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Down-Ballot Fights with Jessica Cisneros, Stephen Smith, and Heidi Sloan

Posted December 28, 201901:50:59

We need Bernie but a lot more too. Dan does three interviews with down-ballot left insurgent candidates: Jessica Cisneros, a Justice Democrat running...

Single-Payer Now! with Tim Faust

Posted December 20, 201901:36:25

Why we need single-payer healthcare, why Medicare for All is suddenly at the center of debate, and why this is all part of a broader struggle for health...

Capitalism with Michael Hardt

Posted December 13, 201902:03:40

An interview on how the transformation of capitalism has changed the possibilities for anti-capitalist struggle with Michael Hardt, co-author with Antonio...

From the archives: Paul Frymer on Westward Expansion

Posted December 6, 201901:43:41

On the occasion of our third anniversary we are taking a break. Here's a classic on settler colonialism from our archives: Paul Frymer on Building an...

Coup in Bolivia with Jeff Webber

Posted November 28, 201901:59:06

Political scientist Jeff Webber discusses the coup against Evo Morales and the recent history of Bolivia. Read "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Macho Camacho"...