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The Vast Majority: Coalition or Confrontation for Socialists Aug 28, 2020

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We talked to Jared Abbott about his article in the new print issue of Jacobin, the title of which is a pretty accurate summary of it: "The Two Paths of Democratic Socialism: Coalition and Confrontation." You can read Jared's article here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/the-two-paths-of-democratic-socialism-coalition-and-confrontation Read Jared's coauthored Catalyst article here: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol3/no2/a-socialist-party-in-our-time Read Adam Hilton's article on New Politics here: https://jacobinmag.com/2016/02/bernie-sanders-new-politics-democratic-party-realignment-primary

A World to Win: 'Neoliberal Authoritarianism' - an interview with Guillaume Long Aug 26, 2020

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A World to Win is a new podcast from Grace Blakeley and Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory and action with guests from around the world. In the second episode of A World to Win, Grace talks to former foreign minister of EcuadorGuillaume Longabout the impact of Covid-19 in the country, the rise and fall of the Correa government and the growth of ‘neoliberal authoritarianism’ in Latin America.

Long discusses the “huge cuts” imposed in recent years by Ecuador’s Moreno administration, an austerity plan which has seen public investment in the health sector halved and 10 percent of public health workers laid off with the support of the IMF.

He also explains the campaign of ‘lawfare,’ which has sought to criminalise Rafael Correa and prevent him from returning to office, and the systematic retaliation from Western governments to Ecuador’s progressive economic and environmental policies under Correa’s government.

Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and our graphic designer, Kevin Zweerink, for their hard work on this episode. Remember, you can support the show by signing up as apatron.

Jacobin Radio: Lizaveta Merliak and Sarah Mason Aug 25, 2020

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Suzi talks to Lizaveta Merliak, International Secretary of the Belarussian Independent Trade Union BNP, about the massive protest movement in the streets in Belarus since August 9, when the blatantly fraudulent election results were announced. President Lukashenko claimed he won 80% of the votes in a deteriorating economic situation and escalating pandemic -- which the government ignored, while spending lavishly on WWII parades. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, workers have downed their tools to go on strike and join the protest movement – while President Lukashenko has dug in, doubling down on repression and shocking the world with the regime’s brutality.

Sarah Mason, a former Lyft driver and DoorDasher, now a grad student studying platform mediated labor, talks to Suzi about the California Supreme Court decision and Assembly Bill 5, which have determined that Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Doordash and Postmates are not tech apps, but driving companies, and their workers are employees, not independent contractors. The Court has issued an injunction against the companies, and they in turn have threatened to halt services in California until November when voters will vote on their sponsored Proposition 22, which would give them a carveout, an exemption to the law to deny their drivers rights and protections like minimum wage, sick leave and safety protections.

Weekends: Modern Slavery and Uber Capital Strike (ft. Mark Dudzic) Aug 25, 2020

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Every Saturday starting at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. This is the podcast version. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and left political strategy, as well as interviews with prominent individuals on the left.
The guest for this episode, which originally aired August 22, 2020, is Mark Dudzic. He is a longtime union activist, former national organizer of the Labor Party, and current national coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare.
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The Dig: Yanis Varoufakis on the Economic Situation Aug 23, 2020

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Dan's recent live event with Yanis Varoufakis on how 2020 revealed that 2008 had changed capitalism forever.

Also: we had some pod feed issues last week. If you missed Dan's interview with brilliant organizers Andres Celin and Rapheal Randall—and this is a must-listen for everyone interested in organizing—check it out: www.thedigradio.com/podcast/organize-to-win-with-andres-celin-and-rapheal-randall/

Behind the News: Christian Parenti Aug 22, 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 speaks with Christian Parenti, author of Radical Hamilton, on appropriating the state-led developmentalism of the Founding Father for the left.

The Vast Majority: The Bleak Present and Future of Italian Politics Aug 21, 2020

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Jacobin Europe editor David Broder has a new book out, First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy. It's an excellent, though depressing, look at Italian politics today, and how the developments in the country over the last several decades might foreshadow developments in the rest of the world. You can buy David's new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2974-first-they-took-rome

Casualties of History: "They Came Out of a Culture" Aug 20, 2020

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In our final episode, we talk about the emergence of what Thompson sees as mature class consciousness in the English working class. Through the writing and agitation of figures like Cobbett and Owen in the slow 1820s and then the great reform struggle of the early 1830s, the working class moved from its ambivalent position — partly resisting proletarianization, partly looking forward — toward a more aggressive vision of its own social power. We also reflect a bit on what we've taken away from this reading and collective project.References:Richard Hoggart, The Uses of LiteracyTobias Higbie, Labor's Mind: A History of Working-Class Intellectual LifeRichard Biernacki, The Fabrication of Labor: Germany and Britain, 1640-1914

A World to Win: 'Proudly Socialist' - a conversation with Jeremy Corbyn Aug 19, 2020

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Welcome to the first episode of A World to Win with Grace Blakeley! A World to Win is a new podcast from Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory, and action with guests from around the world.

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“Who do we remember? Do we remember the Home Secretaries that imprisoned the Chartists? Or do we remember the Chartists for what they stood for, albeit unsuccessful in the immediate time?” –Jeremy Corbyn

Today, Grace is joined by Jeremy Corbyn to discuss to the UK government’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the rise and fall of Corbynism, and the future of socialism within the Labour Party.

For the first time ever, hear Jeremy on the “absurd” discussions he had with the government about its herd immunity strategy and why the furlough scheme was unlikely to have been implemented without significant pressure from key figures in the Opposition.

Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and our graphic designer, Kevin Zweerink, for their hard work on this episode. Remember, you can support the show by signing up as a patron.

Weekends: Cancel Culture Toxicity and the Myth of Free Trade (ft. Leigh Phillips) Aug 19, 2020

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Every Saturday starting 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 left political strategy, along with interviews with prominent individuals on the left. The guest for this episode, which originally aired August 15th: science writer and EU affairs journalist, Leigh Phillips. He is the author of Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts and co-author of The People's Republic of Walmart.
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