The Entry Level Left Podcast

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft       1:30:  Communist elected to city council of Ashland, WI https://bit.ly/2ZewLOl 2:55: Wahsayah talks about his journey through leftist politics 8:55: Wahsayah talks to us about the specifics of his experience with his tribe 14:30: The electoral journey for city councilman and Wahsayah’s platform 18:15: Restrictive minimum wage laws in Ashland, WI 22:00: Wahsayah’s political platform for city councilman  24:00: The effect of the affordable housing crisis in WI 30:00: The organization process for election 39:00: Wahsayah dunks on anti-gun comments from Republicans 49:00: Are electoral politics sufficient to enact socialism? 52:00: Wahsayah’s thoughts on the Epstein case 57:00: White supremacist killings: Mental illness or ideology? 1:06:00: Wahsayah recommends reading Lenin https://bit.ly/2ZiCGSd 1:07:00: The Invention of Capitalism by Michael Perelman https://bit.ly/35QFAQD 1:10:00: The Communist Current: https://bit.ly/34KyYSB 1:11:00: Wahsayah For City Council: https://bit.ly/2EMu3WG     Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.  

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft       2:32: What do we mean by manufactured consent?   3:10: The five filters of editorial bias https://bit.ly/2SesBCU   7:00: 90% of media controlled by 6 companies https://to.pbs.org/3755bFC   10:00: Corporate journalism is an oxymoron.   10:40: Peter Thiel’s fight with Gawker https://bit.ly/2GSLK88   11:30: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media https://bit.ly/3beIkdF   17:00: Matt Taibii on Noam Chomsky https://bit.ly/2Sn5lTr   25:00 The media framing of Soleimani https://wapo.st/2umBHp7   30:00 Juan Guaido bankrolled by the CIA https://bit.ly/2uaWhcf   32:00 CIA coup against Iran’s Mossadegh https://n.pr/3bhzbBt   35:25: Lieberman’s Cursed Liberal Opinion https://on.wsj.com/396gJJW   46:30: Samuel Sinyangwe’s cursed take https://bit.ly/2SnoyEg   50:50: Literal king of the week: Mike Prysner of PSL https://bit.ly/2Upxz2r   54:45: Washington Post having a normal one https://wapo.st/2S1DZmS   1:05:30: Friends of the pod, Communist Killer Dolphins https://bit.ly/31q7rG4     Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.    

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft       08:15: Medicare for All cost-benefit analysis: https://bit.ly/2vX3FZ0   13:15: CNN refraining from airing the Iowa results: https://bit.ly/3bsuLr8   17:25: Popular vote fan Pete loses to guy with more votes https://bit.ly/38egzAh   21:30: Shadow App,  ACRONYM, and Pete’s transparent corruption https://bit.ly/37ch64g   24:00: NYT reporting gross inaccuracies in Iowa: https://nyti.ms/3bswkW2 25:30: U.S involvement in Bolivian coup https://bit.ly/2H8xOXV     Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.    

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft       1:00: How has inequality in America impacted the education system?   8:55: A Nation At Risk https://bit.ly/2PvX8eG   11:40: How has the U.S education policy been shaped by neoliberal capitalism?   15:30: Learning to Labor by Paul Willis https://bit.ly/32y0mUt   21:00: ITT Tech, Everest University, and the commodification of education   26:50: How does a focus on test-taking affect critical thinking skills?   30:00: Schooling In Capitalist America by Bowles & Gintis https://rb.gy/1s0s8k   36:00: How does an unequal education system create market opportunities?   46:00: What are the differences between public, private, and charter schools?   1:04:50: How does the U.S education system reinforce bourgeois ideology?   Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.    

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft       18:45: The Democratic Party Devours Itself https://nyti.ms/3avIyMi   19:30: David Brooks wrong on Bernie https://bit.ly/3awErjs   20:15: Washington Post’s disguised civility politic https://wapo.st/38pfwg6   22:00: Bernie was right about Cuba https://cnn.it/2x3gRft   36:00: Democratic Party Leaders willing to sabotage party to beat Bernie https://nyti.ms/2IjpzZt   38:45: Mayo Pete on Twitter https://bit.ly/2Tma2yr   39:00: Florida Dems suing to get Bernie off ballot https://politi.co/3arC3dC   41:00: Billionaire rapist Harvey Weinstein donates most to Hillary https://bit.ly/2xbXaSW   43:00: Hillary Clinton set to make her own podcast https://politi.co/2wt6P79 45:30: Bernie can still win. Here’s the math: https://nyti.ms/2ww9EEm     Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram. Remix by Phil Buck - nematoderecords.com  

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft   Mat's friend and our special guest Kelcey Duggan comes on to talk with us about her work as a policy analyst, abolitionist, & researcher focused on community safety and justice.   5:25: Why do leftists consider police to be “class traitors?”   10:00: Oakland mothers evicted https://bit.ly/33phD2J   12:30: How are typical labor unions different from police unions?   14:40: Chicago police academy approved https://bit.ly/2WtsYwW   18:00: Police unions hold asymmetrical power over the working class   35:00: Kelcey’s Community Resource Hub https://bit.ly/3ddMuDZ   36:30: Massachusetts Bail Fund https://bit.ly/3b86mGH   37:05: Kelcey’s paper on ending cash bail https://bit.ly/3d4y9tg   39:30: Seattle PD sues to fight oversight https://bit.ly/390aEyn   42:10: Police unions shield officers from accountability https://reut.rs/3b75YIa   47:15: Which cities are leading the charge on criminal justice reform?   51:50: Has U.S culture imposed the idea that police are above the law? Follow Kelcey on Twitter @k_duggan_   @dereckapurnell   @dreanyc123   @prisonculture on Twitter   Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram. Remix by Phil Buck - nematoderecords.com    

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft   Recorded 4/3/2020: Our friend and guest Ian comes on to talk with us about Bernie, DNC incompetence, contradictions within capitalism, and political economy in the age of the Covid-19 Pandemic.  Check out @hinsonmusic on Instagram to follow Ian   Stay safe and much love from the ELL gang!       Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram Remix by Phil Buck - nematoderecords.com    

    Listen, support, and interact: https://linktr.ee/theentrylevelleft   1:10: Why do we work in the first place?   13:40: Right to work laws defund and disempower unions.   19:00: Bourgeois law formalizes the elevation of business over human life.   25:30: The American economy is built on fairy tales and lies.   28:45: The business owner-operator as a vector of neoliberal ideology   30:30: Economies of scale and the decline of small business https://bit.ly/35fcIlC   31:10: What is company culture and what are the limitations imposed by capital?   32:20: Samsung chairman gets 18 months for union busting https://tcrn.ch/3bQHq75   33:20: A third of employees have been employed by a gig service. https://bit.ly/3bQaE66   38:05: What are some common gripes about applying for jobs?   39:00: Gender, sex, and racial disparities in the hiring process https://pewrsr.ch/2YjinGa   42:30: Capitalism incentivizes discrimination and ableism in the hiring process.   56:40: Work doesn’t necessarily stop when you clock out.    57:30: How does your identity intersect with the workplace?   1:04:30: You’re more likely to be depressed without a job https://bit.ly/2VOQdRK       Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram Remix by comrade Phil Buck - nematoderecords.com