The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

I talk with Matthew Remski about his new project Antifascist Dad and the work he has been doing on masculinity, parenting, and the rise of fascist politics. We get into the difference between liberal parenting and antifascist parenting, how family life becomes a political space, and how kids understand power in ways adults often miss. Matthew explains the two competing definitions of fascism, the history of religious antifascism, and the ways capitalism shapes our emotional lives. This episode looks at the role of fathers and caregivers in resisting authoritarian culture and raising kids who understand solidarity, care, and critical thinking. Matthew’s Linkshttps://linktr.ee/Matthew_Remskihttps://www.instagram.com/matthew_remski/https://www.tiktok.com/@antifascistdad https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807656/antifascist-dad-by-matthew-remski/ My Linktree https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

For this episode of Solidarity Across Borders, Owen brings two stories from his week that highlight a recurring theme in political life. He spoke with a conservative teacher who works in an underfunded classroom and still blames parents instead of the system. He also talked with a liberal vegan who sees ethical clarity in individual choices but avoids examining the global forces shaping the food industry. We look at how both viewpoints fall short and why systems analysis matters if we want real change. Owen's Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/@owenmacdonald7428 https://bsky.app/profile/owenmacdonald.bsky.social My Linkshttps://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Stafford Taylor joins me to talk about his path from homelessness to writing The Transcendence Manifesto. We get into life in Goa, lessons from community work, and what it means to build something better when the world keeps people isolated. Stafford’s links: https://www.youtube.com/@StaffordGrayman https://www.instagram.com/blueeyedphoenix1991/ https://www.facebook.com/stafford.taylor.18 https://www.amazon.ca/Transcendence-Manifesto-Secular-Gospel/dp/1036909654 Find all my links here:https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

We start by reflecting on criticism from a past discussion and what it says about how people hear and respond to political conversations. Then we talk about a stream Owen did with someone who says they’ve left the left and explore why anger and burnout push people toward reactionary thinking. The episode ends with a look at how solidarity can survive in a world that rewards outrage and division. Links: https://www.youtube.com/@owenmacdonald7428 https://bsky.app/profile/owenmacdonald.bsky.socialMy Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Qatar#Stadium_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_issues_involving_the_2022_FIFA_World_Cup# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar#FIFA_World_Cup_preparations_and_reported_abuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies#

Graham Culbertson joins me to talk about anarchism as a lived practice, how people already cooperate without coercion, why authority rarely works the way we think it does, and what it means to resist systems of control in everyday life. We also get into the pressures of podcasting in an algorithmic world and how staying authentic can itself be an act of resistance. Guest: Graham Culbertson – https://everydayanarchism.com All links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

From Gaza to Ecuador, governments are cracking down while people fight back. Nick and I talk about global uprisings, the criminalization of protest, and why power always reacts the same way when ordinary people demand justice. We cover Gaza marches, Ecuador’s Indigenous protests, Assata Shakur’s legacy, media capture by billionaires, Apple’s censorship of an anti-ICE app, and the right’s obsession with calling antifascists terrorists. Sources:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/5/mass-protests-from-amsterdam-to-istanbul-denounce-israels-gaza-genocide https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-led-movement-against-austerity-is-gaining-momentum-in-ecuador/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/05/police-to-get-new-powers-to-crack-down-on-repeated-protests-says-home-office https://www.teenvogue.com/story/assata-shakur-black-revolutionary-who-fought-for-freedom-in-exile https://gizmodo.com/apple-caves-to-trump-pressure-removes-app-that-let-immigrants-track-ice-activity-2000667208 https://www.salon.com/2025/10/06/from-dan-rather-to-bari-weiss-how-far-cbs-news-has-fallen/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/trump-behavior-online-posts https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/ The Guardian – Trump signs order designating antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-wants-to-designate-antifa-as-a-major-terrorist-organization-can-he-do-that?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-is-antifa-and-why-trump-wants-to-label-it-a-terrorist-organization https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-designating-antifa-terrorist-organization/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/what-is-antifa-what-does-trumps-major-terrorist-label-mean Nick’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickdgirard/ My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist Mutual Aid: Regina Cathedral Community Fridge — volunteer-run, 24/7 mutual aid fridge in Regina; feeding local neighbours every day. Help them here: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) — offering medical care, food, and humanitarian aid to children and families in Gaza and the West Bank: https://www.pcrf.net/donate Taylor Mcnallie is an activist and organizer from out of Calgary Alberta who has a number of pages to help support others and also she needs help with legal fees after being targeted by the Calgary police for her activism https://linktr.ee/taylor_mcnallie. SomeRandomG33k gives a lot of their income to people in need so you can either donate to them through streamlabs https://streamlabs.com/somerandomg33k/tip or check out their charity links page https://charitylinks.page/

Simon Enoch from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives joins me to talk about how neoliberalism reshaped Canadian policy and what privatization has done to public services. We cover the rise of corporate think tanks, the loss of economic democracy, and why evidence-based policy still matters. Links: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/ https://bsky.app/profile/simonenoch.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/Skepticalleftist

Cory Doctorow joins me to talk about Enshitification, his new book about the long decline of the internet. We go through how platforms start out good for users, turn on them once they’re locked in, and finally become unrecognizable corporate machines. Cory explains how this pattern connects to monopoly power, labor exploitation, and government capture, and why it’s not just a tech problem but a political one. Cory Doctorow’s links:https://craphound.com/https://craphound.com/shop/ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/ https://x.com/doctorow My links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Revolt, propaganda, and border control, in this episode we talk about uprisings in Nepal and Indonesia, Trump’s visa scams, digital IDs in the UK, propaganda around Charlie Kirk, AI pushing people into violence, and an economy rigged for the few. Sources https://people.com/charlie-kirk-martyr-allegedly-threatens-shoot-up-gay-bar-11813937 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/no-evidence-charlie-kirk-shooting-left-wing-groups-rcna232513 https://factkeepers.com/right-wing-extremist-violence-is-more-frequent-and-more-deadly-than-left-wing-violence/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-h1b-visa-changes_n_68cdd347e4b02387cfec20c8 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-starmer-set-push-digital-id-plans-ft-reports-2025-09-19/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/how-gen-z-protests-over-corruption-jobs-ousted-nepal-pm-oli-2025-09-09/ https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/09/18/deadly-gen-z-protests-expose-decades-systemic-rot-nepal https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/gen-z-protests-in-nepal-result-in-19-deaths-prime-minister-resignation-and-social-media-ban-repeal/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/8/six-killed-in-nepal-amid-gen-z-protests-after-social-media-ban-all-to-knowhttps://archive.is/20250913093923/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/13/nepal-protests-gen-z-uprising/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nepals-deadly-protests-social-media-ban-lies-anger-125389219 https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2025/09/13/revolt-in-indonesia/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/20/irish-band-kneecap-says-canada-ban-aims-to-silence-opposition-to-genocide https://futurism.com/man-chatgpt-psychosis-murders-mother https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/19/trumps-destruction-of-the-us-economy/ Nick’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickdgirard/ AnCom’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ancomscicomm.bsky.social My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

In this episode Owen Macdonald and I talk about capitalism’s gospel of greed. We start with AI’s effect on work, move into how exploitation underpins the global economy, and look at how Christian nationalism keeps people tied to an unjust system. We also discuss the hypocrisy of right-wing religion through Owen’s debate with a Trump supporter and the selective outrage over Charlie Kirk’s death. I've started calling my collaborations with Owen Solidarity Across Borders. I've created a logo and found new music for the intro and outro. Hopefully, Owen and I can continue these chats, and they'll become their own standalone playlist on YouTube and a subseries for the show. I hope you enjoy them Follow Owen: YouTube | BlueSky Support my work: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist | https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist

This week, Nick Girard joins me to dig into another week of manufactured emergencies and systemic collapse. From Trump’s military occupation of DC, to Romana Didulo’s arrest, to the slow-motion disaster of AI harms and ecological breakdown, it’s all crisis all the time. We also talk about capitalism’s state-capitalist mask slipping and the shifting views on socialism in the U.S. Nick is also sending out his book for free. Just reach out to him on Instagram at @nickdgirard or email me at mindofaskepticalleftist@gmail.com and we’ll get you a copy. Solidarity is the strategy. Sources https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalobserver.com%2F2025%2F09%2F03%2Fnews%2Fai-chatbots-are-changing-online-threat-landscape-ottawa-reviews-legislation https://globalnews.ca/news/11391128/saskatchewan-rcmp-richmound-investigation/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rcmp-richmound-didulo-1.7624038 https://leaderpost.com/news/sha-declare-queen-of-canadas-compound-a-threat-to-public-safety https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trans-gun-ban-trump-mental-illness-b2820372.html https://climateandcapitalism.com/2025/09/07/60-of-land-area-is-now-out-of-the-safe-operating-zone/ https://www.commondreams.org/news/we-are-all-dc-tens-of-thousands-march-to-white-house https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/google-antitrust-order-1.7623824 https://apnews.com/article/socialism-socialist-capitalism-big-business-free-enterprise-poll-c052ca687269a2cc075423877b7904e6 https://www.ft.com/content/db610f93-https://apnews.com/article/socialism-socialist-capitalism-big-business-free-enterprise-poll-c052ca687269a2cc075423877b7904e6d48d-4c49-a394-68aeee0500a6 Mutual aid shoutouts or action items Support KJ’s fight against a brain tumor — donate to the GoFundMe campaign for Eric’s nephew: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kj-with-his-battle-against-a-brain-tumor Regina Cathedral Community Fridge — volunteer-run, 24/7 mutual aid fridge in Regina; feeding local neighbours every day. Help them here: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/https://linktr.ee/reginacommunityfridge Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) — offering medical care, food, and humanitarian aid to children and families in Gaza and the West Bank: https://www.pcrf.net/donate Taylor Mcnallie is an activist and organizer from out of Calgary Alberta who has a number of pages to help support others and also she needs help with legal fees after being targeted by the Calgary police for her activism https://linktr.ee/taylor_mcnallie SomeRandomG33k gives a lot of their income to people in need so you can either donate to them through streamlabs https://streamlabs.com/somerandomg33k/tip or check out their charity links page https://charitylinks.page/ Check out Nick’s book In the Beginning Buy Nick’s book in Canada https://a.co/d/bbtJsT4 Buy Nick’s book in the US https://a.co/d/czu4Maw Nick on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickdgirard/ My links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Drew Adamick walks me through what financial survival looks like when the system is built to exploit us. From RRSPs and pensions to credit traps and estate planning, we talk about how to navigate capitalism while still fighting to change it. Support Drew’s work: https://divergentfp.ca Find all my links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Kaytlin Bailey joins me to talk about the panic around sex work and pornography, how stigma shapes our culture, and why sexual freedom is always political. We dig into her work with Old Pros and the fight for decriminalization. Here are the links to follow Kaytlin and Old Pros https://oldprosonline.org/ https://www.instagram.com/oldprosonline/ https://x.com/oldprosonline https://linktr.ee/oldpros https://www.instagram.com/kaytlinbailey/ And go to my linktree to follow me or support the show linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

In this episode I dive into the rising tide of authoritarianism and the corporate overreach fueling it. From Canadian soldiers flashing Nazi salutes, to mass surveillance spreading across the UK, to Trump’s threats to deploy the National Guard in Chicago — the pattern is clear. Add in YouTube secretly altering creators’ videos and scraping billions for AI training, and it’s obvious we’re living in the tightening grip of authoritarianism. I also cover Canada finally admitting famine in Gaza, the Air Canada strike over unpaid hours, and the Trump DOJ’s bizarre deportation push. Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soldiers-hateful-conduct-nazi-salute-1.7612928 https://www.nacion.com/tecnologia/sistema-de-reconocimiento-facial-masivo-en-tiempo/HNRBX6ESRBF5LMJOWGL2D7US7M/story/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brandon-johnson-chicago-trump-national-guard_n_68ab93b3e4b0176c52bfa5f7 https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-clowns-arent-funny-anymore https://www.ipolitics.ca/2025/08/25/ottawa-slams-israel-after-official-finding-of-famine-urges-halt-to-escalating-war/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3ze0yxy0o https://www.rawstory.com/trump-justice-department-2673919484/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/kilmar-abrego-garcia-uganda-deportation-trump?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://apnews.com/article/uganda-us-deportations-criticism-692a6cbf61c96ac3ed837b567bf2d72c https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-00521576 https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-deportation-uganda-ice-2bad172b72c4871bc20bfa221b49b8bd https://www.axios.com/2025/08/25/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-uganda-pause-judge https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/08/24/youtube-is-editing-billions-of-users-videos-and-training-ai-without-their-consent Mutual Aid/Support Support KJ’s fight against a brain tumor — donate to the GoFundMe campaign for Eric’s nephew: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kj-with-his-battle-against-a-brain-tumor Regina Cathedral Community Fridge — volunteer-run, 24/7 mutual aid fridge in Regina; feeding local neighbours every day. Help them here: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) — offering medical care, food, and humanitarian aid to children and families in Gaza and the West Bank: https://www.pcrf.net/donate https://linktr.ee/taylor_mcnallie Multiple ways to help people across Canada Also check out https://bsky.app/profile/lefttexascongress.bsky.social Support the show Patreon: patreon.com/skepticalleftist Substack: theskepticalleftist.substack.com Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/skepticalleftist Linktree: linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Borders divide people and enforce cruelty. In this conversation with Owen McDonald, we look at how the far right exploits immigration panic, how liberals reinforce the same narratives, and how austerity and capitalism depend on scapegoating migrants. Owen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@owenmacdonald7428 • Owen on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/owenmacdonald.bsky.social Find all my links here: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Nick Girard came back on the show to talk about everything from Russian genocide rhetoric and Canadian arms exports to Gaza, to AI giving deadly advice, to workers fighting back against unpaid labor. It’s another week of capitalism’s most deranged stories, and why solidarity is the only way through. Nick’s work: In the Beginning Buy Nick’s book in Canada https://a.co/d/bbtJsT4 Buy Nick’s book in the US https://a.co/d/czu4Maw Nick on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickdgirard/ My links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist Sources + Mutual Aid Russia/Ukraine https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/31/russian-state-media-runs-op-ed-titled-no-one-should-remain-alive-in-ukraine https://ria.ru/20250730/ukraina-2032235759.html https://irepod.com/podcast/silicon-curtain/breaking-shocking-russian-article-calls-for-genoci https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine-alaska-peace-talks-where-when-b2804968.html Canada’s continued arms shipments to Israel https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/565901/The-controversy-over-Canada-s-rules-on-military-exports-to-Israel-explained https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0f272101-9e2c-42b2-863a-e50ec89bb26e https://youtu.be/sIFmhdMTLog?si=mqUxvmL3Eo7NM_Bo Journalists murdered in Gaza https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/al-jazeera-correspondent-anas-al-sharif-killed-gaza-city-israel-1.7605557 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city?taid=68990bdaef705d00017cb1f8 Bad AI Medical Advice https://gizmodo.com/man-follows-diet-advice-from-chatgpt-ends-up-with-psychosis-2000640705 AI Content Used to Spread Hate https://globalnews.ca/news/11328903/artificial-intelligence-hate-content-videos/ Cuomo Sucks https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/cuomo-mamdani-should-move-out-of-rent-stabilized-apartment.html Fires Spread Across Europe https://apnews.com/article/heatwave-france-red-alert-fires-0041a4f17e22eaa205964ed5c01d6c24 Air Canada Flight Attendants plan to Strike - (we will cover the updated version of this on Aug 26) https://globalnews.ca/news/11329492/air-canada-flight-attendants-pickets-day-of-action/ Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt as fuck https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-suffers-outburst-over-report-exposing-massive-wealth-jump%2F Mutual Aid and support shout outs Support KJ’s fight against a brain tumor — donate to the GoFundMe campaign for Eric’s nephew: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kj-with-his-battle-against-a-brain-tumor Regina Cathedral Community Fridge — volunteer-run, 24/7 mutual aid fridge in Regina; feeding local neighbours every day. Help them here: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ The European Heat Aid Great Walk (2025) — a grassroots campaign walking 20 marathons across Austria, Belgium, and Spain in August to provide heat relief and support to people experiencing homelessness. Donate, follow, or participate: https://www.homelessentrepreneur.org/en/solidary-projects/the-great-walk apartmenttherapy.com+6homelessentrepreneur.org+6donorbox.org+6 Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) — offering medical care, food, and humanitarian aid to children and families in Gaza and the West Bank: https://www.pcrf.net/donate Also check out https://bsky.app/profile/lefttexascongress.bsky.social

Democrats keep losing the narrative, and it’s costing them real political ground. I talk with writer Osita Nwanevu about why the party struggles to connect, what it would take to inspire voters, and how they could win people back by standing for something. Find Osita here: https://x.com/ositanwanevu | https://bsky.app/profile/ositanwanevu.com | ositanwanevu.com Support my work and find all my links: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

In this episode, I talk with Tori Glass about the rise of Christian fascism in the U.S., how evangelicals laid the groundwork for Trumpism decades ago, and how media manipulation, nationalism, and artificial scarcity all play a role in keeping people compliant. We also get into Canada’s role in this mess, some harsh truths about social media, and why it's not enough to gloat when people start changing their minds. We need real compassion, even when it's hard. Follow Tori: https://www.instagram.com/gohomebible/ https://www.instagram.com/whitehomework/ https://bsky.app/profile/toriglass.bsky.social Support my work & get full episodes early: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist

Gaza is starving and the aid isn’t getting through. Trump wants to jail the unhoused and pretend it’s compassion. And some tech startup let an AI delete live code, then lied about it with fake test results. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist Follow AnComSciComm: https://twitter.com/AnComSciComm Sources:Israel - Palestine https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israeli-gunshots-strikes-kill-at-least-25-gaza-some-seeking-aid_n_6884bfe1e4b07c2af0282bfa https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/25/mark-carney-israel-gaza-aid-flow-humanitarian-disaster-00476658 https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-26-2025-8eca83b00e50f1e6d78a0cce877b3b90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Humanitarian_Foundation https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/gazas-suering-must-stop-keir-starmer-to-tell-trump-mv9mh97pw?region=global https://apnews.com/article/gaza-blockade-activist-ship-seized-24c32eafd80d08a63e5bed8b83d5972f https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/palestine-state-uk-israel-starmer-emergency-cabinet-meeting-b2798191.html Trump’s anti-homeless people executive order https://patch.com/california/across-ca/democrats-advocates-criticize-trumps-executive-order-homelessness https://fox40jackson.com/mississippi-organizations-react-to-president-trumps-executive-order-on-homelessness/ US may abandon trade talks with Canada https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46647776/us-may-ditch-trade-negotiations-with-canada-trump-says-havent-really-had-a-lot-of-luck This story has some new developments as the August 1st deadline came and went with Trump saying that he can’t negotiate with Canada because Parliament voted to acknowledge the state of Palestine under various conditions. Here is a video from Rachel Gilmore about it https://youtu.be/uwsgjcD4Vj8?si=f4Q_o564VbSiiZ4H Trump, Epstein, and the Search for the Truth That Never Comes https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-turned-down-invitation-epsteins-island-2025-07-28/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein#Legal_issues https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/23/trump-epstein-photos https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/a-timeline-of-the-trump-administrations-shifting-stance-on-releasing-the-epstein-files/news-story/f2f86243a57b86951a0c686e965e011a https://archive.is/20250729000705/https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796 https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-justice-department-bondi-e7a5e41ba4fa3a88736cc384078c3215 https://time.com/7305146/trump-name-epstein-files-republicans-maga-supporters-react/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/epstein-no-client-list-died-suicide-justice-department-says https://www.vox.com/politics/2024/1/4/24025802/jeffrey-epstein-list-unsealed-documents-bill-clinton-donald-trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_of_Donald_Trump_and_Jeffrey_Epstein Replit’s AI Coding Tool Deletes Database and Lies About It https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46538388/replit-ceo-apologizes-after-ai-coding-tool-wipes-core-database Danish Registry Study Shows Most Mental Illnesses Occur Without Familial Links https://ground.news/article/study-challenges-prejudice-heredity-only-explains-part-of-mental-illness_5b7268?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-prejudice-heredity-mental-illness.html Canadians Say Reconciliation Is Progressing—Poll Suggests Disconnect https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-news/most-canadians-think-the-country-is-making-progress-on-reconciliation-poll-10995451 Mutual Aid: Help KJ: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kj-with-his-battle-against-a-brain-tumor Oxford Mutual Aid: https://www.oxfordmutualaid.org Indigenous Climate Action: https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com Regina Cathedral Community Fridge: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com Solidarity is the strategy.

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Eric, a blue-collar poet and Indigenous worker living just across the border in North Dakota. He opens up about what it means to struggle under a system that fails working people—from being denied healthcare to watching lawmakers vote against free school lunches. Eric reads his poem Tax Me More for Freedom and shares a heartfelt vision of a better world built on community, care, and solidarity. Support Eric and his family: GoFundMe – Help KJ with his battle against a brain tumor Instagram – @standing348 YouTube – @ericstanding9898 Facebook – facebook.com/eric.road My links and support options: https://linktr.ee/skepticalleftist