Back in April 2020, the UN warned that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 500 million people around the globe into poverty, and that's precisely what has happened. Despite these predictions, the global community did little to nothing to address the economic consequences of lockdowns, and the price has been paid by the people in primarily poor and middle income nations in the global south. Jimmy and Max Blumenthal discuss this incalculably consequential failure by the UN and other international bodies. Read more here: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/coronavirus-could-push-half-a-billion-people-into-poverty-globally.html https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/shocks-and-vulnerability-poverty-middle-income-countries https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-costs-during-pandemic-pushed-over-half-billion-people-into-poverty-2021-12-12/ Become a Premium Member: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/join Go to a Live Show: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams The Jimmy Dore Show Website: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/ Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal Read Max's work at the Grayzone: https://thegrayzone.com/ LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Join the Email list: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/watch Podcasts: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/podcasts (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/join SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/donate Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://jimmydorecomedy.com/store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Calls to "defund" the police have become one of the more controversial ideas to emerge from the Black Lives Matter protests that erupted after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis during the summer of 2020. Some cities in the US followed through, and actually cut funding for police, including Austin, Texas and Burlington, Vermont. Jimmy and Garland Nixon discuss the results of these efforts, and where the police reform movement can go from here. Read more about the story here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burlington-vermont-defunded-police-force-s-happened-rcna8409 Become a Premium Member: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/join Go to a Live Show: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams The Jimmy Dore Show Website: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/ Follow Garland Nixon on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/GarlandNixon LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Join the Email list: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/watch Podcasts: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/podcasts (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/join SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://jimmydorecomedy.com/donate Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://jimmydorecomedy.com/store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.