Coup or Uprising in Venezuela?

Special guests, Gema and Kenny join us for a discussion on recent events in Venezuela. Should the US get involved?  Why is Europe supporting the self-declared interim President Juan Guaido?  In addition, to debating what and who is really behind the decision to oust Nicolas Meduro from his seat as president, we discuss why is this happening now and what does it mean for the prospects for social change (and Socialism) What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: Additional Links: What's Happening in Venezuela?: Just the Facts

Interview with an LA Teachers' Strike Leader

We interview Claire Asuka Keating, a history teacher, activist and striker from a well organized school in LA, UCLA-Community school. A must listen for anyone intending to go on strike or in re-building the labor movement in the US. Here, Claire discusses what led to the strike, how it was organized, responses from parents and students in LA, issues confronting the strike, facing the police and how history was made by teachers in LA over the 6 days they went out.  Finally, she explains what she voted NO on the contract and what this strike means to her. What’s Left? viewers may enjoy the additional clip we added the end. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   Googleplaymusic: stitcher:

Q & A (part 1)

We’re back! Happy New Year everyone. Here’s part 1 of Eduardo and Andy answering questions asked by some of our listeners. Recommended readings listed below: What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes:   Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Recommended Readings: The Civil War in France (Marx) The Communist Manifesto (Marx) State and Revolution (Lenin) Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Lenin) The History of the Russian Revolution (Trotsky) Reform or Revolution (Luxemberg) The Mass Strike (Luxemberg) The German Revolution (Pierre Broue) State Capitalism in Russia (Tony Cliff)

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