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“Thanks for Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood since 1980” with Nicholas Wolfinger and Matthew McKeever
This episode centers on a conversation with sociologists Dr. Nicholas Wolfinger and Dr. Matthew McKeever about their book “Thanks for Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood since 1980” and what it reveals about poverty, race, and U.S. policy. The hosts discuss the core puzzle: even after four d
“Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music” with Toby Manning
Toby Manning joins the Coming From Left Field Podcast to discuss his book, “Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music,” a sweeping, theory-driven history of commercial popular music from the 1950s to today. Dr. Manning traces how popular music doesn’t float above politics but is sh
Simplifying Socialism: Reclaiming Marxism with A.J. Horn
In this intergenerational dialogue, we welcome writer A.J. Horn, a remarkable young Marxist-Leninist scholar. We discuss the enduring legacy of the great intellectual, Michael Parenti, who passed away a month ago. We examine what made Parenti’s work—such as his classic “Blackshirts and Reds”—so powe