As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Trump team is signaling that they may withhold aid to the region due to insufficient loyalty shown to Trump by California's leaders. We're not kidding - the loyalty tests are a real thing. Also, the incoming administration has begun its inquisition of current government employees, identifying and then firing anyone who isn't Trump-y enough for them. Get ready for the most corrupt four years in American history, folks, because it looks like there's no stopping it now. Our guests today are Sarah Burris of raw Story and Comedian Pete Dominick.

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So the Trump Administration hasn't even begun yet, and Congress is already trying to repeal the progress made during Joe Biden's historic four years. First on the chopping block is the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes a number of items relevant to working Americans, including the $35 per month cap on insulin. Prices on many things are about to go up, and way up. Big win for Big Pharma, and certain to be the first of many corporate handouts given by the best government money can buy. Strap in, folks - because we're going for a wild ride that not all of us are going to survive. We discuss this and more with Comedian and Podcast Host Pete Dominick, and Sarah Burris of Raw Story.

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Here we go again. Another promise made, and another promise broken, This time, it's Elon Musk, the DOGE-boi himself, admitting that his program probably won't be able to come up with the 2 trillion in cuts he promised during the campaign. So far, Trump and his new work wife have rolled back pretty much every campaign promise, so expect more of this going forward. But you can bet the mortgage that they will keep their promises to the ultra-wealthy, because they always do. Today we speak with Michael Linden of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Karla Walter of The Center for American Progress about the policies of the incoming administration and what they will really do for and to American working families.

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Another day of chaos theater from the soon-to-be President of The United States. After seeing this train wreck before, we've become accustomed to hearing and then ignoring the crazy things he says, so he goes bigger and crazier until we can ignore him no more. Today he's talking about annexing Greenland and Canada, invading the Panama Canal, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. You just can't make this stuff up. Meanwhile, our guests are here to talk about things that actually matter. Join us as we speak with Economist Matias Vernengo and Alex Jaxson of Social Security Works. Join us for the only sane hour in American media.

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Today we're talking about business, and how so many Americans seem to think that running government "like a business" is something we should want. In fact, it was a motivating factor for many voters in the last election. Well, now that the corporate vultures are about to take control, we're all going to learn what running a country "like a business" really means, and we're not going to like it. Our guest today is Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.

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Inauguration Day is approaching quickly, and Trump is already rolling back nearly all of his promises to working people. Project 2025 is now the Republican agenda, and it is already becoming legislation. So as the prices stay high and Social Security and Medicare get cut, will working families begin to regret our decision, or will we simply double down on our mistake by pridefully claiming that policies that hurt us are actually what us want? Today's guests are Sarah Burris of Raw Story and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.

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December 20, 2024

As America braces for a Trump presidency, and as American legacy media cowers in the corner rather than do their jobs, we find ourselves right back where we were four years ago - at the mercy of a narcissist and his billionaire friends. And we're already enduring the daily nonsense cooked up by the incoming administration to distract us from their thieving. And unless Americans start getting their information from new and reputable sources, there's not much we can do to stop them.

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December 19, 2024

Wal-Mart - the largest employer in the world, has just started forcing workers to wear body cameras. They say it's for "safety" but working people know better. It'll be used as a means of control, and as a way to force people to work at a dangerous pace. Expect more and more of this as the Trump war on working families grows. We discuss this and more with Morris Pearl of The Patriotic Millionaires, and Bob Lord of The Institute for Policy Studies.

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