Episode 11 - An Old Lefty from Way Back

Ben talks about his Jacobin review of Aaron Sorkin's "The Trial of the Chicago 7." Jeff Cohen talks about VoteTrumpOut. David Feldman comes by to explain that, despite being an "old lefty from way back," he wants Trump to serve a second term. Colette Shade makes her GTAA debut to talk about her New Republic article "Self-Help Hacks at the End of the World." Finally, rapper and activist Napoleon da Legend talks about his music career, mass incarceration, and his relationship with Michael...

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Give Them An Argument is a YouTube show and podcast dedicated to building a smarter, funnier and more strategic Left. New episodes are live on YouTube on Monday nights with an exclusive postgame for GTAA patrons after the main show. (To become a patron, go to patreon.com/benburgis and sign up for the monthly cost of a milkshake at a 50s nostalgia diner in 1994.) Past guests have included Slavoj Žižek, Richard Wolff, David Pizarro, Gregory Sadler, Glenn Greenwald, Krystal Ball, Bhaskar Sunkara, Sam Seder, Ana Kasparian, Emma Vigeland, Matt Christman, and Amber Frost. The show has also featured debates between host Ben Burgis and opponents ranging from Walter Block to Charlie Kirk.Ben is a philosophy professor, Jacobin columnist, and frequent debater. He did a regular "Debunk" segment on the Michael Brooks Show until 2020. He's appeared on the Debate Night with Charlie Kirk, System Update with Glenn Greenwald, Rising, Krystal, Kyle & Friends, the Majority Report w/Sam Seder & the Joe Rogan Experience.benburgis.compatreon.com/benburgis