Podcast Episodes

White Hoods and Pinkertons with Chad Pearson

Isaac, Cliff, and Jay interview Chad Pearson, author of the book Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century. We discuss the armed, violent employer associati…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spanish Anarchism and the New Economy

Rudy joins Miguel Gómez, author of La CNT y la Nueva Economía: Del colectivismo empresarial a la planificación de la economía confederal (1936-1939) for a discussion on the most prominent Span…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Mexico 1920-40: Building the Revolutionary State

Amelia, Carlos and Rudy sit down for the follow-up episode on the Mexican revolution to discuss the consolidation of the revolutionary state with a focus on the figure of Lázaro Cárdenas. They…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism by Aidan Beatty

James and Rudy join Aidan Beatty, author of The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism for a discussion on Gerry Healy. We discuss the figure of Gerry H…

Published on 10 months ago

Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War

Eric and Rob join Abdi for a discussion on Somalia from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the formation of the Somali people, the long and conflictual relationship to Ethiopia, …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Where is the working class' power? An interview with Peter Olney and John Womack

Peter Olney is a labor organizer of over half a century, long-time organizing director at the ILWU, and researcher on labor strategy. John Womack is a Harvard historian of the labor movement a…

Published on 11 months ago

Ba'ath and Ba'ath: Arab Socialism in Syria and Iraq

Eric, Andrew and Rudy join for a discussion on the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in the two regions where it held power: Syria and Iraq, covering the history of both countries from the dissolution of t…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 1884-1921 with Tony Collins

Rudy and Andreas join Tony Collins, author of Raising the Red Flag. Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 1884–1921 for a discussion on the origins of the British Marxist moveme…

Published on 1 year ago

Ending the One Party State: Reflections on Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America

Tony Unger sets the record straight on Rhode Island DSA’s political experiences with the Democratic Party and need for class independence. 

Read By: Christina Carman

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Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Pacific Gibraltar: A soft introduction to Hawai'i

Rudy joins Miguel, amateur historian of Hawai'i for a discussion on the history and present of the islands. We cover the first contact, the unification of the Hawai'ian kingdom, its pan-Oceanic…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago