Up The Down Escalator

On this unique episode of Up The Down Escalator, we discuss utlitarianism--an ethical theory which aims to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people--and how it applies to the way we're dealing with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

On this episode, we discuss the history of the Soviet Union. What drove its creation? What went wrong? What went right?

On this episode, we interview up-and-coming lefttuber Gutian about gender theory, the state of politics across the world, and her work as a YouTuber. Gutian's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe4N2GAyLMCt1LPMvIAuoVQ Gutian's Twitter https://twitter.com/GutianGang

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are two of the most progressive candidates to run in a Democratic primary for POTUS in recent memory. Who should you vote for? Should you vote at all? We break it all down...

If you're interested in learning more about Marxism without having to read (ugh), check out these lectures: Dr. Richard Wolff: What is Socialism (Socialism Explained) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwGzYbvyIc&t=2868s Dr. David Harvey: Reading Marx's Capital Vo. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBazR59SZXk&list=PL0A7FFF28B99C1303

If you'd like to learn more about the philosophical underpinnings of the concept of free speech, check out this Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freedom-speech/

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