Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about lobbying, how the Tea Party was a psy-op campaign, and how to care about the little stuff when the big stuff seems so much more pressing!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/04/16/what-we-get-wrong-about-lobbying-and-corruption/

https://www.politico.eu/article/why-lobbying-in-america-is-different/

https://tinyurl.com/44c933e6

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2017/10/11/lobbying-is-growing-in-the-us-more-information-may-be-the-best-regulation/

https://www.healthline.com/health/do-cigars-cause-cancer#cigars-and-cancer

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0912/the-differences-between-bribery-and-lobbying.aspx

https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/04/19/what-is-shadow-lobbying-how-influence-peddlers-shape-policy-in-the-dark/

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/shadow-lobbying-complex/

https://tinyurl.com/jk8d3jb8

https://theconversation.com/the-scale-of-us-election-spending-explained-in-five-graphs-130651

https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/campaign-finance-reform/

https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/global-campaign-finance/index.html

https://www.mic.com/p/a-group-of-capitol-cops-just-sued-trump-for-the-jan-6-insurrection-84170698

https://tinyurl.com/3fp2h86c

https://represent.us/action/private-prisons/

https://newint.org/features/2011/01/01/10-worst-corporate-lobbyists

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/04/14/pentagon-looks-to-undo-parts-of-revolving-door-law/

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/reports/capitalizing-on-conflict

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054854/

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/03/big-pharma-insurers-hospitals-team-up-to-kill-medicare-for-all/

https://tinyurl.com/yx7j4m4b

https://www.statnews.com/feature/prescription-politics/prescription-politics/

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R42728.pdf

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the housing crisis, Finland, and why we should just give people houses already!

PATREON: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://tinyurl.com/k4f2mjnh

https://tinyurl.com/82zbdbyk

https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions

https://tinyurl.com/ye2c6b76

https://calmatters.org/housing/2019/04/housing-first/

https://tinyurl.com/4xz6t7cz

https://endhomelessness.org/

https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/ahuri-briefs/what-is-the-housing-first-model

https://tinyurl.com/26v5mxse

https://tinyurl.com/aeypm4d3

https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/homelessness/

https://tinyurl.com/2yyueckk

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/17/how-much-more-expensive-life-is-today-than-it-was-in-1960.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-36599316

https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/wage-stagnation-in-america

https://tinyurl.com/tnt6s8xk

https://tinyurl.com/5eds2hpt

https://tinyurl.com/nb5wsuuu

https://www.epi.org/publication/labor-day-2019-racial-disparities-in-employment/

https://247wallst.com/housing/2019/09/30/there-are-over-17-million-vacant-homes-in-america/

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-landlords-business-owners-20181105-story.html

https://tinyurl.com/569jj6px

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/housing-bubble-real-causes/

https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet.pdf

https://tinyurl.com/57fzhxhf

https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

https://tinyurl.com/yx29apxr

https://tinyurl.com/4dmshn3p

https://tinyurl.com/3up58kyw

https://stacker.com/stories/5385/50-facts-about-homelessness-america

https://joinpdx.org/the-many-forms-of-homelessness/

https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/homelessness-in-numbers/hidden-homelessness

https://www.statista.com/statistics/187577/housing-units-occupied-by-renter-in-the-us-since-1975/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/183635/number-of-households-in-the-us/

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/HSD410219

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about TikTok, robot overlords, and how white tech bros really are!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://nautil.us/issue/55/trust/are-algorithms-building-the-new-infrastructure-of-racism

https://medium.com/science-and-philosophy/can-algorithms-be-racist-8fd370374e90

https://www.whitecase.com/publications/insight/algorithms-and-bias-what-lenders-need-know

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/algorithmic-bias-especially-dangerous-teens/616793/

https://www.uclalawreview.org/injustice-ex-machina-predictive-algorithms-in-criminal-sentencing/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predictive-policing-algorithms-racist-dismantled-machine-learning-bias-criminal-justice/

https://innocenceproject.org/facts-racial-discrimination-justice-system-wrongful-conviction-black-history-month/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810137/

https://www.brookings.edu/research/risks-and-remedies-for-artificial-intelligence-in-health-care/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/10/03/biased-algorithms-does-anybody-believe-twitter-isracist/?sh=1ca7a1ba8466

https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/17/racial-bias-skews-algorithms-widely-used-to-guide-patient-care/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/18/21121286/algorithms-bias-discrimination-facial-recognition-transparency

https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2124313/chinese-woman-offered-refund-after-facial-recognition-allows

https://www.wired.com/story/five-years-tech-diversity-reports-little-progress/

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3607748/3-kinds-of-bias-in-ai-models-and-how-we-can-address-them.html

This week, Kenna and Madeline talk about The Olympics, competitive house-building, and why the LA School District has a literal tank.

PATREON: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-schools-weapons-20140917-story.html

https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/WYNpCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT7&dq=history+of+the+olympics

https://nolympicsla.com/faq/

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/want-understand-1992-la-riots-start-1984-la-olympics/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/08/06/the-1984-olympics-fueled-l-a-s-war-on-crime-will-the-2028-games-do-the-same/

https://knock-la.com/why-did-casey-wassermans-mother-donate-to-david-ryu-before-the-la-2028-vote-in-2017-cfb6dc19533/

https://www.vox.com/2016/6/27/12026098/rio-olympics-2016-removals-eviction

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tokyo-olympics-displacement/

https://thinkprogress.org/21-savages-super-bowl-arrest-sparks-new-concern-about-ices-role-alongside-lapd-for-2028-olympics-e78e1118eac9/

https://deadspin.com/the-olympics-are-coming-to-tokyo-and-so-is-the-movemen-1837203511

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about military overspending, Nicholas Cage, and how much money you should spend on grenade launchers to defend your 1 bedroom apartment!

PATREON

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/

https://www.defensenews.com/2015/01/23/dod-business-panel-proposes-125b-in-savings/

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/02/overspending-pentagon-wont-make-us-safer/162927/

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/12/use-it-or-lose-it-dod-dropped-46-million-on-crab-and-lobster-and-9000-on-a-chair-in-last-minute-spending-spree/

https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2021/03/the-nuances-of-the-united-states-military-budget-what-to-cut/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/266892/military-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-highest-spending-countries/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-of-living-by-country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/biden-2022-budget-department-breakdown/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/bidens-budget-proposal-2022/

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/pentagon-asks-for-715-billion-in-2022-defense-budget.html

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/21/worst-theyd-ever-seen-lawmakers-urge-support-military-barracks-improvements.html

https://iop.harvard.edu/get-involved/harvard-political-review/waste-greed-and-fraud-business-makes-world%E2%80%99s-greatest-army

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2021/05/20/pentagon-waste-takes-many-forms/?sh=4de4aaeb2482

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/pentagon-budget-mystery-807276/

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-military-spending/

https://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/19/how-the-us-lost-billions-over-nine-years-in-iraq.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/halliburton-investors-pan-ceo-pay-a-year-after-dividend-cut-1

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2014/03/army-spends-500-million-per-year-on-vacant-facilities/

https://www.fiscaltiger.com/military-paid-less-than-minimum-wage/

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/484301-22-studies-agree-medicare-for-all-saves-money?rl=1

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-14/medicare-for-all-cost

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416416/single-payer-systems-likely-save-money-us-analysis-finds

https://www.voanews.com/usa/all-about-america/what-americans-really-earn-after-taxes#:~:text=The%20median%20income%20in%20the,salaries%20in%20all%2050%20states.

In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about prison abolition, the 13th amendment, and who profits off of our fear!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://tinyurl.com/4wym9hep

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/e199912.htm

https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america

https://www.nps.gov/articles/quakerpetition.htm

https://tinyurl.com/3wp555ux

https://tinyurl.com/r7fa88hf

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes

https://tinyurl.com/52vfwpr6

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/01/16/percent-incarcerated/

https://www.afsc.org/story/facts-about-mass-incarceration-people-color-us

https://www.sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/

https://tinyurl.com/mn5tudxp

https://ccrjustice.org/torture-us-prisons

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-the-world

https://tinyurl.com/7svukb49

https://tinyurl.com/7ukjjs

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/what-is-prison-abolition/

https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/4766-prison-abolition

http://criticalresistance.org/about/not-so-common-language/

https://tinyurl.com/y8s5493h

https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/davisinterview.html

https://tinyurl.com/xhk8uuk3

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-prison-abolition-movement

https://tinyurl.com/53cdn8x4

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/231027228.pdf

https://tinyurl.com/5fhnea7k

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/194213/crime-clearance-rate-by-type-in-the-us/

https://tinyurl.com/n3vewjp6

https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/fvv.pdf

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rp01_1-dr01_1/p5.html

FURTHER READING:

https://www.akpress.org/areprisonsobsolete.html

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQmVpnRMYE

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing

In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about public transportation, walking in LA, and the anarchist moon utopia!

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

Sources:

https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-your-citys-public-transit-stacks-up/

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/26/17903146/mass-transit-public-transit-rail-subway-bus-car

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/why-public-transportation-works-better-outside-the-u-s

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-31/why-is-american-mass-transit-so-bad-it-s-a-long-story

https://www.apta.com/news-publications/public-transportation-facts/

https://www.wired.com/2013/12/brt-middle-class/

https://360.here.com/15-minute-cities-infrastructure

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/public-transportation-commuters.html

https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/american-debt-auto-loan-debt/#:~:text=Auto%20loan%20debt%20held%20by,at%20a%20relatively%20low%20level.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/average-monthly-car-payment#:~:text=The%20average%20monthly%20car%20loan,all%20up%20year%20over%20year.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010616/whats-average-401k-balance-age.asp

https://www.statista.com/statistics/990891/us-average-monthly-passes-in-transit-mode-transport/

https://www.minimum-wage.org/new-york#:~:text=A%20full%20time%20minimum%20wage,and%20%2426%2C000.00%20per%20year1.

https://smartasset.com/mortgage/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-new-york-city

https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/id/ada-county/boise-city/

https://www.kcata.org/about_kcata/entries/environmental_benefits_of_public_transit

https://transloc.com/blog/eliminating-public-transits-first-mile-last-mile-problem/#:~:text=What%20is%20public%20transit's%20first,the%20necessary%20fixed%2Droute%20stop.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/612773/paris-public-transport-users-by-transit-type/#:~:text=More%20than%2012%20million%20people,most%20populous%20city%20in%20France.

https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2019/01/mobility_report_accessible_final.pdf

In this episode, we talk labor unions, anarchists, and the need for shorter work weeks!

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

Sources: 

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/column-why-we-need-to-redefine-full-time-work.html

https://www.atspoke.com/blog/hr/40-hour-work-week/

https://b.3cdn.net/nefoundation/f49406d81b9ed9c977_p1m6ibgje.pdf

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325529

https://businessworkspaces.com/the-future-of-the-40-hour-work-week/

https://www.creditloan.com/blog/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/

https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week-the-history-and-evolution

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20160714-is-full-time-work-bad-for-our-brains

https://hbr.org/2018/12/the-case-for-the-6-hour-workday

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/61670-the-psychological-benefits-of-working-less

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/13/20862246/future-of-work-4-day-workweek

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776163853/microsoft-japan-says-4-day-workweek-boosted-workers-productivity-by-40

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/income-limits-2020.pdf

Further Reading: 

Address of August Spies, 1886

Reflections on the Way to the Gallows by Kanno Sugako, 1911