Left Reckoning

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. 

Tornados and profit-seeking over safety kill in Edwardsville, Illinois, and Mayfield, Kentucky.Then, Liza Featherstone (@Lfeatherz) joins us for a discussion based on her piece on masculinity in the NYTimes.Also, South Dakota has cash for genocide denial and not for school supplies and the importance of remembering the severe stakes in the Assange prosecution.

Raw audio from this week's Griscom stream, where David takes questions from the chat on YouTube & Twitch.  This week's topic is a Marxist analysis of the GOP.Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom Instagram: @LeftReckoningCheck out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning