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Joining the live show, Jules Boykoff from The Nation discusses athlete activism, Paris unrest over Olympics, and the exploitation of global sporting events for political purposes. The episode explores the challenges of hosting the Olympics, the culture of the Games, and the need for more democratic hosting approaches.

The podcast discusses how corporations shift safety responsibility onto workers to save costs. It explores historical blame shifting onto employees for accidents. Amazon's workplace safety issues and corporate PR strategies are scrutinized. The impact of misclassifying workers and lax safety enforcement is highlighted. The importance of government regulators and unions in ensuring workplace safety is emphasized.

This podcast delves into how corporations shift blame onto individuals in areas like transportation, climate, and food safety. It explores the historical scapegoating of workers and pedestrians in the auto industry, the rise in pedestrian deaths due to car accidents, and the manipulation of environmental responsibility onto consumers. The discussion highlights how public narratives often deflect attention from systemic issues and critique the corporate avoidance of responsibility.

Historian Jeff Schuhrke discusses labor's response to Gaza, union history with US militarism, and the need for tangible action. Topics include US labor support for military interventions, unions endorsing candidates involved in conflicts, conservatives using anti-Semitism laws against pro-Palestinian unions, and the AFL-CIO's role in global anti-communism. Learn about Jeff Schuhrke's upcoming book 'Blue-Collar Empire' and his call for global worker solidarity.

Student organizers Layla Saliba and Jonathan Ben-Menachem discuss media distortions over Gaza college encampments, criticizing biased narratives, safety concerns, and lack of accountability. They highlight challenges faced, community-building efforts, and the importance of solidarity in activism against ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Susan Rice discusses the influence of corporate-funded think tanks on US media and Democratic policymaking, exposing their ties to business interests. The podcast explores the power of these think tanks in shaping public opinion and policy, highlighting their questionable funding sources like weapons contractors and pharmaceutical companies. It also uncovers the hypocrisy of centrist Astroturf groups and the impact of biased expert opinions influenced by government and market interests.

Political strategists David Plouffe, James Carville, and Robert Gibbs discuss the influence of Democratic consultants with corporate ties on party politics. They delve into conflicts of interest, lack of transparency, and the blurred lines between political commentary and corporate affiliations within the US media and political landscape.

Aliza Pilichowski, nuanced view of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discuss rise of Nuance Trolling blocking societal progress. Analysis on deceptive tactics, historical perspectives on Vietnam War, media discourse exposing deceptive practices, critique on using nuance to maintain status quo. Emphasis on collective action over intricate discussions for societal change.

Critique of US administration's support for Israel, manipulation of ceasefire terms, political complexities of the conflict, US government's contradictory actions, White House's political maneuvers for 2024 election, mainstream institutions and wealthy donors critique White House's actions

The podcast covers reactions to pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, from liberal handwringing to police crackdowns. It delves into safety rhetoric and urgency to address the crisis in Gaza, challenging justifications for declaring protests as unsafe. The manipulation of narratives and skewed priorities in the West Bank and Gaza is discussed, urging for leveraging political leverage to stop atrocities. Progressive leaders criticize Democrats for their lack of urgency in confronting ongoing genocide.