to reverse decades of deindustrialization driven by the Federal Reserve era, NAFTA, and financialization. She cites new manufacturing investments, steel and aluminum production gains, and expanded federal financing tools (Export-Import Bank, Defense and Energy programs, and Commerce initiatives) aimed at supply-chain security, critical minerals, and semiconductors. She highlights workforce needs via Mike Rowe’s “Build Freedom” partnership and references a July 24 White House science report emphasizing tacit shop-floor knowledge. In Q&A, they discuss data centers, recession appointments, job timelines, Nixon, and foreign-policy “hegemony,” concluding that a working-class realignment could drive a midterm upset.
00:00 Welcome and Setup
00:34 Midterms Conventional Wisdom
02:46 McKinley Tariffs Revival
05:24 Manufacturing Investment Surge
08:38 Credit and Industrial Finance
11:58 Skilled Trades Build Freedom
13:04 Productive Powers of Labor
17:15 FDR Realignment Midterm Play
20:13 Wrap Up and Call to Action
21:47 Q&A Flyers and PAC Pitch
25:10 Data Centers Narrative
28:57 Economy Is Trash Question
31:59 Nixon and Party Realignment
34:57 Hegemony and Sovereign Nations
37:23 Senators Recess Appointments
39:39 Jobs Timeline Factory Tracker
43:41 Russia History and Values
45:44 Closing Focus and Signoff
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The 2026 midterms exposed the growing divide between Trump's MAGA movement and the old GOP. From political warfare and American manufacturing to Ukraine and a new global order, the battle for America's future is entering a new phase.
Barbara flips the Daily Beast's Goebbels smear of Stephen Miller: who financed Hitler, how Nazi propaganda worked, and why the Ark Trump is building—and Miller's mindset—will decide whether the Republic lives or dies.
Impeachment threats. A fight over tariff powers. Susan Kokinda looks beyond the post-midterm maneuvering to Trump’s answer: rebuild American industry, restore national ambition, and make us a nation of builders again.
The Democrats took Congress. The fight over who runs the economy didn't end. From the Middle East to your healthcare premium, yesterday's LIVE traced the same financial system—and the work we have to do next.
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