Jacobin Show: The Calamity of Clintonism
Plus: how "cannabis equity" programs have failed.
April 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022
Jacobin Show: The Calamity of Clintonism
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<p>Jen Pan discusses why “cannabis equity” programs, which were designed to provide opportunities for victims of America’s decades-long drug war, have been a complete failure. Paul Prescod talks about the importance of forging electoral campaigns deeply rooted in the labor movement. And finally, Lily Geismer gives a history of the New Democrats' assault on labor and social programs. Her new book is <a href="https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/lily-geismer/left-behind/9781541757004/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality</em></a>. </p><br /><p>Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT</a></p><br /><p>Music provided by Zonkey: <a href="https://linktr.ee/zonkey" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://linktr.ee/zonkey</a></p><br /><p><em>The Jacobin Show</em> offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from April 20, 2022.</p>
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