Socialist Evolution

This week we talk about the continued economic collapse happening in America, our disastrous Covid response, and how 4 years in, the media still has no idea how to handle Hurricane Trump. 

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Footnotes:

U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for a second straight week, total 1.434 million

U.S. consumer spending rises for second straight month, income drops further

Nationwide union supports teacher strike if schools reopen unsafely

A National Look at the School Nurse Shortage

Marlins COVID-19 outbreak: Another player tests positive Thursday; 19 total reported cases among team

Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so

Trump floats election delay, claims voter fraud risks amid virus

Today we discuss the outrageous subpoena of 5 Seattle news outlets by the Seattle Police Department, check out CNBC's new middle class calculator, and talk about how we shouldn't spend all our time talking about Biden-Trump. Get out and protest, stay safe, have a great weekend! Solidarity

 Correction: The article regarding the rape kits was published in 2018, not 2008

Footnotes:

Judge rules Seattle media companies must hand over protest images to police

This calculator tells you whether or not you’re middle class

Nearly 6,500 rape kits sit untested statewide, Washington attorney general says

Current US Inflation Rates: 2009-2020

In today's episode, we mourn the tragic loss of Michael Brooks, taken too soon at the young age of 37. His death has impacted me and so many others on the left because the work he was doing was profoundly important for the current socialist movement and society as a whole. We lost one of our most critical political thinkers. 

We continue to fight the good fight for everyone who doesn't live to experience the better world we're all striving for. That means confronting fascism head on every time it rears its ugly head. I talk about my experience at a pro-police counter protest in Denver on Sunday, and ponder how we'll ever get through to the right wing.

Purchase Michael's book Against the Web : A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right at Red Emma's. 

Footnotes:

Michael Brooks Final Stream -  Empathy

Michael Brooks Obama Impression

Today we talk about the highly unconstitutional federal military intervention in the Portland protests, insane Senate campaign fundraising and spending (further proof to get involved in local politics!), and how the global embarrassment that is America's response to COVID-19 is married to capitalism, climate change, and racism. 

Footnotes

VOLUNTEER FOR ED MARKEY

‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them

Senate Democrats’ Machine Spent $15 Million to Destroy Progressive Candidates in Primaries

Trump Keeps Bragging About America’s Covid-19 Death Rate. It’s Among the World’s Worst.

Exclusive: Nearly 600 — And Counting — US Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19

This week, we're finishing up Vivek Chibber's ABC's of Capitalism with Capitalism and Class Struggle. We focus on the power of labor, and why this is the only group that can bring Capital to its knees.

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This week, we discuss the disappointment that was the CO primary, talk Kardashians and fast fashion, and catch up on COVID, which is catching back up with us.

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Footnotes

Fauci: Seeing 'Disturbing Surge' of Covid-19 Infections

The US Public Paid to Develop This COVID-19 Drug. It Will Cost $3,000 a Dose.

U.S. Buys The World’s Supply Of Breakthrough Coronavirus Drug Remdesivir

Kylie Jenner’s Clothing Brand Is Stiffing Workers. It’s Time to Organize the Stans.

U.S. sets record for new coronavirus cases, surpassing 55,000

We're working through Vivek Chibber's ABC's of Capitalism. This week we dive into his second essay Capitalism and the State. 

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Footnotes

Ex-Rep. Joe Crowley Joins Lobbying Firm That Reps Fossil Fuel Industry, Private Prisons & Anti-Estate Tax Group

Meet the $500 million Wall Street power couple getting slammed for stock trades placed as the coronavirus tanked markets

Kelly Loeffler outlines millions in assets in financial disclosures

This week, I invite you to come with me down the rabbit hole that is Bill Gates investment in public education. We also discuss more cases of police brutality and go hard on Madison Mayor, Satya Rhodes-Conway. 

In this episode, we break down "Understanding Capitalism" the first of three pamphlets in the ABC's of Capitalism series, written by Vivek Chibber.