Mar 10

Anti-War w/ Ben Mabie & Salar Mohandesi

Featuring Ben Mabie and Salar Mohandesi on what the war on Iran tells us about US imperialism, and why the US doesn’t have a massive anti-war movement even amid historic anti-war public sentiment. Capitalist states have changed war-making in ways that insulate imperialism against ... Show More

2h 6m

Mar 3

Primary Strategy w/ Geoff Simpson

Featuring Geoff Simpson on Justice Democrats’ massive 2026 slate of insurgent House candidates taking on AIPAC/Big Tech money. Also: the history of post-Bernie 2016 primary challenges, the Israel lobby’s legitimacy crisis, radicalizing liberals, and the role of electoral politics ... Show More

1h 7m

Feb 17

Breaking the Machine w/ Peter Linebaugh

Featuring Peter Linebaugh on the Luddites’ machine-breaking revolt against the enclosure of handicraft production, the central role played by capital punishment in the consolidation of the capitalist state, and remaking the struggle against enclosure for the 21st century. Support ... Show More

1h 40m

Apr 2024

The Dig: Thawra Ep. 7 - United Arab Republic Against Eisenhower

Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the SEVENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment lays out the the US’s Eisenhower Doctrine, which in 1957 inaugurated a new era of imperialism in the ... Show More

1h 25m

Dec 2023

The Palestinian struggle: Intifada 'til victory! | Revolution Festival '23

With a deafening chorus from the imperialist establishment in support of Israel's genocidal war, it's vital that communists have a clear understanding of the current conflict, and the role of our own ruling class.In this episode, Khaled Malachi discusses the history of Israel and ... Show More

48m 53s

Apr 2023

Regime Change Failed But the Plot to Destroy Syria Continues

Before 2011, Syria was a relatively stable country that had decent electricity, one of the best medical sectors in the region and produced much of its own food and medicine. Today Syria has collapsing infrastructure, dire food insecurity, crippling fuel shortages, severe brain ... Show More

1h 17m

May 2023

The rehabilitation of Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad became a regional pariah after brutal crackdowns on his own citizens. But on Friday, the most powerful men in the Middle East welcomed him back into the Arab League. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-S ... Show More

26m 6s

Mar 2024

Thirteen years later, has the world forgotten Syria?

Thirteen years ago, Syrians took to the streets to stand up against the government of Bashar al-Assad. The war that followed has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced more than 12 million. Today, al-Assad is still in power. Has the world abandoned Syria? In ... Show More

17m 18s

Mar 2019

Episode 38 - Historical figures: Kamal Jumblatt

The discussion on Kamal Jumblatt begins at 13:39. In the third edition of our historical figures’ series, Nizar and Ben analyze the life and legacy of Kamal Jumblatt, the prominent Druze politician who was assassinated 42 years ago on March 16, 1977. An intellectual man of princi ... Show More

45m 32s

Aug 2023

East Germany Re-Examined: Why Its Legacy of Socialism & Anti-Imperialism Still Matters

Listen to the full interview on Patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-east-87132481'>https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-east-87132481</a> East Germany, or the German Democratic Republic (GDR), is remembered in the West as th ... Show More

29m 36s

Thawra Ep. 5 – The Struggle for Syria