Revolutionary Left Radio

Eve and Dianne join Breht to discuss the relationship between white supremacy and wage labor. This is the fifth 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 systematic study of race through the lens of historical and dialectical materialism. 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: 'Come in Alone' by My Bloody Valentine ------ Rev Left Shirts: https://goodsforthepeople.com/all-goods/revolutionary-left-radio LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

This is a re-upload of an episode we did with Michael Brooks, who tragically passed away recently at the age of 36.  Michael's impact lives on and we humbly carry on his radical spirit of loving kindness, compassion, proletarian internationalism, and genuine existential decency. More than anything, we honor and carry on his spirit of Revolutionary Love. Rest in Power, Michael. Check out "Honoring Michael Brooks" Outro Song: Drugs with Friends by Car Seat Headrest

In this collaboration with Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, Breht, Shibby, and Ryan have a wide-ranging discussion on a myriad of topics including Buddhist philosophy, Marxist dialectics, space travel, engaging with nature, hunting & veganism, the illusion of separateness, and much, much more.  Support Revolutionary Lumpen Radio Revolutionary Lumpen Radio on Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Ryan on Twitter: @TheZenMarxist Shibby on Instagram: @ShibbysIG The Motown Mix for the first 34 mins: https://soundcloud.com/kaci-lea-lynch/motownmix LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

V and Rea join Breht to discuss the Naxalite movement in India, the context in which the Naxalites arose, the reaction to them by the Indian state and Indian fascists, the role imperialism plays in the conflict, and much more!  For sources, links, or further recommendations, please feel free to reach out to Rea on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/a_busy_woman Outro Music: 'Curtain Call' by Ruby Ibarra LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

In this episode, Breht is joined by a representative of an anonymous collective of thinkers and organizers to discuss their ongoing project "On Necrocapitalism". Topics include: capital's response to the pandemic, the Victims of Communism and their fascist lies, Zizek's newest book, Judith Butler's radical liberalism, dystopian fiction and its role in maintaining the capitalist imaginary, "outside agitators" and its ideological role, Althusser's Ideological State Apparatus, and much, much more. Find On Necrocapitalism HERE Donate to the Black Hills Legal Defense Fund: https://bhlegalfund.org Related Rev Left Radio episodes for further study:  - Gothic Marxism - Capitalist Realism - Defending Socialism: Deconstructing the "Communism Killed 100 Million" Lie Outro Music: 'Die for the Government' by Anti-Flag LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

This episode is a collaboration between Radical Reflections and Rev Left Radio. David from RR and Breht from RLR join forces once again; this time to discuss how the workplace operates under capitalism, and what it could be under socialism.  Check out more from Radical Reflections HERE Join the Radical Reflections Patreon HERE Outro Music: 'Get Up' by The Coup (feat. Dead Prez) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

J. Moufawad-Paul lives in Toronto and works as casualized contract faculty at York University where he received his PhD in philosophy. He is the author of Austerity Apparatus, Continuity and Rupture, and Demarcation and Demystification. In this episode, Breht and JMP discuss intra-Maoist lines of thought, examine their differences, and argue for a specific strain of Maoist thought as most in line with a scientific approach to socialism; one that avoids the traps of dogmatism, eclecticism, and opportunism.  Get the 2nd Edition of The Communist Necessity HERE Get Critique of Maoist Reason HERE Check out JMP's website HERE Outro Music: 'JU$T' by Run The Jewels (feat. Pharrell Williams and Zach de la Rocha) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Nu'man joins Breht to discuss the Palestinian Struggle, the Intifadas, the historical solidarity between black revolutionaries in the US and Palestinian revolutionaries, settler colonialism, Frantz Fanon, and SO much more. This was a really engaging interview, and we are positive that our listeners will love it! Follow Nu'man on Twitter Check out Students For Justice in Palestine (website made by Nu'man!) Films mentioned in the Episode:  The Wanted 18 1948: Creation and Catastrophe   Book Recommendations: The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi The Palestine Communist Party by Musa Budeiri Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis The Right to Maim by Jasbir Puar   Articles to Check Out: Discursive and Political Deployments by/of the 2002 Palestinian Women Suicide Bombers/Martyrs by Frances S. Hasso (PDF HERE) Jerusalem Quarterly and the Institute for Palestine Studies both have over 70 years of journals all pertaining to Palestine . How does the push to "modernize" Palestin

Alex Aviña returns to RLR to discuss the Haitian Revolution! Alexander Aviña is an associate professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His book, "Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside" , was awarded the Maria Elena Martínez Book Prize in Mexican History for 2015 by the Conference on Latin American History. Outro music 'Africa Hot!'  by Dead Prez and DJ Green Lantern LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Josh Briond -- from "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" and "Black Alliance for Peace" -- joins Breht to discuss prison and police abolitionism. Follow Josh on Twitter Follow Radical Theory Check out Josh's writings at the Hampton Institute Outro music 'End of Daze' (feat. Jurdan Bryant, Mereba, and Hollywood JB) by Spillage Village, EARTHGANG, and JID LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

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Time Stamps for Every Clip in this Episode: Kimberly Jones: 0:00 "The Breonna Taylor Song" by AJJ: 1:18 Angela Davis on Violence: 2:53 Breht read MLK Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail": 5:19 Dr. Cornel West - "Black Prophetic Fire":  43:00 Fannie Lou Hamer: 44:52 Nina Simone: 47:04 James Baldwin: 49:47 Breht reads "The Condition of Black Life is one of Mourning" by Claudia Rankine: 53:30 Malcolm X: 1:14:18 Assata Shakur (Democracy Now!): 1:16:37 Tupac Shakur: 1:24:20 Breht reads "On Violence" by Frantz Fanon from "The Wretched of the Earth": 1:28:20 Outro music 'For Colored Boys' by Kota the Friend LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Rea joins the show to discuss student organizing, her experiences in America as an Indian immigrant, the Modi government in India, the different manifestations of Indian communist movements, and much more!  History of Land Grant Universities  https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/08/dark-history-land-grant-universities/ Case of Rohith Vemula  https://thewire.in/caste/rohith-vemula-letter-a-powerful-indictment-of-social-prejudices "The Doctor and the Saint" by Arundhathi Roy  RSS and Nationalism in India https://www.npr.org/2019/05/03/706808616/the-powerful-group-shaping-the-rise-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india  Israel and India / Zionism and Hindutva https://wearyourvoicemag.com/hindutva-zionism-ethnonationalist-states-two-sides-same-coin/ India’s Response to Corona Virus https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/india-coronavirus-covid19-narendra-modi/608896/   Outro music 'Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)' by Run The Jewels LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio

Lateef Mcleod joins Breht to discuss the role that disability justice plays in fighting white supremacy, capitalism, and the systemic crises that they inevitably give rise to.  Find more of Lateef's work HERE Check out his podcast "Black Disabled Men Talk"  HERE Find his books HERE Outro music 'Thought Process' by Goodie Mob LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Donate to James Scurlock's family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-scurlocks-family  Bail funds: MPLS minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate ATL atlsolidarity.org NYC brooklynbailfund.org Louisville actionnetwork.org/fundraising/lo… Richmond rvabailfund.org Oakland / San Jose siliconvalleydsa.org/donations/ Omaha https://www.paypal.me/neleftcoalition Outro Music: "Anarchy" by Jerren Benton ft. EarthGang (We recorded this episode on May 31st for temporal reference)

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

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

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

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.

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.