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Republican Socialism Is Bad For America
16 episodes · 207 minutes · every episode, in order, on this page.
Episode 1 · 16 min
They Don't Hate Socialism
The opening statement. In 2019 Donald Trump vowed America would never be socialist. This series puts that vow on trial against the record of his Republican administration: the stock, the golden share, the cut, the check, and the receipts.
Episode 2 · 17 min
The Equity-Holder State
The GOP rails against socialism, but in 2008 a Republican Treasury became a silent shareholder in Citigroup, AIG and Bank of America while homeowners got a fraction of what was promised; in 2025 the biggest donor got DOGE and the auditors got fired.
Episode 3 · 13 min
The $700 Billion Handshake
TARP was sold as a rescue for toxic assets, but the Treasury's own receipts show a fast pivot to bank capital injections—and a bill no voter ever saw.
Episode 4 · 11 min
The Congressional Junket: Ferrari, Champagne and the Taxpayer Tab
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 5 · 11 min
Xinjiang Stores and Subsidized Trade
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 6 · 11 min
Boehner: "So be it. We're broke." The $450 million engine nobody wanted
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 7 · 18 min
Walker's Foxconn: up to $2.85 billion in refundable credits for one company, aft
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 8 · 15 min
Rewritten for Them: The Fuel, Methane and Coal Rules You Pay For
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 9 · 16 min
The Data Center Giveaway: Pay Your Own Way, Starting After the Election
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 10 · 16 min
Tax Breaks for Companies That Don't Need Them
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 12 · 8 min
Medicaid for Billionaires: What the Republican Chairmen Were Told
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 13 · 10 min
What Your Taxes Were Supposed to Build
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 14 · 13 min
They Call It Socialism When It Helps You
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 15 · 11 min
Trump Crackdown Versus Rural Economy
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.
Episode 16 · 13 min
The Crackdown Rural Voters Backed, and the Government Checks They Get
Every episode puts a Republican anti-government claim beside the record of what that same government actually paid, guaranteed or took an equity stake in -- and names the mechanism.