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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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01:40:42

109 - The AI Mirage + Banks & The Parasite Class w/...

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2023/03/15

Matt & David breakdown what happened at SVB (Silicon Valley Bank), the political theater around it, and why the government always has the back of the parasite class. Then Dwayne Monroe (@cloudquistador) joins us to debunk the AI hype. Read Dwayne's work here: https://monroelab.net/ MORE BACKGROUND ON THE FED - THE FED WANTS WORKERS WEAK? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFn2jdsFP4 MERCH SALE - get 15% off with code: LASTRIDE - https://leftreckoning.com/store

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01:29:00

108 - DeSantis' Florida Fascism? & Hitchens Vs....

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2023/03/08

Support the show and get the Sunday show and Postgame at patreon.com/leftreckoning Matt & Dave are joined by Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) to talk about Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis latest moves to restrict critics. Is Science Political? The Fight Against Reactionary Genetics ft. Kevin Bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtW5wd0tCG8 And Matt & Dave look at some classic Hitchens when he took on the genetic determinists. Full Hitchens talk on C-Span

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01:19:21

107 - It's Bosses Vs. Workers + Canada's Right...

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2023/03/01

Support the show and access the Sunday Show and Postgame at patreon.com/leftreckoning Matt & Dave make the argument that politics is simple, it's bosses vs. workers. Then we are joined by union organizer Aminah Sheikh (@aminahsheikh) to talk about Canada's right-wing populist movement, and what the left can learn from the right's ability to mobilize people around their dissatisfaction. Read Aminah's piece here: https://rosalux.nyc/the-right-wing-is-organizing-in-canada/ WE ARE DOING A SALE ON

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00:07:07

TEASER - Trump & the Base vs DeSantis & the Party ft....

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2023/02/26

Get the full episode and support David and Matt @ patreon.com/leftreckoning Luke Savage (@LukeWSavage) author of The Dead Center and Jacobin staff writer, joins us to talk Trump vs DeSantis as well as the Democrats inability or lack of willingness to politically own the issues of working people. East Palestine https://jacobin.com/2023/02/biden-trump-visit-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment Trump vs DeSantis https://jacobin.com/2023/02/donald-trump-gop-republican-polling-2024-primary-voters

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00:52:17

*UNLOCKED* Nord Stream Bombing & What Is "Anti-War"...

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2023/02/24

This is an unlocked edition of the typically members-only Sunday show. To get the Sunday show every week, subscribe at patreon.com/leftreckoning Man of reason Carl Beijer returns for a discussion on his recent "Notes on Hersh and the Nord Stream bombing." We also talk about why an nominally "anti-war" rally would include explicitly pro-war agitators. Sy Hersh piece: https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream Hersh on Radio War Nerd: https://youtu.be/FLpGH0BpOnk Carl's

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01:39:17

106 - What Happened To Labor Joe, and Keir Starmer's...

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2023/02/22

Support the show and get the Postgame show and Sunday show at patreon.com/leftreckoning The Warrior Met Coal Strike has ended, after years of courage from miners in Alabama where was the most "pro-labor president" in this fight. Then we have fmr. Labour Party member Heather Mendick (@helensclegel) joining us to talk about how Keir Starmer weaponized anti-semitism to attack Jeremy Corbyn and the left-project in the Labour Party. WE ARE DOING A SALE ON MERCH - get 15% off with code: LASTRIDE -

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02:08:21

105 - Neoliberal Train Derailment, Who Won Vietnam,...

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2023/02/15

Welcome to episode 105 - we talk to Dr. Robert Buzzanco (@PodcastGreenRed) on the history of the Vietnam War, Seneca & Sam join us from Austin DSA to talk about how the police are trying to undermine democracy and how you can push back. And Matt & Dave talk about the train derailment and the neoliberal system is to blame. EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION IN AUSTIN - PLEASE SIGN UP TO TELL THE COPS AND THE CITY COUNCIL VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE ON THE NEXT POLICE CONTRACT NOT THE DISGRACED CITY MANAGER -

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01:27:45

LR 104 - A Nuclear Power Future? & Why Wall Street Is...

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2023/02/08

Welcome to this week's Left Reckoning, Matt is away but David has a great show for y'all. We are joined by Madison Hilly (@MadiHilly) founder of the Campaign For Green Nuclear Deal to talk about the progressive case for nuclear power. Some links for further reading: Chernobyl, 3 Mile Island, & Nuclear Waste: https://twitter.com/MadiHilly/status/1557399822600216577?s=20&t=M3qcWafRPWaMDy4uau6OOQ Radiation: https://madihilly.substack.com/p/dose-of-reality-a-primer-on-the-health Repowering

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01:15:41

103 - Musk Wearing Out Texas Welcome & Climate Action...

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2023/02/01

Matt Huber (@MattHuber78) joins David and Matt to discuss his piece in Verso, "No Hollywood Ending for the Green New Deal" and climate activism following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. First, Elon and SpaceX are wearing out their welcome in Texas. Also, Matt discusses the enraging story behind this GoFundMe for the North Dakotan family of a 2 year old with leukemia. https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-baby-willy

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00:56:47

102 - How Pete Buttigieg Is Effing Up and Pfizer...

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2023/01/25

Tonight Andrew Perez (@AndrewPerezDC) joins Matt to discuss two of his recent pieces published at The Lever. https://www.levernews.com/author/andrew-perez/ Union stories: https://jacobin.com/2023/01/bureau-of-labor-statistics-2022-report-union-density-decline-organizing/ https://lbo-news.com/2023/01/19/union-density-keeps-falling/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-12/starbucks-workers-inspire-amazon-union-show-labor-s-power

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00:39:36

101 - The Church Committee, Jim Jordan, and Exposing...

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2023/01/18

Matt is joined by Robert Skvarla (@RobertSkvarla) to talk about Republican noise that they plan another Church Committee, who Frank Church was, what transparency looks like, and our infantilized understanding of what is done in our name. Read Robert's piece on Alex Jones: http://www.mondoamericana.net/2021/03/30/bohemian-grove-alex-jones/

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01:46:20

100 - What's Next For The Left & Dumb Coup In Brazil?...

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2023/01/11

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE SUPPORT TO GET US TO EP 100, SUPPORT THE SHOW SO WE CAN KEEP GROWING AT PATREON.COM/LEFTRECKONING Bhaskar Sunkara (@SunRaySunRay) founder of Jacobin and President of The Nation joins us to talk about the current moment the left is in the US after two influential but unsuccessful Bernie Sanders campaigns. Then Brian Mier (@BrianMierTeleSur) of TeleSur and Brasilwire joins us to talk about Lula's inauguration and the attempt by Bolsonaro supporters to attack Brazillian

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00:05:17

Teaser - Who Were SBF's Democrats? Crypto, AIPAC, &...

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2023/01/09

Get the full show and the members show archive at patreon.com/leftreckoning Writer and activist Max Berger (@MaxBerger) joins us to talk about the unlikely pairing of cryptocurrency and lobbying groups AIPAC and DMFI. SBF's "injustice democrats" and the fight against progressives in democrat primaries. AIPAC and DMFI's strategy of funding opponents of candidates who may criticize Israel. SBF and the Injustice Democrats: How SBF, AIPAC and pro-Trump billionaires coordinated to crush the left

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01:42:40

99 - What's Serious In The Twitter Files & The GOP Is...

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2023/01/04

Support the show at Patreon.com/LeftReckoning and get the postgame and Sunday bonus episodes. Jacobin Staff writer Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) joins us to talk about how the FBI & US govt are already active in their attempts to silence the left on Twitter & other social media platforms & why we have to take that threat seriously. You can read Branko's piece here: https://jacobin.com/2022/12/twitter-files-censorship-content-moderation-intelligence-agencies-surveillance Plus Matt &

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01:41:52

Holiday Special: Bum Steer of the Year and Hall of Fame

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2022/12/29

David and Matt end the year by awarding Bum Steer of the Year and induct an old favorite into the Bum Steer Hall of Fame

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01:32:25

98 - Free Speech & Worker's Rights Are Sexy ft....

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2022/12/21

Adult film stars Xander Corvus (@xcorvus777) & Summer Hart (@SummerHartxxx) joined us to talk about worker's rights and free speech in their industry, and how workers are doing mutual aid working in Las Vegas (@SWAIDvegas). https://swaidvegas.org/ Matt & David also break down how Brian Kemp and the GOP are targeting protesters in Atlanta. C OME SEE US LIVE IN NYC ON JAN 2023 -

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01:26:19

97 - Musk, Chappelle, & The Right-Wing Comedy Myth w/...

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2022/12/14

Matt & Dave are joined by comedian Mike Recine (@mikerecine) to evaluate the claim that comedy is now a right-wing field. Plus the TwitterFiles and Man's Search for Meaning. Follow Mike's work here and on Instagram: https://linktr.ee/mikerecineinstagram.com/mikerecinecomedy

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01:46:57

96 - How Newspapers Lie & Ballot Initiatives 4...

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2022/12/07

David & Matt share their updated thoughts on the disastrous rail strike decision by Joe Biden and Congress. Then Kurt Hackbarth (@KurtHackbarth) joins us to break down how the NYT uses omission to mislead their readers. Read Kurt's coverage here: https://jacobin.com/author/kurt-hackbarthLastly, Benjamin Case (@benjamscase) joins us to talk about ballot initiatives and how they can be used to win progressive policies and some of their pitfalls. Read the report Majority Rules by Benjamin

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01:25:29

95 - Biden Turns Back On Rail Workers & COP27 Recap...

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2022/11/30

Matt & David break down the Democrats absolute failure to show up for working people and their attempts to try to break a rail strike. Then Sam Goodman (@SamGRuta) senior communications, of larutadelclima.org joins us to break down what did and didn't happen at COP 27.

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00:37:17

94 - Why the Pentagon Loves First-Person Shooters ft....

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2022/11/23

Danny Bessner returs to talk about the ideological interests the Pentagon has in videogames and Matt and David talk about VC guys admitting the crypto con as it happened.

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