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A weekly podcast where we cover flashpoints in history that help to give context to our current chaotic state of affairs.
In recent polling, Socialism is very unpopular in America and yet programs like social security and Medicare are extremely popular. How did it happen that socialist programs remain popular for decades and the mention of socialism or democratic socialist candidates consistently polls anywhere between 25 to 50%? If you can believe it, it's the result of a long and sustained campaigns starting in the late 1800s that link capitalism to patriotism and benefits the same group of people who seem to also be benefitting through this pandemic, corporations and the 1%. Here's hoping that stimulus goes a long way!
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Acts of Pod
A weekly podcast where we cover flashpoints in history that help to give context to our current chaotic state of affairs.
