Why Zohran Mamdani is a Trap for the Left
Chris Cutrone discusses the regressive character of the hoopla around Zohran Mamdani and explains how this is a repetition of the past failures of the…
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Noah Kumin on the Clockwork in Novels
Nina Power and Douglas Lain talk to Noah Kumin about his novel "Stop All the Clocks."
What is the purpose of the novel today? What is alt.lit and wh…
America Needs to Mourn
In this new Critical Cuts video Douglas Lain explains the difference between melancholy and mourning, considers the 9/11 memorial "Reflecting Absence,…
The Last Marxist Explains the conflict with IRAN
Chris Cutrone describes how the left's history of supporting right-wing reaction in the Middle East has led to this moment of conflict, whether Trump …
Adorno “On Jazz” & Sublating the Left
Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss the "No Kings" protests and Doug attempts to apply the lessons from Adorno's "On Jazz" to the current mom…
How Socialists Should Understand American Conservatism
What is American conservatism, and how should socialists understand it? In this interview, Wyatt Verlen offers a historical overview of conservatism i…