The United Stated is a nation of contradictions that go all the way back to it's founding. Most of us understand that. But as the 250th anniversary looms ever closer, and as our Dementia ridden buffoon in chief gets ever more unhinged, one must ask: can we, as a collective, ever reclaim the American flag from the long shadow of the country's ongoing imperialist history? Should we even want to? GUEST SOCIALS: Lizz Winstead: X/IG/tiktok: @lizzwinstead Bluesky: @lizzwinstead.bsky.social Initiative website: mifestories.com Alexis Bittar: IG: @alexisbittar Bruce Cohen: IG: @bcohen6 And check out Reclaim The Flag here: https://www.reclaimtheflag.us THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Planned Parenthood Federation of American: To get involved, text UPDATE to 22422 QUINCE: That's https://www.quince.com/joyreid for free shipping and 365-day returns ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://pthefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices