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Daily Update - 27/06/2023 - Audio From Livestream

This is the audio from the daily livestream that took place on June 27th. On this one we cover the further fall out from Prigozhin's mutiny and the lunacies of the British left. 

Daily Update Audio - 25/06/2023

This is the audio from the livestream that took place on 25/06/2023. 

The Failure Of Prigozhin - Livestream Audio from 24/06/2023

This is audio from the second livestream of 24/06/2023 covering the collapse of the Prigozhin coup. 

Ukraine War Daily - 24/06/2023

The audio from the livestream done in response to the Wagner coup and the responses to it so far. 

Ukraine War Daily - 23/06/2023 - Audio

This is the audio from the livestream done today covering the antics/potential psyop of Prigozhin. 

Anarchism or Socialism

Next week the first part of our study guide on Stalin’s 1907 work,'Anarchism or Socialism,' will be released.

This is a longer work so we'll be taking it chapter by chapter.

Therefore, next week will focus on Chapter 1, "The Dialectical Method."

If you have questions or comments on this chapter then add them to this post and I'll address them on the programme.

Ukraine War Livestream Audio

Here's the audio from last nights livestream. 

The DPRK, Occupied Korea and Decaying Imperialism - Interview With Joti Brar

Joti Brar joins me again to talk about the recent meeting of the World Anti Imperialist Platform in US occupied Korea. We talk about the impact of the US occupating on Korea, how the two halves of that nation are literally the opposite of what you've been told about them and how western Marxists must learn from the example of the DPRK.

Be sure to check out the 2023-06-22 19:35:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Ukraine War Livestream

This is an experiment in livestreaming as i'm looking at bringing the feature back for the Ukraine war updates. 

Twilight of the Late Capitalist Lotharios

With Silvio Berlusconi dead and Boris Johnson politically dead (for now) I look at whether this is the end for the late capitalist lotharios. 

If we examine the circumstances that led to the rise of Berlusconi and the demise of Boris Johnson we can see many similarities. This must also make us consider the case of Trump and why even men of the ruling class are falling foul of the ver...

Study Guide Episodes Update

The study guide episodes will be coming out at a rate of one per month from now on.

They will be released in the last week of each month and in order to improve the interactive nature of these things I'll be including a Q&A as part of them.

So if you have any questions on Stalin's 1906 work 'Anarchism or Socialism' then leave them in the comments below.

You can find ...

This Week

Hi All.

I have to do some family related business over the next few days so there'll be no updates for the rest of this week. I'll be back with normal service by the end of the week.

Weekend Update - 03/06/2023

In this update I look at the latest from the front lines in Eastern Ukraine/Western Russia. This includes the latest raids in the Belgorod region of Russia and the Ukrainian attacks in the Zaporozhye region. I then look at the Singapore conference held recently that saw the US and Chinese defence ministers briefly exchange words. I then turn to look at the increasing dangers posed by a US imper...

Study Guide - The Principles of Communism by Engels

In this edition of our "Introductory Guide to Marxist-Leninism" I examine an early (and often neglected) work by Engels.

In 'The Principles of Communism' Engels outlines much of what will become the Marxist worldview. Written at a time of great turbulence in Europe we can see within it much of what was to become a reality in the socialist states of the 20th century. 

Outro Musi...

UKRAINE WAR DAILY #11 – 01/06/2023

In this edition of the daily update I look at the forever delayed Ukrainian offensive and why this is connected to the frequent raids into Belgorod. I then turn to look at alarming developments in US politics with a Presidential candidate (Vivek Ramaswamy) declaring himself in favour of a military assault on Mexico to “fight the cartels”.

Outro music is the Mexican Communist song “C...

Ukraine War Daily #10 - 31/05/2023

In this edition of the daily update I look at the war of words between British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Dmitri Medvedev over the formers endorsement of attacks inside the Russian Federation. I then examine why the British government is acting in a such an aggressive fashion in Ukraine and what this tells us about the crisis facing imperialism. I then move onto looking at the Peruvia...

Ukraine War Daily #9 - 30/05/2023

In this episode I look at the latest (failed) Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow before turning to wider questions of the (long promised) Ukrainian offensive. I also examine the Turkish election and what attitude we should have towards a figure such as Erdogan. The programme concludes by looking at the recent protests in Kosovo and how it relates to the long imperialist campaign against the form...

On Multipolarity & Color Revolutions

In this follow up to the recent episode on the Color Revolution tactics of US imperialism I explore how the emerging multipolar world can and will change this.  I make the argument that a key part of the US imperialists tactics has been to present themselves as the path to modernisation whereas that used to be crucail to the appeal of Communist parties.

Outro Music is 'We Are Const...

Ukraine War Daily #7 - 26/05/2023

In this episode I look at the increasing number of Ukrainian attacks inside the territory of the Russian Federation why this is likely to increase. I then turn to look at why Zelensky is running away from Ukraine every chance he gets and where Zaluzhny has got to with the much vaunted offensive still being promised and not yet delivered. I conclude by looking at a disgraceful motion passed by m...

Ukraine War Daily #6 - 25/05/2023

In this episode I look at the threats made by Polish government officials towards Belarus and what these could mean when considered alongside the latter becoming part of the Russian nuclear defence system. I then look at a recent statement by Dmitri Medvedev relating to the potential future for Ukrainian statehood (or lack thereof) whilst the BBC try to threaten the wrong South African politica...

Ukraine War Daily #5 24/05/2023

In this episode I examine some deeply dishonest arguments that have been made against the Russian intervention in Ukraine. The first comes from former US ambassador to Ukraine Michael Mcfaul whose meltdowns on twitter have become legendary.

The second comes from a recent article published by...

This Week's Instalments

I'll be releasing the review of Michael Roberts paper in imperialism tomorrow (May 25th), that'll be a patron only episode. The next general release episode will be the 2nd part of the series I'm doing on "Cultural Marxism" and that'll be out on Saturday 27th May.

Ukraine war daily #4 23/05/2023

In this episode I look at the fall out from the Ukrainian debacle at Artyomovsk and how much this has been dictated by the priorities of US imperialism. I then turn to the attempted Ukrainian raid into Belgorod and the disaster that turned out to be. Given the alleged involvement of Russian fascists in this raid, working for Ukraine, I look at the history of Nazism in Russia and the comprador b...

UKRAINE WAR DAILY #3 – 22/05/2023

In this episode I look back at the origin of the Ukraine as being located in the long term crisis of US imperialism. In doing so I look at the Maidan coup, the reasons for the extreme violence involved in it, the events in Ukraine as a class war and why the project is so crucial for US imperialism. This also takes in the Russian intervention in Syria and how this plays into the US actions in Uk...

UKRAINE WAR DAILY #2 – 21/05/2023

In this episode I look at the disappearance of the Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, Zaluzhny and what the latest reports are on his fate. The F16’s apparent imminent appearance in the Ukrainian theatre also gets examined. Then we turn to look at the recent G7 statement on China and the PRC governments response. We conclude by looking at the recent protests against the International Monet...

UKRAINE WAR DAILY #1 – 20/05/2023

In this first episode of the new version of an older show I look at the meaning of the fall of the Artyomovsk/Bakhmut which was officially announced today. I then move onto to look at the role of Prigozhin, the nominal head of the Wagner organisation, his role within the Russia state and how all of this relates to the different ways the Russian leadership has pursued the war since February of l...

Cultural Marxism - Part 1

In this episode, I examine the usage of the term "cultural Marxism" by classical liberals such as Ben Shapiro and Peter Hitchens.

I argue that whilst the form of leftist politics the right denounces does exist it is as much of an expression of bourgeois politics as the right wingers themselves are.

Outro Music is 'The Ballad of Accounting' by Ewan Macoll & Peggy Seeger

E...

On Chinese Foreign Policy

In this special edition of the programme I look at the recent changes in the foreign policy of the PRC. 

In order to understand this properly I start by looking back at the Sino-Soviet split and the disastrous consequences of this have effected CPC policy in negative directions. 

In this episode I also consider the motivations of US imperialism in their "engagement" policy...

May Q&A Part 3

In this penultimate part of the Q&A for this month I take listeners questions on such varied subjects as the work of Ernest Mandel, Chomsky & Anarchism, the need to end hobbyism in western Marxism and the always vexed question of the cause of inflation.  

Part 4 will be out later this week!

Outro Music is 'Without The Communist Party There Would Be No New China'

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May Q&A Part 2

In this second part of the Q&A for this month I look at questions over the unbearable hipster reactionary Michael Malice, are there any such things as purely "culture war" questions and the nature of the BJP government of Narendra Modi. 

Episode Outro Music is లగిజిగి - Leghi-Gighi (Telugu Communist Song)

Performer: Rao Conne-Boina Shrinavas (రావు క�...