How the Red was Won

Comrade Pete is back, and we read Conquest of Bread by anarchist theorist Peter Kropotkin. All in all, we enjoyed the book, but we analyze it through a critical Marxist lens. read the book here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/kropotkin-peter/1892/bread.htm donate to Red Help ATX here: redhelpatx.org

In this SPOOKY Halloween episode, I read an essay by Kimberly A Strassel in the extremely conservative Hillsdale College publication, imprints. This lady is terrified of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, and thinks that moderate social democracy is as terrifying as the Red Army crushing her fascist friends. BOO! Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for earl...

We made it, folks! Chapter 12 is the final chapter of the very important 1935 book by R Palme Dutt, Fascism and Social Revolution. Please leave a comment, and let me know what you took from this book. read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf My next reading series will be Michael Parenti's Against Empire. Do you like this project and want to s...

this is sections 5 and 6 of chapter 11 in R Palme Dutt's Fascism and Social Revolution. chapter 12 is next, and we are done! my Patreon subscribers voted, and chose Michael Parenti's Against Empire as my next reading series on the main feed read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf Do you like this project and want to support it financially...

I started doing the research to make an episode about college campus sexual assault... and it was just a little too much. So, instead, let's talk about fascism! This is sections 1,2, and 3 of chapter 11, titled Tendencies to Fascism in Western Europe and America. Read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf Do you like this project and want to sup...

This is an interview/discussion with Nelson, a co-host of the What's Left of the South podcast from Montgomery, Alabama. We discuss the political and social struggles of the southern USA, specifically Texas and Alabama. Some really cool museums he mentioned: https://eji.org/ https://legacysites.eji.org/ https://www.anarchalucybetsey.org/ Find Nelson and the podcast here: https://www.instagram....

this chapter is short, but it's a BANGER. originally recorded in january 2026; please subscribe on Patreon to finish the whole book. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan   read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf

Let's study some Juche! As previously mentioned, we are going to read more about DPRK. I am opening with a speech titled For a Free and Peaceful New World, given by Kim Il-Sung on April 29, 1991 at the opening ceremony for the 85th Inter-Parliamentary Conference. Subscribe on Patreon for more of this reading series https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan  

In this episode, I interview John Carter. He has been a member of The Communist Party USA since 1977, and currently chairs the Houston, Texas chapter of the Party. He is a prolific organizer, and someone I consider a friend and comrade. Learn more about CPUSA here: https://cpusa.org/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! h...

My guest had to cancel, but I wanted to share my thought about women's sports and more specifically trans players in women's sports. Spoiler: trans women are women, and belong on the track/field/court/ring with us link to the WFTDA gender policy which i read: https://wftda.com/wftda-gender-statement-clarification-update/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my...

I got to chat with Kalyn Rose Heffernan and Gregg Ziemba of the band Wheelchair Sports Camp for this one. We discuss their new album, Oh Imperfecta, on Alternative Tentacles Records, their upcoming tour opening for Peaches, and their long history of community activism. band site: https://wheelchairsportscamp.co/about get involved: https://adapt.org/ https://www.youthonrecord.org/ https://www.unite...

The Chain Slayer is an Atlanta based activist and creator of educational content. In this episode, we talk about deconstructing the history we were taught, the propaganda around us, the concept of race, and what the idea of "whiteness" means in our society. Chain Slayer was in his car for this interview, and you may notice a few moments where the audio cuts in and out. follow him here: h...

Lets finish chapter 9 with sections 4,5,&6 on the theory and practice of fascism read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan  

I am reading chapter 9 in three installments, as it is a very long chapter. This is the second installment, containing section 3. Read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=...

This was originally released Patreon only late December 2025, and here it is now for all to listen and learn from. read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fa...

Interview with socialist Green Party candidate for Texas State Representative in District 49, Arshia Papari. He is running on a platform of housing justice, civil rights, and systemic change for all Texans. Check out his IG here: https://www.instagram.com/arshiafortexas?igsh=MXgyc3NlMXkza3MyYw== Website: Platform - Arshia for Texas Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join...

Everyone's favorite Red Won guest, Comrade Pete is back for Parenti month 2026! We break down, discuss, and relate to the first half of Michael Parenti's 1997 book, Blackshirts and Reds. You can read the book here: https://welshundergroundnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blackshirts-and-reds-by-michael-parenti.pdf Support Red Help ATX here: https://redhelpatx.org/ Support this projec...

Everyone's favorite Red Won guest, Comrade Pete is back for Parenti month 2026! We break down, discuss, and relate to the first half of Michael Parenti's 1997 book, Blackshirts and Reds. You can read the book here: https://welshundergroundnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blackshirts-and-reds-by-michael-parenti.pdf Support Red Help ATX here: https://redhelpatx.org/ Inside Books Projec...

For this movie episode, I invited Evan of Left of the Projector Pod on to discuss the 1996 Will Smith blockbuster, Independence Day. You can find Evan's content here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hryMXesRt4Rkwee753s9t?si=f73ce45371474876 and his IG: https://www.instagram.com/leftoftheprojectorpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Support this project on Patreon:...

In this episode, I cover three Texas Tribune articles (linked below) about the Texas State Takeover of Houston ISD in 2023, and their current plan to ship out and segregate their disabled students. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/11/federal-special-education-monitoring-report/ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/16/tea-hisd-takeover-texas-houston-schools/ https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05...

You may know Brandon Durden from his podcast, The Powerless Pod, or from his metal band, Dead Inside, but did you know that he is a special education teacher by day? In this episode, he explains the state of public special education in the greater Chicago area. We also chat a bit about music and the current state of... everything. Find all things Powerless Pod here: https://thepowerlesspod.com/ If...

Re-edited and uploaded to the main feed read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf wanna finish the book without waiting? the whole reading is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/HowtheRedwasWon

Do you like it when i read theory to you? if so, you should join my Patreon! We are currently studying DPRK and Juche. Join here: patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon In this episode i am reading five works of Ho Chi Minh: Vietnamese Declaration of Independence 12 Recomendations Lenin and the Colonial Peoples The Path Which Led Me to Leninism Some Considerations of the Colonial Question

The first half of chapter 8 of R. Palme Dutt's Fascism and Social Revolution Originally recorded for Patreon in December 2025. Subscribe there for the whole book, starting at $2.50 per month Read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf subscribe to Patreon here: patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon

Look, we all know that electoralism alone is not a path to liberation, BUT on the local level, there are good candidates worth supporting and bad candidates worth stopping. In February, I interviewed local activist couple Susanna Ledesma Woody and her husband Roy Woody Jr. Susanna is now in a primary runoff election for Travis County Commissioner precinct 4 against a man who was a LITERAL COP for...