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Best podcasts about extreme inequality

Latest podcast episodes about extreme inequality

New Books in Political Science
Jon Michaels and David Noll, "Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy" (Atria/One Signal, 2024)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 81:36


Law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll use their expertise to expose how state-supported forms of vigilantism are being deployed by MAGA Republicans and Christian nationalists to roll back civil, political, and privacy rights and subvert American democracy. Beyond identifying the dangers of vigilantism, Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy (Atria/One Signal, 2024) functions as a call to arms with a playbook for a democratic response. Michaels and Noll look back in time to make sense of today's American politics. They demonstrate how Christian nationalists have previously used state-supported forms of vigilantism when their power and privilege have been challenged. The book examines the early republic, abolitionism, and Reconstruction. Since the failed coup by supporters of Former president Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, Michaels and Noll document how overlapping networks of right-wing lawyers, politicians, plutocrats, and preachers have resurrected state-supported vigilantism – using wide ranging methods including book bans, anti-abortion bounties, and attacks on government proceedings, especially elections. Michaels and Noll see the US at a critical inflection point in which state-sponsored vigilantism is openly supported by GOP candidates for president and vice-president, Project 2025, and wider networks, Michaels and Noll move beyond analysis to action: 19 model laws to pass. The supporters of democratic equality are numerous and dexterous enough to create a plan to fight radicalism and vigilantism and secure the broad promises of the civil rights revolution. Jon Michaels is a professor of law at UCLA Law, where he teaches and writes about constitutional law, public administration, and national security. He has written numerous articles in law reviews including Yale, University of Chicago, and Harvard and also public facing work in venues like the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Foreign Affairs. David Noll is a law professor at Rutgers Law School. He teaches and writes on courts, administrative law, and legal movements. He publishes scholarly work in law reviews such as California, Cornell, Michigan and NYU and translates for wider audiences in places like the New York Times, Politico, and Slate. Mentioned in the podcast: By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners (Norton) by Margaret A. Burnham Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality (Liveright) by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson Hannah Nathanson at the Washington Post who was part of a team of journalists awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Previous interviews with scholars addressing the breakdown of American democracy: Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy (Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman) Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic (Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King); How Democracies Die (Steve Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt); The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power (David M. Driesen and A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People (Kevin J. McMahon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

New Books in Law
Jon Michaels and David Noll, "Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy" (Atria/One Signal, 2024)

New Books in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 81:36


Law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll use their expertise to expose how state-supported forms of vigilantism are being deployed by MAGA Republicans and Christian nationalists to roll back civil, political, and privacy rights and subvert American democracy. Beyond identifying the dangers of vigilantism, Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy (Atria/One Signal, 2024) functions as a call to arms with a playbook for a democratic response. Michaels and Noll look back in time to make sense of today's American politics. They demonstrate how Christian nationalists have previously used state-supported forms of vigilantism when their power and privilege have been challenged. The book examines the early republic, abolitionism, and Reconstruction. Since the failed coup by supporters of Former president Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, Michaels and Noll document how overlapping networks of right-wing lawyers, politicians, plutocrats, and preachers have resurrected state-supported vigilantism – using wide ranging methods including book bans, anti-abortion bounties, and attacks on government proceedings, especially elections. Michaels and Noll see the US at a critical inflection point in which state-sponsored vigilantism is openly supported by GOP candidates for president and vice-president, Project 2025, and wider networks, Michaels and Noll move beyond analysis to action: 19 model laws to pass. The supporters of democratic equality are numerous and dexterous enough to create a plan to fight radicalism and vigilantism and secure the broad promises of the civil rights revolution. Jon Michaels is a professor of law at UCLA Law, where he teaches and writes about constitutional law, public administration, and national security. He has written numerous articles in law reviews including Yale, University of Chicago, and Harvard and also public facing work in venues like the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Foreign Affairs. David Noll is a law professor at Rutgers Law School. He teaches and writes on courts, administrative law, and legal movements. He publishes scholarly work in law reviews such as California, Cornell, Michigan and NYU and translates for wider audiences in places like the New York Times, Politico, and Slate. Mentioned in the podcast: By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners (Norton) by Margaret A. Burnham Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality (Liveright) by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson Hannah Nathanson at the Washington Post who was part of a team of journalists awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Previous interviews with scholars addressing the breakdown of American democracy: Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy (Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman) Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic (Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King); How Democracies Die (Steve Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt); The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power (David M. Driesen and A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People (Kevin J. McMahon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Is The American Dream Alive and Well? A Live Debate.

Honestly with Bari Weiss

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 70:29


The American dream is the most important of our national myths. It's the idea that, with hard work and determination, anyone in this country can achieve middle-class security, own a home, start a family, and provide the children they raise with a better life than they had. Is that still true? On the one hand, our economy is the envy of the world. We are the richest country, leading the pack when it comes to innovation. And more people choose to move here for economic opportunity than to any other nation. And yet, everywhere you look in this country, there is a growing sense of pessimism. A sense that you can work hard, play by the rules, even go to college, and still end up saddled with debt and unable to afford the basics, like a home. Americans were told that higher education would be their ticket to the good life. Now, there's more than $1.7 trillion dollars in student loan debt hanging over a generation. Americans were told that free trade would make everyone prosper. But try telling that to the 4.5 million people who lost their manufacturing jobs in the last 30 years. Perhaps all of this is why a July Wall Street Journal poll found that only 9 percent of Americans say they believe that financial security is a realistic goal. And only 8 percent believe that a comfortable retirement is possible for them. Now, do those numbers reflect reality? Or just negative vibes? Last week, we convened four expert debaters in Washington, D.C., to hash out the question: Is the American dream alive and well? Arguing that yes, the American dream is alive and well, is economist Tyler Cowen. Tyler is a professor of economics at George Mason University and faculty director of the Mercatus Center. He also writes the essential blog Marginal Revolution. Joining Tyler is Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor in chief of the libertarian Reason magazine and co-host of The Reason Roundtable podcast. Arguing that no, the American dream is not flourishing, is David Leonhardt, senior writer at The New York Times and the author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream. David has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Joining David is Bhaskar Sunkara, the president of The Nation magazine and the founding editor of Jacobin. He is the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Before the debate, 71 percent of our audience said that yes, the American Dream is alive and well, and 29 percent voted no. At the end of the night, we polled them again—and you'll see for yourself which side won. This debate was made possible by the generosity of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. If you care about free speech, FIRE is an organization that should be on your radar. If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 67:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Political Science
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 67:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

New Books in Critical Theory
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in Critical Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 67:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

New Books in American Studies
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 67:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in American Politics
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in American Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 67:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Aubrey Masango Show
Political Analysis: “Will a tax on the rich solve the problem of extreme inequality in South Africa?”

The Aubrey Masango Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 44:07


On Political Analysis we talk to Thabo Motshweni, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Sociology, at University of Johannesburg, about an interesting article that he wrote on the Mail and Guardian titled “Will a tax on the rich solve the problem of extreme inequality in South Africa?”. The article questions whether taxing the rich is the solution to the problem of inequalities in South Africa or will this have a negative impact in the long run. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaye Ganam
Has Canada become the land of extreme inequality?

Shaye Ganam

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 6:43


Scott Schieman is Canada Research chair and a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Factually! with Adam Conover
Why Isn't the Left Winning? with Bhaskar Sunkara

Factually! with Adam Conover

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 76:57


This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FACTUALLY and get on your way to being your best self.The term "socialism" has gained prominence in today's political discourse, yet it hasn't fully entered the political mainstream apart from moments like the Occupy Wall Street movement or Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. Unlike the fervent following of MAGA, there's no socialist movement of comparable size and far-right politicians outnumber their left-leaning counterparts a hundred to one. Why is this the case, and does socialism actually have a shot at shaping future policy? To answer these questions, Adam is joined by Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality.Donate to Al Otro Lado at http://gum.fm/charity or sign up to volunteer at http://alotrolado.org/volunteer .SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconoverSEE ADAM ON TOUR: https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/SUBSCRIBE to and RATE Factually! on:» Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJAbout Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com.» SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1» FOLLOW us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/headgum» FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/headgum/» FOLLOW us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum» Advertise on Factually! via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pekingology
China's Extreme Inequality

Pekingology

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 39:40


In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette is joined by the Andrew Walder, Denise O'Leary & Kent Thiry Professor at Stanford University, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies. Today they discuss his article “China's Extreme Inequality: The Structural Legacies of State Socialism.” (The China Journal, July 2023)

The John Batchelor Show
2/2: #IGini coefficient: Extreme inequality between the 1% of the super rich and the 99% of the rest drives cultural self-destruction such as addiction, homelessness and broad antisocial conduct. Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett, Nature Magazine.

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 6:55


2/2: #IGini coefficient: Extreme inequality between the 1% of the super rich and the 99% of the rest drives cultural self-destruction such as addiction, homelessness and broad antisocial conduct. Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett, Nature Magazine. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00723-3 1910 Wall Street broker Charles Gates (1876-1913)

The John Batchelor Show
1/2: #IGini coefficient: Extreme inequality between the 1% of the superrich and the 99% of the rest drives cultural self-destruction such as addiction, homelessness and broad antisocial conduct. Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett, Nature Magazine.

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 12:45


1/2: #IGini coefficient: Extreme inequality between the 1% of the superrich and the 99% of the rest drives cultural self-destruction such as addiction, homelessness and broad antisocial conduct. Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett, Nature Magazine. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00723-3 1922 Burma

Below the Radar
Extreme Inequality in Canada — with Alex Hemingway

Below the Radar

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 41:03


Alex Hemingway, Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst at the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), joins Am Johal on this episode of Below the Radar. They discuss the Canadian housing crisis, the misclassification of independent contractors in the gig economy, and the CCPA's report promoting a wealth tax. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/225-alex-hemingway.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/225-alex-hemingway.html Resources: Alex Hemingway: https://policyalternatives.ca/authors/alex-hemingway Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA): BC Office: https://policyalternatives.ca/offices/bc/about CCPA: Wealth Tax Report: https://www.policynote.ca/tax-the-rich/ Understanding Precarity in BC Project: https://policyalternatives.ca/projects/understanding-precarity No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age: https://janemcalevey.com/book/no-shortcuts-organizing-for-power-in-the-new-gilded-age/ Bio: Alex Hemingway is a Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst at the CCPA's BC Office. His research focuses on tax fairness, public finances, public services, and economic inequality in BC and Canada. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Extreme Inequality in Canada — with Alex Hemingway.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, October 31, 2023. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/225-alex-hemingway.html.

The Pakistan Experience
Pakistan's Economic Reality Exposed - Atif Mian - Leading Economist - #TPE 295

The Pakistan Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 130:42


The wake up call that Pakistan needs; one of the leading Economists of the world, Atif Mian, comes on The Pakistan Experience to show the Economic Reality of Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss how Pakistan's Economy is on the tipping point, the things that need to be done to fix it, understanding the economy as part of the whole system, Foreign Investments, Debt, CPEC and the Social Realities of Pakistan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZrWDUUCzmA Atif Mian is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021. Atif Mian is also the co-author of the critically acclaimed book, "House of Debt" The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Understanding the Economy as part of the whole System 10:00 What is wrong with the System and how to fix it 17:00 Loans, Foreign Investment and Real Estate Projects 28:30 IPPS, CPEC and Repayments 41:30 Building Pakistan to compete Long Term and Exposure to the Global Financial Cycle 52:00 Extreme Inequality, Wealth Distribution and China 1:07:40 Cash Hand Outs

Multipolarista
How neoliberalism devastated the economy, fueling financial instability and extreme inequality

Multipolarista

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 83:18


Political economist Radhika Desai discusses the origins of neoliberalism as a fringe ideology and how it became dominant, fueling extreme inequality, instability, and financialization. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lSTLsHAGoVA This is a discussion of chapter 4, "Neoliberal and its financializations", from Radhika's book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy". Other episodes in the series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8 You can download Radhika's book for free here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/17/capitalism-coronavirus-war-geopolitical-economy-radhika-desai

New Books Network
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Political Science
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

New Books in Critical Theory
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in Critical Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

New Books in American Studies
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in Politics
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

New Books in American Politics
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

New Books in American Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 65:15


In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2020), Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? The editor of Jacobin magazine, Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing, and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. Kirk Meighoo is Public Relations Officer for the United National Congress, the Official Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago. His career has spanned media, academia, and politics for three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pakistan Experience
Pakistan's core Economic Challenges - Atif Mian - Leading Economist - #TPE 204

The Pakistan Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 118:21


One of the world's leading Economists, Atif Mian, comes on The Pakistan Experience for a masterclass on Pakistan's economic problems. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss inequality, real estate, economic indicators, incompetence of our leaders, circular debt, CPEC, IMF and the political economy. How bad is our economy? What are Pakistan's core economic problems? Why Pakistan focuses on unproductive sectors? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Atif Rehman Mian is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021. His work focuses on the connections between finance and the macro economy. He is the first person of Pakistani origin to rank among the top 25 young economists of the world. In 2014, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Atif as one of twenty-five young economists who it expects will shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future. Atif Mian reflects on whether IMF, the Pakistani Economy and our failures to fix it. Just how bad is the Pakistani Economy? The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Core Challenges of the Pakistani Economy 11:00 Speculation in the Economy 14:00 How do we move towards investing in Productive Assets 17:00 The Elite and their Incentives 23:30 Civilian Governments not having the courage 29:00 Political Instability 34:00 Daronomics and Fixed Exchange Rate 37:00 Industrial Policy and Export Prioritization 43:00 CPEC 50:20 IMF 56:00 Remittances and How bad is our Economy? 1:05:20 Extreme Inequality 1:07:30 Twin Deficits 1:10:00 Savings Rate and Investment Rate 1:14:15 Productive Sectors ripe for Public Investment 1:16:30 Advice to young Economists 1:21:00 Atif Mian and Macro Finance 1:25:45 What Economists should ask? 1:27:45 Class Mobility 1:31:00 Tax Base and Amnesty Schemes 1:33:50 State led Development model for Asian Countries and Privatization 1:38:45 Lessons from India 1:41:40 Path to Sustainable Recovery 1:44:00 Pakistan's consumption should fall and political incompetency 1:52:20 Economic Charter 1:55:20 Book Recommendation and closing

Haymarket Books Live
What is the Relevance of the Russian Revolution Today? A Debate w/ Kshama Sawant & Eric Blanc

Haymarket Books Live

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 79:11


Tune in for a debate between Kshama Sawant and Eric Blanc, on the relevance of the Russian Revolution Today. Few political questions from the 20th century were so fraught as how to understand the Russian Revolution. Inspiring example of workers throwing off the Tsarist yoke and rattling the foundations of capitalism, or well-spring of tyranny and the antithesis of the benighted values of ‘The West'? Even among its most ardent defenders debates raged about what lessons to draw from the experience of the revolution, and how (or whether) to replicate the organizational model of Lenin and the Bolshevik Party. Though these very questions animated several generations of activists and organizers on the Left in countries across the globe, how relevant are they for today's burgeoning socialist movement in a modern democratic state? What lessons can we apply to the current world situation? Taking as their starting point the ground-breaking contributions of Eric Blanc's Revolutionary Social Democracy, Blanc and Seattle's socialist city councilwoman Kshama Sawant will debate exactly what we can learn from the Russian Revolution for our contemporary struggles. Blanc and Sawant will be joined by Bryan Koulouris of Socialist Alternative, for a debate moderated by Bhaskar Sunkara. Get a copy of Revolutionary Social Democracy from Haymarket: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1907-revolutionary-social-democracy ———————————————————————————————— Speakers: Kshama Sawant is a Seattle city councilwoman and member of Socialist Alternative and the Democratic Socialists of America. Eric Blanc is the author of Revolutionary Social Democracy: Working-Class Politics Across the Russian Empire, 1882-1917, a member of Democratic Socialists of America, and an organizer with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. Bryan Koulouris is the national organizer for Socialist Alternative, and an executive committee member of International Socialist Alternative Bhaskar Sunkara (moderator) is the founding editor of Jacobin and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Watch the live event recording: Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Tavis Smiley
Bhaskar Sunkara on "Tavis Smiley"

Tavis Smiley

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 40:14


Bhaskar Sunkara - Political writer and founding editor of Jacobin, the president of The Nation, and publisher of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and London's Tribune. He is a former vice-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and the author of “The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality” as well as a columnist for The Guardian US. He will join Tavis for a conversation on some of the major trending headlines in politics.

Kabbalah For Beginners
The Great Transition - Is There A Spiritual Reason Behind Extreme Inequality?

Kabbalah For Beginners

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 69:30


Since the pandemic began, a new billionaire has been created every 26 hours. Meanwhile more than 160 million people have been pushed to poverty due to the health crisis. That's just one example of how Covid has intensified economic disparity. But why is that? Is nature pushing for greater inequality? Is it just a random side-effect? Or is there a deeper reason?

By Any Means Necessary
Koreans Fight Back Against Extreme Inequality

By Any Means Necessary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 13:08


In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jia Hong from Nodutdol for Korean Community Development to discuss demonstrations in Seoul over worsening inequality in South Korea, the history and contemporary manifestations of the united front between peasants and urban poor, how US imperialism has destroyed the land and livelihoods of Korean peasants and created the conditions for mass inequality, and the pressure that these demonstrations put on the political system as South Korea faces a presidential election.

Awakin Call
Chuck Collins -- A Born-on-Third-Base One Percenter Acts to Increase True Wealth

Awakin Call

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021


Chuck Collins’ first job out of college was to work with mobile homeowners in New England to help them organize and buy their parks as resident-owned cooperatives, to escape the cycle of ever-rising rents. While working in Western Massachusetts with a group of 30 mobile homeowners struggling to raise the necessary resources, Chuck was holding on to a “dirty little secret”: as the great-grandson of the Chicago meatpacker Oscar Mayer (an iconic brand in the US renowned for its catchy advertising jingles and Weinermobile), Chuck, still pimply faced at the time, was a multi-millionaire who single-handedly could write a check to make it possible for the 30 families to buy the park – with only a negligible impact on his personal finances. Chuck was seriously (and silently) considering doing just that, when the group gifted him something much more valuable: they taught him the power of solidarity and community. At that moment, they heroically dug deeper and supported one another (oftentimes anonymously) to come up with the necessary down payment in a way that preserved the dignity of each. At age 26, this powerful experience defined Chuck’s path. Realizing that “there was no rationale that could justify this disparity” whereby his inherited wealth was increasing through no sweat of his own, but wages were going down for so many, he decided to give away his wealth. “I wrote my parents a letter thanking them for the tremendous opportunities this wealth made possible. And I explained that while having the money was a boost in helping pay for my education, it was now a barrier to my making my own way in the world. I intended to ‘pass the wealth on.’” Chuck signed the paperwork to transfer all the funds in his name to four grant-making foundations, maintaining no financial cushion or “rainy day” fund for himself. That this decision was not a whimsical flight of idealistic fancy has been born out over the decades: Chuck has been working diligently and strategically against economic inequality for his entire adult life. Decades after he gave away his wealth, Chuck wrote, “I have no regrets. If anything, I feel liberated. My decision enabled me to live my life more aligned to my values. It opened up a source of energy.” Chuck is a storyteller, writer, researcher, and campaigner working to reverse the extreme inequalities of wealth and power – and heal the social and ecological harms resulting from societal inequities. Since 2006, he has been Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies where he co-edits Inequality.org. His most recent book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions (Polity Books) examines the global hidden wealth system and the role of enablers and gatekeepers, such as tax attorneys, wealth managers, and family offices. In a YES Magazine article about wealth advisors that “help the rich let go,” Collins urged families to redirect “their wealth to heal the harms created by the initial extraction of that wealth.” Collins worked to brief foreign reporters about US wealth hiding systems in advance of the recent publication of the Pandora Papers. He has worked since 1999 on various efforts to organize wealthy people to advocate for progressive tax policies and preserve the federal estate tax, the only tax on inherited wealth. He was co-author, with Bill Gates Sr., of Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Wealth (Beacon Press). His perspectives about wealth and inheritance are discussed in his popular book, Born on Third Base (Chelsea Green). He has been featured in many interviews, including an NPR Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross and in Sun Magazine. Chuck is co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good, a network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. This network merged in 2015 with the Patriotic Millionaires, a national network of high net worth individuals advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy, a living wage, and campaign finance reform. Between 1983 and 1992, Collins worked for the Institute for Community Economics, helping grassroots housing cooperatives and community land trusts built and preserve affordable housing. Thereafter, from 1993 to 2006, he worked on issues of tax fairness and inequality, co-founding United for a Fair Economy. Currently living near Brattleboro, Vermont, Collins is co-author of several reports including “The Road To Zero Wealth: How the Racial Wealth Divide is Hollowing Out America’s Middle Class,” “Billionaire Bonanza: The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us” and “Gilded Giving: Top Heavy Philanthropy in an Age of Extreme Inequality.” Other books include: Is Inequality in America Irreversible? (published by the Oxford, UK-based Polity Press); and 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It. He is co-author with Mary Wright of The Moral Measure of the Economy, a book about Christian ethics and economic life. Please join us in conversation with this principled advocate for justice and equality who has uniquely walked – and is walking – his talk!

CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV
Jacob Hacker on Threats to U.S. Democracy

CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 25:19


Over one hundred eminent scholars recently signed a statement of concern that asserts, clearly and unequivocally, that “our entire democracy is now at risk.” One of these scholars joins Bob to explain this threat to the future of our nation. He is Jacob Hacker, a political science professor at Yale University and co-author of the book “LET THEM EAT TWEETS: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality.”

The Jacobin Sports Show
NBA Deep Dive w/ Bhaskar Sunkara

The Jacobin Sports Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 66:35


In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah talk with Bhaskar Sunkara about all things NBA: success of the Knicks, struggles of the Celtics, whether the Jazz are title contenders, Blake Griffin's career, Draymond Green's take on double-standards in how NBA laborers are treated versus owners, and which teams are easiest to root for and against come playoff time. Bhaskar Sunkara is the founder and publisher of Jacobin magazine and godfather of the Jacobin Sports Show. He's the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality and a columnist for The Guardian. Follow the Jacobin Sports Show on Twitter: @JacobinSports Email us: jacobinsports@gmail.com

PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast
Socialism Yesterday, Socialism Tomorrow ft. Bhaskar Sunkara (Bonus Interview)

PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 83:09


Our political half is joined by Jacobin Magazine founder Bhaskar Sunkara to talk socialist history, the Nordic Model, and what happens five minutes after capitalism ends—themes undertaken in Bhaskar's book, The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (https://amzn.to/36FlwTO)

Democracy Paradox
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the Plutocratic Populism of the Republican Party

Democracy Paradox

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 48:53 Transcription Available


A transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Democracy depends on distinctions between political parties. Every election they offer clear choices on economic proposals. In recent years, cultural issues have added a new dimension to the polarization of American politics. But the 2020 election added a dangerous dimension to the political divide. The Republican Party has begun to question the integrity of elections and the value of democracy itself. It is not clear how far the Republican Party intends to widen this issue, but the ramifications are dangerous for constitutional government. So how did we get to this point? Has the Republican Party radically transformed after four years of Donald Trump or has this been the inevitable trajectory of Republican policies and ideology?Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson have studied the Republican Party for two decades. In their book Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality they consider how conservative economic policies have shifted the Republican Party further to the right on issues related to economics, race, and democracy itself. Jacob Hacker is a professor of political science at Yale University and Paul Pierson is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. We discuss the relationship between inequality and democracy, American politics, and the possibilities for change in the Republican Party.Related ContentLee Drutman Makes the Case for Multiparty Democracy in AmericaWilliam G. Howell and Terry M. Moe on the PresidencyThoughts on Jonathan Hopkin's Anti-System Politics

Krystal Kyle & Friends
Episode 2: Bhaskar Sunkara

Krystal Kyle & Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 106:14


Bhaskar Sunkara is the Founding Editor and Publisher of Jacobin Magazine and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. He's been an integral part of building the modern American left and a profound influence on both of us. He offered insights into the coming era of left politics and some provocative reflections on how to think about this week and what to do next.

The Alliance Party After Dark
Book Recommendations

The Alliance Party After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 17:52


This week we focus on book recommendations for listeners interested in learning more about our current democracy, warts and all! The books are: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, by Anne Nelson Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality, by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson

Democracy on the Move
Book Recommendations

Democracy on the Move

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 17:26


This week we focus on book recommendations for listeners interested in learning more about our current democracy, warts and all! The books are: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, by Anne Nelson Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality, by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson

Ask a Harvard Professor
Danielle Allen: What Do COVID-19 and Extreme Inequality Mean for American Democracy?

Ask a Harvard Professor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 29:42


For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.For a transcript of this episode, go to https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/danielle-allen. Ask a Harvard Professor is hosted by Jonathan Shaw, Marina Bolotnikova, Jacob Sweet, and produced by Jacob Sweet and Niko Yaitanes. Our theme music was composed by Louis Weeks.

Politics and Polls
Politics & Polls #205: How the Right Rules (Jacob Hacker)

Politics and Polls

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 39:13


The Republican Party seems to be divided: Is it the old guard, advocating for small government and tax cuts? Or has it moved into more of an America-first, isolationist space under the leadership of President Donald Trump? In this episode, Jacob Hacker of Yale University joins Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang to discuss how the current combination of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals threatens the pillars of American democracy. This is the subject of Hacker’s latest book with Paul Pierson of the University of California at Berkeley: “Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality.” Hacker is the Stanley B. Resor Professor at Yale University and director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He is known for his research and writings regarding health policy, especially his development of the so-called public option.

Democracy Nerd
'Let Them Eat Tweets' with Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson

Democracy Nerd

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 56:07


Jefferson is joined by political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson to discuss their new book "Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules In An Age of Extreme Inequality" and explore "the conservative dilemma" of securing the majority of votes to win elections despite supporting the interests of a wealthy minority.

The Film Cult Podcast
Bhaskar Sunkara

The Film Cult Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 38:20


Bhaskar Sunkara the visionary behind Jacobin Magazine and author of The Socialst Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality sits down with Robert to discuss current affairs. Catch his work over at jacobinmag.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Not Another Politics Podcast
How The Rich Rule Despite Unpopular Inequality

Not Another Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 47:34


How is it that in a Democracy with massive inequality, where the poor have just as much voting power as the rich, do the wealthy continue to get what they want politically? It’s a question that’s troubled political thinkers for a long time.    Political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson have an answer in their new book “Let Them Eat Tweets: How The Right Rules In An Age of Extreme Inequality”. On this episode, we tackle that question and their answer.   Part 1: How did the plutocrats take over the Republican Party: 16:00   Part 2: Are the voters getting duped or do their preferences really align with the wealthy: 20:20   Part 3: Is Donald Trump a natural continuation of Republican strategy?: 34:20

The Ezra Klein Show
How inequality and white identity politics feed each other

The Ezra Klein Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 78:43


Conservative parties operating in modern democracies face a dilemma: How does a party that represents the interests of moneyed elites win mass support? The dilemma sharpens as inequality widens — the more the haves have, the more have-nots there are who want to tax them. In their new book, Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality, political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson argue that three paths are possible: Moderate on economics, activate social divisions, or undermine democracy itself. The Republican Party, they hold, has chosen a mix of two and three. “To advance an unpopular plutocratic agenda, Republicans have escalated white backlash — and, increasingly, undermined democracy,” they write. On some level, it’s obvious that the GOP is a coalition between wealthy donors who want tax cuts and regulatory favors, and downscale whites who fear demographic change and want Trump to build that wall. But how does that coalition work? What happens when one side gains too much power? If the donor class was somehow raptured out of politics, would the result be a Republican Party that trafficked less in social division, or more? And has the threat of strongman rule distracted us from the growing reality of minoritarian rule? In this conversation, we discuss how inequality has remade the Republican Party, the complex relationship between white identity politics and plutocratic economics, what to make of the growing crop of GOP leaders who want to abandon tax cuts for the rich and recenter the party around ethnonationalism, how much power Republican voters have over their party, and much more. Paul Pierson's book recommendations: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo Evicted by Matthew Desmond The Social Limits to Growth by Fred Hirsch Jacob Hacker's book recommendations: Tocqueville's Discovery of America by Leo Damrosch The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro The Internationalists by Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro Please consider making a contribution to Vox to support this show: bit.ly/givepodcasts Your support will help us keep having ambitious conversations about big ideas. New to the show? Want to check out Ezra’s favorite episodes? Check out the Ezra Klein Show beginner’s guide (http://bit.ly/EKSbeginhere) Credits: Producer/Editor - Jeff Geld Researcher in chief - Roge Karma Want to contact the show? Reach out at ezrakleinshow@vox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KQED’s Forum
Political Scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on ‘How the Right Rules’

KQED’s Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 52:46


The Republican party has increasingly relied on incendiary appeals from the social right to win over voters, while advancing policies that cater less to the average voter and more to wealthy donors. That’s according to political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson. In their fourth book together, "Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality," they break down the GOP’s strategy of acquiring populist voters through fear-mongering and race-baiting. And now, during the Trump administration, the authors write that “the ‘dog whistle’ invoking racialized themes has given way to the bullhorn.” Hacker and Pierson join us to discuss their latest book and why the GOP continues to advance unpopular policies -- and stall popular ones in the Senate -- even in an election year.

All the Books!
E267: New Releases and More for July 7, 2020

All the Books!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 45:29


This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Cold Vanish, The Voting Booth, Want, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes; and Ecco Books and The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon Billman Into the Streets: A Young Person’s Visual History of Protest in the United States by Marke Bieschke The Color of Air: A Novel by Gail Tsukiyama The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert Want: A Novel by Lynn Steger Strong The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong WHAT WE’RE READING: My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann Leave the World Behind: A Novel by Rumaan Alam MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Once You Go This Far: A Mystery by Kristen Lepionka Alice Knott by Blake Butler Mother Daughter Widow Wife: A Novel by Robin Wasserman Separated: Inside an American Tragedy by Jacob Soboroff Marah Chase and the Fountain of Youth: A Novel by Jay Stringer After the Body: New & Selected Poems by Cleopatra Mathis Seekers of the Wild Realm (The Wild Realm) by Alexandra Ott Eight Lane Runaways by Henry McCausland Let Them Eat Pancakes: One Man’s Personal Revolution in the City of Light by Craig Carlson Breathing Through the Wound: A Novel by Víctor del Árbol, Lisa Dillman (translator) Memoirs and Misinformation: A novel by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon Antkind: A Novel by Charlie Kaufman You’re Next by Kylie Schachte Katrina: A History, 1915–2015 by Andy Horowitz Long Story Short: Turning Famous Books into Cartoons by Mr. Fish Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality by Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson The Marked Volume 1: Fresh Ink by David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Hard Wired by Len Vlahos Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust The Damned by Renée Ahdieh The Psychic Soviet by Ian F Svenonius Members Only by Sameer Pandya Paying the Land by Joe Sacco Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World by Leslie Kern How to Take Awesome Photos of Cats by Andrew Marttila The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread–And Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin, Hildegarde Serle (translator) The Hungover Games: A True Story by Sophie Heawood The Lost City: The Omte Origins (from the World of the Trylle) by Amanda Hocking The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life by Diane Cardwell Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America’s Soul by A. J. Baime Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya Live to Tell the Tale: Combat Tactics for Player Characters by Keith Ammann Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World by Ben Widdicombe A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See it by Rob DeSalle One to Watch: A Novel by Kate Stayman-London Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air by Jackson Ford Lady Romeo: The Radical and Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman, America’s First Celebrity by Tana Wojczuk Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook: A Novel by Celia Rees Of Mutts and Men (A Chet & Bernie Mystery) by Spencer Quinn The Ballad of Big Feeling by Ari Braverman Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman by Deborah Blake The Book of Fatal Errors (The Feylawn Chronicles) by Dashka Slater Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery by Erica C. Barnett The Lost and Found Bookshop: A Novel by Susan Wiggs Bonnie: A Novel by Christina Schwarz True Love: A Novel by Sarah Gerard In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida by Kent Russell The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell Red Dust by Yoss, David Frye (translator) Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany Cross The Good Luck Stone by Heather Bell Adams Monstress: Stories (Art of the Story) by Lysley Tenorio Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers by Helena Dea Bala Every Sky a Grave: A Novel by Jay Posey Watching You Without Me: A novel by Lynn Coady The Big Book of Mars by Marc Hartzman The Book of Dragons: An Anthology by Jonathan Strahan Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson Bright Precious Thing: A Memoir by Gail Caldwell Mapping Humanity: How Modern Genetics Is Changing Criminal Justice, Personalized Medicine, and Our Identities by Joshua Z. Rappoport Lake Life: A Novel by David James Poissant Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team by Elise Hooper You Again: A Novel by Debra Jo Immergut An Education in Ruin by Alexis Bass B*witch by Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone Survivor Song: A Novel by Paul Tremblay Last One Out Shut Off the Lights by Stephanie Soileau The Caiplie Caves: Poems by Karen Solie Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time by Ben Ehrenreich The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom by L.S. Dugdale American Follies by Norman Lock Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos 22 Minutes of Unconditional Love by Daphne Merkin Out of Time by David Klass Open Secrets by Sheila Kohler The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories by Mark Bowden The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell Haunted Heroine (Heroine Complex Book 4) by Sarah Kuhn Not Like the Movies by Kerry Winfrey The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning Accidental by Alex Richards A Peculiar Peril (The Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead) by Jeff VanderMeer The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron All These Monsters by Amy Tintera The Bright Lands by John Fram Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars) by Elizabeth Lim Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott Cool for America: Stories by Andrew Martin Florence Adler Swims Forever: A Novel by Rachel Beanland Vernon Subutex 2: A Novel by Virginie Despentes, Frank Wynne (translator) Branwell: A Novel of the Brontë Brother by Douglas A. Martin Artifact by Arlene Heyman Scare Me by K. R. Alexander Cinderbiter: Celtic Poems by Martin Shaw and Tony Hoagland Hurry Home: A Novel by Roz Nay The Heir Affair (The Royal We) by Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan Or What You Will by Jo Walton Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Dan Poblocki Love, Jacaranda by Alex Flinn Not Another Love Song by Olivia Wildenstein The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Finding Fulfillment by Frank Tallis The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper The Unleashed by Danielle Vega A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: A Novel by Hank Green The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg, Neil Smith (translator) Finders Creepers (Half Past Peculiar Book 1) by Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen Fraternity: Stories by Benjamin Nugent The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir by Rose Andersen Standoff: Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a Nation by Jamie Thompson The Shadows: A Novel by Alex North The Patient by Jasper DeWitt The Son of Good Fortune: A Novel by Lysley Tenorio Muse Squad: The Cassandra Curse by Chantel Acevedo How to Write a Story by Kate Messner, Mark Siegel Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

ourVoices
Bhaskar Sunkara on democratic socialism and the 2020 election

ourVoices

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 22:17


This interview with Bhaskar Sunkara is the latest in our series exploring the policies and trends influencing the US election. Bhaskar is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine. He is also the former vice-chair of Democratic Socialists of America and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. We discussed the resurgence of the term “democratic socialism” in US politics and the future of the Democratic party beyond 2020. openDemocracy is a small non-profit journalism outfit, not funded by dark money or lucrative sponsorship, so we depend on regular donations from our listeners. If you enjoyed this podcast and would like to donate, click here: http://bit.ly/3bb06Os (http://bit.ly/3bb06Os)

28 Days Lady-er
Episode 16 - Burning

28 Days Lady-er

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 65:02


This week we're diving into the South Korean film, Burning. We're talking about one of Hannah's longest enduring loves, and perpetual thirst trap, Steven Yeun. Resources: How Burning Captures the Toll of Extreme Inequality in South Korea - The Atlantic Burning Is the New Thriller About Toxic Masculinity That You Didn't Know You Needed - Vogue South Korea's Lee Chang-dong on the Many Mysteries of 'Burning' - The Hollywood Reporter In Ladyer News: Stacey Abrams, Vampire Slayer Fair Fight

KPFA - UpFront
Voices of Radical Mental Health; Plus: The Socialist Manifesto with Bhaskar Sunkara (rebroadcast)

KPFA - UpFront

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 11:01


0:08 – Kelechi Ubozoh is a Nigerian-American writer and mental health advocate.L.D. Green  is an artivist: a genderqueer writer, performer, college educator, and mental health advocate. Together they are editors of a new book, We've Been Too Patient: Voices of Radical Mental Health – Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model. 1:08 – Bhaskar Sunkara is the founder and editor of Jacobin, which he launched in 2010. He has written for The New York Times, LeMonde, Vice, and The Washington Post. His latest book is The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality.   The post Voices of Radical Mental Health; Plus: The Socialist Manifesto with Bhaskar Sunkara (rebroadcast) appeared first on KPFA.

One Step Forward
#027 Sparking necessary conversations on extreme inequality | Johnny Miller

One Step Forward

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 66:50


Johnny is a photographer and activist who's based in South Africa. (You can find much of his work at millefoto.com.) He’s best-known for his drone photo series Unequal Scenes. These images are striking and almost violent: shanty towns abutting stately suburban homes; a slum wedged in beside a gleaming financial district. In this interview we talk about his broader ambitions to shift the narrative around stark economic inequalities, both in his adopted home of South Africa and further afield. We get into the artistic process of finding and developing images; the personal costs and difficulties that come with provoking debate; and the power of a different way of seeing to give new perspectives on a very old problem. --- Show notes: [04:20] The need for a new narrative around inequality. Difficulties of communicating complex socio-political issues, and learning from the climate action movement. [07:50] The original “lightbulb moment” where drone photography enabled something very familiar to be seen in a completely new way. [11:30] The “accidental epiphany” of the very first Unequal Scenes photo, of Masiphumelele in Cape Town. Surprising and almost immediate reactions from all segments of South African society. [19:20] The process of researching and selecting images. His trademark “violent” style of urban photograph. Scenes that are sticky and resonate with the wider public, versus ones that are equally important but perhaps too subtle. [29:20] Getting pushback from experts and activists. The ethics of provoking conversation on divisive social/political issues. [40:00] Some more ground-level work, including with Syrian refugees and in slums around the world. Differences between the “top-down” perspective and looking people in the eyes and building trust. [46:40] The difference between highlighting structural problems and telling stories. The power of keeping the project tightly focused (despite criticism!). [52:55] Drone technology as a democratic enabler. The AfricanDRONE network to support communities to tell their own stories, and disrupt industries that need disrupting. [1:01:15] The place of Unequal Scenes within the political landscape of South Africa. What kind of impact he wants to have as an artist working on inequality and linked political issues.

Solvable
Extreme Inequality is Solvable

Solvable

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 32:54


Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States.

The Real News Podcast
Chile: 1 Million Protest Extreme Inequality in Latin America's Richest Country

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 14:17


Chile pulls out of two major international summits amid mounting protests against austerity and the privatization of virtually every public good.

Yaron Brook Show
Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Debate with Yaron Brook and Bhaskar Sunkara, UT Austin

Yaron Brook Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 78:17


Which way should America choose? This once-settled debate has been revived by a new post-cold war generation. Yaron Brook - Chairman of the Board, Ayn Rand Institute; Author of “Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government” takes the side of Capitalism against his Socialism opponent, Bhaskar Sunkara - Founding editor and publisher of Jacobin; Guardian US columnist; Author of “The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality”.This debate was moderated by Tom Rogan - Commentary Desk, Washington Examiner. Hosted by CEPA and the Steamboat Institute at the University of Texas - Austin.Hosted by the Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the Center for Enterprise and Policy Analytics (CEPA) at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business at the UT Austin on September 18, 2019. For more about these organizations, see:http://www.steamboatinstitute.orghttps://medium.com/policy-analyticsLike what you hear? Become a sponsor member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this at https://www.yaronbrookshow.com/support/, Subscribestar https://www.subscribestar.com/yaronbrookshow or direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.

Trotsky & the Wild Orchids
Ep Twenty-Eight: Sunkara on Socialism

Trotsky & the Wild Orchids

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 59:46


Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin Magazine, comes on the show to discuss his new book The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. 

Yaron Brook Show
Yaron Debates: Socialism vs Capitalism with Bhaskar Sunkara

Yaron Brook Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 75:29


This was part of the Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour and part of a nationwide debate tour featuring Yaron Brook, author of “Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government,” and Bhaskar Sunkara, author of “The Socialist Manifesto: A Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality.” Hadley Heath Manning will moderate. Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Debate and Discussion gave the audience a chance to experience a rich dialogue on these two economic systems.Hosted by the Steamboat Institute at the University of Colorado Denver on September 19, 2019 in Denver, CO. For more information on Steamboat Institute, see https://www.steamboatinstitute.org.Like what you hear? Become a sponsor member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this at https://www.yaronbrookshow.com/support/, Subscribestar https://www.subscribestar.com/yaronbrookshow or direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.

The Dig
Socialist Manifesto with Bhaskar Sunkara

The Dig

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 125:36


Dan talks to Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara about his book The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. We must study socialism's history and plan for its future. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge selection of left-wing titles at versobooks.com Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

Jacobin Radio
The Dig: Socialist Manifesto with Bhaskar Sunkara

Jacobin Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019


Dan talks to Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara about his book The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. We must study socialism's history and plan for its future. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge selection of left-wing titles at versobooks.com Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

The Ben Joravsky Show
BONUS! Sunday July 7: With Bhaskar Sunkara

The Ben Joravsky Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 47:30


Bhaskar Sunkara is an American political writer. He is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin Magazine and Author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality

Current Affairs
UNLOCKED: Bhaskar Sunkara on Jacobin magazine and promoting socialism

Current Affairs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 49:01


Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson talks to Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder and publisher of Jacobin magazine and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. In this episode, Bhaskar tells us his vision for the future of radical media, gives his thoughts on whether Bernie Sanders is a real socialist, and explains how he started a leftist magazine from scratch—all the way back in 2010. Truly, Bhaskar walked so that Nathan could run. (If you ever get a chance, we really would recommend watching Nathan run.) You can find Bhaskar's book here, and Jacobin magazine here. This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA. To receive early access to bonus episodes like this, as well as lots of other delicious premium content, consider becoming one of our patrons at Patreon.com/CurrentAffairs.

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series
133: Red May: Nancy Fraser and Bhaskar Sunkara "The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born"

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 93:50


According to some, politics as usual is being rejected across the globe and faith in neoliberalism is fracturing beyond repair. Leading political theorist Nancy Fraser, in conversation with Jacobin publisher Bhaskar Sunkara, dissected neoliberalism’s current crisis and asserted that we might be able to wrest new futures from its ruins. Fraser outlined the ways that global political, ecological, economic, and social breakdown—symbolised, but not caused, by Trump’s election—has destroyed faith that neoliberal capitalism is beneficial to the majority. Fraser drew from her book The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born to explore how this faith was built through the late twentieth century by balancing two central tenets: recognition (who deserves rights) and distribution (who deserves income). When these began to fray, new forms of outsider populist politics emerged on the left and the right. These, Fraser argued, are symptoms of the larger crisis of hegemony for neoliberalism, a moment when, as Gramsci put it, “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.” Join Fraser and Sunkara and learn about this unique opportunity to build progressive populism into an emancipatory social force, one that may claim a new hegemony. Nancy Fraser is the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research. She works on social and political theory, feminist theory, and contemporary French and German thought. She is co-author with Cinzia Arruzza and Ttihi Bhattacharya of Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto and with Rahel Jaeggi of Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory. Other books include Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis, and Redistribution or Recognition: A Critical-Philosophical Exchange with Axel Honneth. Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine and publisher of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy. He is a former vice-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Recorded live at The Forum at Town Hall Seattle on May 10, 2019.

Sustaining Creation - Now!
Episode 2 : The Risky Business of Our Individualism and our Hubris

Sustaining Creation - Now!

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 25:36


Update on this week's news: (Ridiculous) 187 countries agree to control plastic waste but not USA(Bad) CO2 levels top 415 ppm for first time in human history(Good) Reaction to Joe Biden's "Middle Ground" answer to the Climate CrisisStory telling: We take an in depth look at Bill McKibben and his new book "Falter"Wisdom: Rebecca Solnit on power of stories and then John 17:23 on individualismAction: Join a group that is advocating for a sustainable world. Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/donate/353364075293193/)

KPFA - Letters and Politics
Fund Drive Special – History of Socialism Series (Part 1 of 3)

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 59:59


Today we begin a series of conversations on socialism. We are join by Bhaskar Sunkara who discusses what exactly socialism is, why America needs socialism, and what would a socialist system in the U.S. look like. Guest: Bhaskar Sunkara, founder and editor of the Jacobin Magazine, the most successful American ideological magazine launched in the past decade. He launched the socialist quarterly in 2010 when he still was an undergraduate at George Washington University. His latest book is The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Keep KPFA on the Air, Go KPFA!! The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara $150 MP3 CD Letters and Politics History of Socialism Pack $120 Combo: Book + MP3 CD $200 Tickets Diner and KPFA Tour w/ Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks, and Mitch Jeserich $500   The post Fund Drive Special – History of Socialism Series (Part 1 of 3) appeared first on KPFA.

Jacobin Radio
The Vast Majority: "The Socialist Manifesto" with Bhaskar Sunkara

Jacobin Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019


It's the first episode of The Vast Majority, which will be bringing you conversations on American and international politics from a socialist perspective. So who better to have on than Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin's editor, publisher, and founder. Bhaskar is the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality, which is out today, April 30. Micah talked to Bhaskar about the state of the socialist movement, socialism’s relationship to liberalism and markets, and Bhaskar’s utopian vision of a Buffalo Wild Wings on every corner. You can order The Socialist Manifesto from your bookseller of choice or your local bookstore. And you can read Bhaskar's editorial "The Exercise of Power," where he talks about "class-struggle social democracy," in the latest issue of Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/the-exercise-of-power

All the Books!
E206: 206: New Releases and More for April 30, 2019

All the Books!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 38:06


This week, Liberty and Trisha discuss The Invited, Mama's Boy, Let's Tell This Story Properly, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Amazon Kindle Unlimited, A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole, and the audiobook edition of Cape May by Chip Cheek. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Invited: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas by Dustin Lance Black Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan That Kind of Guy (Ravenswood Book 3) by Talia Hibbert Let's Tell This Story Properly by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander What we're reading: LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia by Jeff Mann and Julia Watts The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker More books out this week: Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw A Prince on Paper: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole Silver Meadows Summer by Emma Otheguy Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book) by Tracey West and Amanda Schank Spring: A Novel (Seasonal Quartet) by Ali Smith Walking on the Ceiling: A Novel by Aysegül Savas The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality by Bhaskar Sunkara The Unbound Empire (Swords and Fire) by Melissa Caruso Like Lions: A Novel by Brian Panowich Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi Picture (New York Review Books Classics) by Lillian Ross and Anjelica Huston Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartolo and Pascal Dizin Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi Alsaid A Good Enough Mother: A Novel by Bev Thomas Cape May: A Novel by Chip Cheek African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard Lie With Me: A Novel by Philippe Besson, Molly Ringwald (translator) Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan, Ken Liu (Translator) Springtime in a Broken Mirror by Mario Benedetti, Nick Caistor (Translator) No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by Daniel Kennefick Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson Never a Bride: A Duke's Daughters Novel by Megan Frampton The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector and Benjamin Moser At Home in the Dark by Lawrence Block Cruel Fate by Kelley Armstrong The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters: A Novel by Balli Kaur Jaswal Little Darlings: A Novel by Melanie Golding From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke Trespass: Ecotone Essayists Beyond the Boundaries of Place, Identity, and Feminism by May-lee Chai The Lazarus Files: A Cold Case Investigation by Matthew McGough The Republic: A Novel by Joost de Vries, Jane Hedley-Prole (translator)

Champagne Sharks
Preview of CS 141: Carl Jung and Lee Chang-dong’s Burning (Double Episode feat. Teen Sheng) (12/21/2018)

Champagne Sharks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 48:39


This is a preview of a recent premium episode available in full only to Patreon subscribers at the $5 per month level. Click over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/23590464 and subcribe to become a Champagne Sharks premium member to access this full episode as well as 70+ bonus episodes not available to non-subscribers. This is a double episode that we are counting as two episodes, and it's a little bit different than usual. Today we have Teen Sheng (http://twitter.com/Mont_Jiang) joining me from the podcast Escape from Plan A (https://planamag.com/podcast/home) to discuss a new Korean movie we recently saw, Lee Chang-dong's Burning. After the movie, we had a pretty intense conversation about it and tied it into Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Fight Club, Star Wars, Karen Horney, and Jordan Peterson. It's quite a departure, but we hope you like it. Discussed in this episode: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 7: Two Essays on Analytical Psychology by Carl Jung https://amzn.to/2GGhNL5  Haruki Murakami's original "Barn Burning" short story https://www.mrflamm.com/uploads/2/2/0/0/2200902/barnburningbyharukimurakami.pdf The Symbolic Life: Miscellaneous Writings (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 18) by Carl Jung https://amzn.to/2BJ0N17  "Carl Jung discussing Anima Projection" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIYvz4LuEYA  "How Burning Captures the Toll of Extreme Inequality in South Korea" https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/11/burning-movie-imagines-working-class-anxiety-south-korea-lee-chang-dong/575773/  A Closer Look at Carl Jung’s Individuation Process: A Map for Psychic Wholeness https://scottjeffrey.com/individuation-process-jungian-psychology/  "The 4 Major Jungian Archetypes" https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439  Analytical Psychology on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology  Karen Horney Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Horney  "Karen Horney's Vision of the Self" https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a3e8/84090e1ab763bab0ead9a243247003196e54.pdf  "Fight Club and Owning Your Shadow" https://www.thecrucibleproject.org/fight-club-owning-shadow/  "Fight Club Characters: Analysis of the Shadow Archetype and Its Impact on the Protagonist in Fight Club" https://donguselsaptamalar.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/analysis-of-the-shadow-archetype-and-its-impact-on-the-protagonist-in-fight-club/  "Jordan Peterson, Masculinity, Jung and the Alt-Right." by Jacques Legault https://medium.com/@jacquesrlegault/jordan-peterson-masculinity-jung-and-the-alt-right-c8f07168901  "AI, Jordan Peterson’s Fight Club and the Alt-Right." by Jacques Legault https://hackernoon.com/ai-jordan-petersons-fight-club-and-the-alt-right-ff366fa736e8  The Beginner's Guide to Jungian Psychology by Robin Robertson https://amzn.to/2CD1MS4  Owning Your Own Shadow by Robert Johnson https://amzn.to/2SqjGgn  The Shadow's Gift: Find Out Who You Really Are by Robin Robertson https://amzn.to/2SpvO1t  Neurosis and Human Growth by Karen Horney https://amzn.to/2QWbdoA  The Writer's Journey by Chrstopher Vogler https://amzn.to/2Cgr4UK 7 Basic Plots by Christopher Booker https://amzn.to/2M1DRin On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt https://amzn.to/2SNWNDW Regarding the movie "Taxi Driver" and the screenwriter's shadow's role in the creation of it: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/jul/06/features.geoffreymacnab Stanton Peele's Love and Addiction https://amzn.to/2SQGI0s Dunning-Kruger Effect https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall https://amzn.to/2RM98LP "Decompensation of a Narcissist" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHoyQd8JhiE

In Deep with Angie Coiro: Interviews
Ending Extreme Inequality

In Deep with Angie Coiro: Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2015 60:00


Show #80 Hour 1 | Guest: Scott J. Myers-Lipton, Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San Jose State University | Show Summary: Economists may disagree on cause and cure, but they agree America's middle class is vanishing - some tiny percentage achieving riches, the vast majority becoming lower-class or impoverished. Could the answer be in a new bill of rights? The right to a job; the right to a home; the right to a decent wage - what if these were guaranteed? Scott Myers-Lipton of San Jose State University founded the successful effort to raise San Jose's minimum wage to $10. He discusses his new book, Ending Extreme Inequality: An Economic Bill of Rights to Eliminate Poverty (Paradigm Publishers, April 2015.)

The Politics Guys
Let Them Eat Tweets!

The Politics Guys

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 101:12


Mike opens the show with some brief comments on Joe Biden choosing Kamala Harris, the USPS and the 2020 election, and the agreement between the UAE and Israel. After that is his interview with political scientists Jacob Hacker (Yale) and Paul Pierson (Berkeley) about their new book, Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality ( https://www.amazon.com/Let-them-Eat-Tweets-Inequality/dp/1631496840/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=let+them+eat+tweets&qid=1597502978&sr=8-1 ). Following the interview, Jay joins Mike for some conservative commentary. *Be part of the discussion* on the Politics Guys ‘ BipartisanPolitics ( https://www.reddit.com/r/BipartisanPolitics/ ) ' community on Reddit. *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you're interested in supporting the podcast, go to patreon.com/politicsguys ( https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys ) or politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy