The Eclectic Radical
Chris Richards, Leslie Lee III, DemocraticJustice.org, Justine Barron, Youri SmouterNews, opinion, culture, and commentary from an anticapitalist perspective.
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The Eclectic Radical: The News We Miss
On 11/02/2025 I was joined by my frequent collaborators Seth Sturm and Youri Smouter to discuss current events, and the conversation wandered rather widely across quite a few social justice topics. Mostly we talked about class struggle and ...
The Eclectic Radical: Whose Town Is It?
Longtime colleague Connor Exum, who is running for city council in Windham, NY, joined me to talk about how a democratic movement to retake space from landlords and developers might look in a small resort town captured by outside capital.
The Eclectic Radical: A New Kind of Rent Strike
On 10/19/2025, I was joined by freelance journalist Michael Friedrch to talk about his coverage of America’s first rent debt strike in The Prospect.
The Secret History of YIMBY: Episode 2
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Working class public intellectual. 45. One *consistent* MF-er! This is the substack community for The Eclectical Radical, the most independent show in independent media.
Writer. Broadcast journalist. Host of @strugglesesh.
Democratic Justice is a volunteer-led movement working to restore transparency and grassroots power to the West Virginia Democratic Party. We document abuses, support secure whistleblowing, and provide resources for those ready to rebuild.
Author, "They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up" (Arcade Publishing, August 2023). Journalist and writer, featured in Slate, Rolling Stone, Daily Beast, NPR, FAIR, The Appeal, more.
I host a current affairs/history program on YouTube called 1+1, its left wing and socially liberal and tolerant. Please donate and all my best!
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