FILE: U.S. President Donald Trump, from left, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, former U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter stand during a state funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Sunday, January 20, 2019, marks the second anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration. Our editors select the best archive images looking back over Trump???s second year in office. Photographer: Alex Brandon/Bloomberg
Bob and Scott celebrate President’s Day with our encore episode from 2025.
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In this episode, they discuss the recent history of the presidency and look at how neoliberals Clinton, Bush and Obama paved the way for the rise of Trump and MAGA.
We also talk about Nixon’s “Imperial Presidency” and how, these days, a “third rate burglary” wouldn’t be a blip on the radar.
Furthermore, we define neoliberalism and explain the difference between Trump and neoliberals (despite what other lefty podcasters try to Brooklyn-splain to you).
Scott Parkin is a Senior Campaigner with Rainforest Action Network and organizes with Rising Tide North America. He has worked on a variety of campaigns around climate change, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, mountaintop removal, labor issues and anti-corporate globalization. Originally from Texas, he now lives in San Francisco.
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