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Prediction Markets Want to Financialize Everything w/ Jathan Sadowski / Tech Won't Save Us
Polymarket and Kalshi are everywhere. But what are they doing to society? Jathan Sadowski joins Paris Marx to discuss the rise of prediction markets …
3 months ago
Winning State Legislatures and Winning Midterm Elections / Start Making Sense
State legislatures have a lot of power in America—the States Project focuses on expanding that. Daniel Squadron explains. His new book is The Fourth …
3 months ago
Extraction Behind the Green Transition w/ Thea Riofrancos / American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome back to the show political scientist Thea Riofrancos to talk about the politics of extraction in the global energy transition…
3 months, 1 week ago
Building Local Power to Win w/ Dan Denvir / Fighting Fascism
Aaron and Jonathan talk to Dan Denvir, not about his famous lefty podcast The Dig, but about his not-so-famous local organizing project, Reclaim RI. …
3 months, 1 week ago
The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico w/ Alexander Aviña | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
CNN is reporting that the CIA has been actively engaged in assassination campaigns in Mexico targeting alleged members of drug cartels. While both th…
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Ceasefire Breakdown, CIA Mexico Strike / American Prestige
Danny and Derek fight fake news as they fight their allergies. In this week’s news: Trump and Xi meet; Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire terms (3:09); G…
3 months, 1 week ago
The UK Government’s AI Obsession Is a Big Risk w/ Will Dunn / Tech Won't Save Us
What happens when a government goes all in on AI? It creates some huge vulnerabilities. Will Dunn joins Paris Marx to dig into how the UK government …
3 months, 1 week ago
Democrats After the Voting Rights Act, plus Jews Against Zionism / Start Making Sense
Last week was one of the roughest for Democrats since Trump won the election in 2024 - the Supreme Court ended Black congressional representation in …
3 months, 1 week ago
Journalism in the Age of Oligarchy w/ David Sirota / American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with David Sirota, founder and EIC of The Lever, about journalism, independent media, and the consolidation of presidential pow…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Down with the AI Overlords w/ Sarah Myers West / Fighting Fascism
You've already heard us rant about AI. What if you could hear someone who's actually super smart and profoundly informed... also rant about AI? We're…
3 months, 2 weeks ago