{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fbb09709f-b4b3-4ba0-8032-1bbc042c03f2","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"The Left, Divided Over the Extraction Economy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/bb09709f-b4b3-4ba0-8032-1bbc042c03f2\"></iframe>","title":"The Left, Divided Over the Extraction Economy","description":"On this episode Mark talks with Thea Riofrancos. Thea is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Providence College, and author of two essential reads on the challenges facing global left movements today: 'Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador' and 'A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal.'  \n\nMark and Thea discuss why the Left in Ecuador fractured under the progressive Correa government starting in 2007, and the role resource extraction played in those divisions. As Riofrancos explains, this intra-left conflict isn\u2019t just about political strategy or economic inclinations -- it\u2019s also about competing visions of modernity, and it has lessons for progressive movements around the world.\n\nYou can learn more about 'Resource Radicals' and 'A Planet to Win' here:\n[https://www.dukeupress.edu/resource-radicals]\n\n[https://www.versobooks.com/books/3107-a-planet-to-win]\n\nYou can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10b3ccDnCxZzeHFyM5a98HQBBpiR32_Cg/view?usp=sharing]\nYou can learn more about the Watson Institute\u2019s full network of podcasts here:\n[https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts]","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5a2f9ff1-4ae0-4d73-8e1c-062e14c967c6/artworks-nezbepvl7prdwwtk-j5otnw-t3000x3000.jpg"}