Left Anchor
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 377
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 258 - The Crypto Shill Brigade
Today we've got Marshall Steinbaum, professor of economics at the University of Utah, and The Nation's Jeet Heer on to talk about crypto shills--who they are, how they got like that, why there are so…
Episode 256 - Capital’s Terrorists
Today we've got historian Chad Pearson on to talk about his book Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century. We discuss how racism is heavily rooted in the n…
Episode 243 UNLOCKED - Stealing America Back from the Right with Jamelle Bouie
This time we've got New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie on to talk about reclaiming American traditions and institutions from conservative Republicans who want to destroy them.
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Episode 253 - The British Marxist Historians
Today we've got Professor Harvey Kaye back on to talk about a new edition of his book The British Marxist Historians, which tells the story of Maurice Dobb, Rodney Hilton, Christopher Hill, E.P. Thom…
Episode 252 PREVIEW: Pining for the Fjords
This time Ryan calls in to tell Alexi about the Faroe Islands. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
Episode 251 - UBI and a Socialist Work Ethic
This time we are talking utopian futures. Somewhat by accident we ended up reading two different Catalyst articles by Alex Gourevitch: Alexi read "Post-Work Socialism?" while Ryan read "The Basic Inc…
Episode 249 - The State of the War in Ukraine
Today we've got Volodymyr Artiukh, a postdoc at the University of Oxford and native of Ukraine, on to talk about what's going on in his country. We discuss the balance of forces on the ground, why th…
Episode 248 EXCERPT - Lessons from American Labor History
In this preview of our latest bonus episode, Harold Meyerson talks about the state of the union movement in 2022. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
Episode 247 - Working in a Pandemic
Happy Labor Day! Today we've got Maximillian Alvarez and Rebecca Garelli on to talk about Max's new book The Work of Living: Working People Talk About Their Lives and the Year the World Broke. It's a…
Episode 246 PREVIEW - Dark Brandon Rises
In this preview, we review the Democrats' record of accomplishments over the last few weeks. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
Episode 245 - Saving American Democracy through the States
Today we've got Aaron Kleinman, director of research for The States Project, on to talk about his work helping Democrats fight for control of state legislatures. We discuss how Republicans are plotti…
Episode 244 - The Inflation Reduction Act
Today we've got David Dayen on to discuss just what is in the monster Inflation Reduction Act--the gobs of tax credits, new regulations, tax hikes, and so on. Then we discuss what it reveals about th…
How Are You Going to Pay for That? Introduction: The Case Against Saving Scolds
This is a sample of Ryan's book where he discusses how the pandemic's economic collapse disproves saving scold ideology.
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Episode 243 EXCERPT: Stealing America Back from the Right with Jamelle Bouie
Episode 242 - Lessons from Legislating with Nikil Saval
Today we've got Pennsylvania state Senator Nikil Saval on to talk about the remarkable fact that he got a climate and affordable housing bill through a Republican-controlled legislature. What's up wi…
Episode 241 - The Ethics of Socialism with William Clare Roberts
Today we've got Professor Roberts, author of Marx's Inferno: The Political Theory of Capital, on to discuss his debate with Martin Hägglund regarding Hägglund's book This Life: Secular Faith and Spir…