Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with Forrest Hylton on Bolsonaro's Brazil: disease, chaos, and creeping military dictatorship. Plus: Luis Feliz Leon on organizing Amazon workers in Alabama (Gainesville article here; Bessemer, here).
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Folge vom 22.02.2021Behind the News: Bolsonaro's Brazil & Alabama Amazon Workers
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Folge vom 22.02.2021Weekends: Texas Power Outage Market Failure, Domestic Terrorism Commission, and the Cuomo COVID Cover-upEvery Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from February 20, 2021.In this episode, Ana Kasparian, Nando Vila, and Cale Brooks discuss the calls for a new "9/11-style commission" to investigate the Capitol riots, the free-market energy failure in Texas, and Governor Andrew Cuomo's COVID coverup in New York nursing homes. The original guest, Liz Bruenig, had to reschedule.Join the Verso book club: https://www.versobooks.com/bookclubSubscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?cod...Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey
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Folge vom 20.02.2021Long Reads: Peter Hudis on Frantz Fanon and the Revolution Against RacismLong Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.The guest for this episode is Peter Hudis. Peter teaches philosophy at Oakton Community College and is the author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades.Read his essay, "The Revolutionary Humanism of Frantz Fanon" here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/12/humanism-frantz-fanon-philosophy-revolutionary-algeriaProduced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.
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Folge vom 19.02.2021Michael and Us: Post-Partisan Struggle SessionA podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.Just when we thought we'd found the bottom of the barrel, we scrape a little bit further. From executive producers Van Jones and Meghan McCain, THE REUNITED STATES (2021) seeks to open a new chapter in the American story by highlighting people trying to bridge the left and right. But does a political "movement" that believes in nothing more than "listening to each other" actually do anything to address the issues allegedly dividing us? (Hint: no).