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Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Americans Are Being Watched (and it’s getting worse) Description: How American Surveillance Got So Terrifying – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS Check out Means TV and snag a discount with my link: https://means.tv/orders/customer_info?o=70845&d=SECONDTHOUGHT New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tHzi0MhxJplFChwiihxvXHgsDLo3feqUefqmA3bs6nw/edit?usp=sharing About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Is The US a Police State? Description: Second Thought is a 100% viewer-funded operation. If you appreciate the work we do, please consider becoming a patron! All patrons, regardless of pledge amount, get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server. It's a great place to hang out - we've got everything from a recommended reading list, to a book club, to live Q&A's with me every month, and even a dedicated role for educated users willing to answer whatever questions you have about socialism. Come join the community and support the show while you're at it! https://patreon.com/secondthought Is The US a Police State? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGgozOmGGZNsjx1Ne8j-ERIkRde8jvOZBJRi2AHtUS0/edit?usp=sharing Follow and Support Second Thought! 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It's a great place to hang out - we've got everything from a recommended reading list, to a book club, to live Q&A's with me every month, and even a dedicated role for educated users willing to answer whatever questions you have about socialism. Come join the community and support the show while you're at it! https://patreon.com/secondthought Why Biden's New Bill Is So Terrifying – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: HR 6090 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6090/all-actions IHRA definition of antisemitism https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism Lavender https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ Student protest comparisons https://www.vox.com/politics/24141636/campus-protest-columbia-israel-kent-state-history Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> How The US Took Over The World Description: How The US Hides Its Global Empire – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: American empire in its many forms https://books.google.com/books?id=GYtbDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://jacobin.com/2019/03/united-states-empire-colonies-philippines-immerwahr https://books.google.com/books?id=UlkXpSKivwIC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://books.google.com/books/about/Super_Imperialism.html?id=rlWFAAAAIAAJ&source=kp_book_description https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/11/the-destiny-of-civilization-an-interview-with-michael-hudson-on-economic-development-rentierism-debt-china.html https://jacobin.com/2020/10/us-military-bases-global-war-machine-imperialism https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.8.1.0104 https://books.google.com/books?id=_GITAgAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ww5BgAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover Some maps https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701sm.gct00483/?sp=39 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/15/the-us-hidden-empire-overseas-territories-united-states-guam-puerto-rico-american-samoa#img-3 https://www.basenation.us/maps.html A definition of empire/imperialism https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5qdgv7 American military spending is greater than the next 10 countries' combined https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2023/05/04/us-still-spends-more-its-military-over-144-countries-combined/ Post-WWII population under US control, in and out of the mainland https://www.npr.org/2019/02/18/694700303/the-history-of-american-imperialism-from-bloody-conquest-to-bird-poop Informal imperialism after WWII, decolonization, and the USSR https://www.jstor.org/stable/20453107 Military bases abroad https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive https://www.basenation.us/maps.html Coups and regime change clips https://x.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1818191495133815242 https://www.foxnews.com/video/5735486561001 250 military interventions since 1991 https://mronline.org/2022/09/16/u-s-launched-251-military-interventions-since-1991-and-469-since-1798/ 350 coup attempts since 1982 https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/7/16/ameri-coup-a-brief-history-of-us-misdeeds https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/the-cia-says-russia-hacked-the-u-s-election-here-are-6-things-to-learn-from-cold-war-attempts-to-change-regimes/ “by 2012, American companies owned 46% of all publicly listed shares of the top 500 corporations in the world” https://academic.oup.com/isq/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/isqu.12053 Sanctions https://x.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1816445527690445301 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/us-sanction-countries-work/ https://jacobin.com/2022/03/us-control-cuba-blockade-must-end-sixty-years https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr25/007/2009/en/ Sanctions exist to “decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, [and] desperation” https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v06/d499 About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Why Is Elon Musk Like That? Description: Why Is Elon Musk Like That? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Hey, friends! We didn't have time to swap it out in the edit, but Means TV is currently running a Black Friday sale where you can get 50% off your annual subscription! 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Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Why The Democrats Never Get Anything Done Description: Why The Democrats Never Get Anything Done – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Is Europe Turning Fascist? Description: With the recent surprise win for the left in the French elections, some may be tempted to think fascism is on the back foot. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Let's take a look at the state of rising fascism in Europe. Is Europe Turning Fascist? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: Definitions of fascism https://web.archive.org/web/20160319123249/https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/ https://bigthink.com/thinking/fascism-definition-stanley/ https://books.google.com/books?id=JU3th4LnKvsC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://books.google.com/books?id=QS9TAQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover Votes 2024 French legislatures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election Votes 2024 EU elections https://results.elections.europa.eu/fr/france/ https://apnews.com/article/eu-election-results-european-parliament-acd0ceef91d198cf5e9ee695f394b28c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election Centrist in the EU copy the far-right https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-backs-tough-new-migration-rules https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/06/eu-group-european-peoples-party-von-der-leyen-migration-reforms https://www.politico.eu/article/european-election-right-wing-parliament-would-mean-for-eu-policy/ Immigrant statistics https://www.nber.org/papers/w32389 https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_notes/note151.pdf https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/mythical-tie-between-immigration-and-crime Far-right parties inspire hate crimes https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240619-rights-safety-lgbtq-people-danger-risk-far-right-win-french-parliamentary-elections-bardella-le-pen-macron Fascism and worsening conditions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323695290_Fascism_and_social_inequality https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/andreas-malm-interview/ https://www.ft.com/content/c18f4306-3c37-4a10-b728-74646e0ea525 A Brief History of Neoliberalism, David Harvey https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199283262.001.0001 Macron’s far-right echoes and neoliberal drive https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/07/nazi-collaborator-phillipe-petain-world-war-stirs-anger https://dial.uclouvain.be/memoire/ucl/fr/object/thesis%3A43580 https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/economie/plus-de-9-millions-de-personnes-pauvres-en-france-emmanuel-macron-na-rien-fait-pour-arranger-les-choses-regrettent-les-senateurs https://www.challenges.fr/economie/la-politique-de-macron-plus-favorable-aux-menages-aises-selon-l-insee_836304 https://books.google.com/books?id=QtwfEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover The rise of the far-right https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2024/05/24/des-electeurs-ordinaires-a-la-decouverte-de-la-vision-racialisee-du-monde-des-electeurs-rn_6235245_3232.html https://youtu.be/h9K9pdM0XMM UK Riots https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/04/racist-hull-rioters-pull-asian-man-car-smash-21356693/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/04/rioters-try-to-torch-rotherham-asylum-seeker-hotel-amid-far-right-violence https://abcnews.go.com/International/uk-police-clash-rioters-wake-deadly-knife-attack/story?id=112564079 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-starmer-cobra-security-far-right-riots-protests-spread-migration-rcna165116 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riots-uk-muslim-asians-rotherham-manvers-hotel-b2591159.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-riot-locations-protests-map-far-right-b2591157.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-islamophobia-farright-riots-b2590693.html https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/what-is-going-on-in-the-uk-as-asylum-seeker-hotels-attacked-by-far-right-mobs-13800911.html https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/3-girls-killed-in-stabbing-at-taylor-swift-themed-uk-dance-class-singer-in-shock-13798940.html https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-prime-minister-convenes-emergency-panel-end-days-112570138 About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Why You'll Never Achieve The American Dream Description: Second Thought is a 100% viewer-funded operation. If you appreciate the work we do, please consider becoming a patron! All patrons, regardless of pledge amount, get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server. It's a great place to hang out - we've got everything from a recommended reading list, to a book club, to live Q&A's with me every month, and even a dedicated role for educated users willing to answer whatever questions you have about socialism. 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Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Why Housing Keeps Getting More Expensive Description: The Real Reason Housing Is So Expensive – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Check out Means TV and snag a discount with my link: https://means.tv/orders/customer_info?o=70845&d=SECONDTHOUGHT Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: The financialization of housing https://books.google.com/books?id=AAQRDAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2014.947082 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00874.x https://doi.org/10.1177/00323292231201480 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19491247.2023.2170542 https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2020.1846610 https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv175nt.13 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26151125 https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2014.947080 https://doi.org/10.1080/02673031003711550 2023 least affordable year to buy a home, home prices over the last 20 years, avg. home price https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/07/2023-was-the-least-affordable-homebuying-year-redfin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/realestate/housing-market-rates-prices-slow.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/why-home-prices-have-risen-faster-than-inflation-since-the-1960s.html Record number of people paying more than 30% on rent https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/rent-burdens-low-income-life.html Avg. home price 1964 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS Avg. income 1964 https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1965/demo/p60-047.html “More than half of all renters are paying more than the recommended 30% on housing and over a quarter are paying more than 50%.” https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1225957874/housing-unaffordable-for-record-half-all-u-s-renters-study-finds Minimum wage workers can’t afford simple 1-bed https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/full-time-minimum-wage-workers-cant-afford-rent-anywhere-in-the-us.html Home prices have nothing to do with housing supply and demand, it’s about the supply of finance https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315668666-8/conclusion-manuel-aalbers https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315668666-6/mortgage-lending-house-price-developments-germany-italy-spain-netherlands-us-manuel-aalbers?context=ubx&refId=046f087c-b6be-48cf-994c-3d3fd7554344 2022 rent inflation and Jay Parsons quote https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/business/economy/landlords-rent-inflation.html Millenial/Gen Z wages aren’t rising https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2020.1846610 Realpage, tactics and statistics https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent https://www.propublica.org/article/why-rent-is-so-high Realpage CEO quote https://www.multifamilyexecutive.com/technology/in-the-back-office-revenue-management-software-is-causing-a-revolution_o “In the first quarter of 2022, nearly a third of all single-family homes sold in the US were bought by private investors” https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/winter23/highlight1.html Private equity buyup of mobile homes https://pestakeholder.org/news/new-tool-tracks-private-equity-ownership-of-manufactured-housing-communities-across-u-s/ US wealth in real estate + Robert Schiller quote https://www.barrons.com/articles/net-wealth-is-over-135-trillion-where-that-money-resides-d722c9c6 https://books.google.com/books?id=pm1aDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover 1980s government creation of mortgage-backed securities market https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00874.x About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> We All Know It's Happening Description: This week we're using the recent Boeing whistleblowers saga as a springboard to talk about a wider problem - the unholy alliance of capital and the state, and how much "freedom" we actually have to tell the truth. We All Know It's Happening – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Second Thought is a 100% viewer-funded operation. If you appreciate the work we do, please consider becoming a patron! All patrons, regardless of pledge amount, get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server. It's a great place to hang out - we've got everything from a recommended reading list, to a book club, to live Q&A's with me every month, and even a dedicated role for educated users willing to answer whatever questions you have about socialism. Come join the community and support the show while you're at it! https://patreon.com/secondthought You can also get around YouTube's age restriction by watching on Patreon or Means TV. Check out Means TV here: https://means.tv Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> How US Colleges Became Corporations Description: Why You'll Never Pay Off Your Student Loans – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U-3PlmESBB7UlUxQNyCEMt7CZT60mrUI3sQtpSlRUF8/edit?usp=sharing Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com </video> <video> Why Doesn’t International Law Apply to the West? Description: Second Thought is a 100% viewer-funded operation. If you appreciate the work we do, please consider becoming a patron! All patrons, regardless of pledge amount, get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server. It's a great place to hang out - we've got everything from a recommended reading list, to a book club, to live Q&A's with me every month, and even a dedicated role for educated users willing to answer whatever questions you have about socialism. Come join the community and support the show while you're at it! https://patreon.com/secondthought You can also get around YouTube's age restriction by watching on Patreon or Means TV. Check out Means TV here: https://means.tv What's The Point Of International Law? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Biden, J. (2024, May 20). Statement from President Joe Biden on the Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/20/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-warrant-applications-by-the-international-criminal-court/ Chavez, N., & McKenzie, D. (2024, May 20). Biden Denounces ICC Warrant Against Israeli Officials. CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/politics/biden-denounce-icc-warrant-israel-hamas/index.html Gambrell, J. (2024, May 20). Israel, Iran, Hamas: Latest Updates. AP News. Retrieved from https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-hamas-latest-05-20-2024-ad834288883034b4d8bc5c60614484f6 Goldsmith, J. L., & Posner, E. A. (2005). The Limits of International Law. Oxford University Press. Hathaway, O. A. (2023). Reclaiming International Law from Extraterritoriality. Harvard National Security Journal, 14, 336-372. Helsel, P. (2024, May 20). 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