Left Reckoning

Sorry about Matt's dead microphone! Will be fixed next time!We are joined by Brian Mier (@BrianMteleSUR) of Brasil Wire & TeleSur English, to talk about Lula's fight for democracy and what Bolsonaro has done to working-class Brazilians.   Plus Matt & Dave on why billionaires like Elon Musk are a threat to democracy.

Get the postgame and Sunday shows by supporting us at Patreon.com/leftreckoningWe are joined by Ben Spielberg (@BenSpielberg) co-founder of 34justice to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act.   Matt & Dave also have an update on the Warrior Met Coal Strike, and some hope from the UK where Mick Lynch and a host of leftists have launched a new campaign.

Note: Kansas later in the evening defeated the anti-abortion ballot measure discussedhandily.We are joined by Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) of the Majority Report to talk about how Rashida Tlaib continues to show the way to fight for human rights & Yang's new centrist rebrand with the Forward Party. Also, are Dems learning the right lessons from the reactionary threat to win in southern Texas?Get the postgame at patreon.com/leftreckoning

Support the show and get the weekly bonus episodes at patreon.com/leftreckoningMatt Christman (@CushBomb) of Chapo & Hell of Presidents joins us to talk about Biden and the Post-Bernie Left.    Pieces cited ----  Michael Roberts - The Next Recession Blog - Energy: the recession trigger?: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.co... Rio Tinto Signals End To Era of Record Mining Returns: https://www.ft.com/content/b34aff16-5...

Matt & David remember our friend Michael Brooks on the two-year anniversary of his passing, Jason Myles of This Is Revolution joins to talk about why we don't need political heroes and GEM on the ongoing economic crisis.   In the postgame we will be joined by Danny Bessner, Wosny Lambre, Ben Burgis, Nando Vila, and Djene Bajalan to tell stories about our friend and mentor Michael Brooks, get access at patreon.com/leftreckoning

Support the show and get our Sunday Show and weekly postgame show at patreon.com/leftreckoningElon V Trump? let em fight. Marcus (@MarcusHereMeow) of LeftFlankVets on twitch joins us to talk about the left and the military, Sri Lanka's economy in miserable shape and more!

 Leigh Phillips (@Leigh_Phillips) joins us to talk about the argument against austerity ecology, and why socialism should be about providing a better life for people.  Also, Elon has secret twins with one of his executives.Check out Leigh's book!   Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts: A Defence Of Growth, Progress, Industry And Stuff   https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/austerity-ecology-collapse-porn-addictsDonate to West Alabama Abortion Fund:  https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/alabortion?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Whole Woman's Health moving to New Mexico: https://www.gofundme.com/f/whole-womans-health-moving-to-new-mexico Against Left Pessimism Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anIEQTuoIOE&t=1442s

David and Matt are joined by Morgan Leavy (@mo_el_le) to talk about the journey of a successful Starbucks unionization effort in Austin, Texas.  Also, Matt checks back in across the pond as the brits take favorably to Mick Lynch and the RMT strike.  Also, ketchup dripping down the wall at the White House

Matt & David breakdown the historic UK railway strikes. Then Chip Gibbons (@chipgibbons89) joins us to talk about the US attempt to extradite Jullian Assange for journalism   You can read more of Chip's work here:  https://jacobin.com/2021/11/assange-wikileaks-extradition-torture-manning-hale-sterling

ALL OF JUNE WE ARE MAKING OUR POSTGAMES FREE TO THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY AFTER THE SHOW ON TWITCH.TV/LEFTRECKONING  Matt & David breakdown the most recent crypto crash. After they are joined by Danny Bessner (@dbessner) & Derek Davison (@dwdavison) of the excellent American Prestige podcast (@AmPrestigePod) join us to talk about Biden's upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and whether the Summit of the Americas disaster signals a shift for US power in the Americas.