Pod Damn America

We chat about Operation Epic Fury's latest developments and the Clintons' Epstein testimony. Then, Anders talks to Kim Kelly about her reporting on Trump's unhinged Labor Secretary, the Department's reichslop content and the oft overlooked history of Frances Perkins, who used DOL's authority to dismantle the Great Depression version of ICE. Kim's articles: https://thebaffler.com/latest/a-piece-of-work-kelly https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/sheris-ranch-union-united-brothel-workers/ Subscribe to our bonus feed for extra episodes at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk the UK Greens recent victory, a very plausible scenario where Jean-Luc Mélenchon becomes France's next President, Olympics, scarecrows, snowballs, and more. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Anders talks to historian Paul Heideman about his new book “Rogue Elephant: How Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos.” But first, Jake gives a rundown of the situation in Mexico and we attend to a couple very important Twitter controversies. Get Paul's book: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3071-rogue-elephant?srsltid=AfmBOopEIyArIgv6KjYRQlaKrbFoi7KAxJ7tmThgKQvsF0SXiKGpmsi7 Check out our bonus feed for extra episodes: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk Jesse Jackson, jury duty, AOC, Z, etc.

We are joined by eviction defense lawyer Arturo Gomez to talk about the class struggle in Los Angeles. ARTURO GOMEZ @ArturoFGomez MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss the 1919 Seattle General Strike and also a movie from the 90's about a magic bald man. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Alex stops back in to help us recap the Superbowl and Bad Bunny's halftime show--the big game's most Greg Grandin coded performance to date. Then we chat about NYC politics and some upcoming must-watch races. Tickets for PAID PROTEST PRESENTS: NYC VS. THE RICH: bit.ly/nycvsrich Subscribe to our bonus feed for extra episodes: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk about the impact of the Epstein files on U.K. politics which Anders uses as an excuse to dive into "A Very British Coup", the 1982 Chris Mullin novel and 1988 BBC miniseries about the U.K. electing a Socialist Prime Minister, who the transatlantic deep state then tries to overthrow. As revelations since the 80's have proven "A Very British Coup" was even more prescient than its author thought. Check out the full episode on our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Nurses strikes, senate races, and who Epstein's guys were. LA SHOW 2/7 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-woke-mob-tickets-1980730835248?aff=oddtdtcreator HUDSON VALLEY POWER AUTHORITY PETITION https://actionnetwork.org/letters/hvpa/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss the Vietnam War era program where they lowered the IQ floor for new recruits to 80 and how ICE has a bunch of new dumb guys. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA