Douglas Lain of Zero Squared Podcast and Zero Books joins Adam in conversation today to discuss the development of “platform capitalism,” specifically as it relates to the increasing control exerted by mega-platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter over the means of communication. 

We discuss a recent act of censorship on the Zero Books YouTube channel and wonder whether this might be a harbinger of things to come re: online media platforms and censorship of political content. We close out our discussion by musing over the notion of "platform capitalism" and draw some historical parallels with previous movements that reclaimed the privatized commons for the masses. 

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Fighting Corporate Control of the Means of Communication w/ Douglas Lain

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On this episode of the Parrot Room on Zero Squared, Adam and Doug talk about the "Post-Left," why the left needs therapy (Okay, Adam said that and I'm not sure Doug agrees) and much, much more.

p.s. get therapy. 

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PREVIEW: The Left Needs Therapy, and Other Assorted Apostasies

Adam goes on Zero Squared Podcast, hosted by Doug Lain, to lay out his case for why Bernie Sanders was important to support and they end up talking a lot about some dusty, nerdy shit -- from Marx to the Second International to the New Deal and beyond. 

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Was Bernie Sanders a Mistake? (Adam Goes on Zero Squared Podcast)

Sam Gindin joins us to address recent claims about the death of neoliberalism in the wake of the latest turn to stimulus-based policies. Can it be? -- of course not... Gindin explains why. 

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Is Neoliberalism Dead? w/ Sam Gindin

Joining us this week is James Schneider, former communication director for Jeremy Corbyn, cofounder of Momentum (UK), and current comms guy for Progressive International. He's here to discuss a new series out at Novara called "How We Win: A Socialist Strategy for the 2020s." 

Read the intro and find the rest of the essays here: https://novaramedia.com/2021/03/12/introducing-how-we-win-a-socialist-strategy-for-the-2020s/
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Learning to Love (Winning) Again w/ James Schneider

On this week's patron-exclusive ep of DPS, we're joined by Ben Burgis. We talk about the state of the left in the Biden era, cancel culture, the psycho-emotional baggage of the left, and much much more. 

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Fighting Corporate Control of the Means of Communication w/ Douglas Lain

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