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Gadaffi & The Libyan Revolution - Interview With Matteo Capasso

In  this episode I spoke with Matteo Capasso, auther of the recently  released book 'Everyday Politics In The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya'. We  discuss the early years of the revolutionary process in Libya and how it  tied into the global wave of revolution and coutner revolution.

News At Ten - September 1st

In this edition of the programme we discuss:

1) The contemptimble social-chauvinism of the British trade union leaders 

2) Whether there will be a "soft landing" for the US imperialist bloc

News At Ten - August 31st

In this episode we looked at the following issues:

1) The phoney comparisons between the modern USA and the USSR

2) A recent article in Jacobin calling for a permanent marriage between the US left and the Democratic Party.

The Western Canon

Starting from September the reading group will be returning with a new programme of study. We'll be working our way through a programme dedicated to the western philosophical tradition. The full reading list is below. Our first work though will be Platos Republic and that episode will be released at the end of September.

Reading List

September - The Republic by Plato

Octob...

News At Ten - 30th August 2023

In this edition we cover the following issues:

1) The Coup In Gabon
2) The Ukrainian Drone Attacks
3) The Role Of The NGO Complex

News At Ten - 30th August

This is the audio from the livestream of 30th August covering the following issues:

1) The Grayzone gets screwed over by Gofundme

2) Macron and Scholz reveal their foolishness over Russia

3) The Many Trials Of Donald J Trump

Sunday Q&A - 03/09/23

Our regular Q&A will be coming up on September 2nd.  If you have questions you want to be addressed then add them in the comments below. 

News At Ten - Audio from August 28th

This is the audio from the livestream of August 28th covering the following issues:

1) The Ukrainian "offensive"
2) Niger and the threats made by ECOWAS
3) The Fate of Argentina and its BRICS status

You can find the maps referred to in the programme below

BRICS Expand & The Death Of Prigozhin (Maybe)

This is the audio from the livestream of 24/08/23 where we examined the expansion of BRICS and the death of Wagner front man Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

Above The Law - Film Review

A review of the 1988 Steven Segal classic 'Above The Law' which is part of a short lived series of films of an anti-CIA nature. 

Perfidious Albion Special 22/08/23

This is the audio from the livestream where we did an update on all things British. 

Q&A Part 2 - 21/08/23

Part of the Q&A from this week. 

Saturday Q&A Part 1 - 19/08/23

This is the first part of what turned out to be a rather epic Q&A livestream.

Ukraine War Update - 17/08/2023

The latest updates on the Russia-NATO war. 

Reflections On The Trucker Convoy

18 months on from the Canadian truckers protest I look back at why the left got it so wrong. 

Sunday Q&A

The liveatream Q&A will take place on Sunday from 11:00 - 13:00 so place your questions below.

The Oppenheimer Review

This is the audio of the livestream I did reviewing the recently released film 'Oppenheimer'. 

Sunday Q&A - 13/08/2023

This is the audio from the livestream Q&A done on Sunday 13th August.

Niger, Neocolonialism and the Neocon Question

This is the audio version of the livestream of 10/08/23. 

Sunday Q&A

The Q&A this week will be on Sunday 11-1 British time. Leave your questions as comments below!

There Is No Such Thing As Neoliberalism

This is the audio of the livestream from 08/08/2023. 

Saturday Q&A - 05/08/2023

This is the audio from the most recent Q&A. 

Imperialism and Neocolonialism

This is the audio of the livestream from 04/08/2023

Film Review Schedule

So the patreon poll is concluded and there'll be two film review programmes a month starting from this month one on the main channel and one that will be on patreon only.

The patreon reviews will happen in the order that the vote ended so it'll be as follows:

August  - Solaris

September - The Battle of Algiers

October - Waterloo

November - The Legend of Bhagat...

WW2 and the Question of Central Banks

This is the audio from the livestream of 03/08/2023.

Weekend Q&A

We've got our weekly Q&A session coming up this weekend so be sure to submit all your questions below.

Interview With Dan Kovalik

This is the audio version of the recent interview that I conducted with American writer and activist Dan Kovalik regarding his recent journey through Russia to Crimea and Donbas. 

The Necessity of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

This the audio from the livestream of August 1st where I discussed the necessity of advoating for the dictatorship of the proletariat. 

Niger and Neocolonialism

This is the audio of the livestream done on 31/07/2023 covering the events in Niger and the neo-colonialism of the French, Germans and US imperialists. 

Film Review Poll

The first film review will be out soon but I'm going to put up a regular poll for picking the subjects of them in the future.  So which out of the following films do you want to see reviewed for a patreon episode.