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At the 2022 NYC Marxist School, Alex Grant of Fightback provided a brief history and background on the USSR, what it achieved, why it was hated by the capitalist world, and looked at the difference between genuine Bolshevism and Stalinism.

This week, Joel and Alex discuss the coming recession, and what it means for class struggle in Canada. The articles mentioned in the podcast can be found here:  https://www.marxist.ca/article/explaining-the-coming-crisis-of-capitalism https://www.marxist.ca/article/canada-before-and-after-coronavirus https://www.marxist.ca/article/fightbacks-perspectives-2021-the-coming-storm-and-the-tasks-of...

The Oka crisis is one of the most significant episodes in modern Canadian history. For months, all eyes in the country were pulled to a small Quebec town where a group of Indigenous activists lead an armed blockade against a golf course expansion that threatened ancestral lands. This standoff sparked a wave of protest across Canada and left behind a spirit of militancy that the Indigenous movement...

For the first time, Canadian workers have forced the repeal of back-to-work legislation. The inspiring struggle of the 55,000 Ontario education workers has achieved an important partial victory, and sets a precedent for workers across Canada. When workers unite and fight, they win! In this talk, Fightback editor Alex Grant discusses the historic outcome of this struggle and the way forward.

On November 5, in the midst of a rising strike movement of education workers, Fightback met to discuss the perspective for the class struggle in Canada. In this talk Joel Bergman explains how we got here and where the crisis of capitalism is leading.

In an attack on the entire labour movement, the Ontario government has tabled back-to-work legislation against Ontario workers before the strike has even started, and is using the notwithstanding clause to push through this unconstitutional attack. This week, Joel is joined by custodian and organizer with the CUPE 4400 Rank-and-File Group, Hermes Azam, to talk about what needs to happen for the la...

This week, Joel is joined by Adam Booth from Socialist Appeal to talk about the fall of Liz Truss, the death of the queen, and class struggle in the U.K. 

This week, Joel and Alex discuss the Communist Manifesto, and the ways in which it continues to be incredibly relevant to the modern world. 

The movement against the Iranian regime has escalated on the streets spreading to more than 140 cities, towns and villages across Iran. What started as a protest against the killing of a young Kurdish woman, has turned into a powerful revolutionary movement of the youth against the entire regime. In this episode, Fightback activist Maral N. discusses what has led up to the current movement, and wh...

This week, Joel is joined by Hamid Alizadeh, editor of marxist.com, to talk about the mass protests in Iran, what's necessary for it to win, and what we can learn from the movement in Canada

We are living in a time of crisis on all fronts—war, poverty, oppression, political instability and economic collapse have all compounded to create a living nightmare for workers and youth. However, these are not unconnected events, but all different expressions of a single crisis: the crisis of capitalism. This is the system that crushes the working class on a daily basis, and is particularly bad...

This week, Joel is joined by Benoît Tanguay, editor of La Riposte socialiste , to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and how to abolish the monarchy in Canada.

Across Canada there is a marked increase in strike votes and strike activity among unionized workers, from public service workers in British Columbia to education workers in Ontario. Unionization drives for unorganized workers is picking up in Starbucks, Amazon and other workplaces. All of this is a response to rising inflation and the higher cost of living. As big corporations and their friends i...

War, poverty, climate change, hunger, disease, the concentration of power, wealth, and influence in the hands of a few. These, and countless more nightmares have plagued the world for over 100 years, making life miserable for the vast majority of the globe. Lenin proposed in his work, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism, that these phenomena are not a bug or mistake of capitalism, but rat...

This week, Joel is joined by Daniel Morley, writer for In Defence of Marxism, to discuss U.S. and Chinese saber rattling over Taiwan.

The world economy is wracked with turbulence, buffeted by a perfect storm of war, pandemic, and protectionism. A toxic combination of inflation and recession looms for capitalism. This is a finished recipe for revolutionary explosions everywhere. In this episode, Fightback editor Alex Grant discusses what causes capitalist crises and how we can change society through socialist revolution.

In this talk from the Western Canadian Marxist Summer School 2022, Fightback editor Alex Grant discusses imperialism, pacifism, and the Marxist analysis of war. 

This week, Joel is joined by Adam Booth, editor of Socialist Appeal in the UK, to discuss the crisis in Britain and what Marxists can learn from it. 

This week, Joel is joined by Koral to discuss the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ liberation, and why Marxism is the best tool to end oppression.

In this leadoff from Fightback's 2022 congress, In Defence of Marxism editor Fred Weston discusses the global situation and perspectives for class struggle

This week, Joel is joined by Laine to talk about the Liberal's Bill C-21 to restrict handguns, and what the socialist approach is to gun control. 

In this talk, given at Fightback's 2022 National Congress, Fightback editor Alex Grant discusses the perspectives for class struggle in Canada and the role of the Marxists. 

This week, Joel and Alex talk about the general despondency of the left in the light of events like the Ontario election, and what is to be done. Register for the Western Canadian Marxist School here.  Register for the International Marxist University here. 

Listen to Fightback editor Alex Grant on Cheri DiNovo's "Left, Lefter, Leftist". This month: Cheri, Alex, and Nora Loreto discuss the outcome of the Ontario election You can also listen on Cheri DiNovo's Soundcloud, here .

In this episode, Fred Weston, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the lessons of the 1984-85 British Miners' strike, and what they mean for picket lines today. This talk was hosted by the Picket Lines Mean Do Not Cross campaign. You can find out more about the campaign here .