The Euro Crisis-So Far

The 2008 Crisis Lives On: Lev and Jon talk about all things euro! How did the crisis start? What has it meant for people across the continent (particularly the most vulnerable)? In what ways has it changed European politics? How will the crisis end? 

This season we have been exploring the ways the 2008 crisis has reshaped the world. Our thesis is that the past is not dead, that we continue to live with the effects of the '08 crisis in a multitude of ways. We are wrapping up the 2008 Crisis Lives On season this month. In addition to this episode we will air three more interviews on the euro crisis (with experts on Italy, Greece and Spain). We will come back in the fall with a new season: On Income Inequality. 

We will continue to produce interviews with journalists and historians from around the world on Current Events all summer. Stayed tuned!

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Current Events: Can the left survive in El Salvador?

We speak with Hilary Goodfriend about the crisis facing the El Salvadorian left in the wake of a huge electoral defeat. We discuss the major reforms undertaken by the leftist FMLN, the shortcomings of the party, the rise of the quasi-fascist ARENA party, and the impact of social and economic programs on gang violence. Hilary Goodfriend is a writer and researcher based in San Salvador, El Salvador. 

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Current Events: What's Happening in Mexico?

In this episode we are joined by Professor Christy Thornton of Johns Hopkins to discuss the upcoming Mexican elections and the general economic situation in Mexico. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the left-wing candidate, is currently well ahead in the polls two weeks out from the election. Lev and Professor Thornton talk about what to expect from a new administration, the failures of Nafta and the drug war, and how the Mexican elites are responding to the possibility of a López Obrador victory. 

Professor Thornton is an assistant research professor in sociology and Latin American studies at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to graduate school, she was the Executive Director of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). Professor Thornton has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times’ “Room for Debate,”  Al Jazeera America, The Nation, and Jacobin.

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Current Events: Venezuela

In this episode Lev speaks with Professor Gabriel Hetland about the economic situation in Venezuela. We discuss President Maduro's recent reelection, the Chavez legacy, and what the New York Times gets wrong in its coverage of the country.  Professor Hetland's work on Venezuela and Latin American politics has been published in Qualitative Sociology and Latin American Perspectives, The Nation, Jacobin, In These Times, Nacla and teleSUR. 

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A note: From time to time we will be covering current events in addition to our regular podcasts on the economy. This podcast is primarily designed for educators and we believe that current events are an important part of any class. We hope that by interviewing experts we might gain insight about political and economic events that are happening in the world right now. We also hope that these interviews can provide some clarity when preparing lessons. Please let us know how we are doing! Thank you. 

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Current Events: What's going on in Turkey?

In this episode we are joined by Güney Işıkara of The New School to discuss the upcoming Turkish elections and the general economic situation in Turkey. Lev and Professor Işıkara talk about the aspirations and limitations of the Erdoğan regime, the depreciation of the Turkish lira, and the process of fascization in Turkey. 

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A note: From time to time we will be covering current events in addition to our regular podcasts on the economy. This podcast is primarily designed for educators and we believe that current events are an important part of any class. We hope that by interviewing experts we might gain insight about political and economic events that are happening in the world right now. We also hope that these interviews can provide some clarity when preparing lessons. Please let us know how we are doing! Thank you. 

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Special Episode: Crisis in Brazil. Update with Tamires Gomes Sampaio (Current Events)

In this episode we talk with Brazilian activist Tamires Gomes Sampaio about the political and economic crisis gripping Brazil. Tamires Gomes Sampaio is a lawyer and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in Political and Economic Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. She was the first black woman to be appointed president of the Law Students Union of Mackenzie. She is the former vice president of the National Union of Students of Brazil (2015-2017), and she advocates for the inclusion of black young people in higher education. She is currently the director of the Lula Institute. 

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A note: From time to time we will be covering current events in addition to our regular podcasts on the economy. This podcast is primarily designed for educators and we believe that current events are an important part of any class. We hope that by interviewing experts we might gain insight about political and economic events that are happening in the world right now. We also hope that these interviews can provide some clarity when preparing lessons. Please let us know how we are doing! Thank you. 

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Special Episode: What's happening in Gaza? (Current Events)

In this episode Lev speaks with Greg Shupak about the recent events in Gaza. They discuss the goals of the demonstrators and the Israeli government, the economics of Gaza, and what it means to manufacture consent. Professor Shupak teaches Media Studies at the University of Guelph in Toronto. He writes regularly for a variety of outlets including In These Times, Jacobin, Literary Review of Canada, Middle East Eye, and TeleSUR.  He is also the author of a new book, The Wrong Story:  Palestine, Israel, and the Media, which you can order from the website of OR Books.

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A note: From time to time we will be covering current events in addition to our regular podcasts on the economy. This podcast is primarily designed for educators and we believe that current events are an important part of any class. We hope that by interviewing experts we might gain insight about political and economic events that are happening in the world right now. We also hope that these interviews can provide some clarity when preparing lessons. Please let us know how we are doing! Thank you. 

Read Shupak's latest article on Gaza in Jacobin here.  

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On OWS: In conversation with Heather McKee Hurwitz

The 2008 Crisis Lives On: In this episode Lev talks about the roots and legacies of the Occupy Movement with feminist scholar Heather McKee Hurwitz of Barnard's Athena Center. Professor Hurwitz is working on a book about the movement entitled, The 51%: Gender Conflict and Feminist Mobilization in the Occupy Wall Street Movement. She teaches courses on Global Activism, Gender and Organizations, and Women and Leadership. 

Occupy Everywhere

The 2008 Crisis Lives On: In this episode Jon and Lev talk about the relationship between the 2008 crisis and Occupy Wall Street. They discuss the Arab Spring, the alter-globalization movements, Black Lives Matter, the Bernie Sanders campaign, anarchism, the Situationist International, and getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge.