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Danny and Derek are joined by Jake Nabel, Tombros early career professor of classical studies and assistant professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State, to talk about Roman-Parthian relations in antiquity. The group discusses the geopolitical landscape of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, the rise of the Parthian Empire and the Arsacid dynasty following the fall of the Achaemenids and Alexander the Great, and the inherent challenges of relying on Greco-Roman historiography. They also delve into how Iranian and Armenian sources reshape our understanding of the period, the deep cultural misunderstanding between Roman hostage-taking and Parthian cliental fosterage, the cultural barriers preventing intermarriage, and the modern Iranian reception of pre-Islamic empires, including contemporary parallels to Reza Pahlavi.
Read Jakeâs book The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations.
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Jamie Raskin, Democrat from Maryland, talks about Congress reforming the Supreme Court, and the House challenging Trumpâs corruption. His article in the current issue of The Nation magazine is âWe Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government.â
Also: John Nichols assesses the Democratsâ Senate candidates in the wake of the replacement of Graham Platner in Maine.
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To celebrate the 250th, weâre looking back at the founding with Tad Stoermer, author of the NYTimes bestseller âA Resistance History of the United States.â Why did the same people who kicked off the American Revolution actively oppose the adoption of the Constitution? Was Rhode Island always a mob state? What can we learn from the musical 1776, starring Mr. Feeny? All this and more on this special 4th (well, 6th) of July episode of Fighting Fascism.
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Danny and Derek are joined by historian Andrew Shankman to talk about the road to US independence from Great Britain. They discuss differences between Spanish and British colonization strategies, the intellectual and philosophical origins of the American Revolution, the Stamp Act crisis, distinctions in racial conceptions between the American colonies and the West Indies, key revolutionary figures, the early American republic, the unique economic situation of Boston and Massachusetts, and post-revolution relations with Britain and indigenous peoples.
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Public ire toward AI keeps growing as the data center boom continues to hit peopleâs pockets. Chris Person joins Paris Marx to discuss the soaring cost of consumer electronics, including why prices are unlikely to fall anytime soon, and how people can experiment with homespun cyberpunk tech.
Chris Person is a co-founder of Aftermath and makes Highlight Reel.
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Sina Azodi, assistant professor of Middle East politics and director of the Middle East Studies program at George Washington University, returns to the show to talk about Iranâs nuclear program. The group discusses the Shahâs nuclear agenda, Atoms for Peace, Iranâs signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, how the Iran-Iraq War influenced Iranâs nuclear policy, missed opportunities for diplomacy after 9/11, Trumpâs withdrawal from the JCPOA and why Biden didnât revive the deal, and the recent war with Iran.
Grab a copy of Sinaâs book Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran, and the Nuclear Question.
And contribute to â GiveDirectly's campaign to help survivors of the earthquake in Venezuelaâ .
Note: In lieu of a news episode this week, we will be posting an interview relevant to the holiday.
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Trump biggest losses in the Supreme Court rulings announced this week were on birthright citizenshipâwidely anticipatedâand the voting rights case where the majority ruled states could count ballots mailed but not received by election day. His biggest win was abolishing independent agencies except for the Federal Reserve. David Cole has our analysisâheâs the former legal director of the ACLU.
Also: The Court ended Temporary Protected Status, TPS, for Haitians (and others), but that does not mean deportations will begin immediately. Instead most of those with TPS will be given an opportunity to contest a deportation order or apply for remaining on a different basis. Amy Wilentz comments on the current responses in New York City, Miami, Springfield, Ohio, and in Congress.
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Sara Nelson is the President of the Association of Flight Attendants, and one of the most badass leaders in the labor movement today. But that doesnât mean we donât conduct a hard-hitting, critical interview of her. Well, actually, thatâs exactly what it means. Hear Sara lay out the challenges and opportunities that unions face right now, and the role of organized labor in fighting fascism. And hear us just kinda fan-boy nod along to everything she says!
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a very good night on Tuesday: a slate of candidates he endorsed won in Democratic primaries in both state and congressional races. This victory was shared by the Democratic Socialists of America, which is now clearly replacing the old political machines in its ability to get out the vote. Ross Barkan wrote about these elections for The Nation and joins the podcast to tell the story of the rising left in urban America.
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Danny and Derekâs promised ring ceremony regrettably must be relocated from MSG due to a scheduling conflict. In this weekâs news: The Iran negotiations show signs of progress (1:26) despite disputes over the agreement (5:20), plus conflicting reports over the status of the Strait of Hormuz* (9:24); Lebanon sees a reduction in fighting and another round of talks (12:31); in Gaza, Israel is targeting children (15:38), plus a Board of Peace update (16:48); Keir Starmer resigns as PM of the UK (18:40); the DPRK/North Korea appears to be back on Trumpâs radar (21:18); a battle over El Obeid, Sudan, still looms (22:53); Trump is again angry with NATO and has a spat with Italian PM Meloni (25:07); in Russia-Ukraine, an update on the war (27:40), Poland strips Zelenskyy of an award (30:21), and the Russians are again displeased with Trump (32:40); election updates in Colombia (34:25), Peru (36:08), and Ethiopia (37:27); and Trump unveils the new Air Force One (39:23).
*After the time of recording, the initiative to rescue stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz was paused due to a vessel being attacked.
Check out the replay of Wednesdayâs livestream.
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As tech companies race to build hyperscale data centers, communities are coming together to push back. Saul Levin joins Paris Marx to discuss how rising opposition to data center construction is uniting people across party lines and prompting broader conversations around what infrastructure people want instead.
Saul Levin is a community organizer and host of The Hum.
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Omer Bartov, Deanâs Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, joins the program to talk about Zionismâs transformation from an emancipation movement into a form of ethno-nationalism. They delve into Zionismâs formation alongside European colonialism, how settler encroachment influenced Palestinian nationalism, comparisons with European settler colonialism, whether Zionismâs âwrong turnâ was in the formation of the State of Israel itself, the meaning of ânever again,â how the historical memory of the Holocaust is used to justify Israeli expansion, Israelâs lack of a constitution, and liberal Zionism in the United States.
Be sure to get a copy of Omerâs book Israel: What Went Wrong?
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Election protection: defending Ohioâs biggest voter registration group, and blocking Trumpâs attacks on voting by mail: Norm Eisen, co-counsel on the first Trump impeachment, comments.
Also: how protest pushed ICE to abandon most of its warehouse detention center plans, and pressured Georgia Republicans to abandon their redistricting plans â John Nichols explains.
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Danny and Derek are in backchannel talks with the reflecting pool algae. In this weekâs news: the United States and Iran sign a Memorandum of Understanding (1:26), which addresses sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz, reconstruction, sovereignty, and the nuclear program (6:46); Israel continues its attacks on and occupation of Lebanon despite the MoU dictating otherwise (26:12); Gaza is excluded from the MoU (30:25) as West Bank annexation continues (31:46); in Sudan, RSF forces appear to be preparing for a major battle (34:27); in Ukraine, Russia makes advances (35:58) while Crimea is hit hard (37:26); the G7 is relatively uneventful, but does express support for Ukraine (39:24); the US announces plans for a military drawdown in Europe (41:21); in Peru, Keiko Fujimori leads the vote count in the presidential election (42:57); and a UNAIDS report shows the dire effect of DOGE cuts (44:37).
Check out our episode with Caitlin Tulloch on the fallout from ending USAID.
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Cory Doctorow, guy who coined the term enshittification, has been eviscerating Big Tech oligarchs for many years. Heâs now turning his razor-sharp mind onto one of our most/least favorite topics: AI. His new book, The Reverse-Centaurâs Guide to Life After AI, is in many ways a practical guide for how to resist (actually resist, not just feel-good resist) the biggest financial scam in human history. Cory joins us to discuss what we should be really protesting when we protest AI. (And, at the end, we make sure to touch on his idea that Democrats should start preparing to prosecute the fascists who have so desperately got it coming, a.k.a., the Nuremberg Caucus.)
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Journalist Eoin Higgins was recently sued for defamation by a fellow journalist Matt Taibbi, who is subject on criticism in Higginsâ book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. The case was briskly dismissed by a judge and is now on appeal. The lawsuit was manifestly frivolous and is filled with irony, since Taibbi likes to present himself as a free speech champion. I spoke to Higgins about it and the larger tendency of wealthy right-wing figures, including Donald Trump, to use lawsuits to intimidate critics.
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The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carneyâs push for large-scale investment in AI, despite being unable to describe how adoption will work, how Canadians will benefit, and what policies will be implemented to mitigate growing risks and harms.
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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In his campaign against elite universities as centers of resistance, Trump hasnât been able to force Harvard to submit. And it seems less likely now that they will settle. Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy has our analysis.
Also: the essential workers at our supermarkets: Ann Larson talks about poverty wages and worker solidarity. Her new book is Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View From Behind the Supermarket Register.
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Historian Patrick Wyman returns to the show to talk about the deep history of human societies and how they can inform the current moment. They explore new ways of studying prehistory, the origins of agriculture, climate adaptation, the Clovis people, the long Neolithic, early farming societies, states and security, the Bronze Age collapse, and more.
Listen to Patrickâs â Past Lives â podcast.
And grab a copy of his new book â Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our Worldâ .
Donât forget the AP livestream, this Wednesday at 8pm ET on â our YouTube channelâ .
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Thatâs right, friends... itâs another crossover episode! We were joined by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison from American Prestige, a podcast that offers a left analysis on international affairs. Which⊠we got to eventually (Iran, Israel, USAID, what Democratsâ foreign policy should look like, all the hits)⊠but only after Daniel and Aaron ended once and for all the age-old debate of: Is Trumpism fascism? All this and more on this banger of a crossover!
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