E237 - Traitor Joe

The Antifada

NEWS EPISODE! We talk about the crisis of liberalism in the US and worldwide through the context of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the formation of BRICs as a challenge to US-based global order, the economic spiral of Germany and China, class war at the border, and betrayal of every millennial's favorite grocery store.

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Show notes:

UAW organizing in Alabama, Tennessee: https://alabamareflector.com/2024/02/01/montgomery-hyundai-workers-announce-union-drive-2nd-at-alabama-auto-plant/

https://uaw.org/over-10000-autoworkers-sign-union-cards-across-13-non-union-automakers-in-major-milestone-for-historic-organizing-drive/

Trump planning to run as a felon: https://www.axios.com/2024/02/02/trump-conviction-trial-jan-6-court

US/UK weighing recognition of Palestinian state: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/palestine-statehood-biden-israel-gaza-war

Dahlia Scheindlin's two-state proposal: https://parallaxviews.podbean.com/e/dscheindlin/ Mutipolarity update:

Russia takes up leadership of BRICs https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/01/china/brics-membership-applications-china-russia-intl-hnk/index.html

Chinese defaults: -https://www.axios.com/2024/02/03/chart-evergrande-towers-over-list-of-global-bankruptcies

-https://www.ft.com/content/88c027d2-bda6-4e52-97f3-127197aef1bd

Germany was worst-performing major economy last year: https://www.ft.com/content/792a1a09-701c-4c9d-aa77-0d9575d5bda9

Song: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (80's Version Synthwave REMIX)