Red Menace

A heated live breakdown of the air strikes on Iran and the unfolding information fog. Discussion of regional balkanization and imperial motives driving the attacks. Analysis of U.S. political drivers, midterm leverage, and rising authoritarian risks at home. Talks on Iran’s defense choices, the Strait of Hormuz’s strategic weight, and tactics for anti-imperialist organizing.

Alyson and Breht discuss a range of current events, including Cuba, the Epstein Files, Iran and much more. Make a donation to Socialist Night School via Venmo @OmahaNightSchool Outro Song: "to each their dot" by Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover

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Dive into a fresh perspective on Jesus as Alyson and Breht blend Jewish mysticism, Christian contemplation, and Buddhist insights. They explore Jesus as a non-literal mystic focused on inner transformation and radical compassion. Personal stories of leaving dogma for a more expansive spirituality reveal intriguing journeys. The hosts reinterpret hell as a psychological state and emphasize practices like meditation for non-dual awareness. Their vision of Christianity is one rooted in love, liberation, and social justice, challenging listeners to embody these values.

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Most people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass worker upsurge after the boom years, the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, the rise of the Red Brigades, the kidnapping and execution of Aldo Moro, and the 1980 Bologna massacre. Alyson and Breht trace how far-right stragismo (mass bombings) intersected with far-left clandestinism, and how segments of the deep state, intelligence services, and the Cold War Gladio architecture shaped a strategy of tension that isolated the movements, kept the socialist and communist left from power, and cleared the way for the establishment of neoliberalism in Italy and beyond. Alyson and Breht then discuss what lessons we can learn from this history and if there are any similarities to the contemporary United States. Check out our episode on the Italian fascist Julius Evola HERE Check out our episode on Carl Schmitt's Concept of the Political HERE Learn more at www.revleftradio.com

Current events take center stage, with a deep dive into the Gaza ceasefire and the skepticism surrounding its sustainability. The hosts explore U.S. military aggression in Venezuela and connections to domestic issues like ICE raids and free speech. They discuss the fragile state of the economy amid an AI bubble and systemic challenges, warning of potential upheaval. As tensions rise, the need for organized resistance becomes clear — with solidarity extends to Palestine and marginalized communities.

In this episode, Alyson joins members of the Ultra-Red collective to discuss their recent trip to Central America where they learned first hand about popular education movements of the past and present. The discussion gets into the history of popular education, existing social movements in Central America today, and what we can learn from these movements in our organizing work. The journal of Ultra-Red can be found here: https://www.rabrab.net/titles/urvol1?utm_campaign=as-npc105112516 ---------------------------------------------------- Learn more about, follow, and support Rev Left and Red Menace here: https://revleftradio.com/

Dive into the intriguing world of technofeudalism as Alyson and Breht analyze its roots and implications from a Marxist viewpoint. They explore rent-seeking behaviors, the impact of private equity, and the commodification of digital spaces. The hosts tackle the nuances of Yanis Varoufakis's theories while critiquing the notion of a new economic paradigm. They also discuss tenant organizing and the importance of collective struggle against monopolistic practices, all while reexamining Marxist principles in today's context.

Alyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast, a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss Alyson and Breht's evolving personal relationship with religion and atheism, the Dialectics of Nature and Human Consciousness, Spinozist Philosophy, Marxist Philosophy, Post-Atheism and much more.