TMBS ReAir: 75 - Hands Off Venezuela & Anti-Austerity Africa ft. Bill Fletcher, Jr. + POSTGAME & MORE! (Patreon)

Hello Patrons! TMBS 75 aired on January 31st 2019, episode summary:

Hands of Venezuela, why the Left must oppose any coup in Venezuela.

Bill Fletcher Jr. (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about the anti-austerity movements in Zimbabwe and Sudan.

Shoutout to the disruptors at Davos.

During the GEM, David breaks down the bondholders hoping to cash in on the coup.

Global update the Bolsonaro cruelly refuses to allow Lula to leave prison to bury his brother.

75 - Postgame ft. Crew 

71(P) - CLR James and Essentialist Identity Politics ft. Ralph Leonard

https://www.patreon.com/posts/71-p-clr-james-24438324

Ralph Leonard (@buffsoldier_96) joins us to discuss the work of CLR James and its relevance to current political debates on the modern left around issues like anti-racism, marxism and intersectionalism. How the Haitian Revolution shows the limitations of the French Revolution. To what extent is "culture" displacing "race" in social relations.

Check out Ralph's article on CLR James here:

"CLR James rejected the posturing of identity politics" via Unherd"The Strange Case of Douglas Murray" via Medium

ANNOUNCEMENT: Keep your eyes out for details about an end of year Brooks Books meeting early next year on "A secret history of the IRA" by Ed Moloney with Dr. Drew Mikhael

TMBS 75 marks the midway point of the re-air project. Thank you Patrons!