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The Resurgence of Popular Left Media

The American media landscape can be pretty depressing for those with leftist sensibilities, but it's better than it was five years ago! Over the last two decades, a surge of support for leftist thought has culminated in a vibrant new batch of leftist media. From podcasts to magazines to big-budget films, the Left is seeing a resurgence in popularity.

As promised, here are some links to all of the media listed in the video. Check them out! There are plenty of other great resources; these are just a handful that came to mind.

 

Podcasts: 

Current Affairs https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/curr... (Also on Spotify)

Chapo Trap House https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/will... (Also on Spotify)

Know Your Enemy https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/know... 

Trillbilly Workers Party https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tril... 

The Michael Brooks Show https://tmbs.fm 

Hear the Bern https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sand... 

 

YouTube Channels:

Step Back History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxTd... 

Philosophy Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilo... 

Contrapoints https://www.youtube.com/user/ContraPo...

Hbomberguy https://www.youtube.com/user/hbomberguy 

Thought Slime https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrr7...

Noncompete https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZF... 

Brainlet https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ui... 

Mexie https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ui... 

Three Arrows https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCT8... 

 

Magazines:

Jacobin https://www.jacobinmag.com 

Current Affairs https://www.currentaffairs.org 

 

Radical Book Publishers:

Haymarket Books https://www.haymarketbooks.org 

Verso Books https://www.versobooks.com 

Pluto Press https://www.plutobooks.com

Seven Stories Press https://www.sevenstories.com 

 

Film:

Parasite https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/ 

Okja https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3967856/... 

Snowpiercer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/... 

Sorry to Bother You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5688932/... 

 

Streaming:

Means TV https://means.tv 

 

Games:

Tonight We Riot https://meansinteractive.itch.io/toni... 

Damnview: Built From Nothing https://www.gamepressure.com/games/da...

 

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