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TMBS 136 aired on April 21st 2020
Episode summary:
How Covid Is affecting the Global South.
We are joined by the great Cornel West for much needed wisdom.
During the GEM, David breaks down how global finance is working to undermine a humane response to the crisis in Argentina and across the globe.
Brazil and the Hemisphere in Crisis ft. Brian Mier
Special: Russia, Saudi Arabia & The Collapse of Oil Prices ft. Steven A. Cook : Steven A. Cook (@StevenACook) rejoins us to discuss the collapse in oil prices and the foreign policy implications. Where the "Drill Baby Drill!" era left us. Persian Gulf oil reliance. Putin and MBS.
Mark Blyth: TMBS Economics Series
Sunday Show: Trump, Freud, and the Centrist Death Drive ft. Russell Sbriglia : Russell Sbriglia, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Literature Studies at Seton Hall University, joins us for a psychoanalytic treatment of our contemporary politics. What is "Death Drive" and what is a "Death Cult"? Why centrist dems may be better patients for Freud than Trumpists. Who is and isn't laughing at Trump.
Check out Russell's book, "Subject Lessons. Hegel, Lacan, and the Future of Materialism," co-edited with Slavoj Zizek.
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