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1 Ep #51: Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left, w/ David Camfield 1:07:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRed Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left, w/ David Camfield . . . Host as guest! Guest host Saima Desai interviews David about his new book, Red Flags. . . If you listen to the end of the episode, there's a discount code you can use to order the book anywhere in the world from Fernwood Publishing either before or after it's published. The code will be valid for six months after this episode is released. . . The book's page on the Fernwood site: Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/red-flags . . People based in the US may wish to order the book from its US distributor, Columbia University Press: Red Flags | Columbia University Press https://cup.columbia.edu/book/red-flags/9781773637327 . . People in the UK and EU countries may wish to order the book from Central Books: https://www.centralbooks.com/red-flags-a-reckoning-with-communism-for-the-future-of-the.html . . David's website is Welcome to Prairie Red - Home https://www.prairiered.ca…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTrump's Tariffs: How Should the Left Respond? . . . The threat of sweeping US tariffs has touched off a political crisis in the Canadian state. Todd Gordon and Mostafa Henaway discuss how the left is responding and an alternative approach. . . Suggested Reading: . Todd Gordon https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/we-need-workers-solidarity-not-national-unity-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs/ . Mostafa Henaway https://notesfrombelow.org/article/experiments-in-worker-organising-from-unite-commun…
1 #49: U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? 1:11:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedU.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? . . . Economic and geopolitical competition between China and the US and other Western powers is important and is only going to become more intense in the years ahead. What do leftists most need to understand about China, and how should we orient to the rivalry between the world's most powerful capitalist societies? An interview with Eli Friedman, one of the co-authors of China in Global Capitalism. . . Recommended reading: . China in Global Capitalism https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2228-china-in-global-capitalism…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPoilievre, Trump, Imperialism, Climate Change...What can anti-capitalists do in 2025 . . 6pm, January 16, West End Commons. (641 St. Matthews) . . RSVP to receive readings: victorschildren@gmail.com . . Light snacks provided. Accessibility note: This is a masked event. We will have masks available for those who need one. . . Victor's Children on Instagram @victors_children…
1 #48: A Dive into Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism 1:05:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA Dive into Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism . . . The recent publication of an English translation of Western Marxism: How it was born, how it died, how it can be reborn by the Italian historian of philosophy Domenico Losurdo has received a lot of attention in parts of the Left. In this episode Joshua Nicholas Pineda joins David to discuss Losurdo and this book. Tune in for a discussion of "Western Marxism", anti-imperialism and socialism today. . . Related resources: . . Book review."Eastern Light on Western Marxism" by David Broder, New Left Review (paywall) https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii107/articles/david-broder-eastern-light-on-western-marxism . . Book. Stalinism and the Dialectics of Saturn: Anti-Communism, Marxism, and the Fate of the Soviet Union by Douglas Greene. See the appendix on Losurdo. . . Victor's Children episodes: 3, 6, 8, 11, 31, 33, 36, 40, 41, and 44 . . Preorder David's Upcoming Book, Red Flags: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/red-flags . . Spectre Journal https://spectrejournal.com…
1 #47: Responding to Trump's Return, w David McNally and Natalia Tylim 1:09:14
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedResponding to Trump's Return, w David McNally and Natalia Tylim . . . The victory of Trump and his Republican Party is obviously important not just in the USA but internationally. A lot of what's being said about why Trump won and what it means is partially or entirely wrong. This episode is about analyzing their victory and, importantly, what radicals should do in the months ahead. . . Recommended for further listening: . The genocidal returns of lesser-evilism https://tempestmag.org/2024/09/the-genocidal-returns-of-lesser-evilism/ . Democratic Dealignment w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor https://thedigradio.com/podcast/democratic-dealignment-w-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor/ . A Tender Riot https://soundcloud.com/a-tender-riot…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTrump vs Harris: How did the USA get here? . . The 2024 US presidential election pits a far right billionaire former president whose supporters have taken control of the Republican Party away from the conservatives whose party it once was against the outgoing Democrat vice-president who champions strengthening US imperialism and many reactionary domestic policies. How did the most powerful society within global capitalism come to be in this situation? David interviews US socialist Aaron Amaral about the history leading up to 2024. . . Recommended readings: . Charlie Post, "The New Deal and the Popular Front" https://isreview.org/issue/108/new-deal-and-popular-front/index.html . Ashley Smith, "Trapped in the Democratic Party" https://tempestmag.org/2023/08/trapped-in-the-democratic-party/ . Sam Farber, "Donald Trump, Lumpen Capitalist" https://jacobin.com/2018/10/donald-trump-lumpen-capitalist-class-elections . Dan Davison and Sacha Marten, "Trump’s danger isn’t that he’s a fascist" https://tempestmag.org/2024/05/trumps-danger-isnt-that-hes-a-fascist/ . Haley Pessin, "Defund The Police" https://tempestmag.org/2021/02/defund-the-police/…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedExtra: The Ukrainian-Canadian Anti-Stalinist Left in the 1970s and 80s. . . An interview with participants Chrystia Chomiak and John-Paul Himka about the Ukrainian-Canadian anti-Stalinist radical left initiatives that grew out of the radicalization of the late 1960s into the 1970s. . . Related reading: . Marko Bojcun, "Ukrainian Socialists in the Diaspora" https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/ukrainian-socialists-in-diaspora-lessons-on-cold-war-solidarity/…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLoss, Grief and Politics Today, w/ Sarah Jaffe . . How people feel about what's happening in their lives really matters politically. On this episode David interviews Sarah Jaffe, whose new book "From the Ashes" explores grief and its politics in the world today. . . From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-jaffe/from-the-ashes/9781541703490/?lens=bold-type-books . https://sarahljaffe.com…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHow (Not) to Challenge Anti-Communism (Against Michael Parenti) & the Case of Anti-Communism in the Ukrainian Diaspora . . Anti-communism is an ideology that opposes any effort to make radical social change. Clearly, we need to challenge it. But there's more than one way of doing so. Opening thoughts about this from David are followed by an interview with historian John-Paul Himka about the case of Ukrainian-Canadians, anti-communism, and the history of Ukraine from the late 1920s on. . . Readings . Sophie Lewis, "For One Another" (review of Kristen Ghodsee's Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism) https://thenewinquiry.com/for-one-another/ . John-Paul Himka, "The Ukrainian Nation in the Time of Lenin, Hitler and Stalin" https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2023/07/10/the-ukrainian-nation-in-the-time-of-lenin-hitler-and-stalin/ . John-Paul Himka, "Ten Turning Points: A Brief History of Ukraine" https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2022/04/13/ten-turning-points-a-brief-history-of-ukraine/…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedListen Even If You Don't Want To: COVID-19, Health and Politics Today . . Over four years after the COVID-19 pandemic first swept the world, most governments are giving the disease almost no attention and most of us don't want to think about it and are acting as if "COVID is over." But the virus isn't trivial and it's still circulating on a large scale and in unpredictable ways. Socialist health researcher Sam Friedman discusses what we should we know about the disease now, how we got here, and the lessons for future pandemics. . . Readings: . An open letter from the People's CDC https://peoplescdc.org/2024/04/10/covid-isolation-expert-sign-on-letter/ . Sam Friedman and Suzie Kay, Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics https://spectrejournal.com/marxism-and-the-u-s-response-to-the-hiv-aids-and-covid-19-pandemics/ . Sam Friedman, In bird flu, capitalism is the culprit https://tempestmag.org/2024/06/in-bird-flu-capitalism-is-the-culprit/…
1 #42: Settler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view 47:03
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSettler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view The Palestine solidarity movement has drawn more attention to the concept of settler colonialism, which growing numbers of people have been using to name the oppression of Indigenous nations on Turtle Island. John Carlson discusses "reconciliation," the relationship between settler colonialism and capitalism, and the political implications of their deep interconnectedness. To learn more: John Carlson, The Student Encampment Movement is Part of a History of Militant Struggle Against Settler Colonialism https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/the-student-encampment-movement-is-part-of-a-history-of-militant-struggle-against-settler-colonialism/ A lot of writing by radical Indigenous authors (and more) can be found on Mike Gouldhawke's site: https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com Links to a two-part interview with Sai Englert (author of a recent marxist book about settler colonialism), a response by Jordan Humphreys, and Englert's reply can be found here: Debate - a response on settler colonialism https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/05/12/debate-a-response-on-settler-colonialism/ Brian Ward. Are You A Settler? https://newpol.org/issue_post/are-you-a-settler/ . David Camfield, Colonialism and the Working Class in Canada https://www.prairiered.ca/archive/colonialism-and-the-working-class-in-canada…
What is Imperialism Today? More people are talking about imperialism because of the US's backing of Israel's war against Gaza and heightened rivalry between the US, China and Russia. But what is imperialism in the third decade of the 21st century? Jeff Webber and Charlie Post discuss how we should understand imperialism and its relationship to capitalism today, the need for a better theory of imperialism than those developed by marxists like Lenin a century ago, and the political implications of how we understand imperialism. If you're interested in this topic, check out other Victor's Children episodes on imperialism and anti-imperialism including episodes 31, 32, 33, 36 and 40. If you're new to the topic you may want to listen to episode 31 before this episode. Recommended reading: Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber, Prelude to a New Imperial Order? – Spectre Journal https://spectrejournal.com/prelude-to-a-new-imperial-order/…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWorkers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance? Why don't more workers in rich countries support radical politics? Some leftists say it's because imperialism bribes some or all workers in imperialist countries, making them a "labour aristocracy." In this episode, Charlie Post argues against this explanation, discusses how imperialism does affect the working class in these countries, and suggests a different way of understanding what shapes working-class responses to capitalism. Readings: Charlie Post, "Exploring Working-Class Consciousness: A Critique of the Theory of the ‘Labour-Aristocracy’" https://web.archive.org/web/20190225112753/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5ed0/777f248114127997056169e8c87364ec9b23.pdf…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Palestine Solidarity Movement in the USA. Busy organizers Iman Abid, Shireen Akram-Boshar and Sherry Wolf pause to discuss where the movement is at in the USA and ideas for strengthening it. A recent article: Toward a free Palestine https://www.tempestmag.org/2024/02/toward-a-free-palestine/ One of many valuable books (available as a free ebook): Palestine: A Socialist Introduction https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1558-palestine-a-socialist-introduction…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Palestine Solidarity Movement in Canada Busy organizers Chandni Desai and James Hutt pause to discuss where the movement is at in so-called Canada and ideas for strengthening it. Some readings and resources: On unions and Palestine solidarity: https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/moving-unions-to-fight-for-a-free-palestine/ On Canadian arms exports to Israel: https://www.readthemaple.com/trudeau-government-authorized-28-million-of-new-military-exports-to-israel-since-october/ BDS target list (official): https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide On scholasticide: https://theconversation.com/the-war-in-gaza-is-wiping-out-palestines-education-and-knowledge-systems-222055 On pension fund investments: Canadian pension funds invested $1.6 billion in companies tied to Israeli apartheid ⋆ The Breach https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-pension-funds-invested-israeli-apartheid/…
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1 #37: Jabra Nicola, Matzpen and a Socialist Perspective on Israel/Palestine, w/ Moshe Machover 41:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJabra Nicola, Matzpen and a Socialist Perspective on Israel/Palestine, w/ Moshe Machover Jabra Nicola (1912-1974) was arguably the most far-sighted Palestinian marxist of the 20th century. He was an important influence on Matzpen, a socialist group of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians whose analysis of Zionist settler colonialism had an international impact much greater than the group's very small size. This episode is an interview with Moshe Machover, the only founding member of Matzpen still alive, about Nicola, the politics of Matzpen, and their relevance today. Resources: There is a lot of Matzpen material online at the multilingual website https://matzpen.org including articles by and about Jabra Nicola and articles by Moshe Machover. You can also find links there to a documentary film about Matzpen. Ran Greenstein, A Palestinian Revolutionary: Jabra Nicola and the Radical Left https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/78424 Ben Reiff's article about Moshe Machover: The last first Israeli anti-Zionist https://www.972mag.com/moshe-machover-israeli-anti-zionist-matzpen/ Adalah, an organization that fights for the rights of Palestinians in Israel (mentioned by Machover in the episode) https://www.adalah.org/en A recent article cowritten by David Camfield and Charlie Post (influenced by Nicola and Machover): https://www.tempestmag.org/2024/01/what-would-it-take-to-win-in-palestine/ Illustration by @ lizar_tistry of ideas from episode 36 of Victor’s Children, “What Kind of Anti-Imperialism?” https://www.instagram.com/p/C1pTc0Qu2Cr/?igsh=MXBzOTF6bnk3anMw…
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What Kind of Anti-Imperialism? The support of the US and other Western states for the Israeli state's genocidal violence against Gaza is leading more people to learn about imperialism. There's more than one kind of anti imperialist politics, though. In this episode, Ramah Kudaimi and brian bean talk about anti-imperialism that's consistent, internationalist and looks to exploited and oppressed people globally to fight for liberation. For further reading: Barnaby Raine https://breachmedia.ca/is-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-my-friend/ Rafael Bernabe https://newpol.org/the-left-and-ukraine-anti-imperialism-or-alter-imperialism/…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPalestine 101: 75 years of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Resistance This episode is made up of presentations from a Nov. 12 online event organized by the Tempest Collective https://www.tempestmag.org, a revolutionary socialist project based in the US that now also accepts members from Canada. Speakers: Shireen Akram-Boshar, a contributor to Palestine: A Socialist Introduction Brian Bean, co-editor of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1558-palestine-a-socialist-introduction Sherry Wolf, anti-Zionist Jewish socialist; former press officer for the Russell Tribunal on Palestine…
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1 #34: Germany 1923: A New Perspective on a Failed Revolution (& a Poem for Palestine) 1:10:34
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedGermany 1923: A New Perspective on a Failed Revolution (& a Poem for Palestine) One hundred years ago, a socialist revolution came close to happening in Germany. This episode is an interview with Sean Larson, who has written an article that draws on original research to illuminate what happened and why: https://spectrejournal.com/germany-1923/ For further reading: On the revolution of 1918: https://jacobin.com/2018/11/german-revolution-centennial-rosa-luxemburg-social-democrats On Germany 1918-1933: Germany’s Counterrevolution Paved the Way for the Rise of Nazism https://jacobin.com/2022/02/german-revolution-november-weimar-republic-luxemburg-nazis On an important German marxist: Ernst Meyer, Theorist of Revolutionary Realpolitik https://jacobin.com/2019/09/ernst-meyer-germany-weimar-republic-communism-realpolitik-rosa-luxemberg On the history of the global workers’ movement: https://salvage.zone/what-happened-to-the-workers-movement/ ***Israel's war on Gaza is on our minds and I hope listeners are involved in Palestine solidarity activity wherever you are.*** At this time, I recommend reading the classic document by Palestinian marxist Jabra Nicola: Theses on the revolution in the Arab East https://matzpen.org/english/1972-09-14/theses-on-the-revolution-in-the-arab-east-a-said-jabra-nicola/ While obviously over-optimistic, and much has changed in the half-century since it was written, Nicola's analysis helps us understand the impasse into which the PLO led the Palestinian struggle, which allowed Hamas's rise to begin, and why ultimately, because of the specific character of Israeli settler-colonialism, the possibility of radical change within Israel depends on the struggles of the masses in the region, outside as well as inside its borders.…
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Episode 33: Chinese Imperialism Episode 31 of this podcast looked at the imperialism of the US, which despite its relative decline is still the most powerful component of global capitalism. In this episode Kevin Lin and Ashley Smith look at the rise of China and US-China rivalry. Suggestions for Reading: Ashley Smith, "As US-China Tensions Mount, We Must Resist the Push Toward Interimperialist War" https://truthout.org/articles/as-us-china-tensions-mount-we-must-resist-the-push-toward-interimperialist-war/ Todd Gordon and Jeff Webber, "Complex Stratification in the World System: Capitalist Totality and Geopolitical Fragmentation" in the academic journal, Science and Society(unfortunately paywalled but the file may be findable elsewhere online), isn't an easy read but suggests a better way of understanding imperialism today than the more influential frameworks. https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.2020.84.1.95 Is BRICS+ an Anti-Colonial Formation Worth Cheering From the Left? Far From It. https://truthout.org/articles/is-brics-an-anti-colonial-formation-worth-cheering-from-the-left-far-from-it/ Taiwan Shouldn't Be Used As A Geopolitical Pawn https://jacobin.com/2022/11/taiwan-geopolitical-pawn-china-us-international-relations-cold-war-history Lausan Collective https://lausancollective.com New Bloom Magazine -- Radical Perspectives On Taiwan And The Asia Pacific https://newbloommag.net…
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1 #32: The War in Ukraine Drags On: A Conversation with a Russian and a Ukrainian Socialist 1:22:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe War in Ukraine Drags On: A Conversation with a Russian and a Ukrainian Socialist A year and a half after Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, the war goes on and unfortunately the war is still not well understood by much of the left outside of those countries. Hanna Perekhoda and Ilya Matveev discuss Putin's war, some common political ideas about it on the Western left, the situation in Ukraine and Russia today, and what people on the left elsewhere can do to help socialists in Ukraine and Russia. Hanna and Perekhoda and Ilya Matveev will be participating in a speakers' tour in several US cities in September 2023 sponsored by the Ukraine Solidarity Network. For details see https://linktr.ee/ukrainesolidaritynetwork For a list of groups in Ukraine to support, see: https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/support-the-left-in-ukraine-and solidarity-with-the-peoples-of-turkey-kurdistan-and-syria/ Posle, a site of the Russian anti-war left with some content in English: https://posle.media/language/en/about/ On the arrest of Russian socialist Boris Kagarlitsky: https://newpol.org/im-a-ukrainian-leftist-this-is-why-i-support-boris-kagarlitsky/ A July 2023 article by Gilbert Achcar worth reading: https://newpol.org/ukraine-and-the-abstraction-of-violence-my-reply-to-tom-dale/…
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Episode 31: U.S. Imperialism Today Although no longer the world's unchallenged dominant power, the U.S. remains the most powerful state in the economic and political system of global capitalism. Ashley Smith discusses U.S. imperialism from the end of the Cold War to today. Articles by Ashley Smith: After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine https://againstthecurrent.org/atc219/after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ Biden’s Chip War With China Is an Imperial Struggle for High-Tech Supremacy https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-chip-war-with-china-is-an-imperial-struggle-for-high-tech-supremacy/ Biden’s National Security Strategy Is a Defense of US Domination, Not Democracy https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-national-security-strategy-is-a-defense-of-us-domination-not-democracy/…
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1 #30: The Politics of the Family, w M.E. O'Brien 1:05:17
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Politics of the Family, w M.E. O'Brien Families are political -- part of how most people survive under capitalism, places of love and support as well as often violence, other forms of oppression, and suffering. ME O'Brien's new book "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" is an important radical analysis of families in capitalist society and communist politics of the family from the mid-1800s to today. David thinks it's one of the best books of marxist theory he's read in a while, and this episode is an interview with ME O'Brien about the politics of families and care. Family Abolition Capitalism and the Communizing of Care by M. E. O'Brien https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343846/family-abolition/…
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1 #29: Against The Market, w/ David McNally 1:15:52
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAgainst the Market, w/ David McNally Even though capitalism's problems are becoming increasingly obvious, commitment to fight for an alternative to capitalism – rather than a regulated capitalism -- is still weak. Part of the problem is the belief that markets are the least-bad way of producing and distributing goods and services. This episode is an interview with David McNally, editor in chief of the journal Spectre, about capitalism, markets and the alternative of democratic planning. 2023 is the 30th anniversary of the publication of his book. Against the Market https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/1432-against-the-market…
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1 #28: The Right vs Trans People: Understanding the Attacks and Fighting Back 1:17:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Right vs Trans People: Understanding the Attacks and Fighting Back in the U.S. and Canada Eric Maroney and Skyler discuss the right-wing forces attacking transgender people in the U.S. and so-called Canada and how to organize to beat back their attacks. To learn more: Understanding the big picture: Misha Falk, “Neither Liberalism Nor Fascism But Trans Liberation and Socialism” https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/neither-liberalism-nor-fascism-but-trans-liberation-and-socialism Eric Maroney, “The Alt-Right Anti-Trans Crusades” https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/10/the-alt-right-anti-trans-crusades/ Episode 12 of Victor’s Children, w/ Jules Joanne Gleason: https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994/episode-12-transgender-liberation-transgender-marxism About organizing and the right in the U.S.: Tempest Magazine coverage of successful drag defence in NYC https://www.tempestmag.org/2023/03/jackson-heights-defends-drag-story-hour-nyc/ A discussion of organizing against the far right in Ohio https://www.tempestmag.org/2023/04/were-all-here-for-the-same-reason/ Fundraiser for drag story hour defender arrested in Akron https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocknroll-humanist-drag-queen-story-hour?utm_campaign=p_cp+share- sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefine d Erin Reed, independent journalist tracking anti-trans legislation https://erininthemorn.substack.com/ Madison Pauly, “Inside the Secret Working Group that Helped Pass Anti-trans Laws Across the Country” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/ A resource: Safety planning for actions https://www.communitysolidarityottawa.ca/safety-plan…
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1 #27: About Future On Fire And Victor's Children 29:07
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAbout Future on Fire and Victor's Children André Goulet interviews David about his new book "Future On Fire" and the Victor's Children podcast. This episode is a re-post from the Harbinger Society Presents podcast. On April 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time, the online magazine Midnight Sun and Haymarket Books present an online discussion: Fighting Capitalism's Ecological Death Cult. For more information and to RSVP: www.haymarketbooks.org/events/528-fi…al-death-cult Suggestions for episode topics or guests? Feel free to email victorschildren at gmail.com…
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The Socialism We Need What kind of society is possible and worth fighting for? What would it take to begin a transition to socialism? What should people who yearn for liberation be doing today? James Graham, Saima Desai and John Clarke join David in a multi-generational conversation. A few readings relevant to this episode: A Revolutionary Way of Doing Politics Is Taking Shape in Sudan - New Politics https://newpol.org/issue_post/a-revolutionary-way-of-doing-politics-is-taking-shape-in-sudan/ Revolution Means Smashing The State https://www.tempestmag.org/2023/01/revolution-means-smashing-the-state/ A Letter From Canadian Comrades https://socialistworker.org/2019/03/21/a-letter-from-canadian-comrades…
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1 #25: The Most Important Strike in Years: the Education Workers Strike in Ontario 1:00:07
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Most Important Strike in Years: the Education Workers Strike in Ontario The law-defying strike by the 55, 000 workers in CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions in November 2022 was brief but arguably the most important strike in so-called Canada in almost two decades. Peter Hogarth talks about the background to the strike, how it unfolded, why it ended the way it did, and its lessons. Some articles worth reading: Peter Hogarth, "Who Killed Bill 28?" https://springmag.ca/who-killed-bill-28-ontario-workers-and-the-threat-of-a-general-strike Martin Lukacs and Emma Paling, The inside story of how education workers beat back Doug Ford https://breachmedia.ca/the-inside-story-of-how-education-workers-beat-back-doug-ford/ John Clarke, Doug Ford underestimated the power of workers—but so did union leaders https://breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-underestimated-the-power-of-workersbut-so-did-union-leaders/ John Clarke, Beyond the Rituals of Class Compromise https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/beyond-the-rituals-of-class-compromise/…
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1 #24: Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change 1:03:14
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFuture on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change On this episode, Sara Birrell, Saima Desai, James Hutt and David Camfield discuss ideas raised by David's Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change in an online book launch event hosted by Fiona Jeffries. In Canada you can order the book from Fernwood Publishing: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/future-on-fire In the UK you can order it from PM Press's UK site: https://pmpress.org.uk/product/future-on-fire/ Everywhere else, you can order it from PM Press in the US: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1263…
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1 #23: Sexual Violence, Feminism and Socialist Organizing 1:39:42
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSexual Violence, Feminism and Socialist Organizing A discussion with three thoughtful socialists and feminists, Hazel, Jamie and Sheila, about feminism, the left and sexual violence. How can left activists get better at preventing and responding to sexual violence? Some readings: Articles by Hazel https://www.rs21.org.uk/author/hazel-croft/ Why I Left Fightback by Jamie https://jamiegraham.substack.com/p/why-i-left-fightback Jeremy Appel on how the CPC leadership covered up sexual harassment and expelled critics: What's going on with the Communist Party of Canada? https://theorchard.substack.com/p/whats-going-on-with-the-communist An article that briefly discusses how the "micro-party" model of socialist organization promotes weak responses to oppressive actions by group members, especially leaders: A letter from Canadian comrades https://socialistworker.org/2019/03/21/a-letter-from-canadian-comrades…
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1 #22: Ecosocialism and the Ecological Crisis 1:44:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedEcosocialism and the Ecological Crisis Faced with the worsening ecological crisis caused by capitalism, what's the ecosocialism we should aim for and what climate justice reforms should we fight for in the here and now? How should ecosocialists relate to degrowth politics? How should we respond to the immediate concerns of working-class people as the cost of living rises? A discussion of these and other questions with Sabrina Fernandes and Gareth Dale. Some sources mentioned in the episode and other resources: Sabrina Fernades' project Tese Onze https://teseonze.com.br/ Gareth Dale, "Degrowth and the Green New Deal" https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/28/degrowth-and-green-new-deal "For an Ecosocialist Degrowth" coauthored by Sabrina Fernandes https://monthlyreview.org/2022/04/01/for-an-ecosocialist-degrowth/ Jack Copley, "Decarbonizing the Downturn: Addressing Climate Change in an Age of Stagnation" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10245294221120986 Julian Allwood, "Closing the Rhetoric-Action Gap on Climate Mitigation" https://www.youtube0.com/watch?v=j1-laRQC0lQ&t=268s Book launch, David Hughes on "Who Owns the Wind? Climate Crisis and the Hope of Renewable Energy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frxyHxXstyo&t=269s Climate and Capitalism https://climateandcapitalism.com/ Order Future On Fire here: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/future-on-fire (in Canada) https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1263 (everywhere else)…
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The Labour Front in Canada Today The cost of living is rising, unemployment is low, and a recession triggered by the Bank of Canada pushing up interest rates is coming. The number of strikes is also up, with the number of private sector workers who struck in the first half of 2022 being especially noteworthy. What's happening? How can workers take advantage of the moment to win as much as possible? Doug Nesbitt and Tara Olivetree (Ehrcke) discuss these and other questions. Doug is a cofounder of RankAndFile.ca, where you can find many articles he's written. https://www.rankandfile.ca A 2021 article by Tara: Power, Workers, and the Fight for Climate Justice. https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/power-workers-and-the-fight-for-climate-justice/…
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1 #20: Moralism, A Problem For The Left 1:21:38
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMoralism: A problem for the left Moralism -- which assumes that moral judgment can change society and thinks about people and what they do as either good or bad -- is a powerful influence today. It's a barrier to thinking about social structures, how change happens, and left strategy. Barnaby Raine and Vanessa Wills dissect what moralism is, how it affects the left, why it's so influential, how socialists should respond to it, and the place of ethics in socialist politics. Barnaby Raine is an editor of Salvage https://salvage.zone Vanessa Wills is an editor of Spectre https://spectrejournal.com…
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1 #19: History of the Reproductive Justice Struggle 33:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHistory of the Reproductive Justice Struggle The overturning of Roe v Wade in the US puts the spotlight back on the politics of abortion. David speaks with Jocelyn Piercy about the movement organizing that eventually led to the decriminalization of abortion in so-called Canada and defeated the Mulroney Tory government's attempt to recriminalize it, and in particular the work of the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics. This experience is relevant today as we face emboldened right-wing forces intent on replacing liberal sexual and gender rights with its reactionary sexual hegemony. Recommended reading: Jocelyn Piercy, Canada: History and strategies in the fight for reproductive justice http://links.org.au/canada-history-abortion-rights-campaign Misha Falk, "Neither Liberalism Nor Fascism But Trans Liberation and Socialism" https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/neither-liberalism-nor-fascism-but-trans-liberation-and-socialism/ Rebel Girls' Rag, the publication of Toronto Socialist Feminist Action (1987-1992) https://riseupfeministarchive.ca/publications/rebel-girls-rag-a-forum-of-womens-resistance/…
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1 #18: The Politics of War from Ukraine to Canada 1:02:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Politics of War from Ukraine to Canada A discussion with Olena Lyubchenko and Dru Oja Jay about Ukraine in the years before Russia's invasion, the impact of the war on politics in so-called Canada, and what the left should do in relation to the war. To learn more: Olena Lyubchenko, On the Frontier of Whiteness? Expropriation, War, and Social Reproduction in Ukraine https://lefteast.org/frontiers-of-whiteness-expropriation-war-social-reproduction-in-ukraine/ Dru Oja Jay, Ukraine’s first assailant—international lenders https://breachmedia.ca/ukraines-first-assailant-international-lenders/ The March 2022 episode of this podcast is about Russia and the war. You can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994/episode-15-understanding-russia-today?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Marko Bojcun, "Ukrainian Socialists in the Diaspora: Lessons on Cold War Solidarity from Another Era" https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/ukrainian-socialists-in-diaspora-lessons-on-cold-war-solidarity/…
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Anti-racism and Socialism The problems with liberal responses to racism are no reason to dismiss or downplay the importance of anti-racist struggle as some on the left do. A discussion with Sharmeen Khan and Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot on the politics of representation, multiculturalism, allyship and other aspects of anti-racist politics from socialist perspectives. Some writings referred to in this episode: Emma Dabiri, What White People Can Do Next https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/677949/what-white-people-can-do-next-by-emma-dabiri/9780141996738 Himani Bannerji, The Dark Side of the Nation https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/dark-side-of-the-nation Vanessa Wills, "Marxism and White Privilege" (paywall) https://spectrejournal.com/marxism-and-white-privilege/ Nick Mitchell, "The View from Nowhere" (paywall) https://spectrejournal.com/the-view-from-nowhere/ Annie Olaloku-Teriba, "Afro-Pessimism and the (Un)Logic of Anti Blackness" https://www.historicalmaterialism.org/articles/afro-pessimism-and-unlogic-anti-blackness Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nagdee, "Recovering Antiracism: Reflections on Collectivity and Solidarity in Antiracist Organizing" https://www.tni.org/en/antiracism…
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1 #16: The Anti-Girlboss Socialist Club 1:20:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Anti-Girlboss Socialist Club This episode is an interview with Paniz and Tamsyn, the hosts of the socialist-feminist podcast The Anti-Girlboss Socialist Club (https://harbingermedianetwork.com/show/the-anti-girlboss-socialist-club/). They discuss topics covered in two episodes of AGSC: the “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Industry” and sexual violence programs at universities. Sources mentioned by Paniz and Tamsyn or suggested for people who want to learn more: Jack Fiorito, "Human Resource Management Practices and Worker Desires for Union Representation" (2001) Journal of Labour Research 22:2. https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA73064849&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=01953613&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E36766bd Janet Halley, Prabha Kotiswaran, Rachel Rebouché, and Hila Shamir, Governance Feminism: An Introduction (University of Minnesota Press, 2018) https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/governance-feminism-1 Sara Ahmed, Complaint (Duke Press, 2021), What's the Use (Duke Press, 2019), On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life (Duke Press, 2021). https://www.saranahmed.com/books-1 Robin D. G. Kelley, "What is Racial Capitalism and Why Does It Matter?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gim7W_jQQ&ab_channel=KODXSeattle John Kilcoyne, "The Politics of Policies: Responding to Sexual Harassment on Campus" (1994-1995) 3 Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal 33. Sara Ahmed, "Against Students" https://thenewinquiry.com/against-students/ Breakdown of reported sexual assault cases at U of T: https://thestrand.ca/campus-safety-uofts-handling-of-sexual-assault-reveals-the-cracks-in-our-academic-system/ Sara Ahmed, "Uses of Use: Diversity, Utility and the University" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avKJ2w1mhng Sarah Jaffe, Work Won't Love You Back (Hurst Publishers, 2021). https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/work-wont-love-you-back/…
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Understanding Russia Today, w/ Simon Pirani Anyone trying to understand Russia in the context of the war unleashed by Putin and co. on Ukraine will find little of use in the mainstream media, and a lot of left media isn't much better. This episode presents an interview with Simon Pirani about capitalism and politics in Russia today. Simon has written extensively on contemporary Russia as well as on the Russian Revolution, and discussed Stalinism on ep. 3 of Victor's Children. https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994/episode-3-stalinism-and-the-future-of-socialism-part-i?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Simon's website; https://peopleandnature.wordpress.com Simon recommends Ilya Matveev's recent article "Between Political and Economic Imperialism: Russia's Shifting Global Strategy" https://brill.com/view/journals/jlso/aop/article-10.1163-24714607-bja10043/article-10.1163-24714607-bja10043.xml?rskey=tHGbWa&result=1 For discussion of what stance socialists in so-called Canada should take to Russia's war on Ukraine, check this out: Episode 14: Russia Out of Ukraine, and No to NATO Too! by Solidarity Winnipeg https://soundcloud.com/solidarity-winnipeg-sw/swpod-ukraine-ep-final?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing…
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1 #14: The Far Right Mobilizes & Workplace Organizing at Canada Post 1:44:29
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Far Right Mobilizes & Workplace Organizing at Canada Post The far right-led action in Ottawa against pandemic public health measures was the largest mobilization by the far right in so-called Canada since the 1930s, so this episode opens with analysis from Todd Gordon. Next is an interview with Edmonton CUPW organizer Roland Schmidt about building workplace power among postal workers in that city and some of its broader lessons. Judy Rebick and Corvin Russell's article, which appeared after the episode of Victor's Children on the politics of the pandemic, helps explain the situation the far right has taken advantage of: The Left is nowhere on COVID. And that’s a big problem. https://rabble.ca/columnists/the-left-is-nowhere-on-covid-and-thats-a-big-problem/ David's 2018 article on fighting the right is dated in some respects but still relevant: The far right, the hard right, and our fight against them https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-far-right-the-hard-right-and-our-fight-against-them…
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The Politics of the Pandemic A discussion with Nora Loreto, Daniel Sarah Karasik and Corvin Russell about the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian state, how the NDP and the radical left have responded, and the politics we need going forward. Nora Loreto (@nolore)'s new book Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/spin-doctors Daniel Sarah Karasik (@JoyAndDefiance)'s new article "Against Pandemic Realism" https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/against-pandemic-realism/…
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1 #12: Transgender Liberation, Transgender Marxism 1:07:29
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTransgender Liberation, Transgender Marxism An interview with Jules Joanne Gleason, co-editor of Transgender Marxism, about gender, the politics of trans liberation and their universal implications, and transgender marxism. If you're unfamiliar with the subject of this episode, this is worth reading: Notes on women, men, trans and intersex: "the gender binary does not fit the facts" https://www.rs21.org.uk/2016/10/24/notes-on-women-men-trans-and-intersex-the-gender-binary-does-not-fit-the-facts/ To learn more: Transgender Marxism https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341668/transgender-marxism/ Shanice McBean, "'I Was Born a Baby, Not a Boy:' Sex, Gender and Trans Liberation" https://www.rs21.org.uk/2020/07/21/i-was-born-a-baby-not-a-boy-sex-gender-and-trans-liberation-2/ Three essays mentioned by Jules in the episode: Gayle Rubin, "The Traffic in Women: Notes on the 'Political Economy' of Sex" https://summermeetings2013.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/rubin-traffic.pdf Nat Raha, "The Limits of Trans Liberalism" https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2245-the-limits-of-trans-liberalism-by-nat-raha Jules Joanne Gleason and Nathaniel Dickson, "The Future of Trans Politics" https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4269-the-future-of-trans-politics…
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1 #11: China Today & the Politics of China in Canada w/ Ralf Ruckus and Vincent Wong 1:47:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedChina Today & the Politics of China in Canada w/ Ralf Ruckus and Vincent Wong China's growing power in the world and the worsening rivalry between "Western" states and China make it ever-more important for leftists to understand China. This episode presents an interview with Ralf Ruckus, author of the new book The Communist Road to Capitalism: How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China's (R)evolution Since 1949, about China today. Ideas about China are becoming more prominent in politics in the Canadian state. Vincent Wong, author of a recent article on China and the left in Canada in Briarpatch, looks at how China is being discussed, anti-Chinese racism, and China and the left. If you want to learn more: Ralf Ruckus, The Communist Road to Capitalism: How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China's (R)evolution since 1949 https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1149 Vincent Wong, China, the Canadian left, and countering state capitalist apologia https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/china-the-canadian-left-and-countering-state-capitalist-apologia Lausan Collective https://lausan.hk/ Ralf Ruckus's site 闹清楚 [nau̯ tɕʰiŋ ʈʂʰu] https://nqch.org 工潮 [gʊŋ'ʧaʊ] | gongchao.org | info + debate on china https://www.gongchao.org Chuangcn.org journal and blog https://chuangcn.org/ China Labour Bulletin https://clb.org.hk/ Wu Yiching, The Cultural Revolution at the Margins https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674728790 Vincent Wong And Kennes Lin on Anti-Asian racism and workers struggles in Canada https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/09/01/the-racist-history-of-chinese-labour-in-canada-shows-not-much-has-changed-deemed-essential-but-still-invisible.html…
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Imperialism, w/ Todd Gordon An interview with Todd Gordon about imperialism today and Canadian imperialism. This is a rerelease of a recent episode of the Solidarity Winnipeg Podcast. Some of Todd's writing on imperialism: Todd Gordon, Imperialist Canada https://arpbooks.org/Books/I/Imperialist-Canada Todd Gordon and Jeffery Webber, Blood of Extraction https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/blood-of-extraction Todd Gordon and Jeffery Webber, Complex Stratification in the World System: Capitalist Totality and Geopolitical Fragmentation https://www.academia.edu/41453902/Complex_Stratification_in_the_World_System_Capitalist_Totality_and_Geopolitical_Fragmentation…
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1 #9: Dialectics Demystified, w/ David McNally 1:05:26
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDialectics Demystified, w/ David McNally Marxism is usually associated with the concept of dialectics, but what is dialectics? Is Marxist theory "dialectical materialism"? Should dialectics be rejected as "unscientific," as mainstream academics argue? Or should it be discarded as part of European Enlightenment ideology that makes false claims to universal truth, as others claim? David McNally discusses these issues in a clear and accessible way. *Producer's Note* Any audio glitches or dropouts are the result of internet issues at the time of recording. The content of the discussion was not edited or altered in any way. David McNally's website: https://www.davidmcnally.org Suggested reading If you're interested in reading about the topic, try "The Philosophy of Internal Relations," Chapter 3 of Bertell Ollman's book Alienation. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706054213/http://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/a_ch03.php…
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1 #8: Is The Enemy of My Enemy My Friend? Campism and Emancipatory Politics Today 58:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIs The Enemy of My Enemy My Friend? Campism and Emancipatory Politics Today, w/Barnaby Raine In recent years the influence of "campist" politics within the left has grown. Barnaby Raine goes beyond explaining what's wrong with campism by explaining why its influence has grown and discussing what this says about our times and some implications for emancipatory politics today. Background reading: John Clarke, "The class struggle and geopolitics" https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-class-struggle-and-geopolitics Jason Schulman and Dan La Botz, "Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity" https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/against-campism-for-international-working-class-solidarity/…
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1 #7: Should Socialists Take Union Staff Jobs? 1:14:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedShould Socialists Take Union Staff Jobs? Katherine Grzejszczak, Gene McGuckin and Sherry Wolf, three socialists with a lot of union experience, discuss this question. If you want to learn more: Kim Moody's writing on "the rank-and-file strategy" is a must-read for socialists. For a start, check out "In Defense of the Rank-and-File Strategy" https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/06/rank-and-file-strategy-kim-moody-labor-unions Kate Doyle Griffiths, "The Rank and File Strategy on New Terrain." https://spectrejournal.com/the-rank-and-file-strategy-on-new-terrain/ On bureaucracy and unions, see David Camfield, "What is Trade Union Bureaucracy? A Theoretical Account." https://spectrejournal.com/the-rank-and-file-strategy-on-new-terrain/…
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1 #6: Stalinism and the Future of Socialism (Part II) 1:11:50
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn this episode, Alex de Jong discusses Stalinist politics, including Maoism, outside the so-called "Communist" societies, and why it's still important to understand them today. If you haven't listened to Episode 3: Stalinism and the Future of Socialism (Part I), which deals with the history of the USSR and China, you might want to listen to that first. By Alex de Jong: "The Philippine Left in a Changing Land" - New Politics https://newpol.org/issue_post/the-philippine-left-in-a-changing-land/ If you want to learn more: A good book on the early years of Stalinist politics outside the USSR is Duncan Hallas, The Comintern. On these politics later in the 20th century, see Ernest Mandel, From Stalinism to Eurocommunism. On Maoism, start with Elliott Liu, Maoism and the Chinese Revolution: A Critical Introduction. On the Communist Party of Canada, listen to Episode 4 of Victor's Children.…
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1 #5: Canadian Nationalism w/ Harsha Walia & Midnight Sun, a Just-Launched Socialist Magazine 1:04:51
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAn interview with Harsha Walia about the politics of Canadian nationalism, including left-nationalism, followed by a discussion about Midnight Sun, a new online magazine, with Daniel Sarah Karasik, Lina Nasr El Hag Ali, and David. Harsha Walia's Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism and the Rise of Racist Nationalism https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/border-and-rule Midnight Sun https://www.midnightsunmag.ca…
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1 #4: The Communist Party of Canada, 1921-2021 1:01:37
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMay 2021 marks the centenary of the formation of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC), so David interviews marxist historian Bryan Palmer about the CPC's history. If you want to read about the CPC: David Camfield, "The History and Politics of the Communist Party of Canada: An Overview" https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-history-and-politics-communist-party-of-canada Ian Angus, Canadian Bolsheviks Socialist History Project https://www.socialisthistory.ca/Publications/pubs.htm…
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1 #3: Stalinism and the Future of Socialism (Part I) 2:05:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedStalinism and the Future of Socialism (Part I) At the end of the 1920s a new social order emerged in the USSR. This Stalinist model later became the basis for reorganizing society in a series of other countries. It was criticized by anti-communists and supported by many people on the left, but other socialists challenged the claim that this was socialism. How socialists today understand what happened in these societies matters a lot. In this episode Simon Pirani discusses the emergence of the Stalinist social order in the USSR and some of the claims made by its defenders, while Kevin Lin surveys China from the revolution of 1949 to the present. Links: Simon Pirani http://simonpirani.blogspot.com An interview with Kevin Lin from 2020: How China contained Covid-19 and the dangerous world to come https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6494 A Marxist analysis of the USSR I recommend: What was the USSR? Part IV: Towards a theory of the deformation of value https://libcom.org/library/what-was-ussr-aufheben-part-4 If you're interested in the background to Stalinism: David Camfield, "Revolution and modernising counter-revolution in Russia, 1917-28" https://brill.com/view/journals/hima/28/2/article-p107_4.xml (paywalled, but may be available elsewhere online) If you're interested in China under Mao, a good place to start is Elliott Liu's book Maoism and the Chinese Revolution: A Critical Introduction https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=778…
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What is class struggle? Why does it matter? What's happened to class struggle in Canada? What are the implications for socialists? A discussion of these and other questions with Kate Jacobson (Alberta Advantage podcast, in Calgary) and John Clarke (former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, in Toronto). Email: victorschildren at gmail.com Subscribe: https://pod.link/1556511995 Alberta Advantage Podcast https://albertaadvantagepod.com John Clarke https://johnclarkeblog.com/…
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1 #1: Introducing Victor's Children & Victor Serge with Suzi Weissman 23:13
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedVictor's Children is named after Victor Serge, so in this first episode David introduces the podcast and interviews Suzi Weissman, author of the political biography Victor Serge: The Course is Set on Hope, about this socialist fighter and writer and why Serge matters today. https://www.versobooks.com/authors/1615-susan-weissman…
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