During today's 'Inside Scoop,' the final of 2018, Mark discusses our democracy being in peril. This includes lame duck Republican legislators in Wisconsin passing laws that will severely limit the power of the incoming Democratic Governor and Attorney General. Mark also discusses the destruction of roughly 1,000 likely Democratic absentee ballots in the election for North Carolina's ninth congressional district, and how it may invalidate the entire election. An investigation has revealed that the ballot destruction was facilitated by a Republican operative.

During today's 'Inside Scoop,' Mark explains the new details revealed in Michael Cohen's plea deal surrounding Donald Trump Sr.'s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin. He also analyzes the strategy that Special Counsel Robert Mueller appears to be using against Trump and his campaign team. Mark's shows, videos, and TV appearances are always available at www.MarkLevineTalk.com.

Tear-gassing toddlers, refusing to believe his own administration's climate report with dire warnings for America and the world, how low can Trump go?!

During today’s ‘Inside Scoop,” I analyze Donald Trump’s new lie-filled interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace, which had Trump on the defensive for most of the conversation.

In this fast-paced hour of ‘Inside Scoop,’ Mark concludes the only person that can successfully slow America’s descent into dictatorship is the likely incoming Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of California. While her election remains a formality, there is some push back from a minority of Democrats in the House that feel Pelosi may be demonized too easily by the GOP to make effective change. Despite some possible shortcomings, Mark believes that she is uniquely qualified to unify the Democratic party under her leadership. A skilled fundraiser, her talents at communication and massaging tensions within her party make Pelosi the best choice to guard American democracy from the remainder of Trump’s first term.

Mark examines to what extent Trump, Fox News, and the GOP are responsible for inciting domestic terrorism. This episode was originally broadcasted on November 1st, 2018. Mark's shows, videos, and TV appearances are always available at MarkLevineTalk.com.

This was written by Mark Levine following the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting. PITTSBURGH REFLECTIONS I am a Jew. I know some want to take my life For being a Jew. I learned about Anne Frank When I was just five years old. I’ve imagined living in the concentration camps. I’ve imagined dying in the gas chambers. I’ve confronted antisemitism worldwide. I remember a Swiss synagogue on Yom Kippur. Where they told us to disperse quickly after services In case someone threw a bomb at us as we left. I was struck by this. I didn’t think at the time It would happen in America. I’m proud of being an American, Because America took us in, Took my family in More than a century ago. We came here so that antisemites wouldn’t kill us. I know we’ve had antisemitism in America Much worse than we have today. I know that the first “America Firsters” Loved the Nazis and hated Jews. I know that Americans in the ‘40’s Hated Jews worse than the Germans and the Japanese. I also know that since the Holocaust, There is no safer, freer, more wonderful place Than the United States of America To be a Jew. _____________ I am a gay man. I know some want to take my life For being a gay man. I remember the day Matthew Shepard was crucified. I’ve imagined what I would have done In that Wyoming bar. I’ve imagined being impaled on a fence For hour after long hour, Dying slowly alone. I know dozens of gay men and women Who were kicked by their families Out of their homes Or tortured by so-called Christians Trying to convert them to heterosexuality Against their will. I’m proud of how far we’ve come. I’m proud of my work Helping to bring equality to the gay community. Cultural equality. Marriage equality. I’m aware of how far we have yet to go. I’m aware of the greater hate The transgender community faces. I know that compared to trans folk, It is far easier To be a gay man. _____________ I’m not Black. But I know that some want to take the lives of people Just for being Black, For driving while Black For walking while Black For wearing a hoodie while Black For confronting a police officer while Black Or protesting police violence while Black. When the KKK burns a cross, They do not terrorize one Black family. They terrorize an entire community. I’m proud of how far we’ve come. I’m proud of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. But I also know, With voter suppression laws And drug laws that criminally punish crack users But not opioid users, That we have a long way to go Before we can say we have equality in America For Blacks. _____________ I’m not a woman. I don’t particularly fear Walking alone at night. I walk women to their cars at night As my mother taught me to do. We both know why I’m walking them to their cars at night. We don’t say why, But we know. It’s because women face daily the real and present fear Of sexual assault And domestic violence. And yet, the danger is even greater from family, friends, and acquaintances Than from strangers. I know the stigma that goes along with being a survivor. I know the pain of losing a sister to domestic violence. I’m proud of the #MeToo movement for drawing attention, But I also know the battle is far from over. I can’t imagine what it is like to fear Every social encounter may end in violence. But I want to try to imagine. I want to stand up as a man for women, As well as for male victims of sexual assault. I want to stand up for women in the workplace And for women who want their bodies Free of men’s control over them. I’m not a woman, But I will always stand With women. _____________ I am an American. I’ve always been an American. I was born here. I’m proud to be an American, Not in a country-music-song facile kind of way But because America is the land that took my family in More than a century ago. My great grandparents had nothing in their pockets But the American Dream, Which they and their descendants realized. While I’m not an immigrant, I imagine their travails. Like my great grandparents, They are escaping violence, Seeking a safe place. They don’t speak English that well yet, But the smiles on their faces tell it all. No matter how hard it is to get here, No matter how hard it is to be here, They know that only in America Can their dreams be made. It’s the one place in the world Where you can start all over again As an immigrant And become An American. _____________ I’m a Southern man From Nashville, Tennessee. I understand the pride Of a poor white Southern man, Self-reliant salt of the earth, Whose family never owned slaves. I understand the arrogance Of a rich white Southern man, Who’s proud that his family did own slaves But has never really considered The harm his family did to innocent people. It’s not hard to find a Southern man Who carries the Dixie Flag As a point of pride Or a wink at rebellion. He doesn’t much like Blacks or Jews Or gays or immigrants. He doesn’t much like Yankees either. He doesn’t believe in treating women Equally with men. That’s just not how he was taught. It wouldn’t be chivalrous. No, it’s not all Southern men, But it is a substantial number. All too many. I understand Southern pride. Southerners don’t like know-it-alls. Southerners don’t like Yankee-splaining Any more than women like man-splaining. And they often take it out On “politicians in Washington,” Even the ones they themselves elect. For some white Southerners, A gun is the ultimate in self-reliance. There is a Southern man who thinks nothing can hurt him, If he owns a gun. But a gun is not a shield. Emotions And financial worry And sickness And struggling rural communities Creep past his gun And enter his soul. There’s great pain In the soul of many A Southern man. _____________ I strive to understand Cultures I am from. I strive to understand Cultures not my own. _____________ I’m a Southern gay Jewish man Who strives to empathize With a Black immigrant woman. _____________ In other words, I’m an American. _____________ Dedicated to the Memory of the Pittsburgh 11 This episode was originally broadcasted on October 29th, 2018. Mark's shows, videos, and TV appearances are always available at MarkLevineTalk.com.