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Recent Episodes

Let's Elect Left Candidates with Joe Dinkin

Posted October 20, 2017 •

Since Bernie Sanders's success in the 2016 Democratic primary, much of the Left, from progressive Democrats to socialists, has had its sights set...

We must end policing as we know it with Alex Vitale

Posted October 17, 2017 • 01:03:50

In his new book The End of Policing Brooklyn College sociologist @avitale makes the case that technocratic reforms won't fix American policing. In reality,...

Matt Christman rants, raves, and ruminates

Posted October 11, 2017 • 01:09:00

Chapo went on The Dig. Dan talks to @cushbomb about optimism, pessimism, Manitowoc, reptilians, why the internet might be mostly bad, and Dan’s personal...

Nina Turner: Let's Keep the Political Revolution In Motion

Posted October 6, 2017 • 00:34:26

Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner talks about being horrified by Trump, why single-payer is suddenly hot among likely 2020 Democratic contenders,...

Beware Carceral Gun Control

Posted October 6, 2017 • 00:54:56

Prevailing debate obscures the fact that we already have a form of gun control in the United States. As legal scholar Ben Levin explains, the problem...