Alec Opperman
@alecopperman.bsky.social
Producer | More Perfect Union, Cited Podcast, Wisecrack
Email: alec@perfectunion.us
https://linktr.ee/alcopperman
Email: alec@perfectunion.us
https://linktr.ee/alcopperman
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Andrew Cuomo has the greatest mind in contemporary politics
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Andrew Cuomo has the greatest mind in contemporary politics
Corporate consolidation is driving the enshittification of restaurants. youtu.be/rXXQTzQXRFc?...
The Hidden Reason So Many Restaurants Taste the Same
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Corporate consolidation is driving the enshittification of restaurants. youtu.be/rXXQTzQXRFc?...
I would like to apologize to Taco Bell for comparing them to such a horrific corporation #livemas www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eV...
A CEO Wanted to Run Healthcare Like Taco Bell. Here’s How His Patients Are Doing
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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July 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I would like to apologize to Taco Bell for comparing them to such a horrific corporation #livemas www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eV...
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BREAKING: We just won an Emmy!
We're honored to have taken home the award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.
More Perfect Union was built to tell stories of, by, and for the working class. We're thrilled by the recognition we are receiving for our reporting.
We're honored to have taken home the award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.
More Perfect Union was built to tell stories of, by, and for the working class. We're thrilled by the recognition we are receiving for our reporting.
June 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BREAKING: We just won an Emmy!
We're honored to have taken home the award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.
More Perfect Union was built to tell stories of, by, and for the working class. We're thrilled by the recognition we are receiving for our reporting.
We're honored to have taken home the award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.
More Perfect Union was built to tell stories of, by, and for the working class. We're thrilled by the recognition we are receiving for our reporting.
While Annie Lowrey complained that ranked choice is hurting democracy, this primary doubled turnout in most NY boros.
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
While Annie Lowrey complained that ranked choice is hurting democracy, this primary doubled turnout in most NY boros.
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social just won a Webby for News and Politics 🎉
April 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social just won a Webby for News and Politics 🎉
A fun, chill story about how thousands of ingredients permeate the food supply with zero FDA knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTb8...
How Thousands of Mystery Ingredients End Up In Your Food
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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February 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A fun, chill story about how thousands of ingredients permeate the food supply with zero FDA knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTb8...
I took the leap! First video of my own channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=umR4...
How GDP Conquered the World and Why It’s Fundamentally Broken
YouTube video by Alec Opperman
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February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I took the leap! First video of my own channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=umR4...
My FYP is full of anti-congestion toll takes that are either:
A. "I'm a multi-millionaire driving 10 blocks, this will financially ruin me," or
B. "They're not taking MY money, I'll show them (by doing the exact behavior the toll wants to encourage).
A. "I'm a multi-millionaire driving 10 blocks, this will financially ruin me," or
B. "They're not taking MY money, I'll show them (by doing the exact behavior the toll wants to encourage).
January 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My FYP is full of anti-congestion toll takes that are either:
A. "I'm a multi-millionaire driving 10 blocks, this will financially ruin me," or
B. "They're not taking MY money, I'll show them (by doing the exact behavior the toll wants to encourage).
A. "I'm a multi-millionaire driving 10 blocks, this will financially ruin me," or
B. "They're not taking MY money, I'll show them (by doing the exact behavior the toll wants to encourage).
Corporations aren't just using terms & conditions to escape one-off lawsuits, they're making class actions impossible, and stopping the public from ever-knowing about their negligence. My latest on @moreperfectunion.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXT...
How Corporations Use This Button To Exploit You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Corporations aren't just using terms & conditions to escape one-off lawsuits, they're making class actions impossible, and stopping the public from ever-knowing about their negligence. My latest on @moreperfectunion.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXT...
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Trump just picked Dr. Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid at HHS.
Yes, the same Dr. Oz that literally called for the privatization of Medicare 👇
www.levernews.com/dr-oz-pushes...
Yes, the same Dr. Oz that literally called for the privatization of Medicare 👇
www.levernews.com/dr-oz-pushes...
Dr. Oz Pushes Medicare Privatization For All
The New Jersey TV doctor wants to privatize Medicare — and tax workers to boost the profits of insurance giants whose stock he owns.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Trump just picked Dr. Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid at HHS.
Yes, the same Dr. Oz that literally called for the privatization of Medicare 👇
www.levernews.com/dr-oz-pushes...
Yes, the same Dr. Oz that literally called for the privatization of Medicare 👇
www.levernews.com/dr-oz-pushes...
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NEW: There's a crime wave at CVS, but you're being lied to about who's behind it.
The company is under-staffing, underpaying, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety.
“I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woAC...
The company is under-staffing, underpaying, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety.
“I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woAC...
Why CVS Sucks Now — And Is Getting Worse
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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November 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
NEW: There's a crime wave at CVS, but you're being lied to about who's behind it.
The company is under-staffing, underpaying, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety.
“I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woAC...
The company is under-staffing, underpaying, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety.
“I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woAC...
How did Gross Domestic Product come to define modern politics? I tell the story of Simon Kuznets, the man who brought GDP to the world, but had a radically different vision for it. citedpodcast.com/2024/10/21/e...
Cited Podcast: Simon Kuznets & the Invention of the Economy
We tell the story of the invention of the modern economy, or at least the idea of the economy. It starts with one measure: the GDP, or gross domestic product.
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October 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
How did Gross Domestic Product come to define modern politics? I tell the story of Simon Kuznets, the man who brought GDP to the world, but had a radically different vision for it. citedpodcast.com/2024/10/21/e...
New York. This is a place where every day you wake up, you could experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a mayor under federal indictment
September 26, 2024 at 4:18 PM
New York. This is a place where every day you wake up, you could experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a mayor under federal indictment
The original pollsters hoped that measuring public opinion would make for a better democracy. Where did that dream go? I looked into the story of George Gallup to find out citedpodcast.com/2024/07/22/e...
The Rationality Wars #4: The (ir)Rational Voters
Early pollsters thought they had the psychological tools to quantify American mind, thereby enabling a truly democratic polity that would be governed by a rational public opinion. Today, we malign the...
citedpodcast.com
July 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM
The original pollsters hoped that measuring public opinion would make for a better democracy. Where did that dream go? I looked into the story of George Gallup to find out citedpodcast.com/2024/07/22/e...
Since the pandemic, a private-equity backed gaming company has been aggressively buying studios. They acquired the makers of Borderlands, Tomb Raider, they even got the rights to Lord of the Rings. Now they're closing the studios who make some of your favorite games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORs...
This Company is Killing Your Favorite Video Games
Corporate greed is killing the video game industry. Investors flocked to buy up video game studios during the pandemic. Now they’re laying off thousands of w...
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July 16, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Since the pandemic, a private-equity backed gaming company has been aggressively buying studios. They acquired the makers of Borderlands, Tomb Raider, they even got the rights to Lord of the Rings. Now they're closing the studios who make some of your favorite games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORs...
I've written a dozen or so videos that cracked a million views. But it's super cool to see that happen for a video with my stupid face on it.
May 9, 2024 at 6:33 PM
I've written a dozen or so videos that cracked a million views. But it's super cool to see that happen for a video with my stupid face on it.
Can I report @michaelburns.bsky.social to HR even if I don't work there
April 11, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Can I report @michaelburns.bsky.social to HR even if I don't work there
Who's gonna tell this guy.
March 29, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Who's gonna tell this guy.
There is an entire healthcare industry that thrives under an exemption to federal anti-bribery laws. See my story for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social youtu.be/wmZtBW54GNI?...
We Uncovered a Bribery Scheme Driving Up Drug Prices
There is a massive, totally legal bribery scheme driving up drug prices in America. And pharmacy benefit managers—shady middlemen you’ve probably never heard...
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February 14, 2024 at 7:50 PM
There is an entire healthcare industry that thrives under an exemption to federal anti-bribery laws. See my story for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social youtu.be/wmZtBW54GNI?...
This is my Roman Empire
December 30, 2023 at 5:45 AM
This is my Roman Empire
The VP of Publicity for Waffle House is also VP of Food Safety because those two skill sets are obviously deeply related.
December 21, 2023 at 2:59 PM
The VP of Publicity for Waffle House is also VP of Food Safety because those two skill sets are obviously deeply related.
The Waffle House media requests drop-down on their site let's you choose between "reporter" and "PETA"
December 15, 2023 at 8:24 PM
The Waffle House media requests drop-down on their site let's you choose between "reporter" and "PETA"
A stranger just spat in my face while I was perusing pastries am I a real New Yorker yet?
December 8, 2023 at 6:25 PM
A stranger just spat in my face while I was perusing pastries am I a real New Yorker yet?