Millennial Review

Justin covers the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) including in depth analysis of the anti-trans genocidal language on display, Steve Bannon's ideological hold on Trumpism, how terrible Tulsi Gabbard is, and a look into Trump's foreign policy, domestic policy, and continuing grievance politics.  To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Justin analyzes the Republican primary and the upcoming 2024 general election, largely from the perspective of Donald Trump and what he's been up to. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Trevor theorizes about our modern moment of emergent fascism as states ban abortion and try to eliminate trans existence, its uniquely postmodern features, and how it relates to 20th-century fascism.

Justin and Trevor are joined by Chel and Caitlin to talk about the growth and proliferation of conspiracy theories, which have pervaded social media, most notably Facebook and Instagram. We cover three academic articles that interrogate the spread of vaccine misinformation, new-age influencers, and private Facebook groups for new moms which have become sites of harmful "advice" and conspiracism.

Justin discusses crime on a theoretical level, what it is presented as, and what it actually is. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Justin and Britt discuss a spate of recent police killings, the need for an abolitionist response, and how some on the left fall short. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

I'm not quite sure why I made this episode, it's also late, but I discuss how pointless the Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House vote fiasco is and was, a little bit on the coup attempt in Brazil and the ongoing fight over the courts in New York state. Better content to come soon, join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

This is a re-release of an episode Trevor did in January of 2019. The episode looks at Martin Luther King Jr.'s broader legacy and the ways in which he pushed back against capitalism and the military industrial complex. Thank you for four years of support everybody. 

Justin and Britt discuss the legacy of Robert Bork, Ronald Reagan's failed Supreme Court nominee and how his judicial philosophy reshaped the courts and the country. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

I thought I posted this like 4 days ago but I didn't, so here it is now. Justin ruminates on the last year and where the various threads Millennial Review followed in 2022 will take us in 2023.  To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Justin ruminates on the current position of left politics, where the path forward lies, and what it takes to keep building a better future.  To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Justin discusses the Republican attempts to capitalize on tough on crime narratives in the midterms, how they've used those narratives historically and how it has ballooned the carceral state, and how Democrats furthered that process by co-signing tough on crime politics. And now some on the left are doing the same.  To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview. 

Trevor talks about our anti-political moment ushered in by the fall of Trump and the rise of Joe Biden with its promise to return us to the neoliberal consensus at the end of history, and how it has been both reinforced by and reflected in culture. He discusses the comparison between the post-Trump and post-Nixon cultural response, the reductiveness of the superhero movie, and the sexlessness of modern popular media; where it comes from and what it means.

Justin and Trevor discuss the GOP flopping as Democrats have one of the best midterm elections by a party in power in the last century. How did Democrats win, how did the GOP lose, how did the media fail, and where do Republicans go from here? Luckily for you, we have all the answers.

Justin and Trevor discuss Lula's victory over Bolsonaro and what it means for Brazil, Republicans exploiting the centrist media to their advantage, and then go through the state of the midterms heading into election day on Tuesday.

Justin discusses some late breaking developments in the various Senate races that might tip them in favor of Republicans, and what that means for the future. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.

Sorry for the audio quality everyone, still working out some kinks on the technical side of these streams.  Justin and Britt discuss two very different cities (Spokane, Washington and San Francisco, California) and politicians response to the unhoused and how despite those differences the tactics are essentially the same. Subscribe on YouTube Watch on Twitch

Justin and Trevor talk about Joe Biden's recent executive action on "weed decriminalization," give an update on the war in Ukraine, talk about the runoff election in Brazil, and discuss key races in the midterms

Justin and Britt discuss The Young Turks and their tough on crime stance over the last year or so, how it's absolutely wrong, and why abolition needs to be central to any left project. Watch live on Twitch. Watch on YouTube.

Justin discusses recent developments in the labor movement, particularly the organizing of Starbucks Workers United and the Amazon Labor Union, and then connects that organizing to abolition as a dual framework for building left power.