Ed Rooksby, Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences at Ruskin College in Oxford, joins us to talk about structural reform and socialist strategy. We kick things off with a discussion of the UCU strike in the UK, which has turned out to to be the largest academic-sector labor action in modern history. We then transition to a discussion of SYRIZA and socialist strategy along with a healthy dose of Neo-Marxian state theory.



Check out Ed’s essay, “‘Structural Reform’ & the Problem of Socialist Strategy Today”: https://edrooksby.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/structural-reform-the-problem-of-socialist-strategy-today.

Also relevant is Ed’s piece in Jacobin on the UCU Strike from a couple of weeks ago: “No Capitulation,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/03/university-college-union-strike-capitulation-deal

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Joining us on the B-Side this week is Leslie Lee III, co-host of Struggle Session Podcast. We pick up the conversation from the A-Side and go all the way in on the notions of representational politics with respect to Black Panther and Get Out.

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Joining me this week to talk about Black Panther is Leslie Lee III, co-host of Struggle Session Podcast. We discuss his view of the movie, itself, and the state of black radical politics in the wake of its record-breaking reception. There are most definitely spoilers in this episode, but I’m confident that those who haven’t seen the movie (really??) will still enjoy the episode, so have no fear if you have been living under a rock. 



Check out Leslie’s article here:

-“Did Anyone Else Pick Up on the Disturbing Messages in Marvel's 'Black Panther’?” https://www.alternet.org/culture/disturbingly-conservative-message-behind-marvels-revolutionary-black-panther

Other articles mentioned in the episode:

-Christopher Lebron, “‘Black Panther’ Is Not the Movie We Deserve,” http://bostonreview.net/race/christopher-lebron-black-panther

-Ainehi Edoro and Bhakti Shringarpure, “Africa is a Country in Wakanda," http://africasacountry.com/2018/02/africa-is-a-country-in-wakanda/

-Russell Bickford, “I have a problem with Black Panther,” http://africasacountry.com/2018/02/i-have-a-problem-with-black-panther/



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Joining me this week to continue our “Finance for Regular-Ass People” series is Mike Beggs, senior lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney. We discuss the workings of capitalist finance, socialist transformation, full employment, inflation, and the decline of labor in the 1970s.

In the midst of the sparks and shoots of the next upsurge in left politics, we must learn the lessons of the past so that we can be ready next time around. Tune in for a great discussion on capitalist finance and socialist transformation.

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Check out some of Mike’s relevant writings here:



-Zombie Marx, “https://www.jacobinmag.com/2011/07/zombie-marx"

-“The Keynesian Counterrevolution,” https://jacobinmag.com/2018/02/keynes-general-theory-mann-review

-“Jobs for All,” https://jacobinmag.com/2016/12/full-employment-jobs-inflation-wages-labor-economics

-“The Voids Stares Back,” https://jacobinmag.com/2016/02/beggs-peter-mair-social-democracy-mass-parties-apathy

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Joining me this week is Daniel Denvir, host of The Dig Podcast and author of a new piece at In These Times on gun control called, “We Can Fight for Gun Control Without Locking People Up.” We talk about the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida and what kind of movement needs to coalesce around these students in order to make it successful.

We deal with a number of controversial questions concerning the left and guns: Should the left fight for gun control? How do we achieve gun control without locking people up? What do we make of the legacy of guns and the black freedom struggle?

Check out Daniel’s writings on guns control here:

-“We Can Fight for Gun Control Without Locking People Up,” http://inthesetimes.com/article/20947/gun-control-disarm-police-mass-incarceration-parkland-socialism-nra

-“A Better Gun Control,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/09/gun-control-mass-incarceration-drug-war-nra-shooters

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Joining me this week to talk about the stock market and finance is Huffington Post finance journalist, Zachary Carter. We discuss the origins and functions of the stock market, the role of Wall Street in capitalism, and the role of Keynesian economic analysis in developing social and political policy. 

ECONOMICS FOR REGULAR-ASS PEOPLE

You can find some of Zach’s relevant writings here:

-“Everything You Should Know About The Stock Market,” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stock-market-matters_us_5a7b4964e4b044b38218a49e

-“Why You Shouldn’t Freak Out Even If The Stock Market Does,” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stock-market-dont-freak-out_us_5a846bc5e4b0774f31d15aaf



-“Janet Yellen Was A Great Fed Chair. So Why Is The Economy Still Broken?” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/janet-yellen-federal-chair-economy_us_5a6a19c2e4b0ddb658c4716a

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Joining me this week is Adaner Usmani. We discuss his latest essay in Jacobin (co-authored with Connor Kilpatrick) titled "The New Communists." They argue that it's time to leave the iconography and inward-facing legacy of 1917 behind and forge a socialism that addresses people's lived concerns in 2018.

SOCIALISM FOR REGULAR-ASS PEOPLE

Check out Adaner's writings here:

-"The New Communists," https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/12/the-new-communists

-"Did Liberals Give us Mass Incarceration?" https://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no3/did-liberals-give-us-mass-incarceration

I also mentioned this important essay by Ralph Miliband during the interview: "Moving On," https://www.marxists.org/archive/miliband/1976/xx/moveon.htm

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Joining me this week are Angela Nagle and Amber A'Lee Frost. We discuss the dirtbag left, the culture wars and the kind of socialism for normies that is so badly needed. Tune in for Naglemania and stay for the Frostival. ... yeesh... just listen, ok?

Dateline ABC segment on the Kill All Normies Documentary: http://abcnews.go.com/US/documentary-alt-sheds-light-movements-alleged-roots/story?id=52420449

Readings mentioned on the show:

-Mark Fisher, "Exiting the Vampire Castle," http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=11299

-Mark Fisher, "Why Mental Health is a Political Issue," https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/16/mental-health-political-issue

-Nina Power, "In Memoriam," https://ninapower.net/2018/01/13/in-memoriam-mark-fisher-january-13th/

-G.M. Tamás, "Telling the Truth About Class," http://www.grundrisse.net/grundrisse22/tellingTheTruthAboutClass.htm

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Joining me this week is Virginia’s Absolute Boy, Del. Lee Carter, who was recently sworn in to represent the 50th District in Virginia’s House of Delegates. Carter is a member of Democratic Socialists of America and a tireless advocate for the working class. We open the interview by talking about his background and electoral strategy, followed by a discussion about governing the capitalist state from the radical left.

“OHHHH DEL-E-GATE CAAAAAARRRRRTER”

See this interview for more background on his Lee's electoral success:

-“Meet Lee Carter,” Interview by Meagan Day, https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/11/lee-carter-interview-virginia-election-socialist


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Joining me this week is Leigh Phillips, author of Austerity Ecology and Collapse Porn Addicts. We talk about global warming, science and socialism, the debate between the “anthropocene” vs. the “capitalocene,” socialist planning, Naomi Klein’s vision of ecosocialism, and much, much more.

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Read some of Leigh’s latest writing on socialist planning here: 
-“Planning the Good Anthropocene,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/planning-the-good-anthropocene/



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