Posts Tagged ‘US imperialism’

Episode 263: Light Footprint, Heavy Pay Load – US Wars Before and After Trump

Posted: April 8, 2021 in Uncategorized
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This episode features politics professor Jason Brownlee on his article ‘Shadow Wars and Corporate Welfare’, which is on what to expect from Biden’s foreign policy. We also discuss the Capitol Hill riots, whether or not the ‘fascist’ label is appropriate for Trump, Trump’s foreign policy record and what individuals can do to oppose US militarism and imperialism.

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Clips:

Asylum Street Spankers ‘Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV’, Bill Hicks ‘Polls’ – from the album ‘Salvation’, Jacobin ‘The Legacy of Orientalism and Edward Said w/ Vivek Chibber & Bashir Abu-Manneh’, Men at Work ‘It’s a Mistake’.

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Episode 258: Are the Republicans the Party for Workers? Two Nic’s on US Politics

Posted: November 10, 2020 in Uncategorized
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During the election campaign, Trump argued that “Republicans have become the party of the American worker”. Nick is joined by Nic (previously of Bitchy Shitshow and Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack, now doing the new show Pynk Spots) to discuss this claim and break down the US election result and a lack of focus on class and economic inequality from the Democrats.

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Clips:

NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, Baseketball ‘Playoff Tiebreaker’, The Simpsons ‘“Recount” scene from “The Simpsons”’, Lowkey ‘Daily Duppy’.

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Episode 256: “Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos” – The US Election with Jason Brownlee

Posted: October 16, 2020 in Uncategorized
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You can listen to this episode above, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and add us to your favourites on Stitcher. You can also listen to it on Cyber Ears or download it on Archive.org (71mins, 51MB).

This show features politics professor Jason Brownlee on the upcoming US election. The discussion covers voter suppression, voting Democrat versus third party, identity politics and much more!

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Clips:

NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, The Simpsons ‘“You have to vote for one of us!” (“It’s a two party system”)’, The Jimmy Dore Show ‘DEMOCRATS’ #ListenToBERNIE Hashtag FAILS!’, Democracy Now! ‘Cornel West & Ben Jealous on Whether Progressives Can Push Joe Biden Leftward If He Defeats Trump’, schmoyoho ‘WE’RE ALL DOOMED – Trump vs. Biden ft. “Weird Al” Yankovic’.

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Episode 183: The Radical Revolution in Rojava – Moving Beyond the “Babes with Guns” Narrative

Posted: August 30, 2017 in Uncategorized
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This episode features the panel discussion ‘Anarchist Perspectives on Rojava, Kurdistan’. The speakers are:

  • Alasdair Hynd, a PhD student of revolutionary movements in the Middle East, specialising in the Arab Spring and the Kurdish struggle.
  • Zerebar Karimi, a Kurdish-Australian trade union organiser based in Adelaide, local and overseas agitator for a stateless society in Rojava.
  • David K (facilitating), Melbourne-based anarchist, author of ‘Anarchism in Istanbul’ and ‘Yabanci Capulling – an Australian anarchist in Gezi Riots’.

The first part of this discussion was played last episode #182. You can also hear more about the Rojava Revolution on our 72nd episode. Crimethinc podcast also covered this on episodes 36 and 39.

Also covered on the episode is: some listener feedback on Men’s Referral Service and addressing violence against women, which we covered on episode 161.

TV show recommendation: The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Clips:

Pussy Riot ‘Straight Outta Vagina’; Propagandhi ‘Less Talk, More Rock’ – if anyone is interested, I recommend this article about this album from noisey.vice.com: 20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with ‘Less Talk, More Rock’; Panel discussion ‘Anarchist Perspectives on Rojava, Kurdistan’; Garfunkel and Oates ‘The Loophole’.

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