The US continues to break records in the COVID-19 pandemic; the question is, why is the government not helping? The answer is a combination of lobbyist money and a basically self-centered view of society. Social Point is a news & politics web show/podcast from a left perspective. New episodes Mon @ 3pm cst. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sFqPsCA7xskMkK7uKvs3m?si=J6zaJDCcRwSLSvj92RuZFw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-point/id1534640895 Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SocialPointPod

This week, I talk to Jacobin senior editor Shawn Gude about Eugene V. Debs, the American Socialist Party leader who led a powerful labor movement, and left a legacy that's an inspiration to anyone on the left, becoming a hero to the likes of a young Vermont senator, Bernie Sanders.   Read Shawn's wonderful piece on Debs: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/09/eugene-debs-democracy-antiwar-canton Follow Shawn on Twitter @shawngude Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sFqPsCA7xskMkK7uKvs3m?si=J6zaJDCcRwSLSvj92RuZFw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-point/id1534640895 Social Point is a news & politics web show/podcast from a left perspective. New episodes Mon/Thur @ 3pm cst. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SocialPointPod

Just me this episode, I recap the Harris/Pence VP debate & cover Exxon's insane new growth plan. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sFqPsCA7xskMkK7uKvs3m?si=J6zaJDCcRwSLSvj92RuZFw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-point/id1534640895   Social Point is a news & politics web show/podcast from a left perspective. New episodes Mon/Thur @ 3pm cst.   Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SocialPointPod

Our very first episode featuring a piece on the Indonesian genocide and an interview on the federal judiciary with legendary lawyer Thomas Durkin.   Social Point is a news & politics web show/podcast from a left perspective. New episodes Mon/Thur @ 3pm cst.   Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SocialPointPod