On this episode of SPS, our resident financial guru sits down with Pamela to discuss the so-called Great Resignation, or “Big Quit”. They take up the concerns over birth rates & mental illness, as well as how social democratic policies naturalize the crisis of capital. In the second half of the episode, Pamela interviews Andy Gittlitz, cohost of the Antifada podcast and author of I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism. They discuss the trajectory of the millennial left, from the anti-war movement, through Occupy to BLM; and the obstacles to building an independent political party on the left.

Links:

Erin Hagood on Antifada Podcast (March 16, 2022)

- https://fans.fm/p/21V7vzkhttps://fans.fm/p/21V7vzk

Crisis in Ukraine, Platypus NYC

- https://youtu.be/Uyoe5ml05LQ

Chris Cutrone, "Dogmatization and Thought Taboos on the Left" in sublationmag.com (July 1, 2022)

- https://www.sublationmag.com/post/dogmatization-and-thought-taboos-on-the-left

Links from Andy Gittlitz

- https://www.sm28.org/articles/on-the-war-in-ukraine-and-the-socioeconomic-struggles-to-come/

- https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

- https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786806208/i-want-to-believe/

Conrad Hamilton, "Abortion, Capitalism, and Demographic Control" in sublationmag.com (May 17, 2022)

- https://www.sublationmag.com/post/abortion-capitalism-and-demographic-control

John D'Emilio, “Capitalism and Gay Identity” from Powers of Desire: The Politics of Sexuality, eds. Ann Snitow, Christine Stansell, Sharon Thompson (New York, 1983)

- https://platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/readings/demilio_captialismgayid.pdf

SPS is hosted by Pamela and Andreas, with original tracks by Tamas Vilaghy, and editing assistance by Michael Woodson and Tamas Vilaghy. Our Sh-t Platypus Does team is Lisa M. and Rebekah P. To learn more about Platypus, go to platypus1917.org