Damita Brown talks with… Karl Locher from the Madison Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America about electoral reform and moving the Democratic party to the left and breaking the two party system Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer, Ryan Eykholt, and Araceli Esparza from Dane County Time Bank about Police Free Schools and what Dane County Time Bank […]
The Trajectory of Global Capitalism with Leo Panitch
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 […]
Max Elbaum: Where the Left Should Go
Allen Ruff is back, and today he’s interviewing Max Elbaum, a historian, activist, and author. Elbaum is a former editor of the radical magazine Crossroads, and author of “Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che” from Verso Books. The two discuss Elbaum’s recent article, “Left Strategy After Charlottesville.”