As Boris Johnson is finally deposed we pay tribute to the fallen leader of the British Tories. We look at Brexit, covid, the state of the Conservatie & Unionist Party and exam...
2022-07-09 15:04:54 +0000 UTC View PostWe are going to reading and reviewing a book we've mentioned several times on the pod, The City by Tony Norfield.
It's a great book end-to-end, but some chapte...
2022-07-08 21:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the video of Alex's apperance today on RT International discussing the fall of Boris Johnson and it's implications.
2022-07-07 16:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostRSR is on hiatus for another few days to deal with an unforeseen circumstance! Speak soon.
2022-07-05 05:24:11 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back investigative Kit Klarenberg to speak about his series of articles on Grayzone outlining the latest slew of intelligence operations around Brexit and Ukraine, prominently involving ...
2022-06-30 14:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post
And so it's time for one of our regular Q&A sessions! Anything you want to ask us regarding any topic, whether we've covered it or not, write up your point below. We'll also be read...
2022-06-21 17:02:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In the second part of our exploration of the issues surrounding alcohol, narcotics and the politics of temperance.
The article by Alex 2022-06-21 16:40:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We look at the history and politics of the temperance movement, a major alcohol moderation turned teetotalist social movement with international reach.
Check out Alex's article on the topic h...
2022-06-18 16:22:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This is part two of our examination of the creation, life and counter revolutionary collapse of the DDR. We examine the role of worker democracy and the status of women under the regime.
2022-06-14 10:32:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We talk about the reasons for low literacy in advanced capitalist nations, the degradation of the arts, and the role of schools and education in capitalism.
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This is part one of our examination of the creation, life and counter revolutionary collapse of the DDR. What were its triumphs? What were its failures? And why did it collapse? We'll also be...
2022-06-10 16:19:26 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow we'll be recording our examination of the German Democratic Republic. This is something of a follow up to our episode on the Albanian revolution. So as part of our commitment to demo...
2022-06-06 16:14:45 +0000 UTC View PostFor the reading group this month we'll be examining the book "The War We Never Fought by the British conservative writer Peter Hitchens. In this work Hitchens examines the law and culture reg...
2022-06-04 09:40:15 +0000 UTC View Post
How should we view the recent victory of the Australian Labor Party? Why did Scott Morrison lose? Why are billionaire narcissists obsessed with green politics? How atrocious is the Australian...
2022-06-03 14:54:56 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss Weber's section on Bureaucracy included his seminal work (and foundational sociological text)
Economy and society: An outline of interpretive sociology...
2022-06-03 14:15:56 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's patreon episode we'll examining the attached article from Jacobin on the recent Australian election which saw the Labor Party return to power. If you have any questions on this then ...
2022-05-29 21:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
We look at prominent liberal explanations for the recent mass shooting in Texas, and offer up another perspective, that from Marxist Criminology.
You can find our show notes on the attached p...
2022-05-28 03:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
We explore the wild story of Albania communism and grapple with its dazzling success.
See the attached pdf for our notes on this topic and sources used.
2022-05-25 14:34:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode Alex speaks to Natylie Baldwin who is the author of The View from Moscow: Understanding Russia and U.S.-Russia Relations. The discussion goes into the chaos in Rus...
2022-05-20 19:49:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We talk about the concept of neofeudalism and decide whether it makes sense or not.
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We review the state of the economy and give our thoughts about the latest market drama and the newest economic phrase to bubble back up into popular consciousness: stagflation. We then reflect on h...
2022-05-15 00:02:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we dive into the recent British local election results, look at what it means for the stinking corpse of the labour party and ask how communists should approach standing for local e...
2022-05-11 09:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We review Adam Curtis' documentary film, "The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts", and explore the limits of mathematical modelling, the tyranny of consensus-based decision-making, and why hipp...
2022-05-08 03:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This is is the second part of our interview with Michael Tracey in which we discuss the role of the British government in Ukraine.
We then discuss the issues raised in the interview an...
2022-05-05 23:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In this weekend edition we speak to American journalist Michael Tracey regarding his recent reporting from Poland and his encounter with the pro-NATO left in London.
2022-04-30 11:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the results of the French election and talk about our reflections of our interview with climate change skeptic Ben Pile.
2022-04-27 18:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The second part of our talk with climate change skeptic Ben Pile. We speak about the politics and economics of the hydrocarbon industry, and we ask Ben what we REALLY should be worrying about. ...
2022-04-22 18:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post
In this final part of the April Q&A we look at the big questions! Should Marxists support colonialism? What the hell is a Trotskyite anyway? What of the permanent revolution? And more! 2022-04-20 22:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We talk with climate change skeptic Ben Pile to get his critical view on climate science and the politics undergirding it (Twitter: @clim8resistance). Part 2 will be coming out next week.
Fin...
2022-04-16 21:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In this the second part of our latest Q&A session we cover it all!
*Climate Change!
* Lyndon Larouche!
* Covid!
All this and more! The final part will be o...
2022-04-13 21:22:08 +0000 UTC View Post