In our first BONUS EPISODE of the season, we chat to Rob Larson, writer and professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, and take a deep dive into his new book, Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom. We also talk about Eugene Debs and the "Real America," Jeff Bezos's twitchy eye, pick-up basketball, and how workers can pull together to fight off and fight back against the depressing, daily realities of our un-free lives in this rigged system.

Additional links/info below...

• Link to Rob's new book, Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom
• AFT Washington homepage
• Along Came Polly basketball scene

Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)

• Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
• Coolzey, "Terrorist"
• Coolzey, "Fed Up"
• Jimmie Oder, "My Soul Is Sold"
• Six Time Users, "Divide"