Podcast Episodes

Dig: Higher Ed Industrial Unionism w/ Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson

Featuring Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson on Rutgers University workers' industrial unionism strategy. The second in a two-part series on the crisis in American higher education.

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Michael and Us: Fully Automated Luxury Centrism

The amateur documentary MY YANG GANG DIARY (2021) gives us opportunity to look back on the presidential candidacy of Andrew Yang. We discuss how the "not left, not right, but forward" candidate offer…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Jacobin Radio: Dealignment? w/ Robert Brenner & Dylan Riley

Suzi talks to Robert Brenner and Dylan Riley about their “Seven Theses on American Politics” in New Left Review, an analysis of the 2022 midterm election results. The expected "red wave" was, in thei…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Behind the News: Chatbot Hype Versus Reality w/ Dwayne Monroe

Software engineer Dwayne Monroe exposes the reality behind the hype around ChatGPT (and the sinister implications of AI). Then Doug interviews political economist Alfredo Saad-Filho on Brazil’s polit…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Dig: Higher Ed Crisis w/ Dennis Hogan

Featuring Dennis Hogan on the crisis in higher education. The first in a two-part series. Next up: Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson on how university workers can fight back through industrial unionism.

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Michael and Us: Heaven on Earth

Terrence Malick perfected his now-signature style with his rapturously beautiful second film, DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978). We discuss the film's depiction of hardscrabble American life in the early 20th ce…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Long Reads: Kevin Anderson on the Anti-Colonial Marx

Critics of Karl Marx claim that he was incapable of recognizing forms of oppression that aren't linked to a narrow understanding of class. Kevin Anderson challenged that view in his book, Marx at the…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Behind the News: Ethiopia's Bloody War w/ Ann Neumann

Ann Neumann, author of a recent Harper's article, discusses the bloody war in Ethiopia. Then Doug gets two views on a proposed South American currency arrangement launched by Brazilian president Lula…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Dig: The Politics and Practice of Tenant Organizing

Featuring Shanti Singh, Tracy Rosenthal, René Moya, and Cea Weaver on the politics and practice of organizing tenants.

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Michael and Us: Own Your Bad

A key moment in the evolution of the modern blockbuster, JURASSIC WORLD (2015) is a cynical reboot about cynical reboots. We discuss what this enormously popular movie says about the world that spawn…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago