#1720 Building an Organized Left, the Eternal Oxymoron
Air Date: 7-2-2025
A disorganized Left rife with infighting and disagreements about the paths forward is nothing new, and it won't be coming to an end anytime soon. So, the best we can do is understand the political dynamics in detail, frustrating as they are, and get to work.
Read more#1719 The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash
Air Date: 6-28-2025
The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple.
Read more#1718 On the Path to Destruction: Israel Attacks Iran as Support for War on Gaza Drops
Air Date: 6-25-2025
We thought we were going to have an episode about the war Israel is conducting ready for you last week but then they started another war. So, it would have felt odd to release an Israel episode without the latest major updates including Iran. I can only imagine what will happen between the time I speak these words and when you hear them that will make this episode feel out of date.
What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain?
Read more#1717 Monthly-Ish Mix: Wealth Concentration, Knowledge Suppression, and Identity Exploitation: The Systems of Control of the Authoritarian Playbook
Air Date: 5-6-2025
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're focusing on the way authoritarian movements operate across multiple fronts simultaneously to reshape society.
Read more#1716 The Fight for Workers: Oligarchy and its Bipartisan Enablers
Air Date: 6-18-2025
Critics of capitalism like us often advocate for the system to come to an end and be replaced with another that aligns better with human needs and continued existence. Well, it's possible that the system is close to having run its course and will be making way for something different. Unfortunately, the natural course of capitalism is to concentrate wealth and, by extension, power so that's what's happened and we're now getting close to basically reinventing feudalism. So, wrong direction.
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