Coming From Left Field (Video)

“Behind the Decline of the U.S. Left” with Stansfield Smith

Stansfield Smith is a member of Chicago ALBA Solidarity, formerly the Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5.  Stansfield is a long-time anti-war activist and opposed U.S. interference over the years in Latin America.  He is a prolific writer, and his works have appeared in publications such as CounterPunch, Dissident Voice, MLToday, Black Agenda, CovertAction Magazine, and MultiPolarisia.

Links:
Part 1: National Security State Censoring of Anti-Imperialist Voices the Latest Phase of their Long-Term Strategy to Divide and Control the Left (Jun 23, 2022)

https://tinyurl.com/yjpschj3

 

Part 2: Behind the Decline of the US Left  (Nov 28, 2022):

https://tinyurl.com/9f63ta9n

 

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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“We Are Proud Boys” with Andy Campbell

Andy Campbell, the Senior Editor of Huffington Post, joined us today to discuss his book, “We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism .” Andy is considered an expert on American extremism, having covered the modern rise of the far-right at the ground level, including the neo-Nazi rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.

Links:
“We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism” by Andy Campbell:

https://www.amazon.com/Are-Proud-Boys-Right-Wing-Extremism/dp/0306827468 

Andy Campbell articles in Huff Post:

https://www.huffpost.com/author/andy-campbell 

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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“Thank You For Your Service” with Bill Ehrhart

Today’s guest is an American poet, writer, scholar, and Vietnam veteran.  Bill (W.D.) Ehrhart has been called "the dean of Vietnam war poetry." His activism in the form of his prolific literary work has been featured in numerous articles, books, periodicals, and even Ken Burns’ documentary, The Vietnam War.

Links:
W.D. Ehrhart’s books from McFarland Publishing:

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/?s=W.+D.+Ehrhart&search_id=product&post_type=product

 

W.D. Ehrhart Articles in the LA Progressive |Jun 2014 to Nov 2022:
https://www.laprogressive.com/author/w-d-ehrhart

 

Webpage:
https://wdehrhart.com/index.html

 

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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“American Midnight” with Adam Hochschild

Our guest today is an award-winning New York Times best-selling historian Adam Hochschild to discuss his book, “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.” Adam Hochschild is a prominent historian, author of eleven books, and a co-founder, editor, and writer at Mother Jones magazine.

 

Links:
“American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.”

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/american-midnight-adam-hochschild?variant=40001056014370

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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Socialism Betrayed” with Joe Jamison and Roger Keeran

Our guests today are Joe Jamison (pen name: Thomas Kenny) and Roger Keeran, authors of “Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union.”  Although written two decades ago, it remains the definitive expose of what led to the overthrow of the Soviet Union. With the recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev, their book is especially relevant, providing a clear and insightful analysis of this historic event.

 

Links:

“Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union”:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/socialism-betrayed-behind-the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-roger-keeran/7617565

 

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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Salon Investigates “The War on Public Schools” with Kathryn Joyce

Our guest today is Kathryn Joyce, an investigative reporter at Salon. She recently authored a three-part series: ‘The war on public schools is being fought from Hillsdale College,” which focuses on a private Christian school playing an outsized role in nearly all our current fights about education.

Hillsdale is a “feeder school” for the Trump administration, its leadership directed Trump’s “patriotic education” 1776 Commission. Their lecture series and related magazine are the place where right-wing politicians and thinkers go to pilot their most ambitious ideas.

Links:

“The war on public schools is being fought from Hillsdale College”:
https://www.salon.com/2022/03/16/salon-investigates-the-on-public-schools-is-being-fought-from-hillsdale-college/

Kathryn Joyce website (articles and books):
http://kathrynjoyce.com/

Political Research Associates Articles – Ben Lorber Research Analyst: https://politicalresearch.org/bio/ben-lorber

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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“Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class” with Dan Canon

Our guest today is Dan Canon, a civil rights lawyer, teacher, and author of "Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class."  His book is a searing analysis of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful practice at its core: the plea bargain.

Canon is also known as counsel for Kentucky and Indiana plaintiffs in the landmark cases successfully supporting changes in marriage equality laws.

Links:

Dan’s book:

“Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class”:
https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/dan-canon/pleading-out/9781541674684/

 

Greg's ZZs Blog:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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The “Pink Tide” discussion of Latin America’s political turn left with Dan Kovalik

Our guest today is Dan Kovalik, a prolific author of many books on Latin America.  He sheds light on the “pink tide,” the trend of numerous self-proclaimed socialist democracies moving away from neoliberal authoritarian regimes.

Links:

• Dan Kovalik Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kovalik
• Preorder Dan’s book: Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention & Resistance– January 1, 2023: https://www.amazon.com/Nicaragua-History-US-Intervention-Resistance/dp/1949762602
• Greg's ZZs Blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

 

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Blackshirts & Reds” book discussion with Eddie Smith (Midwestern Marx Podcast)

Our guest today, Eddie Smith, is a political scientist with expertise in anti-imperialism and socialist projects. He is co-host of the popular podcast, Midwestern Marx, which has over 24,000 subscribers. Today we discuss Michael Parenti’s classic, Blackshirts & Reds, and other topics regarding class, capitalism, and contemporary Marxism.

Links:

• Midwestern Marx YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/c/MidwesternMarx/ )
• Midwestern Marx Tik Tok: (https://www.tiktok.com/discover/midwestern-marx )
• Eddie’s July 3, 2021 article: American Slavery and Global Capitalism (https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/american-slavery-and-global-capitalism-by-edward-liger-smith/ )
• Website WTF Happened in 1971 (https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ )
• Link to Greg's blog: ZZs Blog (http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/)

 

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The Political Economy of Mental Health Systems with Joanna Moncrieff

Our guest today, psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, has created quite a buzz with her recent journal article that capsized the brain chemistry imbalance hypothesis of depression. The article is scientifically sound and well respected by her peers; however, it is a threat to the big pharma industry and other narratives regarding the individual defect theory of mental health.

• Marx, Spinoza, and the Political Implications of Contemporary Psychiatry | CounterPunch by Bruce Levine | June 7, 2022
• The Political Economy of the Mental Health System: A Marxist Analysis | Frontiers in Sociology by Joanna Moncrieff | Jan 17, 2022
• The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence | Molecular Psychiatry by Joanna Moncrieff | June 21, 2022

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