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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.

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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.

    166 - Uncommitting on Joe Biden

    166 - Uncommitting on Joe Biden

    Welcome back friends, we are joined by Elektra Kostopoulou & Michelle Guengue organizers with the Vote Uncommitted NJ to talk about the uncommitted campaign and the threat Joe Biden poses to democracy.

    Follow the work of the Vote Uncommitted NJ here:
    https://uncommittednj.org/
    https://www.instagram.com/uncommittednj
    https://twitter.com/UncommittedNJ
    https://www.tiktok.com/@uncommittednj?_t=8lkmXfRntnf&_r=1

    • 1 hr 11 min
    *Teaser* The Brutal Effect Of Cuban Sanctions

    *Teaser* The Brutal Effect Of Cuban Sanctions

    David spoke with Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez, on the impact of US sanctions on the everyday lives of Cuban people.



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    • 1 min
    165 - Iran Strikes Israel ft. Assal Rad

    165 - Iran Strikes Israel ft. Assal Rad

    We are joined by scholar Assal Rad (@AssalRad) to talk about Iran's strike in retaliation to Israel's attacks on the Iranian Embassy.

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    • 1 hr 4 min
    164 - When You're A US Stooge They Let You Do It + Fantano On Rap Beef

    164 - When You're A US Stooge They Let You Do It + Fantano On Rap Beef

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    Hey friends, we are joined by journalists Kurt Hackbarth (@KurtHackbarth) & José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) hosts of the Soberania Podcast to talk about the Mexican elections and the invasion of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador.

    Then Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) joins us to talk about rap beef.

    Check out the Soberania Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcast

    • 1 hr 42 min
    163 - Anti-Green New Deal 'Degrowth' Communism w/ Matt Huber

    163 - Anti-Green New Deal 'Degrowth' Communism w/ Matt Huber

    support the show at Patreon.com/leftreckoning and get the postgame and sunday shows


    We are joined once again by our friend Matt Huber (@matthuber78) professor of geography at Syracuse University to talk about his recent piece with Leigh Phillips on Kohei Saito and Degrowth Communism.

    Read Matt Huber & Leigh Phillips piece here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/kohei-saito-degrowth-communism-environment-marxism

    Matt Huber's excellent book "Climate Change As Class War" - https://www.versobooks.com/products/775-climate-change-as-class-war

    Damage Magazine piece by Matt Huber & Fred Stafford here: https://damagemag.com/2024/04/01/the-utility-of-utilities/

    • 1 hr 22 min
    162 - Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Gaza IS NOT A WAR; Is Objectively A Massacre w/ Ben Case

    162 - Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Gaza IS NOT A WAR; Is Objectively A Massacre w/ Ben Case

    Support the show and get the bonus episodes at Pareon.com/leftreckoning


    Matt & David are joined by Benjamin Case (@benjamscase) to talk about their investigation into Gaza, the difference between war and a colonial massacre, and what this investigation means for US politics.

    Read the full piece here:
    https://inkstickmedia.com/whats-happening-in-gaza-is-not-a-war-its-a-massacre/

    • 1 hr 14 min

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132 Ratings

132 Ratings

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Must listen to leftist perspective

Exceptional insight and detail with the perfect amount of comedy and culture!

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Good guys

Griscom is an exceptionally sharp political communicator

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