Bonus Edition #208 Planet of the Humans from Michael Moore, Explained
Air Date: 5–15-2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the new film Executive Produced by Michael Moore, Planet of the Humans. We try to hit as many topics as we can but do not claim this is an exhaustive list of problems with the film. In short, the film tries to make a few good points but they are completely drowned in a sea of misinformation potent enough to send climate deniers into a joyous tizzy.
Read more#1336 Throwing Our Weight Around (The Future of Trade)
Air Date: 2–15-2020
Today we take a look at the ways Trump is working to rewrite the rules of trade with NAFTA 2.0 (The USMCA), a post-Brexit agreement with the United Kingdom and what's emerging from the ongoing trade war with China.
Read more#1323 Power to the People: The Future of Public Ownership and Local Control
Air Date: 12–07-2019
Today we take a look at the reaction to decades of the fetishization of privatization in the form of a reinvigorated movement for public ownership of institutions meant to serve the public such as utilities, banks, train systems and so on. But this isn't your grandfather's top-down public ownership, the new movement has bottom-up, accountable, democratic control of institutions at the very core of its mission.
Read more#1320 The Rise and Inevitable Fall of Neoliberalism
Air Date: 11–20-2019
Today we take a look at how Neoliberalism was born, how it was maintained and why it is on the verge of collapse.
Read more#1317 Taking to the Streets in Chile and Around the World to Protest Neoliberalism
Air Date: 11–5-2019
Today we take a look at the many protests ongoing around the world with a very strong through-line of demands to reverse austerity, lessen inequality, and improve public services, all hallmarks of neoliberal economic policies
Read more#1314 Hong Kong Protests (Where Colonialism meets Neoliberalism)
Air Date: 10–25-2019
Today we take a look at the complicated range of forces driving the protests in Hong Kong that span the ideological spectrum.
Read more#1311 Our Culture and Our Economy are Making Us Depressed
Air Date: 10–15-2019
Today we take a look at the literally depressing truth about our economy, our work and the culture that surrounds it. We work too hard to be perfect, we don't get enough time off, many of us don't have enough control over the work we do and too many know their jobs are completely worthless.
Read more#1306 Kochland: How We All Became Residents of a Libertarian Fever Dream
Air Date: 9–17-2019
Today we take a look at the lives and legacies of the Koch Brothers. Or, put more pointedly, we look at how two decedents of a bonafide conspiracy theorist have almost single-handedly doomed us to endure runaway climate chaos while suffering from severely degraded labor standards and a broken democracy.
Read more#1291 The Life and Death Politics of Health Care
Air Date: 7–23-2019
Today we take a look at the fight for Medicare for All through the lens of the Democratic Primary elections.
Read more#1285 Naked Capitalism has a Fig Leaf
Air Date: 6–28-2019
Today we take a look at the ways that extreme inequality and many of the worst instincts and repercussions of capitalism are being upheld and perpetuated by our culture of philanthropy. It turns out that what we see as the rich giving back is really more of a purchase on their part, a purchase of our acceptance of inequality and the right of the wealthy to rule.
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