I migliori Revolutionary Communists Of America podcast (2024)

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Is Trump a Fascist? 1:13:58

6d ago1:13:58

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Without a correct diagnosis of Trumpism, it is impossible to understand where US society is headed. Throughout Trump’s rise, liberals have argued that fascism and dictatorship are on the horizon in the US. But is this the case? Laura Brown and Bryce Gordon give the Marxist appraisal of fascism and discuss what Trumpism really represents. Buy The Co…

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Class War Launch in Action! 42:30

14d ago42:30

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Our comrades report back after the first week of the Class War 2024 campaign. Class War 2024 is a coast-to-coast effort to declare our total opposition to both rotten capitalist parties, to inject a class-struggle perspective, and fight to build a party for the working class. Print the materials for your part in the campaign: https://communistusa.o…

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Ending the One Party State: Reflections on Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America 51:15

16d ago51:15

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Tony Unger sets the record straight on Rhode Island DSA’s political experiences with the Democratic Party and need for class independence. Read By: Christina Carman Intro Music: ворожное озеро Гроза vwqp remix Outro Music: We are Friends Forever performed by Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment.

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Class War 2024: The Communist Campaign Against Both Parties 56:40

21d ago56:40

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The newly founded Revolutionary Communists of America is launching Class War 2024 this Saturday, August 24. The campaign is a coast-to-coast effort to declare our total opposition to both rotten capitalist parties, to inject a class-struggle perspective, and fight to build a party for the working class. Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join…

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Pacific Gibraltar: A soft introduction to Hawai'i 1:07:45

24d ago1:07:45

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Rudy joins Miguel, amateur historian of Hawai'i for a discussion on the history and present of the islands. We cover the first contact, the unification of the Hawai'ian kingdom, its pan-Oceanic profile, the overthrow of the Monarchy which leads to annexation and the Democratic Revolution before talking about the present struggles around military ba…

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Communist Perspectives for the United States 1:06:30

1M ago1:06:30

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John Peterson gives an overview on the political conditions in the US, and the perspectives and tasks of communists. This talk was recorded at our founding congress in Philadelphia, where over 400 communists launched the Revolutionary Communists of America. Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate RCA Ma…

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The Italian Communist Party: From Resistance to Dissolution 1:55:12

2M ago1:55:12

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James, Steven and Rudy sit down to talk about the Italian Communist Party (PCI) from its foundation to its dissolution, with a focus on its period of maximum influence from the post-WW2 refoundation to the unraveling of the Historic Compromise in 1980 as well as the differences and similarities to the French Communist Party. We discuss the founding…

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Attend the Founding Congress of the RCA! 7:12

2M ago7:12

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Help us found the party that will overthrow capitalism. Our congress is in Philadelphia, PA on July 27 & 28, 2024. Join the party and attend the founding congress of the RCA: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifestoDi Revolutionary Communists of America

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Communists Respond to Trump Assassination Attempt 37:06

2M ago37:06

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Antonio Balmer and Laura Brown discuss the attempted assassination of Trump & the accelerated decline of US capitalism. This event is another step—a significant one—in the direction we’ve already been heading: one of instability, political crises, and growing political violence. Read our article: https://socialistrevolution.org/trump-assassination-…

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Class War Pt.2 - How Communists Built the Labor Movement 39:06

2M ago39:06

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In the second of two episodes, Tom Trottier and Laura Brown discuss the history of the US labor movement and the role of the communists in building the unions. Part 1: https://podcast.communistusa.org/e/class-war-pt-1-the-resurgence-of-the-us-labor-movement/ Join the party and attend the founding congress of the RCA: https://communistusa.org/join. …

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Election Debate Debacle: a Communist Explanation 50:19

2M ago50:19

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After an embarrassing display by both parties' candidates, the US ruling class is reeling. How can we explain this pathetic performance? What can communists do to tap into the reignited discontent of the American working class? Join the Party: https://communistusa.org/join Subscribe to the communist newspaper: https://socialistrevolution.org/subscr…

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Recruiting & Building Communist Cells 45:22

3M ago45:22

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There are potentially tens of millions of unorganized communists in the US. How can we find this most advanced, radicalized layer and get them into a party? How do you build and maintain a cell? We talk to members across the country and hear their experience and advice. Join our Party: https://communistusa.org/join How to convince someone to join t…

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What is Imperialism? 45:28

3M ago45:28

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The imperialist wars in Ukraine and Gaza characterize the horror without end that is capitalism. How can we understand why these wars and subjugation of nations happen? John Peterson explains the Marxist theory of imperialism, as well as a history of US imperialism - the most powerful force on the planet. Read the full report on the RCI founding co…

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How the Bolshevik Party was Built 42:11

3M ago42:11

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How did the Bolshevik party endure the adversity it faced leading up to 1917? Antonio Balmer explains how a granite foundation of Marxist theory, firmness in principle, and flexibility in tactics led to the greatest event in human history - the October revolution. Read the full report on the RCI founding conference: https://www.marxist.com/the-revo…

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The New Thing: Jazz Music in the Cold War, 1950-1970 with Christian Noakes 55:07

3M ago55:07

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Jackson and Donald are joined by Christian Noakes author of Do It Yourself, Brother: Cultural Autonomy and the New Thing to discuss jazz music and musicians during the Cold War. We cover the U.S. state department's attempts to weaponize Jazz for imperial cultural diplomacy and how artists in the Jazz avant-garde of the 1950s-60s resisted the exploi…

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Criminal Charges Over a Communist Leaflet: Defend Milos! 27:43

3M ago27:43

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Our communist cell in MSP airport distributed leaflets to coworkers with public data about wages. When they became too popular in the workplace, the bosses called in law enforcement. Our comrade, Milos could face 90 days in jail for giving leaflets to coworkers. Make a donation to the RCA’s fighting fund and send Milos your words of support: https:…

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Sports and Straight Edge in Red Vienna with Gabriel Kuhn 43:25

3M ago43:25

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We join Gabriel Kuhn, author of books like Soccer vs. the State and Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety: Forging a militant working-class culture for a discussion on sports, sobriety and also the ways Austromarxism applied these principles during the interwar period. We discuss Gabriel's attraction to the Straight Edge movement as well as its contemporar…

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How Marxists are Formed 1:03:32

3M ago1:03:32

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The starting point for all of our activities is political clarity. Only by building in quality will we succeed in building in quantity. But have we fully grasped all that this entails? Antonio Balmer leads off a discussion to shed fresh light on a familiar task we are all engaged in—the task of becoming Marxists. This leadoff was recorded at the 20…

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Nasserism and the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 1:45:17

4M ago1:45:17

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Rudy, Andrew and Eric sit down to discuss Egypt from its origins as an independent polity under Mehmed Ali up to the Sadat years, with a focus on the Nasserist revolutionary period. We discuss the origins and aims of the 1952 coup and revolution, the relationship between communists and Nasser(ism), the three periods of Nasserism, the national and i…

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Political Strike for Gaza: UAW 4811 Levels Up 44:34

4M ago44:34

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We're interrupting our planned schedule for the Communists of America podcast with a special episode. UAW Local 4811, which represents 48,000 workers at the University of California system, has called a political strike in response to the brutal repression of the Gaza solidarity encampments. Tom Trottier, Antonio Balmer, and a rank-and-file member …

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Class War Pt. 1: The Resurgence of the US Labor Movement 58:29

4M ago58:29

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The US is living through a revival in the class struggle. There's a fresh layer of the working class that supports unions, and wants to organize and fight for workers rights and for a better society. In the first of two episodes, Tom Trottier discusses the situation in the US labor movement today and the role of communists. Join the party: https://…

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Escaping the Constitutional Bind with Aziz Rana 1:22:07

4M ago1:22:07

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Donald and Luke talk with Aziz Rana about his latest book, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them. Rana discusses why constitutional veneration has remained (for now) "a naturalized, unremarked-upon feature” of American life despite the Constitution's flagrantly undemocratic nature. Along the way, he touch…

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The Making of a Working Class Revolutionary: an Interview with Jerome Scott 1:23:52

4M ago1:23:52

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We sit down with Jerome Scott, former Detroit Auto worker and founding member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers to learn about Black working-class radicalizing during the Vietnam War and Detroit uprisings and to get advice on directions for the revolutionary movement today.

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Globalize the Intifada! 50:36

5M ago50:36

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Student activists have escalated the Palestine solidarity movement significantly over the past week, establishing encampments at campuses across the country. The goal of the students is to divest—that is, cut all financial ties—from companies that are aiding Israel’s war. The Revolutionary Communists of America wholeheartedly support this movement …

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Artificial Intelligence 1:56:15

5M ago1:56:15

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Ian, Nico, Matt, Chas and Rudy join for a general discussion on artificial intelligence. They cover the early origins of AI as a field, with the debates of the time, all the way up to the present state. They then discuss what to expect from AI in the near future, and give aspects where the prospects may be optimistic, pessimistic or neutral. They f…

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Are You a Leninist? This Is Your Party. 1:12:43

5M ago1:12:43

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Vladimir Lenin was the greatest revolutionary in history. He built the Bolshevik Party, which led the working class to power in the Russian Revolution of 1917—the greatest event in human history to date. Lenin may have died 100 years ago, but the RCA is building a party following in his footsteps. Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. Open…

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The Frankfurt School in Context (1923-69) 2:22:36

5M ago2:22:36

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Exir, Toby and Jackson join for a discussion on the (in)famous Frankfurt School. They discuss the history of the Institute for Social Research from its founding as a think tank for the study of the workers’ movement, through the turn to critical theory and empirical social research in the 1930s, its flight to America in the wake of the Nazis’ rise …

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The Communist Hits the Streets 46:03

5M ago46:03

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The Communist is the official newspaper of the Revolutionary Communists of America. We’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, fo…

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We Are the Communist Generation 56:05

5M ago56:05

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The Revolutionary Communists of America are a product of this new period in history. We are here for the complete overthrow of capitalism. If you consider yourself a communist, if you're committed to carrying out a revolution in our lifetime, this is your podcast. Join the party: communistusa.org/join. Donate: communistusa.org/donate.…

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Mining and the Environment with Martin Lallana 1:05:17

5M ago1:05:17

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Rudy joins Martín Lallana for an introductory discussion on mining. We talk about the importance of mining to capitalism, the ecological impacts of different kind of mining, the way that the materials extracted have changed along history focusing on the materials needed for an energy transition and the way the Ukranian war has changed the needs of …

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Jihadism and Military Juntas in the Sahel with Alexander Thurston 1:03:33

6M ago1:03:33

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Rob joins Alexander Thurston for a discussion on his work on the Sahel region, focusing on the interplay between radical Islamic groups, the civilian governments/military juntas of the regions and international players like the US and France. They discuss the social basis of the groups, the role of different countries and different armies, the reas…

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[REMASTER] Communism in the Colours of France: The French Communist Party (1920-2024) 2:33:42

6M ago2:33:42

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Steven, James and Rudy sit down for a long discussion on the French Communist Party from its inception all the way to its present state. We cover all the periods in its history: the Pre-WW2 Popular Front, the post WW2 entrance into government, its isolation, and its coming back into government with Mitterrand in the 80s, before discussing its decli…

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The Value of Dune: a Communistic Perspective 21:23

6M ago21:23

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Rejecting recent interpretations in the U.S. socialist press as truistic, Jackson Albert Mann makes a case for a particular communistic reading of the first novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune franchise. Read By: A Darlymple Intro Music: ворожное озеро Гроза vwqp remix Outro Music: We are Friends Forever performed by Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment.…

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Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War with Volodymyr Ishchenko 1:14:02

6M ago1:14:02

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Rudy joins Volodymyr Ishchenko, author of Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War, for a discussion on Ukraine and the broader post-Soviet sphere. We discuss the formation of the Ukranian identity under the USSR, the story of Ukraine after independence through the Orange Revolution, Euromaidan and up to the recent war, and the failures of its…

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Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer 5:39

7M ago5:39

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Written By: Abner Dalrymple Read By: Will Intro Music: ворожное озеро Гроза vwqp remix Outro Music: We are Friends Forever performed by Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment.

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