Exit Capitalism, Stage Left

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left Episode 15: On Strike: The UAW and the Railroad

The fifteenth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left [https://maggiephairinstitute.org/podcast/] is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. In this episode, we go over an old relevant interview that highlights what’s going on with UAW workers in the past and what has lead to a strike now, as well as what the strike means to workers and the unfair labor practices of the UC’s bargaining team. This episode also looks at the strike going on with railroad workers, the fact that congress is attempting to force them back into work, and that the senate doesn’t seem to have enough votes on their side to give railroad workers at least 7 days of sick leave, instead of the 15 they are asking for, and that the contract that will pass through our federal government will probably leave railroad workers with 1 sick day a year. Don’t forget to send us your questions for the last segment of our podcast at exitcapitalismstageleft@gmail.com.

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left Episode 14: The Origins of Capitalism, Part III: John Milton and Oliver Cromwell

The Origins of Capitalism, Part III: John Milton and Oliver Cromwell

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left Episode 13: The Origins of Capitalism, Part I!: Lady Mary Wroth and Christopher Marlow

The thirteenth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left [https://maggiephairinstitute.org/podcast/] is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. This episode is the first in our education series which looks at the origins of capitalism in the early modern period. In part I of the series, I explored early modern English history, Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, and William Shakespeare’s works to look at early aspects of separation, dehumanization, and exploitation and how those aspects of capitalism manifest in The Tempest. This is Part II in the series in which we talk about early modern critiques of patriarchy, mercantile capitalism, the erasure of the labor of country people by pastoral works, and more while exploring Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlow and Lady Mary Wroth’s sonnets. This podcast includes works from: * “The Reformation, Inter-Imperial World History, and Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus” by Jane Hwang Degenhardt * Critiques of Michael Keefer * Nicolas Kiessling’s article “Doctor Faustus and the Sin of Demoniality” * Clarance Green’s “Doctor Faustus: Tragedy of Individualism” * And more! Education material attached to this and the last podcast can also be found in our education section of the website. [https://maggiephairinstitute.org/education-materials/] Don’t forget to send us your questions for the last segment of our podcast at exitcapitalismstageleft@gmail.com.

EXIT CAPITALISM, STAGE LEFT – EPISODE 12

The twelfth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left [https://maggiephairinstitute.org/podcast/] is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. This episode is the first in our education series which looks at the origins of capitalism in the early modern period. In part I of the series, I explore early modern English history, Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, and William Shakespeare’s works to look at early aspects of separation, dehumanization, and exploitation and how those aspects of capitalism manifest in The Tempest. This podcast includes works from: * Silvia Federici – Caliban and the Witch * Francisco de Victoria’s lecture – “the Indian problem” from 1539 * Dr. Virginia Mason Vaughan and Alden T. Vaughan’s article “The Tempest and Early Modern Concepts of Race.” * Claire Waters “The Tempest’s Sycorax as ‘Blue Eye’d Hag’: A Note Towards a Reassessment” * Jerry Broton’s The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam Don’t forget to send us your questions for the last segment of our podcast at exitcapitalismstageleft@gmail.com.

Episode 10: Premature Re-Openings – COVID-19 in the US

The tenth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left [https://maggiephairinstitute.org/podcast/] is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. In this episode, I discuss the premature re-openings, lifting of mask mandates, and the long-term effects of COVID on people who catch the disease – vaccinated or not. I myself am not a scientists, but I am a researcher and in this podcast we go over scientific sources analyzed by experts on what’s going on in the U.S. as far as COVID-19 goes. In this episode, we also talk about: * Elon Musk buying Twitter * Don’t Say Gay and anti-Trans medical recommendations in the state of Florida * Intercepted – a podcast by The Intercept * The Maggie Phair Institute’s Instagram * And why do people keep asking me questions about Elon Musk? Don’t forget to send us your questions for the last segment of our podcast at exitcapitalismstageleft@gmail.com.