Auxiliary Statements
Jack & Dan
Post-peasant commies Dan and Jack read over bits of theory each week in an effort to understand the worldwide state of socialism.
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Episodes
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Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 6min
155. Eugene & Howard Odum and the Limits of American Agroecology | Mark Glen Madison
Turns out socialism, cybernetics and agroecology might actually just be the same thing
Reading: 'Potatoes Made of Oil': Eugene and Howard Odum and the Origins and Limits of American Agroecology (1997) by Mark Glen Madison
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 12min
154. The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky | Vladimir Lenin
Kautsky? More like crapsky.
Reading: The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky (1918) by Vladimir Lenin
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Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 7min
153. Workers' Councils | Anton Pannekoek
We've finally done it. We finally read one half of worker's councils.
Reading: Workers' Councils (1942) by Anton Pannekoek
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XRun56vB

Jan 30, 2026 • 59min
152. The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism | Fredy Perlman
You know what, this one wasn't that good.
Reading: The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism (1984) by Fredy Perlman
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Jan 16, 2026 • 1h 14min
151. Tariff Dossier | Heatwave
Kyle Tucker is a Los Angeles Dodger.
Reading: Tariff Dossier (2025) edited by Heatwave Magazine, with contributions from Chuang, Jamie Merchant, Clearinghouse, Réalité, Raffaele Sciortino, Conatus Editorial and more. Just go read it all here: https://www.heatwavemag.info/dossiers/tariffs/
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Mb6B2e48

Jan 2, 2026 • 1h 8min
150. The Long, Slow Death of Global Development | David Oks & Henry Williams
Turns out that large scale collapse we've all been worried about might have already happened.
Reading: The Long, Slow Death of Global Development (2022) by David Oks & Henry Williams
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Dec 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
149. The Contradictions of Global Migration | Adam Hanieh
Why does it seem as though every political issue is being filtered through the issue of immigration? What does this say about the historical mission of socialism? Let us know when you figure it out.
Reading: The Contradictions of Global Migration (2019) by Adam Hanieh
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Nov 28, 2025 • 1h 7min
148. Historical Capitalism | Immanuel Wallerstein
With winter on its way we figured what better way to warm our hearts than getting back into the debates around the origin of capitalism?
Reading: Historical Capitalism (1983) by Immanuel Wallerstein
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Nov 14, 2025 • 1h 2min
147. Thoughts on the Fundamental Principles & the GIC | Angry Workers, Hermann Lueer & Ian Wright
In which we return to the plan for communism put together by the Group of International Communists and discuss several critiques made against its proposals.
Reading: Thoughts on the ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ (2025) by Angry Workers, Response to Angry Workers (2025) by Hermann Lueer, and On ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution' (2022) by Ian Wright.
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Oct 31, 2025 • 1h 2min
146. Labour, Nationality & Religion | James Connolly
What flag is the right flag for communists to fly? What attitude should we have towards nationalism and religion? Do we all just need to relax a bit?
Reading: Labour, Nationality & Religion (1910) by James Connolly, Pro-Palestine symbolism (2025) by Anne McShane and Trying to capture the flag (2025) by Harley Filben
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