America Inc.
Copyright, 2021.
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” These are the nine words Ronald Reagan called “terrifying.” Just another brick in the wall of disdain and deflection politicians use to get elected to the government they hate so much. Cascading structural failures in the system appears to give credence to claims of government incompetence but how much of it is actually by design? This week we Unf*ck the corporate attack on the system and break down the inherent evils of privatization and deregulation, the dreaded sisters of oligarchy.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:05:18 | The best sex advice from Dr. Ruth Westheimer
- 00:07:08 | CNN: Nixon with no expletives deleted
- 00:10:33 | Austin Powers: I Hate You
- 00:12:33 | CNBC: President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides
Resources
- Greenpeace: The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy
- Sentencing Project: Capitalizing on Mass Incarceration: U.S. Growth in Private Prisons
- The Intercept: From Pittsburgh to Flint, the Dire Consequences of Giving Private Companies Responsibility for Ailing Public Water Systems
- Washington Post: Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it
UNFTR Quick Links