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Big Beautiful Politics (Same as it Ever Was?)
Episode 649
Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss Elon Musk's new political party, Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, and Walter Benjamin's On the Concept of His…
1 year ago
The Last Marxist Explains the conflict with IRAN
Episode 648
Chris Cutrone describes how the left's history of supporting right-wing reaction in the Middle East has led to this moment of conflict, whether Trump…
1 year ago
How Socialists Should Understand American Conservatism
Episode 647
What is American conservatism, and how should socialists understand it? In this interview, Wyatt Verlen offers a historical overview of conservatism …
1 year ago
Bonapartism is not Bonaparte
Episode 646
Chris Cutrone explains why the left needs to abandon the liberal conception of "Bonapartism" and take up a Marxist understanding instead.
Bonapartism…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Discreet Charm of the PMC
Episode 645
Stanley Sharpey is a writer and a socialist living in London. His essay for Sublation Magazine, "The Discreet Charm of the PMC" explains the history …
1 year, 1 month ago
History, Matter, Marx
Episode 644
Spencer Leonard discusses the meaning of the term "Historical Materialism," and how it emerged through the historical struggle for socialism.
Support…
1 year, 1 month ago
When Critical Theory is Confirmed
Episode 643
Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss Adorno's essay "Commitment" and the failure of leftist politics over the last decade. What level of regr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Chris Cutrone is Always Right, and Always Depressed
Episode 642
In this episode of the CutroneZone, we dive deep into Chris Cutrone’s essay "On Philosophy and Marxism: Response to Suther and Velissaris"—a characte…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump Wins Again and Again?
Episode 641
Philip Cunliffe discusses his recent essay at COMPACT entitled "How Trump Won the Canadian Election." He explains what constitutes sovereignty, why s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Neither the US nor China
Episode 640
Fabio Vighi returns to throw cold water on the notion that capitalism can be saved. The crisis is terminal. The financialization will continue. In th…
1 year, 1 month ago