
Episode 991 of The Professional Left starts with a question that sounds absurd on its face — are Americans "underbabied"? — and then spends an hour making the case that the people asking that question are the same ones who have spent decades doing everything in their power to make starting a family feel financially impossible. Driftglass and Blue Gal trace the long arc from the post-war baby boom through the Reagan era's war on the social safety net, showing how decades of Republican policy q...
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Ep 992: Both Sides Don't Have A Budget Surplus

Ep 990: Straining Gnats, Swallowing Camels

Ep 989: 'Velveeta'

Ep 988: Schrödinger's Alliances
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