Justin and Trevor talk Trump's arrest, Desantis flailing, and the future of the Republican Party vis a vis Democrat's failure to take advantage. We then discuss increasing tension around the world that appears to be building toward a new Cold War. Listen now —>

Trevor discusses the 2012 book Racecraft by Karen and Barbara Fields to explore the idea of what race means, how it is constructed by racism, it's historical contingency, and how we engage in mythical beliefs/practices about what race "is."
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Justin adds to Trevor's discussion in "Postmodern Fascism" and makes the argument Fascism is no foreigner in the US and describes political formations beyond Nazi Germany and Mussolini, and beyond Trump as well
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Justin covers the life of Eugene Debs from just after the election of 1912 to his arrest for speaking out against World War I in 1918.
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Trevor gives an introduction to some of the fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis and their implications for subjectivity, universality, ideology, and politics.
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Justin covers the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) including in depth analysis of the anti-trans genocidal language on display, Steve Bannon's ideological hold on Trumpism, how terrible Tulsi Gabbard is, and a look into Trump's foreign policy, domestic policy, and continuing grievance politics.
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Justin analyzes the Republican primary and the upcoming 2024 general election, largely from the perspective of Donald Trump and what he's been up to.
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Trevor theorizes about our modern moment of emergent fascism as states ban abortion and try to eliminate trans existence, its uniquely postmodern features, and how it relates to 20th-century fascism.
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Justin and Trevor are joined by Chel and Caitlin to talk about the growth and proliferation of conspiracy theories, which have pervaded social media, most notably Facebook and Instagram. We cover three academic articles that interrogate the spread of vaccine misinformation, new-age influencers, and private Facebook groups for new moms which have become sites of harmful "advice" and conspiracism.
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Justin discusses crime on a theoretical level, what it is presented as, and what it actually is.
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Justin and Britt discuss a spate of recent police killings, the need for an abolitionist response, and how some on the left fall short.
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Justin discusses how pointless the Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House vote fiasco is and was, a little bit on the coup attempt in Brazil and the ongoing fight over the courts in New York state.
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Justin discusses the Republican attempts to capitalize on tough on crime narratives in the midterms, how they've used those narratives historically and how it has ballooned the carceral state, and how Democrats furthered that process by co-signing tough on crime politics. And now some on the left are doing the same.
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Trevor talks about our anti-political moment ushered in by the fall of Trump and the rise of Joe Biden, and its promise to return us to the neoliberal consensus at the end of history - reinforced by and reflected in culture. He discusses the comparison between the post-Trump & post-Nixon cultural response, the reductiveness of the superhero movie, and the sexlessness of modern popular media; where it comes from and what it means.
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Trevor analyzes Elon Musk purchasing Twitter via Guy Debord's theory in the Society of the Spectacle, the self-immolation of a climate activists at the capital, and media coverage of the French election.
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Justin discusses Elon Musk's recent buying of Twitter, the conservative media reaction, what to make of free speech, and how awful Elon Musk and all billionaires are.
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Justin dives back into the life and times of Eugene Debs covering from the end of the election of 1908 through the beginning of his anti-imperial activism kicked off by World War I.

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Justin dives back in to the life and times of Eugene Debs one of the most prolific socialists in American history. This installment covers primarily the 1908 election and the immediate aftermath. Stay tuned for more and click here to listen to the previous installments in the back catalog. Support the show and everything we do by joining us on patreon.

Justin discusses Andrew Yang and his campaign for mayor of New York City. What it means for New Yorkers and what it might mean for the rest of us as well.
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Merry Christmas everyone! Trevor talks about our current economic crisis and how an MMT-informed left should position itself going forward.
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