In this episode we examine the impact of imperialist financial institutions on Ukraine. In doing so we look at the indebtedness of Ukraine to the imperialists and what this means in terms of the control exercised by US imperialism over Ukraine.
Episode artwork is 'Evening in Shadrikha' by the Soviet Russian artist Nikolay Prokofyevich Karacharskov
2024-09-14 13:32:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Is Trump blowing the election? What is the nature of the Trump phenomenon and has any populist element now left it? We'll be talking about this and other US related issues in this episode of the programme.
2024-09-14 11:07:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we look at the possible reasons for the successful Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. In doing so we look at the reputation that President Putin has for being cautious and where this stems from.
Episode Artwork is 'With Ilych' by the Soviet Ukrainian artist Vasily Hitrikov
2024-09-10 11:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post
How will the war in Ukraine come to an end? In this episode we look at ways that the war might come to an end and what the most likely outcome is.
Episode Artwork is 'Birch Wood' by the Soviet Russian artist Viktor Harlov.
2024-09-10 10:40:14 +0000 UTC View Post
As Keir Starmer meets with Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron we examine the true nature of Starmer's policy regarding the EU. In doing so we look back at the clueless actions of Boris Johnson and how a long term split in the ruling class ended up doing immense damage to British imperialism.
2024-09-01 09:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In the second part of our series of the final collapse of the Soviet Union we look at the aftermath of the failure of the attempt by the GKCHP to take power. This saw the triumph of Yeltsin and the outright comprador faction. We look at why the CPSU itself took no action, why the masses who wanted to fight to preserve their country were left leaderless and how this vindicates points made by Mao...
2024-08-28 08:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we examine what is described as the August Coup in the imperialist countries but which was called the 'State Committee On The State Of Emergency' in the USSR referred by the Russian acronym GKHCP. Was this an earnest attempt to preserve socialism? Were they really trying to overthrow Gorbachev? Which forces were actually aligned with Yeltsin? We discuss this all this in part 1 o...
2024-08-25 09:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostKit Klarenberg returns to talk about the arrest of Richard Medhurst and how the British ruling class only have repression as their answer to the mounting problems facing them. We also talk about how the British are likely to be the prime movers in the planning of the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region of Russia.
2024-08-22 15:58:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we use the example of the Kursk incursions by the NATO forces to look at how the Anglo-American imperialists wage their wars. Under the constraints imposed on them by their defeats in the liberation wars of the 20th Century the imperialists have adopted a system which seek new proxies to hurl themselves onto the bayonets of the Russians and/or the Chinese. Ukraine is the latest...
2024-08-21 09:45:38 +0000 UTC View Post
As Kamala Harris makes the smallest of rhetorical concessions to the working class and the US bourgeoisie has a public meltdown we ask, is Kamala Harris a secret communist? The answer of course (spoiler alert) is no but it does lead us to look at the last US President to impose price contols in the form of Richard Nixon. We also examine the state of monopolisation in the food industry in the US...
2024-08-21 09:18:16 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we answer a listeners question as to why the imperialists have taken to blaming the spectre of Putin for everything that goes wrong for them.
Episode Artwork is 'Group portrait of the descendants of Alexander Pushkin' by the Soviet Russian artist Vladimir Pereyaslavets.
2024-08-18 20:29:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Repeat offender Kit Klarenberg returns to the programme to talk about his recent article in which he chronicles the links between a certain Stephen Yaxley Lennon (known by his stage name of 'Tommy Robinson') and various intelligence assets of the Is...
2024-08-14 21:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostI will be away from my desk for a couple of days at least due to a family situation that has arisen that requires my attention. I'm hoping things will be clearer as of tomorrow and will update everyone accordingly.
I hope to return to regular schedules by the end of the week.
First a correction on numbers. The actual number US forces (not including mercenaries) in Iraq is 2,500 not 20,000.
With Iranian news sources stating that the US is planning to withdraw its remaining forces from Iraq we take a look back at the history US involvement in Iraq. To do so we go back to the formation of the Iraqi state by British imperialism and how this has affected...
In this edition of the programme we look at the recent incursion into Russia made by the NATO backed Ukrainian forces. We ask if this is anything more than a bloody PR move and try to locate this tactic within the wider strategy that the NATO officers have for the war.
Apologies again for the tinny sound quality on this episode
Episode Artwork is the work 'IV Stalin and K...
2024-08-13 14:53:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we look at the recent market crash which saw a number of leading tech stocks crash. We then move onto to look at the causes behind the recent resignation of the Prime Minister Hasina in Bangladesh and the role that US and British imperialism played in this.
Episode Artwork is - 'We Are A Peaceful People' by the Soviet Ukrainian Artist Vasily Hitrikov
My apologi...
2024-08-13 14:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we start off with a rant about the various cynical propaganda narratives that have been deployed regarding the riots in Britain.
We then move to the main subject of the programme, the war in West Asia. In doing this we look at the potential response of Iran to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. We also make the argument that the third world war began in 1991 with the fal...
2024-08-06 10:48:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs the riots in England make international headlines we examine the narratives being pushed by the government, the bourgeois press, the left and the fascists.
In doing so we read through an article I published on the website which you can find here.
2024-08-05 14:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we look at the most recent attempted counter revolution in Venezuela and why it is likely to fail. The history and the role of the masses are key things to examine here as to why Venezuela has managed to hold out against multiple attempts at counter revolution. We also look at the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and what this may mean.
2024-08-01 09:05:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Following the furious rows about the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics we start an investigation into Art under capitalism and under socialism.
Episode Artwork is 'Alazani Valley' by the Soviet Georgian artist Elena Akhvlediani (1954)
2024-07-29 20:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In this special edition of the programme I will be looking at the Underworld USA Trilogy by James Ellroy and the two Presidential epics directed by Oliver Stone. This programme was inspired by the recent failed assassination attempt made against Donald Trump and the coup that effectively overthrew Joseph R Biden.
2024-07-26 21:47:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we begin with a discussion of the reconstituted American Communist Party and why this should be viewed as a positive development. At one point we play the launch video for this which you can find here. We also discuss the reasons for the Biden presidency and what it tells us about the decay of U...
2024-07-25 12:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post
In this programme we look at the 30 year rule of President Lukashenko and make an argument for the progressive role that he has played during this time. We also look at the recent riots in Banlgadesh and the disturbances in Leeds.
2024-07-25 11:31:12 +0000 UTC View Post
As the US ruling class move to dispose of one puppet another is to be raised in his place. In this episode we look at the fall of Biden and what it means for the developing crisis of US imperialism. We also examine Biden's history and why such a man, with his obvious infirmities, was elevated to the (supposedly) highest office in the land by the ruling class.
2024-07-23 09:21:29 +0000 UTC View Post
In Part 6 of our series we examine the 1924 work by Stalin 'October Revolution and It's Tactics'. I doing so we look at the failures of Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution, why land reform was a historic task of the bourgeois revolution and why revolutionary tactics must be treated like a science.
2024-07-19 20:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As JD Vance is enthroned as Trumps Vice Presidential pick (and possible successor) we look at what the Trump-Vance ticket might mean in terms of the wars on Russia and (possibly) China. In doing so we also explore various flawed views on the multi-polar world. Towards the end of the episode we also examine a speech given recently by Sergei Lavrov at the United Nations and look at how the Russ...
2024-07-18 08:49:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In this patrons special edition we look at how US fascism might look following a question from a listener about this
2024-07-16 15:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we look at the recent assassination attempt made against Donald Trump. We examine what is known so far about the (alleged) assassin and how he was able to get so close to killing Trump, and killing one other person who attended the rally. Following that we look at the most infamous assassinations of US Presidents and consider the possibility of a civil war in the USA.
2024-07-16 10:15:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we examine the large amount of noise that came out of the NATO summit. We examine the commnique issued at the end which promises nothing to Ukraine except that they will aim to keep the war going. Meanwhile a process is clearly underway where by the US is trying to dump the war onto the Europeans and slowly edge away from it.
2024-07-11 22:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
In response to a question from a listener I talk about why the Mearsheimer-Walt theory of the Israel lobby is deeply flawed and doesn't help us understand the relationship the US has with the zionist state.
2024-07-11 11:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post