News Brief: On Biden's TRIPS Waiver Support, Substance Matters More than Headlines
In this public News Brief, we dissect recent news that the Biden admin backs a TRIPS waiver at the WTO and why the ultimate terms of the agreement matter more than splashy headlines.
6 Mai 202122min
News Brief: #VaxLive is a PR Scam So Those Causing Vaccine Inequity Can Pose as Saviors of Global Poor
In this News Brief, we breakdown the anti-TRIPS waiver corporate and ideological forces behind the seemingly good-hearted #VaxLive concert on May 8th. Namely, the Gates Foundation, Johnson and Johnson...
30 Apr 202128min
Episode 135: The "Labor Shortage" Ruse: How Capital Invents Staffing Crises to Bust Unions and Depress Wages
"Trucking Shortage: Drivers Aren't Always In It For The Long Haul," NPR tells us. "The U.S. Is Running Out of Nurses," reports The Atlantic. "There's A Nationwide STEM Teacher Shortage. Will It Cost U...
28 Apr 20211h 4min
Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare
Almost every wealthy country in the world has some type of universal healthcare system--except for the United States. With over 170 million of its citizens left to fend for themselves in a sprawling a...
21 Apr 20211h 12min
Episode 133: The Art of Fake-Ending Wars
"Yemen war: Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset," reports the BBC. "Trump: US will be out of Afghanistan by Christmas 2020," cheered Military Times. "Trump Orders Withdrawal ...
14 Apr 20211h 11min
News Brief: Big Pharma, Bill Gates Spin Against Generic Vaccines for Global South as Biden a No Show
In this public News Brief, we break down the PR campaign against activists who want intellectual property rules suspended so that poor countries can manufacture their own generic vaccines. With guest ...
10 Apr 202154min
News Brief: Austin Activists Combat Anti-Homeless Stigma in 'Prop B' Media Fight
In this public News Brief, we catch up with Austin activists Seneca Savoie and Chris Harris as they fight far right demagoguery, rich liberal NIMBY fence-sitting, and stigmatizing local media coverage...
24 Mar 202140min
Episode 132: The House Always Wins - How Every Crisis Narrative Enriches the Security and Carceral State
"It's Time for a Domestic Terrorism Law," blares a Washington Monthly headline. "Tucson Police Helping Homeless with New Outreach Program," reports Tucson, Arizona's ABC affiliate KGUN9. "Programs tha...
10 Mar 20211h 30min
