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dissent magazine

Future Monetary Theory February 24, 2021
MMT’s account of the origin of money is a useful corrective to the stories told by orthodox economists. But a deeper history of the social construction of money opens up more radical possibilities for rethinking the monetary order.
Trevor Jackson
Know Your Enemy: How to Survive a Pandemic, with Peter Staley February 22, 2021
Veteran HIV/AIDS activist Peter Staley discusses the AIDS crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of his friend Dr. Anthony Fauci in both.
Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell
Family Ties February 22, 2021
We’re still living with the punitive politics of family values. A broader, universal vision can break its vise grip.
Paul M. Renfro
California Has Lessons for Liberals February 19, 2021
California’s progressive image can be misleading. But it’s also home to activists fighting to change the state for the better.
Manuel Pastor
Belabored: What’s Joe Biden’s Agenda for Labor? February 19, 2021
Celine McNicholas of the Economic Policy Institute digs into the PRO Act and other labor policies currently on the table.
Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen
What Caste Leaves Out February 17, 2021
Isabel Wilkerson’s account of racial oppression elides crucial differences between social inequality in South Asia and the United States—differences with real implications for emancipatory political projects.
Hari Ramesh
Backlash Forever February 15, 2021
It’s time to abandon the assumption that workers have a “natural” home on the center-left. But we should also reject the idea that social conservatism always lies latent within working-class culture, ready for right-wing politicians to activate.
Gabriel Winant
The Education Fix February 12, 2021
The idea that more degrees, credentials, and skills will raise the bottom of the economic floor has become an article of national faith. But educational systems can just as easily reproduce inequality as mitigate it.
Cristina Viviana Groeger
Shinzō Abe and the Future of Japanese Democracy February 10, 2021
Under Abe, the Liberal Democratic Party waged a right-wing culture war and changed the terms of Japanese politics. The opposition will need to learn from his success to coalesce around a popular alternative.
Adam Bronson
Repression in Xi’s China February 8, 2021
The tightening of state control over Hong Kong and Xinjiang reveal a consolidation of authority in Xi’s CCP, intent on stifling any signs of nonconformity.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

the best of the left podcast

#1285 Naked Capitalism has a Fig Leaf (Repost) February 25, 2021
Air Date 6/28/2019 Today we take a look at the ways that extreme inequality and many of the worst instincts and repercussions of capitalism are being upheld and perpetuated by our culture of philanthropy. It turns out that what we see as the rich giving back is really more of a purchase on their part, […]
BestOfTheLeft.com
#1400 Fighting Neoliberalism from the Fields of India to the Fight for 15 February 21, 2021
Air Date 2/20/2021 Today we take a look at the fight to create and maintain workable and humane economic and social floors, beneath which people are not allowed to fall. The fetishization of market forces embraced by decades of neoliberals and weaponized by authoritarians have left millions desperate for basic standards. To draw the connection, […]
BestOfTheLeft.com
#1399 Myths are written by the victors, history by the scholars February 17, 2021
Air Date 2/16/2021 Today we take a look at the competing histories fighting for dominance in the minds of Americans; the mythologized and romanticized history as represented by the "patriotic" framing of history from the 1776 Commission report and the much more fact-based approach that doesn't skirt the issue of race from the 1619 Project. […]
BestOfTheLeft.com
#1398 The Road to Justice Runs Through Accountability February 13, 2021
Air Date 2/13/2021 Today we take a look at the fallout from the January 6th insurrection, the case for impeachment and/or punishment for every single person involved and discussions for why this process is so important to the stability of the country. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email […]
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#1397 Vaccine Rollout Once Again Exposes the Divide in Our Global Medical Apartheid February 10, 2021
Air Date 2/10/2021 Today we take a look at the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the US and around the world. Between White and Black in the US, Israeli and Palestinian in Israel and the Global North and Global South broadly, the legacies of colonialism and racism predictably play themselves out. Be part of the […]
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#1396 The Platforms of Our Discontent (Social Media, Social Destruction) February 6, 2021
Air Date 2/5/2021 Today we take a look at the role that social media plays in the radicalization of discontented communities and engage in the debate over content moderation and de-platforming of individuals. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript MEMBERSHIP, Gift Memberships and Donations! (Get AD […]
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the antifada

Ep 133 - Crazy Bitch Theory of History w/ Amogh Sahu, Matt Peterson (Part 1) February 24, 2021
Part 1 of a crossover episode with Woodbine's podcast about Adam Curtis' new BBC series, Can't Get You Out of My Head. We talk about Adam Curtis' methods, his political origins, his visions of the future, and what his conclusions might offer revolutionaries. For their other episode and part 2, support Woodbine, a radical community […]
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
Ep 132 - What No Anti-War Movement Does To An AUMF w/ LeftFlankVets February 17, 2021
Jamie and Sean host Marcus and Lorax of leftist veteran co-op LeftFlankVets (@leftflankvets) to talk about their media project, their experiences in the military, and the potential for revolutionary organizing within the ranks of the US armed forces. They also give a prognosis for foreign policy under Biden and offer up answers as to why […]
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
Ep 131 - On The Ultra Question w/ Kay Gabriel February 10, 2021
Kay Gabriel (@unit01barbie), of DSA Emerge and the #DefundNYPD campaign, stops by to give a counterpoint to some of our previous guests' takes on cutting police budgets as part of the road to abolition. Equal time doctrine, but only for different types of communists! Sharp-eared observers will note this audio came from The Antifada twitch […]
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
BONUS - GameStopulism w/ Jason Smith February 5, 2021
Jason sticks around to discuss retail traders, the end of the beginning of Trumpism, the legacy of Obama and what, if anything, can be taken from last week's Reddit vs Wall Street battle. Become a patron to access this bonus episode and others, plus our Discord server: www.patreon.com/theantifada Closing song: Roger Miller - Not in […]
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
Ep 130 Line Goes Mad w/ Jason Smith February 3, 2021
Political economist Jason Smith, (@profitratedown) author of 'Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in and Age of Stagnation', joins Sean to give us all an update on how that dang line is doing. What is the source of all of America's various morbid symptoms the last 12 to 40 years? How can it be that […]
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
Beyond the Defund/Abolish debate w/ Hard Crackers (BONUS) January 29, 2021
Jamie, Jarrod, and Zhana from Hard Crackers talk more about the realistic possibilities of defunding or abolishing the police, non-reformist reformers, and an anti-carceral popular front. For the full episode and access to our Discord community, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada
Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy

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