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Episode 232 PREVIEW - The Union Struggle at Amazon

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Episode 231 - Minneapolis Justice Reform with Mary Moriarty

Mary Moriarty is running to be county attorney of Hennepin County, where she was formerly chief public defender. We talk about her history in the area, what's been going in Minneapolis since the George Floyd protests, the general state of criminal justice reform, and more. Enjoy!

Episode 230 PREVIEW - Jeff Bezos, Welfare Queen

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Episode 229 - The Broken American Legal System, with Sparky Abraham

We've got attorney and podcaster Sparky Abraham on to talk about the latest Supreme Court news, why many liberals are foolish to prioritize court cases, and how utterly despotic courts can be at the local level -- it turns out in some county courts, fully half of cases are about small-dollar debt collection.
Things mentioned in the episode: our episode with Brian Fallon, the Debt Collective, and "Do Courts Matter" by Stephen Carter.

Episode 228 - The Hapless Merrick Garland, with Jeff Hauser

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Episode 63 REVENGEANCE: Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas is apparently in the hospital, so we thought we'd return to our old episode with political scientist Corey Robin. We first talked about how most workers experience a severe lack of freedom in the workplace, and then move on to discuss Clarence Thomas's history and peculiar brand of black nationalism. Check out Corey's book: The Enigma of Clarence Thomas.

Episode 227 - Lessons from Putin’s War on Ukraine, with John Ganz

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Episode 226 - Giorgio Agamben’s Antivax Ravings

Today we pose the question: how the heck did famed Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben turn into an anti-vaccine conspiracy nutcase? We've got Adam Kotsko, a leading Agamben scholar and translator of many of his works, on to discuss to what extent his goofball pandemic views emerge from his actual serious work. Enjoy!
Check out Adam's Slate article on the topic here, as well as his books Neoliberalism's Demons and Agamben's Philosophical Trajectory. 

Episode 225 EXCERPT: Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine, with David Klion

This is the first half of our episode with journalist David Klion on the background of the Ukraine crisis. Check out the full episode here!

Episode 224 PREVIEW - Normal World Much?? with Phil Christman

In this excerpt Phil talks about the weirdness of the norms of chivalry. Subscribe here to hear the whole thing! 
Also don't miss his book How to Be Normal.