SHOW NOTE:  Sam will be in D.C. tomorrow 3/27.  Show start time may be a bit earlier than noon.  We’ll have a morning update in the blog post.

John Carl Baker joins us to talk about his piece in the Jacobin on why the left should be paying attention to Florida.  After years of GOP state rule, draconian legislation and cuts to social services the condition of the state offers a glimpse into a possible future for the rest of us.  And where is the Democratic Party’s opposition?  Plus, better government enforcement of mine safety regulations could have prevented the Upper Big Branch collapse, NYPD’s spy culture and Bayer GMO insecticide killing bees.  Use this post as today’s thread.