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Democrats lost big on Election Day: the presidency, the Senate, and maybe the House too. Vox's Eric Levitz explains what went wrong, and political strategist Jeff Weaver imagines what comes next for the party. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Attendees during Vice President Kamala Harris' concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC. Photo by Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Let's talk about voting. Sarah, Jonah, and Megan McArdle get epistemological breaking down David French's column endorsing Kamala Harris and realize they can't even agree on the the purpose of voting. What kind of Democrat will Kamala Harris run as, anyway? The Agenda: —David French: To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris —Jonah: Voting Isn't A Window Into the Soul —Why Megan is voting for Harris —Jonah has lost Sarah —Can “Obamaism” save Democrats? —Harris' policy platform will be “light on detail” —Blaming greedy capitalists —“Has the U.S. beat inflation, Mr. President?” —Will the DNC boost Harris? —Should journalists publish hacked information? Show Notes: —Matt Yglesias on greedflation —Eric Levitz on greedflation —Scott Lincicome on greedflation The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Biden plays chicken against Democratic elites ... Could the delegates deny Biden the nomination? ... Odd moments in the George Stephanopoulos interview ... Biden faces down a populist-elite revolt ... How a small group of insiders could force Biden out ... Heading to Overtime ...
Biden plays chicken against Democratic elites ... Could the delegates deny Biden the nomination? ... Odd moments in the George Stephanopoulos interview ... Biden faces down a populist-elite revolt ... How a small group of insiders could force Biden out ... Heading to Overtime ...
Eric Levitz, senior correspondent at Vox, shares his theory for why the Biden campaign is struggling in the polls with younger voters, as well as Black and Latino voters -- traditionally groups that vote for Democrats.
Andrew Kliman and Gabriel Donnelly welcome Scott Homan and Chad Rhiger to discuss their film, “Witness Underground,” a documentary about young Jehovah's Witnesses with a shared interest in music who managed to break free from the religion. They discuss Scott and Chad's lives, the religion's attitude to truth, and its cruel practice of shunning. The discussion also takes up cultish practices by other groups, religious and political; how to combat cultism; and the experience of “absolute possibility” upon leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses. Plus current-events segment: SCOCO DQs DJT. Anne Jaclard and Andrew talk about the Colorado Supreme Court's disqualification of Trump from running for president, and negative hot takes on the ruling coming from parts of the left (Eric Levitz, Ben Burgis).
Guests: Andrew Weissmann, Lisa Rubin, Michael Steele, Eric Levitz, Rich PriceJust how close did Mike Pence come to ending democracy? Tonight: new reporting on the plans Mike Pence abandoned—and the Senator who knew all about it. Then, no plea deals for Trump or Rudy in Georgia as the Republican frontrunner returns to an unpopular campaign promise. And as hostages continue to be reunited with loved ones in Israel, what we're learning about the shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont.
After a very long summer break, “Is This Democracy” is back! We start with a reflection on the terrorist attack on Israel and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war, how it's being discussed in the U.S., and the moral, political, and intellectual obligations that shape our own perspective. We then tackle the latest round of Speaker drama: It took Kevin McCarthy 15 tries to get elected – and just 269 days later, he is out. Can we learn anything new from this Republican chaos? Maybe not – but it is a crucial reminder of what defines and animates today's GOP. We talk about the dogma of rightwing politics that regards Democrats as not just a political opponent, but a fundamentally illegitimate, “Un-American” enemy that must not be allowed to govern; about the underlying dynamic that explains why moments of chaos almost inevitably result in a further radicalization of the Republican Party; about the GOP's structural weakness, that makes it so hard to discipline individual members like Matt Gaetz; and about the politics and ideology of Steve Scalise who, at the time of recording yesterday, looked like he might become the next Speaker, and what he meant when he described himself as “David Duke without the baggage.” He has now withdrawn - more chaos. Finally, we talk about recurring themes that shape mainstream media coverage of these events in predictably misleading fashion: There is the idea that only Democrats have agency – and therefore are ultimately to be blamed for the chaos; and the pervasive trope of government “dysfunction” that entirely obscures the actual issue, but allows the media to take a “neutral” position from which it can blame “both sides.” Show notes – articles that have particularly shaped this week's discussion (not necessarily endorsements, mind you!): Gideon Levi, Israel can't imprison 2 million Gazans without paying a cruel price, Haaretz, October 9, 2023 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-10-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-cant-imprison-2-million-gazans-without-paying-a-cruel-price/0000018b-1476-d465-abbb-14f6262a0000 The Hamas Attacks and Israeli Response: An Explainer, Jewish Currents, October 10, 2023 https://jewishcurrents.org/the-hamas-attacks-and-israeli-response-an-explainer Emily Tamkin, What Does It Mean to Stand with Israel?, Slate, October 10, 2023 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/israel-hamas-war-palestine-stand-with-israel-netanyahu.html Eric Levitz, A Left That Refuses to Condemn Mass Murder Is Doomed, New York Magazine, October 11, 2023 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/a-left-that-refuses-to-condemn-mass-murder-is-doomed.html Steven Erlanger, As War Rages, Netanyahu Battles for Reputation and Legacy, New York Times, October 10, 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/europe/netanyahu-israel-gaza-war.html Ronald Brownstein, The Only Sin that Republicans Can't Forgive, The Atlantic, October 3, 2023 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/10/the-only-sin-that-republicans-cant-forgive/675534/n Moira Donegan, McCarthy ouster shows Republicans don't want to govern - and they don't want anyone else to either, The Guardian, October 4, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/04/republicans-freedom-caucus-kevin-maccarthy Osita Nwanevu, The McCarthy debacle barely scrapes the surface of how dysfunctional Congress is, The Guardian, October 6, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/06/kevin-mccarthy-congress-corruption-ageing What is Broken in American Politics Is the Republican Party, Politico, October 6, 2023 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/06/republican-leaders-mccarthy-expert-roundup-00120170 Follow The Show Follow Thomas Follow Lily This episode was produced by Connor Lynch
Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this premium episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemyRepublican congressman Kevin McCarthy always wanted to make history—and he did when, earlier this week, he became the first Speaker of the House to be ousted from the job after eight Republicans joined Democrats to approve a motion to vacate the position. How does a motion to vacate work? What events led to McCarthy's fall from grace? How deranged is the Republican caucus in the House, and how did they get that way? Were Democrats right to not bail out McCarthy? In this episode, Matt and Sam are joined by New York's Eric Levitz to provides answers to all these question—and more. Listen:Todd Snider, "Conservative, Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" (2004)Sources:Robert Draper, Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind (Penguin, 2022)Eric Levitz, "The GOP Is More Ungovernable Than Ever Before," New York, Jan 5, 2023Ettingermentum, "The Art of Losing the Speaker's Gavel," Oct 3, 2023Matthew Loh, "Mitch McConnell Says House Republicans Should Get Rid of the Motion to Vacate Because It 'Makes the Speaker's Job Impossible,'" Insider, Oct 5, 2023
Ben Burgis and Stefan Bertram-Lee Talk About Ben's essay 'Responding to Eric Levitz on Free Will and Punishment' https://benburgis.substack.com/.../responding-to-eric... 'Last week in New York magazine, Eric Levitz made a compelling case for a radical but grounded vision of criminal justice reform--but he tied it to skepticism about free will. That's a mistake.' To get new Philosophy for the People essays delivered to your inbox every Sunday, become a free or paid subscriber: https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe About TIR Thank you for supporting the show! Remember to like and subscribe on YouTube. Also, consider supporting us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Check out our official merch store at https://www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com/ Also follow us on... https://podcasts.apple.com/.../this-is.../id1524576360 www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland Follow the TIR Crüe on Twitter: @TIRShowOakland @djenebajalan @DrKuba2 @probert06 @StefanBertramL @MarcusHereMeow Read Jason: https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles Read Pascal: https://www.newsweek.com/black-political-elite-serving...
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Hello hello! On today's show: we have quite a few updates about the Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas divorce. Jimmy Fallon is the latest talk show host to be outed as a terrible boss, the video going viral after the VMAS, and finally: we do a massive deep dive on everything there is to know about Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asking a judge for leniency after their friend was found guilty of raping two women. This week, Zara recommended The End Credits by Patty Lin. Mich recommended Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album, Guts. To read Eric Levitz's piece in the Intelligencer that we mentioned in today's episode, head here. This episode was audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big thanks to MECCA for making this episode possible. Head online to MECCA.COM to explore MECCA's range of fragrances or book a fragrance consultation to find your new favourite scent today. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘follow' on Apple and Spotify. (Bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too!) Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Write to the Shameless Mailbag: Email hello@shamelessmediaco.com Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
A few weeks ago the left-wing writer and critic Freddie DeBoer published an essay in New York magazine, in which he argued that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become “just a regular old Democrat now.” The piece described left-wing dissatisfaction with AOC's record in Congress as an outgrowth of a larger left-wing disaffection with U.S. politics, and concluded the Democratic Party is simply structurally resistant to socialist change. DeBoer generated a lot of warranted counter-criticism, but also captured something very real about the sentiments of marginal Democrats—the ones who might vote blue as means of blocking authoritarians from victory, or who might abstain from voting when left-wing candidates lose their primaries. In that world, disenchantment with AOC and the left wing of the Democratic Party is palpable, and raises some interesting questions: Is their disenchantment rooted in real grievances? Are Democratic politics really so resistant to left-wing pressure that the Democratic Socialists of America ought to stop deluding themselves? What could DSA or future AOCs do to have a bigger impact on policy, one that wouldn't leave so many of its members with the sense that it's all pointless? Host Brian Beutler moderates a debate between Eric Levitz, a New York Magazine writer who wrote a lengthy critique of the DeBoer article, and Ryan Grim, the DC Bureau Chief of The Intercept and author of the forthcoming book The Squad.
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Writer Freddie deBoer returns to discuss his viral New York Magazine essay arguing that AOC is just a regular Democrat now, and the rabid response from mainstream journalist. Specifically, we walk through Eric Levitz's response at NY Mag, and break down how establishment media attempts to gaslight the left into lesser-of-two-evilism. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)
We're sharing an episode of The Gray Area from our friends at Vox. The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and your daily life. In the episode we're sharing with you today, host Sean Illing speaks with New York Magazine writer Eric Levitz about the viability of capitalism, and the “reform versus revolution” debate on the left. It's a nuanced, thoughtful conversation that we think you'll really enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On Tuesday, former president Trump was arraigned following his federal indictment. On this week's On the Media, debunking claims that the former president is being targeted for his politics. Plus, one reporter's cross-country examination of fascism in the United States. 1. Eric Levitz, [@EricLevitz], features writer covering politics and economics for New York Magazine, on the political narratives around Trump's federal indictment. Listen. 2. Jeff Sharlet [@JeffSharlet], journalist and author of The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, on the rhetoric, aesthetics, and myth-making of Trump and a rising fascist movement in the United States. Listen. 3. Jim Fallows [@JamesFallows], this week's co-host and writer of the “Breaking the News” newsletter on Substack, speaks with OTM host Brooke Gladstone [@OTMBrooke] about the journalistic portrayal of middle America and how not to cover presidential elections. Listen.
On Tuesday, former president Trump was arraigned following his federal indictment. On this week's On the Media, debunking claims that the former president is being targeted for his politics. Plus, one reporter's cross-country examination of fascism in the United States. 1. Eric Levitz, [@EricLevitz], features writer covering politics and economics for New York Magazine, on the political narratives around Trump's federal indictment. Listen. 2. Jeff Sharlet [@JeffSharlet], journalist and author of The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, on the rhetoric, aesthetics, and myth-making of Trump and a rising fascist movement in the United States. Listen. 3. Jim Fallows [@JamesFallows], this week's co-host and writer of the “Breaking the News” newsletter on Substack, speaks with OTM host Brooke Gladstone [@OTMBrooke] about the journalistic portrayal of middle America and how not to cover presidential elections. Listen.
There are many debates within the American left, but the fundamental dispute is over the viability of the current system. Part of the left wants a revolution, and part wants reform. Sean Illing is joined by Eric Levitz, a features writer for New York magazine's Intelligencer. They discuss the revolution versus reform divide and what can be done to navigate the US's capitalist and constitutional systems in order to advance the left's agenda. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz), features writer, New York Magazine's Intelligencer References: “Blaming ‘Capitalism' Is Not an Alternative to Solving Problems” by Eric Levitz (April, 2023 New York Magazine) Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Engineer: Patrick Boyd Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When frightening or disorienting things happen in the world, we need to take a step back and resist the incentive structure of the news media. We don't have to make up our minds immediately about complex events. We don't have to pick a side. We don't have to point fingers. Bradley discusses the tragic death in the New York City subway, the Biden administration's shift to a new economic regime, the uncertainties in the business climate and why Dianne Feinstein needs to go.[2:10] Killing of Jordan Neely [12:47] Biden and Clinton economics[17:42] Uncertainty in business climate[23:27] Concert ticket madness[26:10] Sen. Feinstein[28:13] Recommendation of the WeekDiscussed on today's episode:The Biden Administration Just Declared the Death of Neoliberalism by Eric Levitz, New York (5/3/23)
Beowulf speaks to Eric Levitz about whether inheritance transfers will trigger a "millennial civil war" and Daniel James Brown about Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II.(Note: This is a reupload of an episode initially aired 04/08/22).
Joshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a solemn pledge to not start covering the 2024 election until at least Thanksgiving.Then we are joined by Karoli Kuns, the managing editor of Crooks and Liars, to give us a recap of Joe Biden's State of the Union Speech, which she found to be a master class in dealing with an often unruly audience.And then New York Magazine's Eric Levitz tells us why Republicans are so eager to avoid laying out any concrete demands as they take the full faith and credit of the United States hostage. PlaylistCOIN: "Chapstick"Rolling Stone: "The Spider And The Fly"Dave Matthews Band: "Madman's Eyes"
Eric Levitz is a senior writer for Intelligencer. He covers politics and economics.
Eric Levitz is a senior writer for Intelligencer. He covers politics and economics.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Podcast: The Left and Effective Altruism with Habiba Islam, published by Garrison on October 27, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I recently rebooted my interview podcast, The Most Interesting People I Know (found wherever you find podcasts). I focus on EA and left-wing guests, and have been pretty involved in both communities for the last 5 years. Some example guests: Rutger Bregman, Leah Garcés, Lewis Bollard, Spencer Greenberg, Nathan Robinson, Malaika Jabali, Emily Bazelon, David Shor, and Eric Levitz. I just released a long conversation with Habiba Islam, an 80K career advisor and lefty, about the relationship between EA and the left. This is not an attempt to paper over differences between the two communities, or pretend that EA is more left-wing than it is. Instead, I tried to give an accurate description of both communities, where they are in hidden agreement, where they actually disagree, and what each can learn from the other. Habiba is so sharp and thoughtful throughout the conversation. We're very lucky to have her! I hope this could be a good reference text as well as an onboarding ramp for leftists who might be open to EA. I think there's a real gap in the EA media-verse on the intersection of left-wing politics and EA, and we're almost certainly missing out on some great people and perspectives who would be into EA if they were presented with the right arguments and framing. I have no delusions that all leftists would be into EA if they only understood it better, but I think there are tons of bad-faith criticisms and genuine misunderstandings that we could better address. I think we can have a healthier and more productive relationship with the left. If you'd like to support the show, here are some things you can do: Personally recommend the show/particular episodes to friends. Apparently, this is how podcasts best grow their audiences. Share the podcast/episode on social media (I'm on Twitter @garrisonlovely) Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Give me feedback (anonymous form here). You can also email me at tgarrisonlovely@gmail.com Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.
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Beowulf speaks to Eric Levitz about whether inheritance transfers will trigger a "millennial civil war"
Eric Levitz and Branko Marcetic debate how the left in the US should understand and respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Slavoj Žižek and Vivek Chibber debate the role of ideology in promoting capitalist stability.Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYTMusic provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkeyThe Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from March 30, 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We continue to look at the domestic media response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This time, we're talking about “the left” and how some of their “half-baked” ideas about foreign conflict lack serious intellectual rigor and nimbleness, curtesy of an article by “fully baked” author Eric Levitz. Please follow and support the Amazon Union drive: https://twitter.com/Amazonlabor https://www.amazonlaborunion.org/
Guests: Melissa Murray, Brian Fallon, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Eric Levitz, Kimberly NobleTonight: The big push to move quickly with a replacement for the Supreme Court—and what we know about the short list for the bench. Then, Nikole Hannah-Jones on the growing backlash to Republican laws banning books and history in schools. Plus, the catastrophic results of the right-wing disinformation campaign against vaccines. And how the signature policy achievement for Democrats is yielding unbelievably good results.
Ross Douthat takes his place in the Remnant five-timers club today, joining Jonah for a discussion of (what else?) the dysfunctional state of American politics. Unlike last time, however, the nudity is tasteful, the Exorcist references are sparse, and the tone is (slightly) more optimistic. Is the United States on the cusp of a new civil war, and what would that look like in practice? For that matter, why is Biden a less effective president than Bill Clinton? Can a case be made for mandatory voting? And is there anything worthwhile about Don't Look Up?Show Notes:- Ross' previous Remnant appearance- Ross: “Let's Not Invent a Civil War”- Ross on the Remnant discussing The Decadent Society- Jonah's latest G-File on Biden's Georgia speech- David Brooks: “How the Bobos Broke America”- Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works- The Remnant with Yuval Levin- Jonah's distaste for Don't Look Up- Ross on why the movie needs a second cut- Eric Levitz dissects Don't Look Up- The latest Dispatch Podcast
Guests: Dr. Peter Hotez, Mary Bassett, Julie K. Brown, Joyce Vance, Eric Levitz, Amanda Mull, Donna Edwards, Tim MillerTonight: Where we stand as we approach year three of the pandemic, as the CDC defends the decision to cut Covid isolation. Then, a measure of justice in the Epstein saga: the significance of tonight's guilty verdict for Ghislaine Maxwell. Plus, the surprising area where Democrats are having success against the push to undermine democracy. And the state now proposing a bounty for parents who find banned books in school.
Sean Illing talks with Briahna Joy Gray, the former national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 Presidential campaign, and current host of the Bad Faith podcast. They discuss the practical challenges facing the Left in the Biden era, untangle the ways in which race and class affect electoral outcomes and should influence messaging strategies, and assess the state of the ongoing effort for a platform of robust, material economic changes. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy), Host, Bad Faith podcast References: "Looking for Obama's hidden hand in candidates coalescing around Biden" by Carol E. Lee, Kristen Welker, Josh Lederman and Amanda Golden (NBC News; Mar. 2, 2020) "'Accelerate the Endgame': Obama's Role in Wrapping Up the Primary" by Glenn Thrush (New York Times; Apr. 14, 2020) "Race and Realignments In Recent American Elections" by Michael Barber and Jeremy C. Pope (working paper; Nov. 8) "Commonsense Solidarity: How a working-class coalition can be built, and maintained" by Jared Abbott, Leanne Fan, et al. (Jacobin & Center for Working-Class Politics; Nov. 2021) Bad Faith, ep. 117: "Are Progressive Policies Really Popular? w/ Matt Bruenig, Eric Levitz, & Osita Nwanevu" (YouTube; Oct. 22) "A Problem for Kamala Harris: Can a Prosecutor Become President in the Age of Black Lives Matter?" by Briahna Joy Gray (The Intercept; Jan. 20, 2019) "How Barack Obama helped convince NBA players to end their strike and return to play" by Ricky O'Donnell (SB Nation; Aug. 29, 2020) White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Beacon; 2020) Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto by Jessa Crispin (Melville House; 2017) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Vox Audio Fellow: Victoria Dominguez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, Brie gets to the bottom of “Shorism,” — the messaging philosophy advanced by polling wiz kid David Shor, also known as popularism. Why does the idea that Democrats should do what's popular rankle so many progressives, who've long defended Bernie on the grounds that he's a populist, not a radical? And why are liberals so eager to embrace Shor when they rejected Bernie? What are the flaws in Shor's approach, and what are the take always? And when will the left finally embrace the value of a messaging strategy? Brie talks to an all-star brain trust this week: Osita Nwanevu of The New Republic, Eric Levitz of New York Magazine, and Matt Breunig of the People's Policy project. It's the definitive word on Shorism. Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Find Osita's newsletter at https://ositanwanevu.ghost.io/, the People's Policy Project at https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/, and The Bruenigs on Patreon. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Ben Dalton (@wbend). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).
Dylan, German, and Jerusalem sit down to answer listener questions. In our first AMA episode of the post-Matt-Yglesias Weeds era, the trio discusses constitutional amendments, climate change, how we could fix global poverty, influential books, and more. Resources: Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Ascendancy by Nina J. Easton The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach by Alice Kaplan Night by Elie Wiesel The Cult of Pharmacology: How America Became the World's Most Troubled Drug Culture by Richard DeGrandpre Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Cochrane The Journalist's Resource, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy Jim Tankersley, the New York Times (@jimtankersley) Victoria Guida, Politico (@vtg2) Eric Levitz, New York magazine (@ericlevitz) Hosts: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox Jerusalem Demsas (@JerusalemDemsas), policy reporter, Vox German Lopez (@germanrlopez), senior correspondent, Vox Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer Amber Hall, deputy editorial director, talk podcasts Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weeds-newsletter Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Media critic Adam Johnson and New York Magazine's Eric Levitz on the media's warmongering attack on Biden's withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Further reading: nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/media-bias-biden-polls-approval-afghanistan-withdrawal.html thecolumn.substack.com/p/on-afghanistan-withdrawal-nyts-peter Sign up for Adam's Substack: thecolumn.substack.com Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig and get our (coming soon) weekly newsletter
Media critic Adam Johnson and New York Magazine's Eric Levitz on the media's warmongering attack on Biden's withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Further reading: nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/media-bias-biden-polls-approval-afghanistan-withdrawal.html thecolumn.substack.com/p/on-afghanistan-withdrawal-nyts-peter Sign up for Adam's Substack: thecolumn.substack.com Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig and get our (coming soon) weekly newsletter
Beowulf speaks to Eric Levitz about whether inheritance transfers will trigger a "millennial civil war"
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Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Lab-Leak Theory” Nicholson Baker for New York Magazine: “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis” Nicholas Wade for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “The Origin of COVID: Did People or Nature Open Pandora’s Box at Wuhan?” Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: “Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too” The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking, by Brendan I. Koerner Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022” Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor’s Unified Theory of American Politics” Here’s this week’s chatter: John: Mark Mortensen and Heidi K. Gardner for Harvard Business Review: “WFH Is Corroding Our Trust in Each Other” Emily: Patrick Smith for WBEZ: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot Blamed Gun Violence On Judges, But Emails Show Her Staff Knew It Wasn’t True” David: Apple Photos “Memories” feature Listener chatter from Jen Overbeck: Alan Burdick for The New York Times: “So You Want to End the Conversation?” For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about the difficulties of ending a conversation that has run its course. If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work. Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Margaret Kelley. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on Twitter / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Lab-Leak Theory” Nicholson Baker for New York Magazine: “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis” Nicholas Wade for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “The Origin of COVID: Did People or Nature Open Pandora’s Box at Wuhan?” Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: “Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too” The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking, by Brendan I. Koerner Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022” Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor’s Unified Theory of American Politics” Here’s this week’s chatter: John: Mark Mortensen and Heidi K. Gardner for Harvard Business Review: “WFH Is Corroding Our Trust in Each Other” Emily: Patrick Smith for WBEZ: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot Blamed Gun Violence On Judges, But Emails Show Her Staff Knew It Wasn’t True” David: Apple Photos “Memories” feature Listener chatter from Jen Overbeck: Alan Burdick for The New York Times: “So You Want to End the Conversation?” For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about the difficulties of ending a conversation that has run its course. If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work. Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Margaret Kelley. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on Twitter / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine We talk about the historical and contemporary link between labor organizing and expanding political rights like voting. -Is union organizing an important, if not essential, tool in building a vibrant democracy? -Has the diminution of labor unions contributed to the politics of resentment? -Has it provided fertile ground for the current moment of populist anger and stridently divided politics? -What led to the demise of unions over the last half century? -How could they come back? Guests: David Madland, resident senior fellow and senior adviser to the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress. Cynthia Phinney, President of the Maine AFL-CIO. She was the first woman elected to that position in 2015. To learn more about this topic: Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States, David Madland, May, 2021 In 2020, the number of unionized workers dropped, while the share of union members increased, USAFacts, January, 2021 Democracy Dies When Labor Unions Do, Eric Levitz in New York, September, 2019 Democracy Needs Unions, Christine Owens at Other Words, August 28, 2019 The Conservative Case for Unions, Jonathan Rauch in The Atlantic, July/August 2017 Democracy, Union Made, Phil Fishman in The American Interest, September 2007 Prerecorded on 5/17/2021 using Zoom technology The mostly volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Martha Dickinson, Michael Fisher, Starr Gilmartin, Maggie Harling, Ann Luther Judith Lyles, Wendilee O’Brien, Maryann Ogonowski, Pam Person, Lane Sturtevant, Leah Taylor, Linda Washburn About the host: Ann currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009. In her work for the League, Ann has worked for greater public understanding of public policy issues and for the League’s priority issues in Clean Elections & Campaign Finance Reform, Voting Rights, Ethics in Government, Ranked Choice Voting, and Repeal of Term Limits. Representing LWVME at Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, she served that coalition as co-president from 2006 to 2011. She remains on the board of MCCE and serves as Treasurer. She is active in the LWV-Downeast and hosts their monthly radio show, The Democracy Forum, on WERU FM Community Radio -which started out in 2004 as an recurring special, and became a regular monthly program in 2012. She was the 2013 recipient of the Baldwin Award from the ACLU of Maine for her work on voting rights and elections. She joined the League in 1998 when she retired as Senior Vice President at SEI Investments. Ann was a founder of the MDI Restorative Justice Program, 1999 – 2000, and served on its Executive Board.
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Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine We talk about the historical and contemporary link between labor organizing and expanding political rights like voting. -Is union organizing an important, if not essential, tool in building a vibrant democracy? -Has the diminution of labor unions contributed to the politics of resentment? -Has it provided fertile ground for the current moment of populist anger and stridently divided politics? -What led to the demise of unions over the last half century? -How could they come back? Guests: David Madland, resident senior fellow and senior adviser to the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress. Cynthia Phinney, President of the Maine AFL-CIO. She was the first woman elected to that position in 2015. To learn more about this topic: Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States, David Madland, May, 2021 In 2020, the number of unionized workers dropped, while the share of union members increased, USAFacts, January, 2021 Democracy Dies When Labor Unions Do, Eric Levitz in New York, September, 2019 Democracy Needs Unions, Christine Owens at Other Words, August 28, 2019 The Conservative Case for Unions, Jonathan Rauch in The Atlantic, July/August 2017 Democracy, Union Made, Phil Fishman in The American Interest, September 2007 Prerecorded on 5/17/2021 using Zoom technology The mostly volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Martha Dickinson, Michael Fisher, Starr Gilmartin, Maggie Harling, Ann Luther Judith Lyles, Wendilee O’Brien, Maryann Ogonowski, Pam Person, Lane Sturtevant, Leah Taylor, Linda Washburn About the host: Ann currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009. In her work for the League, Ann has worked for greater public understanding of public policy issues and for the League’s priority issues in Clean Elections & Campaign Finance Reform, Voting Rights, Ethics in Government, Ranked Choice Voting, and Repeal of Term Limits. Representing LWVME at Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, she served that coalition as co-president from 2006 to 2011. She remains on the board of MCCE and serves as Treasurer. She is active in the LWV-Downeast and hosts their monthly radio show, The Democracy Forum, on WERU FM Community Radio -which started out in 2004 as an recurring special, and became a regular monthly program in 2012. She was the 2013 recipient of the Baldwin Award from the ACLU of Maine for her work on voting rights and elections. She joined the League in 1998 when she retired as Senior Vice President at SEI Investments. Ann was a founder of the MDI Restorative Justice Program, 1999 – 2000, and served on its Executive Board.
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Jon sits down with Eric Levitz, Brian Surasky and Josh Schaefer with the AZ HOUSE – addiction recovery center to talk about recognizing and overcoming addiction. Eric Levitz, Executive Director of the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Cleveland Ohio, founded the AZ House in 2016 to help men struggling with addiction achieve permanent sobriety and rebuild their lives. Brian Surasky, Assistant Director of the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Miami, Brian has been a driver of innovation within the organization helping hundreds of addicts and alcoholics. Josh Schaefer, Business Operations for the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Detroit, is passionate and dedicated to help impart his recovery experiences on all residents and members of the Jerusalem Sober Community. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon’s Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Eric Levitz, Brian Surasky and Josh Schaefery: Website: https://www.azhousejerusalem.com/
It’s been a year since Covid hit the United States and radically altered our lives. It won’t be news to most that the Trump administration completely botched their response to the pandemic, and even under a Biden administration, the state has been slow to move on a lot of the promises that were made during the lead up to November’s election. Is this changing? In this conversation, we dove deep into the details and specifics of the United States’ political response to Covid with Eric Levitz, senior writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer blog. Eric wrote a piece titled, “Coronavirus Creates an Opening for Progressivism — Also Barbarism,” where he explored what Covid means for the future of politics in the United States. What political cracks in fishers has Covid opened up? What divisions has it given rise to? What new forms of connection? How has it demonstrated the vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our political system, both domestically and also in how we interface with the rest of the world? Is the United States moving towards a period of more right-wing or neoliberal barbarism? Or will the Covid crisis finally be a wake up call to move towards a more just, equitable, and solidaristic form of politics? These are just some of the questions we explore in this conversation. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
It’s been a year since Covid hit the United States and radically altered our lives. It won’t be news to most that the Trump administration completely botched their response to the pandemic, and even under a Biden administration, the state has been slow to move on a lot of the promises that were made during the lead up to November’s election. Is this changing? In this conversation, we dove deep into the details and specifics of the United States’ political response to Covid with Eric Levitz, senior writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer blog. Eric wrote a piece titled, “Coronavirus Creates an Opening for Progressivism — Also Barbarism,” where he explored what Covid means for the future of politics in the United States. What political cracks in fishers has Covid opened up? What divisions has it given rise to? What new forms of connection? How has it demonstrated the vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our political system, both domestically and also in how we interface with the rest of the world? Is the United States moving towards a period of more right-wing or neoliberal barbarism? Or will the Covid crisis finally be a wake up call to move towards a more just, equitable, and solidaristic form of politics? These are just some of the questions we explore in this conversation. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
It’s been a year since Covid hit the United States and radically altered our lives. It won’t be news to most that the Trump administration completely botched their response to the pandemic, and even under a Biden administration, the state has been slow to move on a lot of the promises that were made during the lead up to November’s election. Is this changing? In this conversation, we dove deep into the details and specifics of the United States’ political response to Covid with Eric Levitz, senior writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer blog. Eric wrote a piece titled, “Coronavirus Creates an Opening for Progressivism — Also Barbarism,” where he explored what Covid means for the future of politics in the United States. What political cracks in fishers has Covid opened up? What divisions has it given rise to? What new forms of connection? How has it demonstrated the vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our political system, both domestically and also in how we interface with the rest of the world? Is the United States moving towards a period of more right-wing or neoliberal barbarism? Or will the Covid crisis finally be a wake up call to move towards a more just, equitable, and solidaristic form of politics? These are just some of the questions we explore in this conversation. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
Sam and Emma hosts Joshua Brewer (@JBrewerMe), an organizer at RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union) on workers' efforts to unionize at the Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center. Then Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) joins to discuss the Democrats' decision to limit who gets Covid relief checks in the $1.9T relief bill. On today's show: Mondaire Jones explains why passing HR 1 is so crucial to American democracy. Sam and Emma hosts Joshua Brewer (@JBrewerMe), an organizer at RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union) on workers' efforts to unionize at the Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center. Why this organizing effort is happening in Bessemer right now. The connection to the George Floyd uprising. The underhanded tactics Amazon is using to discourage workers from organizing. How the law is designed to weaken unions. What's at stake in this fight? Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) of New York Magazine joins the program to discuss the Democrats' decision to limit who gets Covid relief checks in the $1.9T relief bill. Why did conservative Democrats want additional mean-tested "targeting"? On the fun half: Ro Khanna says he's not a socialist because capitalism spurs wonderful inventions, like Hamilton musical. Megyn Kelly tweets about Cardi B vs Dr Seuss. Don Jr. tweets about cancel culture, hides that his copy of "the Cat in the Hat" is bilingual. Cuomo defends behavior, says he hugs and kisses people all the time. Friend-of-the-show Andray Domise educates us on the movement to resist the latest US-backed dictator in Haiti (for more check out haitibetrayedfilm.com). The importance of covering domestic political prisoners. Plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ (Merch issues and concerns can be addressed here: majorityreportstore@mirrorimage.com) The AM Quickie is now on YouTube Subscribe to the AM Quickie at https://fans.fm/amquickie Make the AMQ part of your Alexa Flash Briefing too! You can now watch the livestream on Twitch Check out today's sponsors: BetterHelp gives you access to your own fully licensed and accredited therapist via phone, chat, or video. A lot of therapists elsewhere have long waitlists and it can take weeks or months before they can see you… But when you sign up with BetterHelp, they match you with a therapist based on your specific needs, and you’ll be communicating with them in less than 24 hours. BetterHelp is giving our audience 10% off their first month when you go to https://betterhelp.com/majorityreport Donate to a Winter Storm Rapid Response Fund in Mississippi: bit.ly/helpingms Check out Joshua Kahn Russell's friend, activist and organizer Casey Harrell who is raising money to treat his ALS diagnosis. Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein’s podcast News from Nowhere, at https://www.patreon.com/newsfromnowhere Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel! Check out The Nomiki Show live at 3 pm ET on YouTube at patreon.com/thenomikishow Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at twitch.tv/theantifada (streaming every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7pm ET!) Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @Jamie_Elizabeth @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn
For the second half of our show, available to SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, Alex reads a long excerpt from this massive essay in the newest issue of Salvage. Also, Tish, Adam and Alex talk about the aesthetics of the GameStop short squeeze, how capitalism presents us with the illusion of justice, and how we might see through the veneer. If you want to hear more than just the preview of this portion, you will have to subscribe. If you haven’t yet, do so here: https://www.patreon.com/locustreview “The GameStop Rally Exposed the Perils of ‘Meme Populism’,” by Eric Levitz, New York Magazine, February 3rd, 2021: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/gamestop-wallstreetbets-twitter-populism-progressives.html “The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market,” by Doug Henwood, Jacobin, January 27th, 2021: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/gamestop-stock-market-reddit/ Society of the Spectacle, by Guy Debord “The Work of Art In the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” by Walter Benjamin Simulacra and Simulation, by Jean Baudrillard Libidinal Economy, by Jean-Francois Lyotard Locust Radio is produced by Drew Franzblau. It is hosted by Alexander Billet, Tish Markley and Adam Turl. Music is by Omnia Sol: https://omniasolart.bandcamp.com/
Sam and Emma host Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) of New York Magazine to discuss the state of the filibuster negotiations in the senate, and then Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) from Vice Motherboard joins to discuss the Reddit/GameStop/Robinhood short squeeze and what comes next in the populist financial story of the year. On today's show: Pelosi slams GOP leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene. Sam and Emma host Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) of New York Magazine to discuss the state of the filibuster negotiations in the Senate. Dems have the chance to enact filibuster reform, but Manchin and Sinema say they won’t bust the filibuster. Why are they like this? Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) from Vice Motherboard joins to discuss the Reddit/GameStop/Robinhood short squeeze and what comes next in the populist financial story of the year. On the fun half: Squawk Box guest, venture capitalist, comments on how angry younger generations seem to be, says there's nihilism in recent social movements. Chamath Palihapitiya basically argues the stock market is bullshit, "Just because you were wrong, doesn't mean you get to write the rules." Marx brags about playing the stock market in 1864. Biden reaffirms he will not ban fracking. Plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Check out the Brand New Majority Report Merch Shop! https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ (Merch issues and concerns can be addressed here: majorityreportstore@mirrorimage.com) The AM Quickie is now on YouTube Subscribe to the AM Quickie at https://fans.fm/amquickie Make the AMQ part of your Alexa Flash Briefing too! You can now watch the livestream on Twitch Check out Joshua Kahn Russell's friend, activist and organizer Casey Harrell who is raising money to treat his ALS diagnosis. Check out DSA Emerge presents: Asad Haider on Communist Politics in Our Time, a teach-in hosted by Jamie Peck, TONIGHT, January 28, at 7pm ET! RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/emerge-presents-asaid-haider-on-communist-politics-in-our-time Check out today's sponsors: BetterHelp gives you access to your own fully licensed and accredited therapist via phone, chat, or video. A lot of therapists elsewhere have long waitlists and it can take weeks or months before they can see you… But when you sign up with BetterHelp, they match you with a therapist based on your specific needs, and you’ll be communicating with them in less than 24 hours. BetterHelp is giving our audience 10% off their first month when you go to https://betterhelp.com/majorityreport Tushy: Hello Tushy cleans your butt with a precise stream of fresh water for just $79. It attaches to your existing toilet – requires NO electricity or additional plumbing – and cuts toilet paper use by 80% – so the Hello Tushy bidet pays for itself in a few months. Go to hellotushy.com/majority to get 10% off today! Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein’s podcast News from Nowhere, at https://www.patreon.com/newsfromnowhere Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel! Check out The Nomiki Show live at 3 pm ET on YouTube at patreon.com/thenomikishow Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at twitch.tv/theantifada (streaming every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7pm ET!) Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @Jamie_Elizabeth @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn
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this week's A-Side features a chat with Eric Levitz, staff writer at New York Magazine. We're discussing the "Force the Vote" controversy as outlined in his article, "The Left’s Most Naïve Cynics Have Turned on AOC" (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/jimmy-dore-aoc-medicare-for-all-strategy.html) *** Support this podcast by becoming a patron: HTTP://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***
Eric Levitz, Founder and Director of the AZ House Jerusalem, the only kosher, free recovery program in the world & a co-winner of the 2020 Cohon Memorial Foundation Award
Paris Marx is joined by Mathew Lawrence and Thomas Hanna to discuss the problems with platforms, why antitrust alone is not enough to fix them, and how we can encourage the creation of democratic platforms that serve the public good.Mathew Lawrence is the founder and director of Common Wealth. He’s also the co-author of “Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown.” Preorder it now from Verso Books and follow him on Twitter as @DantonsHead.Thomas Hanna is the research director at The Next System Project. He’s the author of “Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States.” Follow him on Twitter as @ThomasMHanna.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode:Mathew and Thomas wrote a new report with Nils Peters called “A Common Platform: Reimagining Data and Platforms.”Eric Levitz wrote about how venture capitalists are like US central planners.Dan Hind wrote a previous report called “The British Digital Cooperative.”Support the show (https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus)
Jon sits down with Eric Levitz, Brian Surasky, and Josh Schaefer with the AZ HOUSE – addiction recovery center to talk about recognizing and over-coming addiction. Eric Levitz, Executive Director of the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Cleveland Ohio, founded the AZ House in 2016 to help men struggling with addiction achieve permanent sobriety and rebuild their lives. Brian Surasky, Assistant Director of the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Miami, Brian has been a driver of innovation within the organization helping hundreds of addicts and alcoholics. Josh Schaefer, Business Operations for the AZ House of Jerusalem. Formerly of Detroit, is passionate and dedicated to helping impart his recovery experiences to all residents and members of the Jerusalem Sober Community. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon’s Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Eric Levitz, Brian Surasky, and Josh Schaefer: Website: https://www.azhousejerusalem.com/
25:00 JL Cauvin is the best Trump impersonator in the world. He is also a very talented Stand Up Comic with who I have known for a long time. JL has recorded 6 stand up albums! J-L’s act is incredibly diverse and has led to six stand up albums: 2006′s Racial Chameleon, 2008′s Diamond Maker, 2012′s Too Big To Fail and 2013′s Keep My Enemies Closer, 2016’s Israeli Tortoise, which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and his 2018 double album Thots & Prayers. He has also released two albums as Donald Trump: 2017’s Fireside Craps, an entire album as Donald Trump which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and 2020’s Fireside Craps: The Deuce which went #1 on both Amazon and iTunes’ comedy charts and broke into the Top 40 on iTunes’ overall album charts. JL is the host of 2 podcasts "Righteous Prick" and "Making Podcasts Great Again" Subscribe to his YouTube page 1:01 Eric Levitz is a Senior Writer at NY Magazine. We spoke about his article The Left’s Most Naïve Cynics Have Turned on AOC Read him at Ny Magazine and Follow him on twitter Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Stand Up is also brought to you this month by GiveWell.org GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell.org/Standup
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Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar are joined by New York Magazine’s Eric Levitz to analyse a dire presidential debate, and an ongoing American nightmare. Plus, the day’s Downing St press briefing and home secretary Patel’s plan to ship asylum seekers to the South Atlantic. Failed State Debate
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar are joined by New York Magazine’s Eric Levitz to analyse a dire presidential debate, and an ongoing American nightmare. Plus, the day’s Downing St press briefing and home secretary Patel’s plan to ship asylum seekers to the South Atlantic. Failed State Debate
In this episode, Malya sits down with Eric levitz to discuss drug and alcohol addiction. Eric is the founder of the AZ house in Jerusalem, which is the largest kosher rehab in the world. Drug and alcohol addiction is not really spoken about in the Jewish community. Here at Hebrew Hits we are breaking down barriers follow them on all socials https://www.instagram.com/az_house_jerusalem/ (https://www.instagram.com/az_house_jerusalem/) https://www.facebook.com/azhousejerusalem/ (https://www.facebook.com/azhousejerusalem/) Here is a link to their website https://www.azhousejerusalem.com/ (https://www.azhousejerusalem.com/) In this episode, Malya is spotlighting Eli Levin's Music. Malya plays four of Eli's songs and talks about the meaning and story behind the songs. Tune in to find out why Eli Levin wrote the song Lord Hear My Prayer. You can follow him on Instagram @elilevinmusic Go check out Eli's website at elilevinmusic.com
Ben is joined by Djene Bajalan from Missouri State University, Eric Levitz from New York Magazine, Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House, and Meagan Day from Jacobin. David Griscom does the first installment in his new weekly "Outlaws & Revolutionaries" segment to talk about country music and left politics. Oh, and Yoram Hazony is wrong about Marxism and the Enlightenment!Articles mentioned in the episode:The Challenge of Marxism by Yoram Hazony (Quillette)The American AKP by Djene Bajalan and Michael Brooks (Jacobin)'Working Class' Conservatism Doesn't Work Without Unions by Eric Levitz (New York Magazine)
Eric Levitz (NY Magazine) stops by to discuss his article about suburban housing and the leftward drift of college educated suburbanites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Responses to COVID-19: Eric Levitz, New York Magazine journalist on popular and governmental missteps on COVID response— in conversation with Alison Rose Levy
Responses to COVID-19: Eric Levitz, New York Magazine journalist on popular and governmental missteps on COVID response— in conversation with Alison Rose Levy
Sparky Abraham speaks to Eric Levitz, writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer, about the life and times of Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, from his youth as a student living in a former luxury hotel to his part in the 2008 financial crisis. This is a preview of an episode available in full to our Patreon subscribers. To gain full access to this episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus content, please consider becoming one of our supporters at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
In our inaugural episode we discuss the uncertainty, anxiety and frothing rage that Coronavirus - and our government's response to it - has provoked, and of our desire to take concrete action to hold our leaders accountable. Across America, there's no shortage of ways to get involved, and that's doubly true here in Texas, where Democrats have a real chance to win the Texas House and flip key Congressional seats, including in Antoinette and Lucas' home district, TX21.Next we jump into why the United States Postal Service is in trouble, why it matters for 2020 and what we can do about it. We also give listeners two specific calls to action: 1. Call Congress and insist USPS is funded in the next stimulus bill and2. If you're able, buy some stamps to help USPS stay afloat. Want to read more about what we talked about today? Check out Eric Levitz's piece in New York Magazine on why "The Postal Service Deserves a Permanent Bailout," and this Institute for Policy Studies report on "How Congress Manufactured a Postal Crisis." Over at BuzzFeed, Lam Thuy Vo describes why people are buying stamps, while our friends at Indivisible give citizens more specifics on what to talk about with their Senators when they call to demand vote-by-mail (a key reason some Republicans seem eager to make USPS insolvent).This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Writer Eric Levitz joins me to discuss his recent piece in New York Magazine that surmises whether COVI-19 is calling into question several decades of Republican orthodoxy.
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Dan interviews New York magazine writer Eric Levitz on the big corporate bailout that gave workers precious little to survive the corona crisis. Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig
Dan interviews New York magazine writer Eric Levitz on the big corporate bailout that gave workers precious little to survive the corona crisis. Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig The post Who Got Bailed Out with Eric Levitz appeared first on The Dig.
Dan interviews New York magazine writer Eric Levitz on the big corporate bailout that gave workers precious little to survive the corona crisis. Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig
Eric Levitz of NY Magazine's Intelligencer Blog joins us to talk about the Iowa debacle and riff on some of the fundamental differences between the progressive and democratic socialist world views. This is a truly unique episode of DPS. Enjoy. *** Become a member of the Dead Pundits Society today for access to our weekly subscriber episode: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ------------- Follow DPS Media: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety
on today's show… Eric Levitz, from New York Magazine's Intelligencer, will join us to explain why leftism doesn't sway nonvoters, but according to recent polls, Bernie Sanders does. Heather Parton from Salon, will work a little overtime this week, helping me run down a major news week.
Trump doubles-down on enlisting foreign countries to interfere in U.S. 2020 election. What else did you expect? The American Prospect releases their “Day One Agenda,” detailing all the actions that a progressive Democratic president could take without executive orders. That’s right, David Dayen and the crew over at the American Prospect did in a couple of months what the Democratic Party leadership should have been doing for years. Bernie Sanders was briefly hospitalized due to chest pains after a campaign event on Tuesday. He had two stents inserted and seems to be recovering well. We wish him all the best. Elizabeth Warren’s response? Send dinner to his campaign staffers, because that’s what human beings do. Speaking of Warren, new polls find Warren surging ahead of Biden in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa, and California. And for the first time, Warren has edged out Biden in several national polls. Polling is one thing, organization and fundraising are another. On Tuesday, Bernie Sanders’s campaign announced it had raised $25.3 million over the past three months, more than any other candidate in any other quarter. By contrast, Biden’s fundraising fell off a cliff, falling behind Bernie, Pete Buttigieg’s $19.1 million. That represents a 30% drop off for Biden. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign has yet to announce their numbers. The big surprise was Andrew Yang whose fundraising jumped 257%, which translates into about $10 million for the third quarter. Yang called out MSNBC and CNN for excluding his campaign from their on-screen graphics while including Cory Booker who only raised $6 million. And, Eric Levitz was on the Majority Report this week talking about his article “The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need.” A key argument he makes is that policies on the left are what are both sensible and required at this moment in history. However, he also cautions that the left - in particular, the socialist left in America - can be heavy on superstructure, light on base. That is, as much influence the left has had, we need to be clear about the limits of our organizational base. Montana saw upwards of four feet of snow last weekend and Ireland is spared the worst of Hurricane Lorenzo, as the once-powerful Category 4 hurricane is downgraded to a post-tropical storm, still carrying winds of 80 mph. Pennsylvania bill would legalize marijuana and make the state the sole seller in the state. As you’ve heard Sean argue on this podcast before, House Bill 1899 would put the sale of pot under the umbrella of the PA Liquor Control Board. Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order on Thursday directing the Dept. of Environmental Protection to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and implement a cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. That means PA will finally join 9 other Northeast states to take more aggressive climate action. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania joined with the Shutdown Berks Coalition to call for the closure of the Berks County Immigration detention center. On this day in 1957, Sputnik 1 becomes the first human-made satellite to orbit the Earth. Free Will releases this week. Hop Nugz, Hop Blend 2 - No Boil IPA brewed in collaboration with our friends at Imprint Beer Company and Wolf Brewing Co. Several bottles in their flower series - like Lilac, Chamomile, and Honeysuckle. Free Will will also release their Paw Paw Saison on Saturday. If you’re lucky, they might have some of their first stout of the season left on tap as well. Hunter’s Brunch - Oatmeal Stout brewed with a marris otter malt base and oats.
Ben Burgis, author of Give Them An Argument (Zero Books, 2018), joins us to dissect the emerging liberal-progressive media consensus that the Sanders-Warren debate can be best characterized by "distinctions without differences." How did this Warren campaign talking point become the media status quo, how do we assess Warren's recent rise in the polls, and how should democratic socialists debate with liberals and progressives? Tune in to find out. Articles mentioned: -Eric Levitz, "The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need," http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/the-bernie-vs-warren-debate-we-need.html -D.D. Guttenplan, "We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet," https://www.thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-wfp/ *** Support DPS by becoming a patron and receive weekly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ----------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg
Eric Levitz is a political analyst and Associate Editor at New York Magazine, where he writes an alarming number of “good takes” on a huge range of topics. I think Eric's columns are the rare combination of well-written and well-argued. I don't know of any political columnists who are more empirically grounded. I feel substantially better-informed having read him. We cover: The danger of moderation in extraordinary times, the climate crisis and the Green New Deal, how our identities inform our political choices, the time-honored Republican strategy of stoking racial fears to cling to power, why Democrats should wage a vicious class war in 2020, the fallacy of thinking about politics along one dimension, the surprising popularity of some radical left positions, the mind-numbing democratic debates, how Biden could run away with the whole thing, Bernie's decision to lean into the democratic socialist label, how Eric would describe his job, bias and the myth of objectivity in political writing, and Eric's hottest takes. Links: Eric's writing: Moderate Democrats' Delusions of ‘Prudence' Will Kill Us All Tribalism Isn't Our Democracy's Main Problem. The Conservative Movement Is. Democrats Must Reach Out to Moderates in 2020 — By Waging a Vicious Class War Here's Who Won (and Lost) the Second Democratic Debate, Night One Here's Who Won (and Lost) the Second Democratic Debate, Night Two We're All ‘Socialists' Now Eric's writing at NY Mag Eric's Twitter: @EricLevitz Other links: There's now an official Green New Deal. Here's what's in it. Video: Fred Hampton on racism and capitalism Article on last place aversion: Avoiding Last Place: Some Things We Don't Outgrow VERMONT SOCIALIST PLANS MAYORALTY WITH BIAS TOWARD POOR
on today's show… Eric Levitz, will stop by to lay out why Bernie Sander's plan to cancel student debt isn't perfect, and why he's ok with that. And, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon join me to analyze all the big news stories from this week.
Barr’s testimony shows that we are one step closer to full-blown authoritarianism. House Dems troll Barr’s no-show with chicken. The Sunrise Movement gets profiled in Rolling Stone as young activists gear up to ensure that climate action is front and center in the Democratic primary debates and the 2020 election. The first-ever hearing on Medicare for All took place in this House this week. Pramila Jayapal gets it done. Stacey Abrams passes on a Georgia Senate run. Cecile Richards, Alicia Garza, and Ai-jen Poo join forces to launch a new PAC called Supermajority. Supermajority will partner with different groups to educate and train two million women in activism and political participation across the country. According to a press release sent to ELLE.com, Supermajority not only aims to ensure a women's agenda is represented at the ballot box in 2020, but also to drive change around issues like the wage gap, childcare costs, maternal mortality rates, family leave, and family separation at the border. Old School Labor makes a strong, white showing for Biden in Pittsburgh this week. Michael Bennet is running for president. Googling “who is Michael Bennet” now. Eric Levitz of New York Mag nails it in his piece, “Why I — a Bland White Guy You’ve Never Heard Of — Am Running for President.” Knock Down the House is now out on Netflix. The film is directed by Rachel Lears and it follows the 2018 primary campaigns of four progressive Democrats taking on entrenched, big money politicians - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin. Navy sailors aboard the USS. Harry Truman in Norfolk, VA encouraged to greet Vice President Mike Pence by “clapping like we’re at a strip club.” Harrisburg may have actually hit Peak Stupid this week. On Tuesday, Daryl Metcalfe invited roughly 150 anti-vaxxers and their disease-carrying, unvaccinated, children to the Pennsylvania Capitol and gave their conspiracy theories a platform by hosting a press conference and introducing legislation to protect anti-vaxxers. If that wasn’t enough, on Wednesday, the Senate Republican Policy Committee tried to one-up Metcalfe by hosting another sham climate change hearing that had Koch Brother funded geographers, meteorologists, and geologists. One big takeaway from the hearing is that Senator Scott Martin added “novice Hurricane tracker” to his resume. Summer Lee along with PA House and Senate Dems held a police accountability rally in the wake of the Antwon Rose verdict. Speakers included local community leaders and Antwon’s mother, Michelle Kenney. Looking forward to next week, March on Harrisburg will be arriving on Monday fighting for gift bans. Galactic Capitalists test the waters, joining Vice commander of Air Force Space Command Lt. Gen. Thompson to make the case that the Space Force is going to be awesome for business. That case was made at this past week’s Future of War Conference in D.C. China plans on building a moon base in the South Polar region, once again confirming that if you want to know the direction of space exploration, you need to read Kim Stanley Robinson. His latest, Red Moon, features China’s dominance on the moon...centered in the South Polar region. Virgin Galactic clears another hurdle on its way to its first round of space tourism. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completed its fifth successful test flight. The $250,000 tickets are going fast now. Free Will has got ANOTHER double-can release on Saturday: Kangaroo Mob - A No Boil IPA brewed in collaboration with Birds Fly South Ale Project (Greenville, SC) featuring rye malt, Lemondrop hops, Gunpowder green tea, and local lemongrass from Barefoot Botanicals. 5.3% ABV A Ride Down the 5 - Perfect for Cinco de Mayo. Mexican style amber lager with a soft, bready character, a touch of malt sweetness, and a balanced hop profile with a crisp and clean finish. 5.4% ABV. Shout out to friend-of-the-show Mike, who gave me two of his latest homebrew stouts: Rogue Bear Chocolate Stout and Old Rumpole Chocolate Stout. I’m breaking them open this weekend. Thanks, Mike! Sean has a recap from Forest and Main’s 7th Anniversary Party and an awesome photo shoot in the coming week.
On The Gist, the empty political rhetoric that is “everyday people.” In the interview, fact-checking is big business in the age of Trump. But one politician diametrically opposed to the president—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—is playing fast and loose with statistics too, and journalists have noticed. Should she be called out? NY Magazine’s Eric Levitz says it’s complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On The Gist, the empty political rhetoric that is “everyday people.” In the interview, fact-checking is big business in the age of Trump. But one politician diametrically opposed to the president—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—is playing fast and loose with statistics too, and journalists have noticed. Should she be called out? NY Magazine’s Eric Levitz says it’s complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan talks to Eric Levitz — who at New York magazine provides the sort of consistently thoughtful and deeply contextualized analysis that is often quite hard to find on mainstream news sites — about the increasingly impossible to reconcile immanent contradictions shaking the Democratic and Republican parties. Thanks to University of California Press. Check out American Prophet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams by Peter Richardson, with a foreword from Mike Davis. Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig!
Dan talks to Eric Levitz—who at New York magazine provides the sort of consistently thoughtful and deeply contextualized analysis that is often quite hard to find on mainstream new sites—about the increasingly-impossible to reconcile immanent contradictions shaking the Democratic and Republican parties. Thanks to University of California Press. Check out American Prophet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams by Peter Richardson, with a foreword from Mike Davis. Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig
This week actor Behzad Dabu (How to Get Away with Murder, The Chi) joins us again to discuss Teju Cole's novel, Open City. The book is a meditation on borders, terror, and belonging set against the back drop of a post 9/11 New York City, and centers a Nigerian immigrant as our guide. This week we discuss the book in detail, there are spoilers, however this book is less about plot and more about big ideas. Listen at your own discretion. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. Open City by Teju ColeThe Stacks 2018 Battle of the Books - Prediction BracketThe Stacks InstagramAbout the 2018 Battle of the BooksJoyful by Ingrid Fetell LeeSmall Fry by Lisa Brennan JobsHear Traci on the What Should I Read Next PodcastHow to Get Away with Murder (ABC)Soft Power (Center Theatre Group)Teju Cole's Books Teju Cole InstagramThe Art Spirit by Robert HenriOpen CityDisgraced by Ayad Akhtar"Louis C.K. Slithers Back, Whether We're Ready or Not" (Amanda Hess, The New York Times)Kevin HartEddie Murphy: Raw and DeliriousDwayne "The Rock" JohnsonKey and PeeleSteve MartinWhoopi GoldbergTiffany Haddish"Self-professed neo-Nazi James A. Fields Jr. convicted of first-degree murder in car-ramming that killed one, injured dozens" (Joe Heim and Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post)The Simpsons (FOX)The Problem with Apu (truTV)Frantz Fanon"CNN Fired Marc Lamont Hill to Comfort Conservative Snowflakes" (Eric Levitz, New York Magazine)"The Trouble with Corey Lewandowski on CNN" (Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker)Chris CillizzaDonald GloverChiwetel EjioforDaniel KaluuyaChadwick BosemanYara Shahidi Connect with Behzad: Behzad's Website|Behzad's Instagram|Behzad's Twitter|Behzad's Facebook Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.
Rick Santorum announces that he is out of the running for White House Chief of Staff. Green New Deal continues to gather momentum. Writing in New York Magazine, Eric Levitz asks: “Is a Green New Deal Possible without a Revolution?” Good question. Climate activists stage a laugh-in, then protest against Trump officials’ attempt to sell “clean coal” at COP 24 Climate Summit in Poland. AOC was a “big preoccupation” at a DC Trump hotel meeting of GOP bigwigs and political operatives. It was Mueller drama all week long as Michael Cohen is sentenced, the National Inquirer head flips on Trump, and the Maria Butina case gets real, shining a light on Russian ties with Republican activist Paul Erickson and the NRA. The Muller investigation is getting ready for phase two of its investigation. This time, Mueller is investigating Trump’s financial ties to Middle East dictators who are looking to influence US politics. 5 Democrats join with Republican House members to stop any discussion of stopping U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders’s Senate resolution calling on Trump to cut off aid to the Saudis. Trump organization rolled back Obama-era water protections, reopening small streams and wetlands to corporate contamination. The rollback is seen as a gift to the Oil and Gas industry. Some large-scale farmers and homebuilders were also pleased.. About 40% of the stream in Pennsylvania will now be vulnerable. Will last-minute push to bring back net neutrality be nixed by Democrats flush with Telecom cash. Check out DemsAgainstThe.Net to see which Democrats have still not signed on. Mary Gay Scanlon, was one of four Democrats unwilling to move to a vote...looks like the pressure worked. Scanlon has since changed her mind and is supporting attempts to change the rule back. Chuck and Nancy do the Oval Office. Media outlets across the state finally start giving it to Senate Republicans for their blatant attack on our democracy by threatening not to seat Lindsey Williams. The Post Gazette told Senate Republicans to “Let it go. Let it go.” because their fight “represents a serious erosion, not only of good faith but the stability of our democracy” Incoming PA House Representative Elizabeth Fiedler released a co-sponsor memo advocating for Fair Work Week legislation for workers across the state. Space Force in its final approach according to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan. After fully recharging following his Oval Office Mr. Roboto power-down, Mike Pence will be heading to Cape Canaveral for Tuesday’s launch of the first Air Force GPS 3 satellite atop of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Virgin Galactic reaching the edge of space with their SpaceShipTwo heralds the launch of space tourism and more. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should be watching National Geographic’s Mars. In October, Mars Season 2 was launched and it’s just as good as Season 1. The latest episode, episode 5, gets into corporate corruption and greed. Well worth the time. Free Will Brewery news. TRIPLE CAN RELEASE on Saturday: Cosmic Warp Engine, Chocolate Hazelnut C.O.B. & Vanilla C.O.B. Also, Saturday, All Day Christmas Dinner from 12-8 featuring Trè Locally Sourced, and then Beer & Breakfast with Santa on Sunday 11:30 am - 5 pm with down to earth cafe’s brunch menu. Also, Free Will is collecting *new* blankets for Tenderheartz Inc. to help friends-in-need stay warm this winter. Drop off your donation at the brewery.
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Centrist business elites believe in an America that doesn't exist. Two guests this episode: first, @mollyesque talks about her piece "On Safari in Trump's America" for The Atlantic. Her article follows the centrist organization Third Way on a “listening tour” of the real America. Then @EricLevitz (35:52), who just published on op-ed in the New York Times entitled “America is not ‘center-right," sorts through research to argue that what Americans often mean when they say they are “moderate” is not the combination of superficial social progressivism and neoliberalism that Wall-Street-aligned Third Way types think they mean. Thanks to our supporters at Verso Books. Check out Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School by Stuart Jeffries versobooks.com/books/2501-grand-hotel-abyss Support us with $ at patreon.com/TheDig
Joining me this week to talk about his article, "The Case for Countering Right-Wing Populism With ‘Left-Wing Economics'" is Eric Levitz, a writer and editor at New York Magazine. We talk about the intricacies of race, xenophobia and class -- you won't want to miss it. See Eric's article here: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/the-case-for-countering-trumpism-with-left-wing-economics.html Zack Beauchamp's article that we address throughout the episode can be found here: http://www.vox.com/world/2017/3/13/14698812/bernie-trump-corbyn-left-wing-populism
-- On the Show:-- Donald Trump loses again, this time seeing his pick for Speaker of the House, Jim Jordan, lose to Steve Scalise among the Republican conference-- A discussion of Eric Levitz's New York Magazine article, "A Left That Refuses to Condemn Mass Murder Is Doomed"-- Some Republicans turn on lying Republican Congressman George Santos after a superseding indictment is piled onto the charges against him-- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, announces he is running for President, despite being apparently ineligible to be President due to being a naturalized citizen of the US, originally from Turkey-- An absolutely deranged failed former President Donald Trump speaks in West Palm Beach, Florida, and says Hezbollah is "smart," and horrifies the world-- As a reminder that Donald Trump cares only about himself, Trump criticizes Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, because Netanyahu praised President Joe Biden's response to the Hamas attack of this week-- Eric Trump appears to have found the "proof" that the 2020 election really was stolen from Donald Trump by Joe Biden-- As predicted, some in our own audience are turning on David and canceling memberships over his opinion about the recent Hamas terrorist attack in Israel-- Voicemail caller is a father who claims to have kicked his son out of the house for watching The David Pakman Show, and we're hoping it's merely satire-- On the Bonus Show: "Anti-war" MAGAs suddenly want war with Gaza, Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office oversaw purchase of $19,000 lectern, Walgreen's pharmacists walk out of jobs over working conditions, much more...
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