MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: The Wizard Of Oz (w/ Franciso Pérez)
The MVC team unpacks the monetary policy allegory baked into The Wizard of Oz.
Podcasts
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LEVER TIME: The King Of The “Self-Help” Grift
David Sirota examines the rise of “happiness” guru Arthur Brooks and explores the contradictions of the multibillion-dollar self-help industry.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Antz (w/ Max Epstein)
The MVC team discusses Dreamworks’ 1998 animated film about class consciousness in a bugs’ world.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: 9 to 5 (w/ Patricia Resnick)
The MVC team interviews the screenwriter of the radical pro-labor comedy.
LEVER TIME: The Hidden Flaws Of ‘Bidenomics’
David Sirota speaks with Matt Stoller about the flawed data and faulty policies behind Biden’s economic plan.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Heaven’s Gate (w/ Matthew Donovan)
The MVC team unpacks Michael Cimino’s infamous Western about the struggle of European migrants in 19th century Wyoming.
LEVER TIME: American Intervention And Its Blowback
David speaks with the hosts of Blowback about the history of foreign intervention in Afghanistan.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Back To The Future (w/ Jon Shelton)
The MVC team unpacks the subversive themes of Robert Zemeckis’ class conflict-oriented time travel film.
LEVER TIME PREMIUM: The Lawyer Suing 17 Fossil Fuel Companies
The Lever speaks with a lawyer suing the fossil fuel industry for its role in a deadly heatwave.
LEVER TIME: The Serious Science Of Extraterrestrial Research
David Sirota speaks with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb about the controversial field of extraterrestrial research.