Left Anchor
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 377
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 240 PREVIEW - The January 6 Hearings
In this preview, we discuss why the left should be taking the threat of Trump and the January 6 hearings more seriously. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
Episode 239 - The State of American Socialism with David Duhalde
This time we've got David Duhalde, chair of the Democratic Socialists of America Fund and former DSA staffer, on to talk about his chapter in a new book Power Concedes Nothing: How Grassroots Organiz…
Episode 238 PREVIEW - American School Financing Is a Disaster
In this preview, Professor David I. Backer explains how school financing works in this country. Subscribe now to hear the full thing!
Episode 59 RERUN - The Case for Student Debt Cancellation
In this episode from the archives, we've got economist Marshall Steinbaum on to discuss his research on why it's necessary to cancel student debt, how to end segregation in higher education, and why …
Episode 237 - The Politics of Time
Today we've got Professor Nomi Claire Lazar on to talk about her fascinating book Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time. We discuss revolutionary leaders' habit of changing the calend…
Episode 236 PREVIEW - Towards a Better Identity Politics with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Episode 235 - Speech in the Academy
Episode 209 UNLOCKED - On Popularism, with Alex Pareene
In this episode from the archive, we've got Alex Pareene on to discuss the recent controversy and articles about political theoretician David Shor and his "popularist" dogma. Then we move on to talk …
Episode 233 - The Politics and Culture of Video Games
Today we've got Trevor Strunk, host of the No Cartridge podcast, on to talk about his book Story Mode: Video Games and the Interplay Between Consoles and Culture. We discuss the political subtext of …
Episode 232 UNLOCKED - The Amazon Union Struggle
We've got Labor Notes staff writer Luis Feliz Leon on to talk about his coverage of the Amazon Labor Union there and at The American Prospect. We discuss the union's wildly unorthodox tactics, what l…
Episode 231 - Minneapolis Justice Reform with Mary Moriarty
Mary Moriarty is running to be county attorney of Hennepin County, where she was formerly chief public defender. We talk about her history in the area, what's been going in Minneapolis since the Geor…
Episode 229 - The Broken American Legal System, with Sparky Abraham
We've got attorney and podcaster Sparky Abraham on to talk about the latest Supreme Court news, why many liberals are foolish to prioritize court cases, and how utterly despotic courts can be at the …
Episode 63 REVENGEANCE: Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is apparently in the hospital, so we thought we'd return to our old episode with political scientist Corey Robin. We first talked about how most workers experience a severe lack of fr…
Episode 226 - Giorgio Agamben’s Antivax Ravings
Today we pose the question: how the heck did famed Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben turn into an anti-vaccine conspiracy nutcase? We've got Adam Kotsko, a leading Agamben scholar and translator of…
Episode 225 EXCERPT: Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine, with David Klion
This is the first half of our episode with journalist David Klion on the background of the Ukraine crisis. Check out the full episode here!