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Confrontation Over the Occupation of the Embassy of Venezuela

On April 10, three US left-wing groups occupied the Embassy of Venezuela in DC

May 8, 2019 • by Jo Freeman

On April 10, three US left-wing groups occupied the Embassy of Venezuela in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. at the invitation of the Maduro government. Calling themselves the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC), CodePink, ANSWER, and Popular Resistance are living at the embassy 24/7 to keep representatives of opposition leader ...

Confrontation Over the Occupation of the Embassy of Venezuela

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John Singleton, Anti-Semitism in the New York Times, and TikTok

Past Present Episode 178

May 7, 2019 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the legacy of filmmaker John Singleton, an anti-Semitic cartoon in the New York Times, and the latest social media sensation, TikTok. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Filmmaker John Singleton has died. Natalia discussed this article by Singleton in the Hollywood Reporter about whether a ...

John Singleton, Anti-Semitism in the New York Times, and TikTok

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Ancestry.com, Vigilante Border Patrol Groups, and Cargo Shorts

Past Present Episode 177

April 30, 2019 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss outrage over an Ancestry.com ad, vigilante groups policing the U.S.-Mexico border, and the controversy over cargo shorts. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Ancestry.com released – and quickly pulled – an advertisement depicting a romantic relationship between an African-American woman ...

Ancestry.com, Vigilante Border Patrol Groups, and Cargo Shorts

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Shout-out over Armenian Genocide on 104th Anniversary

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is a national holiday in Armenia

April 29, 2019 • by Jo Freeman

Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman empire exterminated 1.5 million Armenians. The starting date is conventionally held to be April 24, 1915. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is a national holiday in Armenia. On that day the Armenian Embassy in Washington, D.C. holds an annual memorial. This year’s was marked by a shouting ...

Shout-out over Armenian Genocide on 104th Anniversary

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Notre Dame Cathedral, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and the Center for American Progress

Past Present Episode 176

April 23, 2019 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, President Trump’s attacks against Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and the history of liberal think tanks. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The world watched as Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed ...

Notre Dame Cathedral, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and the Center for American Progress

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Reading the Mueller Report

You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometime you just might find — you know how to read.

April 21, 2019 • by Claire Potter

I understand why you wouldn’t want to read the whole thing through: it’s really long, repetitive and dull. But most of all, you will want to react before reading because you just wanted the Trump presidency to be over, right? You wanted Robert Mueller to make the case for why ...

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New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 3

Psychoanalytic resources for (anti-) fascist mobilization

April 19, 2019 • by Lucas Ballestín

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koK79g4O-qQ&feature=youtu.be Organized by Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou (University College London) and Chiara Bottici (New School) What do the worlds of global finance and nationalist populism have in common? How can we understand the rise of today’s 'new fascisms' through the prism of financialization? This one-day workshop brought together scholars from across disciplines to ...

New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 3

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New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 2

Finance and Populism

April 18, 2019 • by Lucas Ballestín

Organized by Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou (University College London) and Chiara Bottici (New School) What do the worlds of global finance and nationalist populism have in common? How can we understand the rise of today’s 'new fascisms' through the prism of financialization? This one-day workshop brought together scholars from across disciplines to debate ...

New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 2

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New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 1

Past, Present and Future of Financialization

April 17, 2019 • by Lucas Ballestín

Organized by Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou (University College London) and Chiara Bottici (New School) What do the worlds of global finance and nationalist populism have in common? How can we understand the rise of today’s 'new fascisms' through the prism of financialization? This one-day workshop brought together scholars from across disciplines to debate these ...

New Fascism, Mass Psychology & Financialization: Part 1

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Stephen Miller and DHS, Measles and the Anti-Vaccination Movement, and Adjunct Professors

Past Present Episode 175

April 16, 2019 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the influence of Trump adviser Stephen Miller, the resurgence of measles in the United States and the anti-vaccination movement, and the plight of adjunct professors. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: A spate of departures at the Department of ...

Stephen Miller and DHS, Measles and the Anti-Vaccination Movement, and Adjunct Professors

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Release Mueller

Demonstrators gather in Lafayette Park calling for the release of the report

April 10, 2019 • by Jo Freeman

Progressive groups brought thousands of people to hundreds of places around the country to demand the release of the Mueller report. Although the call to demonstrate came with more notice than the one to Protect Mueller last fall, the turnout was lower. About 500 hundred people came to Lafayette Park, across from ...

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Reparations, Leggings, and Nipsey Hussle

Past Present Episode 174

April 9, 2019 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the case for reparations, why leggings are so controversial, and the legacy of rapper Nipsey Hussle. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Reparations for slavery have gained renewed currency among policymakers. Neil referred to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2014 essay, “The Case ...