https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/516fa671-feff-4647-b62a-e9b7b1839a88 Episodes of Devil's Chess Club--and all American Exception podcast episodes--are available first on Patreon [ https://www.patreon.com/americanexception ]. Christian Parenti joins us to discuss a number of his recent articles, each of which addresses aspects of the feckless, co-opted US Left. Christian Parenti is Professor of Economics at John Jay College, CUNY. His academic work focuses on: American economic history, environmental history, and the history of capitalism; climate change and sustainable energy; as well as war, policing, and political violence. His most recent book is 'Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder'. This discussion is centered around three of his recent articles: "The Cargo Cult of Woke" [ https://catalyst-journal.com/2024/06/the-cargo-cult-of-woke ], "How the Organized Left Got Covid Wrong, Learned to Love Lockdowns and Lost Its Mind: An Autopsy" [ https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/31/left-covid-lockdowns-mind-autopsy/ ], "The Left-Wing Origins of ‘Deep State’ Theory" [ https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-left-wing-origins-of-deep-state-theory/ ], Special thanks to: • Dana Chavarria, production • Casey Moore, graphics • Michelle Boley, animated intro • Mock Orange, music Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:49:28 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/516fa671-feff-4647-b62a-e9b7b1839a88 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.