The Insurgents

Today we’re joined by the District Sentinel & now Means TV Sams, Sam Sacks & Sam Knight. The two Sams are here to talk about the ways late-stage capitalism aggravate the coronavirus pandemic, how the working class is on the front lines and what can be done to harness the energy around labor organizing right now and redirecting it toward a better tomorrow.You can follow Sam Sacks HERE. And Sam Knight HERE.You can check out Means Morning News HERE.

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Wow, what do you know? It’s another episode of the Insurgents. Your favorite (?) podcast. Today we’re joined by writer and Trump whisperer David Roth. We had a great time talking with David about the world without sports and what’s going through Trump’s head. We also play some of your voicemails. You can follow David HERE. You can also see what all former Deadspin writers are up to HERE.You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at [email protected] can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to our private Discord server as well as the to-come premium episodes, you can do so here:

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Today we’re joined by Josh Androsky, organizer & comedian from LA to talk about the response by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti & the city council to the coronavirus pandemic. Josh also updates us on the growing leftist movement at the council level, how leftists are organizing to support people experiencing homelessness & we get his thoughts on the Trump stimulus plan.

Ken Klippenstein also makes an appearance on the show, unfortunately. You can follow Josh on Twitter HERE.And his podcast In The Red HERE.——You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to our private Discord server as well as the to-come premium episodes, you can do so here:

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What’s up. It’s another episode of the Insurgents, the #1 ranked Canadian-American crossover politically left news and political commentary podcast. Today we’re joined by Dwight & Chris from Eat the Rich to talk about the Congressional deliberations over coronavirus relief and capitalists’ suggestions that people should be happy to die so that the Dow Jones may live. This was a fun one.

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You can follow Chris HERE.You can follow Dwight HERE.You can follow the ETR account HERE.You can subscribe to their Patreon HERE.——You can also listen to the show on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to our private Discord server as well as the to-come premium episodes, you can do so here:

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For this episode we’re going global Rob and Jordan are joined by Joel Birch, frontman of The Amity Affliction & prominent critic of Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, to talk about the ineffectual leadership in Australia during the coronavirus pandemic. Then we’re joined by Eleanor Penny, writer with Novara Media out of London, to discuss Boris Johnson’s abysmal response to the pandemic there. You can follow Joel on Twitter HERE. And Eleanor HERE.————

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We’re back. Broadcasting from our self-quarantines, we’re joined by Ana Kasparian of the Young Turks to talk about how the Democrats are responding to the coronavirus pandemic and the state of the Democratic primary as states debate how to handle in-person primaries in the middle of a pandemic.You can follow Ana HERE.Additionally, during the show we talked about launching a subscription model that includes access to our Discord server and premium (to come, didn’t feel right paywalling episodes during a global crisis) episodes. If that interests you, you can subscribe here:

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In this episode we’re joined by Aida Chavez of the Intercept and…..sigh….Ken Klippenstein of the Nation.Aida joins us to talk about her piece in the Washington Post (confusing, we know) about AOC’s pragmatism and how leftists perceive her approach.Then with Ken (who is still banned for life, this is just a temporary suspension of the ban due to the pandemic) we discuss his latest scoop about the government’s pandemic response plan and how it gives Trump extraordinary unchecked powers.You can follow Aida HERE. And Ken HERE.—You can subscribe to the show on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE.

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On today’s episode of the Insurgents, we are joined by Cameron Kasky from March for Our Lives and Isra Hirsi from US Youth Climate Strike to talk about the age breakouts of the electorate and why the left needs to center issues important to Zoomers to ensure a robust youth turnout in November.You can follow Cameron on Twitter @Cameron_KaskyYou can follow Isra on Twitter @Israhirsi—Subscribe to the Insurgents on iTunes here.

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It’s here. The moment you’ve all been waiting for. Episode 8 of the Insurgents.On this episode we’re joined by the Antifada. We talk recap Super Tuesday, take a look ahead at what’s next for Sanders & his movement, talk about the role of electorialism in creating a better, just society and whether Biden is all there.You can subscribe to Antifada’s Patreon HERE.And follow them on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/the_antifadahttps://twitter.com/as_a_workerhttps://twitter.com/jamie_elizabethhttps://twitter.com/spaceprole—Subscribe to the Insurgents on iTunes here.

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Hey everyone, it’s the Insurgents. Episode 7. We’re back. Today we’re joined by Alex Kotch, an expert on money in politics, to help us better understand the role of big money in the Democratic primary. A lot of people, candidates and even reporters have been throwing around words like “Super PAC” and “dark money” to describe political groups, but when is it accurate? Alex helps us break it all down.You can follow Alex here: https://twitter.com/alexkotch.Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here.

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