New York State Senator and Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar joins Breht to discuss her path to socialism, her position within the electoral apparatus, the Democratic Party, Lenin, Anti-Imperialism, and much more!  Follow Julia on Twitter HERE and HERE Donate to Julia's campaign HERE Outro music 'Can I Sit Next to You' by Spoon LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

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Socialism & The System: Interview w/ NY State Senator Julia Salazar

This is the fourth installment in our ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's deep study of race through the lens of Marxist historical and dialectical materialism. In this fourth edition, Breht is joined by Eve and Wren to cover colonized racial dynamics and its relationship to alienation.  Here is our Red Menace episode on Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 in which he lays out his complete argument regarding alienation: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/economic-and-philosophic-manuscripts-of-1844-karl-marx Check out, and contribute to, Unity and Struggle's study here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/2019/11/racestudypart1/ Check out more from Unity and Struggle here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/ Follow them on twitter @unityandstrug Outro Music: 'Gloomy Sunday' by Billie Holiday ------ LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Unity & Struggle (pt. 4): Race, Alienation, & Double Consciousness

A.M. Glittlitz joins Breht to talk about the Trotskyist sub-tendency of Posadism and discuss his new - and genuinely fascinating - book "I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs, and Apocalypse Communism" Check out more of Glittlitz's work  Follow him on Twitter And check out his podcast  Outro music 'UFOF' by Big Thief   LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Posadism: Trotskyism, Latin American Communism, and... Aliens

 Cam, Billy, and Luis from WHOA-GSO join Breht to discuss their organizing efforts and the current crisis.  Find, learn about, and support GSO WHOA here: https://linktr.ee/whoagso   Follow Cameron Crowder @birthmarxist Follow Billy @billcbolshevik Follow Luis Medina @mal_praxis   Outro music 'Reading Mao' by Sendai Era ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

WHOA: Serving the People and Applying the Mass Line

 Ian Goodrum joins Breht to discuss and dismantle the recent wave of anti-China propaganda emanating out of the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They also discuss China's response to the outbreak, the failures and indifference of the US ruling class, and much more!  Find Ian's writings HERE and HERE Outro music 'Paranoiattack' by The Faint ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

China, Covid-19, and the New Cold War

 Mexie returns to Rev Left, this time to have a wide-ranging discussion on Psychedelics, their history, the science behind them, and their interactions with human consciousness! Mexie's podcast, Vegan Vanguard, HERE Find Mexie's YT channel HERE   Check out Michael Pollan's book HERE Outro music 'Forgotten Eyes' by Big Thief  ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Psychedelics and the Self: Exploring Human Consciousness

Remi, Donald, and Parker from Cosmonaut Magazine and its associated podcast Cosmopod join Breht to have a wide-ranging discussion on numerous topics including eco-socialism, the Covid Crisis, building a communist party, Climate Change, the importance of labor organizing, and much, much more!  Check out Cosmonaut Magazine here: https://cosmonaut.blog/ Check out Cosmopod here: http://cosmopod.libsyn.com/ Outro music 'Keep Time' by Gauntlet Hair ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Progress of the Storm: A Collaboration with Cosmonaut Magazine

 Nap and Aspen join Breht to discuss the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army and its Protracted People's War, Duterte and US imperialism, Maoist critiques of China, the history of the Philippines, and much, much more!  CPP website is cpp.ph & ndfp.org    Kadamay fundraiser:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-fundraising-appeal-in-response-to-covid-19   Brandon Lee fundraiser:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-brandon-lee   Red Fish 2 part documentary on the NPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtusYyzvmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6mjpZrJrE Outro music 'Chairman Mao' by Bambu ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Maoism in the Philippines: The CPP and Protracted People's War

This is a clip from the most recent episode of our sister podcast Red Menace. Listen to the full episode here: http://redmenace.libsyn.com/ep-15

Red Menace Teaser: Don't Vote For Joe.

Lena Melendez, Charlie Dulik, and Nicolás Vargas - all organizers in and around New York City - join Breht to discuss Housing Justice 4 All, tenant organizing, the broader fight against Andrew Cuomo and the NY State government, and how you can help!  Learn more about, and support, Housing Justice 4 All here: https://linktr.ee/housingjustice4all Check out Freedom Arts Movement (@freedomartsmvmt) here: https://www.freedomartsmovement.com/ Donate to their fundraiser here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freedom-arts-movement-fundraiser Outro music 'Crown On the Ground' by Sleigh Bells ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Organizing in a Pandemic: NYC Housing Justice and Fighting Cuomo

Liz and Amy from Rebel Steps joins Breht to discuss tenant organizing, rent strikes, the Covid crisis, anarchism, and much more!  Check out Rebel Steps here: https://rebelsteps.com/ Follow them on Twitter @RebelSteps Here is a list of Mutual Aid orgs to donate to: https://itsgoingdown.org/c19-mutual-aid/ Check out Channel Zero Network here: https://channelzeronetwork.com/ Outro music 'Breathe America' by Mosin Nagant find more of their music here: https://mosinnagant.bandcamp.com ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Organizing in a Pandemic: Rebel Steps and Rent Strikes!

In this two-part episode, Breht interviews Talia and Seth from Omaha Tenants United and Brendan from Nebraska Left Coalition. In the first interview, we discuss tenant organizing during the Covid Crisis, the role landlords play in our society, and how to start your own tenant organization. And in the second interview, we discuss NLC's food program and mutual aid projects, where this crisis ranks in modern history, and much more.  Here is OTU's website: https://omahatenantsunited.org/ Here is NLC's website: https://www.neleftcoalition.com/ Donate to NLC's spring fundraiser here: https://chuffed.org/project/spring-fundraiser Intermission music: 'Merlin' by Hail Mary Malon Outro music: Ancient Ways' by Interpol Learn more about, and support, Rev Left Radio here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com  

Organizing in a Pandemic: Omaha Tenants United & Nebraska Left Coalition

Breht performs Howard Zinn's one-man play "Marx in Soho". Outro music 'Weary Blues' by Madeleine Peyroux  ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Marx in Soho: What if Marx Came Back?

Professor Matthew McManus joins Breht to discuss his work on postmodern conservatism.  Find Matt on twitter @MattPolProf Learn more about Matt and his work here Find the book here Here are two other Rev Left episodes we've done on this topic: Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Post-Structuralism, Postmodernism, and... Metamodernism? Outro music 'A Song for Our Fathers' by Explosions in the Sky ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. 

Postmodern Conservatism: Reactionary Politics in Late Capitalism

Listen to the full Red Menace episode (from which this segment was extracted) here: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/economic-and-philosophic-manuscripts-of-1844-karl-marx Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Outro music '9-5ers Anthem' by Aesop Rock

Estranged Labor: Karl Marx on Alienation

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