Jul 12

Democratic Socialist Electoral Victories and the Implications for American Politics

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

1h 18m

Jul 3

Expropriate the Rich: Billionaire Rule, Class War, and the Socialist Solution

Economist Rob Larson joins Breht to discuss his book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. Together they explore the billionaire class not merely as a collection of rich individuals, ... Show More

1h 19m

Jul 2

Empire in the Stars: Science Fiction, Ideology, and Colonialist-Imperialist Realism (Feat. The Left Page)

In this episode, Breht goes on The Left Page podcast as a guest to explore the role that science fiction plays as part of the cultural superstructure of empire: a genre born in the shadow of British and American imperial power, shaped by colonial assumptions, and increasingly hau ... Show More

1h 30m

Jul 2020

The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here: <a ... Show More

1h 7m

Jun 2019

State and Revolution: Marx, Lenin, & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

An episode done on Rev Left last year in which Alyson Escalante joins Breht to discuss Lenin's major work of political theory, State and Revolution. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Plea ... Show More

1h 42m

Sep 2020

The Fundamentals of Marxism: Dialectics, Historical Materialism, and Class Struggle

In this episode, 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 Marxism - from those who are brand new to the Marxist left all the way to veterans of th ... Show More

1h 42m

Apr 2025

Socialism: Utopian & Scientific | Classics of Marxism #2

In the second episode of our series on the Classics: Daniel, Nye, Georgina & Peter discuss the ideas of Engels' Socialism: Utopian & Scientific.Covering the historical development of scientific socialism and its precursors, it is however far from a text of mere historical value t ... Show More

49m 14s

Jul 2019

On Contradiction - Mao

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss On Contradiction by Mao Full text here: <a href= "https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm"> https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volu ... Show More

1h 26m

May 2019

The Foundations of Leninism - Joseph Stalin

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss The Foundations of Leninism by Joseph Stalin Full text here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1924/foundations-leninism/ch06.htm The video episode can be found on youtube at: https://youtu.be/XB2Cbir6ac ... Show More

1h 28m

Aug 2019

On Practice - Mao

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht are joined by Marx Madness to discuss On Practice by Mao. Full text here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm Check out Marx Madness here: https://marxmadness.pinecast.co Outro Music by ... Show More

1h 19m

Nov 2021

Revisiting On Practice

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson revisits 'On Practice' by Mao. Text can be found for free here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm Additional material suggested by Alyson https://www.google.com/amp/s/kites-journal.org/2021/04/ ... Show More

47m 31s

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