Yes, Profit IS Theft: Marxist Theories of Exploitation (ft. Lillian Cicerchia)
Ben and Lillian break down the Marxist theory of exploitation, how it differs from "oppression," and how they might update the theory.
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Eric Levitz of “New York” Magazine’s Intelligencer joins Ben Burgis to discuss his article “Progressives Don’t Need to Downplay Rising Homicides.” Levitz and Ben discuss police violence and various arguments for when the state should be implicated in these events. They also discuss various methods that have been proven to reduce violent crime in communities: Medicaid expansion, addiction intervention solutions,jobs programs, minimum wage increases, and other federally funded programs.
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“Progressives Don’t Need to Downplay Rising Homicides": https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/progressives-dont-need-to-downplay-rising-homicides.html
Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/author/eric-levitz/
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Ben Burgis breaks down why he thinks it's bad to play into certain self-mythologies the right wing creates.
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What will a post-capitalist society actually look like? How many meetings is too many meetings? Ben and Slavoj discuss.
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Ben and the crew discuss their rationale for why vaccine scientist Peter Hotez should go ahead and do the debate with RFK Jr. on Rogan's show, *especially* if he thinks RFK is peddling dangerous falsehoods.
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Every week Ben Burgis and Stefan Bertram-Lee are going to be chatting about whatever Ben wrote for the Substack that week, and using it as a launching pad for a bigger discussion. This week they’re talking about the fifth essay, “Jordan Peterson Thinks Atheists 'Unconsciously' Worship Pan,” in which Ben talks about Dr. Peterson’s bizarre pronouncement this week about atheists and tries to drill down into whatever the hell Peterson himself actually believes:
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Ben Burgis and Joe Payne comment on a 2007 Fox News debate between Christopher Hitchens and noted religious philosopher Greg Gutfeld. Hitchens looks like hell and still wipes the floor with Greg.
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Ben and Stefan talk about Marx's favorite Ancient Philosophers but how he necessarily had to come up short.
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Ana Kasparian joins Ben Burgis to discuss the Capitol Riots and fallout we’re facing: varying takes from “The Left” regarding how serious the events on January 6, 2021 actually are; the imminent threat of increased pressure on lawmakers to pass legislation that strengthens an already overly invasive surveillance state, broadens an already vague definition of domestic terrorism, and generally weakens citizens’ rights and emboldens the state.
So what can we do? Ana suggests that a starting place can be looking into any dark money that may have played a role in what we now know were some smaller, more organized efforts to harm or hold lawmakers hostage after gaining access to the building. Then there are the lawmakers who we now know were actually involved in planning the event themselves — Ana argues that holding them accountable is crucial, as the GOP has become more and more emboldened to flout the rule of law.
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