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Give Them An Argument

Ben Burgis
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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 Ži... more

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We're back! This last weekend, Ben Burgis was at an international conference of socialist, communist, and labor parties in Mexico City hosted by the Partido del Trabajo (the smallest but furthest left of the three parties in Claudia Sheinbaum's coali... more

After a four-year run on the show, Producer Jake is saying goodbye. (Although presumably he'll be saying "hello" again on some future episodes as a guest.) One of his predecessors, Producer Cale, joins us to see the lad off. Jay Zeroni, who's never b... more

Jacobin writer and editor Meagan Day joins us to talk about what reactionary "tradwife" influencers are latching onto, and how social democracy can actually help families in a way that ugly anti-feminist culture war can't. Before that, Ben does an Op... more

The crossover event the world has eagerly awaited is here (OK, well, some of us are excited)--Matt McManus and Stormin' Norman Finkelstein on the same podcast episode. As it turns out, they share an interest in John Stuart Mill, so we thought it migh... more

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Recent Guests

Norman Finkelstein
Political scholar and author known for his work on Israel and Palestine
Episode: Season 7 Episode 23: Norm Finkelstein & Matt McManus on John Stuart Mill
Matt McManus
Political theorist and writer, focusing on Mill's liberal socialism
Episode: Season 7 Episode 23: Norm Finkelstein & Matt McManus on John Stuart Mill
Nicholas Vrousalis
Author of 'Exploitation as Domination'
Episode: Season 7 Episode 22: Exploitation and Analytical Marxism (ft. Nicholas Vrousalis)
Steve Paxton
Author of 'How Capitalism Ends'
Episode: Season 7 Episode 21: How Capitalism Ends (Bastille Day Special w/Steve Paxton)
Shaun Richman
Labor scholar and author
Author, We Have Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers' Union, 1912-1953
Episode: Season 7 Episode 20: We Have Always Had a Union (ft. Shaun Richman)
Zoran Mamdani
Newly elected mayor of New York City, known for advocating an affordable city for all New Yorkers.
New York City
Episode: Season 7 Episode 19: Flowers for Marx
Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Author of Another World is Possible, Lessons for America from Around the Globe
Episode: Season 7 Episode 17: Another World is Possible (ft. Natasha Zapata)
Bruno Leipold
Author of Citizen Marx, Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought
Episode: Season 7 Episode 16: Citizen Marx
Andrew Hartman
Historian and author of 'Karl Marx in America'
Author
Episode: Season 7 Episode 14: Karl Marx in America (ft. Andrew Hartman)

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Ben Burgis
Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor and a prominent voice in political discourse, known for debating and unpacking leftist arguments against neoliberal perspectives. He has contributed to Jacobin and has extensive experience discussing issues of labor rights, capitalism, and socialism on various platforms.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 222 ratings
  • Volume equality

    Great content, but Ben…stop mumbling in the corner when your cohosts and guests are blowing out my ear drums.

    Ad on. This 100% my kind of “left”. Great recent episode with Vivek Chibber.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    amerigovonhistory
    United States7 months ago
  • Rhetoric for the Rest of Us

    I positively love this podcast. Politics is often about arguments and there’s no one else on the left actually teaching people how to argue. Also Ben is lovable to the point of adorability. ;)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Despanan
    United Statesa year ago
  • Elocution!!!

    I so want to like this podcast but here is how it goes: “ like, but like , ya know, like , right, ya know”.

    Plus the left is so off on Covid. So sorry.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    lynnharding
    United Statesa year ago
  • Daily Wire…cash?!?

    Was interesting till they went for the Daily Wire cash…ya that’s not going to influence the show and opinions m. Thanks I’ll pass on DW nonsense.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Cahill4225
    United Statesa year ago
  • Pretty good philosophy/politics from a socialist POV

    Only gripes I have are:

    - audio quality — sometimes host’s mic/voice sounds garbled

    - host can be long-winded or take a while to get to the point

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Čœßtūmër
    Canada2 years ago

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Season 7 Episode 21: How Capitalism Ends (Bastille Day Special w/Steve Paxton)
Q: How do we move beyond capitalism?
By improving employment conditions and housing through state initiatives, making capitalism less attractive.
Season 7 Episode 12: Congressman Ro Khanna Gives Us An Argument
Q: How can we get Medicare for All back into the national conversation?
Investing in health care and education must be prioritized to relieve anxiety and stress in people's lives about healthcare costs; this is critical for a thriving economy.
Season 7 Episode 12: Congressman Ro Khanna Gives Us An Argument
Q: What is the Democratic Party's responsibility for creating a situation where Trump could return to power?
Khanna argues that the Democratic Party must acknowledge its failures involving policy decisions like NAFTA, which led to economic disparities and a sense of distrust among voters.
Season 7 Episode 13: Eric Blanc on the Way Forward for Labor
Q: Can you translate the argument from your book regarding economic factors versus unionization efforts?
Blanc argues that Trump’s focus on factory work ignores the need for strong unions that actually enhance working conditions. He emphasizes that without unions, factory jobs become just as exploitative as any other work environment.
Season 7 Episode 8: Debating Socialism w/the Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight
Q: If under socialism, the goal is to equalize wealth and have workers collectively own everything, what incentive is there for someone to work harder or to innovate?
Ben suggests that innovation can still thrive under socialism, citing examples of public sector innovation as catalysts for technological advancement and arguing for structured incentives within worker co-ops.

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