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October 18, 2023 140 - STAND WITH GAZA + Nurses Strike Back
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Matt & David talk about the inhumanity of the siege on Gaza, the despicable political response, and how this is not the time to shy away.
Then we are joined by nurses from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey who have been on strike demanding better staffing, higher pay, and basic worker's rights.
Support the strike here: https://safestaffingnj.org/
You can read more about this by Sudip Bhattacharya here: https://jacobin.com/2023/10/robert-wood-johnson-hospital-nurses-strike-new-jersey-short-staffing?fbclid=IwAR3Nvxr_Kd7y53IhW1ztNm4NNAyv7vQK5E1owYfklGU7yQFgcxzinrZRfXw
1 hr 28 min
October 11, 2023 139 - Palestine & The US Role In Occupation w/ Moureen Kaki & Ben Burgis
In this week's LR Matt & David speak with Palestinian activist and filmmaker Moureen Kaki & Ben Burgis @benburgis about the conflict in Gaza, the Israeli Occupation, and the US role in maintaining apartheid.
Follow San Antonio for Justice in Palestine here: https://www.instagram.com/sajp1948/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
1 hr 12 min
October 08, 2023 Teaser - Sunday Show - Unexpected Materialist Jordan Peterson
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15 min
October 04, 2023 138 - Russia's Invasion & Ukraine's Collaboration Law w/ Alice Speri
Matt & David talk about how the right became obsessed with a subdivision in Texas.
#Ukraine
Then Alice Speri (@alicesperi) a journalist with The Intercept joins us to talk about her piece in the Intercept "Enemies Within" a look at the violence faced by Ukrainians from the Russian invasion and how the collaboration in Ukraine is adding to the pain of those who faced the brunt of Russian occupation.
Read the story here:https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/
1 hr 17 min
September 27, 2023 137 - Responding To UAW Critics w/ Jacob Morrison
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Biden is walking the UAW picket line and Donald Trump is holding a rally, we take a minute to update folks on the historic UAW Strike. Then we have Jacob Morrison (@JacobM_AL) of the Valley Labor Report to talk about the strike, respond to some of the 'left' criticism of Shan Fain and the UAW, and more.
1 hr 18 min
September 20, 2023 136 - Unaccountability In Texas & The Right Vs Equality w/ Matt McManus
Hey friends! We are back this week with another episode of Left Reckoning. First up we are going to be talking Ken Paxton's acquittal and how Texas is where accountability goes die. Next up we have Matt McManus @MattPolProf on to talk about his new book The Political Right and Equality out from Routledge, we talk about the philosophical base of the rightwing in the US and the world.
Pick up Matt's book here: https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Right-and-Equality-Turning-Back-the-Tide-of-Egalitarian-Modernity/McManus/p/book/9781032310831
1 hr 32 min
September 13, 2023 135 - The Rich Are Wreckers & Can The Left Keep Mexico? w/ Kurt Hackbarth
Welcome back to LR. This week Matt & David are talking how the rich make life worse for the rest of us. Then we have Kurt Hackbart (@kurthackbarth) journalist based in Mexico to talk about AMLO, his potential successor, and revamp his regular segment, lies the NYT is telling about Mexico.
Read Kurt's latest in Jacobin here:
https://jacobin.com/2023/08/amlo-poverty-mexico-wealth-inequality-politics-fourth-transformation
1 hr 27 min
September 06, 2023 134 - Paxton Watch & Who's Spying On You? ft. Robert Skvarla
Robert Skvarla (@Robertskvarla) joins us once again to talk about his new piece on private spy firms. But first: Shawn Fain goes at billionaire's right to exist and David gives us a texas-sized update on the Paxton impeachment proceedings
Read Robert's piece here
https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/aimed-at-protests-surveillance-contractors-new-owners-expand-spy-tech-portfolio/
1 hr 27 min
August 30, 2023 133 - The YIMBY Technocrat Problem & Mining The Future w/ Nick Bowlin
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Hello friends, we are joined this week by Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin) writer and correspondent at High Country News to talk about mining. Nick recently attended a major mining conference where attendees were salivating over the opportunities that green energy transitions mean for the mining industry.
Read Nick's piece here:
https://www.thedriftmag.com/a-good-prospect/

Also, Jacob Frey and allies stab rent control in the back:
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/what-happened-to-rent-control-in-minneapolis
1 hr 29 min
August 23, 2023 132 - Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + Minion Death Cult on the UPS Vote
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We are joined by Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) to talk about AOC and the squad and his recent Jacobin piece "AOC and the Squad’s List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long"
https://jacobin.com/2023/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-the-squad-left-criticism-policy-accomplishmentsAlso, a clip from our
Sunday Show for featuring Minion Death Cult:Alexander (@flieldy) and Tony (@Wordisbond) from the excellent podcast Minion Death Cult (@miniondeathcult) join us to discuss the GOP primary and the experiment in democracy that is the UPS Teamsters vote.
Check out Minion Death Cult on tour with Antifada and Pod Damn America:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minion-death-cult-live-tickets-691958234707
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1 hr 19 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!