Episodes
![Solidarity Forever - 311 PREVIEW](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/solidarity_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
![Ernst Bloch's Audacity of Hope - 310](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/jon_greenaway_300x300.jpg)
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Today we have Jonathan Greenaway on to talk about his new book A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch. We discuss where Bloch came from, the uses of utopian thinking in politics, and more. Enjoy!
![How Merrick Garland Appeased Trump - 309 PREVIEW](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/garland_crop_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
We've got Michael from the 5-4 podcast on to talk about how Garland whiffed the Trump prosecution. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
![The ACLU Stabs Labor in the Back - 308](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/j2xQxZzO_400x400_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Today we have Matt Bruenig back on the podcast to talk about his new publication NLRB Edge, the problems with US labor law, and why the ACLU is filing a lawsuit attempting to blow a giant hole in union rights.
![Orwell on Nationalism - 307 PREVIEW](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/George-orwell-BBC_300x300.jpg)
Friday Mar 08, 2024
![Who Is Grieved? - 306](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/gaza_attack_300x300.png)
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Today we are discussing Donald Trump's numerous legal fines, and then Judith Butler's concepts of precarity and grievability, specifically as they apply to the war in Gaza.
![Russia and Ukraine Update PREVIEW - 305](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/tucker-putin_300x300.png)
Monday Feb 19, 2024
![The House Republican Pratfall - 304](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/mikejohnson_300x300.png)
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
This time we've got David Dayen to talk about House Republicans' failed effort to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, pass an immigration bill, or get through military aid to Israel, as well as David's piece about the failings of American democracy. Enjoy!
![The Genocide Case Against Israel PREVIEW - 303](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/ICJ_case_300x300.png)
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
![Oppenheimer Reconsidered - 302](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3456621/oppenheimer_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
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This podcast is by journalist Ryan Cooper and academic Alexi the Greek. We talk politics, philosophy, history, current events, and whatever else catches our fancy.