History lessons with Lyle Jeremy Rubin (Patreon)

For today’s episode, we’re joined by USMC veteran of Afghanistan Lyle Jeremy Rubin, a PhD candidate in history at the University of Rochester. Rubin’s published a number of articles for outlets including The Nation, Jacobin, Dissent, The Daily Beast, The New York Daily News, and Current Affairs. He’s a proud member of About Face: Veterans Against the War as well as the Rochester, NY branch of the DSA. 

Rubin’s piece on American Empire in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/the-lefts-embrace-of-empire/

A reinvigorated leftist veteran movement: http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2017/04/13/appeal-for-a-reinvigorated-veterans-movement/

Russia hype in Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/07/its-time-for-a-little-perspective-on-russia

As well as the following book recommendations: October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (China Mieville), Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neolibralism (Quinn Slobodian)