

Rev Left Radio
Revolutionary Left Radio
Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.
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Apr 9, 2019 • 2h 56min
The MOVE Bombing and Mumia Abu-Jamal
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 work to support in Philly - https://mobilization4mumia.com/donate-1 MOVE 9 Legal Fund (Abolitionist Law Center) - https://abolitionistlawcenter.org/2018/11/05/action-alert-support-the-move-9-legal-fund/ Find "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" here: https://millennialsarekillingcapitalism.libsyn.com/ Follow them on Twitter @MAKCapitalism Outro Music: Radical Dilemma by Rebel Diaz Find and support their music here: https://rebeldiaz.bandcamp.com/album/radical-dilemma ----------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Intro music by Captain Planet. Find and support his music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Black Banner Magic (Season 2 coming soon) Twitter: @blackbannerpod http://blackbannermagic.libsyn.com Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com Other Members of the Rev Left Radio Federation include: Coffee With Comrades: https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades Left Page: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage Little red School House: http://littleredschoolhouse.libsyn.com ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. You can support the show financially by: Becoming a Patreon supporter (and receive access to bonus content including the Rev Left book club) here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio - OR - making a one-time donation to the Rev Left Radio team here: paypal.me/revleft Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio --------------- This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Apr 2, 2019 • 42min
Red Hot Take: "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming"
This is the debut episode of a new Rev Left Radio sub-series called Red Hot Takes, where Breht breaks down and analyzes current events, new works, or breaking news in a monologue format. In this episode, Breht analyzes the popular new book on Climate Change by journalist David Wallace-Wells entitled "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" from a Marxist perspective. Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. As we work towards expanding to create and provide more content please consider: Becoming a Patreon supporter (and receive access to bonus content including the Rev Left book club) here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio - OR - making a one-time donation to the Rev Left Radio team here: paypal.me/revleft Thank you for your support!

Mar 31, 2019 • 1h 40min
Nikolai Bukharin: Bolshevism, The Right Opposition, & the NEP
Donald Parkinson from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to discuss the life, theory, and legacy of Bolshevik Revolutionary, Nikolai Bukharin. Find and support Cosmonaut Magazine here: https://cosmonaut.blog Follow Donald on Twitter: @donaldp1917 Please donate to help get the Marxist Center's new magazine, Regeneration, off the ground if ya can: https://chuffed.org/project/revleftradio Outro Music: "39 Thieves" by Aesop Rock Find and support his music here: https://rhymesayers.com/artists/aesoprock ----------- Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com Other Members of the Rev Left Radio Federation include: Coffee With Comrades: https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades Left Page: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Mar 17, 2019 • 1h 42min
Rebellious Mourning: Grief, Death, and Communal Resistance
Cindy Milstein, Jewish anarchist, author, and organizer, joins Breht to discuss the collection of essays she compiled and edited titled "Rebellious Mourning". Find Cindy's books from PM Press here: http://www.pmpress.org/content/article.php/CindyMilstein Find Cindy's books from AK Press here: https://www.akpress.org/rebellious-mourning.html Here is Cindy's interview on Solecast: http://www.soleone.org/solecast/2018/3/23/solecast-w-cindy-milstein-on-rebellious-mourning Here is Cindy's Interview on This is Hell: https://thisishell.com/guests/cindy-milstein Here is Cindy's interview on Final Straw: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/cindy-milstein/ Here is the GoFundMe for Comrade Leah who is trying to get help paying her medical bills after being diagnosed with Cancer: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-survive-cancer-and-prevent-homelessness Outro music by: AJJ - Coffin Dance Find and support their music here: https://www.ajjtheband.com/ Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio Here is an amazing podcast by two-time guest of the show Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee covering the works Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a Marxist Feminist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and women's emancipation: http://ak47.buzzsprout.com -------------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com Other Members of the Rev Left Radio Federation include: Coffee With Comrades: https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades Left Page: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 15min
Women Behind the Iron Curtain: Socialism, Feminism, & Soviet Power
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN'S DAY! Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Breht once again to discuss her latest book, Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments For Economic Independence. Kristen's website is here: https://kristenghodsee.com/ Here is Kristen's latest article about International Women's Day: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/opinion/international-womens-day-socialism.html Here is Kristen's interview on Season of the Bitch: https://soundcloud.com/seasonofthebitch/episode-57-why-women-have-better-sex-under-socialism-ft-kristen-ghodsee Here is Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee's podcast "A.K. 47", covering the works Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a Marxist Feminist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and women's emancipation: http://ak47.buzzsprout.com Outro Song: "Dope Queen Blues" by Adia Victoria Find and support Adia's music here: www.adiavictoria.com --------- Get Rev Left Radio Merch here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Hammer and Camera: Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com Other Members of the Rev Left Radio Federation include: Coffee With Comrades: https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades Left Page: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Feb 24, 2019 • 1h 40min
The Life and Legacy of Fred Hampton
Chuka Ejeckam joins Breht to discuss and pay homage to the Black Panther Party leader and Marxist Revolutionary, Fred Hampton. Find and support Chuka and his work here: http://www.chukaejeckam.com/ Follow him on twitter @ChukaEjeckam Outro music by: Dead Prez - Food, Clothes, Shelter Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio Here is an amazing podcast by two-time guest of the show Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee covering the works Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a Marxist Feminist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and women's emancipation: http://ak47.buzzsprout.com -------------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com Other Members of the Rev Left Radio Federation include: Coffee With Comrades: https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades Left Page: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Feb 12, 2019 • 1h 9min
A Coup in Venezuela: Imperialism, Fascism, and Class War
Mike Prysner, from the Empire Files and the Eyes Left podcast, joins Breht to discuss the current coup attempt in Venezuela. Find and support the Empire Files here: http://theempirefiles.tv/ Find and support Eyes Left podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/eyesleft Outro music by: No Thanks - Skull Clinic Find, support, and get rowdy to more of their music https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio -------------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): Twitter: @Red_Menace_Pod Audio: http://redmenace.libsyn.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk&t=144s Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): Twitter: @HammerCamera http://hammercamera.libsyn.com ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Feb 11, 2019 • 2h 1min
RED MENACE DEBUT - Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
On the debut episode of Red Menace, the brand new Rev Left Radio sister show, Alyson and Breht discuss Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels. The video episode can be found on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk Outro Music by Adia Victoria - Invisible Hands Check out and support her beautiful music here: http://www.adiavictoria.com -------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! -------- Please Rate and Review Red Menace on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Follow us on Twitter @The_Red_Menace

Feb 10, 2019 • 46min
Drugs & Addiction Pt. 2: Organizing Toward Harm Reduction
Nate from the Person-First Harm Reduction Coalition (PSHRC) joins Breht to discuss their organizing strategies and goals in addressing the issues that surround drug abuse, addiction, and overdoses. They discuss the drug war, the panic around fentanyl, advice for other organizations, how this organizing is a form of base-building, and much, much more! You can purchase fentanyl test strips here: https://dancesafe.org/product/fentanyl-test-strips-pack-of-10/ Find and follow them on Instagram @PFHRCMuncie You can message our guest's organization and ask them further questions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pfharmreduction/ Outro music: Pauper Pit by QELD Listen to, and support, their music here: https://qeld.bandcamp.com Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio -------------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Feb 3, 2019 • 1h 20min
This Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as Science
J. Moufawad-Paul is a Marxist philosopher, the author of "Continuity and Rupture", "The Communist Necessity", and "Austerity Apparatus", and co-author with Benjanun Sriduangkaew of "Methods Devour Themselves". He joins Breht to discuss his most recent essay "This Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as Science". You can find JMP's essay here: http://www.abstraktdergi.net/this-ruthless-criticism-of-all-that-exists-marxism-as-science/ You can find his essay on the Enlightenment here: http://www.abstraktdergi.net/radiating-disaster-triumphant-modernity-and-its-discontents/ You can find JMP on twitter @MLM_Mayhem and you can find his blog/website as well as more of his work and writings under the same name here: http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com You can find two of his books at Zero Books here: http://www.zero-books.net/authors/joshua-r-moufawad-paul Outro Music: Magician (Suture) by milo You can find and support his music here: https://miloraps.bandcamp.com Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio -------------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com Rev Left Spin-Off Shows: Red Menace (hosted by Breht and Alyson Escalante; explaining and analyzing essential works of revolutionary theory and applying their lessons to our current conditions): https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Black Banner Magic (exploring the Weird Left and the Occult from an Anarchist perspective): https://www.patreon.com/blackbannermagic Hammer and Camera (The communist Siskel and Ebert): https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera ---- Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/


