

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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Apr 21, 2024 • 1min
*Teaser* The Brutal Effect Of Cuban Sanctions
David spoke with Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez, on the impact of US sanctions on the everyday lives of Cuban people.
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Apr 17, 2024 • 1h 5min
165 - Iran Strikes Israel ft. Assal Rad
We are joined by scholar Assal Rad (@AssalRad) to talk about Iran's strike in retaliation to Israel's attacks on the Iranian Embassy.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 1h 43min
164 - When You're A US Stooge They Let You Do It + Fantano On Rap Beef
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Hey friends, we are joined by journalists Kurt Hackbarth (@KurtHackbarth) & José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) hosts of the Soberania Podcast to talk about the Mexican elections and the invasion of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador.
Then Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) joins us to talk about rap beef.
Check out the Soberania Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcast

Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 23min
163 - Anti-Green New Deal 'Degrowth' Communism w/ Matt Huber
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We are joined once again by our friend Matt Huber (@matthuber78) professor of geography at Syracuse University to talk about his recent piece with Leigh Phillips on Kohei Saito and Degrowth Communism.
Read Matt Huber & Leigh Phillips piece here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/kohei-saito-degrowth-communism-environment-marxism
Matt Huber's excellent book "Climate Change As Class War" - https://www.versobooks.com/products/775-climate-change-as-class-war
Damage Magazine piece by Matt Huber & Fred Stafford here: https://damagemag.com/2024/04/01/the-utility-of-utilities/

Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 15min
162 - Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Gaza IS NOT A WAR; Is Objectively A Massacre w/ Ben Case
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Matt & David are joined by Benjamin Case (@benjamscase) to talk about their investigation into Gaza, the difference between war and a colonial massacre, and what this investigation means for US politics.
Read the full piece here:
https://inkstickmedia.com/whats-happening-in-gaza-is-not-a-war-its-a-massacre/

Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 7min
161 - Biden's Billionaires & Haiti: Imperialism & Security ft. Dr Tamanisha J. John
We are joined by scholar Tamanisha J. John (@TamanishaJohn) to talk about Haiti, how the past informs the present and why the crisis in Haiti is more complicated than the 'security' discourse.
Plus Matt & David on Biden's billionaires and a recap of wild stories from the Lone Star State.

Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 45min
160 - NeoCons: The War Pigs Who Influence All Presidents ft. Robbie Martin
Robbie Martin (@FluorescentGrey) joins Matt for a wide-ranging and sometimes spooky look at the Project for a New American Century and the neoconservative movement behind pushing every president toward war.
Check out Robbie's work with his sister Abby at Media Roots Radio https://soundcloud.com/media-roots
And A Very Heavy Agenda
Part 1: https://youtu.be/IoSSTZj5Gzw?si=JHaSNliaAhHz9hmD
Part 2: https://youtu.be/OSXuzix0dnk?si=z3hBF2r5rKIGf-LR
Part 3: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/averyheavyagenda3

Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 1min
159 - The Failure of the Millenial Left ft. Alex Hochuli
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Alex Hochuli (@Alex__1789) of @BungaCast joins us to discuss his review of three books on the failures of the past decade of left populism, publish here:
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/02/omelets-with-eggshells-on-the-failure-of-the-millennial-left/

Feb 21, 2024 • 1h 6min
158 - #FreeAssange & Can The UAW Win The South? w/ The Valley Labor Report
We are joined by our good friends at the Valley Labor Report, Jacob (@JacobM_AL), and Adam, who join us to talk about the UAW expansion into the South.
Plus Matt & David on why the attack on free speech and Julian Assange.

Feb 14, 2024 • 1h 36min
157 - Tucker Carlson Putin Reaction With Russian Socialist Egor Kotkin
Last week Tucker Carlson released a long-form interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. To give further perspective on the interview, the war in Ukraine, Russia, we are joined by Russian socialist Egor Kotkin (@EgorKotkin) to talk about it.