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Shadow Politics, August 2, 2026

Shadow Politics, August 2, 2026

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Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown and Co-host Liberty Jones No Vote, No Tax: Kymone Freeman’s Fight for D.C. Statehood and Radical Accountability Michael D. Brown and Liberty Jones welcome Kymone Freeman for a wide-ranging conversation about D.C. statehood, tax resistance, Democratic Socialism, root causes of violence, poverty, food apartheid, housing justice, civic disengagement, and the urgent need for political courage in the nation’s capital. Guest Spotlight: Kymone Freeman Kymone Freeman is the guest on this episode of Shadow Politics and is introduced as the founder of We Act Radio, an activist, and a candidate running in the general election as a D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate. Michael D. Brown describes Freeman as a longtime friend of the show and someone who has made Washington, D.C. a better place through grassroots work, while Freeman presents his campaign as a challenge to corporate Democratic leadership, political complacency, and the continued denial of full representation for D.C. residents. Find out more about Kymone Freeman's Campaign at his website: https://www.freeman4congress.com/ Shadow Politics Opens With a Grassroots Mission Michael D. Brown opens the episode by describing Shadow Politics as a grassroots talk show committed to making America think again. He explains that the show interviews people who are shaping politics and community life, often outside the brightest spotlight, and invites listeners to call in and engage. Liberty Jones joins as co-host, and Michael introduces Kymone Freeman as a returning guest whose activism, media work, and presence in Washington, D.C. have made him an important voice in the city’s political conversation. Kymone Freeman’s Campaign and the Statehood Green Party Freeman explains that he is running in the general election as a D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate after what he describes as a media blackout and resistance from the corporate leadership of the Democratic Party. He argues that progressive politics, Democratic Socialism, and challenges to the status quo are often excluded even within a party that claims to welcome a broad coalition. Freeman connects his campaign to the legacy of Hilda Mason, the D.C. Statehood Party leader and Democratic Socialist who once defeated a Democratic primary winner, suggesting that the current political moment may create another opportunity for history to repeat itself. “No Vote, No Tax” and Tax Resistance A major portion of the conversation centers on Freeman’s “No Vote, No Tax” position. He argues that D.C. residents should not have to pay federal income taxes while being denied voting representation and statehood, comparing the District’s situation to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam. Freeman says he has personally been a tax resister for 30 years, both in support of D.C. statehood and as a war-tax resister. He presents tax resistance not only as protest, but as a pressure tactic that could move the statehood conversation forward if enough D.C. residents reached a critical mass. Root Causes of Violence, Poverty, and Food Apartheid Michael asks Freeman about addressing the root causes of poverty, and Freeman reframes the issue as addressing the root causes of crime and violence, with poverty as one of the central causes. He argues that poverty is man-made and maintained through policy, then connects violence to child poverty, illiteracy, food apartheid, lead pipes, poor nutrition, and public priorities that favor stadium spending over basic infrastructure. Freeman contrasts the number of grocery stores in wealthier Ward 3 with the lack of access in poorer Ward 7 and argues that D.C. must treat food, education, housing, and health as violence-prevention issues rather than relying only on police and prisons. Education, Chess, Housing, and Alternative Models Liberty asks what could help heal the roots of violence, and Freeman points to policy change, youth development, and structural investment. He discusses teaching chess to children as a way to build critical thinking and conflict-resolution skills, while also criticizing the difficulty of getting D.C. Public Schools to adopt chess more broadly. He also calls for grocery-store regulation, municipally owned supermarkets, community co-ops, and housing models inspired by places such as Vienna, Austria, where he says social housing and stronger safety nets help reduce poverty and crime. Freeman frames these ideas as part of a top-bottom political problem rather than a left-right divide. Democratic Socialism, Foreign Aid, and Civic Resistance The conversation broadens into Democratic Socialism, Zohran Mamdani, Israel, Netanyahu, diplomatic immunity, U.S. foreign aid, and the way narratives become normalized through political pressure. Freeman argues that intimidation and civic discouragement are designed to make people give up, pointing to low voter participation in D.C. as evidence of disconnection and ...
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