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  • This was supposed to cover night three of the RNC, it still does, but given recent fascist murders, it was difficult to stay on topic. So here are Justin’s thoughts on the current moment and how they relate to the ongoing Republican National Convention.

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  • To be honest, this is way more enjoyable than the DNC, two nights down, two to go.

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  • To be honest, this is way more enjoyable than the DNC, one night down, three to go. To get all this commentary, more bonus content, and way more to come, join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

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  • In this episode Justin discusses the Democratic National Convention and the Democrats obsession with voting. Why voting will never be enough to supplant neoliberal capitalism or defeat neofascism and what modes of organizing the left can engage in to give them a fighting chance to do just that. 

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  • Trevor discusses the DNC, Trump, and how Democrats are the only ones who still believe in the end of history. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview

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  • Trevor discusses the dialectic process and then covers chapters 1-3 of Marx’s Capital. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview

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  • We talk about the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to dismantle the USPS, and how we must not only defend it but expand its services.

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  • Trevor and Justin cover a lot, starting with COVID and both the Democrats and Republicans total inability to do anything but funnel money to rich people. A slightly happier discussion on new left additions to Congress and how we can keep building that coalition. An update on Bolivia and the potential for mass movement politics here in the United States. Should you vote for Joe Biden or not? And finally Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s VP nominee and what that might mean.

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  • Justin discusses recent election results and what they mean for the left, how we can build on them, and how we can take electoral politics even further. Then he discusses the VEEPSTAKES and what Joe Biden’s respective final choice might mean.

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  • Justin dives back into the life and times of socialist labor leader Eugene Debs, starting where part 3 left off, with Debs in prison following the failed Pullman Strike. This episode covers his evolution into socialism and industrial unionism, following the development of the Social Democratic Party of America, the Socialist Party of America, and the IWW. Covering Debs first two presidential runs in 1900 and 1904, leaving off right as the campaign starts in 1908.

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  • This is the first half of Justin’s series covering the life and political evolution of American socialist and labor leader Eugene Debs. This follows the beginning of his life and career all the way through the Pullman Strike orchestrated by the American Railway Union, one of the largest strikes in American history.

    The rest of the series finishing out his life, diving into his turn to socialism, founding the Socialist Party of America, and the IWW, and all of his presidential runs is coming soon. Stay tuned! 

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  • Trevor discusses the deconstruction of the welfare state, a bipartisan effort both by liberal paternalists and racist IQ pseudo-scientists on the right.

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  • In this episode Justin discusses the ongoing COVID death cult and capitalism’s need to sacrifice children for economic growth heading into the new school year. He ties that into the crack down on protest we’re seeing from the federal government in cities all across the country, but specifically the activity we’ve seen in cities like Portland. Doing his best to tie both trends to capitalism and each other as he goes.

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  • We discuss Michael Brooks’ death and how he influenced us. We then discuss fascism in Portland and the stimulus negotiations.

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  • Trevor gives a rundown of economics for leftists. Leave us a 5-star review and join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview

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  • In this episode Justin discusses the recent Supreme Court decision McGirt v. Oklahoma. The case upheld the treaty rights of five tribes and grants them control of the treaty lands granted to them in 1866, which includes almost all of present day Eastern Oklahoma, including Tulsa.

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  • We talk about the disastrous COVID response and its long term consequences, the bad faith cancel culture debate, the Bernie-Biden commission, Wayfair, and lies used to keep us engaged in forever war in the Middle East.

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  • The final episode tracking the rise of the alt-right, from Ruby Ridge to Charlottesville. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview!

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  • Part 3 coming tomorrow! Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview

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  • We could not find a lighter to burn Dave Rubin’s book with so we decided to just read it instead. Spoiler: It’s bad!

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  • In this episode Justin and Zack discuss the 4th of July, whether you should celebrate it at all and what exactly it represents. Then they discuss Trump’s speech in the Sioux Nation’s sacred lands in the Black Hills and the entire white supremacist conception of history it espoused. Then they wrap up the episode with a discussion of how to best combat that conception of history. 

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  • The definitive takedown of Barack Obama. Share far and wide!

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  • Trevor discusses how black men were, literally, reenslaved following the end of the Civil War, how a brutal system of policing rose up to destroy the independence of black life, and how we’re living with the consequences to this day.

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  • We discuss far-right governance, including the failures of its response to COVID, and how the far-right is trying to cement its powers through media figures like Tucker Carlson and institutional mechanisms like the Supreme Court.

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  • We discuss the COVID death cult, how police lie, progressive grifters, and debate what police abolition means as a slogan and a movement.

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  • In this episode Justin discusses the ongoing protests, the discussion around defunding the police, versus police reform, versus abolition, why politicians like Bernie Sanders are inadequate and failing us, and finally the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone and proof that a radical new world might be possible. 

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  • Trevor talks about the riots and the opportunity they afford us; an opportunity for an activated politics to challenge the system through the intersection of race and class.

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  • In this episode Justin discusses the state of the world and the various uprisings inspired by the murder of George Floyd. He ponders the difference between “property damage” and “violence” and whether or not looting hurts the cause. Then he dissects how fascists are seizing on this moment. 

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  • We discuss how black lives don’t matter to the state; how racism is deeply woven into our institutions from the murdering of George Floyd, to 7 protestors shot in Louisville, to Amy Cooper trying to get a man killed, to our white nationalist president.

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