In this episode, we unpack LA’s occasional Mayor, Eric Michael Garcetti, who has the worst kept secret in local politics (an upcoming presidential run), and explore MEG’s privilege, his hijacking of marginalized groups’ identities for political advancement, his fear of adversarial journalism, and what his true goals are. And we bring it all together by exploring how the Olympics is the cynical vanity project Garcetti’s using to try to make you forget he works for developers, police, and other elite interests.

So turn on, tune in, and drop out; it’s time for the MEGisode.

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The Olympic games are sold to cities around the world as an opportunity to revitalize and highlight their development. But far from bringing tourist dollars the games actually facilitate a transfer of wealth upwards Neighborhoods are uprooted in favor of luxury development. Whole blocks are leveled to make room for new venues. Forests are literally clear cut for ski runs.

When we talk about the Olympics we need to look beyond the ceremonies and sports, we need to see who benefits and who loses across a city. The games are sold as a win for everyone to mask that they are designed only to benefit the wealthy few.

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The 1984 Olympic Games are hailed as one of the most successful games ever staged. For Eric Garcetti and Casey Wasserman this apparent legacy of success is one of their major selling points for the 2028 Games. But beneath the star-studded Opening Ceremonies and lavish Olympic Village, there is a narrative about displacement, policing, and inequality. While there is some truth to the idea that 1984 Games turned a profit the full story is much more complicated. 1984’s legacy is central to understanding the drive towards 2028 and how we can resist these false memories to stop the games.

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