Left Anchor
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
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Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Here we've got Tobi Olowe, host of the Impressions of America podcast, on to talk about the life and legacy of Ayn Rand, and her eponymous institute's decision to get on the coronavirus welfare train. Enjoy!
PS: The very funny Whittaker Chambers review of Atlas Shrugged can be found here.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Subscribe here to listen to our full discussion of Martin Hägglund's book This Life.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Today we've got an interview with Bill Humphrey, a city councilor for Newton, Massachusetts. We ask him about how he got into politics, how he ran his successful campaign, and what it's like being a leftist in government during pandemic times. Enjoy!
You can find Bill's radio show Arsenal for Democracy here.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Today we've got Arati Kreibich, who is running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 5th District against Josh Gottheimer, one of the most pro-Trump Democrats in the House. (New Jersey voters take note, the primary is July 7.) Enjoy!
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Today we continue our discussion of what a post-police society might look like with David Kaib, who has taught some DC DSA night school classes on the subject.
Links to articles we mentioned: Ryan on the Nordic style of policing, Alex Vitale's book The End of Policing, and this Jacobin article on the abolition of police and prisons. Enjoy!
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Today we've got Nikil Saval, candidate for the upcoming primary in the Pennsylvania First Senate District on June 2nd. We talk about how he got into organizing and politics, what it's like interacting with the Philadelphia Democratic machine, his advice for others considering a run for office, and more. Enjoy!
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
We've got journalist Zach Carter on to talk about his new book The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes -- an intellectual biography that he's been working on for years. We talk about Keynes' fascinating personal life, the development of Keynesian doctrine, and how "bastard Keynesianism" stripped of most of its interesting elements took root in American economics departments. Enjoy!
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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.