167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath
Everyday Anarchism29 Syys 2025

167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

More than any other individual, Henry Fonda was a symbol for better, more leftist, more social democratic America, from The Grapes of Wrath to 12 Angry Men. He even played an English professor who faced cancellation for teaching anarchist literature!

Then in the 1960s, he was the literal father figure that New Left Hollywood figures Jane and Peter Fonda were rebelling against. And Henry let himself be used as a villain in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, playing the embodiment of rapacious American capitalism.

Alexander Horwath weaves together all these threads into his essay film Henry Fonda for President. As we live in a world haunted by 50 years of neoliberal decay, the America Fonda represented seems further away than ever, even as his films still crackle with righteous rage against injustice. Alex and I talk about all these issues and more - I hope you enjoy the conversation, and see the film when you have a chance!

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088. An Appeal to the Young

088. An Appeal to the Young

With apologies to Peter Kropotkin.Original here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-an-appeal-to-the-young

21 Kesä 202333min

087. Graeber's Against Economics -- Dirk Ehnts

087. Graeber's Against Economics -- Dirk Ehnts

Just like when the Debt series gets going in earnest, I'll have a monthly episode with my thoughts on Graeber and then a conversation later that month.This month I'm talking with Dirk Ehnts, an MMT ec...

14 Kesä 202354min

086. Library Socialism -- SRSLY Wrong Crossover

086. Library Socialism -- SRSLY Wrong Crossover

Shawn from the SRSLY Wrong podcast joins me in a crossover episode to discuss what everyday anarchism and library socialism have in common. (Hint: It's David Graeber).Along the way we discuss breadtub...

7 Kesä 20231h 26min

085. Graeber's Debt Prequel: Against Economics

085. Graeber's Debt Prequel: Against Economics

Later this year (hopefully!), I'll start a year-long series analyzing and explaining David Graeber's first big book Debt. This episode is a prequel that introduces you to some of Graeber's conclusions...

31 Touko 202350min

084. What Were the Left Neoliberals Thinking? -- James Fallows

084. What Were the Left Neoliberals Thinking? -- James Fallows

James Fallows returns to the show to discuss what left neoliberalism was and its place in the late New Deal era.Anyone who has ever enjoyed a craft beer has benefitted from left neoliberalism and its ...

24 Touko 202348min

083. Ancient Athenian Democracy and Plato -- Good in Theory Crossover with Clif Mark

083. Ancient Athenian Democracy and Plato -- Good in Theory Crossover with Clif Mark

This episode is a crossover with Good in Theory, a political theory podcast by Clif Mark. I highly recommend Clif's podcast; in addition to interviews and one-off episodes, Clif did a series in which ...

10 Touko 20231h 2min

082. Unrest, a film about the young Kropotkin -- Cyril Schäublin

082. Unrest, a film about the young Kropotkin -- Cyril Schäublin

Last year I recorded this interview with Cyril Schäublin, the director of the new film Unrest. Unrest is a masterpiece. The film tells the story of unrest and labor organizing among the anarchist watc...

3 Touko 202350min

081. Running Rome: 60 Million Subjects, Zero Middle Managers -- James Corke-Webster and Lisa Eberle

081. Running Rome: 60 Million Subjects, Zero Middle Managers -- James Corke-Webster and Lisa Eberle

In this episode, following up on my conversation about Byzantium with Anthony Kaldellis and leading to my conversation about democratic Athens with Clif Mark, I talk to James Corke-Webster and Lisa Eb...

26 Huhti 202352min

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