The Monarchy and the Authoritarian Right
Queen Elizabeth II is being widely mourned in the United Kingdom and elsewhere as a symbol of the British state, tradition, and service. These mainstream sentiments, often expressed in the media cover...
14 Sep 202246min
Biden, Trump, and "semi-fascism"
Joe Biden has become increasingly frank and forthright in in his criticism of Donald Trump. In late August, Biden told Democratic party donors that “extreme MAGA philosophy” “It’s not just Trump,” Bid...
7 Sep 202234min
Britain’s Summer of Discontent
Richard Seymour joins the Time of Monsters podcast for a live conversation in London, to discuss climate change and economic crisis in the United Kingdom.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b...
31 Aug 202246min
The Pink Tide’s Second Surge
The victory of Gustavo Petro in the recent Colombian presidential election is further proof that Latin America is being swept in a new “pink tide,” one that has the potential to be larger and more far...
6 Juli 202240min
Fighting Back Against A Reactionary Court
The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 supermajority of Republican appointed justices, is on a rampage. On Friday, they extinguished the constitutional right to reproductive freedom. Then on Monday, they eased...
29 Juni 202248min
What the January 6 Hearings Achieved
Republicans are accusing the January 6 Hearings of being a partisan witch hunt, but I’ve argued the opposite is true: in the effort to be bipartisan, the hearings have, if anything, underplayed GOP co...
22 Juni 202235min
Dianne Feinstein and the Centrist Gerontocracy
Dianne Feinstein, who will soon celebrate her 89th birthday, is currently the oldest member of the Senate. In recent months, a controversy has swirled around her due to reports of her alleged cognitiv...
15 Juni 202236min
Matt Duss on the Ukrainian Dilemma
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has settled into an interminable and bloody war of attrition. Even as the consequences of the war, including the disruption of the global food supply that could starve ...
8 Juni 202236min
