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What should the Left say about borders? Free flow of people across borders has always been a key topic for leftists, perhaps never more so than right now — especially given the realities of climate change. Some on the Left advance a maximalist demand of completely open borders; others (including, recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders) argue that social-democratic policies like Medicare for All require some restriction on the flow of people who can enter a country and access those goods. Suzy Lee is no fan of the latter argument. In "The Case for Open Borders" in the Winter 2019 issue of our journal Catalyst, she argues that the Left can't give any credence to restrictionist arguments by accepting the need to restrict people from entering the US or any other country. You can read Suzy Lee's essay "The Case for Open Borders" here: https://catalyst-<wbr />journal.com/vol2/no4/the-case-<wbr />for-open-borders You can also read Daniel Denvir's piece in Jacobin, "How Bernie Should Talk About Borders": https://www.<wbr />jacobinmag.com/2019/04/bernie-<wbr />sanders-immigrant-rights-<wbr />border-policy And you can subscribe to Jacobin at https://www.jacobinmag.com/<wbr />subscribe

DSA's explosive growth continues; it has already, in a few short years, become the center of a renewed American socialist movement. Dan interviews Doug Henwood, who recently published a lengthy article in The New Republic entitled "The Socialist Network: Inside DSA's struggle to move into the political mainstream."Check out Lisa Duggan's Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greeducpress.edu/book/9780520294776/mean-girlGo to the Socialism 2019 conference in Chicago July 4-7! Register for the early-bird rate now at socialismconference.orgSupport this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

Three interviews: historian Seth Rockman, scholars Crystal Eddins and Zachary Sell, and public historians Akeia Benard, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Elon Cook Lee and Marco McWilliams.Dan conducted six interviews on capitalism and slavery at The Dig’s recent Slavery’s Hinterlands symposium here in Rhode Island. This second of two episodes begins with Seth Rockman on the role of slavery in American capitalism. Then, scholars Crystal Eddins and Zachary Sell on revolution and counter-revolution across the racial capitalist global order. Finally, public historians Akeia Benard, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Elon Cook Lee and Marco McWilliams on teaching slavery today.Go to the Socialism 2019 conference in Chicago July 4-7! Register for the early-bird rate now at socialismconference.orgCheck out Next Left, a new podcast from The Nation magazine. Their first interview is with Rep. Ilhan Omar. thenation.com/next-left/Support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig