In this episode Ciara Torres-Spelliscy interviews Professor Jennifer Taub who hosts Jen Taub Live on Youtube. They talk about her organization of the Tax March in Trump's first term, the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC case, Trump v. US aka the presidential immunity decision, the pardon power, Trump's pardons of January 6th participants, dismissal of Mayor Eric Adams corruption prosecution, the deployment of troops to Los Angeles, the selling of crypto Trump meme coins and stable coins in exchange for White House tours for the highest bidders in an auction, as well as SpeechNow v. FEC and white collar crime. Professor Taub talks about the concept of the dual state, regulatory ruin and Project 2025. This show includes the discussion of the 1MDB scandal including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jho Low, Goldman Sachs, "The Wolf of Wall Street," a Piscasso, a Monet, a Basquiat, Brando's Oscar, and Pras Michel of the Fugees. Includes the adventures of @ProfCiara's labradoodle. This is based on a chapter of the book Corporatocracy published by NYU Press.
