Michael and Us: Team Avengers, World Police

Jennifer Berkshire talks about the anti-school voucher backlash. Heather Berg, author of Notes from the Sex Worker Left, discusses what that formation brings to politics. Read Jennifer’s article for Jacobin, “Americans Are Turning Against School Vouchers,” here: https://jacobin.c ...  Show more

Featuring Ben Shanahan, the architect of socialist David Morales’ victorious campaign to be the Democratic nominee for mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. The Providence left ran a slate of left-wing candidates that not only elected Morales but also swept every single contested ci ...  Show more

Mal and Jason take their first deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and explore 'Iron Man,' the film that started an international pop culture dynasty. They dive into the iconic film's development and the "futurist" theme at the movie's core, and then they share six of th ...  Show more

Who new upon it’s release in 2008 that Iron Man original Iron Man would kick off the biggest movie franchise of all time. The MCU is now twenty plus movies deep but it all began with Marvel’s relatively small independently budgeted project. Acting as the introduction of Tony S ...

Mal and Jason suit up once more and dive deep into the bombastic 'Iron Man 2.' They discuss the film's big theme of legacy and how the ghosts of Tony's past come back to haunt him. They also take a look at the history of James Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine, and more Iron Man tech. L ...  Show more

For our second episode this week, we dive into the world of Marvel. Lydia, Melody Deel, Sara Barnaik, and Tanya Cook join Erin to discuss The Avengers, the revolutionary film Black Panther, and much more! Be sure to check out Tanya's blog at: https://medium.com/@AKNerdFightingYou ...  Show more