Left Anchor Podcast
1) Nordic Socialism - 367 EXCERPT
Today we have Danish MP Pelle Dragsted on to talk about his book Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy. We discuss what is distinctive about the Nordic socialist tradition, how much o...Show More
2) Why Christians Should Be Leftists - 366 PREVIEW
Today we have Phil Christman on to talk about his book Why Christians Should Be Leftists. Is there a model of Christianity aside from right-wing fundamentalism--something more in like with the teachin...Show More
3) The Covid Doctors of Doubt - 365
Today we have Dr. Jonathan Howard, who writes at Science Based Medicine, on to discuss his new book Everyone Else Is Lying to You: How the medical establishment weaponized doubt to spread COVID, norma...Show More
4) The Case for Democracy - 364
Today we have writer and friend of the pod Osita Nwanevu on to talk about his new book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding. He goes back to political brass tack...Show More
5) Greenland Report - 363 EXCERPT
Ryan recently visited Greenland to report on their public sector, which turns out to be extremely large and critical to the local economy. How and why did this develop? Then we discuss some recent ger...Show More
6) Katie Brennan Beat the New Jersey Machine - 362 EXCERPT
Today we're interviewing Katie Brennan, who just won the primary for the New Jersey state Assembly in Hudson County. She explains how the state Democratic machine de facto abolished democracy with a r...Show More
7) A Turning Point for Gaza? - 361
Today we've got Layla Al-Sheik on to discuss recent events in Gaza, where an onrushing famine has suddenly become widely acknowledged, even among parts of the Israeli far right. Is it because reality ...Show More
8) Transphobia Is Based on Lies - 360
Alexi is still on vacation, so this time we are replaying a recent American Prospect Weekly Roundup show, in which Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media helps Ryan dig into the Supreme Court's latest transp...Show More
9) The Worst Law in 175 Years - 359 PREVIEW
Today we've got David Dayen on to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: massive tax cuts for the rich, massive cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, evisceration of Joe Biden's climate program, and huge su...Show More
10) Four Futures Revisited - 353 UNLOCKED
Back in 2011 Peter Frase wrote an article forĀ JacobinĀ called "Four Futures," laterĀ turned into a book, speculating about how politics and the economy might evolve in the future as automation progresse...Show More