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February 05, 2025 206 - Trump Vs USAID's 'Marxists', Canada & Mexico + The Musk Coup ft. Alexander Aviña
Historian Alexander Avina (@Alexander_Avina) joins us to talk about Trump's recent tariff threats against Mexico and Canada, Sheinbaum, and the end of USAID.
This is a must-watch for anyone looking to understand the fight against exploitation, inequality, and imperialism.
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1 hr 13 min
January 29, 2025 205 - How Capitalism Devours Itself & Trump's Imperialist Ruin w/ Grace Blakeley & Assal Rad
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Capitalism is failing, and the vultures are circling. We talk with Grace Blakeley, (@graceblakeley) author of Vulture Capitalism, about how the system is rigged for the rich and what it’s going to take to fight back. Later, Assal Rad (@AssalRad) dives into Trump’s legacy and future in Gaza and Iran, the possibilities of a new Iran deal, and Trump's alarming rhetoric on Gaza.
This is a must for anyone looking to understand the fight against exploitation, inequality, and imperialism.
Check out Grace's substack here: https://wcwd.substack.com/
Left Reckoning goes live every Tuesday at 6 PM Central.
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1 hr 42 min
January 22, 2025 204 - The Billionaire's Come & What Trump Means For Gaza ft. Abdelhalim Abdelrahman
Donald Trump is back, and Matt & David unpack his return and what it means for the U.S. and beyond. In this episode, Matt Lech sits down with Abdelhalim Abdelrahman (@AbdelA1924), a Palestinian American and foreign policy analyst, to discuss the situation in Palestine, why Arab-American voters rejected Kamala Harris, and how Trump's policies could shape the future of Gaza.
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1 hr 30 min
January 15, 2025 203 - LA Fires, Gaza Ceasefire?, & The Loneliness Crisis ft. Francesca Fiorentini
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We are joined by Francesca Fiorentini (@franifio) to talk about the fires in LA. Also, why are we so lonely and Trump, Peacemaker.
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1 hr 13 min
January 08, 2025 202 - Trudeau Resigns Chaos In The 51st State
We are joined by Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) - writer and co-host of "Michael & Us" - to talk about Trudeau's resignation and what that means for the career of Pierre Poilievre and Canada.
Then we are joined by union organizer Aminah Sheikh (@aminahsheikh) to talk about how to organize with people who hold different views than you.
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1 hr 16 min
December 31, 2024 201 - Left Reckoning's Bum Steer Awards 2025
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51 min
December 31, 2024 Reading Series Rewind: Eugene Debs and Hal Draper
Day two of our rewind, this time with Debs and Draper.
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2 hr 3 min
December 28, 2024 Reading Series Rewind: Marx's The German Ideology & Critique of the Gotha Program
David and Matt wanted to release a couple of previously only released for members readin series episodes over winter break. These two being Marx's The German Ideology & Critique of the Gotha Program.
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2 hr 40 min
December 24, 2024 200 - Biden's Slow, Boring Bum Steer ft. Nathan Robinson
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34 min
December 18, 2024 199 - What Left Media Missed About Trump's "Populism" & The Democrats Bill Clinton Problem ft. Matthew Sitman
We are joined by the great Matthew Sitman (@matthewsitman) of Dissent Magazine and the podcast Know Your Enemy. We talk about Trump's fake populism, what left media missed about Trump, and what that means for the left going forward.
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1 hr 1 min

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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT!