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Jacobin Show: Life in the Labor Movement w/ Richard Hooker Feb 19, 2021

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Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, Jen Pan, Ariella Thornhill, and Paul Prescod host a new episode of The Jacobin Show, offering socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the audio version of the broadcast on February 17, 2021.

Richard Hooker, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 623, discusses how he became involved in rank and file union organizing in the labor movement, how unions help break down racial tensions, and the challenges that he and other UPS workers have faced during the pandemic. We also cover the Texas power outage and workplace surveillance.

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The Dig: Conservative Intelligentsia with Sam Adler-Bell & Matt Sitman Feb 19, 2021

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Dan interviews Sam Adler-Bell and Matt Sitman on the history and post-Trump trajectory of conservative intelligentsia.

Listen to Know Your Enemy, their really great podcast on the American Right, wherever you get your podcasts. Sign up on Patreon for bonus episodes: patreon.com/knowyourenemy

Recommended reading and listening:

"What’s left of liberalism? Why the left and right both seem to agree that liberalism has failed us." By Sam Adler-Bell

"Know Your Enemy #13: What Happened to Norman? with David Klion"

"I Thought I Understood the American Right. Trump Proved Me Wrong." By Rick Perlstein

"The dark history of Donald Trump's rightwing revolt." By Timothy Shenk

"The Year the Clock Broke." By John Ganz

"Anti-'68ers and the Racist-Libertarian Alliance: How a Schism among Austrian School Neoliberals Helped Spawn the Alt Right." By Quinn Slobodian

"Leaving Conservatism Behind: How I renounced the God-and-guns conservatism of my blue-collar roots and embraced class politics." By Matt Sitman

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The Vast Majority: US Socialists Can Learn from the UK Labour Party's Early History Feb 18, 2021

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Bad things happen when workers don't have a party of their own, as workers in the United States do not. How do we solve the problem of being stuck with the Democrats? To answer this question, Eric Blanc studied the history of the early British Labour Party — and found a wide range of lessons for American socialists today. You can read Eric's article here:https://jacobinmag.com/<wbr />2021/02/labour-party-uk-<wbr />lessons-socialistsJacobin's new issue "Biden Our Time" is out now. Subscribe: https://jacobinmag.com/<wbr />subscribe

A World to Win: Ugandan Politics and Corruption w/ Moses Khisa Feb 17, 2021

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In this week’s episode, Grace talks to Moses Khisa, Assistant Professor at the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University and a research associate with the Centre for Basic Research in Kampala.

They discuss the recent elections in Uganda, in which President Yoweri Museveni won his sixth term against populist challenger and former popstar Bobi Wine, and place them in the context of Uganda’s long slide towards authoritarianism and the failed neoliberal reforms of the 1990s.

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Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

Weekends: Biden's Corporate Unity, Taylor Guitar Co-Op, and Indian Farmers' Protest w/ Vijay Prashad Feb 17, 2021

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Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from February 13, 2021.

Vijay Prashad joins us to discuss the latest on the massive Indian farmer strikes and how socialists can build international solidarity.

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The Vast Majority: Remembering Working-Class Hero Karen Lewis Feb 12, 2021

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Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis died this week at the age of 67. In remembrance of one of the most important left labor leaders in recent history, we hosted a remembrance of her for the Jacobin YouTube channel.

Behind the News: Noreena Hertz and Rossana Rodríguez Feb 12, 2021

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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with Noreena Hertz, author of The Lonely Century, on what loneliness is doing to our minds, bodies, and societies. Rossana Rodríguez, Chicago city council member, puts in a word in favor of mutual aid.

Jacobin Show: Pain and Politics in Rural America w/ Jennifer Silva Feb 11, 2021

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In this episode, sociologist Jennifer Silva explains how rising economic inequality and the decline of social institutions has devastated rural America and led the rural working class to disengage from politics. Jen Pan and guest host David Griscom discuss liberals' misguided contempt for "red state" America.

Jennifer Silva is an assistant professor at Indiana University and the author of the books Coming Up Short: Working-Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty and We're Still Here: Pain and Politics in the Heart of America.

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Michael and Us: Tony Benn, Against the Tide Feb 11, 2021

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For decades the most visible socialist in Britain, the late Labour Party MP Tony Benn is the rare instance of a left-wing politician who became even more radical as his political career progressed. The 1990 documentary TONY BENN: AGAINST THE TIDE, 1973-6 looks back at four years where radical change seemed possible and Benn was at the height of his power within Labour. We discuss his thwarted political vision, and how his politics remained consistent through the dark winters of Thatcher and Blair. PLUS: American media under Biden, and the death of Larry Flynt.

Watch the documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9qv1HQ4…el=ModernLonelyTV

"Tony Benn Spent His Life Fighting for Democracy and Socialism" by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys - www.jacobinmag.com/2020/04/tony-be…rty-uk-new-left

A World to Win: The War on Disabled People w/ Ellen Clifford Feb 11, 2021

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In this episode, Grace talks to Ellen Clifford, author of The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe (ZED Books, 2020), who is on the steering committee of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC).

They discuss successive UK governments’ breaches of the human rights of disabled people, how the Left can be made a more inclusive space for disabled activists, and how the pandemic has affected the lives of disabled people after a decade of austerity.

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Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.