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Left Reckoning

Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT! https://www.youtube.com/@LeftReckoning

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01:11:35

139 - Palestine & The US Role In Occupation w/...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/10/11

In this week's LR Matt & David speak with Palestinian activist and filmmaker Moureen Kaki & Ben Burgis @benburgis about the conflict in Gaza, the Israeli Occupation, and the US role in maintaining apartheid. Follow San Antonio for Justice in Palestine here: https://www.instagram.com/sajp1948/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

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00:14:40

Teaser - Sunday Show - Unexpected Materialist Jordan...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/10/08

Here's a portion of today's Sunday Show, the full show available for members at patreon.com/leftreckoning

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01:16:47

138 - Russia's Invasion & Ukraine's Collaboration Law...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/10/04

Matt & David talk about how the right became obsessed with a subdivision in Texas. #Ukraine Then Alice Speri (@alicesperi) a journalist with The Intercept joins us to talk about her piece in the Intercept "Enemies Within" a look at the violence faced by Ukrainians from the Russian invasion and how the collaboration in Ukraine is adding to the pain of those who faced the brunt of Russian occupation. Read the story

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01:17:43

137 - Responding To UAW Critics w/ Jacob Morrison

Left Reckoning ·

2023/09/27

Support the show and get our Sunday conversation and postgame show at patreon.com/leftreckoning Biden is walking the UAW picket line and Donald Trump is holding a rally, we take a minute to update folks on the historic UAW Strike. Then we have Jacob Morrison (@JacobM_AL) of the Valley Labor Report to talk about the strike, respond to some of the 'left' criticism of Shan Fain and the UAW, and more.

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01:31:47

136 - Unaccountability In Texas & The Right Vs...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/09/20

Hey friends! We are back this week with another episode of Left Reckoning. First up we are going to be talking Ken Paxton's acquittal and how Texas is where accountability goes die. Next up we have Matt McManus @MattPolProf on to talk about his new book The Political Right and Equality out from Routledge, we talk about the philosophical base of the rightwing in the US and the world. Pick up Matt's book here:

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01:26:25

135 - The Rich Are Wreckers & Can The Left Keep...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/09/13

Welcome back to LR. This week Matt & David are talking how the rich make life worse for the rest of us. Then we have Kurt Hackbart (@kurthackbarth) journalist based in Mexico to talk about AMLO, his potential successor, and revamp his regular segment, lies the NYT is telling about Mexico. Read Kurt's latest in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/2023/08/amlo-poverty-mexico-wealth-inequality-politics-fourth-transformation

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01:26:04

134 - Paxton Watch & Who's Spying On You? ft. Robert...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/09/06

Robert Skvarla (@Robertskvarla) joins us once again to talk about his new piece on private spy firms. But first: Shawn Fain goes at billionaire's right to exist and David gives us a texas-sized update on the Paxton impeachment proceedings Read Robert's piece here https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/aimed-at-protests-surveillance-contractors-new-owners-expand-spy-tech-portfolio/

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01:28:05

133 - The YIMBY Technocrat Problem & Mining The...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/08/30

Listen to our Communist Manifesto reading featuring RM Brown by becoming a patron at patreon.com/leftreckoning Hello friends, we are joined this week by Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin) writer and correspondent at High Country News to talk about mining. Nick recently attended a major mining conference where attendees were salivating over the opportunities that green energy transitions mean for the mining industry. Read Nick's piece here: https://www.thedriftmag.com/a-good-prospect/ Also, Jacob Frey

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01:18:03

132 - Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic +...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/08/23

Check out friend podcast Best of the Left at BestoftheLeft.com We are joined by Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) to talk about AOC and the squad and his recent Jacobin piece "AOC and the Squad’s List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long" https://jacobin.com/2023/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-the-squad-left-criticism-policy-accomplishmentsAlso, a clip from our Sunday Show for featuring Minion Death Cult:Alexander (@flieldy) and Tony (@Wordisbond) from the excellent

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01:15:52

131 - Tyranny Inc & Right Wing Populism? w/ Sohrab...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/08/16

This week we are joined by Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) founder and editor of Compact Magazine and author of Tyranny Inc. Sohrab is a conservative but worries that modern capitalism & private power poses a major threat to freedom, he joins David to discuss his book and right-wing populism. Sohrab's book Tyranny Inc. is out now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708057/tyranny-inc-by-sohrab-ahmari/

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01:20:36

130 - Degrowth Isn't Just Bad Politics, It's Bad...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/08/09

Matt & David are joined by Cale Brooks (@calebroooks) fmrly. of the Jacobin Show and a contributor to Damage Magazine to talk about Degrowth, why it isn't just bad politics but bad economics as well. Read Cale's full piece here: https://damagemag.com/2023/06/07/the-left-did-a-no-growth/

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01:08:32

129 - Why The RIGHT Loves Oil w/ Dharna Noor

Left Reckoning ·

2023/08/03

Matt & David are joined by Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) journalist at the Guardian to talk about climate change, the Right's war on the IRA, & why the right loves oil. Also, Shawn Fain on the 32 hour work week and Trump indicted a third time.Keep up with Dharna's excellent reporting here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dharna-noor

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01:28:10

128 - Teamsters Win Big? & Desantis Sweating With...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/07/26

We are joined by Maximillian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) Editor in Chief of The Real News Network and host of Working Pod, joins us to talk about the Teamster's tentative deal with UPS. Also, Ron DeSantis talks with new pal Russell Brand

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01:19:06

127 - Israel Is Bulldozing Palestinian Schools &...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/07/19

Greg Abbott's cruelty at the border knows no end. Matt & David talk about the brutal revelations that Texas security forces have been instructed to push children into the Rio Grande. Then journalist & Palestinian Basel Adra joins David to talk about what could be the worst mass expulsion in Palestine since 1967 in Masafer Yatta: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/masafer-yatta-destruction-palestine-israel/

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00:58:20

126 - Minnesota's Farmer-Labor Movement ft. Anders J Lee

Left Reckoning ·

2023/07/12

With David still in London, Matt is joined by Anders Lee (@andersleehere) to discuss the rise and fall of Minnesota's Farmer-Labor movement. Check out Anders' piece here: https://racketmn.com/how-hubert-h-humphrey-purged-the-dfl-of-socialists And this documentary by the Farmer-Labor Education Committee on the movement here: https://youtu.be/9Nibei9ZCHM More on the Farmer-Labor Education Committee https://farmerlaboreducation.com/

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00:50:13

125 - Quick Fixes: Drugs in America ft. Benjamin Fong

Left Reckoning ·

2023/07/05

Happy Fourth y'all. Back with a full live show next week! Benjamin Fong joins David and Matt to discuss his new book: Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge https://www.versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes

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01:04:30

124 - Prigozhin's Mutiny & What It Means For Putin's...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/06/28

Matt & David are joined by Yasha Levine (@yashalevine) to talk about Prigozhin's mutiny, Russia, and Putin. You can read more of Yasha's work here: https://yasha.substack.com/ Subscribe to his and Evgenia's podcast The Russians: https://pca.st/lkz89lvn

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01:20:19

123 - Reclaiming Utopia & Texas' Death Star Bill ft....

Left Reckoning ·

2023/06/21

support us and get the weekly postgame and Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoning Welcome Left Reckoners. This week Matt & David talk about how it is critical that the Left never lose its utopian spirit. Then DSA member & organizer from San Antonio Alex Birnel (@alexbirnel) joins David to talk about the Death Star Bill HB2127 in Texas that will roll back labor law and harm local politics, and what we can do to fight back.

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01:12:58

Building Solidarity With Cuba & The Left - Griscom...

Left Reckoning ·

2023/06/15

Hey friends this audio from today's Griscom Stream, to support the show and get access to all bonus episodes sign up at patreon.com/leftreckoning David is joined by union organizer Aminah Sheikh (@AminahSheikh) & Prof Emeritus Charles Omowale Simmons to talk about the recent Labor Delegation to Cuba, the result of US sanctions, and building solidarity with our neighbors to the south.

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01:14:29

122 - Marxism and "Woke" Corportations ft. Nick French

Left Reckoning ·

2023/06/14

Support the show and get the sunday members show at patreon.com/leftreckoning We are joined this week by Nick French (@NickFrenchNYC) assistant editor at Jacobin Magazine, to talk about the right's claim that 'wokeism' is just secret Marxism, and why if you are worried about oppression you should be a Marxist. Read Nick's piece here: https://jacobin.com/2023/04/cultural-marxism-woke-capitalism-conservatives-oppression

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