Red Menace

*recorded on April 28th* In this unlocked patreon-only episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Biden administrations ostensible withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chauvin Trial and what it represents, and the ongoing Covid crisis ravaging India and how its connected to vaccine imperialism and capitalism's prioritizing of profits over the health and life of human beings.  Support Red Menace: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

In this episode, Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the recent stimulus bill, the ongoing pandemic, the rolling out of vaccines, and the horrific recent mass shooting in Atlanta. Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement' by Anuradha Ghandy Free text here: http://massalijn.nl/theory/philosophical-trends-in-the-feminist-movement/   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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!

In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic concepts in Marxism, and much more!   Outline for this episode with timestamps   Political Economy:   [5:00] Definition: Political economy as the study of economics as played out in reality. Economics in relation to society, production, culture, politics, etc. [12:28] History: Adam Smith’s development of economics in the wealth of nations, alongside Mill’s principles of political economy. [20:05] So what does Marxism have to do with political economy? [33:31] Critique of capitalist economics today The Details and Concepts   1) [35:30] the Means of Production and Productive Forces 2) [43:20] Class as a relation to Production 3) [47:00] Value, Use, and Exchange 4) [58:05] Surplus Value and Wages 5) [61:09] Money, Capital, and the M-C-M Cycle 6) [68:35] Commodity Fetishism Closing Questions:   Questions: [74:43] Why does this matter? If Mar

Alyson and Breht discuss recent events and what they mean.  Outro Music: 'Sound of Violence' Other Lives Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Our beloved co-host Alyson is out sick for this month, so Breht takes over at the last minute to read some passages from the new Cli-Fi (Climate Science Fiction) Novel "The Ministry for the Future" and the non-fiction book "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" as jumping off points to discuss how Climate Change will play out over the rest of our lives, the geopolitical conflicts and ruptures it will cause, and the place humans have in the evolution of the cosmos.  After that, we unlock our latest Patreon-only Q and A episode where both Alyson and Breht answer questions from supporters of the show. As Breht mentions in the introduction, the long-promised Red Menace Introduction to Marxist Political Economy is still coming, it'll just have to wait until Alyson fully recovers!  Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

In this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the election results, Trump and the GOP, the coming Biden administration, Covid-19 and the Vaccine(s), the causes of conspiracy thinking, and much more. Outro music: 'Wildflowers' by No Thanks Check out their music here: https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com/album/submerger Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

In this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the mental health fallout from the Covid Crisis, the possible futures of the American Right, the political economy of the pandemic, what comes next, and much more. Outro music: 'Chum' by Earl Sweatshirt Support Red Menace 

In this episode, Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the fundamental ideas, concepts, and arguments within Marxism. We want this episode to stand as a resource for *everyone* interested in Marxism - from those who are brand new to the Marxist left all the way to veterans of the Left who simply want a concise refresher. If you know someone who is moving leftward but still struggling with understanding Marxism, please point them toward this episode!  Outro music: 'Song 33' by Noname ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com

Alyson and Breht discuss current events, the 2020 elections, climate change, and the future of this broken society.  (This was recorded before the events in Kenosha developed) Outro music: 'Werewolf' by CocoRosie ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com Outro music: ’Cloak’ by Blvck Svm  An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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

Alyson and Breht discuss current events. Outro music: 'HiiiPower' by Kendrick Lamar ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com

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On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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!

Alyson and Breht discuss current events. Topics include: an update on Covid projections and body count, the historical economic crisis that we are all living through, the end of the Bernie campaign, grassroots socialist organizing efforts, why Joe Biden and the Democratic Party is NOT your friend, how monopolies form in the wake of economic crashes, and much, much more.  Outro music: 'Four Winds' by Bright Eyes ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844' by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/preface.htm   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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!

On this emergency episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss COVID-19, what the best models are predicting, what the response of the US State and capitalist class is, what the Left can do, what the future looks like, and much, much more.  Find more info at www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss The Civil War in France by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... video version here: https://youtu.be/pqBAhG_5DBk outro music: 'Everything Counts' by Depeche Mode Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht interview J. Moufawad-Paul about his book Demarcation and Demystification you can buy his book here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/demarcation-demystification More of his writing can be found here: http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com Video version of this episode:https://youtu.be/dUUq8Kwkw3I Next month, we will cover "The Civil War in France" by Karl Marx Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo

In our final installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the final chapter and conclusion of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. Next month, we will cover "The Civil War in France" by Karl Marx Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com Outro music by Dave Riedmann -------   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- 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 y