Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire

Alyson and Breht reflect on recent Democratic Socialist electoral victories, the ongoing contradiction between the progressive left and the corporate center within the Democratic Party, the principled and strategic approach to this development that Marxists should take, the impli ... Show More

In this episode, Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante join forces for a deep philosophical conversation on Marxism, consciousness, and the mind-body problem. Using China Miéville's essay on consciousness and materialism as a starting point, they explore why the nature of subjective ... Show More

Alyson and Breht spend three hours answering your questions about politics, theory, socialist stragey and much more! Watch the video version on Youtube HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Follow, Subscribe, & Learn more about Rev Left Radio http ... Show More

This week, I present Aimé Césaire's "Discourse on Colonialism." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy 

<p>Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasantry and lumpenproletariat, Bonapartism and Fascism, history, the role of the State under capitalism, and how all of this helps us to make ... Show More

<p><strong><em>Originally aired on May 30, 2021</em></strong><br /> <br /> In this classic episode, Alyson and Breht use texts from Fanon, Cesaire, Mao, and Lenin to help make sense of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the history of zionism, the role of the United States in t ... Show More

<p>Listen to the full Red Menace episode (from which this segment was extracted) here: <a href= "https://redmenace.libsyn.com/economic-and-philosophic-manuscripts-of-1844-karl-marx"> https://redmenace.libsyn.com/economic-and-philosophic-manuscripts-of-1844-karl-marx</a></p> <p><s ... Show More

<p>In this unlocked Red Menace patreon episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the latest IPCC report on climate change and discuss its implications.</p> <p>Listen to more Red Menace: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/<br /> <br /> -----</p> <p>Support Rev Left Radio: <a href= "https://www. ... Show More

<p><em>[Originally released Oct 2020]</em></p> <p>In this episode of our sister podcast "Red Menace", Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the fundamental ideas, concepts, and arguments within Marxism. We want this episode to stand as a resource for *everyone* interested in Mar ... Show More

What is Settler Colonialism, and can it be applied to Israel? In this instalment of Kalam Shorts, Sam and Edgar explore this terminology and talk about the French Jewish scholar, Maxime Rodinson, and his seminal 1967 work, "Israel: A Settler Colonial State?" To gain access to the ... Show More

<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Apr 4, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>Listen to the full Red Menace episode (from which this segment was extracted) here:  <a href= "https://redmenace.libsyn.com/economic-and-philosophic-manuscripts-of-1844-karl-marx"> https://redmenace.libsyn.com/ec ... Show More