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Behind the News: Jennifer Berkshire and Kate Sykes Nov 20, 2020

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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 talks about the current economic situation and speaks with Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, on ed reform, mostly from the right. Plus, and interview with Kate Sykes of People First Portland on some major left ballot victories in Maine’s largest city.

A World to Win: North by North West w/ Andy Burnham Nov 19, 2020

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On this week’s show Grace Blakeley is joined by Andy Burnham – former Labour MP and current Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Recent weeks have seen Burnham, along with other mayors in the north of England, stand up to the Tory government and demand equity in financial support during the Covid-19 crisis.

In this show, he also discusses what cities like Manchester are doing to tackle climate breakdown and the housing crisis, as well as why the Left needs to embrace a socialist devolution agenda.

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Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and Tribune’s designer Kevin Zweerink for their work on this episode. This podcast is supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust.

Weekends: Corbyn Suspension w/ Ronan Burtenshaw, Prop 22 Gig Work, and Polling Failure Nov 17, 2020

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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 November 15, 2020.

The guest is Ronan Burtenshaw. Ronan is the editor of Tribune Magazine. Read his latest here: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/jeremy...

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Jacobin Radio: Matt Karp and Mike Davis on the 2020 Election Nov 16, 2020

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Suzi talks to Matt Karp, contributing editor of Jacobin, about the significance of the 2020 election in geographic and demographic terms. Biden won both the popular vote and the electoral college in an election with historic turnout, but without the kind of landslide many expected — and higher turnouts seem to have inflated totals for both parties. The Democrats may have won back the Blue Wall, taking Arizona, Georgia and Nevada from the Republicans, but Trump also secured a record vote, and the Democrats did badly in down ticket races. We get Matt's insights on the Democratic Party’s election strategy and results — as well as what they portend for the Left of the Party. Suzi then talks to Mike Davis to get his analysis of the election results, looking in particular at South Texas, as well as the exurbs. In South Texas a blue wave along the Rio Grande from El Paso to Brownsville was taken for granted, but failed to materialize, and the Republicans out-organized the Democrats. Mike helps us understand why Latinos voted for Trump, despite his horrific immigration policies — and we get Mike’s take on why the Democratic Party’s strategy — that allowed a bifurcation of Trump’s handling of the pandemic and the economy — was such a disaster.

Michael and Us: Red and Blue Nov 16, 2020

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A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. We travel to Lumberton to plumb the dark depths of David Lynch's BLUE VELVET (1986), in which good and evil are forces that are intertwined - and not a strict dichotomy. We discuss how critics then and now have received the film's provocations, and our own relationships to Lynch's work. PLUS: red states vs blue states, Joe Biden's cabinet, and Tim Allen's discovery of Marxism.

Long Reads: Owen Miller on the Hidden History of the Korean War Nov 14, 2020

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Long Reads is a new, bi-weekly podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.

Our guest today is Owen Miller, historian of modern Korea who teaches at SOAS in London.

Read Miller's article "Uncovering The Hidden History of the Korean War" from June 2020 here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/06/korean-war-seventieth-anniversary-north-korea-south

Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.

The Dig: Mike Davis on This Moment Nov 13, 2020

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Dan interviews Mike Davis on what the election reveals about this US political moment and the way forward for the Left.

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Vast Majority: The Elections with Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Nov 13, 2020

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Producer Sarah Hurd steps up to mic to cohost this episode with Chicago city councilor and Democratic Socialists of America member Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, talking about Joe Biden's win, the role of economic misery in votes for Donald Trump and our desperate need for real relief measures, and how the Left should approach a Biden White House. Read Micah's column on why Democrats attacking socialists for their poor election performance is absurd: https://novaramedia.com/2020/11/10/democrats-must-stop-attacking-socialism-their-days-are-numbered-without-it/ Read Micah's interview with Carlos when he was kicked off a gubernatorial ticket for supporting Palestine: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/09/carlos-rosa-chicago-bds-democratic-party

A World to Win: Survival of the Friendliest w/ Rutger Bregman Nov 12, 2020

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On this week’s show Grace Blakeley speaks to Rutger Bregman, historian and author of Utopia for Realists and Humankind: A Hopeful History.

In January of last year, Bregman shot to international fame when video of him excoriating the tax-avoiding corporate elite at Davos went viral – and in the latest A World to Win he discusses a range of topics from human nature to capitalism and the 24-hour news cycle.

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Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and Tribune’s designer Kevin Zweerink for their work on this episode. This podcast is supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust.

The Vast Majority: American Workers Work Way Too Much Nov 11, 2020

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Workers in the United States are getting squeezed from every angle. One of the worst consequences: Americans work way too many hours, and spend way too many hours trying to figure out how to work more hours. Jamie McCallum, a sociologist at Middlebury College, explains. Our conversation in written form: https://inthesetimes.com/article/workers-work-time-jamie-mccallum-union-labor-strikeBuy Jamie's book here: https://www.powells.com/book/worked-over-how-round-the-clock-work-is-killing-the-american-dream-9781541618343

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