The Butchering of Build Back Better | Episode 312 (October 29, 2021)
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2021-10-31

In this episode we’ll talk about the ongoing negotiations regarding Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ act and how it’s a husk of what it once was—and why progressive lawmakers should reject it. We’ll also talk about the FCC and net neutrality, Elon Musk and the billionaire tax, Facebook’s profit-driven algorithm, Striketober, Joe Rogan’s hot take on paternity leave and Jimmy Dore’s unhinged attack on Noam Chomsky. We’ll close the show by talking to 2022 congressional candidate Stephanie Gallardo. Enjoy!

Resources:
Here’s What’s Still in the Democrats’ Watered Down Build Back Better Act: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-near-deal-pared-back-spending-bill-here-what-s-n1282164?s=04&fbclid=IwAR3zahP5LIFFnCmnxMly4Njx3bj4qeqTgQrxpwKktevUBcuTU3t0so1XO2o
Dem Leaders Are Betting Progressives Will Fold: https://www.dailyposter.com/democratic-leaders-are-betting-progressives-will-fold/
Biden Won’t Help Students About to Default on Debt: https://prospect.org/education/will-biden-rescue-vulnerable-student-borrowers-from-default/
Learn More About the Hunger Strike for Climate Action: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1stvvHO9qNsLgDUFPobYveOArkeyThcKAmiL6In1b_W4/edit
Police Recommend Charges Against Sinema Protesters: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kyrsten-sinema-bathroom-protesters-charged-b1942685.html
Charlie Kirk’s Organization Spreads Disinformation: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/23/turning-point-rightwing-youth-group-critics-tactics
Elon Musk Whines About Meager Tax on Unrealized Capital Gains: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/10/26/billioniare-tax-dems-biden/
Details About the Facebook Papers Documents: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1049015366/the-facebook-papers-what-you-need-to-know
Major Takeaways From the Facebook Papers: https://www.theverge.com/22740969/facebook-files-papers-frances-haugen-whistleblower-civic-integrity
Paid Leave Removed From Build Back Better Act: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/manchin-skeptical-billionaire-tax-proposal-democrats-push-deal-n1282507?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
India Walton’s Constructive Criticism for the Left: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/buffalo-mayor-race-india-walton-byron-brown.html
Read the Full Post by World Bank on Vaccine Hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/what-driving-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-sub-saharan-africa
McDonalds Workers Join Striketober Worker Revolt: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/26/mcdonalds-workers-join-striketober-and-walk-out-over-sexual-harassment

0:00 Introduction, Shoutouts, Episode Preview
2:32 The ‘Build Back Better’ Act Gets Butchered 
18:42 Biden Breaks Promise on Student Loan Debt
27:11 Manchinema Confronted by Activists
38:14 New FCC Chair Supports Net Neutrality
47:06 Why Charlie Kirk’s Fanbase is Deranged
58:42 India Walton’s Advice for Leftists
1:11:33 Elon Musk Whines About the Billionaire Tax
1:22:05 How Facebook Radicalized Your Parents
1:38:50 Paid Leave Removed From Reconciliation
1:41:36 McDonald’s Workers Go on Strike
1:46:45 Joe Rogan’s Elitist Take on Paternity Leave
1:55:21 Jimmy Dore SMEARS Chomsky
2:14:39 Interview with Stephanie Gallardo
2:49:08 Outro

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