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Radio host Craig Collins, who hosts The Craig Collins Show, fills in for Greg on the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch. Join Jim and Craig as they discuss Team USA’s historic World Cup win, a weak June jobs report, and the hypocrisy of the media deeming it unfair to call the Democratic Socialists of America communists, but are quick to call those on the right fascists.
First, Jim and Craig celebrate the success of Team USA in the first elimination round of the World Cup Tournament, defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in the knockout round. They highlight the significance of this victory heading into the country’s 250th anniversary.
Next, Jim and Craig break down the June jobs report, where the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent but the U.S. added only 57,000 jobs against an expected 115,000. They point to the labor force shrinking by 720,000 people from May to June as a troubling sign of a discouraged workforce.
Finally, Craig and Jim notice that Republicans get called fascist like clockwork, while CNN's Kaitlan Collins rushes to argue it's unfair to call Democratic Socialists of America members communists. They point to NY-13 candidate Dalisa Avila Chevalier, who has called herself a communist and supports abolishing the police, as evidence that the label holds up. Jim notes some DSA members openly say they want to seize the means of production.
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