What's Left?

Malcom and Oliver discuss the post-Bernie left. They talk the death of the Bernie coalition, the battle over the PMC, and the orphans who have been left behind.

The Real Deadlift Has Never Been Tried by What's Left?

Aimee takes a deep dive into the life and career of an uncivil Philadelphia democrat.

In a solo episode for patrons, Oliver gets personal examining different conceptions of strength, and the political implications they might have. To become a patron, visit https://www.patreon.com/whatsleft

Aimee, Oliver, and Malcom discuss the direction of the podcast. They talk theorizing the right, the meaning and possibility of worker's politics, and what we'll fight about after capitalism.

Aimee, Oliver, and Malcom discuss the upcoming election, voting blue no matter who, being a credentialed intellectual, and the platonic form of The Worker.

Aimee is joined by Marty (@martymacmarty) to discuss his recent article for The Bellows, "The New Cultural Revolution." They talk BLM and ongoing protests, the class alliance between the elites and the lumpenproletariat, the political uses of the term "community," and love under late capitalism. Marty's article: https://www.thebellows.org/the-new-cultural-revolution/

Aimee examines the political career of Alex Morse, Democratic candidate for Congress. Sources: https://www.masslive.com/politics/2015/12/hillary_clinton_rolls_out_masa.html https://www.masslive.com/politics/2016/02/western_mass_hillary_clinton_s.html https://www.masslive.com/news/2016/02/holyoke_mayor_alex_morse_sheri.html https://www.amherstbulletin.com/News/Locals-picked-as-Dem-convention-delegates-1454531 https://www.wamc.org/post/democrats-talk-unity-clinton-scores-massachusetts-win https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/08/arbitration_ruling_overturns_d.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/21/opinion/what-did-mayor-alex-morse-do-when-holyoke-police-beat-12-year-old-boy/ https://m.facebook.com/local1693/posts/1867626023514905 https://twitter.com/Local1693/status/1032552445149413376?s=20

Aimee, Oliver, Angela, and Malcom discuss the work of doing politics. Census Data: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/580/table07.xlsx https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/08/09/an-examination-of-the-2016-electorate-based-on-validated-voters/

Angela and Malcom return to discuss Michael Lind's reception among the left, materialism, class war, and the halcyon days of 2016. Michael Lind's article: https://www.thebellows.org/the-double-horseshoe-theory/

Aimee, Oliver, and Malcom discuss the encouragement of physical violence against political adversaries, its role in the discourse, and the political contradictions of emotion.

Angela and Malcom return for another long conversation about statues in Ireland, the relationship between NGOs and global capitalism, and the rewriting of history in the culture wars, among other things.

Know Your Enemy (w/ Malcom Kyeyune) by What's Left?

In this Patreon exclusive, Aimee and Oliver are joined by again Angela Nagle and Malcom Kyeyune to discuss the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. To become a patron, subscribe at patreon.com/whatsleft

Aimee and Oliver are joined by again Angela Nagle and Malcom Kyeyune to discuss how the united front of elites are getting their revenge on awful populists. They talk cancellations, the media, and the ugly work of left politics.