Rev Left Radio

Historian Dr. Rebecca Hall joins Breht to discuss the life of her father, the famous communist theorist and black liberationist Harry Haywood, as well as her own work on women led slave revolts. Find her work here:   https://rebhallphd.org/ Follow her on Twitter @WakeRevolt Our Red Menace episode on Harry Haywood's political theory can be found here: Youtube: https://youtu.be/ePM8XO4Jtmg Podcast V...

J-Moufawad Paul returns to Rev Left Radio, this time to discuss his book "Austerity Apparatus". Topics include: Fascism as capitalism-in-crisis, accelerationism and its misconceptions about contradictions, bourgeois philosophers John Stuart Mill and Thomas Hobbes, the Vanguard Party as a partisan war machine, the inevitable next recession, and much more! Learn about and find JMP's work here:  http...

This episode with Srsly Wrong was initially published earlier this year for their Patreon-Only Revolution series; a way for them to give back to their supporters. But generously, they have unlocked the episode for us to post on our feed and share with our listeners. Enjoy!  Check out and support Srsly Wrong here:  https://srslywrong.com/ Follow them on Twitter @SrslyWrong Follow them on FB:  https...

Long time friend of the show, and recurring guest, Brenden joins Breht in the Rev Left bunker to talk about the tendency of Left Communism, the limitations of the term, some key figures and ideas, and much more!  Check out Brenden's podcast, Marxism and Moshpits here:  http://marxismandmoshpits.libsyn.com/ Brenden is a member of the Nebraska Left Coalition, which you can find here:  https://www.fa...

Donate to, and materially help, the Protect Ihumatao campaign here:  https://donate. actionstation.org.nz/ saveihumatao   The Shit Hot People's Politburo podcast interview with Pania Newton (as mentioned in the show) is here:  https://soundcloud.com/ peoples-politburo/episode-24- protect-ihumatao-an-interview- with-pania-newton-other-shpp- nonsense   Follow Kate on Twitter @yardsoflenin Follow Emm...

Named one of the "world's ten most influential intellectuals" by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. He joins Breht to discuss a myriad of topics including humanism, Marxist alienation, climate change, death, parenting, and much more!  Find and learn more about Rushkoff and his work here: www.rushkoff.com Outro Music: The Geeks Were Rig...

Chuka Ejeckam, a graduate student in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, joins Breht to discuss the life and legacy of Malcolm X.  Find Chuka and his work here:  http://www.chukaejeckam.com/ If you liked this episode, check out our other episode on Fred Hampton featuring Chuka here:  http://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/fred-hampton Music used in this episode: - "Pressure"...

Michael Brooks (from The Michael Brooks Show, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, and Woke Bros with Big Wos) joins Breht to discuss Vipassanā Meditation, Buddhism, Marxism, Materialism, and much more.  Find, Listen to, and support Michael's ( @ _michaelbrooks )  work here: -  https://michaelbrooksshow.libsyn.com   -  https://blackopinionsmatter.libsyn.com   -  https://majorityreportradio.com   Ou...

Mel, from the organizing committee of the Midwest Left Assembly, and co-host of Coffee With Comrades joins Breht to discuss the upcoming MLA event!  Learn more about the Midwest Left Assembly, and register, here: http://midwestleft.com Donate to the Midwest Left Assembly here: https://chuffed.org/project/midwest-left-assembly-2019 Follow Mel on Twitter @ColdBrewedTool and check out Coffee With Com...

Matt Soener, an economic sociologist, joins Breht to discuss the Great Recession of 2008. Here is the GoFundMe account for Kreetay Briggs Jr., a 12 year old boy hit by a stray bullet while he was playing on a beach:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/35gjf-shooting-victim?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_cpgnstaticsmall_r   Outro Music: White Male Carnivore by Yak ------- LEARN MO...

In this episode, Breht explores issues surrounding the police, why you shouldn't talk to them, and what your rights are with regards to them. Check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS-0-oTeom0 Shout-out to all our friends who contributed to this piece:   Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong   Mexie from the Vegan Vanguard   Frank and B...

Members of the OTU (Omaha Tenants United) join Breht in-studio to discuss their organizing, give advice to others, warn about common errors to avoid, and much more! This is the perfect episode for people interested in how they can get involved in organizing in a way that 1) genuinely addresses the immediate material needs of our class, 2) does not require a huge amount of people, and 3) has little...

No God Nor Country  is Sole and DJ Pain 1's third album as a duo. Its an album that explores questions of existential meaning and revolutionary politics in an era of crisis, chaos, and ecological collapse. It is revolutionary rap for working class radicals trying to exist in the Anthropocene. The entire project is DIY and totally independent and both musicians handle the heavy lifting and deliver...

Mike Ruge joins Breht to discuss "Team Human" by Douglas Rushkoff. The text we used as the foundation for this discussion can be found here:   https://rushkoff.com/books/team-human-book/     LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO:  https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/ SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO:  www.patreon.com/revleftradio   Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find...

-THIS EPISODE DOES *NOT* CONTAIN SPOILERS- Speranza joins Breht to critically analyze "The Handmaid's Tale". Topics include: domestic abuse, patriarchy, Freud, theocratic fascism, white supremacy, class struggle, liberal idealism, and much more!  Find Speranza on Twitter @retroition Follow her collective @LCPCollective Here are some resources for people in abusive relationships, in need of reprodu...

Alex Aviña is a professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His book, " Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside" , was awarded the Maria Elena Martínez Book Prize in Mexican History for 2015 by the Conference on Latin American History.  Alex joins Breht to discuss the Nicara...

Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong join Breht and Alyson Escalante for a comradely debate and dialogue concerning Scientific Socialism.   Check out Srsly Wrong here: @SrslyWrong https://srslywrong.com https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong More From Alyson here: @ Alysonesque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB2Cbir6ac8 https://failingthatinvent.home.blog   Outro Music: Private Lawns by Angus and Julia S...

Naomi and Nick from Means TV join Breht to discuss their incredible project, which is attempting to create an anti-capitalist and worker-owned media streaming site made by and for the revolutionary left! Find Means TV on twitter here:  https://twitter.com/means_tv?lang=en   Donate to their fundraiser here:  https://means.media   Email them at: Contact@Means. Media   Outro Music: "Radicalized" by D...

Zoe (AKA Anarchopac) join's Breht for the second installment of our sub-series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Topics include: Anarchist social theory, organizationally-minded tendencies within anarchism, the Marxist and Anarchist conceptions of the State, our different organizing strategies, whether or not we can work together, and more! Check out Anarchopac's YouTube page here:  https://www.youtub...

In this article from Regeneration Magazine, the official outlet for the Marxist Center, Alyson Escalante responds to an article defending the solidarity economy over Marxist revolutionary strategy. In it she clarifies the Marxist conception of revolution, defends Leninism against those who wish to reject it, and shows the inherent weaknesses of utopian schemes dreamed up in armchairs compared to M...

What is to be Done? is a classic work on the role and organisation of the revolutionary party in the communist movement. Lenin criticises economism, revisionism and spontaneity, and argues persuasively for a centralised and professional vanguard of the proletariat. On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht explain and reflect on the text, and then extract the core lessons for revolutionaries...

Jon from Working Class History joins Breht for our first installment of our ongoing sub series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Find and Support WCH here: https://workingclasshistory.com Outro Music: Guerra by Bambu Find and Support his music here: https://bambubeatrock.bandcamp.com ----------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Ba...

In this article in Regeneration magazine, the official outlet for the Marxist Center, Tim Horras analyzes and critiques, in a comradely and principled fashion, the reformism and some core premises of the Democratic Socialists of America. He argues for left wing gun clubs to be organized under the direction of civilian leadership in a revolutionary party structure. And he makes it very clear just w...

Greg from "In The Roots" podcast joins Breht to do a introductory examination of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.  In The Roots podcast can be found here:  https://www.patreon.com/intheroots and here:  https://m.soundcloud.com/intherootspod You can follow Greg on Twitter @_therealgreg_ Outro Music: The IMF by Black Wizard ----------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist...

 Jared from Millennials Are Killing Capitalism  joins Breht to discuss the MOVE organization, the bombing of MOVE in Philly in 1985, Mumia Abu Jamal, the history of racism and police violence in Philadelphia, and much, much more.  Ramona Africa's GoFundMe for her cancer treatments and medical needs -  https://www.gofundme.com/ helpsaveramonaafrica     Mobilization4Mumia - these are the comrades I...