Left Reckoning

This week we are joined by Rebekah Hinojosa (@Beksbot) a community organizer in Brownsville, who has been targeted by the police for questioning Space X's role in South Texas.   To help as she fights the unjust charges and police abuse please donate and sign the petition below:   Tell the City of Brownsville to Drop the Charges against Bekah Hinojosa and Investigate Mayor Mendez for Abuse of Power! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-city-of-brownsville-to-drop-the-charges-against-bekah-hinojosa-and-investigate-mayor-mendez-for-abuse-of-power#  Support Bekah Hinojosa: Activist Targeted for Opposing SpaceX https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-bekah-hinojosa-activist-targeted-for-opposing-spacex  Also on the show, David looks at the Texas elections and some reflection on Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

First, shout-out to Starbucks workers unionizing across the country.Then, Colorado-based journalist Chase Woodruff (@dcwoodruff) joins us to talk about his piece on the first western, talk about resistance to an anti-CRT plot in Denver, and contribute to our state-by-state survey. Also, the real reason Elon Musk fleed California: incredible racism and animal cruelty charges. Also, how he's giving marching orders to Texas cops.

Jason Myles (@lafinabsolute) and Pascal Robert (@PRobert06) of This is Revolution join us to talk about a lot, from Miami politics to Jason's video essay on Bill Cosby and what they'd do if they had puppetmaster-like control over the culture industries (https://youtu.be/kxFNX4cd8gE). Also, David breaks down what Jamaal Bowman dropping co-sponsorship of bill backing Israel’s Abraham Accords means.

After a lesson on the false-consciousness of people who overuse false-consciousness Mike Prysner of Empire Files joins us to discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan, and the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii. Then David talks to Andrew R. Hairston who is running for Justice of the Peace in Travis County on what a DSA/abolitionist can bring to that office.

David and Matt discuss DeSantis' lament for landlords, why the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill isn't enough in the face of collapsing bridges. Then, we talk to Matt Binder (@MattBinder) joins us to talk about his new show Scam Economy and the Hitpiece NFT fiasco. Then, David walks us through the urgent need for Joe Biden to free Leonard Peltier.

This is a teaser for our most recent Patreon episode, subscribe at any level at patreon.com/leftreckoning to hear the full thing nowDavid and Matt are joined by scientist and leftist Kevin Bird (@thebirdmaniac) to talk about LR favorite Stephen Jay Gould, his radical science mileau, and reactionary genetics from the end of Jim Crow to the release of a new book, "The Genetic Lottery." Check out Kevin's review of the book at Massive Science here: https://massivesci.com/articles/genetic-lottery-review-paige-harden-kevin-bird/

David and Matt talk about what public housing can mean for the socialist movement, Marshall Steinbaum (@Econ_Marshall) debunking neoliberal arguments against student debt cancellation, and Bob Libal (@BobLibal) (@BobForCommish) joins us to talk about his critical campaign for Travis County Commissioner to ensure Austin can stay home to the working-class. 

Ben Burgis joins David and Matt to discuss his new book, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters."Also: MLK take lightning round.

David and Matt are back to talk Nancy Pelosi: expert investor, the Texas Fence Cutting Wars, and are joined by two OG TMBS alums:Daniel Bessner (@Dbessner) joins us to talk about the "end of the era of mass politics."Djene Bajalan (@DjeneBajalan) joins us to talk Erdogan, Turkey, Gulen, and Enes Freedom.

Left Reckoning's Christmas stream & Bum Steer of the year is up now. In this live stream Matt & David took questions from the chat and broke down the worst characters of 2021.