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June 09, 2024 *TEASER* Why Is Tulsi Gabbard In Africa?
Hey friends, we were joined for this week's bonus episode by Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) to talk about Tulsi Gabbard's newest phase and her book "For Love Of Country."

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6 min
June 07, 2024 Who Owns Big Sky, Montana? w/ Nick Bowlin
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Our friend journalist Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin) joins us to talk about their story in the May issue of Harper's Magazine on Big Sky, Montana a town where the rich and powerful are muscling out democracy, and the workers who keep them comfortable, fed, and happy in their mountain escape.
Read the piece here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/slippery-slope-nick-bowlin-big-sky-montana-ski-town-private-equity/
Notes
00:00 Wealth and Exploitation in Big Sky, Montana
01:39 Introduction and Background
12:10 Exploitation and Lack of Democracy in Big Sky
29:27 The Impact on Workers and Lack of Representation
38:47 Montana's Changing Landscape and Political Shifts
45 min
June 05, 2024 172 - Mexico's New President Claudia Sheinbaum & Mike Recine Is Normal
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Welcome friends to LR 172 - we are joined by two guests this week, journalist Kurt Hackbarth (@kurthackbarth) and comedian Mike Recine (@mikerecine).
Kurt joins us to talk about Mexico and the historic victory of their president Claudia Sheinbaum, what this means for the country's 4th Transformation and the lessons the US left can learn.
Check out Soberania: The Mexican Politics Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcast
Read Kurt's reporting on the election: https://jacobin.com/2024/06/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-presidential-election
Mike Recine joins us to talk about comedy, what it is like being a role model for America's young men, and his new special "I'm Normal."
Check out Mike's Special: I'm Normal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjt3mkpvquw
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1 hr 29 min
May 29, 2024 171 - TX GOP Madness, Turf War, & Hope For Assange? ft. Liza Featherstone & Chip Gibbons
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Jam packed Left Reckoning friends! First up David breaks down the GOP convention, which devolved into chaos over the terms like 'man' and 'woman.' Then we are joined by Liza Featherstone (@lfeatherz) to talk about artificial turf and how it exposes more than you'd expect!
Then Chip Gibbons @chipgibbons89 Policy Director at Rights & Dissent joins us to give an update on the Assange trial.
Read Liza's piece here:
https://newrepublic.com/article/181539/artificial-turf-pfas-children-playing-fields-rye
Chip Gibbon's recent reporting on Assange:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/julian-assange-extradition-fifth-anniversary/
https://jacobin.com/2024/05/assange-victory-extradition-press-freedom
1 hr 26 min
May 22, 2024 170 - Texas Pardons BLM Killer
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Hey friends. Today Matt & David will be talking about Greg Abbott's pardoning of Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder by a jury of his peers for shooting and killing BLM protester Garrett Foster.
Then we are joined by @ryan_zickgraf columnist at Compact Magazine to talk about his new piece in Jacobin Magazine on "White Rural Rage" - https://jacobin.com/2024/05/white-rural-rage-elitist-liberals
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1 hr 29 min
May 16, 2024 *unlocked* The Brutal Cost of Sanctions On Cuba w/ Liz Oliva Fernández
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Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist and the presenter of The War on Cuba, for which she won a Gracie Award. She spoke with David this April about US sanctions on the country and obstacles to undoing them. Her new documentary series will be available at Belly of The Beast:
https://bellyofthebeastcuba.com/
29 min
May 15, 2024 169 - Love Under Capitalism & Critiquing Institutional Racism ft. Paul Prescod
Matt & Dave talk about the bleak future that apps like Bumble have for you.
Then we are joined by our good friend Paul Prescod (@paul_prescod) aka Labor Paul from the Jacobin Show, to talk about his new piece in Damage Magazine "Going Beyond the Politics of Institutional Racism"
https://damagemag.com/2024/05/06/going-beyond-the-politics-of-institutional-racism/
1 hr 6 min
May 13, 2024 Uncovering The Mystery Of The South's Underdevelopment With Keri Leigh Merritt
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The relationship between capitalism, slavery, and democracy in the South is complex. Slavery was a form of unfree labor that prevented labor power and competition, which hindered the development of a capitalist system. The failure of Reconstruction after the Civil War and the subsequent rise of Jim Crow laws further entrenched the power of the ruling class in the South and suppressed the political and economic power of Black people and poor whites. To address the challenges in the South, a new reconstruction is needed, one that focuses on grassroots activism, community support, and addressing the systemic issues that have perpetuated inequality and underdevelopment.
Historian Keri Leigh Merritt (@KeriLeighMerrit) joins us to discuss her recent piece in Aeon Magazine on underdevelopment in the American South from plantation slavery to today.
https://aeon.co/essays/capitalism-and-underdevelopment-in-the-american-south
00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:53 The Underdevelopment of the South
05:09 Capitalism, Slavery, and Democracy
09:13 The Failure of Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow
15:01 The Impact of Federal Programs
25:53 The Fight over the New History of Capitalism
28:36 Conclusion and Call to Action
31 min
May 08, 2024 168 - The Failure Of "No Litmus Tests" In Dem Party & Playoffs ft. Wosny Lambre
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Matt & Dave are joined by our good friend Wosny Lambre (@bigwos) to talk about the Dem Party, NBA, and what's next.
1 hr 8 min
May 02, 2024 *unlocked bonus* Cops Are Too Concerned About Their Own Safety ft. Michael Sierra-Arévalo
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David speaks with University of Texas Professor Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) about his book, "THE DANGER IMPERATIVE: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing."
More on Michael's work here: https://www.sierraarevalo.com/
Find the book: https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Imperative-Violence-Death-Policing/dp/0231198477/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M08AOVAJ95F6&keywords=the+danger+imperative&qid=1700414289&sprefix=the+danger+imperati%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1
41 min

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