What's Left?

Abortion rights being stripped away all across the country, particularly in Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and now Alabama. Why is this happening and what does it mean for women in the U.S.? What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   stitcher: Googleplaymusic: Recommended Links: Excellent article on Abortion Access in the South What's Left of Abortion Rights?

Gema and Kenny join us again as we discuss recent events in Venezuela and Iran. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: Recommended Links: On Venezuela, Lavrov again warned the U.S. against any attempts to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. Joanna Hausmann is lying about Venezuela The truth behind Maduro’s critic Joanna Hausmann NYT Helping Guaidó-Connected "Comedian" Shill For Regime Change In Venezuela Ricardo Hausmann’s 'Morning After' for Venezuela: The Neoliberal Brain Behind Juan Guaido’s Economic Agenda While online audiences know YouTube comedian Joanna Hausmann from her videos making the case for regime change, her economist father has flown below the radar. His record holds the key to understanding what the U.S. wants in Venezuela. Harvard Adviser to Venezuela’s Guaido Has Harsh Message for Bondholders Elliott Abrams, prominent D.C. neocon, named special envoy for Venezuela Who is Elliott Abrams, US special envoy for Venezuela?Abrams has a history of supporting interventionist policies in Latin America, including a role in the Iran-Contra affair Elliott Abrams, Trump’s Pick to Bring “Democracy” to Venezuela, Has Spent His Life Crushing Democracy Allan Nairn: Trump’s Venezuela Envoy Elliott Abrams Is a War Criminal Who Has Abetted Genocide

The International Socialist Organization (ISO) has dissolved. Eduardo interviews Andy about his time in the organization. What did those experiences mean for him? Why did the organization collapse, and what does this mean about the prospects for building a revolutionary socialist organization? Good Overview of ISO’s Collapse DocuMents by Renewal Faction Related interviews in What’s Left? Bruce Claire Jack What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

We discuss the recent elections in Spain. Socialist come to power in order to defeat the far right! Victory for the Left or for the Right? Is this how to fight Fascism? What does this say for the US elections in 2020? Good Overview of Election Results What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

We discuss the recent uprisings in Mali, the Sudan and Algeria in what appears to be round two of the Arab Spring that took place 6 years ago across the Middle East and Northern Africa. Why is this happening, what can we learn from it and what will likely come of it? Article Andy wrote on Egypt in 2013: Interview of Andy about Egypt (and Socialism) What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

Derrlyn Tom and Bruce Neuburger, two teachers and long time immigrant rights activists, discuss their experiences working at the Annunciation House helping immigrants coming from the south feel welcome and make the journey into the United States safely. Recommended links: Braceros Then and Now: Brutality and Pathological Dishonesty Greet Immigrants in the Age of TrumpThe Border, Trumpian Madness and the Clash of Demographics What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

We discuss the recent removal of Julian Assange from asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy and his arrest by the British police. At the same time, the US starts the process of getting Assange extradited to the US under charges of conspiracy to steal state secrets through his involvement with Pentagon whistleblower, Chelsea Manning. Another big win for the US state and another giant step backwards for preserving the few remaining independent voices in the media. Free Julian Assange! What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

We interview Gay Adelmann, parent of two and co-founder of "Dear JCPS", a grass-roots parent/teacher alliance built to fight racist policies in education and the erosion of public education through charter schools and privatization. Gay describes her involvement in the recent fight to bust the teachers union and the attack on teachers pay and pension which has produced a recent wave of sick outs in Kentucky. This put her group on the firing line from politicians looking to sneak shady policies past the pubic and union leaders who would rather cut backroom deals than lead fightback. Her story of struggle and transformation is inspiring. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

Now that the Mueller Report is finished, who were the winners and loser from "Russiagate". Was is it a legit investigation or a conspiratorial witch-hunt? What did it accomplish? And what does it mean for US politics, for the MSM and independent media, for the 2020 elections and for the Working Class? Recommended Links: Glen Greenwald Debates a Russiagate believer Russiagate is WMD times a million Russia and the Democrats What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic:

The Christchurch shootings raise questions about the rise of white nationalism, Islamophobia, gun control, political correctness and xenophobia. We discuss all of this as we try and make sense of who’s to blame for the violent massacre in New Zealand. Recommended links: https://amp.economist.com/international/2019/03/23/why-white-nationalist-terrorism-is-a-global-threat What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: