On The Record (5-5-26).

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) -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships