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Postgame 87

Maga Communism in the field, more on Iran protests, and your calls and IMs

87 - Media Gets Lula's Win Wrong & The Problem With NGOs w/ Brian Mier, Ben Fong, & Melissa Naschek

Packed show! First up Matt talks to David about his new piece in Jacobin, When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property: https://jacobin.com/2022/10/texas-fence-cutting-wars-enclosures-cowboys  

Then Brian Mier (@BrianMteleSUR) joins us to break down the results of the Brazil's 1st Round Presidential elections, and how the media has gotten the results wrong. Read Brian's pie...

Postgame 87 - Pizza Bosses Exposed

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Media Gets Lula's Win Wrong & The Problem With NGOs w/ Brian Mier, Ben Fong, & Melissa Naschek

Packed show! First up Matt talks to David about his new piece in Jacobin, When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property:

https://jacobin.com/2022/10/texas-fence-cutting-wars-enclosures-cowboys

Then Brian Mier (@BrianMteleSUR) joins us to break down the results of the Brazil's 1st Round Presidential elections, and how the media has gotten the results wrong. Read B...

Anatomy of the Micro-Sect by Hal Draper (1973)

David and Matt read Hal Draper's 1973 essay on microsects and how to work toward a socialist movement.  Read the essay here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1973/xx/microsect.htm

Anatomy of the Micro-Sect by Hal Draper (1973)

Why is the left so fractured, and why is there such a history on the left in creating smaller and smaller ineffective sects?

David and Matt read Hal Draper's 1973 essay on microsects and how to work toward a socialist movement.  Read the essay here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1973/xx/microsect.htm

watch here 2022-10-02 15:37:53 +0000 UTC View Post

The Killing of Mahsa Amini and Iran's "Death to the Dictator" Protests ft. Assal Rad

Assal Rad (@AssalRad), Research Director at NIAC Action, joins David and Matt once again, this time to discuss the ongoing protests in Iran following Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of the morality police.

Cross-stream! Tonight @ 8 CT with This Is Revolution

First up now Griscom stream today because we recorded an in-depth interview with Assal Rad Research Director with the National Iranian American Council on the protests in Iran for freedom and the importance of solidarity. 

Catch us tonight with our friends at This Is Revolution, going live at 8 CT!

86 - Jimmy Dore Doesn't Communism w/ Cale Brooks (Fixed)

Matt, David, and Jacobin Show's Cale Brooks discuss MAGA Communism and take your calls and IMs

Update: Fixed audio!

86 - Bernie v. Manchin On Climate & Time To Boot Bolsonaro

We are joined by journalist Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) of the Boston Globe to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, and the fight between Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin.  

 Read more of Dharna's work here:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/16/science/will-king-charles-be-climate-king/  

Read David's piece on the IRA here: 2022-09-28 04:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Postgame 86 - Jimmy Dore Doesn't Communism w/ Cale Brooks

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LR 86 - Bernie v. Manchin On Climate & Time To Boot Bolsonaro

We are joined by journalist Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) of the Boston Globe to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, and the fight between Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin.

Plus Matt & Dave on the Brazilian election. 

And in the postgame Cale Brooks joins us to help breakdown how little Jimmy Dore & the MagaCommunism people knows about communism. 

How the CIA Spied on Assange Exposed ft. Chip Gibbons

Chip Gibbons (@ChipGibbons89), Policy Director at Defending Rights and Dissent joins us once again to talk Julian Assange, this time detailing what we know about CIA spying on Assange through private security.  read here: https://jacobin.com/2022/09/julian-assange-cia-uc-global-morales-ecuadorian-embassy-spying

How the CIA Spied on Assange Exposed ft. Chip Gibbons

Chip Gibbons (@@ChipGibbons89), Policy Director at Defending Rights and Dissent joins us once again to talk Julian Assange, this time detailing what we know about CIA spying on Assange through private security.  read here: https://jacobin.com/2022/09/julian-assange-cia-uc-global-morales-ecuadorian-embassy-spying

Postgame 85

Matt talks about early Glenn Greenwald blogs and takes your voicemails

85 - Rent Control Radio: The Technocrats Attack ft. GP Jacob

Matt is joined by GP Jacob on Money.Power.Land.Solidarity joins Matt to talk about the struggle to implement voted-for rent control in Minneapolis and St Paul.

Also, Home Depot workers organize and some British bits.

Check out Jacob's show, including the Rent Control Radio episodes, at:

https://www.patreon.com/moneypowerlandsolidarity

Postgame 85

thanks patrons

Niewert thread on Greenwald and Hale: https://twitter.com/DavidNeiwert/status/1130547049949122560

LR 85- The Technocrats Attack On Rent Control ft. GP Jacob

Dave is out sick today, but Matt has a great show lined up. We are joined by GP Jacob of Money, Power, Land & Solidarity podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-power-land-solidarity/id1477529471) to talk about the technocratic attack on rent control and how to push back. Live at 7 CT! 

Ron DeSantis: The Asshole Trying to Outflank Trump ft. Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy (@Tomaskenn on twitter) joins us once again to discuss 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, from his origins as a military lawyer through the Dont Say Gay bill and Election Police to the recent immigrant flights to Martha's Vinyard.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/Vq7rYJYR574

Ron DeSantis: The Asshole Trying to Outflank Trump ft. Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy (@Tomaskenn on twitter) joins us once again to discuss 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, from his origins as a military lawyer through the Dont Say Gay bill and Election Police to the recent immigrant flights to Martha's Vinyard.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/Vq7rYJYR574

Postgame 84

Ken Starr rip bozo, Elon setting Texas on fire still, a serenade from a subject of Richard III plus your voicemails and IMs!

84 - Right-Wing 'Socialism' Is A Lie + State Politics & The Left

We are joined by Aaron  Kleinman (@BobbyBigWheel) to talk about the state legislature fights that are important going into the midterms.   

Plus David and Matt on why Right-wing Socialism, MAGACommunism, and the Doreists are wrong about socialism, politics, and the US.   Also, nurses strike in Minnesota.

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Postgame 84 - Ken Starr Real Bozo

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LR 84 - Right-Wing 'Socialism' Is A Lie + State Politics & The Left

Come by at 7 CT y'all! 

We are joined by Aaron  Kleinman (@BobbyBigWheel) to talk about the state legislature fights that are important going into the midterms.   Plus David and Matt on why Right-wing Socialism, MAGACommunism, and the Doreists are wrong about socialism, politics, and the US.

Think Tank September 2022

Matt and David talk free speech and the queens death as well as taking your think tank questions.

Think Tank September 2022

Matt and David talk free speech and the queens death as well as taking your think tank questions.

Watch here:

https://youtu.be/5OzQgmnIJgw

Think Tank Questions!

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See y'all this weekend! 

Postgame 83

A former football player runs for lt. governor in Minnesota, Lyin' Ted backtracks on baristas plus your discord qs and voicemails

83 - Understanding Southern Politics, Trump Raid, Chile's Constitutional Loss ft. Charles Star

We've got a big show for y'all. We take a look at the MS water crisis and how it is born out of years of political struggle in the South. What's next with the Trump raid w/ Charles Star (@Ugarles) of the Hostile Witness Podcast. We also break down the loss of the progressive constitution in Chile and what lessons we can learn from it and more!

Postgame with Matt & Dave

Going live around 9:30 come by y'all!