Intro

Quick Takes

Max Notes

Killer Left Take of the Week

Chart of the Week

Headlines

Pod Love

Outro

This week we took a hard look at Canada’s Mark Carney. Competent, well-spoken, yet quietly running a neoliberal playbook. Then we checked Trump’s approval numbers, where even Republicans are starting to feel the gas prices, though 84% are still on board, which is somehow both unsurprising and completely bonkers.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:00

Quick Takes: 00:01:17

Max Notes: 00:04:51

Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:18:20

Chart of the Week: 00:20:05

Headlines: 00:23:01

Pod Love: 00:24:49

Outro: 00:25:32

Resources

Yahoo! Finance: GameStop’s Ryan Cohen sidesteps questions on how company will pay for eBay deal: ‘The details are on our website’

CNBC: Amazon opens up its logistics network to other businesses in new growth push

The New York Times: Despite Trade Turmoil, Canada’s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall

Government of Canada: Economic and fiscal overview

Global News: Canada in ‘early stages’ of talks on whether to privatize airports: minister

Global News: Health Matters: Liberal government faces criticism over pharmacare program

Spring: Carney government ditches social priorities in favour of conservative agenda

Leeja Miller: The Death Of The Voting Rights Act EXPLAINED

Civiqs: Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term

New York Times: If Democrats Have Appropriate Fear of Trump, They Will Elect Platner

Common Dreams: Trump Admin Shutters DHS Watchdog Amid Rampant and Growing Detainee Abuse

Dissent: How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement

Pod Love

Economic Update: Marx’s Relevance for Today

UNFTR Resources

Video: (On The Record 5-5-26 Canada's Working Class Under Attack: Carney's Economic Update Decoded)

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This week we took a hard look at Canada&rsquo;s Mark Carney. Competent, well-spoken, yet quietly running a neoliberal playbook. Then we checked Trump&rsquo;s approval numbers, where even Republicans are starting to feel the gas prices, though 84% are still on board, which is somehow both unsurprising and completely bonkers.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:00
Quick Takes: 00:01:17
Max Notes: 00:04:51
Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:18:20
Chart of the Week: 00:20:05
Headlines: 00:23:01
Pod Love: 00:24:49
Outro: 00:25:32
Resources
Yahoo! Finance: <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/gamestops-ryan-cohen-sidesteps-questions-on-how-company-will-pay-for-ebay-deal-the-details-are-on-our-website-122615524.html">GameStop&rsquo;s Ryan Cohen sidesteps questions on how company will pay for eBay deal: &lsquo;The details are on our website&rsquo;</a>
CNBC: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/amazon-opens-up-its-logistics-network-to-other-businesses-in-new-growth-push.html">Amazon opens up its logistics network to other businesses in new growth push</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/world/canada/carney-budget-update.html">Despite Trade Turmoil, Canada&rsquo;s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall</a>
Government of Canada: <a href="https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/overview-apercu-en.html">Economic and fiscal overview</a>
Global News: <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11822472/canada-in-early-stages-of-talks-on-whether-to-privatize-airports-minister/">Canada in &lsquo;early stages&rsquo; of talks on whether to privatize airports: minister</a>
Global News: <a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/health-matters-liberal-government-faces-171311443.html">Health Matters: Liberal government faces criticism over pharmacare program</a>
Spring: <a href="https://springmag.ca/carney-government-ditches-social-priorities-in-favour-of-conservative-agenda">Carney government ditches social priorities in favour of conservative agenda</a>
Leeja Miller: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gP1MgzmGDE">The Death Of The Voting Rights Act EXPLAINED</a>
Civiqs: <a href="https://civiqs.com/results/approve_president_trump_2025?uncertainty=true&amp;zoomIn=true&amp;annotations=true&amp;party=Republican">Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term</a>
New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/opinion/platner-trump-democrats.html">If Democrats Have Appropriate Fear of Trump, They Will Elect Platner</a>
Common Dreams: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-ombudsman-closed">Trump Admin Shutters DHS Watchdog Amid Rampant and Growing Detainee Abuse</a>
Dissent: <a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/mamdani-mass-engagement-office-organize-nyc/">How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement</a>
Pod Love
Economic Update: <a href="https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/marxs-relevance-for-today">Marx&rsquo;s Relevance for Today</a>
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/3K4Y1XVxyAU">(On The Record 5-5-26 Canada's Working Class Under Attack: Carney's Economic Update Decoded</a>)
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