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Dworkin WeeklyLive: Sen. Alex Padilla with Scott DworkinI had the opportunity to have a conversation with US Sen. Alex Padilla. He shares his inspiring story, talks about what went down at that Noem press conference, and gives us all some words of motivation that you really don’t want to miss.Padilla also called our Contact Congress campaign the “real work of democracy,” saying that “every single [call and letter] matters.” And that’s why we’re contacting Senators and Reps. thousands of times per day. Along with our enormous social media campaigns. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss thi...2025-06-2621 min
Dworkin WeeklyLive With Jess Craven and Scott Dworkin: 'No Kings' Protest UpdateI got the chance to catch up with my good friend and legendary activist Jess Craven from Chop Wood, Carry Water. She was on the ground this week in LA for the anti-Trump demonstrations, and has some crucial updates for anyone planning on attending protests—especially tomorrow.“I’ll never forget what this week has been like ... I feel deeply inspired by the love this community is showing,” Jess told me. “Tomorrow could be the largest protest in American history.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...2025-06-1337 min
Dworkin WeeklyAaron Parnas With Scott Dworkin Live!With all of the Trump regime’s chaos, I’m happy to share this inspiring, must-hear interview with journalist Aaron Parnas.We tackle the indictment of Rep. McIver, GOP attacks on Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and the very real threats Aaron faces for exposing the Trump regime’s corruption.Aaron explains why he refuses to back down to Trump—and shares an inspiring message for anyone feeling worn down by the constant madness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...2025-05-2017 min
Dworkin WeeklyLive: Steven Beschloss Shares Great News With Scott Dworkin“This is a moment where I’m hoping that people do feel the urgency,” award-winning writer, journalist, filmmaker, and professor Steven Beschloss told me when we met up for a live chat. He said everyone needs to do their part: “Whether it’s sending a letter, being kind to your neighbor—whether it’s protesting in the streets, or participating in a national strike.”Listen in and watch this awesome, all-new episode of The Dworkin Report, to hear exactly why things may be heading in that direction.We had a frank but uplifting conversation about the state of our...2025-04-2543 min
Dworkin WeeklyJoy Reid Shares Great News With Scott DworkinMy good friend Joy Reid joined me for a candid conversation about what she’s been up to and the mayhem Donald Trump continues to unleash on America.We discussed the importance of standing up and speaking out—using our platform for good, no matter the cost. As Joy put it: “What’s the point of being a United States senator if you’re so scared of a primary that you can’t do the right thing? They know he’s crazy. They know he’s unhinged. They just don’t care—they’re chicken.”We also dove into the da...2025-04-1235 min
Dworkin WeeklyLive with Jess Craven and Scott Dworkin on How We Overcome Trump's TyrannyLegendary activist Jess Craven, the force behind Chop Wood Carry Water, is back for another inspiring, insightful conversation. We talked about Trump’s unhinged tariffs, the pulse of the resistance, and so much more.Join us for an uplifting and entertaining discussion, on what it’s going to take to overcome the damage being done by the Musk and Trump regime. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe2025-04-1054 min
Dworkin WeeklyExclusive: Michael Cohen's First Substack Conversation, With Scott DworkinToday I spoke with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, to get his take on all of the latest madness with his old boss.Cohen talks about who he thinks is really in control between Trump, Elon, and Project 2025. He also shares his thoughts on what’s going to happen next, and why he decided to join Substack. You won’t want to miss this live conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe2025-02-0732 min
Dworkin WeeklyFlorida is Winnable: Exclusive With FL Dem Party Chair Nikki FriedIn an all-new exclusive Dworkin Report interview, I sat down with Nikki Fried, the dynamic Chair of the Florida Democratic Party.In this awesome interview, Fried recounts her journey into politics from early childhood aspirations to being the first woman elected as Commissioner of Agriculture in the South.Nikki slams Ron DeSantis, and explains how backlash to his extreme policies on abortion and other key issues are putting Florida in play for the Election.Fried also shares her expert insights on the future of Florida politics, the importance of grassroots organizing, and the...2024-09-2021 min
Dworkin WeeklyWatch: Trump and Republicans are Shameless with Brian Tyler CohenThis week I had the pleasure of speaking with the one and only Brian Tyler Cohen. Brian is a MSNBC contributor, YouTuber, and author of the new book, Shameless, which exposes the hypocrisy of today’s Republican Party in the values they profess but do not adhere to.We talked about how the mainstream media is failing us with its biased coverage of Trump, and discussed how progressive independent outlets like The Dworkin Report and Brian Tyler Cohen are rising to the challenge of doing the Press’ job for them. Brian also shared personal insights into his unco...2024-08-1718 min
KPFA - Womens MagazineMartin Duberman discusses Andrea Dworkin, and remembering Minnie Bruce PrattThis Monday at 1pm on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine I talk to veteran biographer and gay rights activist Martin Duberman who assesses the life and thought of the combative radical feminist in his 2020 biography “Andrea Dworkin: The Feminist Revolutionary.”
Andrea Dworkin (1946-2005) was among the most controversial figures in the second-wave feminist movement, caricatured by her critics as a man-hating lesbian who believed all heterosexual sex was rape. Duberman, who knew her personally, paints a much more nuanced picture, pointing out that Dworkin lived for 40 years in a nonexclusive, occasionally sexual relationship with a devoted male par...2023-07-1059 min
The Dworkin ReportAuthor reveals how GOP became toxic, from the rise of Gingrich to TrumpPrinceton political history Professor and CNN Commentator Julian Zelizer returns to the Dworkin Report to discuss his book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.
Professor Zelizer tells us how Newt Gingrich’s rise to power in the Republican party was the turning point that led to the birth of the Tea Party movement, the catastrophic Presidency of Donald Trump, and the modern toxic GOP.
Zelizer gave us a breakdown of how it all ended for Newt Gingrich and what it can teach us...2022-10-2716 min
Dworkin WeeklyIf Trump didn’t want FBI at his house, he shouldn’t have committed crimes.Scott Dworkin discusses people whining about the DoJ going after Trump. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe2022-08-1007 min
Creating MeSimcha Dworkin, Playing For Fun IITonight we speak to our very own Simcha Dworkin, founder and CEO of Beraco and Jaguar Solutions.In this episode we get to hear how Jaguar, Simcha's new focus, morphed out of Beraco, his original business. We also our lucky to hear some of his musings on being successful.In the last episode Simcha talks about his humble origins starting Beraco. We also got to hear his super radical theory of making mistakes.2021-11-0353 minCreating MeSimcha Dworkin, Playing For Fun ITonight we speak to our very own Simcha Dworkin, founder and CEO of Beraco and Jaguar Solutions.In this episode Simcha talks about his humble origins starting Beraco. We also get to hear his super radical theory of making mistakes.In the next episode we get to hear how Jaguar morphed out of Beraco.2021-11-021h 04
Onze Supremos#060 O liberalismo de Ronald Dworkin (com Flávio Pedron)No 3º episódio da nossa série sobre Teoria do Direito tivemos a oportunidade de conversar com o professor Flávio Pedron sobre o pensamento de Ronald Dworkin. Dworkin propõe uma reforma sobre a base de pensamento liberal, fazendo com que este deixe de ter como ponto central a liberdade para passar a gravitar a noção de igualdade.
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00:00 Vinheta
01:00 Apresentação do convidado
02:20 Contextualizando Ronald Dworkin
07:54 Igual respeito e igual consideração: uma introdução
26:00 Liberdade de expressão em Dworkin
30:20 Reconstrução da leitura de ética e de moral
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The Dworkin Report"Worst day ever." How a Capitol Police officer fought off the January 6th insurrectionScott Dworkin speaks with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn (part 2). Officer Dunn will be one of the first officers called to testify in front of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection against Congress.
We released part one of our interview with Officer Dunn last week, after the most-watched right-wing extremist Fox News opinion host mercilessly attacked him for having personal, political views so we advanced the release of this first part of a gripping two-part interview with Officer Dunn so the public can learn more about him as a person and as a cop.2021-07-2739 min
The Dworkin ReportCapitol Police Officer Harry Dunn's harrowing firsthand account of the January 6th insurrectionScott Dworkin speaks with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. Officer Dunn will be one of the first officers called to testify in front of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection against Congress.
Last night, the most-watched right-wing extremist Fox News opinion host mercilessly attacked him for having personal, political views so we advanced the release of this first part of a gripping two-part interview with Officer Dunn so the public can learn more about him as a person and as a cop.
This podcast is also what America needs to learn about t...2021-07-2225 min
The Dworkin ReportGale Anne Hurd just explained how you can help achieve pay equity in HollywoodScott talks with Gale Anne Hurd, the legendary Hollywood producer behind cultural touchstones like the Walking Dead franchise on television as well as the Terminator and Alien movies. Hurd told us about her impending launch of the third Walking Dead series in 2020, and about major developments in the Terminator franchise because a relatively new copyright law will give control back to her and James Cameron, its co-creators for the first time in decades. But her most poignant words had to do with the fight for gender equity in entertainment and empowering individuals, which is a central theme of her life’s w...2019-11-2617 min
The Dworkin ReportAlec Baldwin just told us Don Jr. will have plenty of time to watch SNL from jailScott interviews world-famous actor Alec Baldwin about his parody of Donald Trump on SNL and why he is concerned for his family’s safety after the President’s latest incendiary remarks. Baldwin provides depth to his performances by explaining of Trump calls to emotion amongst his base and his own podcast’s findings of Russia’s attack on America’s elections. He also shared his complicated views on the awards he has won and the difficulty of playing the world’s most hated man.
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The Dworkin ReportMitch McConnell just helped his major donor by lifting Russian sanctionsJust last night, the Trump Administration formally dropped sanctions on RusAl, EN+ and one other company owned by his top Russian-American donor’s business partner. GOP Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and his Senate allies voted against a resolution that overwhelmingly passed the House, which would have kept those sanctions in force. To make matters worse, Donald Trump has some pretty obvious kompromat over leader McConnell by virtue of his wife’s position in his Cabinet. Scott first revealed in February 2017 shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration in tweets about one of the Senate majority leader’s major political donors sp...2019-01-2818 min
The Dworkin ReportRob Reiner just predicted how Trump’s “corrupt and criminal” presidency will endScott talks with Director Rob Reiner who leads the Committee to Investigate Russia and has become a leading critic of the Trump Administration. Reiner has become an outspoken voice in the political arena since the rise of Putin’s preferred presidential candidate and explained the scenarios he believes will lead to Donald Trump’s early exit from the Oval Office. “There’s no question about it. This is the most corrupt and criminal presidency that we’ve ever seen,” says Reiner who hopes Trump will resign, “Not only corrupt and criminal. He’s inept. He’s not qualified, and he’s incredibly st...2019-01-0517 minThe Dworkin ReportKey House Judiciary Dem just explained the roadmap to end Trump’s corruptionScott speaks with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) who is a key member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Steve Cohen from Tennessee, who will become the Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Constitution & Civil Rights after Democrats behind Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi reclaim the House tomorrow. Rep. Cohen explained that leadership will decide when to file new Articles of Impeachment, but the House Judiciary Democrats plan to hold investigatory hearings right away over Donald Trump’s violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which is why he says the President “continues to exhibit the need to be impeached.” He also explained the real...2019-01-0218 minThe Dworkin ReportExclusive: Congresswoman is first US Rep. to demand Trump’s resignationScott speaks with Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) about her call this for President Trump to resign, making her the first member of Congress to do so when she tweeted her call with the #TrumpResign hashtag. Rep. Moore also explained her efforts to combat childhood lead poisoning in Milwaukee and Flint, and her fight to keep voters engaged in the face of extreme Republican gerrymandering, as well as the crucial role that the Affordable Care Act plays in keeping her district healthy. “Some of this money for the doggone wall, I wish they would put into places like Flint and Milwaukee,” says Rep...2018-12-2421 minThe Dworkin ReportNorth Carolina Dem leader just explained what’s next in the election fraud scandalScott walks with Wayne Goodwin, the state Democratic Party Chairman from North Carolina, about the stunning turn of events that led Democrat Dan McReady, a solar energy entrepreneur and former Marine to retract his concession in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional district in a Twitter video that has over a million views in just under a day. He’s leading the charge to seek a non-partisan resolution of election fraud charges so serious, that they implicate both the GOP candidate, Pastor Mark Harris, and local Republican parties, both of which paid a convicted fraudster during this election, even after their poli...2018-12-0717 minThe Dworkin ReportRob Goldstone just told us everything about the Trump Tower meetingScott interviews Rob Goldstone about his testimony to Special Counsel Mueller’s grand jury and Congressional investigators where he talks about his email to Donald Trump Jr. whose revelation changed the face of American politics. Goldstone wrote a book entitled, “Pop Stars, Pageants & Presidents: How An Email Trumped My Life,” about himself and his time as a professional publicist for Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, whose father brought Trump’s Miss Universe Pageant to Moscow in 2013 and who was the ultimate source of the request for a meeting at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential election. Rob Goldstone answered every question we asked...2018-12-0249 minThe Dworkin ReportTwo journalists just revealed how they helped expose the Trump Russia affairProducer Grant Stern interviews Miami Book Fair presenters and co-authors David Corn and Michael Isikoff, about their book Russian Roulette and their role as two of the journalists who played a pivotal role in exposing the FBI’s investigation into the Trump Campaign for President during the 2016 election. Corn and Isikoff shared the early origins of their reporting into Russian influence over Donald Trump and explain how their Cold War experience helped them crack a massive modern spying case centered around agents of influence.
Isikoff’s story in Yahoo! News about Trump Campaign advisor Carter Page in September 2016 and Corn...2018-11-2120 minThe Dworkin ReportMueller’s former intel briefer just wrote the book on how to remove a presidentScott interviews former CIA officer David Priess about his new book, How to Get Rid of a President: History’s Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives. It’s Priess’ second book and his first solo effort, which deep dives all of the many times that Americans have sought to remove a sitting President before the end of his term, most of which have failed miserably. His study of the crash landings and his evaluation of the exceedingly rare successes like Richard Nixon highlights the founders intent that Presidents should be removed at the ballot box above all other me...2018-11-1528 minThe Dworkin ReportA national expert just explained how you can keep an eye on election integrity during the midtermsScott interviews election integrity expert Jennifer Cohn whose story “Voting Machines: What could go wrong?” in The New York Review of Books. Cohn is a lawyer, and she explained how any member of #TheResistance could help after tomorrow’s Midterm Elections are tabulated in their precincts on our podcast and here on her website ProtectOurVotes.com. Anyone with a cell phone camera can participate at your local voting precinct by photographing the precinct results tapes and comparing them to their local elections supervisor’s central tallies. Click here to sign up.
You can follow Jennifer Cohn on Twitter @jennycohn1.
Clic...2018-11-0622 minThe Dworkin ReportEx-GOP Congressman from Florida just explained why everyone must vote for Dem Andrew GillumScott speaks with former GOP Congressman David Jolly who lives full time in Florida and made the case why voters of all affiliations need to choose Democrat Andrew Gillum’s “message of hope” in this year’s midterm elections. Jolly is an MSNBC contributor who just started his brand new talk radio program in Tampa this week. He specifically cited Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate DeSantis’ pandering to Trump voters by using his small children as props as one of the main reasons he repudiated the GOP nominee. Everyone should listen to David Jolly’s keen insight into Florida’s complex politics and a...2018-11-0312 minThe Dworkin ReportJournalist Judd Legum just revealed the GOP’s voter suppression plan for 2018Scott speaks with Judd Legum, who founded of ThinkProgress and is now the publisher of Popular Information, a new subscription-based newsletter website which summarizes the most important stories four days each week, without a corporate perspective like Axios or Politico. Legum described the way that Republican voter suppression programs work, his fight to expose and de-fund racist Iowa GOP Congressman Steve King. He also explained how a stable of rogue Republican Secretaries of State is engaged in a powerplay seeking higher office that reeks of the appearance of impropriety, and how voters can fight back.
Click here to donate...2018-11-0221 minThe Dworkin ReportA journalist from Yemen just explained why Trump enables Saudi war crimes in his home countryScott interviews Yemeni TV news anchor Khatab al-Rawhani, who explained the ongoing war in his home country and how his personal acquaintance Jamal Kashoggi’s murder and coverup are tied to Donald Trump’s support for American involvement in that war. Al-Rawhani was forced into exile in America after his station was shelled by government military forces in 2011 and then a few years ago, all media outlets were shuttered. Now, both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are fighting a bloody war for control of Yemen with logistical support and arms sold to them from the United States, but Congre...2018-10-3134 minThe Dworkin ReportCheri Jacobus just explained why Special Counsel Mueller is investigating her email hacking caseScott interviews former GOP staffer and pundit Cheri Jacobus. She rose from humble Midwestern roots to become a high ranking staffer on The Hill, but she’s an independent now after rebuffing the Trump campaign’s overtures early on. Their misogynistic response to her rejection and later, her honest comments about an illegal Trump PAC led to their continued escalation of dirty tricks until the FBI was called in, to investigate an email hack against her before the 2016 election.
This month, Special Counsel Mueller got called in. She explains why.
Click here to contribute to the Dworkin Report.2018-10-2334 minThe Dworkin ReportPaul Manafort just flipped. Trump and Putin must be furious.Scott explains the finer points of Paul Manafort’s plea agreement to flip on Trump and cooperate with Special Counsel Mueller, something which doesn’t surprise the Dworkin Report team since we started sounding the alarm about Russian influence before the votes were cast. Forget the White House’s denials, we already know that Paul Manafort’s illegal conduct reaches into Trump’s inner circle from emails released in his Virginia mortgage fraud trial that implicate Jared Kushner in a serious crime of office.
2018-09-1408 minThe Dworkin ReportThis is why we just filed a criminal complaint against Brett KavanaughScott Dworkin explains why he and the Democratic Coalition filed a criminal complaint to the US Department of Justice against Judge Brett Kavanaugh with the legal counsel of Massachusetts lawyer J. Whitfield Larrabee. Scott and Jon Cooper, who is the Chairman of the Democratic Coalition, both joined the complaint individually. A parallel judicial ethics complaint will be filed with the Clerk of the DC Circuit Court for Chief Judge Merrick Garland to review on Monday morning. Transcript
Disclosure: Scott Dowrkin is a paid advisor of the Democratic Coalition, a SuperPAC.2018-09-0808 minThe Dworkin ReportTom Arnold just revealed the inside story of Michael Cohen flipping on Trump – 1 of 3Scott interviews Tom Arnold about his new Viceland TV series where he burrows deep inside the nexus between Donald Trump and the entertainment world. In part one of the Dworkin Report’s three-part interview with Arnold, he shares the story of how he booked a room at the Regency Hotel in New York City this past June, along with his TV crew and spent a significant amount of time there with Michael Cohen during the pivotal time when Trump’s former personal lawyer decided to flip on the President. This podcast is that story.
The Viceland show “The Hunt for the...2018-08-2131 min
The Dworkin ReportA Texas pre-med student just revealed Trump’s ICE agents threatening refugees who need medical helpScott interviews Ashtyn Taylor is a pre-med student at the University of Texas who lives in Dallas and she used the internet to find an ICE detention center in McAllen, Texas called “Ursula.” Ashtyn volunteered and give first aid to refugees nearby that center and she told the Dworkin Report about detainee’s stories of ICE’s abuse of detained immigrants. She details the squalid conditions and her personal experience comforting a child with a serious case of the chicken pox, that caused panic among all involved that it could spread.
This is Part 1 of her story.2018-07-1120 minThe Dworkin ReportTrump is guilty as hell, so he might as well collude with Putin in public nowScott Dworkin talks about Trump’s upcoming meeting with Putin.2018-06-2810 minThe Dworkin ReportRick Smith calls on labor unions to protestScott Dworkin talks to Rick Smith about what labor unions need to do next, following today’s Supreme Court decision.2018-06-2717 minThe Dworkin ReportThe Supreme Court Might As Well Wear Red HatsScott Dworkin talks about the terrible SCOTUS decision today.2018-06-2608 min
The Dworkin ReportMichael Rapaport says we’ll be stuck cleaning up Trump’s s*** for yearsScott Dworkin talks to Michael Rapaport about Trump’s racism, Jared Kushner’s shame as the grandchild of Holocaust survivors, and his next projects as an actor and podcaster. Michael also has a message for Trump.2018-06-2632 min
The Dworkin ReportAlyssa Milano just demanded Trump’s resignation for separating refugee familiesScott Dworkin interviews Alyssa Milano about the familiesbelongtogether.org march, her leadership role in #TheResistance and the origins of her public activism.2018-06-2126 minThe Dworkin ReportMichael Avenatti says the fight is just beginning to reunite families Trump’s policy separatedScott Dworkin interviews attorney Michael Avenatti about his pro bono work to reunite families seeking asylum separated by Trump’s zero tolerance policy to separate refugee families.2018-06-2106 minThe Dworkin ReportTRUMP: STOP KIDNAPPING CHILDRENScott Dworkin talks about Trump’s separation of immigrant families at the border on this new episode of the podcast.2018-06-1811 minThe Dworkin ReportGOP Sources Claim Hannity, Nunes and Rohrabacher Are Under Federal InvestigationMultiple GOP sources told Scott Dworkin that Sean Hannity, Devin Nunes and Dana Rohrabacher are under federal investigation. Scott talks about it in this new episode of The Dworkin Report podcast.2018-06-1311 minThe Dworkin ReportTrump Attacks Allies and Cuddles With Dictators [PODCAST]Scott Dworkin talks about Trump’s love of dictators, and his attacks on our allies.2018-06-1212 min
The Dworkin ReportPaul Manafort ran a campaign about locking people up. Now, he’s facing jailtimeThe post Paul Manafort ran a campaign about locking people up. Now, he’s facing jailtime appeared first on The Dworkin Report.2018-06-0909 min
The Dworkin ReportBOOM! Mueller Indicts Manafort For Witness Tampering and ObstructionScott Dworkin talks about Mueller's new indictment of Paul Manafort for obstruction of justice and witness tampering.2018-06-0809 min
The Dworkin ReportTrump’s ambassador to Germany just supported nazis. It caused an international incident.Scott Dworkin talks about German politicians calling on Trump's Ambassador to be expelled, for vocally supporting a political party founded by the nazis.2018-06-0613 min
The Dworkin ReportFox News Just Attacked the Eagles for Praying to God Instead of TrumpScott Dworkin talks about the Fox News attack on the Eagles. They used images of them kneeling in prayer, and acted like they were kneeling for the anthem. They weren't.2018-06-0512 min