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Victor's Children
Victor's Children
59 episodes
1 week ago
McCarthyism and its lessons for the left today . . The Trump administration's repressive moves have sparked talk of a "new McCarthyism" so this episode presents an interview with Alan Wald about McCarthyism -- the "Second Red Scare" in the US in the late 1940s and 1950s -- and its lessons for the left in our time. . UPDATE - Helpful clarification from one of our listeners on information mentioned in this episode's intro: "Of the two recent faculty firings in Texas, only one of them (Tom Alter’s case) was at Texas State. The other was at Texas A&M. And, of course, there have been numerous other cases around the country." . . Readings and Resources . . Ashley Smith, Against the New McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/09/against-the-new-mccarthyism/ . . United States: Texas State Terminates Alter, National Campaign Fights Back https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/10/united-states-texas-state-terminates-alter-national-campaign-fight-back/ . . Alan Wald Homepage https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/alan-wald-homepage/ . . Bill Keach, Rehabilitating McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/10/rehabilitating-mccarthyism/
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McCarthyism and its lessons for the left today . . The Trump administration's repressive moves have sparked talk of a "new McCarthyism" so this episode presents an interview with Alan Wald about McCarthyism -- the "Second Red Scare" in the US in the late 1940s and 1950s -- and its lessons for the left in our time. . UPDATE - Helpful clarification from one of our listeners on information mentioned in this episode's intro: "Of the two recent faculty firings in Texas, only one of them (Tom Alter’s case) was at Texas State. The other was at Texas A&M. And, of course, there have been numerous other cases around the country." . . Readings and Resources . . Ashley Smith, Against the New McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/09/against-the-new-mccarthyism/ . . United States: Texas State Terminates Alter, National Campaign Fights Back https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/10/united-states-texas-state-terminates-alter-national-campaign-fight-back/ . . Alan Wald Homepage https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/alan-wald-homepage/ . . Bill Keach, Rehabilitating McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/10/rehabilitating-mccarthyism/
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#40: Workers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance?
Victor's Children
1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds
1 year ago
#40: Workers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance?
Workers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance? Why don't more workers in rich countries support radical politics? Some leftists say it's because imperialism bribes some or all workers in imperialist countries, making them a "labour aristocracy." In this episode, Charlie Post argues against this explanation, discusses how imperialism does affect the working class in these countries, and suggests a different way of understanding what shapes working-class responses to capitalism. Readings: Charlie Post, "Exploring Working-Class Consciousness: A Critique of the Theory of the ‘Labour-Aristocracy’" https://web.archive.org/web/20190225112753/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5ed0/777f248114127997056169e8c87364ec9b23.pdf
Victor's Children
McCarthyism and its lessons for the left today . . The Trump administration's repressive moves have sparked talk of a "new McCarthyism" so this episode presents an interview with Alan Wald about McCarthyism -- the "Second Red Scare" in the US in the late 1940s and 1950s -- and its lessons for the left in our time. . UPDATE - Helpful clarification from one of our listeners on information mentioned in this episode's intro: "Of the two recent faculty firings in Texas, only one of them (Tom Alter’s case) was at Texas State. The other was at Texas A&M. And, of course, there have been numerous other cases around the country." . . Readings and Resources . . Ashley Smith, Against the New McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/09/against-the-new-mccarthyism/ . . United States: Texas State Terminates Alter, National Campaign Fights Back https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/10/united-states-texas-state-terminates-alter-national-campaign-fight-back/ . . Alan Wald Homepage https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/alan-wald-homepage/ . . Bill Keach, Rehabilitating McCarthyism https://tempestmag.org/2025/10/rehabilitating-mccarthyism/