Left Reckoning

Our friend Harvey J. Kaye (@harveyjkaye) author of "The British Marxist Historians" joins us to talk about the re-release of his classic work, how to do Marxist history, and how the left can use history to win.   Voting Record Excel: https://twitter.com/aaronnarraph/status/1579954538022572032?s=20&t=OIcHDr7xTjBNMO8MC75djA Grab the book! https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/british-marxist-historians MERCH STORE IS LIVE - leftreckoning.com/store

Matt and David talk about being censored from YouTube and Matt talks to the boys from the Brigham Young Money podcast for an overview of their home state of Utah.Follow Kyle, Greg and Jordan on twitter:@kylypso, @DadShammdad, and @SLCLunk

support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning to get the postgame and Sunday showsPacked show! First up Matt talks to David about his new piece in Jacobin, When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property: https://jacobin.com/2022/10/texas-fence-cutting-wars-enclosures-cowboys  Then Brian Mier (@BrianMteleSUR) joins us to break down the results of the Brazil's 1st Round Presidential elections, and how the media has gotten the results wrong. Read Brian's piece in BrasilWire here:  https://www.brasilwire.com/media-spins-lula-victory-as-defeat/  And then Ben Fong & Melissa Naschek join David to talk about the problems with NGOs and the Left, and what we can do about it. Read their piece in Catalyst here:  https://catalyst-journal.com/2021/05/ngoism-the-politics-of-the-third-sector  Benjamin Fong has a new book coming out next year printed by Verso "Drugs in American Capitalism"  https://www.versobooks.com/books/4176-drugs-in-american-capitalism

Assal Rad (@AssalRad), Research Director at NIAC Action, joins David and Matt once again, this time to discuss the ongoing protests in Iran following Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of the morality police.Support the show and get the Postgame and Sunday Shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning

We are joined by journalist Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) of the Boston Globe to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, and the fight between Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin.   Read more of Dharna's work here:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/16/science/will-king-charles-be-climate-king/  Read David's piece on the IRA here: https://www.gndmedia.co.uk/articles/inflation-reduction-act-far-cry-from-green-new-deal  MERCH STORE IS LIVE - leftreckoning.com/store

Matt is joined by GP Jacob on Money.Power.Land.Solidarity joins Matt to talk about the struggle to implement voted-for rent control in Minneapolis and St Paul.Also, Home Depot workers organize and some British bits.Check out Jacob's show, including the Rent Control Radio episodes, at:https://www.patreon.com/moneypowerlandsolidarity

We are joined by Aaron Kleinman (@BobbyBigWheel) to talk about the state legislature fights that are important going into the midterms.   Plus David and Matt on why Right-wing Socialism, MAGACommunism, and the Doreists are wrong about socialism, politics, and the US.   Also, nurses strike in Minnesota.MERCH STORE IS LIVE - leftreckoning.com/store

Support the show and get the weekend bonus content at patreon.com/leftreckoningWe've got a big show for y'all. We take a look at the MS water crisis and how it is born out of years of political struggle in the South. What's next with the Trump raid w/ Charles Star (@Ugarles) of the Hostile Witness Podcast. We also break down the loss of the progressive constitution in Chile and what lessons we can learn from it and more!

Matt & David are joined by fmr. Montana State House Rep. Tom Winter (@WinterForMontana) to talk about Montana's populist history and the fight for a progressive future. Also,water disaster in Jackson, Mississippi and flooding in Pakistan.MERCH STORE IS LIVE - leftreckoning.com/store-------Get our booklist here: https://bookshop.org/lists/left-reckoning-big-book-list/Left Reckoning goes live Tuesdays @ 7 Central. Along with the main show, there is a Griscom stream every Tuesday afternoon. To get access to all the bonus episodes, including more Hitchens conversations & deep dives into radical US history, Lenin, James Connolly & more support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning - for just $5 you help make the public show possible and get double the bonus content. Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom Instagram: @LeftReckoningCheck out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning

Support the show and get the Sunday members show at patreon.com/leftreckoningWe are joined by our good friend Lillian Cicerchia (@classreductress) professor of philosophy and co-host of the excellent What's Left Of Philosophy podcast to talk about class war & abortion. Also, Biden kicks the can on student loans, Griscom brings back the gem to talk global debt and fertilizer shortages.And a brief Bolsonaro coup planning update.