

Left Reckoning
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 @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 20min
156 - Rogan, Southern Labor, AND THE BORDER w/ RM BROWN
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We are joined by our favorite newsmen expert RM BROWN (@xrmbrownx2) host of the RM Brown Show on youtube.

Jan 31, 2024 • 1h 42min
155 - Biden's Border Bungle, Nikki Haley's Pathetic Past, & CIO History
First up David Griscom & Matt Lech talk about the border, Biden's waffling, and Greg Abbott's advantage.
Then we are joined by Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) of Jacobin magazine to talk about his piece on Nikki Haley:
https://jacobin.com/2024/01/nikki-haley-south-carolina-scandal-mismanagement
Last up we are joined by Benjamin Fong, associate director of the Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University, and of Damage Magazine to talk about his new podcast Organize The Unorganized, a radical investigation into the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Check out the podcast here on Jacobin Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacobin-radio/id791564318
Benjamin Fong's book on drugs in 21st-century America Quick Fixes is available here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes
Subscribe to Damage Magazine: https://damagemag.com/issues/issue-1-building-big-things/

Jan 27, 2024 • 44min
BONUS - Griscom Stream - Greg Abbott, Texas Vs Biden
Hey friends this is raw audio from this week's Griscom Stream, figured there might be interest in what is going on in Texas.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 1h 12min
154 - Houthi Rebels & General Strike? w/ Séamus Malekafzali
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Matt & David look at Shawn Fain's call for a general strike, and how contrary to many calls from the online left, this one is for real.
Then we are joined by journalist and writer Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) to talk about Yemen, the Houthis, and the assault on Gaza by Israel.
https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/

Jan 17, 2024 • 1h 12min
153 - Marianne Williamson On Democracy + South Africa's Claim Against Israel
Hey friends, David & Matt are back at it. This week we had an interview with Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson who talked to us about a just transition, Gaza, and the Democratic Party Primary.
https://marianne2024.com/

Jan 10, 2024 • 1h 38min
152 - Trump's Illegal Voting Fantasy, German Farmer Protest + The US Left & Asian Americans ft. Sudip Bhattacharya
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We are joined by writer and PHD candidate Sudip Bhattacharya (@resistrun) to talk about Asian Americans and the US left.
Plus an update on the German farmer protests.
Check out Sudip's work here:
https://hardcrackers.com/socialism-or-suburbia/
https://progressive.org/latest/saving-chinatown-bhattacharya-300523/

Jan 3, 2024 • 1h 31min
151 - Gaza & 2024 Elections Falling Flat ft. Emma Vigeland
Hey friends, and welcome to our first show of 2024. We are joined by our good friend Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) co-host of the Majority Report to take a preview of the upcoming year.

Dec 27, 2023 • 1h 22min
150 - Bum Steers 2023: Foreign and Domestic
David and Matt break down Biden apologism and wish a merry xmas to Shawn Fain and the UAW

Dec 20, 2023 • 46min
LR 149 - We Can't Beat Climate Change Without Workers
Don't forget to join us for the postgame, Matt & Dave respond to our commenters, talk Hitchens & Palestine. Patreon.com/leftreckoning
Nicole Kleinheisterkamp González, (@GeoPhDklein) & (@nicolekhkgonzalez.bsky.social) a PhD student in geography at Syracuse University, discusses her research on the labor environment nexus in Germany. She focuses on the impact of climate change mitigation strategies on workers in the automobile and coal mining industries. Kleinheisterkamp highlights the importance of engaging workers in the transition to a green economy and the need for a just transition that considers their material needs. She also emphasizes the role of unions in advocating for workers' interests and the importance of investing in education, healthcare, and infrastructure to support a sustainable future.

Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 34min
LR 148 - The Intellectual Dork Web Finds God ft. Eiynah Mohammed-Smith
Hey y'all, we are joined by Eiynah (@NiceMangos) host of the Polite Conversation podcast to talk about the New Atheist movement finding God.
Check out Eiynah's podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos