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Forging a new left agenda in the midst of our neoliberal hellscape -- Join us weekly for the best news and analysis from a left perspective.
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PREVIEW: The Left Needs Therapy, and Other Assorted Apostasies
On this episode of the Parrot Room on Zero Squared, Adam and Doug talk about the "Post-Left," why the left needs therapy (Okay, Adam said that and I'm not sure Doug agrees) and much, much more.
p.s. get therapy.
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Was Bernie Sanders a Mistake? (Adam Goes on Zero Squared Podcast)
Adam goes on Zero Squared Podcast, hosted by Doug Lain, to lay out his case for why Bernie Sanders was important to support and they end up talking a lot about some dusty, nerdy shit -- from Marx to the Second International to the New Deal and beyond.
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Is Neoliberalism Dead? w/ Sam Gindin
Sam Gindin joins us to address recent claims about the death of neoliberalism in the wake of the latest turn to stimulus-based policies. Can it be? -- of course not... Gindin explains why.
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Learning to Love (Winning) Again w/ James Schneider
Joining us this week is James Schneider, former communication director for Jeremy Corbyn, cofounder of Momentum (UK), and current comms guy for Progressive International. He's here to discuss a new series out at Novara called "How We Win: A Socialist Strategy for the 2020s."
Read the intro and find the rest of the essays here: https://novaramedia.com/2021/03/12/introducing-how-we-win-a-socialist-strategy-for-the-2020s/
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PREVIEW: Everybody Chill the Fuck Out w/ Ben Burgis
On this week's patron-exclusive ep of DPS, we're joined by Ben Burgis. We talk about the state of the left in the Biden era, cancel culture, the psycho-emotional baggage of the left, and much much more.
You all know about this book by now, but you should really buy it: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/canceling-comedians-while-world-burns
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PREVIEW: Identity Politics of the Second Gilded Age w/ Matt Karp
After an extended intro by Adam, we're joined by Matt Karp who wrote a great essay a few months ago called "The Politics of a Second Gilded Age" (https://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/the-politics-of-a-second-gilded-age).
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Customer Reviews
Biden called reporter “lyin dog face” before the question
Strong defense of Wendell Potter on today’s pod. overall I like the pod!
But you clearly didn’t watch Biden’s presser. He laughingly called the reporter who asked the last question about cognitive testing a lyin dog face because Biden was trying to wrap up , and the reporter was sneaking in an extra question. This was before the question was asked. Then Biden answered calmly- a canned reply, but no anger.
it’s a small thing but please do better. I don’t like Biden, he’s a neoliberal war monger, who will resist progressive change if he wins. I’m 71, and I’ve known there’s something fundamentally wrong with this country since college in the late 60’s. A failed state is possible: Pandemic, fascist president, millions out of work, and nationwide police violence -good people are rising up, but we’re not organized, and outcome is unknowable.
boring
lame bloviated and condescending DSA inside baseball crap with sprinkles of Poulantzis Leo Panitch etc.
Truth and thoughtful analysis
Favorite episode will always be #28, it was the first time I had ever heard the truth about how the US, and its allies including Saudi Arabia lit the match that propped up ISIS that led to the Yazidi Genocide.