The Delusionals

We are joined by Joshua Frank, managing editor of CounterPunch and co-author of Big Heat: Earth On The Brink to discuss a variety of things from the current strategic debate of how we get Medicare For All and the power dynamics behind that, Biden's cabinet picks and the implications behind them and how they compare to both Obama's and Trump's picks, and re-examining the leverage that the left has.

Well if you were sick of election coverage, you've come to the wrong place. We are joined by freelance journalist and author of After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy to analyze the exit polls to see what the political future of this country looks like, the future of the Affordable Care Act and how it is in peril, and of course the great news of marijuana legalization and other necessary drug reforms throughout the country.

We are joined by Parlo Francois, a prospective law student and host of the Code Noir podcast that will be available on November 4th. We discuss the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett and examine her past rulings to get a sense of her future rulings and what it means for labor and socially. We also discuss Big Tech (Google, Facebook, and Apple) hearings and whether Section 230 of the Telecommunications Act has a chance to be repealed. We share the big political wins for the left in South America & much more.

Patrick of CounterPower joins us to talk their new book "Organizing for Autonomy" - a practical framework for challenging capitalism and introducing communism as a viable alternative. Organizing for Autonomy is incredibly dense yet concise and provides a thorough analysis of the labyrinthine mechanisms of capitalism with tangible options to overcome them. We also discuss how the cult of personality around communist leaders is actually a bad thing. Buy the book at the link provided!

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We discuss the interview between Virgil Texas and Briahna Joy Gray of The Bad Faith Podcast with Noam Chomsky and how the voting strategy the left should adopt to avoid the suboptimal choices that we may get. We update you about the stimulus package being negotiated by Congress and the White House and the lack of urgency it's being given and how it has become a political football.

Bartender extraordinaire, Co-founder and President of the RWCF John deBary stops by for a quick chat on the current state of restaurants during the pandemic, the treatment of restaurant employees, keeping cops in check, and why casual alcoholism is kinda bad.

In this week's episode, we speak to a renowned freelance journalist, Eoin Higgins about his reporting on the Richard Neal/Alex Morse fiasco, the first 2020 presidential debates, and update you about Julian Assange and the overtones of authoritarianism true journalism is facing today.

We speak to Organizer and branch secretary of the Fredericksburg Industrial Workers of the World (FXBGIWW), Jesse Frye, about the growing restrictions that unions face both from employers/private sector and government and how to strategically combat it. He delves into the role of unions and how to coalesce with other unions to meet a targeted goal. We also discuss the effects of Trump administration has done to unions and hypothesize what a Biden administration would do to the labor movement.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. We offer our perspective on the Supreme Court justice's career, what are the political implications of her passing, and what it (and the function of the Supreme Court) means to leftist politics. We take a minute to discuss how Republicans are so effective at committing to their undemocratic agenda in an ironically democratic way. The recent wave of progressive victories by Working Families Party/DSA/Sunrise Movement coalition led by Reclaim Rhode Island endorsed candidates in Rhode Island can be a great sign for leftist. We ask: is this the blueprint in which progressive can create an electoral infrastructure that is sustainable?

Shout out to Arts and (Space)Crafts Podcast, who will we be featured on soon! Marine Park Political Youth, who appeared on Episode 5 (Freaking Out The Neighborhood)!

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The Democratic Party continues to be raging hypocrites, with liberals celebrating the removal of the Green Party from ballots in 3 states (Texas, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania). We, then discuss the brutal conditions at ICE detention facilities and the mass hysterectomies being performed on asylum seekers.