Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24, 1981) is an American political commentator and media host. Rising features commentary and analysis of political news and current events, in-studio interviews with politicians, campaign staff and surrogates, political advisors and strategists, and members of the news media. While representing different ends of the political spectrum, Krystal and Saagar bring voice to so many Americans across party lines who have had enough of the stupid, wasteful wars the war machine is championing that have cost us so much in lives and taxpayer dollars. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 4/27/23: Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence, Republican Debt Bill Barely Passes, China's Xi Pushes Zelensky Negotiations, Kamala's 2024 Kickoff, Disney Sues DeSantis, Nate Silver Out, Bernie Betrays Movement, Biden's High Chance of Death, Krystal and Saagar discuss Tucker Carlson breaking his silence on his firing in a new video, the Republican Debt Bill barely passes as crisis looms, China's Xi pushes Zelensky to negotiate, Ukraine casualties reported as five times higher, Kamala kicks off 2024 with nonsense, a Journalist is caught feeding Biden a question, a shocking poll show Marianne and RFK Jr. rising in the polls, Disney sues DeSantis, Nate Silver leaves FiveThirtyEight as 2010's Media officially dies, Krystal looks into how Bernie betrayed his movement with Biden endorsement, and Saagar looks into Biden's insanely high chance of death if re-elected.To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and SpotifyApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXlMerch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Krystal and Saagar, however, see the trends that are impacting Americans across this country, which is why their election coverage has been some of the best out there. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: With Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti, Kyle Kulinski, Matt Taibbi. But frankly, I doubt it. ", "Big Tech's Kafkaesque Approach to Censorship Is Driven by an Abiding Contempt for Its Audience", "D.C. Insider Rag's Star 'Conspiracy Theorist' Abruptly Exits", "Kim Iversen LIVE: What Was I Doing On CORPORATE Media?!! For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. The populist creates a narrative built around the people and their fight against powerful political-economic elites and insidious institutions that stand above them. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti are co-hosts of Rising at The Hill TV, one of the fastest growing political shows in America. This isnt a secret, but its not obvious either. However, we do share a central diagnosis of the rot in this country, of how we got to this place, and a deep skepticism of power. This May Day, get a Jacobin subscriptionfor just $1 for an entire year. Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World! We are living through chaotic, nerve-wracking, and occasionally terrifying times, but we hope you will find this book both hopeful and helpful. Breaking Points airs every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday on YouTube and will feature takes from progressive and modern Republican points of view. In July, Kim Iversen took over from Jashinsky,[12][13] who said on Twitter that she had never intended to do Rising full time. . Heres my reasoning for saying they skew right. And unlike the Reaganite populism of the 1980s which was designed to let the elite off the hook by pitting the makers blue-collar workers and their employers against the takers, welfare recipients, and high-income liberals Ball and Enjeti have no qualms about taking on the ruling class and in surprisingly orthodox terms. Sexton departed in June 2019, with Saagar Enjeti replacing him. Nor do I think this is just a case of mistaken identity. Ball, of course, hates Biden but not in the same way she hates the wine-track candidates: At least he doesnt come off as a condescending elitist who looks down his nose at Middle America. The former vice president may be detestable for his middle-class centrism, but Ball rightly recognizes that most Americans prefer that to the professional-class precociousness. Paperback. Breaking Points features commentary and analysis of political news and current events, in-studio interviews with journalists, politicians, campaign staff and surrogates, political advisors and strategists, and members of the news media, and occasional live-analysis segments. A Democratic Party loyalist might cringe at some of her jabs: Why does she hate Pelosi so much? It was launched in June 2021 by Ball and Enjeti, both former hosts of The Hill's Rising web series. 4/24/23: 70% Say No As Biden Announces 2024, Republicans Back Trump Post Indictment, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill, Chaos As Elon Strips Blue Checks, Buzzfeed News Collapses, Biden Censor Marianne Tik Tok, Biden Taxes High Credit Scores. . And part of Risings successful formula is that the hosts reject the woke culture-war approach to politics that so many on the young, hip Brooklyn-by-Oakland left mistake for politics. Her rapid rise as the Lefts voice of reason in the 2020 election cycle mimics the 2016 rise of the Dirtbag Left and the podcast Chapo Trap House. Why, were implored to ask, has there been deafening silence on the opioid crisis, poverty, or the total capture of our politics and media by the ultrarich? This project will be called "Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar". It shouldnt be surprising that entrepreneurial and ambitious millennial right-wingers are rejecting 1980s Reaganite orthodoxy in the same way that young workers on the other side of the aisle are rejecting 1990s Clintonite orthodoxy. Saagar Enjeti explains the bias online against conservatives. As we saw in 2016 and were seeing in 2020, many in the mainstream media just don't get whats going on in this country. Its not because Nancy Pelosi hasnt said bribery enough or because State Department official George Kent wore a bow tie during his testimony. Instead, it represents a recognition that the contemporary left is, unfortunately, not much different from establishment liberals in their embrace of identity at the expense of the working class. Speak up. But in analyzing the causes and consequences of a country with a few prosperous super cities and a vast wasteland of hollowed out towns, it is Ball who shines brightest. Risinglaunched in June 2018 as Rising with Krystal & Buckwith Buck Sexton as host. Subscribe S aagar Enjeti is on the rise. ", In late 2019, it had an average of 600,000 viewers daily. "Hosts Krystal and Saagar answer Rising fans' questions on: which candidate has the best education platform, if there are any rising Republican stars, how th. In fact, she would be the perfect spokesperson for todays energetic democratic-socialist movement dynamic, telegenic, and charismatic yet she seems reluctant to embrace the label. Krystal and Saagar discuss 70% of Americans say No to Biden as he's set to announce his 2024 campaign, polls saying Americans don't want Trump or Biden, Republicans overwhelmingly back Trump post-indictment, Desantis losing it over Trump criticism, SCOTUS decides to keep Abortion Pill for now, Trump scrambles to defend his Abortion record, chaos ensues as Elon strips accounts of their Blue Checkmarks, BuzzFeed News collapses amid layoffs, Krystal looks into the Biden admin censoring Marianne Williamson on Tik Tok, and Saagar looks into Biden taxing High Credit score Homebuyers to prop up minority mortgages.To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and SpotifyApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXlMerch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/Learn more about your ad choices. So far, so good. While representing different ends of the political spectrum, Krystal and Saagar bring voice to so many Americans across party lines who have . 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 4/28/23: Marianne Calls Out DNC on Fox News, Taliban Kills ISIS Leader, Charles Barkley Gale King New CNN Show, Don Lemon Highlight Reel, Constitutional Amendments, EquiFax Sells American Tax Records, Havana Syndrome Gets More Money, Krystal and Saagar discuss Marianne Williamson going on Fox News to talk about the DNC barring primary debates, the Taliban killing an ISIS leader, Charles Barkley and Gale King announce their new CNN show "King Charles", we take one last look at Don Lemon's highlights of the past as he leaves CNN, Krystal speaks with The Funky Academic on new constitutional amendments, Matt Stoller talks about the monopoly power of EquiFax a company that sells Americans tax records, and Ken Klippenstein updates us on the governments handling of the supposed "Havana Syndrome".To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and SpotifyApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXlMerch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/Learn more about your ad choices. My reason for even starting the discussion, and caring about it is the fact that Krystal and Saagr like to promote themselves as neutral arbiters of the truth who tell it like it is. Putting aside the question of Enjetis conservatism, were still left puzzling over the populism part of the equation. It is now, oddly, normal to talk about politics in terms of bosses and workers, the rich and the rest, the millionaires and billionaires . Krystal Ball discusses Biden's call to keep the Filibuster. While the liberal media conglomerates hysterically crow about the singular threat the president poses to the preservation of the republic, Ball warns us to be wary about what happens after Trump is gone when no one has done anything to address the rot of the system that is rigged for the wealthy and the powerful.. It was launched in June 2021 by Ball and Enjeti, both former hosts of The Hill ' s Rising web series. [1], The series is available on The Hill's website, YouTube, and a streaming channel.[2]. With the current slate of hosts: Gray represents the progressive left, and Soave represents libertarian political ideologies. Ball also gets what many of us on the Left know to be true, but what establishment liberals wont admit: Democrats got lucky with Trump. As of October 2020[update], the Hill's YouTube channel averaged 1.48 million views per day,[5][6] and had around 1.2 million subscribers. Truth is, Im not sure what to make of Enjetis conservatism. Breaking Points airs every Monday, Tuesday . She accepts that most real people with jobs, families, and bills simply dont care about the things media people obsess over. Follow Rising on social media:Website: Hill.TVFacebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/Instagram: @HillTVLiveTwitter: @HillTVLiveFollow Saagar Enjeti \u0026 Krystal Ball on social media:Twitter: @esaagar and @krystalballInstagram: @esaagar and @krystalmball The channel also posts cross-over content from other affiliated partners and programs. The ONLY reason this isnt a five star is because at least once per episode the audio will cut out and seemingly reverse about 10 seconds. In the press release, Ball was slated as the "progressive co-host on a morning show with a conservative co-host". Ball & Enjeti have spoken about subtle pressure they experienced working under The Hill's corporate umbrella when choosing topics to cover and the angles used in their coverage there. "Corporate media backlash fuels new upstarts", "Breaking Points' Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti blast media for 'intentionally fearmongering' over Delta variant", "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class", "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the No. The success of their project, both the book and the broadcast, is kind of shocking. They complain about woke corporatists, remind us about the power of the alliance of the media elite and accumulated capital and warn of the grinding down of the multiracial working class and continued fattening of the ruling class. But all this talk raises a question: Why do these class warriors find so much good in populism and not socialism? Useful Idiots with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper, Useful Idiots, LLC | Cumulus Podcast Network. Second, Rising played a minutelong clip of Trump's commentary on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which included the claim that none of it would have happened if not for a rigged election."[10], In May 2021, Ball and Enjeti announced they were departing Rising in order to release their own independent project, Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. [3][4][non-primary source needed] The show focused on attacking "establishment Democrats such as Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. On questions of corporate power and inequality, he sometimes sounds like a socialist: These CEOs know exactly who will be their best friends in government. On health care, he strikes notes that could be from Bernie Sanders: Health care is the number one threat to the daily lives of the American worker. On war, he is a staunch anti-interventionist. She doesnt trot out many numbers or charts, but she paints a vivid picture of a working class in crisis. Its striking, for instance, that for all his ginned-up flattering of the American worker, Saagar never once mentions the word union in his manifesto. Krystal and Saagar debunk the blatant covid misinformation being pushed by The View as the Democratic party grapples with the political reality of their covi. . Once at The Daily Caller, he now fronts a news show for The Hill, Rising with Krystal. Theyre some of the only people talking about the need to fundamentally rewrite the rules of the 21st century so they work for Americans again., The striking thing about revolutionary moments is that almost nobody understands them as theyre happening. But only one of its authors has the solutions it will take to remake our unequal society. It seems more likely that Saagar Enjeti is a conservative because hes paid to be one on TV. [15] Also in September 2022, Rising refused to air a segment on their show in which left-wing political commentator Katie Halper called Israel an "apartheid government". This past episode from 04/24/23, the audio did this a total of 3 separate times. Krystal and Saagar hop into an emergency podcast to discuss the breaking news this morning surrounding the announcement that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News and just minutes later the news that Don Lemon is out at CNN. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. She was previously a political candidate, as well as a television host at MSNBC, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and a co-host of The Hill ' s Rising along with Saagar Enjeti. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. Krystal, like many of her viewers, constantly wrestles with the combination of incompetence and callous class interest that explains the behavior of the Democratic establishment. And now today is not an isolated case. Krystal and Saagar discuss Tucker Carlson breaking his silence on his firing in a new video, the Republican Debt Bill barely passes as crisis looms, China's Xi pushes Zelensky to negotiate, Ukraine casualties reported as five times higher, Kamala kicks off 2024 with nonsense, a Journalist is caught feeding Biden a question, a shocking poll show Marianne and RFK Jr. rising in the polls, Disney .
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