Unf*cking The Republic

Unf*cking The Republic

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  • Holiday Quickie: How the Manch stole Christmas.

    Our little Unf*cking team wishes the Unf*cking community a safe and healthy holiday season. We'll be back on January 8th with a new drop but here's a Holiday Quickie to tide you over. In this Quickie we examine three positive things that have occurred since Biden took office. (We had to look pretty hard for these, but wanted to end on a positive note.) Then we offer thanks and praise to Joe Manchin for taking a giant shit on the poor. What a guy. Happy, Merry and all that crap. See you in the New Year!

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:07

    Skit: 00:01:27

    Segment 1: 00:04:36

    Segment 2: 00:10:59

    Segment 3: 00:13:16

    Segment 4: 00:16:27

    Show Notes: 00:26:28

    Emails + Shoutouts: 00:32:21

    Outro: 1:02:20

    Resources

    The Intercept: The Mysterious Case Of Joe Biden And The Future Of Drone Wars

    FiveThirtyEight: How Biden Is Reshaping The Courts

    The New York Times: Extreme Poverty Has Been Sharply Cut. What Has Changed?

    Common Dreams: Displaying 'Inhuman Disdain' for Working Families, Manchin Said Child Tax Credit Would Be Used for Drugs

    Time: ​​The House Just Passed Biden’s Build Back Better Bill. Here’s What’s In It

    Brookings: What does the Build Back Better Framework mean for BIPOC communities?

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Labor Unions: From Pullman to Kellogg’s. Labor’s long, hard road.

    From Pullman and Carnegie to Kellogg's and the PRO Act, this week we unf*ck the labor movement in the United States. No single episode can possibly do labor justice but we give it our best shot. The episode includes a blow-by-blow analysis of a recent interview with the CEO of Kellogg's to translate Wall Street speak for “how to fuck workers and influence inflation.” And we rip off a few Milton references to exercise our #FMF muscle.

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:42

    Segment 1: 00:02:11

    Segment 2: 00:04:25

    Segment 3: 00:12:18

    Segment 4: 00:17:46

    Segment 5: 00:21:29

    Segment 6: 00:28:00

    Segment 7: 00:30:20

    Segment 8: 00:41:22

    Show Notes: 00:52:15

    Book Love: 00:57:17

    Pod Love: 00:58:02

    Emails + Shoutouts: 00:58:45

    Outro: 01:10:42

    Resources

    American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

    The New York Times: Starbucks workers at a Buffalo store unionize in a big symbolic win for labor

    Kellogg Company: Investor Relations

    The Nation: Striking Kellogg’s Workers Need the PRO Act

    U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics: Work Stoppages

    OECD: Trade Union Dataset 

    U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics: Union Members — 2020

    Economic History Association: Labor Unions in the United States

    History of Recessions in U.S.

    Unionization rates by industry in the United States, 1880-2000

    More Perfect Union: Kellogg's Factory Working Conditions

    Media Matters: Joe Rogan Wrapped: A year of COVID-19 misinformation, right-wing myths, and anti-trans rhetoric

    Book Love

    Philip Dray: There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America

    Nelson Lichtenstein: State of the Union: A Century of American Labor

    Kurt Andersen: Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

    Joseph Stiglitz: People, Power and Profits

    Robert Shiller: Narrative Economics

    Pod Love

    Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff: S11 E47

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Playing Chicken with China: How Propaganda Rationalizes Conflict.

    There were 15 references to China in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The recent bill passed by the House, which is more than what President Biden requested (because that makes fucking sense) contains 89 references to China. It’s official. We have our new existential bogeyman threat. Battle stations, everyone. We’re going to war with China. Someday. Or are we? Why would we? What the actual fuck is our problem? Today’s episode pulls back the cover on our latest propaganda campaign designed to scare the shit out of us and normalize aggression toward our largest trading partner on the planet.

    Chapters

    00:00:40 Intro

    00:01:55 Chapter 1

    00:05:15 Chapter 2

    00:13:47 Chapter 3

    00:19:25 Chapter 4

    00:28:37 Chapter 5

    00:37:31 Show Notes

    00:39:41 Emails + Shoutouts

    00:49:45 Outro

    Resources

    Richard Nixon Presidential Library: Nixon in China: Film

    Militarist Monitor: Gatestone Institute

    AlJazeera: Biden administration approves $650m weapon sale to Saudi Arabia

    Brookings: Rising to the Challenge: Navigating Competition, Avoiding Crisis, and Advancing US Interests in Relations With China

    Democracy Now!: Historian Alfred McCoy Predicts the U.S. Empire is Collapsing as China’s Power Grows

    60 Minutes Australia: Prepare for Armageddon: China's warning to the world

    Democracy At Work: The Competition Between China and the U.S. - Global Capitalism with Richard Wolff

    Democracy Now!: Noam Chomsky: Trump's attacks on China are a continuation of "Yellow Peril" fear-mongering

    Unf*cker Recommendations 

    Vivek Ramaswamy: Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam

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    52 min
  • Happy Noam Chomsky Day: Pundits, Public Intellectuals & Charlatans.

    Today we celebrate the life of Noam Chomsky who turns 93 this week and discuss the nature of punditry, the role of true intellectuals in today’s society and the cult of pseudo intellectual charlatans. 

    [2026 Edit] To learn how we feel today, please read our post-Epstein take on Chomsky.

    Chapters

    00:01:32 Intro

    00:04:52 Segment 1

    00:17:22 Segment 2

    00:27:02 Segment 3

    00:33:28 Show Notes

    00:34:48 Book Love

    00:35:34 Emails + Shoutouts

    00:53:44 Outro

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    Resources

    New York Times: QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests

    The Atlantic: Noam Chomsky on Where Artificial Intelligence Went Wrong

    The New Yorker: The Devil’s Accountant (Noam Chomsky’s criticism of America’s role in the world has increased his isolation—and his audience.)

    Current Affairs: The Intellectual We Deserve

    Book Love

    Chomsky Books

    Syntactic Structures

    Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace

    The Chomsky Reader

    Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

    Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture

    Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

    Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order

    The Umbrella of U.S. Power: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy

    Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians

    Requiem for the American Dream: The Ten Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power


    Reporter
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    56 min
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Debt, Diplomacy and Destruction.

    It’s chilly here in New York so we’ve got the Caribbean on the brain. Actually, we’re just building on our money and power episodes and tying in lessons from our shows on Milton Friedman, Cuba and climate change. Because we can’t just sit on a beach sipping a frozen drink with an umbrella. But that’s why you love us. The United States didn’t invent colonialism in the Caribbean, we just perfected it. From wild tales of vigilante slave owning gold diggers and gunboat diplomacy to economic gangsterism and coerced trade agreements, the Caribbean has been the proving ground for neoliberalism. 

    Chapters

    00:00:11 Intro

    00:03:49 Segment 1

    00:13:06 Segment 2

    00:19:18 Segment 3

    00:23:18 Segment 4

    00:37:03 Show Notes

    00:39:57 Book Love

    00:40:59 Emails + Shoutouts

    00:57:45 Outro

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    Resources

    New Yorker: The Long Legacy of Occupation in Haiti

    Origins: ​​A Pact with the Devil? The United States and the Fate of Modern Haiti

    The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

    US News Beat: The Truth About Puerto Rico

    Library of Congress: Teller and Platt Amendments - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division)

    Inter-American Development Bank: Climate Change in the Caribbean Small Island States

    Book Love

    Alan McPherson: A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Raphael Dalleo: American Imperialism’s Undead: The Occupation of Haiti and the Rise of Caribbean Anticolonialism

    Samantha S. S. Chaitram: American Foreign Policy in the English-speaking Caribbean

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    59 min
  • The Itsfuckedforsure Bill: And the Ghosts of Spending Bills Past.

    President Biden signed H.R. 3684 into law with leaders in Washington breaking their arms to pat themselves on the back. Never mind that the infrastructure bill is either 20% or 40% of what the American Society of Civil Engineers believes is necessary (depending upon your interpretation of the allocated funds), or that it doesn’t begin to address climate change, or that it’s stuffed with old school pork and contains none of the human elements promised to us. It’s a bill that got signed in Washington and that’s apparently all that matters. Find out why it’s great for corporations, guarantees the Republicans take back the White House in ‘24 and why we’re mad at Elon Musk and his hair plugs.

    Chapters

    00:02:22 Intro

    00:05:18 Segment 1

    00:21:52 Segment 2

    00:37:33 Show Notes

    00:38:29 Book Love

    00:39:06 Emails + Shoutouts

    00:50:58 Outro

    Resources

    U.S. Department Of Transportation: Public Roads- Summer 1996

    Investopedia: Understanding the Infrastructure Bills

    ASCE Infrastructure Report Card: Making the Grade

    ASCE Infrastructure Report Card: A Comprehensive Assessment Of America’s Infrastructure

    New York Times: Biden signs infrastructure bill, promoting benefits for Americans.

    New York Times: What’s in the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

    U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: H. R. 3684

    Brookings: Eight Years Later- What the Recovery Act Taught Us about Investing in Transportation

    Britannica: Tennessee Valley Authority

    U.S. Department Of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Interstate Highway System - The Myths

    Book Love

    Michael Grunwald: The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era

    Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

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    55 min
  • The Global Order of Power: Money, Position & Might.

    Last week we reviewed the global order of money. Today we examine money’s sister, power. It’s an American-centric journey spanning 75 years, from the Cold War through the War on Terror. We start with a deep dive into the five years following the Second World War and highlight the men who crafted the policies that would determine the fate of the world. We dissect how these policies changed over the years to suit a narrative that ensured the continued growth of the military industrial complex and show how this outdated and ossified thinking might ultimately bring U.S. domination to an end.

    Chapters

    00:00:40 Intro

    00:04:21 Segment 1

    00:15:53 Skit

    00:18:02 Segment 2

    00:48:23 Show Notes

    00:48:58 Book Love

    00:50:28 Emails + Shoutouts

    01:08:00 Outro

    Resources

    The New Yorker: The Florentine

    SourceWatch: Pax Americana

    Brookings: Decision to Intervene: How the War in Bosnia Ended

    Book Love

    Stephen Kinzer: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

    Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince

    Carl Von Clausewitz: On War

    Nicholas Thompson: The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War

    Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn on War

    Curt Cardwell: Nsc 68 and the Political Economy of the Early Cold War

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    1 hr 11 min
  • The Global Order of Money: How exactly does it make the world go ‘round?

    We’ve hit on some big economic themes from capitalism and socialism to deregulation, privatization and Modern Monetary Theory. And we’re typically focused on results and outcomes of policies related to these theories. Today we’re taking a step back to examine the nature of capital and examining the nature of currency, trade and debt. Money is great, but who prints it? Who decides how much to print and what it’s worth? Who creates the rules of engagement for international trade? Big picture stuff only today, Unf*ckers but we do raise some even bigger questions at the end of the show. With that, let’s unf*ck The Global Order of Money. 

    Chapters

    00:00:18 Intro

    00:05:51 Segment 1

    00:13:51 Skit

    00:17:53 Segment 2

    00:53:33 Show Notes

    00:55:18 Book Love

    00:56:45 Emails + Shoutouts

    01:11:21 Outro

    Resources

    International Monetary Fund: Where the IMF Gets Its Money

    The Guardian: Working at the World Bank, I can see how it is failing humanity on the climate crisis

    Reuters: U.S. committed to WTO and wants it to succeed, trade rep Tai says

    Book Love

    The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914, by Margaret MacMillan

    The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources, by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy

    Zombie Capitalism: Global Crisis and the Relevance of Marx, by Chris Harman

    Writings of Eugene V Debs: A Collection of Essays by America's Most Famous Socialist by

    The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow

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    1 hr 14 min
  • “Independent” Men with Massive Platforms: Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle & Joe Rogan.

    In this week’s installment of how to lose friends and disappoint people, we’re talking about the independent platform media culture, mostly of the male persuasion. So, yes. Much of this will drip with irony as I, a white male with a small platform, attempt to mansplain how to think about other men with platforms. Our three main subjects today have been in the news for various reasons. Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart and Joe Rogan. These three have a combined audience reach that rivals any major network, which should challenge our assumptions of what defines the “mainstream media” these days. In this Quickie we dissect the changing media landscape, the nature of punditry and who has the power and responsibility in the relationship between platform and audience. 

    Resources

    Deadline: ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Tops Season In Total Viewers And Key Demos; All Network Evening Newscasts See Ratings Drop

    Entertainment Weekly: The Problem With Jon Stewart breaks Apple TV+ records — get a peek at episode 2

    USA Today: Making the grade?: In these school districts, students are less likely to succeed

    World Population Review: Murder Rate By State 2021

    Moyers: What Does Paul Ryan Really Mean by the Phrase “Inner City”? Google Ngram Offers a Clue

    News Beat: A Guide To Mass Incarceration In America

    Pod Love

    News Beat: Slavery & Genocide: How Indigenous People Remember Christopher Columbus ft. John Kane

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    1 hr
  • Capitasociafascilibdemarxism: Exploring ISMs in the Modern Age.

    In today’s cure for insomnia episode, we explore the origins of the ISMs the pundit class abuses each and every day. We’re focusing on the big ones. Fascism, Socialism, Communism, Marxism and Capitalism. The show covers the theorists who created these theories, touch on the circumstances that inspired their thinking and how far from these concepts we have moved as a society. Plus, we’ll talk through how most of these theories (except fascism) are more alike than we’ve been led to believe. (99 and Manny note: “Not the most scintillating episode, but Max was so excited we didn’t have the heart to tell him.”) 

    Resources

    Truthdig: Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism

    Book Love

    Joseph A. Schumpeter: Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy

    Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto

    Karl Marx: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

    Karl Marx: Das Kapital

    Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations

    Pod Love

    Pitchfork Economics

    American Scandal: The Ice Pick Surgeon

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    1 hr 3 min

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