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by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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- 2 days ago50 min
Unlocked: The War on Terror Comes to Comics w/ Spencer Ackerman
Subscribe now for all of our episodes. Spencer Ackerman, writer of the Forever Wars newsletter and author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America, returns to the program to talk about his upcoming political comic book No One Escapes the Dialectic and the state of the comic book industry. The discussion covers labor in comic publishing, the direct market and consignment system, independent publishers like Image and Boom Studios, the plot and characters of the book, the purge of the military under Pete Hegseth, and ICE and CBP’s role in immigration enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago47 min
News - Houthis Escalate Red Sea Conflict, Pentagon Report on Iran War Costs, BRICS Summit Exposes Divisions
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Derek has journeyed to Bolivia seeking contact with the newly discovered cat species, so Alex Jordan of Always at War steps in to bring you the headlines. This week: in New Delhi, BRICS member states issue a fractured joint statement on restraint in the Middle East ; Iran strikes a U.S.-contracted vessel near the Strait of Hormuz ; a cyberattack disables Texas-bound tankers ; a new Pentagon report puts the Iran war’s cost at $33.4 billion ; the Houthis/Ansar Allah advance in Taiz and hit Saudi Arabia ; Yemeni government forces strike back while the U.S. rules out direct involvement ; China pushes Iran to restrain the Houthis ; an Israeli strike collapses a building in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people ; the U.S. approves a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel ; Russia and Ukraine strike each other’s energy infrastructure ; the House passes a Russia sanctions bill named in honor of Lindsey Graham ; a banking scandal roils Brazil’s presidential race ; and in Sweden, a left-wing bloc narrowly wins an election . Don’t forget to grab your copy of Danny’s new book Imperialist Realism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago45 min
AP x NonZero - What’s Driving Dario? w/ Robert Wright
The AP-NonZero collaboration returns! Subscribe now to AP to get a discounted membership to NonZero. The group talks about the recent vibe shift in discourse around AI. What's really going on here? 0:00 Teaser0:46 This episode's surprise vibe shift2:30 Middle East update: Houthis vs. Saudis15:21 What’s really driving Dario (et al.)?25:14 Debating effective altruism’s effectiveness30:18 The trouble with big-tech Kremlinology34:08 Was “learn to code” just sleight of hand? 40:25 Bob’s Fukuyama name drop42:11 Heading to Overtime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago53 min
E266 - The Biden Administration’s Complicity in Gaza w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome back Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Sun and author of Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War on Gaza, to talk about the Biden administration’s role in enabling the genocide in Gaza. They discuss the conditions in the Strip as of the current day; Biden’s small inner circle of Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk; Jack Lew’s role of ambassador and the dubious war crime review process he implemented; the Rafah red line and its immediate collapse after Israel invaded; and the Democratic Party’s domestic political miscalculations heading into 2024 and 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 6 days ago10 min
Bonus - The War on Terror Comes to Comics w/ Spencer Ackerman (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode. Spencer Ackerman, writer of the Forever Wars newsletter and author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America, returns to the program to talk about his upcoming political comic book No One Escapes the Dialectic and the state of the comic book industry. The discussion covers labor in comic publishing, the direct market and consignment system, independent publishers like Image and Boom Studios, the plot and characters of the book, the purge of the military under Pete Hegseth, and ICE and CBP’s role in immigration enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago39 min
News - Canada-US Trade War Escalates, Houthis Seize Yemeni Port, Report Says Netanyahu Ignored 10/7 Warnings
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords. In this week’s news: the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms last month was tied for the hottest ever recorded ; the Houthis/Ansar Allah take the port city of Mokha ; the U.S. and Iran exchange ship attacks as oil prices rise ; the IAEA refers Iran to the United Nations ; Trump predicts an end to the Iran war immediately after the midterms ; 12 countries ban products made in Israeli settlements ; a new report alleges that Netanyahu ignored October 7 warnings and a chance to recover hostages ; the IDF takes a strategic ridge in Lebanon, then escalates strikes ; an arbitration court rules against India on the Indus Waters Treaty ; new claims of famine emerge in Sudan’s Darfur region ; the Nigerian government and Boko Haram maintain a ceasefire ; the Trump administration phases out U.S. support for anti-AIDS programs in Namibia ; American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visit Russia and Ukraine ; Ukraine tries to close Russian airspace ; and in a trade war update, Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods take effect . Don't forget Derek's Substack, Foreign Exchanges. Enjoy Danny's new Substack, Imperialist Realism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 59m
RE-POST: Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. *This episode was originally recorded and released in September 2021* This is a special episode for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Danny and Derek begin the episode with some reflections on their 9/11 experience, and are then joined by Jim Lobe, director of LobeLog and contributing editor at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, to talk about the intellectual origins of the coalition that after 9/11 pursued endless war. The episode then moves to a discussion with Laila Ujayli, associate editor at Inkstick Media, about growing up as a young Muslim in post-9/11 America, the attacks' effects on the American Muslim community, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 3m
E265 - Texas’s Radical Roots w/ David Griscom
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek speak with David Griscom, co-host of Left Reckoning and author of The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South, to talk about the all-but-ignored history of leftwing politics in Texas. Topics include: the current state of Texas politics, the Farmers’ Alliance and the People’s Party, the Texas Socialist Party and its newspaper The Rebel, the role of religion in Texas socialism, and the prospects for socialism in modern-day Texas. Along with the book and podcast, be sure to also check out David’s Substack The Rattler. Register now for Danny’s Quincy webinar and his live Elliott Bay Book Company appearance talking about Imperialist Realism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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