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This is Part One of our series on neoliberalism. Joining us to break down the history, theory, and political economy of neoliberalism is Ray Kiely, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. We discuss his latest book The Neoliberal Paradox, and Ray offers some insight about what neoliberalism means for the future of both left- and right-wing political movements.

The Neoliberal Paradox will be out in paperback in late summer 2019, but hardcover copies (quite pricey) can be purchased here: www.e-elgar.com/shop/the-neoliberal-paradox

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James Meadway joins us to talk about the economics and politics of future socialist governments. James recently stepped down from his role as economic advisor to Shadow Minister of the Exchequer, John McDonnell. We discuss this experience serving as policy advisor to an MP and the ways in which a Corbyn-led Labour Party must proceed in the event it is at the helm of the British state in the coming years (or weeks!). 



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Check out James on our friends’ podcast, Aufhebungabunga: https://aufhebungabunga.wordpress.com/2019/03/18/66-an-economics-for-the-many-ft-james-meadway/



Check out some of James’s recent writings: 


-“After the cataclysm: why we must build a new economics from the ground up,” https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/after-cataclysm-why-we-must-build-new-economics-ground/



-“A Design for Life: How Platforms Are Weaving Their Way Into the Fabric of Capitalism,” https://novaramedia.com/2019/03/29/a-design-for-life-how-platforms-are-weaving-their-way-into-the-fabric-of-capitalism/



-“A Design for Life: How Platforms Are Weaving Their Way Into the Fabric of Capitalism,” https://novaramedia.com/2019/03/29/a-design-for-life-how-platforms-are-weaving-their-way-into-the-fabric-of-capitalism/




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Daniel Marans, politics reporter for Huffington Post, joins us for the latest Rundown. We discuss the growing field of candidates in the 2020 Democratic Party primary race and how they all seem to be moonwalking and/or kick-flipping away from their earlier commitments to Medicare for All… except for Bernie, of course. We discuss Beto O’Rourke’s so-called “Medicare for America” and how this development may signal difficulties for Bernie’s more radical agenda. All that and much more on this episode of The Rundown. 



-“Bernie Sanders Tests An Updated Pitch In Once-Hostile Territory,” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-returns-to-south-carolina-2020-presidential-race_n_5c8b2407e4b03e83bdbf0761


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René Rojas is back for the B-Side. We discuss the context of the Venezuelan crisis and the future of the Bolivarian project.

If you haven't yet read his excellent essay, "The Latin American Left's Shifting Tides," check it out here: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol2/no2/the-latin-american-lefts-shifting-tides

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Once viewed as the beacon of the global socialist movement, Latin America's Pink Tide now seems to be receding. Joining us this week to contextualize this moment alongside earlier waves of socialist upsurge in Latin America is René Rojas, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

We discusses Rojas's important Catalyst essay from last summer titled, "The Latin American Left's Shifting Tides," (https://catalyst-journal.com/vol2/no2/the-latin-american-lefts-shifting-tides) and provide a number of important lessons for assessing our contemporary socialist movement in the United States and beyond.

-Book on Chilean Revolution mentioned by René: Peter Winn, Weavers of Revolution: The Yarur Workers and Chile's Road to Socialism (Oxford Univ Press, 1989)

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This week's B-Side features a conversation with Micah Uetricht about recent socialist electoral successes in Chicago and beyond. We provide the recent historical context of these victories and talk about the role of DSA and grassroots social movements in spurring them along.

Further reading:

-"A Good Night for Chicago Socialists," https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/02/chicago-socialism-elections-aldermen-democratic-machine

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How do we build a robust socialist movement from below in today's democratic socialist upsurge? Micah Uetricht joins us to explain the historical role of the "militant minority" in laying the foundations for systemic change and socialism from below. We discuss how this layer of socialist cadre will be crucial in developing the capacities necessary for the success of the Bernie Sanders wave and beyond.

Micah is managing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Look out for his new Jacobin podcast that will feature short chats with featured Jacobin authors.

-Micah Uetricht and Barry Eidlin, "U.S. Union Revitalization and the Missing 'Militant Minority,'" Labor Studies Journal (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0160449X19828470).

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Matt Karp joins us for this week's A-Side to talk about the prospects, barriers, and pitfalls of a Bernie Sanders candidacy and what impact he's had on American politics since the 2016 Democratic Party primary race. Matt is an associate professor of history at Princeton and the author of many articles assessing the Bernie wave. Catch his recent thoughts in the latest Jacobin Magazine and in a forthcoming essay in The Nation.

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This is Part One of our series on Neoliberalism. Joining us to break down the history, theory, and political economy of neoliberalism is Ray Kiely, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. We discuss his latest book The Neoliberal Paradox and Ray offers some insight about what neoliberalism means for the future of both left- and right-wing political movements.

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Joining us for International Women's Day is Kirsten Swinth, professor of history at Fordham University and author of Feminism's Forgotten Fight. We discuss the radical, materialist-oriented dimensions of the Second Wave feminist movement and overturn many of the mythologies that circulate about this period.

-Was the 2nd wave women's movement really about "having it all" (i.e. career, family, kids, etc)?

-Was the 2nd wave only comprised of "uppity, white women?"

The answers may surprise you...

-Learn more about Kirsten's book here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/second-wave-feminism-care-work-wages

-Feminism's Forgotten Fight (Harvard Univ Press, 2018): http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674986411

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