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Joining us this week to talk about the morbid symptoms of the post-neoliberal interregnum is Rune Møller Stahl, post-doc at the University of Copenhagen. We discuss his new paper wherein he argues that we are in the midst of a Gramscian "interregnum," or a highly volatile transitional period between global orders. This interpretation has tremendous consequences for the socialist left. *** Become a supporter of DPS Media by becoming a patron today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find Rune's paper here: -"Ruling the Interregnum: Politics and ideology in nonhegemonic times," https://polsci.ku.dk/ansatte/PHD/?pure=da%2Fpublications%2Fruling-the-interregnum(4bfcc727-e0e5-47f1-82b7-f1841817d427).html ----------------------------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Nick Kiersey returns for the B-Side to chat about the good, the bad, and ugly from the recent DSA convention, and about how we might transcend the culture wars around these topics by adopting a "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will." Adam gets a little heated, Nick's sweet Irish nature calms him down, and then they discuss how Mark Fisher might have addressed these debates (the answer may surprise you). *** To hear the entirety of this episode, become a subscriber today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ---------------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Is everything neoliberal these days? Joining us to discuss the meaning and impact of neoliberalism in 2019 is Nick Kiersey, professor of political science at the University of Texas-Rio Grande. We discuss the controversial legacy and Foucault and what his insights might add to a discussion of the political-economic dimensions of neoliberalism and late capitalism. Our recent series of public ownership begs an answer to the following question: if we seek to build a post-neoliberal society, what signposts might an analysis of contemporary neoliberalism provide in that effort? Tune in to find out! *** Support DPS Media by becoming a patron today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits (and receive access to our weekly B-Sides!) *** --------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It, joins us to talk about the implementation and governance of public ownership. We discuss the awful results of the privatization of public services and what we can do to take these essential services back under public control. Find out more about We Own It: https://weownit.org.uk/ *** Support DPS Media and receive weekly subscriber-only B-Sides by becoming a patron today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** --------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Joining us this week to discuss the Democratic Socialists of America and its upcoming convention is Andrew Sernatinger, organizer and union member from Madison, WI and author of two recent essays on the topic. We discuss the recent history of DSA, how it came to be the biggest socialist organization in decades, and what the upcoming convention holds in store for the future of both the org and the left. -"DSA's Growing Pains," https://newpol.org/dsas-growing-pains/ -"DSA 2019 Convention Breakdown," https://newpol.org/dsa-2019-convention-breakdown/ ***************** Become a patron to support this project and receive access to weekly subscriber-only B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ***************** ------------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

In the latest installment of Democratic Socialism 101, we break down Marx's theory of exploitation and surplus-value. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulSb2qH2Po Find the resource guide here: https://www.deadpundits.com/capitalisms-dirty-little-secret-exploitationkarl/ Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles here: http://www.deadpundits.com Support DPS Media: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ----------------------------- Follow DPS Media: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety

Joining us this week to talk about the importance of placing science and the labor movement at the center of the movement for a Green New Deal is Leigh Phillips, author of Austerity Ecology and the Collapse-Porn Addicts (Zero, 2015) and The People's Republic of Wal-Mart, co-authored with Michal Rozworski (Verso, 2019). We discuss the scope and shape of a socialist Green New Deal, what kind of clean energy will be necessary, and critique the way that some progressives and socialists have gone about arguing for a green ecological movement. *** To support DPS Media and help enable our continued political work, become a patron at: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Leigh's latest writings on the topic can be found here: -"Planning the Earth System: A Call for a Global Democracy," https://thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-11-summer-2019/planning-the-earth-system -"The new, safer nuclear reactors that might help stop climate change," https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612940/the-new-safer-nuclear-reactors

Richard Walker, director of the Living New Deal, joins us once again to talk about the lessons that we must learn from the original New Deal in order to successfully implement a Green New Deal. AOC has popularized the idea, but are progressive organizations up to the task? Only democratic socialists seem to have the grounded, class-war perspective necessary to pull off such a bold agenda and realign the U.S. political scene. *** To hear the entirety of this episode, become a patron of DPS Media: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** -Richard Walker, "Nine principles that should guide the Green New Deal," https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/26/nine-principles-that-should-guide-green-new-deal/?utm_term=.9f0fd580726d -The Living New Deal bibliography: https://livingnewdeal.org/resources/new-deal-bibliography/ -Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles: http://www.deadpundits.com ---------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditss

Joining us this week is Richard Walker, professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley and director of the Living New Deal. We discuss the legacy of the New Deal and address whether or not it can be said to have caused segregation. Did African Americans benefit from these policies? Does the allegedly racist nature of the New Deal and the way it is said to have excluded black workers mean that Bernie Sanders's invocation of it as a model for democratic socialism is flawed? Tune in and find out. Articles mentioned: -Richard Walker, "The New Deal Didn't Create Segregation," https://jacobinmag.com/2019/06/the-color-of-law-richard-rothstein-review -Richard Rothstein, "How the Federal Government Deepened Segregation," https://jacobinmag.com/2019/06/rothstein-segregation-color-of-law-new-deal -Larry DeWitt, "The Decision to Exclude Agricultural and Domestic Workers from the 1935 Social Security Act," https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n4/v70n4p49.html *** Join us on Patreon to support DPS Media and hear the entirety of

Mathew Lawrence, founder of Common Wealth (UK) joins us once again to continue our discussion on socialist policy, the Green New Deal and the prospect of building a democratic and sustainable economy. Check out Common Wealth's Green New Deal City of 2030: https://common-wealth.co.uk/GND-City-of-the-Future.html Road Map to a Green New Deal: https://common-wealth.co.uk/Road-Map-to-a-Green-New-Deal-From-Extraction-to-Stewardship.html *** Join us on Patreon to support DPS Media and hear the entirety of this episode: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** -Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles: http://www.deadpundits.com ---------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Joining us this week is Mathew Lawrence, founder of Common Wealth (UK). We begin by discussing his new project focused on designing ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy. The inclusive ownership funds that have become the centerpiece of Corbynomics have made their way across the Atlantic to Bernie Sanders's policy platform, and Mathew tells us what that means for the emerging transatlantic left. -Learn more about Common Wealth here: https://common-wealth.co.uk/about.html -Find Common Wealth's research here: https://common-wealth.co.uk/research.html *** Support DPS Media's effort to build a capable socialist media ecosystem by becoming a Patreon supporter. Patrons receive access to an exclusive Discord forum as well as weekly subscriber-only episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** --------------------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http:

Adam is joined by M.V. Watson for some post-debate action. They drink some beers, break down the performances on both nights, assess the winner and losers, and talk about the real winner of both nights: Bernie Sanders and the politics of democratic socialism. We watched the debates (so you don't have to). *** This is a free teaser of the hour-and-a-half long B-side available to patrons of DPS Media. Join today for full access: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** -------------------------------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

This week, Adam is joined by Joe Guinan to discuss the prospects of the emergent "transatlantic left" forming around the Corbyn and Sanders projects. Joe is a co-author (with Christine Berry) of People Get Ready: Preparing for a Corbyn Government (OR Books: 2018) and the director of the Next System Project, which has been on the forefront of developing a new politics and policy for a post-neoliberal society. In this fascinating interview, Joe outlines historical lessons of how the Corbyn and Sanders projects might "reverse engineer" the neoliberal transformation of the 1980s (but for socialist gain!) as well as how to avoid the pitfalls of previous attempts to nationalize industries and forge democratic economies. What can the left learn from the Thatcherites? How do we avoid the mistakes made by the postwar Labour government? What kind of left do we need to deliver a successful post-neoliberal transformation? Tune in and find out! *** The full version of today's episode is available to patrons of DPS

Doug Lain, host of Zero Squared podcast, joins us for the B-Side to talk about a long-standing debate: political economy or culture? Materialism or idealism? We pick a side (and we think you should too). This turned into a really productive chat. We think you'll enjoy it. *** Join the Society today to hear the full episode and to receive access to the entire back catalog of B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles here: http://www.deadpundits.com ------------------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Douglas Lain of Zero Squared Podcast and Zero Books joins Adam in conversation today to discuss the development of “platform capitalism,” specifically as it relates to the increasing control exerted by mega-platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter over the means of communication. We discuss a recent act of censorship on the Zero Books YouTube channel and wonder whether this might be a harbinger of things to come re: online media platforms and censorship of political content. We close out our discussion by musing over the notion of "platform capitalism" and draw some historical parallels with previous movements that reclaimed the privatized commons for the masses. *** Join the Dead Pundits Society for access to the B-Side, which will be landing for patrons on Friday: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find all of our content here: http://www.deadpundits.com ------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.

Ben Burgis joins us for the B-Side to tell us what Leon Trotsky and Ayn Rand have in common with respect to their approach to logic. Ben and Adam go deep into the weeds about Trotskyist sectariana but bring it home with an assessment of the argumentative state of the left and how we should address debates and disputes moving forward. *** Join the Dead Pundits Society for full access --> http://patreon.com/deadpundits *** -Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles here: http://deadpundits.com ----------------------------- 

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Ben Burgis joins us this week to teach you how to destroy your opponents with logic and reason — j/k. Instead, we’ll attempt a perhaps even more laughable aim, which is to convince you that the left needs to reclaim *actual* logic for itself rather than ceding this territory to rightwing pundits who haven’t the slightest clue what they’re talking about. 

 Adam was initially skeptical but was converted after reading the book — maybe you can be converted, too. Tune it for more!

 -Learn more about the book: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44903309-give-them-an-argument

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For this week's B-Side, Meagan Day joins us once again to discuss the democratic road to socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. She shares her thoughts on non-reformist reforms, the Bernie campaign, AOC, and Bay Area DSA's growth in the midst of the Jovanka Beckles campaign and the Oakland teachers strike. ** To hear the entire bonus episode, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** -Check out DPS Media's latest YouTube series, "Democratic Socialism 101" --> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rCna62VTYlFRSF-SrAOkCWg72ICji4z -Find all of our podcasts, videos, and articles here: http://www.deadpundits.com ----------------------------------- Twitter --> http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Instagram --> http://www.instagram.com/deadpunditssociety Facebook --> http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg

Meagan Day, staff writer at Jacobin Magazine, joins us to talk about the immense challenges, dilemmas, and opportunities presented to us by the Bernie wave. We address some recent controversy kicked up by her some of her articles that are critical of Elizabeth Warren, and assess the chances of Joe Biden in the long haul of the Democratic Party primary. Bernie needs us, and we need him to further this wave into a meaning socialist agenda. Tune in to hear more. *** This week's B-Side will air for patrons on Friday. To support DPS Media and receive access to our weekly bonus episodes, join up at http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** --> Don't miss the latest installment of Democratic Socialism 101 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rCna62VTYlFRSF-SrAOkCWg72ICji4z Learn more about DPS Media: http://www.deadpundits.com ------------------------------------ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dea

Zaid Jilani joins us to discuss a recent study that raises serious doubts about the ability of “privilege theory” to fight the oppressive dynamics of capitalist society. We discuss privilege theory, talk about its failures and its inability to capture the complexities of life, exploitation, and oppression, and then offer some socialist solutions. *** DPS Media is funded entirely by out listeners and viewers. To support the aim of building a robust socialist media ecosystem, head over to http://patreon.com/deadpundits and subscribe today *** Zaid’s articles can be found here: -“What Happens When You Educate Liberals About White Privilege?” https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_happens_when_you_educate_liberals_about_white_privilege 

-“What Does Teaching ‘White Privilege’ Actually Accomplish? Not What You Might Think (Or Hope),” https://quillette.com/2019/05/23/what-does-teaching-white-privilege-actually-accomplish-not-what-you-might-think-or-hope/ ** DPS Media’s weekly videos have landed. S