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In this episode of Left Reckoning, Matt Lech and David Griscom are joined by Nathan Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) to discuss the legacy of Noam Chomsky.

Later, David speaks with Palestinian-American activist and filmmaker Moureen Kaki who is currently in Gaza providing critical aid, and provides an urgent on-the-ground account of the dire situation in Gaza.

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Lessons From Chomsky:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/07/lessons-from-chomsky

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Thanks friends for joining. We'll be talking about Waffle House victories, the far-right wins in Europe, what AOC's deal is, and more.

We are joined by Benjamin Fong associate director of the Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University, author of Quick Fixes, host of Organize the Unorganized, to talk about his new piece in Damage Magazine on the Odd Fellows.

Read the piece here:
https://damagemag.com/2024/05/13/odd-man-out/

Organize the Unorganized: https://shows.acast.com/619be5c0705138001b9c8479/episodes/659337cd906c7e0016284aaa?

Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge -
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes

Hey friends, we were joined for this week's bonus episode by Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) to talk about Tulsi Gabbard's newest phase and her book "For Love Of Country."



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Our friend journalist Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin) joins us to talk about their story in the May issue of Harper's Magazine on Big Sky, Montana a town where the rich and powerful are muscling out democracy, and the workers who keep them comfortable, fed, and happy in their mountain escape.


Read the piece here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/slippery-slope-nick-bowlin-big-sky-montana-ski-town-private-equity/


Notes

00:00 Wealth and Exploitation in Big Sky, Montana
01:39 Introduction and Background
12:10 Exploitation and Lack of Democracy in Big Sky
29:27 The Impact on Workers and Lack of Representation
38:47 Montana's Changing Landscape and Political Shifts

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Welcome friends to LR 172 - we are joined by two guests this week, journalist Kurt Hackbarth (@kurthackbarth) and comedian Mike Recine (@mikerecine).

Kurt joins us to talk about Mexico and the historic victory of their president Claudia Sheinbaum, what this means for the country's 4th Transformation and the lessons the US left can learn.

Check out Soberania: The Mexican Politics Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcast

Read Kurt's reporting on the election: https://jacobin.com/2024/06/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-presidential-election


Mike Recine joins us to talk about comedy, what it is like being a role model for America's young men, and his new special "I'm Normal."

Check out Mike's Special: I'm Normal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjt3mkpvquw

Listen to Out for Smokes Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@outforsmokespod

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Jam packed Left Reckoning friends! First up David breaks down the GOP convention, which devolved into chaos over the terms like 'man' and 'woman.' Then we are joined by Liza Featherstone (@lfeatherz) to talk about artificial turf and how it exposes more than you'd expect!

Then Chip Gibbons @chipgibbons89 Policy Director at Rights & Dissent joins us to give an update on the Assange trial.

Read Liza's piece here:
https://newrepublic.com/article/181539/artificial-turf-pfas-children-playing-fields-rye

Chip Gibbon's recent reporting on Assange:

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/julian-assange-extradition-fifth-anniversary/

https://jacobin.com/2024/05/assange-victory-extradition-press-freedom