167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

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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110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant

110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant

I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a dif...

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109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism

109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism

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108. Radicalism in the English Revolution 4: Oliver Cromwell - - John Morrill

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107. Debt Discussion 3: Anthropology and Everyday Anarchism with Bill Maurer

107. Debt Discussion 3: Anthropology and Everyday Anarchism with Bill Maurer

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106. Radicalism in the English Revolution 3: The Diggers -- Ariel Hessayon

106. Radicalism in the English Revolution 3: The Diggers -- Ariel Hessayon

Ariel Hessayon returns to discuss The Diggers, the radical group whose farming community most closely resembles the ideas of anarchist communism as expressed by 19th century figures such as Kropotkin,...

8 Nov 202359min

105. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 3, Primordial Debts

105. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 3, Primordial Debts

Continuing my series on Graeber's Debt, this episode looks at chapter 3, which introduces the other big myth which Graeber says underpins our modern imaginary. Primordial Debt, I argue, is the left-wi...

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104. Radicalism in the English Revolution 2: The Levellers -- Rachel Foxley

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