Trickle-Down Socialism

Nate Simms talks to Dan about why he protests, what it took to succeed in Boston Public Schools, what needs to change, and even gets into some details about Candace Owens that you won't want to miss. 

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Black Lives Matter

Socialism 

Protests

George Floyd

When a package is delivered to your door, it has changed hands plenty of times already. The workers who move items from the manufacturing floor to your doorstep have been on the front lines of this pandemic. This week we talk to a Socialist from Dallas who is a truck driver and a member of his local Teamsters Union. Learn how the union has provided him the safety he would not have had otherwise. 

Unions, Unionism, 

Three Stimulus packages have been passed, but where is the relief for the folks who need it the most right now? Covid-19 can cause anyone to get sick, but the economic effects are being felt the hardest by those closest to the poverty line. Why can't we just cancel the rent? Dan and Pat explore the issues underlying this question: some socialist ideology about landlordism, the implications of putting a pause on rent collection, and the unsustainable nature of landlordism in general. 

Ahmaud Arbery's killing sparks a discussion about gun violence in the United States. Dan and Pat discuss the details of the extrajudicial killing of Arbery, how we almost didn't hear about this travesty, why gun control is such a difficult task in American politics, and why the 2nd Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights in the first place (hint - it wasn't included just so we could fight off a tyrannical government.)

Dan sits down with his friend Cindy Diggs, Founder of Peace Boston and Team Leader for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute.  They discuss the Mother's Day Walk for Peace and and the effort to end senseless gun violence on Boston's streets. 

Dan and Pat, because of their melanin deficiency, can't speak to being black in America during a pandemic. Luckily, they have two friends who can. Episode Six explores the history of race in the US and how skin color can affect health outcomes, often in horrifically disproportionate ways. Dan gives up his ridiculous "commercials" so that the podcast can highlight two very important causes: Fair Fight 2020 (www.fairfight.com) and Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Boston (https://www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/massachusetts)

Another stimulus package was passed by both houses of Congress. We take a look at what that bill does and does not accomplish. What could the government accomplish if priorities were different?

Democratic Socialism

Tranche of Stimulus money

Small Businesses 

Germany

Mitch McConnell

Episode 4 focuses on the White House Press briefing from Monday, April 13th. The episode also features an interview with a CIA trained expert in detecting deception who teaches us some of the key indicators of detecting deception. We examine three of the most shocking details from that press briefing: Dr. Fauci's "apology," the video that Trump showed to demonstrate how well he responded to the pandemic, and the astute reporter who pointed out that the video didn't mention the fact that the Administration didn't do anything to mitigate the spread of the virus in the month of February. 

Key details:

Dr. Fauci Coronavirus, Covid-19

Trump, Daily press briefings, lying 

Detecting deception, Republican Party, Climate Change

This week's episode focuses on the White House press briefing from April 13th.  We talk with an expert who was trained in CIA non-coercive interview tactics to detect deception. He teaches us the key indicators that someone is lying, explains why politicians lie, then offers his expert analysis of the April 13th press briefing. The episode also contains two of Dan's goofy commercials, of course. 

Key details:

Coronavirus, COVID-19

Trump White House, Dr. Fauci, 

Deception, lying, climate change

As the Coronavirus crisis enters its second month in the United States, many hospitals have nearly exhausted their PPE.  We talk to a local ER nurse on the front lines in Boston.