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An interview with Nathan J. Robinson, co-author of the new book, The Myth of American Idealism. The book is an indictment of both American foreign policy and the political influence that supports it.

This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about a new book by Noam Chomsky and our guest Nathan J. Robinson titled The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World.

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Daniel Bessner on a radical critic's achievements and the limits of protest.For nearly seven decades, Noam Chomsky has been the most important critic of American foreign policy. Daniel Besser, co-host of the Nation podcast American Prestige, recently reviewed for the magazine a new book authored by Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson, The Myth of American Idealism. In his review, Daniel both extolled Chomsky's monumental achievement and raised questions about the weakness of antiwar movements in challenging the terrible policies that Chomsky has so diligently analyzed.Daniel and I talked about Chomsky's legacy as well as the way the establishment has been able to success thwart popular resistance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For nearly seven decades, Noam Chomsky has been the most important critic of American foreign policy. Daniel Besser, co-host of the Nation podcast, American Prestige, recently reviewed for the magazine a new book authored by Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson, The Myth of American Idealism. In his review, Daniel both extolled Chomsky's monumental achievement and raised questions about the weakness of antiwar movements in challenging the terrible policies that Chomsky has so diligently analyzed.Daniel and I talked about Chomsky's legacy as well as the way the establishment has been able to success thwart popular resistance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Nathan J. Robinson, editor of Current Affairs, to talk about the state of the left as well as the book he recently co-authored with Noam Chomsky, The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World. They explore what role the myth plays, the international turn in history, understanding propaganda and the American polity, the left's rejection by the liberal coalition in the US, what we can do in terms of strategy and tactics, and whether a new labor movement can contend with the massive new billionaire class aligned behind the right. Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief of Current Affairs, to discuss his recent book The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World, co-authored with Noam Chomsky. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Mike Johnson's successful speakership vote, Pete Hegseth's nomination to Secretary of Defence, Biden's Offshore drilling order, NYC's congestion pricing, the Social Security Fairness Act, CFPB action, Biden's arms sales to Israel, the Washington Post's turmoil, and Musk's promise to brighten Twitter's algorithm heading into a second Trump presidency, before diving a little deeper into Rep. Johnson leadership in Congress. Nathan J. Robinson then joins, diving right into Chomsky's assessment of the rhetoric and justifications around US Foreign Policy among the political and media classes, which tend to lie on the spectrum of “the US is never wrong” to the idea of “noble mistake theory” which constantly seeks to justify US misdeeds behind supposedly moral causes, bringing Robinson to the meat of the discussion: the idea of Chomsky's “Mafia Doctrine” which posits that the exclusive internal consideration behind US Foreign Policy is the maintenance and expansion of US hegemony. Stepping back, Robinson walks through various examples from the post-WWII era of US hegemony, from their indifference to Kuwait's independence to their insistence on sticking in long-term losing wars (Vietnam, Iraq) to avoid losing face, with a particular dive into the diplomatic malpractice that led us into the Gulf War. After expanding on the concept of “US Interests” and the deep divide between the various interests that make up the US, Nathan, Sam, and Emma unpack the US' refusal to attempt any semblance of self-analysis, refusing to acknowledge how their maneuvers on the global stage put their “adversaries” in a precarious position while insisting on interpreting every move said adversaries take in response as directly offensive, before wrapping up the show with a discussion on the importance of engaged anti-war and anti-imperialist movements on the domestic level to achieve any semblance of pushback to this way of thinking. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma listen to Lindsay Graham's plea to rush Trump's cabinet confirmations, Tulsi Gabbard shows off her ability to praise cult leaders, and an UNRWA Officer gives her detailed account on the ongoing devastation facing Gaza in 2025. 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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Current Affairs editor-in-chief and co-author with Noam Chomsky of new book The Myth of American Idealism Nathan J. Robinson returns to Bad Faith to discuss his latest takedown piece -- this time of Slow Boring centrist writer Matthew Yglesias. But first, Nathan addresses taking heat for his take on health insurance CEO Brian Thompson's assassination, & Brie makes Nathan do unpaid labor as her therapist. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

In this podcast, we talk with Nathan J. Robinson about the book he co-wrote with Noam Chomsky, “The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World.” In this book, Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson outline America's pursuit of global domination, offering an incisive critique of the self-serving myths that dominant elites in the United States continue to push. They discuss Washington's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the impact of policies on The Global South, and the potential for future conflicts with Russia and China.  They argue that U.S. power poses a significant threat to global security.   Noam Chomsky is institute professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and laureate professor in the Agnes Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. His work is widely credited with revolutionizing modern linguistics, and he is equally renowned for his incisive writings on global affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky is the single most cited and published living author, winner of numerous international awards, and has written over one hundred books,   Nathan J. Robinson is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Current Affairs magazine. He is the author of Why You Should Be a Socialist and Responding to the Right, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic, among others. Robinson holds a JD from Yale Law School and a PhD in sociology and social policy from Harvard University.   Order the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/   Current Affairs Magazine:  https://www.currentaffairs.org/ Nathan J. Robinson's Website: https://www.nathanjrobinson.com/ Greg's Blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ Pat's Substack: https://patcummings.substack.com/about   #NoamChomsky#NathanJRobinson#NathanRobinson#TheMythofAmericanIdealism#CritiqueForeignPolicy#globalinstablity#JakartaMehod#VincentVevins#ArmsControl#Cuba#GlobalSouth#IsraeliPalestanConflict#WorldBank#USInterventions#EcomonicDomination#VijahPrashad#ClimateCrisis#DavidFrum#ClimateDisturciont#MythAmercianIdealism#ManufacturingConsent#IndonesianMassKIllings#MediaControl#PatCummings#GregGodels#ZZBlog#ComingFromLeftField#ComingFromLeftFieldPodcast#zzblog#mltoday

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Happy publication day to The Myth of American Idealism by Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson! Listen to editor Sara Bershtel share backstory on the book, and stay tuned for a reading from the audiobook.About the book: From one of the world's most prominent thinkers, an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity's future as well as a sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it.Read more: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/Follow us online—Website: https://www.penguin.com/penguin-press-overview/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penguinpress/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/penguinpress TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepenguinpress Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PenguinPress/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/10489701/admin/feed/posts/

Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins us once again to talk about Peter Thiel's favorite "populist," J.D. Vance, the (sadly inaccurate) hysteria from Trump, Musk and the New York Post about Kamala Harris being to the left of Bernie and possibly even a revolutionary communist, and his "anti-socialist bingo" card. Before that, Ben and the crew take a moment to remember Michael Brooks, whose 41st birthday would have been last Tuesday. No postgame this week--sorry about that, it's Ben's neighbor on Podcast Street Jason's birthday today so Ben promised to wrap things up by 7 West Coast time--but we'll make the main show worthwhile.Read Nathan at Current Affairs:https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/author/nathan-j-robinsonPreorder Ben's pamphlet "Four Essays on Palestine" from Everyday Analysis:https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/four-essays-on-palestine-by-ben-burgis-print-and-digital-edition/Follow Nathan on Twitter: @nathanjrobinsonFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

Diddy, AKA P Diddy, AKA Puff Daddy, AKA Brother Love is in big trouble. There are 5 separate cases against the rap mogul. One of the allegations claims that if the victim did butt stuff with Diddy, then he could guarantee him a Grammy. It makes you wonder just how many celebrities have done sexual quid pro quos in exchange for their success. Isaac is joined by hip hop experts Nathan J. Robinson (@jesuslasupajew) and Manny Rangel who talk Diddy to him.

Diddy, AKA P Diddy, AKA Puff Daddy, AKA Brother Love is in big trouble. There are 5 separate cases against the rap mogul. One of the allegations claims that if the victim did butt stuff with Diddy, then he could guarantee him a Grammy. It makes you wonder just how many celebrities have done sexual quid pro quos in exchange for their success. Isaac is joined by hip hop experts Nathan J. Robinson (@jesuslasupajew) and Manny Rangel who talk Diddy to him.

David Griscom joins us at the top of the show, then Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson chats with Ben about his Israel/Palestine debate with liberal politics streamer Steven Bonnell aka "Destiny." Jason Myles hangs out in the postgame for patrons.Follow Nathan on Twitter: @NathanJRobinsonFollow Jason on Twitter: @J_Myles_TiRFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins us to break down New York Times columnist Bret "Bedbug" Stephens's article "The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity":https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opinion/israel-hamas-war-genocide.htmlBefore that, Ben and the GTAA crew watch Ben's appearance on Novara Media to talk about the New Hampshire results and the Trump vs. Biden rematch nobody asked for.[NOTE: The planned debate with Christopher Rufo IS still happening--just not tonight. Should be an update on that very soon.]Follow Nathan on Twitter: @ NathanJRobinsonFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast    Current Affairs founder, author, and famously accurate predictor of the 2016 election Nathan J. Robinson returns to Bad Faith to weigh in on the state of the 2024 race, how he predicted John Fetterman's fall, & what he thinks will happen in November. Brie and Nathan spar on the issue of political litmus tests and whether Brie should take the W on Gaza becoming a redline for voters rather than interrogating why it was that withholding votes from Biden was a much more radical proposition back in 2016 or 2020. Last election Bad Faith famously debated Noam Chomsky on the subject of whether the threat of Trump compelled leftists to vote blue no matter who in 2020. Would he change his mind in 2024 in light of the genocide in Gaza? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)    

When you think of “hard news”, a company that once published an article called “13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum” probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yes, in this episode Hannah and Maia are tackling Buzzfeed - the millennial fluff aggregator that managed to be on the cutting edge of digital journalism for a bit there. And in the process, changed the way we consume news, and maybe even the societal flow of information altogether. Journalism is in crisis… and is Buzzfeed to blame? Listen for riveting discussions such as: the digital media gold rush and its inevitable demise; is Trump the attention economy personified? Is Justin Bieber one of the four horsemen of the news apocalypse? And… does Anna Wintour really have a f*ck ass bob?  SOURCES: Jill Abramson, “Why BuzzFeed and Vice Couldn't Make News Work” Vanity Fair (2023). Domagoj Bebić, “Viral journalism: The rise of a new form” Medij. Istraž, vol. 22, (2016). David Elliot Berman, “The Spaces of Sensationalism: A Comparative Case Study of the New York Journal and BuzzFeed” International Journal of Communication, vol. 15 (2021). Ken Bensinger and Miriam Elder, “These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia” Buzzfeed News (2017). Kathryn Bowd, “Social media and news media: Building new publics or fragmenting audiences?” in Making Publics, Making Places, ed. Mary Griffiths and Kim Barbour, University of Adelaide Press (2016). Bob Franklin, “The Future of Journalism in an Age of Digital Media and Economic Uncertainty” Journalism Studies, vol. 15 (2014). Josh Gerstein, “BuzzFeed Deletes Post Critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed Advertiser” Politico (2021). David A. Graham, The Trouble With Publishing the Trump Dossier” The Atlantic (2017). John Herrman, “The News Went Viral: The media bet its future on Facebook. Did it learn from that mistake?” New York Mag (2023). Nathan J. Robinson, “The Collapse of BuzzFeed News Shows Why For-Profit Journalism is a Disaster” Current Affairs (2023). Rachel Sanders, “BuzzFeed Doesn't Deserve Its Newsroom” The Nation (2022). Mia Sato, “The unbearable lightness of BuzzFeed” The Verge (2022). Alyson Shontell, “Inside Buzzfeed: The Story Of How Jonah Peretti Built The Web's Most Beloved New Media Brand” Buzzfeed Insider (2012). Ravi Somaiya, “BuzzFeed Restores 2 Posts Its Editor Deleted” The New York Times (2015). J.K Trotter, “BuzzFeed Deletes Post Critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed Advertiser” Gawker (2015).

Nathan J. Robinson is the author of 10 non-fiction books and four illustrated books. He defied modernity by launching a magazine (yes an actual physical magazine), called Current Affairs which blends eye-popping and fun illustrations with scathing prose and real, authentic journalism. Nathan and Max have a wide-ranging conversation from education to socialism in our Phone A Friend. Resources Current Affairs: The Intellectual We Deserve Current Affairs: Admit Everybody Current Affairs: The Great American World War II Story Current Affairs Online Current Affairs Magazine Nathan J. Robinson: Why You Should Be a Socialist Nathan J. Robinson: Superpredator: Bill Clinton's Use and Abuse of Black America Nathan's Other Books Current Affairs News Briefing Current Affairs Podcast Current Affairs on Twitter Nathan on Twitter -- If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! www.youtube.com/@UNFTR Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565 Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee® at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic® at unftr.com/blog to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I talk to Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson about the incredibly depressing mess the 2024 election is already shaping up to be and take a few calls. Nathan has written about the distinct possibility of Trump being re-elected: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/05/donald-trump-could-well-be-the-president-again ...and co-written an article with Lily Sanchez about why RFK, Jr. is so far from being the alternative to Biden we desperately need: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/05/rfk-jr-is-a-lying-crank-posing-as-a-progressive-alternative Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

SCROLL DOWN FOR SHOW NOTES your feedback is welcome! therealearthvox@protonmail.com @earthvox on twitter the earthvox podcast on rumble.com earthvox#1256 on discord earthvox on steam and playstation network Join my discord! Start at discord.com The latest news that you need to know about involves twitter and it's new ceo. https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/05/12/who-is-linda-yaccarino-the-world-economic-forum-aligned-exec-elon-musk-wants-as-twitter-ceo/ Trump town hall https://youtu.be/Zz_IwgzaTcc Jordan Neely, week old story holding the interest because of injustice being spun by both right and left The story https://news.sky.com/story/man-dies-on-nyc-subway-after-being-put-in-chokehold-by-passenger-12872593 Protests https://nypost.com/2023/05/08/multiple-people-arrested-during-protest-over-jordan-neely/ Hack governor, useful idiot spreading the hate https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-gov-hochul-calls-justice-jordan-neely-subway-chokehold-death-involving-marine-veteran He was arrested multiple times https://wealthypeeps.com/jordan-neely-criminal-record-arrested-40-times/ His criminal record included drug charges, disorderly conduct, and fair beating. Neely had been living on the streets with a recorded history of mental illness. He allegedly tried to push someone onto the tracks. https://nypost.com/2023/05/06/jordan-neely-was-aggressive-in-subway-day-before-he-died-reddit-user/ Nathan J Robinson another useful idiot wrote this marvelous propaganda piece. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/jordan-neelys-killing-is-the-predictable-result-of-dehumanizing-and-despising-the-homeless-opinion/ar-AA1aKDKx People are afraid to ride the subway. https://nypost.com/2022/10/27/nyc-subway-shoves-exceed-number-of-incidents-compared-to-last-year/ Why do people insist on making the violent criminal the victim? Who is that helping? When do we find out drugs are involved? Never? Why are they hiding the facts? Easy answer; to control the narrative for the same reason a black mass shooter get's 1/10th of the attention. And the media quickly jumps to make him a white supremacist. For the same reason we don't have Audrey Hale's manifesto or other writings. https://nypost.com/2023/05/05/nashville-officials-flip-flop-covenant-shooting-manifesto-despite-claim-documents-would-come-very-soon/ It's like they have to make the shooter a racist or a nazi. Why? Are they the only group capable of hatred? We're not buying it. You know what I think it is? I think it's exactly what Merrick garland said at the beginning of his rule. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/553197-garland-mayorkas-attorney-general-warn-white-supremacy-is/ video https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/15/merrick-garland-joe-biden-biden-administration/ Trump town hall https://youtu.be/Zz_IwgzaTcc

Ben revisits the most disgusting thing he's ever done in public. Neera Tanden frightens America's enemies by dropping it, flipping it and reversing it. The Queen has a thing or two to learn about consent. Norm does Barstool Sports. Gina Carano vs. Nathan J Robinson. Dunning-Kruger antisemitism. Fragmentation, storytelling, and why Ben is going to sue Adam Curtis for stealing his ideas. Here's the David Graeber article we refer to: ⁠https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/first-time-my-life-im-frightened-be-jewish/⁠ And here's the Felix Biederman article about MMA fighters and conspiracy theories: ⁠https://deadspin.com/why-are-so-many-mma-fighters-truthers-conspiracists-a-1782042590/amp⁠ Check out the Spaghetti For Brains newsletter: www.spaghettiforbrains.com

Nathan J. Robinson considera que o medo dos trabalhadores da nova tecnologia de inteligência artificial faz sentido porque esta tem potencial para eliminar empregos. Mas defende que se não vivêssemos sob o capitalismo, a IA poderia ser usada para nos libertar do trabalho penoso, em vez de nos lançar na pobreza. Um artigo lido por Carlos Carujo.

Today John gives a requiem for actor and musician Lance Reddick. Then he discusses the looming indictment of Donald Trump in New York over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires then joins him to talk about the banking collapse. After that - John interviews author Nathan J. Robinson about his new book “Responding to the Right”. And finally listeners call in - Rich in Indiana talks about Nazis and Mitch at Kent State chats about Trump's indictment.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast  Briahna enlists the help of Nathan J. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of Current Affairs and author of the new book Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments to push back against common right-leaning arguments that have emerged in the wake of the East Palestine train derailment and other current events. Is regulators' failures proof that government is corrupt and we're better off without it? Also, should AOC debate Majorie Taylor Greene, and if so, how would Nathan prep her? Should Briahna debate Ben Shaprio? And if yes, what would hep her reach the best result for the left? Also, what's the libertarian socialist take on covid vaccines? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)

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Hey Gen C Changemakers. This is Generation Carbon. The podcast where kids like you, help grownups like us, save the planet. We know you have tough questions about climate change, and we believe you deserve the answers! In this episode of Generation Carbon, we are learning about the plastics found in the ocean. What does this mean for marine life? Are they adapting? Who put the plastic there and why would they? Our Science Spark today comes from Matilde, our Gen C Changemakers in Bologna Italy! We hear what's going on firsthand from Grouper Grayson, Octo-Parker, Octo-Poppy, Uncle Octopus, Professor Walrus and Suba Edie. Learn more from Nathan J. Robinson, Marine Biologist, Science Communicator at Wild Blue Science and Gen C Super Scientific Story Reporter Gisele in Chicago Illinois. Leon, from Casselman Ontario, Canada shares what he thinks life in 2050 may look like in English and French. Learn more about Ocean Plastics with Nathan J. Robinson, and Wild Blue Science on https://www.instagram.com/wild.blue.science/ (IG) and https://www.youtube.com/c/WildBlueScience (Youtube). Gen C Changemakers. We'd love you to get involved. If you'd like to ask a question or submit your super scientific findings in a future episode, we need Gen C science-minded story reporters on the climate case! Have your grownups visit https://my.captivate.fm/thecarbonalmanac.org/kids (thecarbonalmanac.org/kids) to sign up. This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Network of Podcasts. Supervising Producer: Jennifer Myers Chua. Senior Producer: Tonya Downing. Expert Outreach Advisor: Tania Marien. Written by: Tonya Downing and Kristy Sharrow. Hosted By: Jennifer Myers Chua, Edie Chua. Talent: Grayson and Parker, Olabanji Stephen, Steve Heatherington, Jenn Swanson Editor: Jennifer Myers Chua. Project Co-ordinator: Jen Ankenmann. Shownotes: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett

The bestselling novels of Sally Rooney have been subject to endless chatter. She has been hailed as the great millennial novelist by some, her work called "extraordinarily lucid, gorgeous and nuanced." (Washington Post) On the other hand, there are those who say that "Rooney and her readers hope to bask in the self-congratulatory glow of their supposed egalitarianism without ceding any of their accolades." Current Affairs editors Yasmin Nair, Lily Sánchez, and Nathan J. Robinson decided to sit down with Rooney's books and figure out where they stand, whether they "hate" Rooney or are part of the "cult." 

Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins Ben to talk about his article "The 'Clash of Civilizations' Thesis is Still Ignorant Nonsense"--and take your calls. Read Nathan's article here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/03/the-clash-of-civilizations-thesis-is-still-ignorant-nonsense Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

[Many apologies for the earlier release with the wrong file!]Two years ago, Ben Burgis, Matt McManus, Marion Trejo-McManus and Conrad Hamilton co-wrote a book called "Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson." Last year there was a GTAA episode about it. Now that our boy's active again, getting back out into the world and dropping bombs like "climate is just everything so how can we have a scientific model to predict climate change," seems like a good time to check back in on him. All the authors of "Myth and Mayhem" return to check back in on our boy JBP as the main event of this episode.Before that, Ben and the GTAA crew talk a bit about Biden's State of the Union address and calls from various quarters for the United States to turn the war in Ukraine into World War III by setting up a no fly-zone and recap the parts of Ben's recent conversation with Joe Rogan where Ben argued against anti-CRT laws (and against attempts like the one right now in Texas to ban trans kids from going on puberty blockers) and where Ben & Joe talked about whether a Battle of the Bens could be arranged where Ben Burgis and Ben Shapiro would debate their many political disagreements. In the last part of the main show, Ben and his wife Dr. Jennifer Burgis take a look at Jordan Peterson's attempt to navigate the issue of free will & determinism. Finally in the postgame for patrons, Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins Ben and the GTAA crew to review some of the many many tweets by World War III enthusiasts who think anyone who doesn't want the United States to intervene in Ukraine is an "appeaser."Guys, this is a great episode.Become a GTAA patron so you can get al those sweet sweet patron-exclusive postgames:patreon.com/benburgisOrder "Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson" from worker-owned Red Emmas:https://redemmas.org/titles/34806-myth-and-mayhem-a-leftist-critique-of-jordan-petersonWatch the complete conversation between Ben Burgis and Joe Rogan:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UmjhCbyz0oG6bWUKlnNeF

George Monbiot has been working on issues of climate and environmental justice for three decades. A columnist for The Guardian, George's books include Heat: How to Stop the Planet From Burning, Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis and How Did We Get into This Mess? Politics, Equality, Nature. His latest essay collection This Can't Be Happening "calls on humanity to stop averting its gaze from the destruction of the living planet, and wake up to the greatest predicament we have ever faced." As a public communicator on climate change, George has experienced deep frustration in trying to convey the urgency of the crisis to a media and and political establishment that refuse to confront reality or accept the need for drastic changes to the status quo. That frustration was captured well, he says, by the recent Netflix satire Don't Look Up, which is about scientists who are unable to convey the importance of stopping a planet-destroying comet from crashing into Earth. In fact, the film is such an accurate allegory for the climate crisis that one scene in directly parallels a recent incident in his own life: the scientist played by Jennifer Lawrence, trying to get the hosts of a celebrity-obsessed TV morning show to take the problem seriously, breaks down in frustration. George has been on a very similar morning show himself to discuss climate change, with very similar results. Watching Don't Look Up, George writes in a column for The Guardian, "made me see my whole life of campaigning flash before me." On today's episode, George joins Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson for a discussion of why it's so difficult for climate scientists and activists to get their message across, and what we need to face up to when it comes to the climate crisis. George's work is not hopeless or apocalyptic, and is built around solutions and the determination to work for a better world. But to reach that world, we need to first look up, and start talking and behaving differently, demanding a political response that is proportionate to the magnitude of the problem. We can deal with this crisis but it requires willpower and focus. 

Michael Hiltzik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has recently attracted a lot of (almost entirely negative) attention for a column and tweets arguing that mocking the deaths of anti-vaxxers is "necessary." Hiltzik joins to defend and explain his position to Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson, who believes that Hiltzik's stance is cruel and unhelpful. Michael argues that his argument is more nuanced than it is being characterized as. Nathan suggests that as the one who intentionally tweeted an offensive provocation, Michael is responsible for that characterization. Michael argues that dark humor is an important weapon, citing the Current Affairs article "The Necessity of Political Vulgarity." Nathan argues that while incivility can be tactically useful, directing it against people who have died of COVID does nothing to create more productive discourse on vaccines. But what about people in positions of power who use that power to spread damaging misinformation? Are they fair game? Should we "never speak ill of the dead"? With whom must we empathize? Are some people beyond empathy? Are we to show respect for the lives of those who do not respect the lives of others? These questions are hotly debated. Discussion of Michael's controversial column begins around 6:00. The "How to Talk to a Science Denier" interview is here. 

Judge Judy Sheindlin has long been one of the highest-paid TV stars, earning a staggering $47 million per year for her show, Judge Judy. She is universally known and loved nationwide for her acerbic, "take no BS" style of dispute resolution. "Who doesn't love Judge Judy?" asked Barack Obama. Current Affairs editor-at-large Yasmin Nair does not love Judge Judy. In a new article for In These Times magazine, Nair reviews Sheindlin's new show for Amazon Studios, Judy Justice, and argues that Judge Judy's judgments are full of implicit disdain for the poor, contempt for dysfunctional and broken people, and "bootstraps" ideology.While many of the cases Judy judges are amusing and trivial disputes over the custody of adorable little dogs, others illustrate the tragedy of American financial struggles at the bottom of the class ladder. And the spectacle of an extremely wealthy person snapping commands at those with very little can come to feel grotesque. Nair writes:"Nearly all of the people who end up on the show are poor or close to indigency. [...] In exchange for their appearance, participants agree to be humiliated and berated for the supposed choices that landed them there. They are screamed at by a woman who only works five days a month and who, after the shooting is don, hops on her private jet to fly to her 23-acre home in Naples, Fla., to enjoy a daily lunch with her husband at the Ritz-Carlton."In this episode, Yasmin and Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson dive into the problems with Judge Judy. We discuss:- Typical Judge Judy cases and the strange way that the show pretends it's trying to sincerely resolve legal problems- The dubious ethics of the show's recruitment process and of pretending to be a judge - The ideology underlying Sheindlin's strict belief in Manners, Decorum, and Respect for Authority- Sheindlin's racism, including her despicable treatment of long-serving bailiff Petri Hawkins-Byrd - Her support for Michael Bloomberg and attack on Bernie Sanders, because of course Judge Judy loves Bloomberg and hates Sanders. (Judy: "[America] is the most perfect country in the world and those people that are trying to change it and revolutionize it, don't have a chance, because I'll fight them to the death.”)- Why, for all Judge Judy's repellent flaws, the actual American court system is even worse and more cruel Subscribe to In These Times today. Yasmin's article can also be read online at the In These Times website.Edited by Tim Gray.       

Sheryll Cashin is the author of White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality. She has been called "one of the most important civil rights scholars of our time." Her book "exposes the ways in which American policy decisions, from the early twentieth century to the present, have constructed a ‘residential caste system' resulting in the entrapment of Black people in high-poverty neighborhoods while ‘overinvesting in affluent white space.'" In this rich conversation she talks to Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson about how racial segregation was created and why it persists. We dive deep into the mechanisms by which inequality reproduces itself from generation to generation. 

Maureen Farrell is a business reporter with the New York Times and co-author of the book The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion, which documents one of the most bizarre stories in 21st century capitalism: the staggering rise (and subsequent collapse) of WeWork, an office space rental company that presented itself as a game-changing "technology company" that was going to revolutionize the world and change the way humans interacted with each other. Led by a strangely charismatic founder, Adam Neumann, who had sought his fortune in the baby clothes industry before pivoting to real estate, the company ascended to stunning heights, attracting investment from some of the most sophisticated capitalists in the world. Neumann successfully convinced legions of followers that WeWork was offering more than just co-working spaces, and developed what Farrell and co-author Eliot Brown call "the cult of We," infusing  the company's culture with quasi-religious belief in a destiny to change the world and earn a trillion dollars.But it was a house of cards, and it eventually came tumbling down. When WeWork attempted to go public, it came under heavy scrutiny and Neumann's grandiose claims and messianic vision were widely mocked. And yet: Neumann himself came out of the situation rather well, showing that in the 21st century U.S. economy, failure can be incredibly lucrative.In this lively conversation about a fascinating story, Farrell and Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson discuss:- How Neumann, despite being manifestly full of shit, managed to charm seemingly everyone who met him (and got them to ignore such personal idiosyncrasies as his habit of being drunk at work) - How WeWork successfully branded itself as a "technology company" when it was, in fact, quite obviously a real estate company- How the company evaded scrutiny and managed to hoodwink so many supposedly smart investors for so long- Why Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos is going to prison while Adam Neumann, who in many ways was similarly misleading, is still a multi-millionaire who is now going back into the very industry he failed in- How the WeWork story illuminates broader trends in contemporary capitalism, namely the ability to pass off grandiose and delusional visions as viable companies - How the stories of Adam Neumann and Donald Trump both show that there is no justice in the worldFor more on WeWork, check out Current Affairs editor-at-large Yasmin Nair's article on it.  

The International Criminal Court in the Hague is the place where war criminals are supposed to be tried and punished. It embodies a vision of global justice in which war crimes are universally forbidden, intended to carry forward humanitarian principles. But so far, the court has only completed a handful of trials, and it has been heavily criticized for focusing on crimes committed in Africa while ignoring Western atrocities. Yet the court has only existed since 2002, and many hold hope that it can someday be an institution that ensures victims of atrocities around the world receive justice. To better understand the court's operations, we are joined by ICC expert Richard Gaskins, Professor of Law and Social Welfare at Brandeis University and author of the book The Congo Trials in The International Criminal Court, available from Cambridge University Press.  Having closely watched and studied the ICC's first complete trials, Prof. Gaskins speaks to Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson about what the court has managed to accomplish so far, what its limitations are, and how close it is to achieving its mission of being a place where war criminals from around the world are held to account. Incidentally, reviews of the ICC on Google are decidedly mixed:

I've noticed a troubling phenomenon when booking guests: often, the more left party to a disagreement is unwilling to debate their ideas with the more Conservative party. The more Conservative party is usually willing to hash it out. As evidenced by my recent conversation with Andrew Sullivan, I think there's lots to be gained by taking debates off line and engaging in good faith. Why don't more folks agree? Today, I'm talking with Nathan J. Robinson, founder of Current Affairs magazine, about whether this is in fact a trend on the left, and why he's always been so willing to take on anyone. Also, taking questions about the latest ep of Bad Faith on Kyle Rittenhouse. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Covid discourse from the "left" is constructed with rightwing logic, and it's not playing out well. Examining Dr. Vinay Prasad's "How Democracy Ends" essay which you can find on Substack and YouTube. Nathan J. Robinson's essay: "Don't Use The Right's Assumptions To Make The Left's Arguments." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brook-hines/support

Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Thursday, February 11th, 2021. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=35be4ca0-6c66-11eb-9959-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-02-11 Top Headlines: ❤️ Medicare for All the 'Only Way Forward,' Concludes Lancet Panel in Study Detailing Death and Misery Inflicted by Trump - Jake Johnson, CommonDreams ❤️ Exclusive: State Patrol Spy Plane Over Protest (Video) - UNICORN RIOT ❤️ Silicon Valley Star Chamath Palihapitiya Is No Robin Hood - Walker Bragman, The Daily Poster ❤️ Biden Will Escalate Aggressions Against China While Republicans Call Him A Beijing Puppet - Caitlin Johnstone ❤️ Incentive - Michael T. Hertz, NationOfChange Top Videos: ❤️ Progressive Soapbox Got Demonetized, Again - Here's What Happened w/ Jamarl Thomas (14:02) - Ron Placone ❤️ Massive Indian farmer uprising against neoliberalism explained w/ Prasanth Radhakrishnan (28:00) - Red Lines with Anya Parampil, The Grayzone ❤️ Judah Friedlander & Pandemic Comedy (Web Exclusive) (35:19) - Moment of Clarity with Lee Camp ❤️ South Dakota Strikes Down Democracy. (6:41) - The Jimmy Dore Show ❤️ People's Party Smeared By Our Revolution Los Angeles (24:45) - The Dive with Jackson Hinkle Evening Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=ca3e3480-6cca-11eb-9959-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-evening-ed-02-11 Top Headlines: ❤️ Most expensive ever: 2020 election cost $14.4 billion - Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Open Secrets ❤️ New Lancet Report: 40 Percent of US COVID Deaths Could Have Been Avoided - Mike Ludwig, Truthout ❤️ The Fawning Coverage of Psaki's Performance Suggests Some in the Press Have Forgotten That Spin Doctors Are Not on Your Side - Ari Paul, FAIR via CommonDreams ❤️ Dr. Richard Wolff and Richard Medhurst on GameStop, Socialism, Imperialism and the Democratic Party ❤️ Press Freedom Coalition Calls on Biden's Department of Justice to Drop Case Against Julian Assange - Reporters Without Borders via Global Research Top Videos: ❤️ Let's talk about me agreeing with Tucker Carlson.... (3:41) - Beau of the Fifth Column ❤️ TIME admits election was "orchestrated", AOC Schumer DreamTeam, & more! (1:57:00) - The Convo Couch ❤️ Afghanistan Mercenary Shocker + US Says Nuclear War “Very Real Possibility” (5:43) - Abby Martin, The Empire Files ❤️ Debating Trump's Impeachment w/ Leslie Lee, Nathan J. Robinson, & Katie Halper (28:08) - Bad Faith ❤️ US Has Major Holes In Effort To Cure People (6:26) - Naomi Karavani, Redacted Tonight Please give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting platform!

A primer on Democratic Socialism for those who are extremely skeptical of it. America is witnessing the rise of a new generation of socialist activists. More young people support socialism now than at any time since the labor movement of the 1920s. The Democratic Socialists of America, a big-tent leftist organization, has just surpassed 50,000 members nationwide. In the fall of 2018, one of the most influential congressmen in the Democratic Party lost a primary to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old socialist who had never held office before. But what does all this mean? Should we be worried about our country, or should we join the march toward our bright socialist future? In Why You Should Be a Socialist, Nathan J. Robinson will give listeners a primer on 21st-century socialism: what it is, what it isn't, and why everyone should want to be a part of this exciting new chapter of American politics. From the heyday of Occupy Wall Street through Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign and beyond, young progressives have been increasingly drawn to socialist ideas. However, the movement's goals need to be defined more sharply before it can effect real change on a national scale. Likewise, liberals and conservatives will benefit from a deeper understanding of the true nature of this ideology, whether they agree with it or not. Robinson's charming, accessible, and well-argued book will convince even the most skeptical listeners of the merits of socialist thought.

in this episode, I read an article written by Nathan J. Robinson, "The World is Full of Harvey Weinsteins". if you want to read this article for yourself, visit https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/10/the-world-is-full-of-harvey-weinsteins just remember, you are not alone, in any situation you are currently in, or have been in.

Nathan J. Robinson is the founder and editor of Current Affairs, a left-wing print magazine based out of New Orleans. He is also the author of five books on politics. Nathan holds a law degree from Yale and is pursuing a PhD in sociology from Harvard. He also happens to be my favorite active political writer. In today's show we cover a lot, including: Current Affairs, persuading people on politics, understanding the actual positions our political opponents take and engaging with their arguments, the rhetorical strategies employed by the intellectual dark web, the claim that the left is afraid to engage with the actual ideas of the right, giving a platform to odious people, purity policing on the left, 2016 and 2020, whether Bernie should give his millions away and whether anyone should choose to be wealthy, the surprising non overlap of effective altruism and the left, the risks of quantifying values, Bernie on immigration, nationalism, Steven Pinker and the decline of violence, and why we think joining the left is the best way to influence the future in a positive direction. Show notes: Nathan's articles that we discuss: Why Bernie should give his millions away Nathan's spot on prediction of the 2016 election The immorality of wealth New York Times propaganda about immigration The Vietnam War The media's hierarchy of victims Misleading inequality statistics The real dangerous ideas Nathan's EPIC TAKEDOWNS: Sam Harris Jordan Peterson Charles Murray Steven Pinker Pete Buttigieg Ben Shapiro Other links: Dave Rubin Jordan Peterson being interviewed by Cathy Newman Book If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? Twitter thread on Steven Pinker's faulty sexual assault sources My article in Current Affairs on psychedelics ContraPoints on Ben Shapiro and gender pronouns My review of The Better Angels of Our Nature An Effective Altruism take on 2020 candidates   Subscribe to Current Affairs

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft     01:27: Beyond Rawls: An Analysis of the Concept of Political Liberalism by SP Young, ISBN-10: 0761822410   03:00: “Understanding liberals vs the left” by Elizabeth Bruenig: https://goo.gl/ffhCBx   04:23: “The Difference Between Liberalism and Leftism” by Nathan J. Robinson, Editor in Chief of Current Affairs: https://goo.gl/DtckCC   06:00: Classical Liberal roots and how it relates to our modern parties   07:40: Morals vs. Manners and superficial vs. systemic changes   07:50: Liberalism in Theory and Practice by Jacobin Magazine: https://goo.gl/1Mfm99   11:00: What it Means to Be on the Left by Peter Frase, Jacobin Magazine: https://goo.gl/SHKDFR   11:45: Can liberalism realize its own ideals?   21:26: Why is the liberal welfare state not sufficient?   28:10: How would leftists address social issues as compared to liberals?   37:15: Is liberalism equipped to deal with the rise of Trump and the far right?   38:00: “Why People Vote For Those Who Work Against Their Best Interests” Lecture by Mark Blyth: https://goo.gl/Cb6Ni2   42:25: Obama to Trump Swing Voters: https://goo.gl/1bG2mr     Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.

James takes your calls about the attack on Judge Brett Kavanaugh and all men. All of a sudden the left (the media) get negative and dismissive toward anger. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/H6vw4GEI52A Call-in: 888-775-3773. Live Sunday 9am PT (11CT/12ET). Look: - The New Yorker: "Brett Kavanaugh and the Adolescent Aggression of Conservative Masculinity." - Los Angeles Times: "Kavanaugh's angry testimony may have saved his nomination, but it also may have damaged his ability to be seen as impartial." (did they say this about Hillary's ability to be a sane Sec. of State or President: "What difference at this point does it make!" - The New Yorker: "A Day of Rage in the Senate" (with picture of Lindsey Graham) - Washington Post: "Red-Alert Crisis" as president defends Kavanaugh & laments #MeToo - The Washington Post: "Kavanaugh sexual assault hearing tuns partisan as REPUBLICAN senators lash out at treatment of Supreme Court nominee." (That's rich.) Speaking of emotion, CNN's Brook Baldwin teared up and cried for victims of sexual assault, according to Jezebel — which previously reported that she cried when someone said the N-word. LOL! I also have a Twitter debate with a PhD about men and boys being under attack. Of course the guy ended up blocking me. I want to touch on this Current Affairs editorial about Kavanaugh's supposedly serial lies, about how much he drank or whether he blacked out, about what a "Devil's Triangle" is (a sexual reference not a drinking game), whether he attended a small gathering like Ford described, and whether the others there said it didn't happen. The writer, Nathan J Robinson, wrote an anti-Trump book "Trump: Anatomy of a Monstrosity," about "how to create a Trumpless world" according to Amazon. He also supports the Me Too movement against men, which does not question women's role in their supposed "victimization." The writer's a beta male! Notedly someone commented that they treated Dr. Ford like a 10-year-old girl — she lied and got away with it, because no one called her out on her lies. She acted like this "assault" was the single thing that traumatized her. No. That's a complete lie. I also have a hilariously melodramatic video I gotta share if MoveOn doesn't copystrike me: (MoveOn) FACEBOOK VIDEO: Dr. Ford: You are Strong. We believe you. 1.3M Views · on Wednesday · #DearProfessorFord, you are strong. You are a survivor. And you are not alone. Millions of us have your back. We call on Senators to demand a full, fair and trauma-informed investigation. "Signed, your sisters." https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/1926455164136009/

Part 2 of Patrick's talk with Nathan J. Robinson, editor in chief of Current Affairs Magazine, a publication dedicated to staying true to "what actually affects people." Here, Nathan and Patrick discuss the shortcomings of other print media such as the New Yorker and the Economist, before venturing more broadly into the purposes and aims of writing (political or otherwise) in contemporary times.

If the Democrats are ever going to get control back from the Republicans, they'll have to do more than just be anti-Trump. Today, Nicole Sandler speaks with Nathan J. Robinson, editor of Current Affairs magazine about his piece, "Just When You Thought Democrats Couldn't Get Any More Oblivious..."

This week, we compare the paranoia over "fake news" to the pseudo-smart grandstanding of Vox dot com. We cover a few recent articles (linked below) that help us detail the shortcomings of Vox's "explaining the news" approach and unearth the ideology beneath its neutral surface. We talk the politics of belief, Ezra Klein's straight-A aesthetic, and Matt Yglesias' boring burrito drivel. We also struggle to name-drop de Certeau, and then lay bare why Hillary was deemed "more electable." Nathan J. Robinson, "Explaining It All to You" & "The Necessity of Credibility" https://www.currentaffairs.org/2016/11/explaining-it-all https://www.currentaffairs.org/2016/12/the-necessity-of-credibility David V. Johnson, "Explanation for What?" http://thebaffler.com/salvos/explanation-for-what-johnson Ezra Klein, "How Politics Makes Us Stupid" http://www.vox.com/2014/4/6/5556462/brain-dead-how-politics-makes-us-stupid

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