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Workers 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 coun

The 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 Introduc

The 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.

Jabra 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 gro

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 a

Palestine 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

Germany 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

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 Inte

The 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 si

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-russ