Air Date: 9-19-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - the fallout from the debate, Trump's lies, and how his incoherence is being sanitized - The inadequacy of workplace protections, even in unionized shops - how worker stress and consumer misery are actually features, not bugs - the hope of Philosopher Obama and Trump's Power of Positivity®  - people's need to feel like they're getting their money's worth at the expense of all else

REFERENCES: UPS Drivers Won “Historic Heat Protections.” They Say the Company Hasn’t Lived Up to That Promise

In Fast Food, Worker Stress Is the Business Model

Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer

Barack Obama Is the Last American Transcendentalist

The True Source of Trump’s Delusions: The Gospel of Positive Thinking

 

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