The walter rodney story by leo zelig, out now from haymarket books. This episode is the second one i have done with historian lily geismer. I interviewed her first back in 20 19, on her book, don't blame us suburban liberals ind thera formation of the democratic party. In a sense, this new history of the new democrats is her first book's sequel. Find a revolutionary for our time at haymarket books dot org,. And u k. Receive free shipping on orders over 25 dollars or pounds, respectively, a revolutionary forOur time.
Dan's second episode with historian Lily Geismer, who he interviewed in 2019 about Don't Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party. This interview is on Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, which details the long history of Clintonism and the Democrats’ neoliberal turn.
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