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Episode 68 Preview - EU Elections and Politico's (((Bernie Sanders))) Article May 27, 2019

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Episode 67 - Bernie Policypalooza May 25, 2019

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Today we take a partial look at Bernie's policy platform -- his anti-usury bill, his agriculture policy, his ideas to desegregate education, Medicare for all, his plan to fix Puerto Rico, and more!

Episode 66 Preview: Jeff Spross on the Job Guarantee May 21, 2019

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Episode 65 - Jeff Spross on MMT May 18, 2019

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We've got all-time champion returning guest Jeff Spross on to talk about Modern Monetary Theory -- what does it say, what are its implications, and does it provide better policy guidance than other theoretical economic frameworks? Tune in to find out!

Episode 63 - Corey Robin on Freedom and Clarence Thomas May 10, 2019

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This time we've got Corey Robin, author of The Reactionary Mind and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, on to talk about freedom and his excellent upcoming book The Enigma of Clarence Thomas (pre-order now!). We talk about how most workers experience a severe lack of freedom in the workplace, and then move on to discuss Clarence Thomas's history and peculiar brand of black nationalism.

Episode 61 - Interview with Manu Saadia ( @trekonomics) on Macron and the Yellow Vests May 03, 2019

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This time we've got a real live Frenchman on the pod! Manu Saadia, author of the book Trekonomics, comes on to discuss two scholarly analyses of the Yellow Vests protests, their complicated class and racial politics, and how Emmanuel Macron's presidency is playing out. Is he the Mayor Pete of France? Listen to find out!

Episode 59 - Interview with @Econ_Marshall on Elizabeth Warren's Free College Proposal Apr 26, 2019

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This time we bring on economist Marshall Steinbaum to talk about his article praising Elizabeth Warren's free college/student debt cancellation proposal, plus his previous articles discussing ending segregation in higher education, and a broader theory of why college should be considered a public good, not a method of building up "human capital." Enjoy!

Episode 58 Preview: Ilhan Omar and the Patriotism Question Apr 21, 2019

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Episode 57 - Interview with @EmmaCaterineDSA on Criminal Punishment Reform Apr 19, 2019

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This time we bring on lawyer and activist Emma Caterine to talk about her article analyzing the feminist aspects of the wretched 2005 bankruptcy reform bill, and her article endorsing Queens DA candidate Tiffany Cabán on prison abolition grounds. (The book The Communist Horizon we mention can be found here as well.) Enjoy!

Episode 55 - American Labor History with @yeselson Apr 11, 2019

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This time we bring on famed labor activist and writer Rich Yeselson to talk about Eric Loomis's new book A History of American in Ten Strikes (see Rich's review in The Nation here). We discuss the timid politics and continuing decline of the American labor movement, how it was organized in the past, and how it might be revitalized.

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