The Clinton Years (Part One): Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

Unf*cking The Republic

UNFTR Media

Government, News, Politics

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🗓️ 9 July 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When we think of prosperous eras in modern U.S. history, conservatives often point to the Reagan administration as a crucial turning point. To the corporate class, there’s a good deal of truth to this, but mostly to the extent that the seeds of neoliberalism planted in the 70s were watered during this period. The full blossom would come under President William Jefferson Clinton. Today, establishment democrats recall the Clinton years with the same fondness conservatives treat the Reagan era with. Forget the sex scandals, questionable real estate investments and swirling conspiracies about body counts. The real scandal of the Clinton 90s was the death of progressivism. Part One of “The Clinton Years” examines the legacy of Bill Clinton through the lens of the Clinton Foundation and how it continues to embody the neoliberal ideals of the New Democrats.

Chapters

Intro: 00:01:12

Chapter One: 00:07:10

Part One Closing Thoughts: 00:23:56

Post Show Musings: 00:27:39

Skit Flashback: 00:45:32

Resources

Philanthropy News Digest: Future of Clinton Foundation Uncertain

The New Yorker: How to Save the Clinton Foundation

Clinton Foundation Annual Report 2020

Clinton Global Initiative Focus Areas

Clinton Foundation Impact Statement

The Washington Post: Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation

Book Love

Lily Geismer: Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality

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0:00.0	UNFTR
0:02.0	On this day, with high hopes and brave hearts in massive numbers, the American people have voted to make a new beginning.
0:18.0	And now we are on course for budget surpluses for the next 25 years.
0:26.6	Most people are working harder for less money than they were making 10 years ago.
0:29.6	It is because we are in the grip of a failed economic theory.
0:32.6	I don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and sent them out onto the street to murder other African-American children.
0:46.3	Maybe you thought they were good citizens. She didn't.
0:49.3	An open statement by a service member that he or she is a homosexual will create a rebuttable presumption that he or she intends to engage in prohibited conduct.
0:58.7	Never again should Washington put politics and party above law and order.
1:04.5	It is true that the Glass-Steagall law is no longer appropriate to the economy in which we live.
1:11.6	This is the story of a political pundit who looked at the world around him and just said,
1:19.6	fuck it, gives the middle finger to authority and says, kiss my ass, but instead of a revolution,
1:25.6	he started a podcast. just what the world needs
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