Death Panel

With the Iowa Caucuses approaching, we take a close look at three major initiatives by the Trump administration to gut existing welfare programs, including the implications of this week's SCOTUS ruling on the Public Charge rule. Then we take a look at Tom Perez's nominations for the DNC convention committees.

💉 DP EP 121 💉 30 January 2020

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We review Netflix's 'the goop lab with Gwyneth Paltrow.'

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💉 DP EP 120 the goop lab 💉 26 January 2020

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We report on the latest from the Davos World Economic Forum meeting and dive into the escalating conflict between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders over Joe's history of remarks on cutting social security. Then we take a look at Vox's "Everybody Covered" project looking at non-single payer health systems in other countries, and discuss the project's funder, the Commonwealth Fund.

💉 DP EP 119 💉 23 January 2020

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Charlie Markbreiter joins us to recap the New York Times' reality TV endorsement special. Then we take a look at how two highly idiosyncratic democratic processes work: the Iowa Caucus, and the Senate impeachment trial. We wrap out by taking a look at Davos and the erstwhile activist who wants to convince you the World Economic Forum is good, actually.

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💉 DP EP 118 Democracy Dies in Wonkness w/ Charlie Markbreiter 💉 20 January 2020

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We discuss this week's primary debate, Biden's history of advocating for cuts to social security, and Trump's victory lap for solving cancer. Then, we check in on arms manufacturer Warren Kanders' profile in the Financial Times.

💉 DP EP 117 💉 16 January 2020

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💉 DP EP 116 The Rituxan Special: Is the Body a Freeport? w/ Rituxan 💉 13 January 2020

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Recorded during Beatrice's rituximab infusion from an undisclosed outpatient infusion center in Manhattan, it's The Rituxan Special. Featuring Charlie Markbreiter, as the Rituxan.

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We discuss the ongoing push for war on Iran and the latest developments since Tuesday's missile launch. Then we go "into the weeds™️" to discuss two recent studies that each provide dramatic evidence in support of Medicare for All.

💉 DP EP 115 💉 9 January 2020

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Referenced in this episode:

"The Effect Of Veterans Health Administration Coverage On Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence" (Health Affairs) - https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00481?journalCode=hlthaff

"Health Care Administrative Costs in the United States and Canada, 2017" (Annals of Internal Medicine) - https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2758511/health-care-administrative-costs-united-states-canada-2017

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💉 DP EP 114 Soleimani Damacy 💉 6 January 2020

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We discuss the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the current state of the anti-war movement in America, and how to build a left foreign policy consensus. We also check in on some health insurance propaganda the Buttigieg campaign has been circulating in New Hampshire.

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Charlie Markbreiter joins us to discuss the New Years re-invasion of Iraq, the latest on the democratic primary, a minor controversy over estrogen in vegetarian burgers, trad politics, and the Uber/Postmates labor lawsuit in California. Then, we check in on Karl Rove's 2020 predictions and make some predictions of our own.

💉 DP EP 113 💉 2 Janurary 2020

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Referenced in this episode:

The New Inquiry "Men" Issue - https://thenewinquiry.com/men/

"An Anatomy of the Soy Boy" by Jules Joanne Gleeson (New Socialist) - https://newsocialist.org.uk/an-anatomy-of-the-soy-boy/

We didn't discuss this in the episode, but trans listeners can join Charlie's trans group chat Discord here: https://discord.gg/PtunVJA

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