Tom O'Brien
From Alpha To Omega
What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.
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Episodes
#010 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 08.08.2020 55:55
We continue with the barnstormer that is Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’, and yearn for the arrival of Benjamin Sisko.
#009 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 01.08.2020 42:51
We begin Chapter 3 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Derrick - Mortal Science Emmanuel - Swedish Sommelier Ezri - Swampside Chats James - Wax Cylinder Enthusiast Kyle - General...
#128 Vibing on Crisis w/ Dickophrenic and PostCyborg Pt. 2 - TEASER 28.07.2020 2:22
Today, we have part two of our discussion with Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg about capitals over-accumulation crisis and the role US society is going to play in all of this in the coming years. https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/06/08/mask-off-crisis-struggle-in-the-pandemic/ https://twitter.com/dickophrenic https://twitter.com/postcyborg
#127 Vibing on Crisis w/ Dickophrenic & PostCyborg Pt. 1 27.07.2020 43:51
This week we are joined by Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg. We discuss their recent article ‘Mask Off: Crisis & Struggle in the Pandemic’ and the general decay of US hegemony and the future of capitalism. https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/06/08/mask-off-crisis-struggle-in-the-pandemic/ https://twitter.com/dickophrenic https://twitter.com/postcyborg Profit vs S&P Graph: https://twitter.com/...
#008 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 20.07.2020 1:13:07
We conclude Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Emmanuel - Swedish Sommelier Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit Sophie - Jumpsuit Utopi...
#126 Eco-Reactionary John Michael Greer 11.07.2020 55:33
We speak with Greg Belvedere, the man behind the ‘Rebel Bass’ youtube channel and contributor to Current Affairs. In a bit of a blast from the past for this pod, we take a deep dive into the collapse/peak-oil scene and discuss Greg’s video on the eco-reactionary John Michael Greer.
#007 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 06.07.2020 57:24
We continue Marx’s lambasting of the social democrats in Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’. Charles and Camilla acting weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtOA2GdsV4 The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/ro...
#006 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 27.06.2020 59:25
We jump into the white hot burning fire of Marx’s critique of the social democrats that is Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomati...
#125 The CHAZ/CHOP w/ Ben Lain - TEASER 24.06.2020 2:30
Today, we speak with Ben Lain, who recently returned home from a 2 day trip to the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle.
#005 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 23.06.2020 42:31
This week we continue our analysis of Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Kyle - General Intellect Unit Ezri - Swampside Chats
#124 Prefigurative Politics w/ Red Plateaus 13.06.2020 1:03:25
Today we speak with Paul and Eivind, the brains behind the ‘Red Plateaus’ youtube channel. We discuss their excellent recent video on ‘Pre-figurative Politics’ and why this concept is so important for our revolutionary politics. Paul is the co-author of the recent book on the topics: Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today. This was recorded a few weeks ago, before the outbreak of the BLM...
#123 The US Revolution II - The Sequel 03.06.2020 2:10:37
An emergency Emancipation network collaboration on the staggering political developments stateside.... FEEL THE POWER!
#122 Strategy Re-dux Part 2 w/ Mike MacNair TEASER 01.06.2020 3:20
We continue our questioning of Mike MacNair, the man responsible for the Revolutionary Strategy Series...
#121 Strategy Re-dux Part 1 w/ Mike MacNair 31.05.2020 42:04
This week I’m delighted to welcome back Mike MacNair to the show. Mike is an Associate Professor of Law at St Hugh’s College Oxford, and the man responsible for the behemoth that was the ‘Revolutionary Strategy Series’. This is the first of a two parter where we I get to ask Mike some questions raised by reading and discussion of his seminal work
#004 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 23.05.2020 50:51
This week we start Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’. Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Emmanuel - Swedish Sommelier Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/r...
#003 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 17.05.2020 1:06:40
We conclude our reading of Chapter 1 - ‘Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Kyle - General Intellect Unit Ezri - Swampside Chats
#002 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 09.05.2020 49:24
We continue our reading of Chapter 1 - Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Kyle - General Intellect Unit Ezri - Swampside Chats James - Wax Cylinder Exp...
#120 Marx and Credit Money w/ Simon Mouatt - TEASER 03.05.2020 3:06
Our guest is Simon Mouatt, Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester Business School. We discuss his paper: ‘Can Sequential and Non-Dualistic Interpretation of Marx’s Monetary Thought be Synthesised with the Endogenous Money Paradigm?’ from ‘Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory’. Our discussion runs the gamut from Oil Shocks to the neurality of money to planned capitalist econo...
#119 Socialist Labour Time Planning w/ GIU Part 2 02.05.2020 46:25
This week we have part two of our Socialist Labour Time Planning crossover special with our comrades Shane and Kyle from the General Intellect Unit podcast. This discussion is based around a reading of a recent paper by Seongjin Jeong, Professor of Economics at Gyeongsang National University, called: ‘Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism‘.
#118 Socialist Labour Time Planning w/ GIU Part 1 25.04.2020 58:00
This week we have a crossover episode with our Emancipation Network friends and comrades Shane and Kyle from General Intellect unit. This is part one of a two parter where we delve deep in the history, the theory, and future possibilities for Marx’s Labour Time Calculation. We use a recent paper by Seongjin Jeong, a Professor of Economics at Gyeongsang National University, called: ‘Soviet planning...
#001 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 18.04.2020 44:30
What better time to kick back and read some Marx than the middle of a pandemic. Grab your books ladies and gentlemen.... Panelists: C Derick Varn - Mortal Science, Pop The Left Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Science James - Wax Cylinder Enthusiast Kyle - General Intellect Unit Artwork: https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848
#117 The Problems With Equilibrium /w Nick Potts Pt 2 - TEASER 13.04.2020 1:18
We continue our discussion with Prof Nick Potts of Solent University and parse the problems the caused by the equilibrium approach of Post-Keynesian and Kalecki, and what Marxists can learn from MMT about money.
#116 The Problems With Equilibrium /w Nick Potts Pt 1 11.04.2020 40:02
This week I am delighted to welcome Prof Nick Potts of Solent University to talk about the problems of equilibrium theories and a possible synthesis between Post-Keynesian and MMT approaches with the TSSI of Marx
#041 Revolutionary Strategy Series 04.04.2020 50:49
We finish our reading of Paul Cockshotts critique of the book and gather out thoughts. Don't join a cult
#115 Aye Corona w/ GIU BONUS Episdoe 16.03.2020 53:06
An emergency corona virus special with boys from General Intellect Unit on the human, political, and financial catastrophe that is upon us.....
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