Mission for America

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ISSUE 11
Date
November 2026
My last essay: Only Trump Can Solve This
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My last essay: Only Trump Can Solve This

A system that's truly broken cannot simply be tweaked. It must be repaired.

By Corbin Trent
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NOAH SMITH AND I CHAT IT UP: THE MATH OF MIDDLE-CLASS LIFE NO LONGER ADDS UP

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Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: A Conversation About Real Change Live with Grace Blakeleypodcast

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BEYOND THE POLITICS OF SPECTACLE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT REAL CHANGE LIVE WITH GRACE BLAKELEY

A conversation with Grace Blakeley about power, corruption, and what it actually takes to build change

Will Democratic Cowardice Hand Trump the Power to Start a War?podcast

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WILL DEMOCRATIC COWARDICE HAND TRUMP THE POWER TO START A WAR?

Why Democrats Should Become the Anti-War Party (Only 20 Congress Members Want to Stop Trump's War Powers)

5,000 People Just Showed Up in Red Tennessee. Here's Why.podcast

June 14, 2025 · 4 min read

5,000 PEOPLE JUST SHOWED UP IN RED TENNESSEE. HERE'S WHY.

I just interviewed Trump voters at a massive protest in East Tennessee who told me "this isn't what I voted for." They thought deportations meant criminals, not the guys building their houses. Here's what 5,000 people in deep red America are saying about what's happening.

Chris Matthews Asked Me Who My Political Heroes Are. The Answer Explains Everything.podcast

June 14, 2025 · 4 min read

CHRIS MATTHEWS ASKED ME WHO MY POLITICAL HEROES ARE. THE ANSWER EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.

Former AOC communications director tells Chris Matthews why Democrats lost: 'You can't talk to people if you believe they're full of shit.' On inflation, elites, and Trump voters.

From the Hills to the Hill and Back Againpodcast

June 14, 2025 · 4 min read

FROM THE HILLS TO THE HILL AND BACK AGAIN

Former AOC advisor launches podcast after Trump win. From Bernie campaigns to Congress to contracting, exposing the economic myths destroying America.

Episode One: Why I Sold My Food Truck for Bernie (And Why I'm Back)podcast

June 14, 2025 · 3 min read

EPISODE ONE: WHY I SOLD MY FOOD TRUCK FOR BERNIE (AND WHY I'M BACK)

Former Justice Democrats co-founder who helped elect AOC returns to politics after Trump's second win. From food trucks to Congress to construction, Corbin Trent launches America's Undoing podcast from East Tennessee

When a Bernie Guy and a Never Trumper Agree, You Should Probably Listenpodcast

June 14, 2025 · 4 min read

WHEN A BERNIE GUY AND A NEVER TRUMPER AGREE, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LISTEN

Former Justice Democrats co-founder and Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson agree: $77 trillion healthcare crisis, lost manufacturing base, and corruption in both parties. The real divide isn't left vs right

The View from the Factory Floorpodcast

June 14, 2025 · 7 min read

THE VIEW FROM THE FACTORY FLOOR

Former Justice Democrats co-founder breaks down why official economic stats are bullshit. Houses take double the work, healthcare 10x more, but economists say we're doing great. Here's the real math.

A Republican Congressman and I Agree: The System is Completely Fuckedpodcast

June 14, 2025 · 4 min read

A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN AND I AGREE: THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY FUCKED

Tennessee GOP Rep Tim Burchett and I agree: we're spending $77 trillion on healthcare while building obsolete aircraft carriers. Raw conversation about lobbyists, MAGA vs GOP, and why nothing gets done in DC.

Ro Khanna Gets It: We're Spending $75 Trillion on Healthcare While Democrats Twiddle Their Thumbspodcast

June 14, 2025 · 3 min read

RO KHANNA GETS IT: WE'RE SPENDING $75 TRILLION ON HEALTHCARE WHILE DEMOCRATS TWIDDLE THEIR THUMBS

Silicon Valley's Ro Khanna joins former AOC advisor Corbin Trent to discuss Medicare for All, why we're spending $75 trillion on healthcare, reindustrializing America, and why Democrats need to stop waiting for permission to lead.

Back From Political Retirement: My Conversation with Mike Nellispodcast

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BACK FROM POLITICAL RETIREMENT: MY CONVERSATION WITH MIKE NELLIS

Bernie Sanders campaign veterans analyze Democratic Party problems: economy, healthcare, messaging. Raw conversation about populism vs establishment.

Political Homelessness in America: Finding a New Vision Forwardpodcast

June 13, 2025 · 1 min read

POLITICAL HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA: FINDING A NEW VISION FORWARD

political homelessness, progressive politics, American politics 2025, beyond left and right, political labels, government dysfunction, Medicare for All, political spectrum, Democratic Party future, populist movement, working class politics, political reform, third way politics, Corbin Trent, Builder Doctrine, political realignment, economic populism, grassroots organizing, political power, new political vision