<description>&lt;p&gt;Candidate for NY's 15th congressional district, Michael Blake, hopes to unseat zionist incumbent Ritchie Torres and bring progressive, pro-Medicare for All, anti-genocide representation to the Bronx. But can Blake persuade the left that he's a genuinely left candidate worth throwing their support behind? Blake provides context for a past AIPAC speech and Israel visit, and answers tough questions about his theory of change: Is it possible to be a positive force fighting inside of a party committed to corporatism and the state of Israel?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;a href= "https://youtube.com/c/badfaithpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bad Faith on YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/badfaithpod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter (@badfaithpod)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/badfaithpod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram (@badfaithpod)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Produced by &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/armandaviram" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Armand Aviram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Theme by Nick Thorburn (@&lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/nickfromislands" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;nickfromislands&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Bad Faith

Briahna Joy Gray

Episode 569 - ""Ritchie Torres Ain't Shit" (w/ Michael Blake)

APR 23, 202676 MIN
Bad Faith

Episode 569 - ""Ritchie Torres Ain't Shit" (w/ Michael Blake)

APR 23, 202676 MIN

Description

Candidate for NY's 15th congressional district, Michael Blake, hopes to unseat zionist incumbent Ritchie Torres and bring progressive, pro-Medicare for All, anti-genocide representation to the Bronx. But can Blake persuade the left that he's a genuinely left candidate worth throwing their support behind? Blake provides context for a past AIPAC speech and Israel visit, and answers tough questions about his theory of change: Is it possible to be a positive force fighting inside of a party committed to corporatism and the state of Israel? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).