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Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

Book Love

Abdul El-Sayed + Micah Johnson: Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide

Top 5

Conspirituality

The Dream

Last Podcast on the Left

Intercepted

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Trump and Hegseth (Professor Dunning & Corporal Kruger).

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:46:40 +0000

Leaders far smarter and more capable than Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have started foreign wars that turned to quagmires. So in this regard they are not special. What’s different this time around is that incompetence prevails in every corner of this administration and the economic levers that are usually pulled to mitigate the domestic economic impact are no longer available to us. In every way, this administration is wholly unfit to lead the nation and certainly incapable of prosecuting a war.

Resources

The Chris Hedges Report: Will There be a Ground Invasion of Iran? (w/ Col. Larry Wilkerson)

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Video: Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump Are Not Ready for War

Essay: Trump and Hegseth.

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No King.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:01:27 +0000

The No Kings rallies fanned out across the United States in protest of Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous, erratic and autocratic regime. Cuba remains in darkness, the war in Iran has already turned into a quagmire, the economy is cratering and Americans are feeling powerless in the face of Trump’s rule. In this episode Max ruminates on the liberation of “America” from a different era as told by the life and times of Simon Bolívar, one of the great military commanders and political leaders of the post-Enlightenment era. His was truly a revolution of “no kings.” In Bolívar’s approach we can learn about combating despotism.

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Video: Trump will leave | It's Trumpism we're now fighting

Essay: No King.

Book Love

Marie Arana: Bolívar: American Liberator

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Omnibus (4-3-26).

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:34:53 +0000

Max and 99 are back from vacation and kicking off their Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser. They hit headlines on Olympic testing, Israel's Lebanon plans, and ChatGPT in cars, then tackle listener emails on U.S. solvency narratives and economic warning signs. They rank their Top 5 local issues, and they close with some lighthearted beyond the bullshit.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:08

Housekeeping: 00:04:06

Headlines: 00:13:03

Emails: 00:28:23

Top 5: 00:49:28

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:14:07

Memberships: 01:21:00

Outro: 01:21:38

Resources

CFR: Israel Announces Plan to Occupy Southern Lebanon

Mother Jones: The Ugly History Behind the Olympics’ New Gender Test

9To5Mac: ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4

Bloomberg: Virgin Galactic Is Booking Space Trips at $750,000 Apiece

Yahoo Finance: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

David Korowicz: Trade Off: Financial system supply-chain cross contagion: a study in global systemic collapse

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Housing in America: Property Is Theft.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:58:48 +0000

The United States is in a full-blown housing crisis — and Congress just passed the most significant bipartisan housing legislation in a generation: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared the Senate 89-10, co-sponsored by Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott. So why won’t it fix the problem? In this episode, we break down exactly what the bill does, what it deliberately leaves out, and why the structural forces driving housing unaffordability in America—rising mortgage rates, institutional investors, zoning failures, generational wealth inequality, and decades of racial exclusion—are largely untouched by any legislation currently on the table. From the redlining of Levittown and Stuyvesant Town to the 2008 financial crisis and the asset inflation chasm it created, we trace how homeownership became both the engine of the American Dream and the mechanism of its denial. We also look at what actually works, like how Vienna’s social housing model has kept half a city affordably housed for over a century, and ask the question no one in Washington wants to answer: short of a depression, what does it actually take to make housing affordable again?

Resources

National Mortgage Professional: What’s The Rookie Home Buying Age? Not 40, New Analysis Shows

HUD: The 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress

National Low Income Housing Coalition

Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies: The State of the Nation's Housing 2025

Congress: H.R.6644 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

The White House: Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers

U.S. Census Bureau: Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (HVS) Q4 2025

Enterprise Community Partners: Four Key Findings from the 2025 State of the Nation's Housing Report

National Low Income Housing Coalition: The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2025

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: FHA Loan Production Report June 2025

Bipartisan Policy Center: What's in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

NPR: Senate Passes Bipartisan Housing Bill Targeting Large Investors

National Mortgage Professional: What's the Rookie Home Buying Age? Not 40, New Analysis Shows

National Association of Realtors: 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

Gravel Institute: How Socialists Solved the Housing Crisis

Book Love

Richard Rothstein: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Mehrsa Baradaran: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

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Episode: The Economics of Racism.

Video: The Economics of Racism.

Episode: Housing in America.

Video: Congress Just Passed a Housing Bill That Changes Nothing.

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Why I’m So Mad at the Democratic Party.

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Why the Democratic Party’s promise of “restoration” misses the mark; how decades of economic crises reshaped American politics, and why returning to center means chasing a target that keeps moving right. One side built a durable monument to white nationalist capitalism while the other became its world-class pit crew. The fight isn’t about competence or committee chairs. It’s about whether Democrats can offer an actual vision for the future instead of just patching up the damage Republicans leave behind.

Book Love

Kurt Andersen: Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History

Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

Chris Hedges: Death of the Liberal Class

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Mehrsa Baradaran: The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America

Jeff Sharlet: The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America

Michelle Alexander: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Professor Thomas Piketty: Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Karl Marx: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

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Video: Democrats are FAILING | Losing the Iran War | Hasan Piker Rules

Essay: Why I’m So Mad at the Democratic Party.

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Omnibus (3-21-26).

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:28:36 +0000

Max and 99 are running hot this week. They break down catastrophic inflation data and what it means for stagflation ahead, hit headlines on animal welfare legislation and foreign policy chaos, and tackle listener emails on Democratic failures and economic warning signs. Off-topic covers toxic RFK Jr. and standout character actors. They rank their Top 5 comfort movies and close with spring training optimism. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:08

Headlines: 00:06:12

Emails: 00:19:17

Top 5: 00:36:22

Beyond the Bullshit: 00:53:23

Outro: 00:59:24

Resources

99’s Hat

ASPCA: Farm Bill Moves Forward with Mixed Results for Animals

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Petition: Stop Horses from Suffering for NYC’s Carriage Industry

Forever Wars: None of These People I Insulted Want To Die For Me in The Strait of Hormuz?

The Independent: Chelsea Handler claims she bought ‘the most toxic’ $6 million house from RFK Jr and Cheryl Hines

The Ringer: ‘The Pitt,’ as Told by Its Patients: If you think it’s hectic to watch, just imagine what it’s like to be on the operating table

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Video: Iran War, Energy Spike, and the Inflation Perfect Storm

Episode: The Art of Trumpflation.

Video: On The Record 3-16-26 (Democrats are FAILING | Losing the Iran War | Hasan Piker Rules).

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The Art of Trumpflation.

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:20 +0000

The February Producer Price Index (PPI) data release came in way hotter than expected, exceeding consensus expectations by nearly double. This is on top of an already hot January report, which signifies that goods and services inflation in the pipeline is very much a trend and not an isolated event. PPI typically foreshadows consumer inflation—where the public really begins to feel the pain—by about two to three months. And these numbers don’t include the impact of the war in Iran and the unbelievable spike in energy costs. Today we break down the nature of inflation shocks, why this differs from the dual oil shocks of the 1970s, but how it has already produced the same stagflationary result.

Resources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Producer Price Index News Release summary

Trading Economics: United States Producer Price Inflation MoM

Wolf Street: Core PCE Inflation Hits 3.1%, Worst in 2 Years, in Unique Twist Blows way past CPI Inflation. Driven by Core Services

Morningstar: Inflation Set to Rise in 2026 as Tariff Costs Hit Consumers

KPMG: Headline masks lingering inflation

CNBC: $100 oil? Prolonged Hormuz closure could spark a 1970s-style energy shock

Yahoo Finance: Oil at the Edge: Markets brace for the largest supply shock in decades: Oil & Gas 360

Investopedia: Understanding Hubbert's Peak Theory and Global Oil Production

Bloomberg Law: Morgan Stanley Sees Private Credit Default Rates Reaching 8% (2)

Business Insider: Morgan Stanley says AI disruption of software will send private credit defaults surging

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Video: Iran War, Energy Spike, and the Inflation Perfect Storm

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Omnibus (3-14-26).

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:09:23 +0000

Max and 99 kick things off revisiting old predictions and check how they're holding up. They hit the headlines: billionaires breaking records, geopolitical conflict threatening economic stability, and monopoly concerns in the music industry. Listener emails cover politics, financial industry backdoors, and navigating complicity. They rank their Top 5 historical figures to reclaim, do some movie talk, and member shoutouts round it out. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:18

Housekeeping: 00:00:34

Headlines: 00:21:13

Emails: 00:48:54

Top 5: 01:00:23

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:19:35

Outro: 01:43:27

Resources

Acquired: Epic Systems (MyChart)

Bloomberg: Europe Rushes to Contain Price Fallout From War in Middle East

Foreign Policy: The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy

Forbes: World’s Billionaires List

The Cut: ‘My Friends Live in a Bubble. Should I Dump Them?’

NPR: Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case

Reuters: Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal

Straight White American Jesus Podcast

John Fugelsang: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists

Margin Call

Inside Job

Forbes: AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025

Matt Taibbi: Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History

Kanopy

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The End of the American Experiment.

The Clinton Series.

Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani.

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The Iran War Could Wreck the Global Economy: No Offramp and No Good Outcome.

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:41:43 +0000

Not a soul on this planet knows what comes next in the war theater. Because that’s war. But we can anticipate what comes next for the U.S. and global economy, or at least game out certain scenarios. This isn’t just another discretionary “police action” on the other side of the world or a simple regime change. This war is wired directly into the global energy, food, and financial systems. But a proper analysis must acknowledge how the circumstances of the U.S. economy and our monetary and fiscal policies have changed. There is no direct antecedent to the situation in which we find ourselves, which makes the folly of this war all the more absurd. We didn’t just launch a war. We may have just pulled the fire alarm on the entire world economy.

Resources

John J. Mearsheimer: Big Trouble Ahead in Iran

U.S. Energy Information Administration: Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint

EnergyNow: CHARTED: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country

Reuters: Asia’s oil and LNG dependence on the Middle East

Institute for Economics & Peace: Economic Consequences of War on the U.S. Economy

Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity: Modern Money and the War Treasury

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Fiscal Dominance and US Monetary: 1940–1975

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Video: Iran War Could Wreck the Entire World Economy

Essay: The Iran War Could Wreck the Global Economy.

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On The Record (3-9-26).

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:55:26 +0000

Markwayne Mullin fails his first test. Lindsey Graham wants to blow the Iranian people. The markets are getting Blackrocked. OpenAI and Oracle have a bit of a cash crunch. Dario Amodei is full of shit. What Crude markets tell us about the war. Truth bombs from the House of El. Actual journalism on Iran from American Prestige and Dissent Magazine. ProPublica doin’ the lord’s work and Persopolis.

Chapters

Quick Takes: 00:00:36

Max Notes: 00:06:44

KLTW: 00:15:02

Headlines: 00:17:04

Pod Love: 00:18:26

Book Love: 00:19:27

Outro: 00:20:04

Resources

Bloomberg: BlackRock $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals

Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time: Charles Merrill and the Democratization of Stock Ownership

IRA Financial: Trump, Alternatives, and the Solo 401(k): The Retirement Plan That Paved the Way for Alts in 401(k)s

Bloomberg: BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst

House of El: DOLLAR COLLAPSE: Japan to DUMP $1.2T in US Treasuries After Trump Cuts 95% Oil Supply

Dissent Magazine: War, Revolt, and Iran's Unfinished Struggle

Grist: Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?

ProPublica: Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

ProPublica: Event: How to Use Our News App of Disclosures From Political Appointees

Pod Love

American Prestige: War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Book Love

Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis

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Video: On The Record (3-9-26).

Video: MTN Macro Take (3-7-26).

Episode: Trump Accounts.

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Omnibus (3-6-26).

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:01:37 +0000

Welcome to the first-ever Omnibus—the show finally has a name! Max and 99 open with the weight of the moment, addressing the U.S.-backed strikes on Iran before diving into the AI-military pipeline. Off-topic headlines hit on small business closures in NYC and fighter pay in the streaming era. Listener emails cover everything from financial anxiety to the mechanics of shadow banking, and Trump finding time to pump crypto mid-war. They rank their Top 5 everyday products they can’t live without, plus fit in some movie talk and member shoutouts to close it out. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:19

Housekeeping: 00:10:06

Headlines: 00:14:33

Top 5: 00:58:28

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:12:18

Memberships: 01:23:32

Outro: 01:24:07

Resources

Fast Company: Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto prices are rising today. What Trump said on Truth Social to boost digital assets

The Verge: How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance

The Hill: OpenAI goes on defense as Anthropic surges after Pentagon fallout

The Baffler: A Fighting Chance: Going up against the UFC

Brooklyn Vegan: Long-running NYC vegan restaurant Red Bamboo is closing

Acquired: Google Part III: The AI Company

UNFTR Resources

Video: Iran War, US Empire and What The Media is Hiding

Episode: War in Iran and the Decline of the U.S. Empire.

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John Goober Kennedy: The Louisiana Senator Thinks Poor People Are Faking It.

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:09:35 +0000

Senator John Kennedy is a bad caricature of a southern gentleman and he masquerades around Capitol Hill as a folksy “just asking questions” kind of fella. In reality, he’s a wealthy, elite, fraud with a $20 million net worth who attended Oxford. Despite representing the poorest state in America, this Louisiana senator took his allotted time at a hearing with the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to review how poverty is calculated and take issue with it. So this is our response.

Resources

Senator John Kennedy: Kennedy questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on poverty data in Senate Banking Committee

USAFacts: What is the poverty rate in Louisiana?

World Population Review: Poorest U.S. States 2026

The Data Center: Health as resilience capacity in New Orleans: The critical role of community-based collaborations

Prison Gerrymandering Project: Federal Census policy harms Louisiana’s democracy — but state lawmakers can fix it

Wikipedia: John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)

Buzzfeed News: John Kennedy Is America’s Folksiest Senator. Some People Who Know Him Say It’s An Act.

Quiver Quantitative: Senator John Kennedy has filed a new financial disclosure - here’s what we see

UNFTR Resources

Video: Senator Questions Poverty Calculations | Here's Why That's INSANE

Essay: John Goober Kennedy: The Louisiana Senator Thinks Poor People Are Faking It.

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War in Iran and the Decline of the U.S. Empire.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

The U.S. and Israel have declared war on the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite indications from Omani negotiators that the parties were close to agreement as late as the night before the bombing of Tehran and other Iranian cities began. Mainstream media have already cranked up the propaganda machine to frame this as everything from a necessary and just maneuver to an unfortunate turn of events. The anglo-centric framing is undeniable and we risk losing the plot. There’s also a stunning lack of historical perspective in any current analyses. Make no mistake, this is an illegal move conducted by a waning empire that put a madman in charge. And it threatens us all.

Apologies for any mispronunciations! -Max

Resources

Drop Site

American Prestige

Al Jazeera English

UNFTR Resources

Video: Iran War, US Empire and What The Media is Hiding

Essay: War in Iran and the Decline of the U.S. Empire.

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Pam Bondi and the Dow: Bondi Screamed the Loud Part, Loudly.

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Attorney General Pam Bondi took to Capitol Hill with her burn book in hand and a message to Congress, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the American people: Shut up, the Dow hit 50,000. She was right about the Dow Jones Industrial performance until the next day, when stocks dumped out on news that AI might be real and that the economy added 400,000 fewer jobs last year than we originally thought. That’s the thing about building an entire narrative around the stock market. The stock market is not the economy. And the victims of Epstein’s crimes deserve better.

Resources

MS Now: FULL HOUSE HEARING: AG Pam Bondi testifies over handling of release of Epstein files

Business Insider: Anthropic and OpenAI release dueling AI models on the same day in an escalating rivalry

Fortune: Anthropic’s Claude triggered a trillion-dollar selloff. A new upgrade could make things worse

Matt Shumer: Something Big Is Happening

Matt Shumer on X

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Monthly Treasury Statement: Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government For Fiscal Year 2026 Through January 31, 2026, and Other Periods

UNFTR Resources

Video: Epstein Victims Deserve Better Than Bondi's Economic Theater

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So…About Chomsky. (Noam Chomsky’s Tragic Coda.)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:03:21 +0000

Noam Chomsky’s superpower is his intellect and ability to communicate complicated subjects with clarity. He made politics accessible for multiple generations. Chomsky is the gateway drug to leftist ideology. He’s also close friends with the most prolific child abuser and sex trafficker of the modern era. It’s okay to acknowledge Chomsky’s contributions and even more okay to let them go and bury his legacy.

Resources

Wall Street Journal: Epstein’s Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman’s Top Lawyer

The Harvard Crimson: Jeffrey Epstein Met With Harvard Professor Martin Nowak and Noam Chomsky in 2015 in Harvard Office

Manufacturing Intellect: Noam Chomsky interview on Dissent (1988)

UNFTR Resources

Video: Genius Doesn’t Excuse What Chomsky Did. Goodbye, Noam.

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To Be Named UNFTR Show (2-28-26).

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:58:16 +0000

It’s the last episode of To Be Determined (next time the show gets an actual name)! Max and 99 run through headlines on Bill Gates’s Epstein apology and the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. The listener emails include an econ 101 starter pack, a great idea for a “remember this” segment, and more. They rank their Top 5 TV show finales, sound the alarm on private credit, and give takes on the Democratic Party’s obsession with empty centrist candidates over actual policy. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:31

Housekeeping: 00:03:38

Headlines: 00:04:47

Emails: 00:17:57

Top 5: 00:38:37

Beyond the Bullshit: 00:56:39

Memberships 01:11:27

Outro: 01:11:46

Resources

Wall Street Journal: Bill Gates Apologizes to Foundation Staff Over Epstein Ties

WSWS: Cuban worker describes hellish conditions, appeals to US workers to force an end to embargo

Rolling Stone Magazine: Bob Weir’s Beautiful Second Act

New York Times: The Anguish of a Tourette’s Outburst

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

Econoclasts (Yanis Varoufakis + Wolfgang Munchau)

Gary’s Economics

Professor Steve Keen

Justin Wolfers

Instagram: @showtoolsai

The Atlantic: ‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’

Unf*cker Recommendations

Moose on the Loose

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To Be Named UNFTR Show (2-21-26).

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:27:13 +0000

Max and 99 kick off another episode of their still-unnamed weekly show, diving into everything from grocery inflation and RFK’s bizarre workout videos to the future of progressive organizing through the Working Families Party and DSA. They workshop show name suggestions from listeners, tackle emails on how to influence the Democratic Party, and debate their Top Five movie villains.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:15

Housekeeping: 00:02:30

Headlines: 00:16:14

Emails: 00:36:35

Top 5: 01:03:59

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:20:33

Memberships: 01:22:53

Outro: 01:23:26

Resources

Vengaboys: Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!

devilleforcongress.com

In These Times: Read This If You're New and Trying to Find Your Way

RFK Jr. Instagram Video

Business Insider: I followed an RFK-approved, $15-a-day diet

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis: Losing Lucy

The Block: Polymarket investor Vitalik Buterin says prediction markets need to stop catering to 'dumb opinions'

Bruce Springsteen: Streets Of Minneapolis

Working Families Party

Democratic Socialists of America

UNFTR Resources

Chester A. Arthur and Julia Sand: Strange Bedfellows.

Video: On The Record (Cuba Libre | AOC Stumbles Abroad | Racist Caught at Senate Hearing)

UNFTR's 5 Non-Negotiables

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Stupid Is as Stupid Does: Will the real Scott Bessent please stand up?

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:53:19 +0000

Trump’s economic policies overseen by Scott Bessent are torching the U.S. dollar and tanking the economy. In this episode, Max does a deep dive into the decline of the dollar, U.S. fiscal mismanagement, and bizarre monetary policy that has many questioning whether we’re witnessing the decline of U.S. economic hegemony in real time. The episode examines U.S. policy through the actions of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose erratic behavior belies his moderate past.

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Resources

Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January

Money Maze Podcast: Who is Scott Bessent? Meet Trump's New US Treasury Secretary

Census Bureau: Monthly Construction Spending

MacroMicro: U.S. Dollar Index

MacroMicro: Japan - US/Japan 10Y Bond Yield Spread vs. USD/JPY

MacroMicro: Gold / US Dollar / 10Y Yield

UNFTR Resources

Video: Scott Bessent's DERANGED plan to destroy the dollar and economy

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To Be Named UNFTR Show (2-14-26).

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Max and 99 are back this week to debut an experimental new format for the podcast—that is yet to be named—which mixes Show Notes vibes with a little more structure. The two dive into a mix of on-topic and off-topic headlines before heading into listener feedback and emails. They wrap up the episode with their Top 5 lists focused on formative protest songs, and of course some member shout outs. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:34

Headlines: 00:13:35

Emails: 00:42:47

"Carve Outs": 01:16:31

Top 5: 01:24:32

Memberships: 01:44:15

Outro: 01:46:00

Resources

The Verge: Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup

BIG by Matt Stoller: The Beginning of the End for Big Corporate Medicine

Politico: MAHA and Mike Tyson want you to ‘eat real food’ during the Super Bowl

Super Bowl Ad: Processed Food Kills, Eat Real Food

The Ringer: How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

Yahoo News: JD Vance says U.S. Olympic athletes are 'not there to pop off about politics.' Here's what they've said.

Democratic Socialists of America

Working Families Party

Top 5s (And Beyond)

Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam

John Lennon: Working Class Hero

Sting: Russians

XTC: Dear God

Simple Minds: Belfast Child

Green Day: American Idiot

Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

Sly & The Family Stone: Everyday People

Childish Gambino: This Is America

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son

Johnny Paycheck: Take This Job And Shove It

Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth

4 Non Blondes: What's Up

Brandi Carlile: The Joke

The Chicks: Travelin' Soldier

The Chicks: Not Ready To Make Nice

Bob Dylan: Masters of War

T-Pain: War Pigs

Gil Scott-Heron: Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Kendrick Lamar: Alright

NWA: Fuck Tha Police

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message

Public Enemy: Fight The Power

Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come

UNFTR Resources

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The American Drug Cartel.

UNFTR Resources Page

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Why the Stock Market Keeps Going Up: (While Everything Else Goes Down.)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:20:59 +0000

Why does the stock market keep going up when the economy feels so bad? It’s the question we probably get the most and, quite frankly, it’s not a bad one. The primary reason equities seem invincible is because of the dramatic increase in the money supply over the past four decades. That explains the supply side of the equation at least. But a lot had to happen behind the scenes to allow for the money supply to be absorbed into the financial system and ultimately benefit a fraction of the population.

Resources

MacroMicro: US - M1 & M2 Money Supply

Wikipedia: Buffett indicator

CFI: Shiller P/E

Civiqs: Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term

Wall Street Journal: More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

Brookings: Rising inequality: A major issue of our time

The Review of Economic Studies: Stock Market Participation, Inequality, and Monetary Policy

Roosevelt Institute: Our New Report: Defining Financialization

Levy Economics Institute: Have We Been Here Before? Phases of Financialization within the 20th Century in the United States

The Fed: 3. Leverage in the Financial Sector

UNFTR Resources

Stock Buybacks Surge: Another Red Flag for the U.S. Economy.

Video: Why is the stock market so good when the economy is so bad?

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The Unstoppable Donald John.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:26:26 +0000

Is Donald Trump unstoppable? He has defied laws and norms, thumbed his nose at Congress and foreign allies alike. He has displayed open hostility toward immigrants and American citizens, threatened extreme force against protestors, recently going so far as to mention the Insurrection Act. His ICE thugs roam the streets and are committing atrocities with impunity. We kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation and are positioning troops for a potential invasion of an allied nation and NATO member. Donald Trump has been one step ahead of the law at every turn and with the courts and Congress in his pocket, many are beginning to wonder if he truly intends to suspend upcoming elections and destroy our democracy once and for all. So let’s talk about it.

UNFTR Resources

Little Marco’s Coup D’Etat: Kidnapping Maduro.

“Project 2025.” Republicans With Time.

The BRICS Unit: The Beginning of the End for Dollar Dominance?

Video: This is What a Trump Dictatorship Looks Like

Book Love

James Rickards: Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis

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Little Marco’s Coup D’Etat: Kidnapping Maduro.

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:44:18 +0000

The United States carried out a special-operations strike in Caracas, Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores who are reportedly being taken to Manhattan to face criminal charges for drug trafficking. In this video, Max breaks down what’s really behind this stunning intervention, perhaps the most brazen and illegal action undertaken by the U.S. since Kissinger’s secret bombing of Cambodia. He talks about all the angles portrayed in the media from narcoterrorism to oil, reveals what’s more likely behind our actions and how Marco Rubio is intimately involved.

UNFTR Resources

Video: BRICS Takes Over: India’s Plan to Dethrone the Dollar.

Video: The Truth Behind Maduro’s Capture | It’s Not What They're Telling You.

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The BRICS Unit: The Beginning of the End for Dollar Dominance?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:00:46 +0000

In December of 2025, Brazil passed the BRICS leadership torch to India, which wasted no time revealing its priorities for the economic alliance—to build an international payment system that rivals the SWIFT system and chip away at U.S. economy hegemony by attacking the exorbitant privilege of the U.S. Dollar. Defending the dollar should be the easiest policy ever. Instead the Trump administration has accelerated the world’s collective desire to put the U.S. in its place and end our reign of economic despotism.

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Show Notes [January 12, 2026.]

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:37:57 +0000

Max and 99 are back for another round of Show Notes. They tackle the good, the bad and the ugly of the news. Thanks for tuning in!

Chapters

Intro: 00:06:13

Emails: 01:16:39

Memberships: 01:32:02

Reviews: 01:35:28

Outro: 01:36:04

Resources

Mother Jones: RFK Jr. Just Flipped the Food Pyramid to Create a Funnel of Performative Masculinity

UNFTR Resources

Video: The Truth Behind Maduro's Capture | It's Not What They're Telling You

Video: BRICS Takes Over: India's Plan to Dethrone the Dollar

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The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:04:20 +0000

Donald Trump stole the headlines once again by speaking ill of Rob Reiner after the tragic death of Reiner and his wife Michele. It was yet another vulgar display of Trump’s unbridled narcissism that takes away from the legitimate conversation we should be having about Reiner’s legacy, what his films meant to a generation that came of age before 9/11. In many ways, Reiner became the avatar of white establishment liberalism, reflecting an America that never really existed. Throughout his remarkable career he was firmly planted on the right side of history but his art had a way of papering over the brutal reality of the American system. In other ways, he represented the best of us and he left us some of the greatest pop culture moments that endure the test of time. This is the discussion I think he deserved.

Resources

Current Affairs: How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing

Politico: Words must match deeds

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Show Notes [December 13, 2025.]

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Max and 99 are back for another round of Show Notes! They talk Mets news (RIP), The Fed, healthcare, and get to some Unf*cker feedback.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:13:54

Email: 00:55:43

Memberships: 01:47:13

Outro: 01:50:41

Resources

Yahoo Finance: Live coverage: Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25%

Lava Song

NPR: Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests

UNFTR Resources

Video: On The Record (12/8/25)

Video: Trump Official Gaslights on Labor Data

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The Revenge Porn Presidency: Trump, Commodus, and the Unraveling of Empire.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:01:21 +0000

Donald Trump is tearing the nation apart. To place his revenge-filled presidency in historical context we have to reach deep into the annals of history and revisit the tenure of famed Roman Emperor Commodus who historians perceive as the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. With this second term Trump has entered rarified air that few U.S. presidents have breathed. He has fundamentally altered the culture, the country and its people. Moving past this moment will be our greatest challenge.

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The Music Has Stopped: The Political Response We Need to This Financial Crisis.

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:58:13 +0000

The U.S. economy has already crashed. The stock market is just the last one to figure it out. In this essay, Max talks about what happens when hegemonic economies collapse and how the U.S. has been able to keep things afloat while the bottom falls out. He draws parallels to the crash of 1929 and the subsequent Depression and speaks to the differences. There is a path forward for Progressives but it won’t be a presidential run. The DNC will make sure of that. But we can borrow from Russell Vought’s playbook to build a coalition of support on the ground.

Resources

DSA: Chapters

Working Families Party: Get Involved

Sherrod Brown

UNFTR Resources

Trump is Looting the Treasury.

“Russputin” and the Tsar.

Medicare for All.

Zohran Mamdani Has Already Won.

Civilian Labor Corps.

Housing First.

UNFTR 5NN.

Video: The Financial Crisis is NOW & The Path Forward for Democrats.

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Show Notes [November 15, 2025.]

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:54:05 +0000

Max and 99 are back for another round of Show Notes. They (surprise) talk about the economy, the housing crisis, Venezuela and much more. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Emails: 00:26:21

Memberships: 00:41:24

Reviews: 01:37:16

Outro: 01:38:50

Resources

Video (UNFTR for MeidasTouch): Trump's Kitchen Sink Recession Response

UNFTR Bookshop

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Likely Lost 50,000 Jobs in October, Goldman Sachs Says

The Budget Lab: Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs

Progressive Punch

Ballotopedia

UNFTR: 5NN: Housing First

UNFTR: How We Built the Housing Crisis (And Why We Can Dismantle It)

ABC: Boyer Lecture 2025: Justin Wolfers

UnHeard: Javier Milei is no libertarian: He is beholden to Argentina’s oligarchs

Video (UNFTR for MeidasTouch): Manufacturing Consent for War in Venezuela

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The Plumbing of the Financial Markets Is Leaking: Understanding the U.S. Liquidity Crisis.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Max reports on the growing cracks in the financial markets and the unprecedented lengths the Federal Reserve has already gone to in order to stabilize the global financial system. The U.S. is heading toward a full-blown liquidity crisis that threatens to seize up the financial markets. The situation is worsening daily at this point and Trump’s erratic policy decisions are contributing to the destabilization.

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Chapters

Intro: 00:00:37

Post Show Musings: 00:19:33

Outro: 00:39:38

Resources

Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Challenger Report: September 2025

MacroMicro: US - Hourly Wage Growth by Wage Level

MacroMicro: US - Consumer Price Index (CPI)

MacroMicro: US - Fed Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreements (ON RRP) Trading Volume

MacroMicro: US - Treasury Yields vs. Fed Funds Rate

MacroMicro: US - Federal Fund Interest Rates

MacroMicro: US - Fed Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreements (ON RRP) Trading Volume

MacroMicro: US - Fed's Balance Sheet - Liabilities

Fortune: Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says

Video: MTN: Trump in Full Blown Panic as Market Collapse Imminent

Track Star: Zohran Mamdani

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Stephen Miran Is Going To Be Fed Chair: The Gospel According to Miran.

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Stephen Miran isn’t auditioning to run the Federal Reserve. He’s auditioning to destroy it. Like so many in Trump’s sphere, Miran was selected for his ability to appear like he’s doing the right thing and making the tough choices. In reality, he exists to destroy the thing he’s spent his entire life trying to be a part of. Miran is a highly educated and competent analyst whose academic veneer and projection of empathy belie his craven desire for power and to eradicate the independence of the Fed and place it under direct authority and control of the president. And make no mistake, when Jerome Powell’s term is up, this is who will be in charge of the Fed.

Chapters

Intro: 00:01:00

Chapter One: The Audition. 00:02:10

Chapter Two: The Power and Powers of the Fed. 00:07:15

Chapter Three: Who Is This Numbnut? 00:13:06

Chapter Four: Consistently Inconsistent. 00:18:34

Bring It Home, Max: 00:23:46

Resources

Federal Reserve Board: Stephen I. Miran

Barron’s: Last Year, Trump’s New Man at the Fed Thought Rates Were Too Low. What Changed

Miran’s Articles + White Papers

City Journal: Is Having the Reserve Currency Good for the U.S.?

Manhattan Institute: The Fed Isn’t as Independent as It Seems

Manhattan Institute: The Fed Doesn’t Need to Cut. Financial Conditions Are Already Loosening.

Manhattan Institute: The Fed Is Facing a Changed World. The Case Against Cuts.

Hudson Bay Capital: A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System

Manhattan Institute: Reform the Federal Reserve’s Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes

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Phone A Friend: Keith D. (You Can’t Afford To Ignore Crypto.)

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 22:44:36 +0000

In this Phone a Friend, Max sits down with crypto entrepreneur and advisor Keith D. The pair discuss the history of Bitcoin, expansion of crypto markets and whether the public is in safe hands as the influence of cryptocurrency grows exponentially.

Resources

Keith D. on YouTube

Video: You can't afford to ignore Crypto with Keith D.

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The Controlled Demolition of the U.S. Economy: Shadow Banks, Dollar Debasement and Basis Trades.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:14:07 +0000

The U.S. economy is headed for financial collapse. Repo market stress. Private credit market liquidity crunch. Subprime lending crisis. Spiraling deficits. Basis trade exposure. Dollar debasement. U.S. states in recession. Oil market contango. Tariff and trade wars. Each of these are like explosive devices hiding in the corners of the economic edifice that is the U.S. economy. And the Federal Reserve just released a shocking paper that exposes the biggest potential threat of all. Explosive devices have been set all around the economy and a new bomb was just uncovered in the most unlikely of places.

Chapters

Intro: 00:05:21

Chapter One: The Road to Economic Hegemony. 00:06:24

Chapter Two: Collision Course. 00:30:55

Chapter Three: Hidden Bomb. 00:35:50

Chapter Four: Bring It Home, Max. 00:44:50

Resources

The Lead Left: Middle Market & Private Credit – 2/10/2025

Mark Zandi on X

Axios: 22 states are in a recession or close to it, new analysis finds

The Fed: The Cross-Border Trail of the Treasury Basis Trade

FSB: Leverage in Nonbank Financial Intermediation: Final report

Morningstar: Official data dramatically underestimates hedge funds' involvement in the Treasury market, Fed paper finds

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Repo Operations

Fidelity: Investor behind Zions, Western Alliance bad loans is tied to $270 million in troubled debt

Car Dealership Guy: Tricolor: The messy collapse of a subprime auto lender explained

Investopedia: Basis Trading: Definition, How It Works, Example

The Guardian: What is private credit, and should we be worried by the collapse of US firms?

OilPrice.com: Oil Market Braces for Contango and Shale Slowdown

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Show Notes [October 18, 2025.]

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:12:15 +0000

Max and 99 are back this week for Show Notes; they start with a little pop culture music/movie talk, and transition into Unf*cker emails where they cover why the 1% doesn’t care if the economy is gutted, what figures you can trust from the Trump administration, Technocracy in Silicon Valley and a host of other things. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Emails: 00:27:51

Memberships: 01:24:16

Outro: 01:30:08

Resources

The Baffler: The Substance

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Become a UNFTR Member

The Rewatchables: ‘Sneakers’ With Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt, and Joanna Robinson

Jacob Riis: How The Other Half Lives

Climate Disruption: Lee Zeldin Cancer Gala

Paris Marx

New York Times: A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements

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Barack Obama: The Greatest Republican President of My Lifetime.

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Barack Obama was the greatest Republican president of my lifetime—a statement sure to fire up establishment liberals and conservatives alike. But for progressives in the United States, this is what the Obama years felt like. Today’s episode examines the seminal policy achievements of the Obama years from the Affordable Care Act and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to DACA and the response to the Global Financial Crisis. We offer the liberal and conservative views of the same issues, then finish with the progressive perspective on all.

Resources

Migration Policy Institute: The Obama Record on Deportations: Deporter in Chief or Not?

TBIJ: Obama’s covert drone war in numbers: ten times more strikes…

NPR: Pledging To End Two Wars, Obama Finds Himself Entangled In Three

Video: Cornel West's Note to Obama

Obama Library

UNFTR Resources

Video: Barack Obama: The BEST REPUBLICAN President Ever

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Bailing on Farmers to Bail Out Argentina: Two to Tango.

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently pledged $20 billion of support to Argentina to prevent its currency from sliding further and to backstop Javier Milei’s Trump-like economic agenda. Then, Argentina turned around and lowered its export tariffs and dumped its soybean crop on the market. They found a willing buyer in China, who has ceased purchasing U.S. agriculture due to the Trump tariff war. The whole affair boiled over when an AP photographer snapped a picture of a text thread on Bessent’s phone from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Collins who said U.S. soybean farmers were livid because their market collapsed. It’s another example of the Trump administration putting ideology and pettiness ahead of his own constituents. But there’s a larger game afoot that no one is talking about that this situation perfectly illustrates: We’re playing checkers and China is playing chess.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:36

Post Show Musings: 00:25:22

Outro: 00:27:43

Resources

Americas Quarterly: A Key Pending Challenge for Milei’s Argentina

New York Times: Milei Vowed to Fix Argentina’s Economy. Then Came a New Crisis

Newsweek: Trump’s Argentina bailout sparks fury among farmers, Republicans

Paul Krugman: Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina?

Federal Reserve: Dollarization in Argentina

The Observatory of Economic Complexity: United States (USA) and Argentina (ARG) Trade

International Trade Administration: Argentina - Market Overview

MercoPress: Argentina records 21st straight trade surplus

CEIC Data: Argentina Consolidated Fiscal Balance, 1993 – 2025

Americas Quarterly: Milei’s Path to Dollarization: Riddled with Doubts

J.P. Morgan: De-dollarization: The end of dollar dominance?

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Book Love

Carol Wise: Dragonomics: How Latin America Is Maximizing (or Missing Out On) China's International Development Strategy

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Show Notes [October 4, 2025.]

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Max and 99 are back to discuss headlines (AI, government shutdown, Hegseth speech + more) and recent Unf*cker feedback. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Emails: 00:46:56

Memberships: 01:40:10

Outro: 01:40:37

Resources

Wired: Palantir Wants to Be a Lifestyle Brand

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

Track Star: Pete Alonso

"Department of War:" Pete Hegseth FULL REMARKS at the WAR DEPARTMENT ADDRESS

New York Times: Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him

How I Built This: Bob's Red Mill: Bob Moore

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Running Out of Time: The Political and Economic Realization of Project 2025.

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:56:31 +0000

We continue to build on the idea that white Christian nationalism is, was and has always been the foundation of this country. To suggest otherwise is to be both ahistorical and absent in our politics today. The violent response to a concept so utterly innocuous such as “Black lives matter” should tell us everything. Before it was a movement (of sorts) it was a simple statement. But the reality is that they don’t. We need to stop calling it “Trump’s America” and just call it what it is. America.

Resources

The Ezra Klein Show: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement

New York Times: Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

Democracy Now!: Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Next Trump Term in Undercover Video

Hudson Bay Capital: A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System

Manhattan Institute: Reform the Federal Reserve’s Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes

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The End of the American Experiment: Nice, for Some, While It Lasted.

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:59:41 +0000

It’s evident now that the alt-right figures in charge of this administration are quickly realizing the vision set forth in Project 2025. But it’s also clear that they are moving just as quickly to implement the vision of Project Esther, the Project 2025 companion and follow-up from the Heritage Foundation. The two visions work in tandem to destroy the institutions that barely held Donald Trump in check during his first term and to undermine free speech of anyone opposed to their radical agenda. The combined projects are so well coordinated and overwhelming that we may be living through the end of the American experiment.

Resources

BBC: JD Vance hosts Charlie Kirk’s daily talk radio show

NPR: Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against ‘New York Times’

Zeteo: The New McCarthyism: UC Berkeley Just Handed Over the Names of 160 Students and Faculty to the Trump Admin

Democracy Docket: Left-Leaning Nonprofits Push Back on Trump’s Crackdown Threats

PBS NewsHour: Economic fallout mounts as Trump halts near-finished wind power project

Truth Social: Donald Trump

The Chris Hedges Report: We Are All antifa Now

Just Security: The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Are Domestic Terrorists, It’s Past Time to Call Them What They Are

PBS News: Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says

World Population Review: KKK Population by State 2025

Defense360: Bad Idea: Domestic Terrorist Organization Designations

The Nation: Barbara Lee’s Stand

Mondoweiss: From COINTELPRO to Project Esther: The evolution of domestic counterinsurgency in the U.S.

IISS: Iran’s nuclear programme after the strikes

Book Love

Branko Milanovic: Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War

UNFTR Resources

The Carter Series: Reexamining Jimmy’s Time in Office.

The Clinton Years: The Most Neoliberal Presidency in U.S. History.

Video: The End of the American Experiment. 1776 to 2025.

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The Murder of Charlie Kirk: There Are Monsters Under the Bed.

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:18:54 +0000

This week Max expands on his initial response to the murder of Charlie Kirk and reflects on the diseased state of the online American male. Gen Z gamers who came of age during “Gamergate” are still living more online than “IRL” and appear to be divorced from their consequences. From school shootings to the Kirk murder, the motivations of incels are becoming harder to divine and even more radicalized from their roots. How this evolves is anyone’s guess but don’t look to this administration to dig into the problem or provide clarity; not while the anger and confusion provides the perfect cover for their Project 2025 agenda.

Resources

Mother Jones: The Key Missing Piece to the Megahit “Adolescence”

New York Times: Vance hosts Kirk’s podcast with a parade of Trump officials.

Britannica: Gamergate

UNFTR Resources

Video: Charlie Kirk Dead at 31.

It’s Like the Elites Want Us Raging Against Each Other.

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Left Turns: Gerrymandering and Dark Money.

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The “left” is a wide spectrum with ever deepening divides. This week’s essay highlights two newsworthy items that perfectly illustrate the fracture between leftists and liberals and how we’re willing to accept anything on the Democratic side that shows signs of life; even if those things are undemocratic in nature. Part one addresses the fallout from the Wired Magazine article uncovering the relationship between online creators and a group called Chorus. The second part addresses California’s move to neutralize Texas’ recent redistricting effort designed to pick up Republican House seats in the midterms.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:00

Part One: 00:00:56

Part Two: 00:14:01

Resources

Wired: A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

Chorus

Tucker Carlson: Ana Kasparian: Epstein Cover-Up, Israel Strikes Gaza Church, & the Great American Political Shift

TYT: Cenk Explains Why He’s REMOVING A Contributor From TYT Network

Sixteen Thirty Fund

270 to Win: 1964 Presidential Election

Yes on 50

New York Times: The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis

UNFTR Resources

Video: Journalist Exposes Dark Money on the Left

Video: Democrats fight back with California redistricting plan

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Show Notes [September 6, 2025]

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Max and 99 jump in for another edition of Show Notes, covering headlines and some recent Unf*cker feedback. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:26:07

Emails: 00:33:02

Memberships: 00:53:09

Outro: 00:53:25

Resources

Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

Max for MTN: Trump makes FATAL MOVE that Instantly RUINS LABOR DAY

The Guardian: Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’

Politico: Poll: California Democrats like Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in 2028

Quinn Slobodian: Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, Iq, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

I Am Leg

Chloe Sorvino: Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat

Unf*cker Recommendations

Carlota Perez: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages

UNFTR Resources

Video: Journalist Exposes Dark Money on the Left

Video: Democrats fight back with California redistricting plan

Californication: F*cking Around with our Biggest Economy.

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The Fed, Tariffs & Big Beautiful “Sequel.” The 3 Punch Combination to Knockout the American People.

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The U.S. is running out of options to service the national debt. Secretary Bessent announced that we will now use revenue from tariffs to pay down budget deficits, rather than reinvest them into the economy. Some are treating this as welcome news. At the same time, the GOP has formed a working group to draft up a “sequel” to the Big Beautiful Bill to deepen cuts to Medicaid and federal student aid. They’ll do anything other than raise taxes on those that can afford them. But tariffs and more cuts to vital programs will only hasten economic decline, so team Trump is running out of options to stop the bleeding. And that means only one thing: Printing more money. But that’s more complicated than it seems and will lead to disastrous results. It does explain, however, why Trump is so desperate to take over the Federal Reserve.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:57

Post Show Musings: 00:32:55

Outro: 00:47:04

Resources

UNFTR.com

Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

Politico: House Republicans want another megabill. One GOP senator says it could be ‘damaging.’

X: Republican Study Committee

Republican Study Committee: One Big Beautiful Sequel: RSC Chairman Launches Working Group for Second Reconciliation Bill

Brookings: What is the repo market, and why does it matter?

St. Louis Fed: What Is Yield Curve Control?

Treasury: Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

UNFTR Quickies

UNFTR Discord

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The Toxic Nature of Hustle Culture: The Mythology of the American Worker.

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Hustle Culture relies on the toxic myth of rugged individualism. Four out of every ten Americans rely on “side-hustles” in the gig economy to make ends meet. For many these side hustles are the only source of income. For decades our political leaders have sold the myth of self-reliance rather than bolstering worker protections. The result is a population that lives in economic precarity and without the benefits and peace of mind associated with steady labor guarantees. There’s nothing inherently wrong with entrepreneurism but our political economy takes advantage of this mindset to strip away safety nets and blame those who cannot fend for themselves.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:39

Chapter One: The Bipartisan Consensus on Self-Reliance. 00:04:01

Chapter Two: The Psychology of Rugged Individualism. 00:10:27

Chapter Three: The AI Acceleration: Nothing New Here. 00:16:52

Chapter Four: Reimagining Work. 00:24:37

Resources

Economic Policy Institute: National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

Upwork: Freelance Forward 2023

MBO Partners: Authentic and Intentional: State of Independence in America 2024

ADP Research: Illuminating the Shadow Workforce: Insights into the Gig Workforce in Businesses

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union Membership (Annual) News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union Members Summary

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Civilian labor force participation rate

Axios: Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath

St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED): Labor Force Participation Rate

Economic Policy Institute: 16 million workers were unionized in 2024

Book Love

Giovanni Arrighi: The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times

UNFTR Resources

Un-Cooperative: Why Worker Co-Ops Don’t Work in America.

Strike! Reality checking the labor movement.

Understanding Socialism: A History of Socialist Thought from Beccaria to Trotsky.

Video: What They Don’t Tell You About Hustle Culture

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Show Notes [August 2025]

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 03:25:39 +0000

Max and 99 are back at it for another edition of Show Notes! They cover a few trending headlines plus Trump Stablecoin ep. feedback, and have an unnecessarily long conversation about soap. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:12:14

Episode Feedback: 00:51:32

Memberships: 01:25:42

Outro: 01:30:12

Headlines

New York Times: Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test

The Guardian: Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott

CNBC: Former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon questions stock drop: ‘It was about as good of a quarter as any retailer could have in any environment’

The Guardian: CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows

USA Today: Eric Adams adviser accused of bribery after giving reporter cash inside potato chip bag

New York Times: Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle

Resources

UNFTR Resources Environment

The Bulwark: Is Tim Miller closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani than Hakeem Jeffries is?

Petition: Stop Trump's USD1 Stablecoin

Video, Max for MTN: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think

Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped

Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury.

Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Molly White Citation Needed

Molly White on Bluesky

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Trump is Looting the Treasury: Time Is Running Out To Prevent Trump From Becoming the World’s Shadow Central Bank.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Donald Trump has laid the groundwork to become one of the wealthiest people on the planet by personally making money from every dollar printed in the United States. And the worse the economy gets, the more money he stands to make. The House has already passed three crypto bills that would make this potential a reality by allowing the Trump family to control the global stablecoin market. Now it’s up to the Senate. It’s a wild story that the media won’t report on because they don’t get it. But some very powerful people have figured it out and now the race is on to stop Trump from becoming the shadow central banker to the world.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:35

Chapter One: Bitcoin and Burgers. 00:01:17

Chapter Two: The Stablecoin Genius. 00:07:15

Chapter Three: FIAT. 00:12:40

Chapter Four: Crypto Fasist. 00:17:34

Chapter Five: Looting the Treasury. 00:28:53

Chapter Six: 00:38:59

Resources

Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

Stablecoin Resources

The Coin Republic: Tether Leads Crypto Revenue Chart With $87M Weekly Fees

Corporate Finance Institute: Tether

Cointelegraph: Tether made $5.2B in 2024: Here’s how stablecoins make money

Onchain: How Businesses Generate Revenue With Stablecoins

Webisoft: How Do Stablecoins Make Money? [The Crypto Finance]

Binance: How Do Stable Coin Issuers Make Money?

Gemini: What Is USDC? How Does It Work?

White Paper: SoK: Stablecoin Designs, Risks, and the Stablecoin LEGO

White Paper: Stablecoins: Fundamentals, Emerging Issues, and Open Challenges

White Paper: Hybrid Monetary Ecosystems: Integrating Stablecoins and Fiat in the Future of Currency Systems

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Stablecoins Could Increase Treasury Demand, but Only by Reducing Demand for Other Assets

Bitbo: Stablecoin Issuers Now Hold $182B in US Treasuries

Bitstamp: What is Circle?

Regulation and Legislation Resources

Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Board announces the withdrawal of guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and related changes to its expectations for these activities

Yahoo Finance: Trump signs stablecoin bill into law, capping string of ‘Crypto Week’ victories

Associated Press: Senate passes crypto regulations, sends to House without addressing Trump’s investments

Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Politico: Crypto industry amasses colossal war chest for elections

Public Citizen: Big Crypto, Big Spending: Crypto Corporations Spend an Unprecedented $119 Million Influencing Elections

AInvest: Senator Gillibrand’s $217,000 Crypto Donations Fuel GENIUS Act Debate

ETF Trends: Corporate Crypto Adoption Trends Remain Encouraging

Trump & Crypto Resources

Bloomberg: Binance Aided Trump Crypto Firm Before Founder CZ Sought Pardon

Binance Academy: What Is World Liberty Financial USD (USD1)?

American Bazaar: World Liberty Financial, tied to Trump, grows ETH holdings to $275 million

BingX: What Is USD1 Stablecoin Launched by the World Liberty Financial (WLFI)?

MEXC: What is USD1? Complete Guide to World Liberty Financial’s Revolutionary Stablecoin

Common Dreams: How GOP’s Crypto Bills Would Benefit Trump and His Family

New York Times: What to Know About the Three Crypto Regulation Bills in Congress

NPR: A ‘Crypto Week’ win: Congress passes 1st major crypto legislation in the U.S.

TOKEN2049: A Fireside Chat with Eric Trump and World Liberty Financial

Wall Street Journal: The Recipe Behind the Trump Family’s Crypto Riches: PancakeSwap

BusinessWire: ALT5 Sigma Corporation Announces $1.5 Billion Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement to Initiate World Liberty Financial $WLFI Treasury Strategy

Reuters: Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says

Definitional Resources

Brookings: What are stablecoins, and how are they regulated?

The Block: What are the advantages and disadvantages of stablecoins?

Binance: Stablecoins vs. Fiat Money: Why are they a good option?

Polkadot: CBDCs vs. Stablecoin: Competing visions for digital currency

Fireblocks: State of Stablecoins 2025

International Resources

Atlantic Council: Central bank digital currencies versus stablecoins: Divergent EU and US perspectives

Reuters: Crypto firm Tether and its founders finalizing move to El Salvador

BIS: The next-generation monetary and financial system

UNFTR Resources

The Global Order of Money.

Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped

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Trump and the Fed: Why Trump is Determined to Fire Jerome Powell.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently took himself out of the running to take over as Chair of the Federal Reserve at the end of Jerome Powell’s term. (Or when Trump fires him illegally.) Perhaps it has something to do with his serious flub recently when he said the quiet part out loud about privatizing Social Security. Either way, Trump is on a mission to cut the Federal Funds rate to as low as one percent. In today’s episode, we game it out to explain what would happen if rates suddenly dropped so low in this economic environment. (Spoiler: It would be catastrophic for the average American.) Then we reveal what Trump’s actual motives might be for doing so.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:40

Post Show Musings: 00:14:59

Resources

The New York Times: Trump says Treasury’s Bessent rules out replacing Powell as the Fed chair.

MSNBC: Bessent walks back suggestion that Trump accounts are 'backdoor' to privatize Social Security

UNFTR Resources

Trump Accounts.

Stablecoin and the Stable Genius: Donald Trump’s Plan to be the Central Banker to the World

Video: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think

Project 2025.

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Trump vs. Lula: Trump’s Arrogance Toward Brazil and the LAC Is a Threat to Us All.

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Donald Trump recently announced a new round of tariffs including outrageous ones on Brazil that bring the effective tariff rate to 50%. Forget that we have a surplus with Brazil or that they’re one of the biggest economies in Latin America, one of our closest allies historically and the biggest democracy in South America. Trump’s upset that the Lula administration is targeting his friend Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics.” Or so he claims. There’s a lot more to this ridiculous and misguided trade war than hurt feelings and bad economics. It’s about Brazil’s leadership of the BRICS+ alliance that threatens to undermine Trump’s plan to personally become the central banker to the world.

Resources

Jeffrey Group: Brasil June 6th, 2025

IMF: IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Visit to Brazil

OECD: OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2025 Issue 1

Deloitte: Brazil economic outlook, March 2025

Al Jazeera: Trump’s hefty tariff on Brazil expected to push the country towards China

The Guardian - President Lula hits back as Trump tariffs threaten US-Brazil trade showdown

VoxDev: Understanding Brazil’s falling income inequality

PBS: Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei

MeidasTouch: Trump’s PANICKED MOVE delivers DEATHBLOW

Atlantic Council: The stablecoin race

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Income Inequality in the U.S.: Why You’re Struggling.

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:34:32 +0000

Income inequality is often spoken about but still widely misunderstood. There’s a reason why the vast majority of Americans are barely getting by while the top income earners continue to pull ahead. We’re entering a new phase of capitalism, however, and it stands to affect even some of those who were previously untouched by economic downturns. There is trouble brewing that threatens the preeminence of the U.S. Dollar as the cheap and easy money era comes to a grinding halt. Few of the old tools in the Fed and Treasury toolkit will be as effective as they once were, and the Trump administration seems determined to build a private shadow central banking system that will make matters worse for everyone but the uber-wealthy.

Resources

US Leading Indicators

Art Market Research: Benchmark Indices for the Art Market

Book Love

Jodi Dean: Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle

UNFTR Episode Resources

Stock Buybacks Surge: Another Red Flag for the U.S. Economy.

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Show Notes.

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:50:26 +0000

Max and 99 are back together to cover emails, comments and headlines! Tune in and enjoy.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:19

Headlines: 00:23:46

Emails: 1:07:20

Memberships: 1:34:20

Reviews: 1:34:55

Outro: 1:35:07

Headlines

CNN: Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advance nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as Democrats walk out

The Hill: Favorable views of Democratic Party lowest in decades: Polling

CBS News: 20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program

Resources

Max’s Meidas Touch Contributor Playlist

Steven Semler: Polygraph

UNFTR Resources

Progressive Spotlights

We Watched Tucker So You Don’t Have To. Is It Time To Worry?

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Our Eroding Empire: Max Unfiltered. It’s Now or Never.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Donald Trump is implementing the Project 2025 playbook faster than anyone anticipated, and old guard Democrats have no idea how to combat him. But there’s another endgame coming into focus that will shock even astute political observers. This “Max Unfiltered” episode plants the seeds for upcoming episodes that examine how Trump and his allies are planning to loot the Treasury and control the world’s money supply. It turns out they aren’t just intent on destroying the system to remain in power—they’re setting themselves up to BE the power. Full disclosure: it’s a bit of a rant, but it’s the foundation for more to come.

Resources

Civiqs: Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term

The Untouchables: The Chicago Way

UNFTR Resources

Mamdani’s Mayoral Bid Exposes the Real Threat to NYC

Video: The Case AGAINST Buttigieg in 2028

The Prosperity Doctrine.

F*ck Milton Friedman.

Libertarians Are Exhausting: But They Might Be On To Something(s).

Manufacturing Dissent.

“Project 2025.”

Video: Yanis Varoufakis on Technofeudalism and the End of Capitalism

5 Non-Negotiables

Video: Old Democrats Must Go or Trump NEVER Will

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Immigration Smokescreen: Masking Trump’s War on the Poor.

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The Trump administration has declared war on immigrants and poor people and is using immigration as a smokescreen to cover for Medicaid cuts in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Henchmen like Stephen Miller and Scott Bessent are promoting the false narrative that “illegal” immigrants are receiving Medicaid coverage and responsible for much of the fraud and abuse in the system. It’s a specious argument to distract from the fact that they’re cutting healthcare for millions of vulnerable Americans.

KFF: Potential Impacts of 2025 Budget Reconciliation on Health Coverage

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:36

Chapter One: Cruelty. 00:01:55

Chapter Two: Smokescreen. 00:05:29

Chapter Three: Emergency. 00:10:35

Chapter Four: Theft. 00:14:47

Post Show Musings: 00:16:48

Outro: 00:20:21

Resources

New York Times: A List of Nearly Everything in the G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save

Rising: Stephen Miller “Torches ICE”

New York Times: The Senate Wants Billions More in Medicaid Cuts, Pinching States and Infuriating Hospitals

KFF: 5 Key Facts About Immigrants and Medicaid

FactCheck.org: A False Claim About Illegal Immigration and Medicaid - FactCheck.org

Healthinsurance.org: Can undocumented immigrants get Medicaid?

Video: Trump's WAR on Immigrants and Poor People

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The SALT Deduction: How “Tax Relief for Homeowners” Became Another Giveaway to the Rich.

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:26:30 +0000

Today we’re diving into one of the most contentious tax battles happening in Washington right now—the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT). Now, if you’ve been hearing politicians talk about “tax relief for hard-working homeowners” or “supporting middle-class families,” you might think this sounds pretty good, right?

But here’s the thing— like so many tax policies that sound great on the surface, the SALT deduction is actually one of the most regressive tax breaks in our entire system. We’re talking about a policy that overwhelmingly benefits wealthy households while doing absolutely nothing for the majority of Americans. And right now, Congress is debating whether to make this tax break even more generous.

Resources

Brookings: The SALT tax deduction is a handout to the rich. It should be eliminated not expanded

CNBC: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes SALT deduction limit of $40,000. Here’s who benefits

Forvis Mazars: Be Wary of Pre-Emptive Tax Planning on Itemized Deductions & SALT

TIME: A Wonky Tax Break for the Well-Off Is a Bigger Problem for Democrats Than You'd Think

Gottheimer: RELEASE: SALT Caucus Co-Chairs, Members Meet & Discuss Fight to Restore State and Local Tax Deduction

Tax Foundation: A More Generous SALT Deduction Cap in the Big, Beautiful Bill Would Cost Revenue and Primarily Benefit High Earners

RSM US: Bill limits SALT deductions for some financial and professional services firms

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BONUS: 2025 Manny + 99 Takeover.

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:37:11 +0000

Manny and 99 jumped into the studio to have some fun and connect while Max was away. They covered headlines, some music recommendations and general UNFTR business. Enjoy!

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Chapters

Intro: 00:00:00

Housekeeping: 00:02:13

Headlines: 00:09:01

Recommendations: 00:46:00

Memberships: 01:00:26

Outro: 01:00:50

Outro pt. 2: 01:16:26

Resources

FMF Day sale through June 30

UNFTR’s 5NN

POLITICO: MAGA right attacks Zohran Mamdani’s religion following his win

News Beat Podcast

Free The Press Substack

Hip Hop Can Save America! Substack

Rolling Stone: People Are Discovering NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Rap Past

UNFTR Discord

AP News: Fed’s Powell repeats warning about tariffs as some GOP senators accuse him of bias

Contraband Camp: How the Growth of AI is Endangering the Health of Black People

Manny Faces Book

HHCSA Discord

Silent Knight

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz

Goose: Everything Must Go

Matt Berninger: Get Sunk

Max for MTN

Buy UNFTR Coffee

NPR: Chew On This: Is It Chomping Or Champing?

UNFTR Resources

Zohran Mamdani Has Already Won.

Video: Zohran Mamdani Already Won: Leading the Race & the Way

Max for MTN: Why Zohran Won the NYC Primary

Mamdani’s Mayoral Bid Exposes the Real Threat to NYC

The Economics of Racism.

Video: The Economics of Racism.

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Zohran Mamdani Has Already Won: Leading the Race and Leading the Way.

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:14:58 +0000

We’re only a day away from the New York City Democratic Primary for mayor and early voting turnout is the largest in years. No matter what happens, Zohran Kwame Mamdani has already won the race. Mamdani’s candidacy has galvanized the national media in a way that a local primary race has rarely ever done. CNN, MSNBC, Zeteo, Hasan Piker, MeidasTouch, Pod Save America, The Breakfast Club, Bulwark Podcast and, of course, UNFTR (ahem) have all featured Mamdani. In some ways, he might be even more popular as a national political figure among leftists than he is among New York City voters. We’ll find out in a matter of days. There are those, however, who see this race as an isolated case and in no way a bellwether in a broader political sense. They would be wrong.

Chapters

Intro: 00:40

Post Show Musings: 00:19:10

Outro: 00:46:37

Resources

The City: Who Votes the Most in New York? West Siders, Older People and College Grads

POLITICO: Mario Cuomo was disappointed, 'homo' signs or not

Zohran For NYC

Emerson Polling: New York City 2025 Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Surges into Second, Cuomo Holding Lead One Month Out

Emerson Polling: New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting

FairVote: Ranked Choice Voting

UNFTR Resources

Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani.

Video: Zohran for NYC Mayor: The Democratic Socialist Taking Over Gotham

Video: Zohran Mamdani Already Won: Leading the Race & the Way

FMF Day Sale through June 30

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Trump Accounts: A Drop in the Leaky Bucket.

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Trump is touting his new “Trump Accounts” plan as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act. The plan would provide $1,000 to every baby born in America between 2025 and 2029 in a tax deferred account that allows matching each year of up to $5,000. It’s a way to encourage savings at a young age and works similar to the successful 529 education funds, but there are key differences. Today we dissect the plan and reveal how it’s mostly political theater. It’s another giveaway to Wall Street that increases inequality because of the way it’s structured. But there’s another reason why the GOP is so keen to pass this plan that has nothing to do with making babies rich, and everything to do with erasing entitlements.

Pulling Apart the GOP Budget.

Resources

Congress: H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

MarketWatch Guides: How Much Is the Average American Saving?

UNFTR Resources

Video: Why is Trump Giving Babies $1000 Just For Being Born?

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Show Notes.

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:06:58 +0000

Max and 99 return to answer Unf*cker emails, talk Discord episode topic suggestions, and cover current events. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:09:10

Discord: 00:24:09

Emails: 00:59:40

Memberships: 01:36:38

Outro: 01:37:59

Resources

FMF Day Deals

Politico: Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor’s race

Video: Zohran for NYC Mayor: The Democratic Socialist Taking Over Gotham

Maintenance Phase: The Bulletproof Diet

AP: RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

Bryant Research: A Drop in the Bucket: Comparing the Water Footprint of AI and The Cattle Industry

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Protests in LA: Posse Comitatus is Long Over.

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Donald Trump overrode Governor Gavin Newsom to federalize the California National Guard to police the streets of Los Angeles. Protests over ICE’s deportation tactics are growing, prompting the Trump administration to leverage extreme authority over the protests, with Pentagon head Pete Hegseth warning that he will call in the Marines if necessary. All of this calls into question the limits of presidential authority in domestic civil disturbances and whether Posse Comitatus is still the law of the land. While it’s still on the books, it has been effectively gutted over the past 30 years by multiple administrations through procedural changes to the U.S. Code that have gone largely unnoticed.

AP News: What to know about the protests over Trump's immigration crackdown in LA and other cities

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:52

Chapter One: Defining Presidential Authority. 00:03:15

Chapter Two: Timeline to Total Authority. 00:09:45

Chapter Three: Handing the Keys to the “Fascist in Chief.” 00:16:08

Epilogue: De Facto Nullification of Posse Comitatus. 00:18:48

Post Show Musings: 00:21:01

Resources

Public Intelligence: DoD Directive 3025.12 Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances (MACDIS)

Department of Defense: DoDI 3025.21, February 27, 2013, Incorporating Change 1 on February 8, 2019

Gov Info: Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)

Department of Defense: DoD Directive 3025.12

POLITICO: Newsom blasts deployment of National Guard to LA as ‘purposefully inflammatory’

TIME: Trump Sparks Backlash Ordering National Guard to LA Protests

U.S. Code: Positive Law Codification

Legal Information Institute: 19 U.S. Code § 1677 - Definitions; special rules

U.S. Code: uscode.house.gov

The New York Times: Newsom Criticizes Hegseth for Saying Marines Could be Mobilized in California

Legal Information Institute: 18 U.S. Code § 1385 - Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus

Bonnie Baker: The Origins of the Posse Comitatus

NPR: Trump expands military use at the southern border. Are there legal limits?

UNFTR Resources

Video: LA Protests: Is this the END OF POSSE COMITATUS?

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The Job Report Is a Lie: The Labor Market Is Falling Apart.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:28:22 +0000

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the United States added 139,000 “non-farm payroll jobs” in the month of May, 2025. These figures came in close to what experts projected and depending upon one’s ideological perspective, it was either evidence of economic strength and resilience under Trump or a sign of a slowing job market as a result of Trump’s tariff policies and economic uncertainty. What the mainstream media didn’t cover as much were the prior month revisions, or how the demographic shifts are artificially boosting labor participation numbers. With an economic slowdown on the horizon, AI already taking entry-level jobs, recent graduates having trouble finding employment, a quarter of the population participating in the gig economy and an aging population, there is trouble brewing. And some of it is already here.

CNN: AI company’s CEO issues warning about mass unemployment

Resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation Summary - 2025 M05 Results

Tulane: Importance of Data Collection in Public Health

Common Dreams: Hitler’s First 100 Days — And Trump’s

St. Louis Fed: Labor Force Participation Rate (CIVPART)

St. Louis Fed: Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs. (LNU01300060)

St. Louis Fed: Labor Force Participation Rate - 55 Yrs. & over (LNS11324230)

AARP: Are the Last Boomers Ready for Retirement?

Gig Economy Data Hub: How many gig workers are there?

US Census Bureau: Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060

UNFTR Resources

Iceberg. Dead Ahead.

Building a Civilian Labor Corps: Bracing for the AI Job Apocalypse.

5NN

Video: 2025 Jobs Data is Total BULLSH*T

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Pulling Apart the GOP Budget: Red States and Deficits.

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000

We’re experimenting with something. As we work toward a complete breakdown of the federal budget in a comprehensive essay and companion episode, we’re bringing our audience into the content creation process. We have a feeling this is going to be one of our behemoth entries into the canon (and potentially a two-parter.) So rather than overwhelm everyone with information in one shot, we thought it would be useful to break it apart as we go. The first two entries made it to YouTube already but I’m packaging them up in a single episode today. The first is how the GOP budget disproportionately impacts red states. And not in a good way. The second brings us back to our Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) discussions and reframes the way we think about the national debt. Both are crucial building blocks in our understanding of the federal budget.

NACO: U.S. House passes reconciliation bill: What it means for counties

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:36

Red State: Fucked. 00:01:30

We Solved the Debt Crisis: 00:06:39

Post Show Musings: 00:21:49

Outro: 00:25:05

Resources

Congress: H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Bipartisan Policy Center: Federal Balancing Act

White House: Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Request

Jacobin: Trump’s Budget: Starving Everything Except the Military

Bloomberg Television: Millstein on US Downgrade, Tariffs, Trump Tax Bill

PBS News: What’s inside the House GOP’s budget bill? Here’s a look

Congress: H.Con.Res.14

PGPF: Chart Pack: The U.S. Budget

PGPF: What Is Budget Reconciliation?

The Conference Board: Reforming the Broken Federal Budget Process

Bipartisan Policy Center: What’s in the FY2025 Senate Budget Resolution

Georgetown CCF: Medicaid and CHIP Cuts in the House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Explained

Reuters: US Treasuries: Who owns US debt?

UNFTR Resources

Modern Monetary Theory.

Stock Buybacks Surge.

Updated Tax Evasion Figures.

Video: GOP Spending Bill is a Red State Bloodbath

Video: Big Bullsh*t Bill adds $2.4 trillion to National Debt

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Credit Risk: The Looming U.S. Credit Crisis.

Sat, 31 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000

How much credit risk is in the market? Equities get the headlines but the world runs on credit. Jamie Dimon recently declared that credit was a “bad risk” on the heels of Moody’s downgrading the U.S. credit rating and a spike in the 10 Year Treasury yield. Suddenly, the boring old credit and bond markets are all the rage on the financial news channels, and it goes much deeper than treasuries. Today’s episode examines the scope of the global credit market and unpacks the difference between the systemic threat posed in the global financial crisis (GFC) and the looming credit crisis today. And, it shows how the big corporations prepared for the gathering storm by rewriting the rules of the game after the GFC. The big guys are fairly insulated from any sort of looming credit shock, but the rest of us are pretty much toast.

MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increase Slightly in the First Quarter of 2025

Chapters

Intro: 00:01:00

Post Show Musings: 00:28:25

Outro: 00:33:39

Resources

Moody’s: Moody’s Ratings downgrades United States ratings to Aa1 from Aaa; changes outlook to stable

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Household Debt and Credit Report

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates

Coleman Report: Small Business Loan Defaults Expected to Peak Next Year

Offshoring

Lincoln International LLC: Q1 2025 Lincoln Private Market Index™

Investopedia: Payment-in-Kind (PIK): What It Is, How It Works, Pros and Cons

Axios: Americans are behind on car payments at a record level

HBR: U.S. Commercial Real Estate Is Headed Toward a Crisis

J.P. Morgan Private Bank U.S.: Municipal Bonds: Back in the Spotlight

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury International Capital Data for March

Everything Policy: Where are the key Panama Papers figures, seven years later?

Secondaries Investor: Yale sells up to $6bn of its PE portfolio amid federal funding challenge

NBER: The Offshore World According to FATCA: New Evidence on the Foreign Wealth of U.S.

Peter Lang Publishing: Hip Hop Can Save America!

UNFTR Episode Resources

The U.S. Dollar and 10 Year Treasury.

Updated Tax Evasion Figures.

Video: Credit Risk: The looming U.S. Credit Crisis

UNFTR 5 Non-Negotiables

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President Pete Buttigieg: Not What We Need.

Thu, 29 May 2025 17:45:56 +0000

Pete Buttigieg is a legitimate star in the Democratic Party. Having moved his family to Michigan there was speculation that he might run for the governor’s office or become a Senator. But he turned down both options and instead set his sights on the 2028 Presidential election. In addition to making the rounds on multiple cable shows and podcasts to help rehabilitate the image of the Democratic Party, he recently held a massive town hall in Iowa, where he was victorious in the 2020 Caucus. But who is Pete Buttigieg and why do so many people consider him a frontrunner for the Democratic ticket in ‘28? His experience as a small city mayor and single term as Transportation Secretary in the Biden Administration would still make him one of the least experienced candidates in U.S. history. So why all the attention?

Resources

Win The Era PAC

Washington Examiner: Buttigieg high school essay praised Sanders as courageous for calling himself ‘Socialist’

UNFTR Resources

Video: The Case AGAINST Buttigieg in 2028

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Stock Buybacks Surge: Another Red Flag for the U.S. Economy.

Tue, 27 May 2025 20:10:14 +0000

Corporations announced a staggering $233.8 billion in stock buybacks in April, the second-highest monthly total ever recorded. But unlike previous buyback bonanzas, this isn’t a sign of economic strength or corporate confidence. Quite the opposite. Are buybacks just one big shell game or are they fiscally prudent? Corporate stock buybacks have inspired great debate since a Reagan era tax law change and a Clinton era deal sweetener. On the one hand they have enriched shareholders and made executives extremely wealthy. On the other hand, the growth in buybacks mean companies aren’t investing in innovation, workers, or expansion. Let’s talk about it.

Resources

Longtermtrends: S&P 500 PE Ratio

FRED: Quarterly Financial Report: U.S. Corporations: All Information: Total Cash on Hand and in U.S. Banks

BNN Bloomberg: Corporate America plans record stock buybacks as turmoil mounts – BNN Bloomberg

Bipartisan Policy Center: How the U.S. Taxes Stock Buybacks and Dividends

Congress.gov: Stock Buybacks: Concerns over Debt-Financing and Long-Term Investing

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Great Leverage 2.0? A Tale of Different Indicators of Corporate Leverage

Penn Wharton: Raise the Excise Tax Rate on Stock Repurchases

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

The New Republic: Bill Clinton Created This Terrible Corporate Loophole. Will Hillary Close It?

ProPublica: The Executive Pay Cap That Backfired

Harvard: Short-Termism And Capital Flows

Roosevelt Institute: Regulating Stock Buybacks: The $6.3 Trillion Question

ICIJ: The Panama Papers: Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance Industry

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OPEC, Oh Sh*t! Crude Oil Tanks as OPEC+ Floods the Market.

Sat, 24 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Crude Oil tanks as OPEC+ floods the market with product. Russia and Saudi Arabia just did the unthinkable by announcing that they’re increasing output by 411,000 barrels per day starting in June. With demand forecasts going down every day as the world braces for a Trump induced global recession, it’s the exact opposite move from what everyone expected. This episode tackles what this means for the economy, the future of energy, Trump’s tariff gambit, inflation and unemployment.