Adam Hilton is back on DPS to talk about his book on the Democratic Party. Also, we talk a lot about... you guessed it, the Democratic Party. 

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Who Governs the Democratic Party (And Why Does It Matter?) w/ Adam Hilton

Eric Blanc joins us to talk about a recent essay he wrote assessing the break that founded the UK Labour Party, of which there are tremendous resonances with the socialist movement in the U.S., today. 

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Taking Lessons from the Break That Founded the Labour Party w/ Eric Blanc

Brad Chester from DSA's Collective Power Networks joins us today to account for his crimes against the independent socialist movement -- jk, but a piece he published in Feb of 2021 dares to ask the question, "Does our obsession with an independent worker's party hurt the socialist movement today?" This question leads to a number of fascinating debates concerning electoral politics, socialist strategy, and so on. 

You can find his essay here: https://dsaorganizer.org/2021/02/09/breaking-bad-how-obsession-with-an-independent-workers-party-hurts-the-socialist-electoral-project/

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Does Our Obsession with an Independent Worker's Party Hurt the Socialist Project Today?

After an extended intro by Adam, we're joined by Matt Karp who wrote a great essay a few months ago called "The Politics of a Second Gilded Age" (https://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/the-politics-of-a-second-gilded-age).

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PREVIEW: Identity Politics of the Second Gilded Age w/ Matt Karp

On this week's patron-exclusive ep of DPS, we're joined by Ben Burgis. We talk about the state of the left in the Biden era, cancel culture, the psycho-emotional baggage of the left, and much much more. 

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PREVIEW: Everybody Chill the Fuck Out w/ Ben Burgis

Joining us this week is James Schneider, former communication director for Jeremy Corbyn, cofounder of Momentum (UK), and current comms guy for Progressive International. He's here to discuss a new series out at Novara called "How We Win: A Socialist Strategy for the 2020s." 

Read the intro and find the rest of the essays here: https://novaramedia.com/2021/03/12/introducing-how-we-win-a-socialist-strategy-for-the-2020s/
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Learning to Love (Winning) Again w/ James Schneider

Sam Gindin joins us to address recent claims about the death of neoliberalism in the wake of the latest turn to stimulus-based policies. Can it be? -- of course not... Gindin explains why. 

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Is Neoliberalism Dead? w/ Sam Gindin

Adam goes on Zero Squared Podcast, hosted by Doug Lain, to lay out his case for why Bernie Sanders was important to support and they end up talking a lot about some dusty, nerdy shit -- from Marx to the Second International to the New Deal and beyond. 

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Was Bernie Sanders a Mistake? (Adam Goes on Zero Squared Podcast)

On this episode of the Parrot Room on Zero Squared, Adam and Doug talk about the "Post-Left," why the left needs therapy (Okay, Adam said that and I'm not sure Doug agrees) and much, much more.

p.s. get therapy. 

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PREVIEW: The Left Needs Therapy, and Other Assorted Apostasies

Joining us this week to talk about the rise of public sector unions via militant strike activity is Joe Burns, life-long union organizer and contract negotiator. We discuss his latest book, Strike Back: Using the Militant Tactics of Labor’s Past to Reignite Public Sector Unionism Today, and outline how the unlawful strikes of the 1960s and 70s provide a lesson for trade union organizing today.   

-Find Joe’s latest book here: http://igpub.com/strike-back/  

-“Can Labor Strike Back?” https://mronline.org/2015/03/28/scipes280315-html/

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Ep. 69: The Public Sector Strikes Back with Joe Burns

Joining us this week to talk about the election of far right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil is Alex Hochuli, who lives in São Paulo and hosts the Aufhebungabunga podcast. We discuss the ruling class conspiracy that led to the fall of both Lula and Dilma of the Worker's Party (PT) and the failures of the neoliberal centrists in containing the crisis that they, themselves, created. Finally, we develop "neoliberal authoritarianism" as the neo-fascism of the 21st century. 

Check out some of Alex's recent writings on the topic here: 
-"Bolsonaro Rising," https://thebaffler.com/latest/bolsonaro-rising-hochuli
-"Brazil presidential election: Who is Jair Bolsonaro and why is he more dangerous than Trump?" https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/brazil-presidential-election-who-jair-bolsonaro-popular-candidate-more-dangerous-ncna925011
-"The Ends of Lava Jato," https://jacobinmag.com/2017/04/brazil-lava-jato-corruption-dilma-rousseff-lula-temer-mani-pulite-italy

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Ep. 75: Brazil and the Rise of Authoritarian Neoliberalism w/ Alex Hochuli

Joining us to talk about Trump's Council of Economic Advisor's ridiculous anti-socialism report is Matt Bruenig, founder of the People's Policy Project. We discuss the report titled, "The Opportunity Costs of Socialism," and address some of the rebuttals and cliches commonly wielded against broadly successful socialist societies. 

Who's afraid of socialism and why? Tune in to find out. 

Matt's latest response to the report can be found here: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/11/05/the-white-houses-deceptive-pickup-truck-math/

Read the ridiculous report here (if you hate yourself): https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/cea-report-opportunity-costs-socialism/

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Ep. 76: Who's Afraid of Socialism? w/ Matt Bruenig

Joining us this week to discuss some potential roadblocks for progressive and democratic socialist advance in Congress is journalist David Dayen. Adam opens the show with some extended reflections on the need for socialists to focus on the specifics of policy-making and how we should grapple with progressives. What does “progressive” mean? Are progressives our friends or enemies? Tune in to find out. The interview with David starts around [14:50].

Dayen’s article, “House Progressives Are Facing an Unexpected Problem in the Quest for Committee Power” can be found here: https://theintercept.com/2018/11/21/progressive-caucus-congressional-progressive-caucus/

Also of note: 

“Attacking Monopoly Power Can Be Stunningly Good Politics, Survey Finds,” https://theintercept.com/2018/11/21/progressive-caucus-congressional-progressive-caucus/

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Ep. 82: Roadblocks to the Left's Success in Congress w/ David Dayen

Sam Gindin joins us today for a 2-hour juggernaut of a chat about the fight against capitalism and the requirements of a successful socialist project. Sam worked with the Canadian Auto Workers for many decades before co-authoring many articles and books with Leo Panitch, one of which, The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso, 2012), won the Deutscher Prize. 

We discuss the nine pillars of a successful socialist movement outlined in his article from 2016 titled, “Un-making Global Capitalism.” Although it is a couple years old, its themes are evergreen.  

Sam’s relevant writings can be found here:  

-“Un-making Global Capitalism,” https://jacobinmag.com/2014/06/unmaking-global-capitalism

  -“Building a Mass Socialist Party,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/12/socialist-party-bernie-sanders-labor-capitalism/

-"GM Oshawa: Making Hope Possible," https://socialistproject.ca/2018/12/gm-oshawa-making-hope-possible/

-Socialist Bullet: https://socialistproject.ca/

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Ep. 85: Un-making Global Capitalism w/ Sam Gindin

Joining us to discuss her long history on the socialist left is Hilary Wainwright, founding member and co-editor of Red Pepper political magazine and fellow at the Transnational Institute. In this episode, which will be relevant for all leftists regardless of nationality, we discuss  

Wainwright’s history in the 1960’s women’s movement, the Bennite socialist left, and her attempts to democratize the Greater London Council in the 1980s.   Wainwright’s latest book, A New Politics from the Left, focuses on doing socialist politics by way of a deep organizing model, which emphasizes building the capacities and self-activity of the masses over simply mobilizing voters.   We discuss the notion of being “in and against the state” or what’s often referred to as the “inside-outside” strategy for democratic socialist transition. This is relevant for all socialist movements, from the Corbyn movement to the Bernie wave and beyond.  

Check out Red Pepper here: https://www.redpepper.org.uk/

Find out more about her latest book: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/A+New+Politics+from+the+Left-p-9781509523634  

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Building a New Politics from the Left w/ Hilary Wainwright

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This week's B-Side features a chat with returning DPS guests, Daniel Bessner and Branko Marcetic. The Foreign Policy Bros ride again... We discuss the Elliot Abrams affair and then quickly tie it to the bipartisan foreign policy establishment which operates outside of both the public eye and public control. The last half of our chat is dedicated to Matt Duss, Bernie Sanders's foreign policy plans, and how socialists can change the foreign policy consensus.

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[B-Side] Foreign Policy Bros w/ Daniel Bessner & Branko Marcetic

How do we build a robust socialist movement from below in today's democratic socialist upsurge? Micah Uetricht joins us to explain the historical role of the "militant minority" in laying the foundations for systemic change and socialism from below. We discuss how this layer of socialist cadre will be crucial in developing the capacities necessary for the success of the Bernie Sanders wave and beyond. 

Micah is managing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Look out for his new Jacobin podcast that will feature short chats with featured Jacobin authors. 

-Micah Uetricht and Barry Eidlin, "U.S. Union Revitalization and the Missing 'Militant Minority,'" Labor Studies Journal (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0160449X19828470).

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Building a Socialist Majority with the Militant Minority w/ Micah Uetricht

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Daniel Marans, politics reporter for Huffington Post, joins us for the latest Rundown. We discuss the growing field of candidates in the 2020 Democratic Party primary race and how they all seem to be moonwalking and/or kick-flipping away from their earlier commitments to Medicare for All… except for Bernie, of course. We discuss Beto O’Rourke’s so-called “Medicare for America” and how this development may signal difficulties for Bernie’s more radical agenda. All that and much more on this episode of The Rundown.   

-“Bernie Sanders Tests An Updated Pitch In Once-Hostile Territory,” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-returns-to-south-carolina-2020-presidential-race_n_5c8b2407e4b03e83bdbf0761 

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The Rundown: Kickflipping away from Medicare for All w/ Daniel Marans [TEASER]

Joining us this week to talk about the complexity of black political life and how much of the dominant discourse on “race and class” misses this complexity is Cedric Johnson. In the A-side, we discuss his latest essay “What Black Life Actually Looks Like” and analyze a recent debate that played out in the pages of New Politics on race and class.   

-What is the notion of “black exceptionalism” and how does it get in the way of producing adequate theories of not only black liberation but the liberation of all? 
-What is the “racial ‘we’” and how is it deployed to reproduce models of black exceptionalism?
-What kind of politics do we need to finish the struggles of the Reconstruction era to the present?   In the B-Side that follows, available for patrons of DPS, we discuss the New Deal — was it racist and do universal policies serve to reproduce racial inequities? Lastly, what should socialists make of the ADOS and Reparations movements?   Cedric Johnson is one of the best commentators on these topics, so tune in and get smart!

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Essays mentioned in this episode: 
  -Cedric Johnson, “What Black Life Actually Looks Like,” https://jacobinmag.com/2019/04/racism-black-lives-matter-inequality
-Cedric Johnson, “Reparations Isn’t a Political Demand,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/03/cedric-johnson-brian-jones-ta-nehisi-coates-reparations
-Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “The Consequences of Forgetting,” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/05/reparations-slavery-racism-united-states-foundation
 -Kim Moody, “Cedric Johnson and the Other Sixties’ Nostalgia, “https://newpol.org/cedric-johnson-and-the-other-sixties-nostalgia"
-Mia White, “In Defense of Black Sentiment,” https://newpol.org/issue_post/in-defense-of-black-sentiment/


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What Black Life Actually Looks Like w/ Cedric Johnson

Is everything neoliberal these days? Joining us to discuss the meaning and impact of neoliberalism in 2019 is Nick Kiersey, professor of political science at the University of Texas-Rio Grande. We discuss the controversial legacy and Foucault and what his insights might add to a discussion of the political-economic dimensions of neoliberalism and late capitalism. 

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What is Neoliberalism in 2019? w/ Nick Kiersey

Joining us this week to talk about the morbid symptoms of the post-neoliberal interregnum is Rune Møller Stahl, post-doc at the University of Copenhagen. We discuss his new paper wherein he argues that we are in the midst of a Gramscian "interregnum," or a highly volatile transitional period between global orders. This interpretation has tremendous consequences for the socialist left. 

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Find Rune's paper here: 
-"Ruling the Interregnum: Politics and ideology in nonhegemonic times," https://polsci.ku.dk/ansatte/PHD/?pure=da%2Fpublications%2Fruling-the-interregnum(4bfcc727-e0e5-47f1-82b7-f1841817d427).html

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The Strange Non-Death of Neoliberalism w/ Rune Møller Stahl

Joining us to discuss Bernie Sander's "Workplace Democracy Act" is Paul Prescod, rank-and-file teacher from Philadelphia and steering committee member of DSA's Democratic Socialist Labor Committee (DSLC). We break down the most exciting aspects of Bernie's Plan, assess the prospects of organized labor and their possible role in furthering the Sanders campaign. 

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Liza Featherstone, "After Releasing His Incredibly Strong Labor Plan, Will Unions Back Bernie Now?" https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/bernie-sanders-unions-labor-plan-2020-presidential-campaign

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Bernie's Insanely Exciting Plan for Work and Labor w/ Paul Prescod

Joining us, once again, to discuss the latest Democratic Primary debate is guest co-host, M.V. Watson, who is a labor organizer and captain of the Socialist Straight Talk Express. We break down the latest debates, discuss the field as it's shaping up, and speculate about the future for the three front runners (including our sweet, sweet Grampa Bernie Sanders). 

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The Socialist Straight Talk Express w/ M.V. Watson [B-Side]

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In this episode of Dead Pundits Society, we tackle the most important distinction between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- that is,  Democratic Socialism vs. Progressivism. Why is it that Progressivism  *cannot* achieve what it sets out, and why does democratic socialism offer the fix for progressivism's shortcomings? Tune in to find out.   

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Progressivism vs. Democratic Socialism: Battle Royale 2020 w/ Steve Maher

Joining us for this week's B-Side is Meagan Day, staff writer at Jacobin. This episode was recorded last week, so pardon the late references to the British elections, etc., but everything we discussed is evergreen. Enjoy! 

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The Coming Class-Struggle Majority w/ Meagan Day

Why is the Federal Reserve bypassing democratic oversight to pump money into private corporations without conditions or oversight? What is being done to face down the financial crisis presented by the Coronavirus pandemic? Mike McCarthy, Associate Professor of Sociology at Marquette University, joins us to address these concerns as well as talk about his recent essay in Jacobin discussing the pitfalls and barriers that will be faced by democratic socialists in government. Tune in and get smart. 

-"Our First 100 Days Could Be a Nightmare," https://jacobinmag.com/2020/02/our-first-100-days-could-be-a-nightmare

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Finance and the Crisis / The U.S. Road to Socialism w/ Mike McCarthy

Touré Reed joins us for a discussion about the state of racial liberalism in the U.S. His new book is titled Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism, and it's classic DPS anti-essentialism, folks.

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So Long, Race Reductionism w/ Touré Reed

David Griscom, producer and contributor from The Michael Brooks Show, joins us to talk about the economic aspects of the current crisis and outline where we might see the next upticks in struggle. 

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Economic Fuckeration and Faultlines w/ David Griscom

Adam is sick this week so we're unlocking last week's B-side for the masses. In the first half of this 2.5 hour behemoth of an episode, Adam and Ben discuss Matt Taibbi's cancellation. On the second half, they're joined by Matt Christman of the Chapo Trap Houses, who advises everyone to log off.

Log off, everyone.

UNLOCKED: Canceling the Future w/ Matt Christman

Adam says some words about what Michael Brooks means to the DPS family. 

Love you all and be good to each other. 


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Michael Brooks, Presente!

Adam and Ben talk about the buffoonish attempt to resuscitate race science among the woke liberal elite and much more. 

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PREVIEW: Race Science Rides Again (and Again)

We've got a packed cast of characters today to discuss the latest assault on the Post Office and what that means for the socialist and trade union movements, along with sharing with some amazing labor history and organizing advice. First up, the gang is joined by Paul Prescod to discuss the Post Office and its role in furthering the mission of racial justice. Next up, we've got UE General President, Carl Rosen, to talk about the proud and militant history of United Electrical and its latest efforts to build and radicalize the labor movement. 

See "Them and Us Unionism" pamphlet here: https://www.ueunion.org/ThemAndUs/

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Saving the Post Office & Building Militant Trade Unions (ft. Paul Prescod and Carl Rosen)

The gang is joined by Christian Parenti, who talks about the birth of actually-existing capitalism narrated in his latest book, Radical Hamilton. We open by discussing a series of new cancellations and why this moralistic approach to politics lets institutions and the powerful off the hook. Next, we're joined by Christian who makes a spirited case for revisiting the Developmentalist model of Hamilton's "American School." 

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Hamilton and the Invention of Actually-Existing Capitalism w/ Christian Parenti

This week, we're joined by Joe Guinan, VP at the Democracy Collaborative, to discuss the fate and the prospects of the Trans-Atlantic Left. Feeling adrift in the wake of thee Sanders and Corbyn moments? We've got your antidote (and you might even like it). 

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Looking Backwards and Forewards at the Trans-Atlantic Left w/ Joe Guinan

This week, we're joined by David Dayen, executive editor at American Prospect, to discuss the COVID situation along with what a Biden administration could do even without Democratic control over the Senate. Don't let these excuses and malarky re: his powerlessness fool you! 

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Find the Day One Agenda here: https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda

The essays discussed in the opening can be found here: 

-https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda/make-progress-on-all-fronts-a-response-to-jacobin/
-https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/executive-orders-supreme-court-law-college-debt

-https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/biden-canceling-student-debt-loans-schumer/

Biden Can Do a Lot (If He Wants to) w/ David Dayen

Micah Uetricht joins us to talk about Mike Davis's project and, accordingly, how his writings map on to some interesting rifts inside the socialist movement today. 

Find Micah's essay here: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/mike-davis-old-gods-set-night/

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Mike Davis and the Socialist Project w/ Micah Uetricht

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