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Better Off Red

Haven’t you heard? People are feeling socialism these days--almost as much as they’re feeling the crushing anxiety of mounting debt, climate catastrophe and the rising tide of bigotry and racism. But ... Read more

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39: Yellow Vests; The Red Nation’s Melanie Yazzie & Nick Estes

39: Yellow Vests; The Red Nation’s Melanie Yazzie & Nick Estes

Great show this week! We talk with Melanie Yazzie and Nick Estes of The Red Nation, an important new revolutionary organ... Read more

20 Dec 2018

1hr 14mins

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03 Dave Zirin On Justice For Michael Bennett

03 Dave Zirin On Justice For Michael Bennett

03: Sportswriter Dave Zirin on justice for Michael BennettWe talk to The Nation’s sports editor, Dave Zirin, about NFL p... Read more

2 Apr 2018

1hr 9mins

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25: Attack on Jeremy Corbyn; Justin Akers Chacón on Radicals in the Barrio

25: Attack on Jeremy Corbyn; Justin Akers Chacón on Radicals in the Barrio

This week we bring out a bonus conversation with author and immigrant justice activist Justin Akers Chacón (who talked w... Read more

11 Sep 2018

1hr 16mins

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08: Anti-imperialism, Internationalism, and Palestine with Sumaya Awad

08: Anti-imperialism, Internationalism, and Palestine with Sumaya Awad

08: Anti-imperialism, Internationalism, and Palestine with Sumaya AwadIn this week’s episode, we speak with Sumaya Awad,... Read more

30 Apr 2018

1hr 9mins

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02: Brian Jones on the epic class(room) struggle / Bonus episode!

02: Brian Jones on the epic class(room) struggle / Bonus episode!

In this bonus episode, we talk to Brian Jones about how public schools have historically been a place where ruling-class... Read more

27 Mar 2018

36mins

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17: Ocasio-Cortez victory; Alex Vitale on the end of policing

17: Ocasio-Cortez victory; Alex Vitale on the end of policing

In our intro, we talk about DSA member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ stunning defeat of Democratic incumbent and party boss ... Read more

3 Jul 2018

1hr 28mins

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40: LA Teachers; Women’s March; Holly Lewis on The Politics of Everybody

40: LA Teachers; Women’s March; Holly Lewis on The Politics of Everybody

In this episode, we talk to Holly Lewis about her book the The Politics of Everybody: Feminism, Queer Theory and Marxism... Read more

16 Jan 2019

1hr 17mins

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24: Capitalism’s Climate Catastrophe; Marx and Colonialism with Pranav Jani

24: Capitalism’s Climate Catastrophe; Marx and Colonialism with Pranav Jani

In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk to Pranav Jani about Marxism and colonialism. Pranav is an associate professor o... Read more

27 Aug 2018

1hr 15mins

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28: Hadas Thier explains how capitalism doesn’t work

28: Hadas Thier explains how capitalism doesn’t work

In the opener to episode 26 we discussed the political impact of the Great Recession and promised to soon have a guest t... Read more

3 Oct 2018

1hr 12mins

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06: Cops are bad for mental health, Paul Heideman on Class Struggle and the Color Line

06: Cops are bad for mental health, Paul Heideman on Class Struggle and the Color Line

06: Cops are bad for mental health, Paul Heideman on Class Struggle and the Color Line In this week’s episode we talk to... Read more

16 Apr 2018

1hr 8mins

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38: Socialists in Congress; David Renton on Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League

38: Socialists in Congress; David Renton on Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League

This week we talk to British socialist David Renton about the history of Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League. R... Read more

10 Dec 2018

1hr 20mins

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20: Stop the far right; Danny Katch on American (un)democracy

20: Stop the far right; Danny Katch on American (un)democracy

This week we turn the tables on one of our co-hosts and interview Danny about his latest book, Why Bad Governments Happe... Read more

30 Jul 2018

1hr 6mins

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07: Trump’s Lies and Dominique Morisseau’s Truths about Race and Class

07: Trump’s Lies and Dominique Morisseau’s Truths about Race and Class

07: Trump’s Lies and Dominique Morisseau’s Truths about Race and Class Please subscribe to us on iTunes (bit.ly/BetterOf... Read more

23 Apr 2018

1hr 15mins

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09: Happy B'day, Karl Marx; The New Scramble for Africa with Lee Wengraf

09: Happy B'day, Karl Marx; The New Scramble for Africa with Lee Wengraf

*Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts (bit.ly/BetterOffRediTunes) and share with friends. If you like Better Off Red, cons... Read more

7 May 2018

1hr 7mins

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32: Right turn in US politics, Aldo Cordeiro Sauda on Bolsonaro’s Brazil

32: Right turn in US politics, Aldo Cordeiro Sauda on Bolsonaro’s Brazil

32: Right turn in US politics, Aldo Cordeiro Sauda on Bolsonaro’s BrazilIn this week’s episode, we discuss Brazil’s Pres... Read more

30 Oct 2018

1hr 22mins

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27: #MeToo vs Kavanaugh; Ashley Dawson on Climate Change and Capitalism

27: #MeToo vs Kavanaugh; Ashley Dawson on Climate Change and Capitalism

This week we talk to Ashley Dawson about capitalism and climate change. In our intro, we talk about the unfolding and ca... Read more

26 Sep 2018

1hr 15mins

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18: Justin Akers Chacón on the violence of borders

18: Justin Akers Chacón on the violence of borders

18: Justin Akers Chacón on the violence of bordersWith Jen out of town, Episode 3 guest Lupita Romero steps in to join D... Read more

16 Jul 2018

1hr 7mins

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19: SCOTUS vs Roe; Sharon Smith on intersectionality

19: SCOTUS vs Roe; Sharon Smith on intersectionality

19: SCOTUS vs Roe; Sharon Smith on intersectionality This week, Sharon Smith joins us to talk about a Marxist approach t... Read more

23 Jul 2018

1hr 19mins

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14: Naomi Klein on the battle for Puerto Rico and life under Trump

14: Naomi Klein on the battle for Puerto Rico and life under Trump

The author of The Shock Doctrine, No is Not Enough, and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate sits down wi... Read more

12 Jun 2018

1hr 11mins

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10: Sarah Jaffe, #MeToo, Gender, and the Working Class

10: Sarah Jaffe, #MeToo, Gender, and the Working Class

This week we talked to socialist journalist Sarah Jaffe about the U.S. working class—real and perceived. Sarah is the au... Read more

14 May 2018

1hr 10mins

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