Dead Pundits Society

Daniel Marans joins us to decipher the election results and talk about what this means for the US political scene going forward. We dish up some harsh realities and pull no punches along the way -- consider this the first of many in-depth looks at the political realignment that's underway in the United States, which is one that the left will either benefit from or be crushed by. *** Join the Dead Pundits Society to become a supporter of this program: HTTP://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

This week, we're joined by David Dayen, executive editor at American Prospect, to discuss the COVID situation along with what a Biden administration could do even without Democratic control over the Senate. Don't let these excuses and malarky re: his powerlessness fool you! *** Become a supporter of this podcast here: HTTP://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find the Day One Agenda here: https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda The essays discussed in the opening can be found here: -https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda/make-progress-on-all-fronts-a-response-to-jacobin/ -https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/executive-orders-supreme-court-law-college-debt -https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/biden-canceling-student-debt-loans-schumer/

Branko Marcetic, author of Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden, joins us once again to talk about Trump the Loser, Joe the Enigma, Kamala the Cop, and what kind of clusterfuck progressives and socialists will be up against over the next four years. ***Join the DPS Patreon to support this podcast: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

This week, we're joined by Joe Guinan, VP at the Democracy Collaborative, to discuss the fate and the prospects of the Trans-Atlantic Left. Feeling adrift in the wake of thee Sanders and Corbyn moments? We've got your antidote (and you might even like it). *** Join the Dead Pundits Society to support this podcast and its efforts at socialist education: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

My good friend Nick Kiersey was kind enough to invite me onto his podcast, Fully Automated. Part 2 of our chat will be available for patrons of DPS, so be sure to support DPS on Patreon for full access: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ----------- Here is the original write-up: Hey everyone! Welcome to Episode 26 of Fully Automated… or, at least, Episode 26, Part One! This is a super long overdue episode with a guest I have wanted to have on the show for a long time: Adam Proctor, the host of Dead Pundit’s Society. Adam has been doing his show FULL TIME for the last four years, delivering not only on his commitment to evangelizing “socialism for ordinary ass’ed people” but to making an incredibly important (and often misunderstood) contribution to the critique of political economy. In Part One of this episode, we discuss Adam’s background, and the story behind the Dead Pundit’s Society. DPS emerged as part of the 2016 leftist podcast wave. Some I suppose would associate Adam with the “dirtba

This week the gang is joined by Jared Abbott to talk about his latest Jacobin essay titled, "The Two Paths of Democratic Socialism: Coalition and Confrontation," which attempts to lay out the progressive vs. democratic socialist debate regarding the capture of political power. Should progressives (and the left) engage in coalition with mainstream Democratic Party coalitions, or should they be more adversarial and confrontational regarding these coalitions? *** Become a patron of DPS to hear the entirety of this episode: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find the essay here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/the-two-paths-of-democratic-socialism-coalition-and-confrontation

The gang is joined by Christian Parenti, who talks about the birth of actually-existing capitalism narrated in his latest book, Radical Hamilton. We open by discussing a series of new cancellations and why this moralistic approach to politics lets institutions and the powerful off the hook. Next, we're joined by Christian who makes a spirited case for revisiting the Developmentalist model of Hamilton's "American School." *** Become a patron to hear the remainder of this interview: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find out more about this book here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3186-radical-hamilton

The Good Doctor Reed joins us to finish off Episode 1 of our new Black Political Thought Series. We hone in on his debate with fellow Marxist, Ellen Meiksins Wood, re: the role of race in capitalism and what it means to develop a historical materialist account of race and class. *** Become a patron to hear the entirety of this episode: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Once again, you can find that debate linked here: https://advancethestruggle.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/how-does-race-relate-to-class-a-debate/

Welcome to Episode 1 of our new "Black Political Thought" Series! The Good Doctor Reed is back on DPS to talk current events, the idea of "race as caste," and, finally, to discuss a very important debate around crafting an historical materialist account of race an class. Slight change of pace: ** The B-Side will land for patrons tomorrow -- catch it by becoming a patron at: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ** Find the Reed/Wood debate here: https://advancethestruggle.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/how-does-race-relate-to-class-a-debate/ Follow DPS on social media: www.twitter.com/deadpundits

We've got a packed cast of characters today to discuss the latest assault on the Post Office and what that means for the socialist and trade union movements, along with sharing with some amazing labor history and organizing advice. First up, the gang is joined by Paul Prescod to discuss the Post Office and its role in furthering the mission of racial justice. Next up, we've got UE General President, Carl Rosen, to talk about the proud and militant history of United Electrical and its latest efforts to build and radicalize the labor movement. See "Them and Us Unionism" pamphlet here: https://www.ueunion.org/ThemAndUs/ To hear the entirety of this amazing interview with Carl Rosen, join the Dead Pundits Society today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits

This week, Adam and Ben are joined by Shawn Gude, editor-extraordinaire at Jacobin Magazine, to talk about the legacies of Michael Harrington and Eugene Debs and how some former DSA members are transforming them into the shape of Elizabeth Warren. *** Join the Dead Pundits Society to hear the entirety of this episode: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Jo-Ann Mort's essay can be found here: https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/unlike-mike/

This subscriber-only episode has been unlocked due to the strong endorsement of our patrons. It's too important to stay behind a paywall, folks! Join the Dead Pundit Society to support this project and get access to exclusive weekly episodes like this one: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits The squad is joined by Dustin Guastella, who is an organizer for the Teamsters, a member of Philly DSA, a frequent contributor to Jacobin Magazine, and owner of the best mustache on the socialist left. We discuss the post-Bernie moment and address the most pressing demands facing the socialist left in 2020 and beyond.

The squad is joined by Dustin Guastella, who is an organizer for the Teamsters, a member of Philly DSA, a frequent contributor to Jacobin Magazine, and owner of the best mustache on the socialist left. We discuss the post-Bernie moment and address the most pressing demands facing the socialist left in 2020 and beyond. *** To hear the entirety of this B-Side, become a patron of DPS today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

Adam and Ben introduce a new co-host. The squad riffs on Bill Clinton's time on the "Lolita Express," assess the new "mask off" Democratic Party mainstream (unity, be damned), and top it off with a chat about teacher's strike action getting the goods. *** Become a patron of DPS to access the B-Side convsersation with Dustin Guastella (it's good, folks): http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

Adam and Ben talk about the buffoonish attempt to resuscitate race science among the woke liberal elite and much more. *** Become a patron for full access: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

Adam and Ben move beyond eulogy and talk about the critical takeaways of Michael's approach to communicating socialist politics. *** Become a member of the Dead Pundits Society to support this political project and receive access to our weekly B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** We open with a clip from his Mill Series Lecture at Lafayette College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCWtjzKGQ90 The clip at the end is from an event will Dr. Cornell West for the Harvard School of Education Centennial Celebrations in early 2020. Ben's eulogy can be found here: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/07/michael-brooks-tmbs

Adam says some words about what Michael Brooks means to the DPS family. Love you all and be good to each other. *** Become a member of the Dead Pundits Society to support this political project and get access to weekly subscriber-only episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***

Adam and Ben chew on some of the toughest questions facing the left in the summer of 2020 with style, class, and a whole lotta sass. Thanks for tuning into DPS, now airing exclusively on the WB in 1999. -Join the DPS Patreon today for access to this week's B-Side: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits Harper's article: https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/ ------------ Follow DPS on social media: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits

Adam is sick this week so we're unlocking last week's B-side for the masses. In the first half of this 2.5 hour behemoth of an episode, Adam and Ben discuss Matt Taibbi's cancellation. On the second half, they're joined by Matt Christman of the Chapo Trap Houses, who advises everyone to log off. Log off, everyone.

On this week's A-side, Adam and Ben pray for a benevolent apocalypse and muse on the latest liberal moral panic and how socialists should respond to the endless stream of culture warrior nonsense. Join the DPS Patreon for access to weekly B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits -------------------- Follow us on social media: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits