Real Progressives

The Rogue Scholar

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This is where activism & education meet. Compelling guests and thoughtful takes. Weaponizing knowledge, one mind at a time.

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TRS: Revealing The Motives Behind MMT Critiques 23.02.2022 56:12

Wash Rinse Repeat... the always disingenuous attacks on MMT demonstrate how terrified the Neoclassical Orthodoxy is including the media and the oligarchy. In the end... activists and alternative media have failed us as well. They have motives too... likes, clicks and clout chasing. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: What You Don't See 21.02.2022 58:11

How many times have you seen people judge you on your tone? Your harshness? Your rage? Your pain? The overt attempt to force us all to be polite or conforming to social norms while we struggle with severe pain is tragic. But how do the "bad decisions" layer themselves on top of one another to create people who see suicide as a solution so long as the bourgeois politics and respectability and gentl...

TRS: Yellowstone is a Libertarian Hellscape 18.02.2022 51:57

History has show us time and again as empires die and recede they become fertile ground for libertarian styled warlords and serfdom. We see this in the unregulated wild west of the incredibly popular series Yellowstone. We will look at Yellowstone and our current society and draw parallels between the two and a look back in history as we have seen this in the end of the Roman Empire. Mentioned in...

TRS: MMT Simply Is 16.02.2022 21:34

Don't ya hate when some knucklehead tells you MMT has to be implemented or that it is not reality? So do we. The Rogue Scholar destroys that BS line of discussion once and for all. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: The Narrative Left Unchecked is The Narrative 07.02.2022 47:18

The Rogue Scholar delves into the trope of just ignoring lies, smears and false narratives because it will "blow over"... however, the lie left unrebuked is the narrative. It becomes the story and people act upon that story as if it is true and people die. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Going Rogan? 04.02.2022 53:12

Steve discusses the Rogan phenomenon and the cynicism that has taken over much of the progressive movement. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Collective Solutions 02.02.2022 51:02

We have devolved into a dog eat dog society and it is impacting our movement. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Wildcat Crypto? with Bob Hockett 31.01.2022 48:09

When past is prologue... Robert Hockett joins me to discuss the future of Fintech and Wildcat Crypto. You don't want to miss it! Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Educate, Protect and Serve... Who? with Davarian Baldwin 26.01.2022 43:36

Dr. Davarian Baldwin, author of the book "In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities" joins Steve to discuss policing, educating and including the communities in which Univer-cities exist. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: The State of Labor in the 21st Century with Mike Sainato 24.01.2022 40:31

Join us as I talk with progressive powerhouse journalist Mike Sainato as we explore his work in covering unions and labor across the nation. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: The New Economics: A Manifesto with Steve Keen 21.01.2022 43:28

The Renegade Economist, Steve Keen joins the Rogue Scholar to discuss his new book "The New Economics: A Manifesto" Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: What is to Be Done with Esha Krishnaswamy 19.01.2022 53:23

Esha of the Historic.ly podcast and Late Nights with Lenin YouTube show is joining Steve on this episode of The Rogue Scholar to discuss why the left needs theory and how to sift through propaganda. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Outside the Matrix with 1Dime 17.01.2022 1:03:36

The Rogue Scholar brings content creator and scholar 1Dime to the show to discuss messaging the MMT story with leftist ideals. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Micro-Divides with Jen Perelman 14.01.2022 39:10

When a movement is pulling in different ways, it is tough to unite. We will talk about that with Jen Perelman! Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: A Green New Deal and the Global South with Fadhel Kaboub 12.01.2022 39:15

Nothing says a real Green New Deal without addressing the imbalance between the global north and the global south. Fadhel Kaboub will discuss this with us. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: Reparations with Sam from Reset Race 10.01.2022 35:05

When people talk about reparations, it can mean various things to various people. ADOS has a specific perspective and Sam of Reset Race will give us the inside scoop on what ADOS is seeking to achieve with reparations now! Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube

TRS: State by State Medicare for All Ain't It with Geoff Ginter 04.01.2022 38:42

Activist and MMT evangelist, Geoffrey Ginter joins us to discuss why the State by State approach is the wrong way forward. Mentioned in this episode: Real Progress In Action YouTube