Parliamentary elections were held in the European Union last week. It did not go well. Check that. It went very well for the right-wing movement in Europe. Most Americans caught wind of some kind of election in the EU but it’s fair to say that few really understand what it was all about. And with good reason. This stuff is really confusing. Scores of parties under the umbrella of seven coalition parties, 720 members representing 27 nations, two councils, one commission, a bank and court. No one is in charge and everyone is in charge. In this episode we break down the governing structure of the EU and lay out what was at stake in this election.

Chapters

Intro: 00:01:07

Chapter One: 00:01:42

Chapter Two: 00:05:29

Sponsors: 00:16:51

Chapter Three: 00:17:40

Skit: 00:25:59

Post Show Musings: 00:30:24

Outro: 00:43:31

Resources

Organisation of the European Commission

Jacobin: In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left

The New York Times: In E.U. Elections, the Center Holds, but the Far Right Still Wreaks Havoc

The Guardian: Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job | European parliamentary elections 2024

European Parliament: MEPs

World Socialist Web Site: Why is the far-right vote surging in the European elections?

Reuters: EU’s bid to save bees stings sugar beet farmers

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."

Parliamentary elections were held in the European Union last week. It did not go well. Check that. It went very well for the right-wing movement in Europe. Most Americans caught wind of some kind of election in the EU but it’s fair to say that few really understand what it was all about. And with good reason. This stuff is really confusing. Scores of parties under the umbrella of seven coalition parties, 720 members representing 27 nations, two councils, one commission, a bank and court. No one is in charge and everyone is in charge. In this episode we break down the governing structure of the EU and lay out what was at stake in this election.
Chapters
Intro: 00:01:07
Chapter One: 00:01:42
Chapter Two: 00:05:29
Sponsors: 00:16:51
Chapter Three: 00:17:40
Skit: 00:25:59
Post Show Musings: 00:30:24
Outro: 00:43:31
Resources
<a href="https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/organisation-european-commission_en">Organisation of the European Commission</a>
Jacobin: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/06/france-far-right-divided-left">In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left</a> 
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/europe/european-parliament-elections-far-right.html">In E.U. Elections, the Center Holds, but the Far Right Still Wreaks Havoc</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/10/ursula-von-der-leyen-in-pole-position-as-she-tries-to-build-majority-to-keep-job">Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job | European parliamentary elections 2024</a>
European Parliament: <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home">MEPs</a>
World Socialist Web Site: <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/11/stzr-j11.html">Why is the far-right vote surging in the European elections?</a>
Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/eus-bid-save-bees-stings-sugar-beet-farmers-2023-09-25/">EU’s bid to save bees stings sugar beet farmers</a>
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Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 

Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 

Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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