Howdy, friends! Admit it, we've all eaten at McDonald's. Yes, their fries are delicious. You know what's not delicious? The world's biggest companies scamming the rest of us out of our hard-earned money by exploiting tax havens and obscene loopholes. In this week's episode, we'll take a look at the most recent scheme - McDonald's' $3.4 billion IOU to itself. Hope you enjoy!
2022-04-19 16:08:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Ever think about how the average person is orders of magnitude more productive than workers of the past, and yet our work week hasn't gotten any shorter? What's the deal? In this week's episode we're looking at the idea of "work," and how it's been so thoroughly polluted by capitalism. Hope you enjoy!
2022-04-14 03:28:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! You've probably heard about means testing during past presidential campaigns. Maybe you've even been on the receiving end of a liberal lecture about how important means testing is. But what exactly does this practice accomplish? In this week's video, we're diving into the philosophy of means testing and figuring out what it's good for, if anything. Hope you enjoy!
2022-04-06 20:48:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Sorry for the delay on this preview, I was fighting the YouTube age-restriction algorithm and I finally had to admit defeat. Oh well. This week we're looking at the very interesting intersection of drugs, politics, and capitalist history. It's a fascinating topic, and one that is widely considered taboo because of the subject matter. This is a fun one, so I hope you enjoy!
2022-03-31 01:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! We all understand that climate change is real, it's here, and that the consequences of our inaction will be disastrous for our species and countless other forms of life around the world. But what happens when those in positions of power see climate change as a means to an end? A way to make truly draconian policies seem rational? In this week's episode, we're talking about two ...
2022-03-23 16:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! You know how some politicians claim to be "neither Left nor Right"? What's the deal with that? In this week's episode, we're taking a look at the philosophy of Bonapartism, and why "neither left nor right" just means right wing. Hope you enjoy!
2022-03-16 16:21:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! How many times have you heard "we need to vote for the lesser evil," or "they're not perfect, but they're better than the alternative"? The entire philosophy of harm reduction is based on "who is the least bad," and when that is your only criterion, things will get worse and worse with every election. Let's talk about the insufficiency of liberalism and the "harm reduction" stra...
2022-03-09 17:08:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! Few things recently have captured the world's attention like the conflict in Ukraine. It's certainly big news, but why is it happening? Is Putin really crazy like much of the media seems to suggest? In this episode, we take a look at the conflict from I angle I haven't really seen get much attention. I hope you enjoy!
2022-03-05 06:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! You ever notice how oligarchs like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are cast as these uber-wealthy saviors who are singlehandedly raising the world out of poverty? That doesn't happen by accident. In this week's episode, we're taking a look at the insidious philanthropy scheme billionaires use to make sure their reputation remains squeaky clean. Hope you enjoy!
2022-02-23 17:59:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! It's Black History Month, so it's about time we talked about the recuperation of Black radicals like Dr. King and Nelson Mandela. Everyone and their mother likes to claim MLK as their own, and use his words as a rhetorical weapon, but what did he actually believe? This one could have been so much longer, but I guess that just leaves room for a part two in the future. Hope you e...
2022-02-16 21:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! You've probably seen the wall-to-wall news coverage about the "labor shortage" or "the great resignation" or the fact that "no one wants to work anymore." Millions of American workers are choosing to leave their jobs...but why? Spoiler alert, it's not because they're lazy as their bosses imply. Come learn about the real reasons work under capitalism is so soul crushing, and lea...
2022-02-09 23:20:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! If you get tired of being told that climate change is all your fault because you eat meat, or don't use paper straws, or drive a car, this video is for you. While there are things we can all do to reduce our personal greenhouse gas emissions, the idea of the "individual carbon footprint" is one big scam, and you can probably guess who's behind it. Hope you enjoy this week's epi...
2022-02-02 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! Movements like Black Lives Matter often start out as radical demands for change and progress, but somewhere along the line they get co-opted, defanged, and become little more than meaningless symbols. How does this happen? Why is it so hard for radical movements to succeed in the imperial core? Hope you enjoy!
2022-01-27 03:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! Americans are currently burdened with about 1.57 TRILLION dollars of student loan debt, and that number is rapidly increasing. For many, a lifetime of unpayable debt has become the painful reality of life in the United States. What caused this crisis? What made the US so addicted to debt, and what can we do about it? Hope you enjoy!
2022-01-19 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! Every minute of every day, the media and most Americans yell about how the Democrats are going "too far left." For the rest of the world, this is an absurd statement, but the average American believes it...why? In this episode, we're talking about the Democrats, how left-wing they really are, and why socialism has never really found a foothold in the United States. Hope you enj...
2022-01-12 23:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! It should be common knowledge that the troubling undercurrent of outright fascism has been becoming more and more mainstream over recent years. With new fascist and Neo-nazi groups popping up all the time, and with their rhetoric becoming ever more grotesque and anti-human, I think it's important we understand what's going on. I hope you enjoy the episode!
2022-01-06 17:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! This week's video is about the shady relationship between the US military and our entertainment industry. Ever notice how almost every single depiction of the US military on film and TV is positive? There's a reason for that. Come learn about just how long the military has been "adjusting" Hollywood scripts, and what that means for us as a society.
2021-12-29 17:34:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! I'm sure we've all seen those despicable puff pieces about kids selling lemonade to pay for their chemo, or a janitor being gifted a car after walking 15 miles to work for 20 years, or any of the other dystopian nightmares spun as "heartwarming." Well in this video we're going to talk about it. How stories are framed plays a crucial role in propagandizing the population to acce...
2021-12-22 17:34:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! Sorry for the delayed preview this week. The motion graphics took longer than expected. This week we're talking about everyone's favorite grillpilled neighbor - the American "centrist" or "moderate". As much as they like to see themselves as enlightened arbiters of progress, centrists are little more than spoilers for actual democratic progress at best, and complete lackeys for ...
2021-12-16 16:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! You've probably heard the term "wage theft" before, but do you know just how big a problem it is? In the US, wage theft is dwarfs all other kinds of theft combined. Let's take a look at why this is happening and try to understand the underlying problems that enable it. Hope you enjoy!
2021-12-08 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! This week we're revisiting the idea of "meritocracy" and exploring the misguided belief that the United States is anywhere close to a "fair competition" where everyone has "equal opportunity." Let me know what you think of the visuals in this one, I think they're pretty engaging. Same for the thumbnail! Do you like a less serious presentation? I want to make sure my content isn'...
2021-12-01 19:41:42 +0000 UTC View Post
You've probably already heard about Purdue and the Sackler family, and the opioid epidemic they created. But what do you know about the underlying structures that enabled the crisis in the first place? This week we're talking about the opioid epidemic and the role capitalism and imperialism play in this ongoing crisis. Sorry for the long wait on this one! Computer trouble. Hope you enjoy!
2021-11-24 23:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, friends! This week we're talking about something that usually flies under the radar - credit. The American credit system is quite possibly the most predatory and discriminatory in the world, and that's by design. Come learn about the reasoning behind our modern credit system, and the usual culprits behind it.
2021-11-17 21:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Earlier this year, the NGO Global Witness released their report on the deaths of environmental defenders. In 2020 alone, a total of 227 people fighting against environmental degradation and climate change were killed. We live in a system that always has - and always will - put profits over human lives. In this episode, we're going to talk about the specifics of environmental justice, how capita...
2021-11-10 15:32:47 +0000 UTC View Post
For as long as most of us have been alive, the United States has played the role of the world's single hegemonic power. Military, economic, and cultural dominance allowed the US to secure its place at the top of the global hierarchy. Today, that hegemonic role is being questioned more than ever before. As internal contradictions intensify, and as external economic pressures threaten the America...
2021-11-03 17:21:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! I don't know about you, but I'm pretty tired of the Right trying to claim the ideals of freedom and liberty as their own. In this week's video, we'll push back on that notion and explore the rich history of freedom and equality on the Left. Hope you enjoy!
2021-10-27 20:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, Comrades! If you’re unemployed, it isn’t because there’s no work. There is, and always will be, work to be done. So...what's going on? Why are there so few meaningful jobs, and why are they getting replaced by alienating, meaningless labor? In this week's episode, we're talking about capitalism's relationship to work, and why the modern job landscape is so depressing. Hope you enjo...
2021-10-20 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! This week we're talking about automation. As more and more jobs become automated and get handed off to machines or AI, it's only natural to think about what our future might look like. Will we have more free time, more time to spend with our friends and families, more time for hobbies and fulfilling activities? Or will the status quo win out and subject us to ever more meaningl...
2021-10-14 12:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! I hope you're all doing well. This week I thought it would be good to talk about a very important part of revolution - the role of optimism. While it's often easy to fall into doomerism, remaining dedicated, principled, and optimistic is critical to the success of any movement. Let's talk about revolutionary optimism and what it can do for us. Hope you enjoy!
2021-10-06 18:12:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, comrades! If you've been keeping up with online news, you may have seen coverage of a Navy anti-terrorism training document that equated socialists and anarchists with neo-nazis. It should be obvious that this is an absurd comparison. In this episode, we're talking about the vague, unhelpful application of the word "terrorism" and what it means for the political left, and the United Stat...
2021-09-29 14:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post