Jul 13

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

Jun 29

Philosophy of Mind: Marxism, Materialism, and Dialectical Monism

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

2h 3m

Jun 6

Alyson and Breht Answer Your Questions

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

3h 13m

Apr 2022

[BEST OF] The Fundamentals of Marxism: Historical Materialism, Dialectics, & Political Economy

<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

1h 44m

Jun 2025

[BEST OF] The Fundamentals of Marxism: Historical Materialism, Dialectics, & Political Economy

[Originally released Oct 2020] 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 ... Show More

1h 42m

Apr 2022

[BEST OF] The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy

<p><em>[Originally released Feb 2021]</em></p> <div dir="ltr">In this episode of <a href= "https://redmenace.libsyn.com/">Red Menace</a>, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic co ... Show More

1h 26m

Jun 2025

[BEST OF] The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy

<p class="date"><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 3, 2021</strong></em></p> <div id=":yf" class="ii gt"> <div id=":ye" class="a3s aiL"> <div dir="ltr">In this episode of <a href= "https://redmenace.libsyn.com/">Red Menace</a>, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Mar ... Show More

1h 26m

Mar 2024

"The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" by Karl Marx

<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

1h 37m

Apr 2025

Marxism 101: Intro to Historical Materialism (and the Necessity of Socialism)

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In this lecture, Breht provides an accessible but rigorous introduction to the Marxist theory of history: historical materialism. Breht explains how historical materialism is dialectical materialism applied to the evolution of human societies over time, ... Show More

1h 10m

Mar 2023

The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & The State by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 1)

<div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="ev7m" data-offset-key="eigsr-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eigsr-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "eigsr-0-0"><span data-text="true">In this epis ... Show More

1h 43m

Jul 2024

Talking Marxism with the Proles

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 ... Show More

1h 57m

Dec 2024

The Communist Manifesto

Join hosts Fr. Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson in this engaging episode of The Classical Mind as they dive into Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' contraversial work, The Communist Manifesto. Discover the historical context of the 1848 publication, the philosophy of historical ... Show More

1h 20m

Apr 2022

[BEST OF] State and Revolution: Marx, Lenin, & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

<p><em>[Orignally released Oct 2018]</em></p> <p>Alyson Escalante joins Breht to discuss Lenin's major work of political theory, State and Revolution. <br /> <br /> Here is a previous show we here at Rev Left did specifically on the Paris Commune entitled "The Paris Commune: A Br ... Show More

1h 9m

The Fundamentals of Marxism: Dialectics,...