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Episode 304
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The day Henry Kissinger died, Jacobin magazine released a book, which they had completed years before, called The Good Die Young: The Verdict on …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
What The Labor Movement Can Do For You (w/ Hamilton Nolan)
Episode 303
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Hamilton Nolan is a leading labor journalist whose new book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor is both a study…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
A Leading Philosopher Makes The Case for Degrowth (w/ Kohei Saito)
Episode 302
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Marxist philosophers do not often write bestsellers, but as the New York Times wrote in a profile of today's guest, Kohei Saito's work has unexpe…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Understanding the Genocide Case Against Israel (w/ Jeremy Scahill)
Episode 301
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Originally aired January 29, 2024
There is an ongoing case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by South Africa against Israel, whi…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Case for Limiting Wealth (w/ Ingrid Robeyns)
Episode 300
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Ingrid Robeyns is a professor at Utrecht University, where she specializes in political philosophy and ethics. She's the author of Limitarianism:…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
How the "Squad" Discovered the Reality of Power in D.C. (w/ Ryan Grim)
Episode 299
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Ryan Grim is the Intercept's D.C. bureau chief and the author of The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution. Ryan's book chronicles th…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
What Can the U.S. Learn From Canadian Politics? (w/ Ed Broadbent)
Episode 298
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Ed Broadbent was perhaps the best-known democratic socialist in Canada. He served for 14 years as the head of the country's New Democratic Party,…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
How George Santos Scammed Everyone (w/ Mark Chiusano)
Episode 297
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Mark Chiusano of Newsday knows George Santos better than anyone else, having covered Santos’ political career from its start to its recent ignomi…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Bill Gates Problem (w/ Tim Schwab)
Episode 296
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Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist who's been reporting on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation since 2019. His work has appeared in The Na…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
A Climate Scientist on What We're Facing and What We Need to Do
Episode 295
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Peter Kalmus is one of the country's most visible and engaged climate scientists. He is the author of Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate R…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago