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Jul 2024
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Talking Marxism with the Proles

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Jeremy, Rae, & Tony from Proles Pod join Breht to talk about the new show, the changes they have made to the original Proles of the Roundtable, Marxism and its relevance for the modern world and contemporary moment, the importance of the masses as well as leaders in the communist tradition, some critiques of the North American left, the essential traits that a revolutionary must possess, and much more!

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