HIGH THEORY (w/ The Antifada)

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Good morning, everyone on today's show, author Kim Moody, join us on today to discuss his new book,&nbsp;How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War. &nbsp; Moody breaks down how our transformed industrial terrain offers new possibilities for organization in the workplace and opens doors for grassroots, independent political action strengthened by reemerging labor and social movements. In the fun half, Ted Cruz admits he's not an expert on presidential self-pardons, Fox and Friends are subhuman, Nikki Haley has no friends at the United Nations, and a San Diego local news report goes off the rails. Plus: a cornucopia of insightful calls and IMs. Check out today's sponsor! Harrys! Get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave: - Weighted ergonomic handle, by going to  harry's.com/majorityreport . Become a member of the Majority Report today! Go here&nbsp; Also, check out Matt’s new podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover or on iTunes. Check out The Michael Brooks Show&nbsp;here. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada,&nbsp;here. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @Bf1nn &nbsp;

1854 - How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War w/ Kim Moody

HIGH THEORY is the long-awaited collaboration between The Antifada & Swampside Chats that tackles the riddle wrapped in an enigma that is communization theory.

Breht of Revolutionary Left Radio joins Sean, Grant, Jake, Lexi & Rosa for an introductory episode grazing on the first five essays of Benjamin Noys' 2011 collection Communization and Its Discontents. Are we headed into the Enemy Camp in Marxian lambskin, or will we uphold this expensive French import as the next breakthrough in the immortal science?

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HIGH THEORY 1 - "Communization and Its Discontents"

John Patrick Leary&nbsp;(@JohnPatLeary), Associate Professor of English at Wayne State University, joins us to discuss his book,&nbsp;Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism. On today's show: Bernie dominates Fox News town hall with #MedicareForAll pitch. Trump reacts to Bernie's performance. Bernie's closing remarks, an impromptu call and response, says most Americans agree with his platform. John Patrick Leary&nbsp;(@JohnPatLeary), Associate Professor of English at Wayne State University, joins us to discuss his new book,&nbsp;Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism. In this book, Leary explores how the business language of late stage capitalism puts a futuristic spin on old forms of exploitation. How words like "innovation," "human capital," "nimble," "passion" and "grit" conceal the exploitative relationship between workers and bosses. Also: the origins of the term "meritocracy" and why it's problematic. On the fun half: Martha McCallum freaks out over higher taxes vs. paying insurance premiums. Art Laffer says raising taxes will hurt the economy, bring on a recession. Chart: Fallout from Laffer's Kansas tax plan. Eric Swalwell is running for the Democratic nomination, says he wants "a team of rivals" in his cabinet. Trump says he has ridden "many a truck." Glenn Beck says if Notre Dame was an Islamic attack, we probably won't hear about it. Melinda Gates claims her philanthropy has not had an outsized influence on education. A plug for Shahid Buttar, a democratic socialist hoping to primary Nancy Pelosi. Donate here! The massive and ongoing Stop and Shop strike. Plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Check out today's sponsors: Harry’s! Go to HARRYS.COM/MAJORITYREPORT, Get a $13 value trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave. Simple Habit is a mobile app that provides a massive and diverse library of 5-minute guided meditations. And the Majority Report audience can try Simple Habit totally free for an entire week when you go to https://simplehabit.com/majority Skillshare is a vibrant online learning community that offers courses on everything from design, to video editing, photography, business, technology, cooking, meditation… and everything in between. Get TWO whole months of totally free access to Skillshare’s entire library of courses and tutorials at https://skl.sh/majorityreport2 Get 10% off fair trade coffee from justcoffee.coop with coupon code “Majority” Get your tickets to the Michael Brooks Live Show in LA! April 20th at the Bootleg Theatre with guests Ana Kasparian, Wosny Lambre and Nando Vila! Get tickets  here! Check out The Michael Brooks Show at patreon.com/tmbs,&nbsp;and the TMBS YouTube channel for all short TMBS clips. And check out  Year Of Lead, a new book on Brazil with introduction by Michael Brooks! Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover or on iTunes Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or via your favorite podcast app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @majorityfm @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @BF1nn   &nbsp;

2071 - Keywords: the New Language of Capitalism w/ John Patrick Leary

HIGH THEORY is the joint effort of The Antifada & Swampside Chats that tackles the riddle wrapped up in an enigma that is communization.

Grant & Lexi visit Jamie, Sean & Andy in studio to interrogate the 2015 George Lucas Special Edition of the 1974 foundational communization text "Eclipse and Re-Emergence of the Communist Movement", written (mostly) in 1969–72 (mostly) by Gilles Dauvé.

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HIGH THEORY 2 - "Eclipse and Re-Emergence of the Communist Movement"

"The best goddamn communist podcast, period."
—Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to Omega

This is Swampside Chats. The podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy, and theory.

"You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp, but also against those who are turning towards the Swamp!"