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August 16, 2023 131 - Tyranny Inc & Right Wing Populism? w/ Sohrab Ahmari
This week we are joined by Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) founder and editor of Compact Magazine and author of Tyranny Inc. Sohrab is a conservative but worries that modern capitalism & private power poses a major threat to freedom, he joins David to discuss his book and right-wing populism.
Sohrab's book Tyranny Inc. is out now:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708057/tyranny-inc-by-sohrab-ahmari/
1 hr 16 min
August 09, 2023 130 - Degrowth Isn't Just Bad Politics, It's Bad Economics w/ Cale Brooks
Matt & David are joined by Cale Brooks (@calebroooks) fmrly. of the Jacobin Show and a contributor to Damage Magazine to talk about Degrowth, why it isn't just bad politics but bad economics as well.
Read Cale's full piece here: https://damagemag.com/2023/06/07/the-left-did-a-no-growth/
1 hr 21 min
August 03, 2023 129 - Why The RIGHT Loves Oil w/ Dharna Noor
Matt & David are joined by Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) journalist at the Guardian to talk about climate change, the Right's war on the IRA, & why the right loves oil. Also, Shawn Fain on the 32 hour work week and Trump indicted a third time.Keep up with Dharna's excellent reporting here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dharna-noor
1 hr 9 min
July 26, 2023 128 - Teamsters Win Big? & Desantis Sweating With Russell Brand
We are joined by Maximillian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) Editor in Chief of The Real News Network and host of Working Pod, joins us to talk about the Teamster's tentative deal with UPS. Also, Ron DeSantis talks with new pal Russell Brand
1 hr 29 min
July 19, 2023 127 - Israel Is Bulldozing Palestinian Schools & Texas' Brutal Border w/ Basel Adra
Greg Abbott's cruelty at the border knows no end. Matt & David talk about the brutal revelations that Texas security forces have been instructed to push children into the Rio Grande.
Then journalist & Palestinian Basel Adra joins David to talk about what could be the worst mass expulsion in Palestine since 1967 in Masafer Yatta:
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/masafer-yatta-destruction-palestine-israel/
1 hr 20 min
July 12, 2023 126 - Minnesota's Farmer-Labor Movement ft. Anders J Lee
With David still in London, Matt is joined by Anders Lee (@andersleehere) to discuss the rise and fall of Minnesota's Farmer-Labor movement.
Check out Anders' piece here: https://racketmn.com/how-hubert-h-humphrey-purged-the-dfl-of-socialists

And this documentary by the Farmer-Labor Education Committee on the movement here: https://youtu.be/9Nibei9ZCHM
More on the Farmer-Labor Education Committee https://farmerlaboreducation.com/
59 min
July 05, 2023 125 - Quick Fixes: Drugs in America ft. Benjamin Fong
Happy Fourth y'all. Back with a full live show next week!
Benjamin Fong joins David and Matt to discuss his new book: Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes
51 min
June 28, 2023 124 - Prigozhin's Mutiny & What It Means For Putin's Invasion ft. Yasha Levine
Matt & David are joined by Yasha Levine (@yashalevine) to talk about Prigozhin's mutiny, Russia, and Putin.
You can read more of Yasha's work here:
https://yasha.substack.com/
Subscribe to his and Evgenia's podcast The Russians:
https://pca.st/lkz89lvn
1 hr 5 min
June 21, 2023 123 - Reclaiming Utopia & Texas' Death Star Bill ft. Alex Birnel
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Welcome Left Reckoners. This week Matt & David talk about how it is critical that the Left never lose its utopian spirit.
Then DSA member & organizer from San Antonio Alex Birnel (@alexbirnel) joins David to talk about the Death Star Bill HB2127 in Texas that will roll back labor law and harm local politics, and what we can do to fight back.
1 hr 21 min
June 15, 2023 Building Solidarity With Cuba & The Left - Griscom Stream
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David is joined by union organizer Aminah Sheikh (@AminahSheikh) & Prof Emeritus Charles Omowale Simmons to talk about the recent Labor Delegation to Cuba, the result of US sanctions, and building solidarity with our neighbors to the south.
1 hr 13 min

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