These real life Texas cowboys were socialists | The Marc Steiner Show
b'Symbols of the Old West are almost unquestionably associated with the right wing in this day-in-age. Yet the real history of the Wild West is more complicated. Take the 19th century Fence Cutting Wars in Texas, a state-wide, interracial armed movement against the encroachments of big ranchers backed up by the Texas Rangers in instating a new regime of private property on the territory. David Griscom, host of the Left Reckoning podcast, joins The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion on this little-known but deeply influential episode in Texan and US socialist history.
Read the transcript of this podcast here.
Studio / Post-Production: David Hebden
Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:
Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss
Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st
Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews'