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.
♫ Listen now —>
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.
To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
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 dives back into the life and times of socialist labor leader Eugene Debs, starting where part 3 left off, with Debs in prison following the failed Pullman Strike. This episode covers his evolution into socialism and industrial unionism, following the development of the Social Democratic Party of America, the Socialist Party of America, and the IWW. Covering Debs first two presidential runs in 1900 and 1904, leaving off right as the campaign starts in 1908.
♫ Listen now —>
As the Idaho bill to bring back the firing squad is signed into law, Justin discusses how there isn't anything extra morally egregious about the bill compared to lethal injection or other methods used by the state to murder people, and why we need to wholesale get rid of the death penalty.
📖 Read now —>
Justin discusses crime on a theoretical level, what it is presented as, and what it actually is.
♫ Listen now —>
Justin and Britt discuss a spate of recent police killings, the need for an abolitionist response, and how some on the left fall short.
♫ Listen now —>
In part 3, Trevor focuses on the theory of the alt-right brain & how people come to hold beliefs that allow them to commit such horrific acts of violence. From Trevor: ‘As I finished editing, I opened my phone to the news another apparent white nationalist had murdered at least 12 people in El Paso Texas. I hope this episode serves as a way to make sense of the endless tragedies.’
♫ Listen now —>
In part 2, Trevor covers the 9/11 and the conspiracy industry, the authoritarianism of right wing media and the rise of Glenn Beck, the Minutemen border militia, the whitelash to Obama, anti-abortion terrorism, the emergence of anti religious hate crimes, and more. Trevor traces the emergence of Alex Jones and right-wing conspiracy theory relationship to the broader media ecosystem.
♫ Listen now —>
Trevor traces the birth and growth of the far right, flowing from the Oklahoma City bombing to the modern day.
♫ Listen now —>
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.
♫ Listen now —>
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.
♫ Listen now —>
Justin repurposes a succinct Trevor takedown of Bill Gates to add to the moment and the role Bill Gates is playing in COVID-19 vaccine apartheid. In addition to just being an awful person all around.
♫ Listen now —>
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.
♫ Listen now —>
Merry Christmas everyone! Trevor talks about our current economic crisis and how an MMT-informed left should position itself going forward.
♫ Listen now —>
In this episode, Trevor discusses some of the most important lies and logics that capitalists and economists use to defend our unequal and unjust world.
♫ Listen now —>
We discuss the Job Guarantee and why we need it, how it compares to the UBI, and how it opens up horizons for a socialist future.
♫ Listen now —>
Trevor discusses the dialectic process and then covers chapters 1-3 of Marx's Capital.
♫ Listen now —>
Justin reflects on his two years serving as a public defender, how we are taught to think about crime as opposed to its everyday reality. He explores how criminalization is a process done to people to dehumanize and reinforce hierarchies of power, ultimately destroying lives and making us all less safe.
📖 Read now —>
Sam Bankman-Fried posted perhaps the biggest bail ever posted and is now out of custody. However, most poor people are not given the same courtesy.
📖 Read now —>
The Supreme Court is just getting started. A draft opinion from February in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization leaked detailing the conservative court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The Court was very explicit, “we hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
📖 Read now —>
Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. Despite killing two people and injuring a third, the jury found he acted in self-defense. It’s hard to overstate just how bad this precedent is in the face of a conservative movement increasingly willing to embrace its most violent fringe that has become the mainstream of the party.
📖 Read now —>
