Arsenal for Democracy
236 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsA casual material history of the United States.
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Lend Lease 18 – Movie Corner – Jan 5, 2020
January 07, 2020 03:30 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBDescription: Bill and Nate talk about a bunch of movies from the end of 2019 that generated political discussion (or should have). We try to avoid spoilers. Article mentioned on the show: https://theoutline.com/post/8279/parasite-us-revolutionary-gothic?zd=1&zi=bncqioni Theme music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 18 – Movie Corner – Jan 5, 2020 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 17 – 2010s Decade in Review – Dec 29, 2019
December 31, 2019 01:37 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBDescription: Bill and Rachel recap some of the most influential domestic political events or developments of the 2010s for the US left and progressives: Reproductive freedom battles, Senate climate failures, Manning leaks, Senate rules reform failure, Wisconsin protests, Occupy movement, the rise of rank-and-file teacher unionism, Snowden leaks, Black Lives … Read more The post Lend Lease 17 – 2010s Decade in Review – Dec 29, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 16 – UK and Ireland – Dec 15, 2019
December 16, 2019 15:05 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBDescription: Bill notes in the aftermath of UK Labour’s election defeat that there is still no alternative to fighting for a leftist way forward on the climate crisis. Rachel and Nate discuss Ireland’s constitutional convention as a possible model for future reform. Ep 16 Links and Notes (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lend-Lease-16-Notes-and-Links-Constitutional-Conventions-of-Ireland-and-Iceland.pdf Theme … Read more The post Lend Lease 16 – UK and Ireland...
Lend Lease 15 – Oklahoma and Oregon Resist the Great War – Dec 8, 2019
December 09, 2019 09:50 - 33 minutes - 31 MBDescription: In 1917, Oregon Senator Harry Lane votes against the US joining World War One and Oklahoma socialists rise up violently against the draft in the Green Corn Rebellion. Bill, Rachel, Nate. Links and notes for ep 15 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lend-Lease-Episode-15-Notes-and-Links-Oklahoma-Green-Corn-Rebellion-and-Oregon-Senator-Harry-Lane.pdf Music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 15 – Oklahoma and Oregon Resist the Great War – Dec 8, 2019 a...
Lend Lease 14 – The Communists Help Hawaii’s Democrats – Dec 1, 2019
December 02, 2019 22:39 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBDescription: Hawaii Communists, Hawaii Democrats, and how to build a multi-racial workers’ coalition in the 1940s and 1950s. Bill, Rachel, Nate. Links and notes for episode 14 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lend-Lease-Episode-14-Notes-and-Links-Hawaii-Communists-and-the-Hawaii-Democratic-Party.pdf Music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 14 – The Communists Help Hawaii’s Democrats – Dec 1, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 13 – The US Invasions of Mexico – Nov 24, 2019
November 26, 2019 01:38 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBDescription: Arsenal For Democracy’s Lend Lease podcast returns this week with an episode on bumbling American imperialism in the “Participation Trophy Years”: US military operations in Mexico under Woodrow Wilson. Links and notes for episode 13 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lend-Lease-Episode-13-Notes-and-Links-US-Operations-in-Mexico-under-Wilson-during-the-Mexican-Revolution-Civil-Wars.pdf Music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 13 – The US Invasions o...
Lend Lease 12 – Recent Trade-Unionism Action in the US and Europe – Aug 25, 2019
August 27, 2019 06:18 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBDescription: Final summer episode before our hiatus. Bill and Rachel discuss industrial union action by US flight attendants, European flight crews, European dockworkers and shipyard workers, and Kentucky coal miners, as well as Bernie Sanders’ new proposal for federal union rights legislation. Links and notes for episode 12 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lend-Lease-Episode-12-Notes-and-Links-Latter-Day-Syndicalist-Action-in-the-First-World.pdf … Read more ...
Lend Lease 11 – American Anarchy Part 2: The Extremism Debate and State Violence
August 14, 2019 03:26 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDescription: Part 2 of 2. A discussion of US government repression of anarchism and revolutionary syndicalism from the 1880s to the first Red Scare of the 1920s, as well as the controversial Propaganda of the Deed theory of violence, the role of immigrants in the movement, and the Sacco and … Read more The post Lend Lease 11 – American Anarchy Part 2: The Extremism Debate and State Violence appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 10 – American Anarchy Part 1: Syndicalist Theory and IWW Practice
August 14, 2019 03:25 - 1 hour - 100 BytesDescription: Part 1 of 2. A historical overview of American anarchism and revolutionary syndicalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on theory and the IWW. From your host Bill Humphrey and co-hosts Rachel and Nate. (Part 2 link) Notes for both parts (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lend-Lease-Episodes-10-11-American-Anarchy-Anarchist-and-Syndicalist-Movements-of-the-late-19th-and-early-20th-centuries-in-the-United-States.pdf Music … Read...
Lend Lease 9 – The Party in the USA – Aug 4, 2019
August 07, 2019 23:54 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBDescription: US-Soviet Relations and Communist Party USA activities under FDR and Henry Wallace. Discussion by Bill, Nate, and Greg. Links and notes for episode 9 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lend-Lease-Episode-9-Links-and-Notes-US-Soviet-Relations-Under-FDR.pdf Music by friend of the show Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 9 – The Party in the USA – Aug 4, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 8 – Social Rights vs Individual Rights – July 28, 2019
July 29, 2019 01:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDescription: Bill, Rachel, and Nate discuss the historical tension in US politics between social rights and individual rights, the 1940s movement for social rights, and why this has returned to the fore in the 2020 race. Links and Notes for Episode 8 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Episode-8-Links-and-Notes-Social-Rights-vs-Individual-Rights.pdf The post Lend Lease 8 – Social Rights vs Individual Rights – July 28, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal Fo...
Lend Lease 7 – Democratic Party Power Struggle – July 21, 2019
July 22, 2019 10:36 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBThe Democratic Party leadership has come completely unmoored from the party base and any coalition necessary to win national elections. But with the party’s legally enshrined institutional power and mass membership in play and time running out on the climate, we are locked in a brutal power struggle. (On the … Read more The post Lend Lease 7 – Democratic Party Power Struggle – July 21, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 6 – Piracy – July 14, 2019
July 16, 2019 00:39 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about Mediterranean piracy, the Golden Age of Caribbean & Atlantic piracy, and East Asian piracy. Links and notes summer episode 6: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Episode-6-Links-and-Notes-Piracy.pdf Original music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 6 – Piracy – July 14, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 5 – American Municipal Socialism History – July 7, 2019
July 09, 2019 00:41 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about American socialist mayors of history. Links and notes summer episode 5: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lend-Lease-Episode-5-Links-and-Notes-Municipal-Socialist-Politicians-of-the-United-States.pdf Original music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 5 – American Municipal Socialism History – July 7, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 4 – Four Years of Medicare For All Discourse – June 30, 2019
July 02, 2019 01:12 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThis week Bill, Nate, and Greg discuss the evolution of Medicare For All discourse from the 2015 Democratic debates to the 2019 Democratic debates as well as the political evolution of Delaware since Joe Biden was first a Senator. Original music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 4 – Four Years of Medicare For All Discourse – June 30, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 3 – The Global Housing Crisis – June 23, 2019
June 25, 2019 00:03 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBThis week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about left-wing housing policy and historical factors in Helsinki, Vienna, Berlin, Barcelona, Kerala, and Massachusetts. Links and notes summer episode 3: http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/afd-lend-lease-3-links.pdf Original music by Stunt Bird. The post Lend Lease 3 – The Global Housing Crisis – June 23, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 2 – Hyde Amendment and No Climate Debates – June 16, 2019
June 21, 2019 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBThis week Bill, Rachel, and Nate talk about Biden’s flip-flops on the Hyde Amendment and the DNC’s decision to refuse to hold a climate policy debate or allow candidates to participate in one by anyone else. Links and notes summer episode 2: PDF. The post Lend Lease 2 – Hyde Amendment and No Climate Debates – June 16, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Lend Lease 1 – Sanders Has A Plan For That Too – June 9, 2019
June 13, 2019 07:45 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBDescription: With our WVUD version of the radio show on hiatus for the summer, we (Bill, Rachel, and Nate) kick off our summer spinoff podcast: Arsenal For Democracy – Lend Lease. Episode 1 discusses some of the distinctions between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in their presidential campaigns so far. … Read more The post Lend Lease 1 – Sanders Has A Plan For That Too – June 9, 2019 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
May 28, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 272
May 28, 2019 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBTopic: Disastrous regulatory decisions at the FCC including frequency auctions that will mess up weather forecasting. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: May 26, 2019. Episode 272 (27 min): AFD 272 NOTE: Stay tuned to our website (or your feed) in a couple weeks for our summer podcast while we’re off … Read more The post May 28, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 272 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
May 21, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 271
May 21, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBTopic: Recent state abortion bans, abortion fund networks, our show’s previous coverage of the issue, and bad social media Discourse around these developments. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: May 19, 2019. Episode 271 (29 min): AFD 271 Related links – AFD 271 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal … Read more The post May 21, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 271 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
May 14, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 270
May 14, 2019 16:13 - 27 minutes - 25 MBTopic: Recent debates on breaking up big tech monopolies. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: May 12, 2019. Episode 270 (28 min): AFD 270 Related links – AFD 270 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music by … Read more The post May 14, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 270 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
May 7, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 269
May 07, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBTopic: Friday student climate strikes around the world, the Sunrise Movement youth activism in the US, and the people that complain too much about them. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: May 4, 2019. Episode 269 (29 min): AFD 269 Related links – AFD 269 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS … Read more The post May 7, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 269 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
April 30, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 268
April 30, 2019 16:29 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopic: The recent Stop and Shop strike. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Apr 28, 2019. Episode 268 (27 min): AFD 268 Related links – AFD 268 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music by friend of … Read more The post April 30, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 268 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
April 23, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 267
April 23, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBTopic: BS Jobs. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Apr 21, 2019. Episode 267 (29 min): AFD 267 Related links – AFD 267 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music by friend of the show Stunt Bird. The post April 23, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 267 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
April 16, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 266 Extended
April 16, 2019 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBGuest Interview: Adam Eichen on the proposal for New Hampshire presidential primaries to use ranked-choice voting for delegate allocation. People: Bill. Recorded: Apr 12, 2019. Episode 266 (33 min): AFD 266 Related links – In These Times: The Case for Using Ranked Choice Voting in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primaries … Read more The post April 16, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 266 Extended appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
April 9, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 265
April 09, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBTopic: Climate displacement crises in Central America, Nebraska, Miami, and beyond — as well as the only two responses our society can take. People: Bill, Nate. Recorded: Apr 7 2019. Episode 265 (28 min): AFD 265 Related links – AFD 265 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for … Read more The post April 9, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 265 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
April 2, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 264
April 02, 2019 18:21 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBTopic: The public future of public libraries. People: Bill, Sarah, Nate. Recorded: Mar 31 2019. Episode 264 (29 min): AFD 264 Related links – AFD 264 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music by friend of … Read more The post April 2, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 264 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
March 19, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 263
March 19, 2019 11:00 - 5 MBTopic: Dedicated bus lanes and segregated bike lanes. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: March 17th 2019. Episode 263 (28 min): AFD 263 No new episode next week; WVUD Radiothon info at WVUD.org — March 22-31. Related links – AFD 263 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy … Read more The post March 19, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 263 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
March 12, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 262
March 12, 2019 14:12 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBTopic: Idaho’s large Chinese population in the 19th century. People: Bill, Rachel, Sarah. Recorded: March 10th 2019. Episode 262 (28 min): AFD 262 Related links – AFD 262 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music by … Read more The post March 12, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 262 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
March 5, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 261
March 05, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBTopic: Elliott Abrams’ return to power and the US-backed genocides in Central America in the 1980s. (Also Venezuela.) People: Bill, Nate, Kelley. Recorded: March 3rd 2019. Episode 261 (27 min): AFD 261 Related links – AFD 261 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store … Read more The post March 5, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 261 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Feb 26, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 260
February 26, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBTopic: Various competing Democratic healthcare proposals that fall short of Medicare-for-All. People: Bill, Rachel. Recorded: Feb 23rd 2019. Episode 260 (29 min): AFD 260 Related links – AFD 260 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” Music … Read more The post Feb 26, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 260 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Feb 12, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 259
February 12, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBTopics: The Sackler family’s role in creating the opioid crisis and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s lawsuit against them. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Feb 10th 2019. Episode 259 (27 min): AFD 259 Note: This episode will be re-aired next week. Related links – AFD 259 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe … Read more The post Feb 12, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 259 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Feb 5, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 258
February 05, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBTopics: U.S. tax proposals to curb inequality and the deranged reaction of billionaires to the proposals. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Feb 3rd 2019. Episode 258 (30 min): AFD 258 Related links – AFD 258 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal … Read more The post Feb 5, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 258 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Jan 29, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 257
January 29, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBTopics: New members of Congress got some interesting committee appointments, but PAYGO was re-implemented and a fracking lobbyist got appointed by Senate Dems. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Jan 27th 2019. Episode 257 (28 min): AFD 257 Related links – AFD 257 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal … Read more The post Jan 29, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 257 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Jan 22, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 256
January 22, 2019 14:38 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBTopics: The LA teachers’ strike and a huge strike in India. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: Jan 20th 2019. Episode 256 (27 min): AFD 256 Related links – AFD 256 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for Democracy by Bill Humphrey” … Read more The post Jan 22, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 256 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.
Jan 15, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 255
January 15, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBTopic: The longest federal government shutdown in history, its effects, and media coverage of it. People: Bill, Rachel, Sarah. Recorded: Jan 13th 2019. Episode 255 (28 min): AFD 255 Related links – AFD 255 Links and Notes (PDF) Subscribe RSS Feed: Arsenal for Democracy Feedburner iTunes Store Link: “Arsenal for … Read more The post Jan 15, 2019 – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 255 appeared first on Arsenal For Democracy.