Joining us this week to talk about the monumental rise of Jeremy Corbyn and the role played by Momentum is Max Shanly, co-host of All the Best podcast for Novara Media. We discuss Max’s life on the UK left and his insider's perspective on the rise of Corbyn to Labour Party leadership. Additionally, Max shares some stories about his brief friendship with Tony Benn and the story of the formation of Momentum, which has played a pivotal role in turning Britain to the left.



-All the Best Podcast can be found here: http://novaramedia.com/category/audio/all-the-best/



-Here is a wonderful essay Max wrote about his friendship with the late Tony Benn: http://www.leftfutures.org/2014/03/my-friend-the-most-dangerous-man-in-britain/



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On this week's B-Side, we address listener questions. Topics include the Vampire Castle and the left today, leaving Twitter, and assessing the strengths of political arguments. Tune in for all the spiciest takes.

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Joining us this week is Samuel Moyn, professor of law and history at Yale University. We discuss his new book, Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World (2018, Belknap) and we outline a path towards moving beyond the limitations of liberal human rights.

-What *are* human rights? Are they worth defending? What should socialists say about them? Tune in to find out.

Towards the end of the interview, Aimee and Sam discuss his article on Steven Pinker, “Hype for the Best,” https://newrepublic.com/article/147391/hype-best.

The following are excellent summaries of Moyn’s work:

-“How the Human Rights Movement Failed,” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/human-rights-movement-failed.html

-“Human Rights Are Not Enough,” https://www.thenation.com/article/human-rights-are-not-enough

-Moyn’s latest book can be purchased here: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674737563

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In the wake of primary victories for open socialists in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Daniel Marans joins me to discuss the electoral prospects of the left going into 2018 and beyond. We discuss those primary victories and the challenges faced by socialists and progressives running on the Democratic Party ballot line.

Find Daniel's most relevant article here:

-"Socialist-Backed Candidates Sweep Pennsylvania State House Primaries," https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pennsylvania-dsa-major-primary-wins-state-house_us_5afbba0fe4b06a3fb50bb5d7

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This B-Side with Leo Panitch from Fall of 2017 is so good that we've decided to unlock it for all to enjoy. In this interview, I sat down with Leo Panitch to ask what it means to be a socialist intellectual. He reflects on his 50 years on the left, and shares stories about Ralph Miliband, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn and many others.

We were inspired to unlock this B-Side after hearing an excellent interview w/ Leo on All the Best Podcast. Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/novaramedia/all-the-best-the-leo-panitch-show

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We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "State Theory and Socialist Strategy Series" from 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between the capitalist state and socialist strategy.

Adam Hilton, visiting lecturer in Politics at Mount Holyoke College, is on the show to talk about the history of the Democratic Party and its interaction with the left. Can the Democratic Party be used as an instrument of socialist advance? And what is the nature of the Democratic Party, anyway? Tune in to find out.

Find some of Adam's writings here:

-"Bernie and the Search for New Politics," www.jacobinmag.com/2015/06/bernie-…unions-mcgovern

-"Searching for New Politics," www.jacobinmag.com/2016/02/bernie-…ignment-primary

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We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "State Theory and Socialist Strategy Series" from 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between the capitalist state and socialist strategy.

Joining me this week to talk about corporations and the capitalist state is Steve Maher. Steve is a PhD Candidate at York University and Assistant Editor of the Socialist Register. We discuss the history of American capitalism and the transformations in the corporate structure. This is not merely an academic exercise — these transformations have tremendous impacts on the terrain of struggle for progressives and socialists, alike.

Check out some of Steve’s relevant writings here:

-“G.E.’s Switch,” www.jacobinmag.com/2017/07/ge-imme…ssion-investors

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We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "State Theory and Socialist Strategy Series" from 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between the capitalist state and socialist strategy.

Ep. 2 features a discussion from early fall of 2017 on the surge of the UK Labour Party and the pitfalls that they'll face while governing a capitalist state from the left.

Joining me this week to talk about the pitfalls of social democracy and the Labour Party’s bid to transform the UK state is Leo Panitch. Leo has been the editor of the Socialist Register for over 35 years, and is the author of many books. We reflect on the role of socialist forces in the capitalist state, the failures of SYRIZA in Greece, and just what kind of force is necessary to usher in socialism for regular-ass people.

Check out some of Leo’s books here:

-Socialist Register, 2017: Rethinking Revolution (co-edited w/ Greg Albo): monthlyreview.org/product/socialist_register_2017/

-The Making of Global Capitalism (co-authored w/ Sam Gindin): www.amazon.com/Making-Global-Cap…can/dp/1781681368

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We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "State Theory and Socialist Strategy Series" from 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between the capitalist state and socialist strategy.

Ep. 1 is a 175-year trek through Marxian state theory, from Marx and Engels to present.

Joining me this week to talk about Marxian and Neo-Marxian State Theory is Rafael Khachaturian, a scholar and research associate at the University of Pittsburgh. We argue for the centrality of the capitalist state in our approach to achieving Socialism for Regular-Ass People, and we break down the concept of the state from Marx to Present

What is the State? Why does it matter? What did Marx, Lenin, and others have to say about it? How about Gramsci, Miliband, Poulantzas and many others? Tune in to find out.

Check out Rafael’s article that I mention early in the show here: “On Thinking With and Against the State,” logosjournal.com/2016/khachaturian-2/

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We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "Anti-Essentialism Series" from the summer of 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between capitalism and the creation of marginalized identities (race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.)

Joining me this week to continue our Anti-Essentialism Series is Walter Benn Michaels. We talk about the transformation of race science to cultural essentialism, and why we love diversity and hate inequality. Walter is a distinguished literary and social critic, and one of the leading theorists of anti-essentialism, so you won't want to miss this interview.

Walter's most relevant book, The Trouble with Diversity, can be found here: www.amazon.com/Trouble-Diversity…ity/dp/0805083316

-"The Political Economy of Anti-Racism," http://nonsite.org/article/the-political-economy-of-anti-racism

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