Episode 4: “Not Even Babies Get a Free Lunch”

On the latest episode of Coffee with Comrades, Bree and Pearson explore late-stage capitalism’s neoliberal paradigms. Today’s News: Liberate Stonybrook Migrant Mothers in ICE detention facilities are staging hunger-strikes to demand calls with their separated children Standing Rock water protectors face jail time for civil disobedience J20 defendants fight back Anti-Antifascist Bill Alerta, alerta! Antifascista! Shut it down in DC Over a hundred thousand protesters in the UK mock Trump So, what is neoliberalism? After providing a brief history of economics, Bree and Pearson unpack their definition: neoliberalism (n): a twentieth century update of classic economics generally characterized by deregulation, open markets, privatization, globalization, financialization, and fiscal austerity. Upcoming Actions: Love Has No Borders Benefit Show GoFundMe Shut it Down, DC: Fight back against the Alt-Right Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Workshop If you like what you hear, please take 5 minutes to Rate & Review the show on your podcasting platform of choice. This is a DIY podcast run entirely by workers and community-organizers. Poor yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy the episode! Music: Intro: Woody Guthrie, “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” Outro: Killer Mike, “Reagan”