The Cultural Cold War: Folk Music and Communism w/ Carsie Blanton
In this episode, we're joined by Carsie Blanton for a conversation on communist folk music and the role of politics in art. Carsie Blanton i...
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[TEASER] China Ep. 11: Tibet w/ Ken Hammond
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Venezuela Ep. 7: On Ascending a High Mountain w/ Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert
In this conversation, episode 7 in our ongoing series on Venezuela, we're joined by Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert for an on-the-gr...
[TEASER] Communism, the Highest Stage of Ecology w/ Henry Hakamäki & Salvatore Engels-Di Mauro
This is a free preview of the episode "Communism, the Highest Stage of Ecology w/ Henry Hakamäki & Salvatore Engels-Di Mauro." You can liste...
Cuba Ep. 10: Cuba after Castro w/ Abby Martin
In this episode we're joined by Abby Martin for a conversation on her film, "Cuba after Castro: The Island in the Crosshairs." Abby Martin i...
[TEASER] China Ep. 10: The Dialectics of Chinese Labor w/ Immanuel Ness
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Cuba Ep 9: Conjuring up the Red Menace w/ Charisse Burden-Stelly
In this episode we're joined by Charisse Burden-Stelly for a conversation on Cuba and the long history of US red scares through the lens of...
[TEASER] Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media
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Sudan Ep. 1: The Unconscious Revolution w/ Mohamed Khougali
In this episode we're joined by Mohamed Khougali for a conversation exploring the history and politics of Sudan from the perspective of a Su...
[TEASER] 250 Years of Bourgeois Democracy w/ August Nimtz
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The Democratic Party w/ Cecilia Guerrero
In this episode Cecilia Guerrero joins us to pick apart the sordid origins and class orientation of the Democratic Party. Cecilia Guerrero i...
[TEASER] Iran Pt. 5: Is the US-Iran Deal a Trap for Iran? w/ Elina Xenophontos
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Honorable Harvest: Indigenous Economics w/ Gregg Castro
The hyper-individual, anti-collectivist ideology that defines and permeates Western societies has profound consequences in multiple realms,...
[TEASER] China Pt. 9: Taiwan w/ Charles Xu and Feiyang Sun
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The Rise (and Fall) of the US Dollar w/ Fadhel Kaboub
In this episode we're joined by Fadhel Kaboub for a conversation about the US dollar, its hegemony over the globe, and the emerging challeng...
[TEASER] Cuba Pt. 8: Lessons from the Fall of the USSR w/ Helen Yaffe
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Cuba Pt. 7: How Cuban Socialism Works w/ Helen Yaffe
In this episode, part 7 of our ongoing series on Cuba, we're joined by Helen Yaffe for a conversation exploring what the attempts to build s...
[TEASER] Cuba Pt. 6: The Political Thought of Fidel Castro w/ Renzo Llorente
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Cuba Pt. 5: Under Siege w/ Manolo De Los Santos & Liz Oliva Fernández
In this episode, part 5 of our ongoing series on Cuba, we're joined by Manolo De Los Santos & Liz Oliva Fernández for a conversation explori...
[TEASER] The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism w/ Torkil Lauesen
This is a free preview of the episode "The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism w/ Torkil Lauesen." You can listen to...