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Crawdads and Taters: Red State Rebels
Erin McCarley and Birrion Sondahl
23 episodes
1 day ago
We are writers, activists, and leftists who come from two of the reddest states in the country, Oklahoma and Idaho. Red, in this sense, may refer to the indigenous, socialist, and labor histories of these states, as well as the right-wing fascism that they’re known for today. As rebels, we use a class-based, leftist lens to analyze current events and political issues. We talk about the many ways neoliberalism provides a breeding ground for fascism, and we examine revolutionary frameworks and movements that support our collective survival. Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/crawdadsandtaters
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We are writers, activists, and leftists who come from two of the reddest states in the country, Oklahoma and Idaho. Red, in this sense, may refer to the indigenous, socialist, and labor histories of these states, as well as the right-wing fascism that they’re known for today. As rebels, we use a class-based, leftist lens to analyze current events and political issues. We talk about the many ways neoliberalism provides a breeding ground for fascism, and we examine revolutionary frameworks and movements that support our collective survival. Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/crawdadsandtaters
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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way to Trumpism- Part I
Crawdads and Taters: Red State Rebels
1 hour 38 minutes 37 seconds
8 months ago
How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way to Trumpism- Part I

In our first episode during Trump’s second term, we look at a short (but not comprehensive) list of horrors that the Trump MAGA coalition has unleashed on the US public and how the groundwork for this horror show was laid down by the Biden regime, along with decades of corporate Democratic failures to build any kind of real opposition to the fascist-leaning movements of the Republican Party. In fact, recent Democratic Presidential campaigns have promised to be “tougher” than Trump on certain vulnerable populations.

From the destruction of the social welfare state to ICE raids, deportations, the border wall, Guantánamo, tariffs and the new trade war, along with Trump’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ ambitions, we have seen complete continuity between Democratic and Republican policies– with each successive administration moving further to the right– enriching more and more billionaires and oligarchs at the direct expense of the working- class, immigrants and refugees, and the environment.

We also examine how the capitalist media plays a pivotal role as a force-multiplier– profiting off of Trump’s domestic terrorism and obfuscating the role of Democrats in enabling this terrorism. Together, these two corrupt parties work hand-in-glove in what has become straight-up class war.

Thank you for listening to Crawdads & Taters: Red State Rebels. Please consider making a donation to support our rebellious work at patreon.com/crawdadsandtaters. We can do this work with you, but not without you.


Reading Notes:

  • How Biden set the stage for GOP budget cuts, Stephen Semler
  • Medicaid Removed for Nearly 25 Million Americans, Newsweek
  • Trump Migrant Deportation Numbers Compared to Obama, Biden, Newsweek
  • Biden is now deporting more people than Trump, Reuters
  • Biden said he'd stop building the border wall, but is now going ahead on one piece, NPR
  • The Bankers on Obama’s Team
    Photo of the Week: Obama, Who Let Citigroup Staff His First Cabinet, Calls for Voter Solidarity, Truth Dig
  • Obama's promise to full close Guantanamo Bay, YouTube
  • 122 years of US imperialism in Guantánamo: From torture to migrant detention ,Geopolitical Economy Report
  • Manchin Poison Pills Buried in Inflation Reduction Act Will Destroy Livable Climate, Center for Biological Diversity
  • A Multitemporal Snapshot of Greenhouse Gas Emissionsfrom the Israel-Gaza ConflictClimate Damage Caused by Russia's War in Ukraine

Crawdads and Taters: Red State Rebels
We are writers, activists, and leftists who come from two of the reddest states in the country, Oklahoma and Idaho. Red, in this sense, may refer to the indigenous, socialist, and labor histories of these states, as well as the right-wing fascism that they’re known for today. As rebels, we use a class-based, leftist lens to analyze current events and political issues. We talk about the many ways neoliberalism provides a breeding ground for fascism, and we examine revolutionary frameworks and movements that support our collective survival. Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/crawdadsandtaters