As a poor white 70 year old this Man is the only one who've I felt understood me. For that I am grateful 🙂

@kekehaha89

8 күн бұрын

The struggle binds us all. I'm right here with you man.

@anon88427

8 күн бұрын

@lynnegackstetter2779 You're not alone. I think that a lot of us don't talk about our struggles so many people feel that they are alone, when these problems are more common than anyone realizes. It is important to feel seen and understood. We all need that. Blessings to you.

@ddotcarter06

8 күн бұрын

That's deep 🥺

@ronny-lb1cr

8 күн бұрын

Barber is the leader red states don't deserve but the educator they desperately need.

@freddyrodriguez4732

8 күн бұрын

I understand you too, man. My comrade.

Upvote this comment if you think Jon and the Daily Show group should cover the Poor People's Campaign March on June 29!!

@Buttercup697

8 күн бұрын

You can email him as well

@FreddyNietzsche.

8 күн бұрын

It's not the upvotes that count, it's the comments, there needs to be as many comments as possible. Even if it's just to say thank to the Reverend.

@purplefireweed

8 күн бұрын

YES! This would be a great one for Jordan, an energizing change of pace, a way to heal his MAGA rally brain. 🌟

@tulsacaupain2882

8 күн бұрын

Make sure you spread the news.

@robinbrewer9000

8 күн бұрын

A very articulate man speaking truth . Much respect Reverend and blessings❤

A 58 year old, white female, who raised three children, without a drop of child support from their father. My children grew up in poverty. There was times I didn't eat so they could, I went without new clothes for over 10 years, so I could provide them with clothing. I want to thank this man for saying hey what about the poor white children. Because folks, there's a lot of us. By the way my children's dad, is a white male, who at the time was making 60,000 a year. No American child should ever have to live in poverty in the United States of America

@kiranwingelaar7009

3 күн бұрын

Poor people have NO one lobbying for them. Because those who are slightly well off than their poor neighbors don’t want any services given to them. They call it socialism while the rich get socialism in forms of tax breaks and other discounts and are called job creators. When they are poverty creators when Walmart workers are on welfare.

@paladinsorcerer67

3 күн бұрын

To a lesser extent, my mother and our family lived with struggles like yours. I was able to get a job because of my Mom's hard work to provide for our family. Thank you for your sacrifices. Us kids know what it means and are forever grateful.

Instead of Majorie Taylor Greene, THIS MAN should be highlighted on every channel (TV, KZread, Social Media) everywhere! Thank you one more time, Jon, for bringing to the conversation those things that the right would like kept in the dark. If Congress thinks $7.25 is a livable wage, then THEY SHOULD LIVE ON IT FOR A YEAR as a mandate. Rev. Barber, blessings in your life and work, that you should like to see the fruit of your work.

@noeraldinkabam

5 күн бұрын

EmpTy G, you should not even mention her name. Just like the former apprentice host. Stop using their names.

@srkibble

5 күн бұрын

That's one of the ways they keep us divided: adversarial politics. In democracies like ours, adversarial politics makes everything about who you shouldn't vote for, rather than who you should.

@aprilflynn

Күн бұрын

100%

Daily Show, please don’t wait until Rev Dr Barber promotes his book to host him on the show again. We need him to have a regular series. He is the voice of this paradigm.

@jinjiyoshi5548

7 күн бұрын

He's like a modern day William Jennings Brian

@kelleywimberley

6 күн бұрын

Amen

@WREFMAN

5 күн бұрын

Or find someone who doesn’t believe in magic.

@Brandon-os3qr

5 күн бұрын

Amen

@christopherjones5624

5 күн бұрын

Well Said, This Is All Low Paid Employees Fight. I Truly Appreciate This Man!

I'm an atheist and Rev William Barber is my favorite Christian, you can tell he balances both pain and peace in his heart, it is admirable and his work is inspiring

@ddotcarter06

8 күн бұрын

My Priest told me a long time ago - there are Atheist who are more Christlike than many Christians that attend church on the regular. Thank you for being open to the message 🙏💯‼️

@bibsp3556

8 күн бұрын

​​@ddotcarter06 ain't that the truth. I've been berated for not believing the book, but I think it's more important to just walk the walk.

@ddotcarter06

8 күн бұрын

@@bibsp3556 - Amen 😁💯❤‼️

@ReadyMindsetGo

8 күн бұрын

If I had to label myself I'd label myself a Buddhist Agnostic; regardless I agree with this 100%!

@kellenwaters9087

8 күн бұрын

Would your default mode require you to view him as an adversary if you did not know about his specific beliefs? This is why I don't anchor myself to labels such as atheist, Christian, LGBT, straight, or anything else. It tends to wall us off from information, which inevitably leads to ignorance.

America is more than happy to spend an average of about $40,000 a year to keep one person in prison, and has the highest incarceration rate in THE WORLD per capita, but gets big mad when asked to spend one shiny penny extra to go to schools, or other social programs that can help break the cycle of poverty. Instead of 'a rising tide lifts all boats', America says 'let's subsidize yachts!' ...and blames people who drown for not having 'innate knowledge' of how to build a boat, or even if they do have the knowledge, blame them for not having the tools to be able to do so. 👏👏👏 to Barber!!! He is the kind of 'talking head' we need more of. Straight up common sense without all the B.S.

@paulvoas3328

2 күн бұрын

Great point. Oregon spends about $10k a year per kid, and most southern states spend way less. Wealthy people hoard money where middle and working class spend money. Poverty is not a lack of character or morals but a lack of cash and health care.

@Prohoops11

Күн бұрын

In NYC they spend 366 , 000 a year. Mmmmmm

@Emmy-J

5 сағат бұрын

And the reason why the republican want to privatize everything

Love that MLK's Poor People's Campaign has been kept alive by Rev. Barber.

7.25. Seven dollars and 25 pennies for an hour of work. No health care! In the richest country in the world. 😢 I am ashamed for our country.

@emojigran

8 күн бұрын

I agree. It’s shameful and disgraceful

@chrisfreebairn870

8 күн бұрын

But this is not news, y'all been walking right past this for 100 years!

@whiskyjames4200

8 күн бұрын

That amount, $7.25, should be all Politicians wage.

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

Me, too! a great country takes care of its vulnerable citizens, honoring their human rights.

@gnomatic

8 күн бұрын

I used to believe this, but making politicians wages unlivable just ensures that only rich people who don't need the money can become politicians. Cut their wages for sure though.(especially the ones alraedy getting bribes)

Reverend Barber is tireless in his mission for poor people

@cohen860

8 күн бұрын

But, he's not just talking about "poor" people. Notice he always says "poor and low-wage" folks. Of which there are 130,000,000. It is by joining such a large group of people together that we can have power.

@drfranks1158

8 күн бұрын

@@cohen860 not when a significant percentage of those 130+m are gullible, dumb and brainwashed into voting against their interest. (any Vote for R is a vote to KEEP PEOPLE POOR)

@chrisfreebairn870

8 күн бұрын

​@@cohen860this is common parlance .. working poor is a powerful term, bc it says that even with a full time job you can't afford ... to live.

@aylbdrmadison1051

8 күн бұрын

Before the 80's small businesses were everywhere, we had the worlds #1 public school system, a weekend job could pay ones way through a four year college, and a person with a minimum wage job could buy a house. By the 90's all of that was pretty much gone.

@OurGlobalAffects

8 күн бұрын

ALL POOR PPL ✌️🙏❤️

Reverend Barber is a tireless advocate for poor people. I am not religious, but I do admire the gospel of Jesus and I can easily imagine Reverend Barber walking with him had he lived in that time. He is the pastor of a small church, and his sermons are live cast. I encourage everyone to drop in on one. You will be uplifted.

@jacobawojtowicz

5 күн бұрын

Jesus said you should give to the poor, not vote for politicians to rob your neighbors to give to the poor.

@edwardrmayer9807

2 күн бұрын

Appreciate you Mitch.

All respect to Rev. Dr. Barber. He's been fighting this fight tirelessly for years.

As a non-religious person, I found myself shocked, thinking "How can I work with this man?". He has a clear and reasonable message which if enacted, could change the country for the better.Thank you for this interview Jon Stewart!!!!

@stephanieclark6154

8 күн бұрын

Amen

@AxiomofDiscord

8 күн бұрын

I am a Romantic Satanist and would love to work with this man. He mentioned all the political issues that are of the greatest concern to me and the ones that should concern others like me.

@Dtexsis

8 күн бұрын

​@AxiomofDiscord concerns all of us who are not the 1%

@drawingcircles7133

8 күн бұрын

I am not religious either, but I do believe people have a right to practice a religion of their choice. That is freedom. Everything the reverend says is solid.

@tulsacaupain2882

8 күн бұрын

He has been working at this for ages. Ages.

We could always feed and house the poor. What we can never seem to do is satisfy the rich.

@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr

8 күн бұрын

Yes, there's no excuse to ever have a hungry person in this country, but we have hungry school kids.

@chrisfreebairn870

8 күн бұрын

Check Republican voting, & talking points on school lunch programs .. put some quotes from them up as slides during this guys facts & figures talk ..

@lyndakaye5198

8 күн бұрын

Bravo. Well said! ❤

@kelly1946

8 күн бұрын

Liberal media contributes to this by constant repetition that poverty issues are racial issues. Ignoring poor white people resulted in them seeing liberals as college elites and led them straight to Fox and MAGA.

@ftnsbcsk8t

8 күн бұрын

The Rich stay Rich creating the discourse of poverty. "Curing the patient, is a customer lost."

I rode the bus to Raleigh to stand with Rev. Barber. Do not be fooled that he is not one of the smartest men who advocate against the poverty in America! Thank you Jon Stewart for conducting this interview~! JUNE 29TH 2024 WASHINGTON DC. BE THERE!

Had the pleasure of sharing a meal with this man some years ago. His message is universal, and I wish many people would listen to him.

You’ll never see Reverend Dr. Barber on Fox. That’s the audience that really needs to hear what he has to say.

@consciouspragmatist2778

6 күн бұрын

I disagree that they need to hear it any more than the general population. The vast majority of Americans do not understand the facts and figures. He has to reach people willing to hear and consider this vital message

@pisces363

6 күн бұрын

@@consciouspragmatist2778 I’m not saying that the general population doesn’t need to hear the message. He’s speaking to all of us. It’s unfortunate that Fox won’t have him on because it would spread his message to an audience that doesn’t watch mainstream media and liberals like Jon Stewart.

@consciouspragmatist2778

6 күн бұрын

@@pisces363 True.

@pisces363

6 күн бұрын

@@consciouspragmatist2778 The crazy thing is people like Dr. Barber don’t get enough exposure on any platforms. People like him are considered part of the “woke movement”. A lot of networks won’t put him on their shows because it may be bad for ratings.

@pisces363

6 күн бұрын

@@consciouspragmatist2778 The KZread police strike again. They deleted my original reply. My point was simply that Dr. Barber is considered part of the “woke movement” and certain shows won’t have him as a guest because he’s bad for their ratings.

Politicians always talk about “the middle class”, never the “working class”. It’s like they are ashamed to even say the words.

@katsong3302

8 күн бұрын

and further, the lower income people

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

Since Reagan, the Middle Class has disappeared, more and more falling into poverty. His "welfare queen" cliche was straight out of the Kochs' (billionaires) playbook. Then Bill Clinton, with his "new kind of Democrat," meaning Republican moved the Dems far to the right with his Omnibus Crime bill, written by Joe Biden, which was a racist, rightist act which made America have the highest number of incarcerated persons. Both corrupt parties work FOR the billionaires and corporations, not for We, The People.

@danielmennel4565

8 күн бұрын

The middle class is mostly a myth. What class you are part of is a function of how you make the money to pay your bills not how much you make. If you work for a living you are Working Class and far closer to being homeless than you are to being Wealthy.

@lizliz4186

8 күн бұрын

Not anymore. Both Trump and Biden are appealing to and saying working class. The challenge is that the working class typically doesn't vote (or donate millions) so there's no reason to help them. At the end of the day they help those who actually vote. Everyone needs to vote. Staying home doesn't make a point, it only gives your view away for free.

@bibsp3556

8 күн бұрын

It's used, but usually pretty cynically

The wealth gap is getting bigger and bigger in this country everyday. Addressing it will not just benefit the very, very poor but will also help those of us in the so-called middle class who are finding it more and more difficult to make ends meet. The situation is inexcusable in a country that possesses so much wealth.

@RanleighWylde

2 күн бұрын

@kansasgoldilocks - But the wealth keeps flowing to those who have plenty yet they still want more.

@ingridrice9868

14 сағат бұрын

Folks are greedy! SMH

"5 interlocking injustices"....PREACH! Together we are ALL strong, TOGETHER.

Poverty in America is a policy choice.

@scifirealism5943

7 күн бұрын

You are correct.

@CassTyson

7 күн бұрын

More like a historical legacy of policy choices

@scifirealism5943

7 күн бұрын

@@CassTyson that's worse

@CassTyson

7 күн бұрын

@@scifirealism5943 YOU are correct

@Staywoke7909

7 күн бұрын

It always has been..

Probably the most important guest Jon has brought on this year. I hope people watch it.

@MeltedPearls

8 күн бұрын

I could not agree more!

@tulsacaupain2882

8 күн бұрын

He is such a wonderful, clear, intelligent and moving man.

@ronny-lb1cr

8 күн бұрын

I hate to say it but not many will watch it in a country obsessed with entertainment even in politics. That's why Trump became President not because of his brain

@NatashaThomas-tp5hv

8 күн бұрын

Agreed!!

@teejatron9849

8 күн бұрын

Yeah but Lina Khan was pretty great too

I’m not a religious man, but AMEN BROTHER! I appreciated hearing from this man of integrity.

Jon, Sir. Wow. That was honestly, from a 44 year old white guy, the best interview ever. I wish that this clip could go viral. Powerful, poignant, perfect. Thank You Sir. I’ll do what I can. Thank You.

Racializing poverty is one of the longest standing lies that has worked - intentionally - to separate us from one another. Humanity first - everything else after that

@imfireproof

5 күн бұрын

It should never be race against race, but poor against rich!!! They’ve always intended to keep us divided, so we don’t come after THEM!

@alphabetsoup6837

4 күн бұрын

Comedian Ralphie May said this exact thing ages ago. The man was cut from the same cloth as Jon, he may not have talked the same way, but had a similar outlook towards the injustice of society.

@matthew8389

2 күн бұрын

Coleman Hughes talks about this all time

"Imagine if 800 politicians died every day?" John's "Oooh, I have" was felt by all of us! Vote for your own best interests people!

@user-yt3so4pk7u

7 күн бұрын

Vote Blue 4 more years of BIDEN HARRIS

@johnsmith-cw3wo

6 күн бұрын

@@user-yt3so4pk7u vote for more tax cuts for the rich... then you will take advantage of that when you will be rich.

@stephenrussell9545

6 күн бұрын

Can we up it to 1,000?

@OnionChoppingNinja

6 күн бұрын

the US Capitol Grounds in DC always reminds me the Place de la Concorde in Paris France for some reason. All I'm saying If you know, you know...

@tracy419

6 күн бұрын

And push for ranked choice voting in your state so you can finally vote FOR someone instead of AGAINST someone. It's on the ballot in Oregon and a few other states this next election, make sure it wins💯

Interviews like this are why we needed Jon Stewart back. I wish he was on all week. I've never learn (and laughed while learning) as much as when he was heading the Daily Show.

So thankful Dr. Barber is still around and speaking for the working class. I grew up in NC and was fortunate to hear him speak and meet him a couple times. He breaks things down so eloquently. Remove party politics, make it about issues.

THIS is why I watch The Daily Show! Living in poverty, running for public office, and only hearing about the Poor People's Campaign for the first time. Thank you, Reverend Barber and thank you Jon Stewart.

@NatashaThomas-tp5hv

8 күн бұрын

It was actually started by Rev MLK Jr over fifty years ago, Rev Barber has been one of a few trying to reignite this movement. It’s an amazing and worthwhile campaign

@emilyl7996

7 күн бұрын

@@NatashaThomas-tp5hv absolutely it is! And flying under the radar, at least in my rural area. I reached out to the MN organizers, so hopefully we can get more traction

@alexandrajackson8498

Күн бұрын

Reverend Barber is always on Roland Martin Unfiltered. Roland has televised The Poor People's Campaign marches and conferences.

All Politicians should be paid $7.25, the Federal Government minimum wage.

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

YES. YES. YES.

@williamgechtman9287

8 күн бұрын

And that would virtually guarantee that no one who is not already rich could afford to hold national office. It costs far too much to live a middle class existence in Washington DC for anyone who is not already wealthy to accept an electoral position there that does not pay sufficient to live there. Do you really want to guarantees that the only people who could ever afford to be elected to government are those who are already rich? The cost of living in Washington DC is estimated at 50% higher than the national average. The cost of housing is 140% higher. That means you will be covering the entire cost of living in one of the five most expensive cities in the United States out of your existing wealth; your congressional income would not even cover childcare for one kid. Literally everything else is coming out of your savings and investments. The people who can do that may not have the interest of the common man at heart.

@DawnDavidson

8 күн бұрын

@@williamgechtman9287the point is that if they were paid minimum wage, they would raise the minimum wage right quick!

@williamgechtman9287

8 күн бұрын

@@DawnDavidson the point is, they don't *need* that salary *at all.* Why would paying them nothing make a difference?The people who are in the Senate would be there if it paid literally nothing. They don't *need* the money, they need the ability to shape *policy* to *benefit* those who already have wealth, such as themselves It is worth their while to do the job for *free,* as it will pay off for them in the long run, as it will not for most people of the nation. Their "salary" is irrelevant. Raising the minimum wage might *cost* them money personally. They may well already own businesses that profit from paying employees the least amount of money they can. Raising the minimum wage would provide those senators a pittance at best, while potentially costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional wages paid to their employees. Why would they raise that minimum wage?

@deepwaters7242

8 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree more ❤

The Rev. Dr. Barber is perhaps _the_ most powerful speaker I've ever witnessed. He visited Fisk U in Nashville last summer with Sen. Sanders and state Rep. Justin Jones to affirm the universal right to a Living Wage.

Oh, how I would love to see fairness and justice prevail for all in the United States of America; what a wonderful thing that would be.

Dr. Barber is a king. If you want to see someone who brings people together look no further than him

@TractorBeam

8 күн бұрын

Barber has such love in his heart.

@shawna1278

8 күн бұрын

Is there a march near you?

@lorrie2878

8 күн бұрын

I am feeling his passion. Not based on religion but humanity.

@CortexNewsService

8 күн бұрын

Amen

@stephanieclark6154

8 күн бұрын

Outstanding 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿

I am a North Carolinian. His leadership here has been inspirational. He is a national treasure.

@scifirealism5943

7 күн бұрын

Yep

@kelleywimberley

6 күн бұрын

Me too and I agree completely!

@hitotsubuf6946

6 күн бұрын

A true saint

@Hollywhite1

4 күн бұрын

THANK YOU North Carolinians for supporting Rev. Barber

@mah4769able

Күн бұрын

This country needs him

To my knowledge, I have never heard of Rev. Dr. Barber before. Now I can look him up & learn from him. Thanks so much for not just interviewing celebrities!!!

I am so honored to have Dr. Barber as a family friend! He is so powerful and impactful and I’m happy to see him here! ✊🏾♥️

Rev. Dr. William Barber, this man should be put on main stream television, his words are gold...

@karennelson6922

8 күн бұрын

trust me, he is on regularly but not in the right spots during the day and not the right stations. :)

@emilyfeagin2673

8 күн бұрын

That would really upset the corporate overlords

@324wonder

7 күн бұрын

He shouldn't be here just by himself. Where are the other leaders. This is serious people.

@chaketahawkins3125

Күн бұрын

He has been on Joy Reid, Rev Al Sharpton, Morning Joy and CNN

That man might be an important antidote to some of the divisiveness we got goin' on right now.

Love the Rev. William Barber. Long may he live and may his message be heard, answered, and fulfilled.

Both my father and my maternal grandfather were born in the dirt-poor class, 100% essential to support ALL people, poor is not a crime

@johnnygoodman2003

8 күн бұрын

And your taxes go to israel!

@scifirealism5943

7 күн бұрын

Yep

Rev. Barber reminds me of listening to the wonderful MLK. I can't be the only one

@Dtexsis

8 күн бұрын

You aren't. I'm in tears.

@ChristyMorris-rh7rq

8 күн бұрын

You are not!

@ForestRaptor

8 күн бұрын

Not from the USA and the impactful speech and clear message is very much so the expression of a leader.

@LDFHollister

8 күн бұрын

Rev. Barber resurrected MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign. It’s not a coincidence. We are blessed to have him as an advocate.

@diggerman00007

8 күн бұрын

​@ForestRaptor I'm not from the US either, I was born in the UK but thankfully in live Spain

The biggest obstacle Dr Barber's movement has is that the working poor spend so much time working that they don't have time to vote, to participate in the electoral process. They don't have time to spend the day voting.

@cohen860

8 күн бұрын

I understand, and.... they must! As Dr Barber says, politicians don't talk to them so that's partly why they don't vote. If poor and low-wage workers could feel like they are part of a movement, and would have power working together, then many, many more would vote. And, as he points out, the number of votes to change the outcomes in many of the races, just isn't that big.

@JillKnapp

8 күн бұрын

Yes, taking a day off from work to vote is definitely a problem (which is why Election Day should be a Federal holiday IMHO, but that's a conversation for another time.). But is anyone reaching out to workers and offering them absentee ballots and seeing if they have any questions about how to fill it out? That could be a way to help.

@cassiusdhami9215

8 күн бұрын

Doesn't help that many who do vote, vote against their own interests.

@aliceputt3133

8 күн бұрын

That’s exactly why they don’t have a holiday for voting. They don’t want you to vote.

@misscarrol8652

8 күн бұрын

Ain't that the sad truth of it😢

Yes, Red. Dr. William Barber on the Daily Show! This is the voice we all need to hear. I've been following him and the Poor People's Campaign since 2017 -- thank you for lifting up his message! I want to see him on TDS again!

I lived in East Kentucky and we're literally 95% white. And really poor. And I've felt dismissed so much with our concern because of our skin color and stereotypes. I'm so glad to see this man fighting poverty no matter their skincolor. This man lives Jesus's teaches.

The poor in America outnumber the entire population of Australia, 5:1. It is time for the world to lift the boat on the rising tide!

@freddyrodriguez4732

8 күн бұрын

We need to fight back!!!! WAKE THE SLEEPING GIANT!!!!

I was unaware of this person. I agree with him, and I am not Christian! Now I am aware. Thank you John Stewart!

@CortexNewsService

8 күн бұрын

I've known about him for a while. I first learned about him when North Carolina passed an anti-trans bathroom bill. He used his position as leader of the state NAACP to call for a boycott in response. He's not LGBTQ, but he stood up for us because it was the right thing to do. I've been a fan of his ever since. If more Christians were like him, the world would be in a much better place

@lorrie2878

8 күн бұрын

@@CortexNewsService awesome. Thank you for speaking.

@stephanieclark6154

8 күн бұрын

Outstanding

@chaketahawkins3125

Күн бұрын

Sign Up at Poors People Campaign

Thank you for inviting Rev. Dr. Barber and his message to be heard here.

This man walks the walk. He isn’t a grifter like so many other pastors. An incredible human being.

My close friend was a piano teacher and was very much at the poverty rates. He died from COVID alone at home (he lived in his grandma's old house) because he couldn't afford a trip to the doctor. I miss him every day

@neotheboxer6015

8 күн бұрын

Sorry foe your loss

Elderly people on Social Security are often in this class. I am 70 and taking a job to make ends meet...

I watched last night and what the Rev said is blatantly revealing about how our society chooses to ignore We the People. Every politician wants our vote, however, we have forgotten who they work for. Vote Blue!

This is one of the most substantial conversations I’ve heard in the past 12 years

Rev Barber doesn’t get the press or credit he deserves, thank you, thank you, a million thank yous for featuring him Jon and TDS!!!!

I have loved this man's message for many years. Pay attention to his words!

@tulsacaupain2882

8 күн бұрын

Hear Hear. Why does he still has to do this.

This was such a great interview. Jon always does great with guests but I also now discovered Dr. Barber and I already have huge respect for him. Thank you, Jon for bringing him on for this discussion. It is more important today than it ever has been. :)

@LaurennM360

7 күн бұрын

I appreciate that he is a Reverend too. I am not religious but I can totally get behind religious affiliated people who aren’t afraid to speak the truth and promote this sort of activism. It’s not often, anymore, that religious people are featured who don’t spout off hatred and I think he seems like a wonderful example and role model. :)

"The False Religion of Nationalism" These words have never been more needed to be heard! Brilliant ✨

I wish Dr. Barber all the luck in the world. America needs more like him.

@publicguy1664

8 күн бұрын

We have more, Cornell West, for instance.

I came from a very poor predominantly white rural area, it is very easy to feel forgotten. Thank you for writing this book and for all your efforts to help the poor

@user-tu4rn8ui9u

6 күн бұрын

I live in a large city and a lot of us are struggling too. Most of us care for rural America too, even if politicians say we don’t. Not true.

I've met the reverend twice and both times I shook his hand and thanked him for all his efforts here in NC.

Thank you to the Jon Stewart show for having Reverend Barber to share important information about the state of poverty in this nation. We are a movement not a moment ❤

Rev Dr. Barber is a beacon of light!

@LarryDevaun

8 күн бұрын

Rev Barber says: you are the light my child you just need to find your place to shine.

Dr Rev Barber is one of the great leaders and thinkers of our current society. His work should be more widely known. Great that he’s had such a thorough conversation here.

AMEN! I have always said this! If you focus on race you create division, if you focus on poverty you help everyone who needs it regardless of race (however it also disproportionally affects minorities as well as statistically more likely to be lower income).

Thank you Jon for having Dr. Rev Barber on to speak about poverty not being address enough due to the lack of representation. The ones that are in the house are being attacked by big money interests. Everybody must check out The Poor People's Party. It's the party MLK started and Barber keeps supporting.

@katsong3302

8 күн бұрын

and, please Jon address the unhoused, which includes children.

@ileneragland369

8 күн бұрын

Reverend please get out there and start this as a political party. This old white woman would vote straight up vote across the board for ANYONE who had a platform like this!

@kcguy8864

8 күн бұрын

With all due respect it's Rev Dr Barber

@RanleighWylde

2 күн бұрын

@@katsong3302 - Housing costs (buying a house or renting) have risen far above a double minimum wage. That is because venture capitalists buy up the supply and demand more. Then another company of the same ilk does the same thing again. That is the business model, no matter who gets hurt.

This gentleman is so well spoken, opening our eyes to the truth. He needs to be on more shows telling the truth about how the poor are being treated unfairly

@gentleken7864

8 күн бұрын

He had no wasted words, everything was on point, and in answer to questions. What an orator.

@user-yt3so4pk7u

7 күн бұрын

VOTE BLUE BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO DO RIGHT I CAN GUARANTEE THAT MAGA REPUBLICANS WILL DO NOTHING. VOTE BLUE VOTE BIDEN HARRIS no 3rd party voters

Turns out warfare is extremely devastating, especially when one side doesnt realize theyre entangled in it.

There have been so many people who have been given the mantle, but in truth, Reverend Dr Barber has truly been the spiritual successor to Dr. King in his appeal to improve the conditions for the impoverished people in this country. Regardless of race.

Love love Rev Barber!💙 And The Poor People's Campaign!✊🏼

*Representative AOC stated this profound concept in her early years in Congress: **_THAT the real fight is NOT about Left and Right. It's about the Top and Bottom of the Wealth and Income Scale!!!_** As young as she was, she was so adept and clear about her ultimate political mission in Congress as a public servant!!! AND, she is still on point at every turn with her mission to date!!!*

@russeljackson7829

7 күн бұрын

You mean she encourages illegals to come into this country and get better served with credit card payment but ignores the hungry and starving American citizens of our country...... AOC be dammed.... Put American lives first as Trump does....... Remember Charity begins at home, first take care of our poor Americans.

@swillia420

7 күн бұрын

She needs to remember this statement and stop being a politician

@bryanmachin2152

7 күн бұрын

Too bad there are only about 5 people like her in the entire Congress and Senate!

@77Creation

7 күн бұрын

This isn't about AOC. This is about The Poor People's Campaign. Stay on topic.

Thank you so much for having him on!!! Boost this beautiful man, we need him so much!

Wow finally someone talking about actual issues in a non-ray separation view. This is very enlightening.

You know why all those poor people didn’t go out to vote? They were working to be able to buy cereal and milk to give their children…for dinner. And 15 states (mostly red) don’t allow mail in voting without specifically requesting it and providing an “excuse.” And in those states that do, that mail in ballot was lost in a pile of collection notices and other official looking letters that are asking them for money that they just don’t have. Letters to be dealt with another day, maybe after they get their second job to help make ends meet.

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

😪😪😪 How true. Another American atrocity. Even Utah has mail-in voting. Many of them have given up hope after hearing the empty promises every four years.

@Hollywhite1

4 күн бұрын

We MUST re-elect Biden and get majoruty control of the House and senate to the Democrats . 2024, 2026, 2028, 30… Tell them we want Election Day to become a federal holiday so more working people can vote in future elections

@PhoenixAngel429

4 күн бұрын

​@@Hollywhite1 Democrats had 50 years to codify Roe, with several Supermajorites. They said IN COURT they didn't have to listen to the voters. They had someone who would have won or at the very least make Trump fight for every vote. I'm going by policy not party

Well said Rev Barber and thanks Jon for having him as a guest. In the UK minimum wage is £11.44 or US$14.30 per hour. People cannot live on that. One fifth of the UK population lives in poverty. The US is worse. John Steinbeck said the poor of Europe regard themselves as an oppressed class. The poor in America regard themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionnaires.

Dr Barber is so amazing and so speaks the truth .

This brother knows what's going on and we should listen💯

With guests like this, the show is going next-level.

Thank you Jon! Rev. Dr. Barber is an American hero!

Rev. Barber is absolutely 💯 % correct and the data is there to support his argument.

Kudos to you Jon and Daily Show for having Barber on. Commercial media won’t, because they only care about the Rich ruling class

This is the first I've heard of this guy (non american here) - Americans should rally behind this man, he delivers an amazing message of uplift for the poor.

I've been following Dr William Barber since 2016 and there's no doubt in my mind he's a modern Martin Luther King Jr. Just an absolutely inspirational speaker

@JP_Names

8 күн бұрын

Something about reverends man, the speaking skills transfer over so well

@Angelo.lucey1158

8 күн бұрын

First time hearing about him… imma follow this man into the light!

@magsj6474

8 күн бұрын

He needs to be protected.

@user-tu4rn8ui9u

6 күн бұрын

Agree.

@malyroberts9075

3 күн бұрын

I pray we all treat Rev Barber better than we did Dr King, may he rest in liberation 🙏🏾

I love this man, he is speaking the true-truths of our country and the poverty that is gripping it. And poverty is a driver for involvement with drugs, gangs, gun violence.

This is the perspective that is needed.. before MLK was assassinated...the Poor People Campaign was the next major march on Washington Tent cities were being set up in DC it was every race!!! That was the next movement.... so grateful to the Rev continuing this work...

thanks for having him on. i'm a staunch atheist but this man is my hero.

@cohen860

8 күн бұрын

Agnostic, here. I feel the same!

@EAK1993

8 күн бұрын

Same. I’m reading his book right now, and it’s really compelling. Better, even, than his previous books.

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

@@cohen860 Me, too.

This man should be interviewed on all media outlets including right wing because what he talks about is not partisan but a necessary conversation that could lead to solutions.

@spacelemur7955

8 күн бұрын

The right will never air this man.

@picksflowers

7 күн бұрын

Health care for all is still considered a radical idea to the right

@debmcgerrigle3477

7 күн бұрын

@@picksflowers I am Canadian so I have experience with free general health care and affordable extra coverage.

@picksflowers

7 күн бұрын

@@debmcgerrigle3477 would you say your experience is positive? Imagine avoiding doctors at all costs for fear of the expensive bills…. Many Americans simply cannot afford to take care of themselves

Been saying this for years. Poor does not equal POC. Poor hits all groups. We can do better and we allow our government representatives to protect greed instead.

Love what Rev Barber is doing. He needs more attention and coverage. What he is doing is important.

He is a light in this dark world

I live on full disability in Iowa. My monthly income is $932. My annual income of $11,184 leaves me in a life of poverty.

@ChristyMorris-rh7rq

8 күн бұрын

I am with you. I lice in Texas on disability and get 13,100 a year. It is never even close to enough.

@chickensdone1

8 күн бұрын

@@ChristyMorris-rh7rqI’m in PA, and currently qualify for disability due to a car accident in ‘05 when I was 17 resulting in over 30 surgeries since. But, I also have a wife and daughter, I can’t afford to go on disability. I’m almost more machine than human at this point, but disability is just not sustainable. So, I’m trying to get a job and hoping my health can hold out.

@ileneragland369

8 күн бұрын

I live in California on $13,000 a year if it weren't for every "entitlement" there is I'd be homeless at 75 years of age!

@Hollywhite1

4 күн бұрын

😢

Thank you simply thank you. My brother and I have talked about this for decades now about how this is a class thing not a race thing. And how we lost black leaders in the 60's because they were connecting those dots. My prayers are with you and for your protection Reverend. And thank you John for having him on. A democracy is only successful if it is built from the ground up. Pay attention to your Parrish/county/township politics. We have been sold a bill of goods that our vote does not matter and we have believed it for too long.

@Hollywhite1

4 күн бұрын

Well said . 💙💙💙💙💙💙

So deeply appreciative of guest and host, for Rev. Barber defining and articulating a major sickness in our nation... and lighting a way forwards, and Jon providing a forum, and always bringing a passion, brilliance, and wit. I'm 78, master's degree from UC Berkeley, well educated, high functioning, but since the pandemic, living below the poverty line, without health insurance, hustling gigs, unable to 'retire' perhaps ever. Will pray for a more united front among low income and poor folks, who value a more perfect democracy....

The greed of these wealthy corporations is appalling

Fantastic interview Jon. Dr Barber is a force to be reckoned with and a beacon of light for years. Voters have the power. Congress refusing to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 for over 10 years is deplorable

Planning on being in Washington DC on June 29th. Great respect and inspired by Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Tehoharis and The Poor People's Campaign.

Protect that man!❤ Uplift that man!❤ ✊🇺🇸

My BROTHER! 🤙🏽🖤💛 Reverend Dr. Barber II speaks to poverty - in alignment with the word he lives by!

I’m a nurse I live in a shack and I have an expired septic permit. I work two jobs. I have one kidney and recurrent cancer. I’m 59.

@MichaelScurlock-ff4by

8 күн бұрын

🌹🌹😘

@sharonjacobson9163

8 күн бұрын

Don't give up, you are amazing and a fighter. 🙏💖

@ritamariekelley4077

8 күн бұрын

💙💙💙

Thank you Dr. Barber for stating the TRUTH

Blessings to you, Brother William. I love the way you are showing up in the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Business owners view workers compensation and unemployment insurance as an employee perk, rather than a business expense. They fail to understand those expanses rarely benefit the average employee. The financial understanding disconnect is amazing.