238 - Charlie Kirk & The War On Free Speech, & Bolsonaro JAILED

<p>get full access to the postgame at <a href="https://patreon.com/leftreckoning">⁠patreon.com/leftreckoning⁠</a></p><p>Huge episode tonight! David and Matt discuss the crackdown on free speech. Then we are joined by Dr. Tom Alter, who was let go of his tenured job as a history professor at Texas State University, for engaging in free speech. We talk about what that means for Texas and the country.</p><p>GoFundMe: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-free-speech-reinstate-dr-tom-alter-now" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-free-speech-reinstate-dr-tom-alter-now</a></p><p>TSEU petition: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/reinstate-dr-tom-alter-defend-free-speech-at-all-universities" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/reinstate-dr-tom-alter-defend-free-speech-at-all-universities</a></p><p>Socialist Horizon statement and petition: <a href="https://www.puntorojomag.org/2025/09/13/defend-free-speech-no-to-fascists-reinstate-professor-dr-tom-alter-now/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.puntorojomag.org/2025/09/13/defend-free-speech-no-to-fascists-reinstate-professor-dr-tom-alter-now/</a></p><p>READ TOM ALTER'S EXCELLENT BOOK ON TEXAS RADICALS: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/toward-a-cooperative-commonwealth-the-transplanted-roots-of-farmer-labor-radicalism-in-texas-thomas-alter/e1f7347c5ee54043" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bookshop.org/p/books/toward-a-cooperative-commonwealth-the-transplanted-roots-of-farmer-labor-radicalism-in-texas-thomas-alter/e1f7347c5ee54043</a></p><p>Brian Mier (@BrianMteleSUR) join us to talk about Bolsonaro's imprisonment for his role in the attempted coup in Brazil.</p><p>Keep up with Brian's work here: <a href="https://bmier.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bmier.substack.com/</a></p><p>Lastly, we are joined by Tamanisha J. John (@TamanishaJohn) to discuss Venezuela and the Trump administration's aggressive stance, as well as neocolonialism.</p><p>You can read the piece here: <a href="https://www.blackagendareport.com/historical-and-contemporary-role-neocolonial-caribbean-governments-supporting-us-militarism-and" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.blackagendareport.com/historical-and-contemporary-role-neocolonial-caribbean-governments-supporting-us-militarism-and</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p>