Coming From Left Field (Audio)
Feb 23, 2021
“How Democracies Die” book review
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Greg and Pat discuss the 2018 book “How Democracies Die” by political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.
Link to Greg’s blog: ZZ’s Blog
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Nov 17, 2023
”Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19’S Health Lessons For The World” with Stephen Bezruchka
Stephen Bezruchka is a graduate of Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford universities. He now is an Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus, Health Systems, and Population Health at the University of Washington. He worked for three decades as an emergency physician.
In “Inequity Kills Us All” Bezruchka takes a deep dive into the global health data and considers his years of experience as an ER doctor and a public health educator to expose how unjust economics adds up to poor health and higher mortality, and how living in a society with entrenched hierarchies increases the negative effects of illnesses for everyone, and early life lasts a lifetime.
Order the book https://www.amazon.com/Inequality-Kills-Us-All-COVID-19s/dp/1032278390/
Website: https://stephenbezruchka.com/
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Nov 7, 2023
“They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent” with Sarah Kendzior
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Sarah Kendzior is the New York Times bestselling author of Hiding in Plain Sight and The View from Flyover Country. Today we discuss her third book, “They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent” which delves into the world of conspiracy theories and their impact on American society. She argues that the proliferation of conspiracy theories has eroded trust in institutions, undermined democracy, and hindered collective action to address pressing issues.
Kendzior is known for her reporting on St. Louis, her coverage of the 2016 election, and her academic research on authoritarian states. She was named by Foreign Policy as one of the "100 people you should be following on Twitter to make sense of global events." Her reporting has been featured in many publications, including Politico, Slate, The Atlantic, Fast Company, The Chicago Tribune, TeenVogue, The Globe and Mail, and The New York Times. She lives in St. Louis.
Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/They-Knew-Culture-Conspiracy-Complacent/dp/1250210720
Subscribe to Sarah’s substack: https://substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Website: https://sarahkendzior.com/
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Nov 1, 2023
“Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About” with Charles Derber
Charlie Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and the author of 25 books. Current work focuses on the crises of capitalism, globalization, corporate power, American militarism, the culture of hegemony, the climate crisis, and the new peace and global justice movements.
Today we discuss the book, “Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It” by Charles Derber and his co-author, Suren Moodliar.
Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Universalizing-Resistance-Charles-Derber/dp/103251258X/
Greg’s article (mentioned) “An Overdue Look at the Environmental Crisis”: https://mltoday.com/an-overdue-look-at-the-environmental-crisis/
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