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A Spectre, Haunting: On The Communist Manifesto

Mar 6, 2023

Bestselling author and literary critic China Miéville joins Breht to discuss his newest book A Spectre, Haunting: On The Communist Manifesto

Together, they discuss the literary merits of the famous text, the historical context in which Marx and Engels wrote it, the increasing contemporary relevance of the Manifesto,...

Soviet Georgia: Socialism, Stalin, and the Collapse of the USSR

Jan 23, 2023

Sopiko Japaridze and Bryan Gigantino from the podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia join Breht to discuss the history of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Together they discuss Georgian-born communist Joseph Stalin, what socialist construction in Georgia was like, daily life for working class people in Soviet...

Against AFRICOM: US Imperialism in Africa

Dec 1, 2022

Nicholas Richard-Thompson and Tunde Osazua from the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss AFRICOM, or The United States Africa Command - responsible for U.S. military operations on the continent. Together they discuss BAP's month of action against AFRICOM, the strategic role that AFRICOM plays in the...

Red Hot Take: Combatting Liberalism on Russia, The US, and Cuba

Oct 27, 2022

In this episode, Breht plays clips of, and responds to, a recent podcast put out by Sam Harris and Yale Historian Timothy Snyder on the Russia-Ukraine war in which they advance several liberal, pro-american criticisms against dissident thinkers on the topic. Then Breht plays a clip from a NYT podcast about Cuba and...

MAGA Communism: Opportunism, Social Chauvinism, and Terminally Online Tailism

Sep 30, 2022

Alyson and Breht reflect on the recent online stir caused by "MAGA Communism" and analyze the ideas of some of its main represenatives and proponents.

Together they discuss and clarify core marxist concepts, criticize and explain the specific errors being made, shine light on its intellectual influences, explore its...