Howdy, friends! You've probably heard the term "intellectual property" before. If not, it basically means you can lay claim to an idea and prevent anyone else from using it, building upon it, or even creating something similar. Why do we have these laws, and how deep does the problem go? Hope you enjoy!
2022-11-16 21:51:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! If you're here, you're on the internet. Few tools have become so essential to modern day life as the internet. It affects everything we do, from work, to school, to banking, to keeping in touch with friends and family. With something so important, obviously capitalism had to get involved and monetize it. So how did this happen? How did the internet go from a modern Library of Al...
2022-11-10 14:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! People tend to assume that democracy and capitalism are synonyms, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Why is that? And what is it about the United States that prevents it from being the democracy it claims to be? Hope you enjoy!
2022-11-03 04:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! We all know hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires can be bad...but did you know that capitalist regimes LOVE natural disasters? Come enjoy this week's dose of "wow, they really are that evil" and learn about how capitalism exploits natural disasters. Hope you enjoy!
2022-10-26 20:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a new version without the missing audio!
2022-10-20 12:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! If you're like me, you know way too many people who think Russia is communist, or that don't realize the USSR has been gone for three decades now. But even for those who do understand that Russia is is capitalist oligarchy, not many know the full story. Come learn about how the West subjected the former soviet countries to brutal free market shock therapy, and the disastrous con...
2022-10-20 02:33:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! If you're like me, you've probably lost count of how many times you've had to debunk the very common and very frustrating claim that "the nazis were socialist". I figured it was high time I made a video about it and saved us all some time. Hope you enjoy!
2022-10-12 21:04:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! How many times have you heard the claim that socialism sounds good in theory, or that socialists are just lazy, or that socialists want to take your stuff? I'm sure you've lost count by now. I have too. That's why I made this week's video - it's intended to be a resource for the people who make these misguided claims about socialism and help them understand why they're incorrect...
2022-10-05 15:41:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! We're all familiar with the gig economy - jobs that don't classify you as an employee, tell you you can "be your own boss," and take advantage of your precarious financial position. Why is this kind of "employment" growing so quickly? Is there anything we can do to stop it? Hope you enjoy!
2022-09-28 15:49:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Over the last few years, landlords have been in the news a lot. Thanks to covid, we've seen countless rent strikes, the formation of tenants' unions, and waves of evictions. Let's take a few minutes to look at what role landlords play in modern society, and investigate whether or not they're really as bad as everyone says. Hope you enjoy!
2022-09-21 16:50:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! The American population is currently drowning in a whopping 1.7 trillion dollars of student loan debt. The average length of time it takes a student to pay off their loans is 20 years. It wasn't always this way. What happened? Why is American college so expensive? Hope you enjoy!
2022-09-14 20:41:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! I thought we'd try something a little different this week. I've gotten dozens of emails from people asking how to get started making socialist content, specifically video. I always do my best to answer those emails, but I've never put together a single resource to point people to. That's what I hope this video can be. I explain my process as briefly as possible, with a few usefu...
2022-09-07 16:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! You've probably seen videos ask questions like "why is _____ so poor?" or "why are northern countries richer?" but most of them fail to grapple with the underlying causes of global inequality. In this week's video, we'll fix that. Come learn about what really causes so-called "underdevelopment" in the global south. Hope you enjoy!
2022-08-31 17:03:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! It's never good to hear the words "total societal collapse" from a scholarly paper, but that's exactly the phrasing used in the new UN climate report. We all know it's bad, but what's really standing in the way of us ensuring a livable future? Hope you enjoy!
2022-08-24 20:37:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! We're often told just how productive a capitalist economy is. We produce far more than we need...so why are there still so many hungry and malnourished people? In this episode we'll investigate the real cause of world hunger, and assess whether capitalism has the tools to solve this massive problem. Hope you enjoy!
2022-08-17 19:31:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! How many times have you heard someone criticize protestors for not being "civil?" How many news stories have you seen about "violent mobs" of people exercising their right to assembly? Why are these calls for "civility" becoming so common, and what's really behind them? Hope you enjoy!
2022-08-10 17:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Everybody knows the democrats and the republicans hate each other. All they ever talk about on Fox and CNN is how stupid and "authoritarian" the other side is. So...why are democrats funding some of the most far right candidates? Hope you enjoy!
2022-08-03 21:50:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! How many times have you heard the claim "without the profit motive there would be no innovation"? It's a line repeated so often that it seems like common sense to many people. Let's investigate that claim. Can there be innovation under socialism? Hope you enjoy!
2022-07-27 15:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! How many times have you heard someone say "but without the profit motive, no one would work!" It's exhausting, isn't it? Let's take a look at just how effective capitalism really is at incentivizing labor, and answer the question of whether socialism could do any better. Hope you enjoy!
2022-07-20 23:43:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Ever notice how the average American politician is incredibly wealthy? Or even more suspicious, how many of them become wealthy after they get elected? What's going on here? In this episode, we're taking a look at how politicians accumulate their wealth, and what that means for democracy. Hope you enjoy!
2022-07-14 03:27:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Unless you've been living under a rock (in which case, I envy you), you've definitely heard about the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding abortion rights. This is a good time to talk about how the Supreme Court works and what exactly makes it not only undemocratic, but anti-democratic. Is reform an option? Watch and find out! Hope you enjoy!
2022-07-07 00:17:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Let's face it, it's hard enough just to get by these days. Saving for retirement? Now that's a pipe dream for most Americans. Why is that? Are things really that bad? Let's take a look at retirement trends in the United States (and around the world, the US isn't alone for once) and see what's behind these worrying developments.
2022-06-29 18:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can't all be part of the same group, right? What's going on here? What is the middle class? In this episode, we'll take a look at how mainstream politicians and economists define class...
2022-06-22 14:48:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! You've probably seen Mark Rober's wildly popular video where he pranks scam call centers. As satisfying as it is to see these awful places get a small taste of their own medicine, there's something deeper we need to talk about. Scam call centers are just one cancerous offshoot of bureaucracy under capitalism, and while pranking these places may be cathartic, it's not enough to t...
2022-06-15 15:07:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Thanks for being patient with this one. A brief hospital stay for a bad illness really through off my production schedule. To make up for it, here's an extra long video (and a collab with Marxist Paul)! In this episode, we're talking about the EU, immigration, and the draconian organization that is Frontex. Hope you enjoy!
2022-06-09 00:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! After January 6th, the whole "Stop The Steal" charade mostly fell out of the public discourse. That being said, those same angry, distrustful elements within the American electorate are still very much alive, just waiting to be activated in the lead-up to 2024. Have we learned anything? What's to stop Trump or another Trumpian figure from using un-democratic means to steal the e...
2022-05-25 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! You've probably heard of McKinsey. But what you may not have heard is just how much power this type of consulting firm has within federal governments. Is the world secretly run by unaccountable private firms? Let's take a look. Hope you enjoy!
2022-05-18 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Apologies for the late preview, I've been traveling to Zimbabwe and just finally got stable enough wifi to post this. This week's video is another case study, and it's a really interesting one, one that most of us would probably never think to investigate. New York City's Central Park relies on an army of workers to keep it safe, clean, and inviting...but where do those workers ...
2022-05-12 09:44:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! This week's video is a little different. And by a little different I mean a lot different. You'll see when you watch it. I thought it was high time I made a video specifically designed to be sent to non-socialists, in the hopes that it might spark useful conversation. It won't work for everyone, but if it can help even a few people win over a friend or family member, that's a vi...
2022-05-05 03:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! There's an irritating trend among segments of the online left that insists on reducing "oppression" to only the direct oppression of workers by capitalists. This tendency is often referred to as "class reductionism," and it reveals a serious misunderstanding of how oppression actually works. In this episode, we're going to talk about the importance of intersectional liberatory m...
2022-04-27 18:55:08 +0000 UTC View Post