The Illusion of Abundance

This chapter examines the rise of the Abundance movement within the Democratic Party, revealing its surprising ties to conservative billionaires and warning of the potential shift towards trickle-down economics. It critiques the ideology of abundance as a simplistic solution that overlooks the complexities of social power dynamics in economic systems.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop

- Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals

- ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware

- Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33

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Sources/Links:

It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-025-00534-6#Sec9

https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-homicides-drop-WTR3QQN7LRGFXOVCGAAMNYMUBE/

https://theconversation.com/data-driven-early-intervention-strategies-could-revolutionize-phillys-approach-to-crime-prevention-258756

https://genius.com/Freeway-what-we-do-lyrics

https://www.baltimorepolice.org/about/baltimore-police-crime-plan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/baltimore-violent-crime-trump

Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals

https://thebaffler.com/latest/whats-the-matter-with-abundance-harris?ref=newintermag.com

https://newintermag.com/abundance-big-techs-bid-for-the-democratic-party/#fn16