EPISODE · Aug 18, 2020 · 1H 1M
G&R Episode 35: The New Left and the Next Left. What we can learn from 1960s radicals.
from Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · host Green and Red
In today's episode, Bob and Scott have a free-wheeling discussion about the origins of the New Left, the Wisconsin School (school of thought around the history of foreign relations), and the how these radical ideas still have currency in today's emerging movements. This episode is a tribute to esteemed diplomatic historian Thomas McCormick who passed away on July 25th, 2020. Learn More: William Appleman Williams, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy Thomas McCormick, China Market: America’s Quest for Informal Empire, 1893-1901 Lloyd Gardner, Economic Aspects of New Deal Diplomacy Walter LeFeber, The New Empire: An Interpretation of American Expansion, 1860–1898 From the Green and Red team: Our interview with New Left historian and activist Staughton Lynd: https://bit.ly/StaughtonGandR And listen to our conversation with filmmaker David Martinez on one of the New Left's influences, radical sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein: https://bit.ly/WallersteinGandR Bob Buzzanco: What Happened to the New Left? Watch us on YouTube! https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube Also, follow us on any of these social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ Keep Green and Red independent! Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).
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In today's episode, Bob and Scott have a free-wheeling discussion about the origins of the New Left, the Wisconsin School (school of thought around the history of foreign relations), and the how these radical ideas still have currency in today's emerging movements. This episode is a tribute to esteemed diplomatic historian Thomas McCormick who passed away on July 25th, 2020. Learn More: William Appleman Williams, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy Thomas McCormick, China Market: America’s Quest for Informal Empire, 1893-1901 Lloyd Gardner, Economic Aspects of New Deal Diplomacy Walter LeFeber, The New Empire: An Interpretation of American Expansion, 1860–1898 From the Green and Red team: Our interview with New Left historian and activist Staughton Lynd: https://bit.ly/StaughtonGandR And listen to our conversation with filmmaker David Martinez on one of the New Left's influences, radical sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein: https://bit.ly/WallersteinGandR Bob Buzzanco: What Happened to the New Left? Watch us on YouTube! https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube Also, follow us on any of these social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ Keep Green and Red independent! Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).
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