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U.S. Empire and the Global Order with Max Elbaum

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Continuing his ongoing discussion of global politics, Allen is joined today by Max Elbaum to talk about his recent co-authored piece, “Trumpism’s Global Strategy.” Over the course of the hour, they touch on U.S. empire, the neoliberal global order, the situation in Venezuela and Latin America, the left’s response to Trump, and the importance of rebuilding […]

The Trajectory of Global Capitalism with Leo Panitch

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On today’s episode, Allen catches up with friend of the show Leo Panitch to discuss “A World Turned Upside Down?”, the 2019 edition of the Socialist Register. The volume presents a series of essays about global capitalism, neoliberalism, and the rise of authoritarian politics in the 21st century. Leo Panitch is a distinguished professor of political […]

Venezuela: History, Updates, and Music of the Resistance

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For today’s episode, we kick off the hour with Gregory Wilpert, who offers a brief political history of Venezuela and an overview of the United States’ involvement. For the second segment, Allen is joined in the studio by Juancito Trukupey, a Madison-based Venezuelan musician. Juancito shares his experience as a Chavista living in Caracas and […]

US–Iran Relations and the Iran Nuclear Agreement with Scott Ritter

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For today’s episode, Allen gets updated on US–Iran relations and the history and current status of the Iran nuclear deal with Scott Ritter, author of Dealbreaker: Donald Trump and the Unmaking of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who, as a chief inspector for the United Nations in Iraq […]

Zombie Capitalism and the World Post-2008 with David McNally

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How has the world shifted since the recession of 2008? On today’s episode, Allen explores this question with Professor David McNally through the lens of labor, neoliberalism, the global economy, and rising inequality. They end the hour with a discussion of zombie capitalism and the evolving cultural significance of the living dead as a metaphor […]

Looking at 2018 & Gazing Ahead at 2019, with Matt Rothschild

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Matt Rothschild and Allen Ruff look at the good (the election of Tony Evers; protest from Parkland students), the bad (potential lack of economic return from Foxconn), and the ugly (climate change, fascism, and antisemitism), and more from the year that was. Briefly, they gaze into what’s to come in 2019. Matt Rothschild is the executive […]