Left Reckoning

Left Reckoning

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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT!https://www.youtube.com/@LeftReckoning

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Latest episode

Oct 27, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 8 - Enclosure Resistance, the Commons, and the Climate Apocalypse ft. Peter Linebaugh 26.02.2021

To access this week's postgame, on Michael Parenti with comedian Mike Recine, support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/leftreckoning. Historian Peter Linebaugh joins Matt to discuss his newest book, "Red Round Globe Hot Burning: A Tale at the Crossroads of Commons and Closure, of Love and Terror, of Race and Class, and of Kate and Ned Despard."

Episode 7 - Texas Disaster, Bama vs Bezos, & Covid Capitalism ft. Grace Blakeley & The Valley Labor Report 19.02.2021

To support the show and access the postgame, subscribe at patreon.com/leftreckoning David and Matt discuss Ted Cruz and the electricity disaster in Texas before welcoming Jacob and David from the Valley Labor Report (@LaborReporters) to speak on the Alabama Amazon Union drive. Then, David interviews Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley) on state theory and capitalism during covid. The Left Reckoning art...

Episode 6 - Pink Tide Returning to Ecuador & Liberal Secession Fantasy ft. Ben Burgis 12.02.2021

Support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning to access the weekly postgame show and more bonus content. Liberal Secession and Liberal Fantasy https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/secession-constitution-elections-senate/ Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) of Give Them An Argument joins LR for his first appearance. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/censorship-big-tech-facebook-twitter ND junior (includ...

Episode 5 - The Chicago Teacher's Strike & Section 230 & You ft. Edward Ongweso Jr & Kenzo Shibata 05.02.2021

Support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning to access the weekly postgame show and more bonus content. Opening Class rootedness vs. class focused MAS vs. Syriza Bernie on political education Edward Ongweso Jr (@Bigblackjacobin) of the This Machine Kills podcast and a writer for Vice's Motherboard gives us a primer on Section 230:  Last summer, Trump hit us with the all-caps “REPEAL SECTION...

Griscom Stream - We Need A New Party But What Kind? 2/2/21 03.02.2021

Breaking down the question of the party + q&a  Support the show at Patreon.com/leftreckoning  Audio for today's Griscom stream, available on youtube here: https://youtu.be/7UNmnhp-GMk

Episode 4 - Escaping the Culture War & the Hedge Fund GameStopocalypse ft. Jen Pan 29.01.2021

Support the show and get the postgame at patreon.com/leftreckoning Hey reckoners, tonight David and Matt discuss crying hedge funds and why this targeted speculation, while funny, doesn't necessarily portend the collapse of capitalism. Then, Jen Pan of the Jacobin Show joins us to discuss Janet Yellen being a Girlboss and how to escape the culture war. Also, David updates us on Austin's...

*Bonus* Griscom Stream - Who Were The Young Patriots + Q&A 01/25/21 27.01.2021

In this Griscom stream, David breaks down the legacy of the Young Patriots plus takes questions from the chat. Catch the next Griscom stream live on Youtube.  Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning  Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom  Instagram: @LeftReckoning Check out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning  Live shows Thursday at 8 EST

Episode 3 - Kill the Filibuster & Museveni's Desperation in Uganda ft. Milton Allimadi 22.01.2021

To support the show and access the members-only postgame, subscribe at patreon.com/leftreckoning Also check out the music of Christoph Bruhn, the guitarist who did the theme song for us. https://christophbruhn.com/ Goobers react to Biden https://twitter.com/Hezbolsonaro/status/1352102942346674179?s=20 How should we think about this incoming administration? Farmers new landlord:” Bill Gates Amazon...

Episode 2 - The Full $2k, Joe + What to Expect From a Biden Foreign Policy ft. Daniel Bessner 15.01.2021

To support the show and access exclusive content like the postgame, sub at patreon.com/leftreckoning Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) makes his first appearance on Left Reckoning to look ahead to Biden's foreign policy and the national security state's hunger for an age of domestic counterterrorism. Check out Daniel's contributions to Derek Davison's excellent Foreign Exchanges subst...

Episode 1 - The Capitol Stormed and the Democrats In Power ft. Malaika Jabali 11.01.2021

Left Reckoning Ep. 1 Reacting to the storming of the capitol https://twitter.com/peterjgowan/status/1346988584050556934?s=20 Pareene Inevitable Bipartisan Pro Cop consensus https://twitter.com/pareene/status/1346924241405415426 Matty Defund trolling https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1347272232901476353?s=20 Evo shows solidarity https://twitter.com/LeftReckoning/status/1346985315760656387?s=2...

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