Phone A Friend: Francesca Fiorentini of The Bitchuation Room.
Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, activist, comedian and host of the popular Bitchuation Room podcast and YouTube channel. Max and Francesca talk...
Phone A Friend: Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs.
Nathan J. Robinson is the author of 10 non-fiction books and four illustrated books. He defied modernity by launching a magazine (yes an actual...
Understanding Socialism: Part Four.
It’s Part Four this week, and things are really heating up. We’re bridging the gap between the “critique” years and the “praxis” years with a deep...
Understanding Socialism: Part Three.
We have the third installment in our socialism series, where we resume our journey beginning in 1825 and the collapse of Robert Owen’s New Harmony...
Unf*cking Flashback: The Assange Problem.
The Espionage Act is having quite the moment in the sun these days. Former President Donald Trump was charged under the act for knowingly absconding...
Understanding Socialism: Part Two.
Believe it or not, we’re still not up to Karl Marx, because we’re mired in the turn of the 19th century. Part Two reveals the progenitors of...
The Doctor is in.
Cornel West is one of the most important public intellectuals of the modern era. And now he's running for President of the United States representing...
SCOTUS Native Adoption Case
The SCOTUS is set to release a number of decisions this month. Top of mind for us is the decision on Haaland v. Brackeen, which places Native...
Understanding Socialism: Part One.
This week on UNFTR we have the first in the series on socialism. After our “ISMs” refresher last week, we dip our toes into the communal water and...
Capitasociafascilibdemarxism.
In today’s cure for insomnia essay, we explore the origins of the ISMs the pundit class abuses each and every day. We’re focusing on the big ones....
Williamson and Kennedy.
Marianne Williamson and Robert Kennedy, Jr. have entered the presidential race and are being cast as the progressives in the field. And, to be fair,...
Fox Untucked, Noam Undone, Taibbi Unhinged.
Can we separate the art from the artist? Do the misdeeds of our political and cultural icons diminish their accomplishments? “Cancel Culture” has...
Dismantling the Oligarchy.
This essay explores both the majesty of our democracy and its failures. No matter the issue that motivates you as a voter and citizen, there is an...
Updated Tax Evasion Figures.
An explosive new report from the Bureau of Economic Research just landed, and it seems that no one in the media or political class cares. The report...