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178: Election Insecurity
Episode 178
Since the 2016 election, our country has been questioning whether our elections are secure, fair, and accurate. In this episode, we examine the threa…
8 years, 1 month ago
177: Immigrant Family Separations
Episode 177
A new policy change by the Trump administration on May 7th has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their want-to-be-immigrant pare…
8 years, 1 month ago
176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress
Episode 176
Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, is a country that has been experimenting with a new so-called "socialist" economic model for twe…
8 years, 2 months ago
175: State of War
Episode 175
The State Department is known as the agency that solves conflicts with words but a closer look reveals that it's much more connected to war than most…
8 years, 2 months ago
174: Bank Lobbyist Act
Episode 174
The Bank Lobbyist Act was just signed into law and as the nickname suggests, it is a banker's wet dream. In this episode, learn the details of this n…
8 years, 3 months ago
173: War & Prairie Chickens
Episode 173
The law that funded the government for 2018 is 2,232 pages and Jen has finished reading a quarter of it. In this episode, learn about the most intere…
8 years, 3 months ago
172: The Illegal Bombing of Syria
Episode 172
On Friday the 13th of April, President Trump bombed the government of Syria… Again. In this episode, learn some of the little-discussed history of an…
8 years, 4 months ago
171: 2,232 Pages
Episode 171
In a special crossover episode of The David Pakman Show on YouTube, hear the infuriating story of how the 2,232 page "omnibus" government funding bil…
8 years, 4 months ago
170: Electrifying Puerto Rico
Episode 170
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria wiped out the electricity on the entire island of Puerto Rico. Six months later the lights are still off for t…
8 years, 5 months ago
169: Fiscal Recklessness
Episode 169
Another shutdown, another dingleberry-filled temporary funding law! In this episode, learn about the new law that reopened the government after the 6…
8 years, 5 months ago