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Blowback with Brendan James and Noah Kulwin Apr 17, 2020

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Dan interviews the makers of Blowback, a new podcast series telling the history of the Iraq War.

Blowback is available only on Stitcher Premium—and for a month you can listen for free. Go to stitcherpremium.com and sign up with the code BLOWBACK.

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Fear City with Kim Phillips-Fein Apr 14, 2020

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Dan interviews historian Kim Phillips-Fein about her book Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics and about how the destruction of social democracy made today’s city where coronavirus is killing its poor and working-class people.

In other news: Dan’s Jacobin essay on keeping the Bernie infrastructure alive is here and the volunteer petition to do so, which you should sign, is here.

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Organizing Now with Sarah Jaffe & Jasson Perez Apr 08, 2020

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Dan interviews veteran organizer Jasson Perez and journalist Sarah Jaffe on left organizing amid covid and where it might go.

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Surviving This Plague with Amy Kapczynski and Gregg Gonsalves Apr 03, 2020

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Dan interviews Amy Kapczynski and Gregg Gonsalves on the politics of public health and what we can learn from ACT UP.

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Who Got Bailed Out with Eric Levitz Mar 30, 2020

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Dan interviews New York magazine writer Eric Levitz on the big corporate bailout that gave workers precious little to survive the corona crisis.

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Coronavirus Economics with Grace Blakeley Mar 27, 2020

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Dan interviews Marxist economist Grace Blakeley on coronavirus economics.

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Mike Davis on Coronavirus Politics Mar 20, 2020

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Dan interviews Mike Davis about everything we are all suddenly trying to figure out.

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NYC DSA on the Ballot Mar 18, 2020

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Dan interviews NYC DSA down-ballot candidates. Samelys López is running for a US House seat in the Bronx. Jabari Brisport, Marcela Mitaynes, and Phara Souffrant Forrest are running for seats in the state legislature. All four are campaigning on a platform of housing justice.

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We’ve Got People with Ryan Grim Mar 14, 2020

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An interview on how the Democratic Party got here today with Ryan Grim.

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Organize and Fight with Ilhan Omar Mar 12, 2020

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Pep talk time: Dan interviews Rep. Ilhan Omar to give us some perspective and prepare us for the fight ahead.

Read the full transcript from Jacobin here.

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