Syria Pullout & Government Shutdown

We discuss the furor around Trump's announcement of troop pullouts from Syria and Afghanistan. Also, our take on what's behind the government shutdown over building a border wall. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher:

Naomi Klein, AOC and Greenwashing Capitalism

We discuss the hype around the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Committee proposal. For background on this check out these two links. Naomi Klein article on Green New Deal: Green New Deal: What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Additional Links: Fallacies of “Green Growth” Greenwashing South Korean Greenwashing The Scary Truth on the 2008 Bailout Some Background on the New Deal The Sunrise Movement

Yellow Vests!

“People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people.” -V for Vendetta What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Additional Links: 47 Demands of the Yellow Jackets Who are the gilets jaunes and what do they want? This Woman Pays Drug Users Not To Have Kids (HBO)

Tear Gas or Open Borders? Nationalism or Internationalism?

In light of workers and their children being tear-gassed at the border while struggle takes place in parts of Europe (and even some in SF), and movements in Europe around Brexit, in this episode, we take up the question of nationalism. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Additional Links: https://socialistworker.org/2018/11/27/the-case-against-the-case-against-open-borders Previous What’s Left Episodes worth checking out: Honduran Episode White Privilege episode