Chris Cutrone discusses the rational kernel in Javier Milei’s recent speech at Davos and explains how socialists should take up capitalism in order to transform it. Chris and Doug discuss how to understand the legal system and the problem of mob rule. How do we know what we know?
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain on Western Maoism
Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss how Maoism came to define the ideology of the American Left as the CutroneZone returns in 2024. Doug and Chris continue to discuss Maoism and its aftermath in the Parrot Room, and touch upon the “Left” on Israel-Palestine.
Chris Cutrone with Aufhebunga Bunga on The Death of the Millennial Left
Chris Cutrone of Platypus joins Aufhebunga Bunga, Philip Cunliffe, George Hoare, and Alex Hochuli, to talk about his collection of essays, The Death of the Millennial Left. We discuss: Why define it as the “Millennial” Left? Was the anti-Stalinism of leaderless protests a good thing? Did the talk of “winning” from 2015 onwards represent maturity? Should the turn to a more public, statist capitalism make us more optimistic? How will the ‘lawfare’ used against Trump play out?