From Alpha To Omega

This week we are chatting with Sam from the Southpaw Pod about socialism and combat sports. Sam is one half of the Southpaw Pod which is a socialist MMA podcast, a pioneer in the world of radical sports podcasting.https://www.southpawpod.com/https://twitter.com/SouthpawPodDick Hunsinger Defense Info:https://twitter.com/DefendRichardhttps://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund

We continue on our merry way through Chapter 5 - The National Assembly Vs Bonaparte, and wrap up with a couple of my favourite jokes.

This is the sixth and final part of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast. We discuss the relevance of his theory for understanding the conservatism of the rural proletariat.https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

We take a second, more detailed look at Marx’s concept of the lumpenproletariat, which we covered last episode in chapter 5.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal ScienceKyle - General Intellect UnitPouya - Machine Noise ExpertSophie - Jumpsuit Utopia

This is part 5 of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast. We talk more of the political implications of the theory, and propose starting a sectarian cult with Commandante Alpha as its supreme leader for life.https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

We read a secret dialogue we had with Jos Alembic. Jos is the nom de guerre of an underground communist comrade, in deep cover in the Dutch Socialist Party. He is currently part of an effort to reform the Socialist Party along the lines outlined by Mike MacNair in his ‘Revolutionary Strategy’ book, that we covered in a previous reading group series.

We continue with part 4 of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder of the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast.https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

We invite back Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast, for part 3 of our dialogue, where we discuss the political implications of his theory we discussed in the previous two episodes.https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

We continue on our merry way through chapter 5: The National Assembly vs BonaparteThe artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Derrick - Mortal ScienceKyle - General Intellect UnitAmogh - Symptomatic Redness

We continue our discussion with Arnold Schroder of the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast.https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

We speak with Arnold Schroder, host of the very interesting new podcast ‘Fight Like an Animal’, about the science behind his synthesis of behavioural science and political theory. https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

This week we begin chapter 5: The National Assembly vs Bonaparte. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Derrick - Mortal ScienceKyle - General Intellect UnitAmogh - Symptomatic Redness

Today we continue our discussion of the George Floyd protests that had just erupted across the US at the time of recording. The Brumaire may even get a mention!Panelists:Derrick - Mortal ScienceEzri - Swampside ChatsKyle - General Intellect UnitPouya - Machine Noise ExpertThe artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848

We were supposed to start our discussion of Chapter 5 - ‘National Assembly vs. Bonaparte’, but actually got caught up in the George Floyd protests that erupted across the US at the time of recording.Panelists: Derrick - Mortal ScienceEzri - Swampside ChatsKyle - General Intellect UnitPouya - Machine Noise Expert

We read a secret dialogue we had with Jos Alembic. Jos is the nom de guerre of an underground communist comrade, in deep cover in the Dutch Socialist Party. He is currently part of an effort to reform the Socialist Party along the lines outlined by Mike MacNair in his ‘Revolutionary Strategy’ book, that we covered in a previous reading group series.

The third and final part of our Marx and Nature discussion with Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit. It's been a long, hard, lonely road...

We are joined by Anne McShane. Anne is a Human Rights lawyer based in Ireland, who recently completed her PhD on the role of the Zhenotdel, the section of the Russian Communist party devoted to women's affairs in the 1920s, in Soviet Central Asia. We talk about why figures like Alexandra Kollontai and Inessa Armand didn’t consider themselves feminists, and what this implies for our emancipatory politics.

Part 2 of our discussion of Paul Burketts ‘Marx and Nature - a Red and Green Perspective’ with our Emancipation Network comrades Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit.

We finish our discussion of Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’... I also get carried away about the Jesuits and tell tales of drunken symphonies.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Ezri - Swampside ChatsKyle - General Intellect Unit

We are joined by our Emancipation Network comrades Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit, to discuss Paul Burketts ‘Marx and Nature - a Red and Green Perspective’. This is the first of a three parter. You can find the book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/595-marx-and-nature

This is part two of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World.

We continue with the Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’ and discuss the importance of the armed forces for revolution

This is part two of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World.

This week we have the first part of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University. We talk about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World'You can find his book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520296145/destroying-yemen

We continue with the barnstormer that is Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’, and yearn for the arrival of Benjamin Sisko.

We begin Chapter 3 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Derrick - Mortal ScienceEmmanuel - Swedish SommelierEzri - Swampside ChatsJames - Wax Cylinder EnthusiastKyle - General Intellect UnitSophie - Jumpsuit Utopia

Today, we have part two of our discussion with Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg about capitals over-accumulation crisis and the role US society is going to play in all of this in the coming years. https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/06/08/mask-off-crisis-struggle-in-the-pandemic/https://twitter.com/dickophrenichttps://twitter.com/postcyborg

This week we are joined by Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg. We discuss their recent article ‘Mask Off: Crisis & Struggle in the Pandemic’ and the general decay of US hegemony and the future of capitalism. https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/06/08/mask-off-crisis-struggle-in-the-pandemic/https://twitter.com/dickophrenichttps://twitter.com/postcyborgProfit vs S&P Graph: https://twitter.com/FromAlpha2Omega/status/1287714748134555650/photo/1EPS vs Nasdaq Graph:https://twitter.com/FromAlpha2Omega/status/1279357754545709056/photo/1

We conclude Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:Emmanuel - Swedish SommelierEzri - Swampside ChatsKyle - General Intellect UnitSophie - Jumpsuit Utopia

We speak with Greg Belvedere, the man behind the ‘Rebel Bass’ youtube channel and contributor to Current Affairs. In a bit of a blast from the past for this pod, we take a deep dive into the collapse/peak-oil scene and discuss Greg’s video on the eco-reactionary John Michael Greer.

We continue Marx’s lambasting of the social democrats in Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’. Charles and Camilla acting weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtOA2GdsV4The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessEzri - Swampside ChatsJames Knight - Wax Cylinder ExpertKyle - General Intellect UnitSophie - Jumpsuit Utopia

We jump into the white hot burning fire of Marx’s critique of the social democrats that is Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessKyle - General Intellect UnitEzri - Swampside Chats

Today, we speak with Ben Lain, who recently returned home from a 2 day trip to the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle.

This week we continue our analysis of Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessKyle - General Intellect UnitEzri - Swampside Chats

Today we speak with Paul and Eivind, the brains behind the ‘Red Plateaus’ youtube channel. We discuss their excellent recent video on ‘Pre-figurative Politics’ and why this concept is so important for our revolutionary politics. Paul is the co-author of the recent book on the topics: Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today. This was recorded a few weeks ago, before the outbreak of the BLM protests across the US.Book: https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Prefigurative+Politics%3A+Building+Tomorrow+Today-p-9781509535910Twitter: https://twitter.com/RPlateausYoutube: youtube.com/c/redplateausPatreon: patreon.com/redplateaus

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We continue our questioning of Mike MacNair, the man responsible for the Revolutionary Strategy Series...

This week I’m delighted to welcome back Mike MacNair to the show. Mike is an Associate Professor of Law at St Hugh’s College Oxford, and the man responsible for the behemoth that was the ‘Revolutionary Strategy Series’. This is the first of a two parter where we I get to ask Mike some questions raised by reading and discussion of his seminal work

This week we start Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’.Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessEmmanuel - Swedish SommelierEzri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect UnitThe artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848

We conclude our reading of Chapter 1 - ‘Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851’. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessKyle - General Intellect UnitEzri - Swampside Chats

We continue our reading of Chapter 1 - Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851.The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848Panelists:C Derick Varn - Symptomatic RednessKyle - General Intellect UnitEzri - Swampside ChatsJames - Wax Cylinder Expert

Our guest is Simon Mouatt, Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester Business School. We discuss his paper: ‘Can Sequential and Non-Dualistic Interpretation of Marx’s Monetary Thought be Synthesised with the Endogenous Money Paradigm?’ from ‘Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory’. Our discussion runs the gamut from Oil Shocks to the neurality of money to planned capitalist economies.

This week we have part two of our Socialist Labour Time Planning crossover special with our comrades Shane and Kyle from the General Intellect Unit podcast. This discussion is based around a reading of a recent paper by Seongjin Jeong, Professor of Economics at Gyeongsang National University, called:‘Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism‘.

This week we have a crossover episode with our Emancipation Network friends and comrades Shane and Kyle from General Intellect unit. This is part one of a two parter where we delve deep in the history, the theory, and future possibilities for Marx’s Labour Time Calculation. We use a recent paper by Seongjin Jeong, a Professor of Economics at Gyeongsang National University, called: ‘Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism‘. We going on a proper deep dive in these two episodes… brace yourself Bridget.

What better time to kick back and read some Marx than the middle of a pandemic. Grab your books ladies and gentlemen....Panelists:C Derick Varn - Mortal Science, Pop The LeftEzri - Swampside Chats, Mortal ScienceJames - Wax Cylinder EnthusiastKyle - General Intellect UnitArtwork:https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848https://twitter.com/RN_fortunahttps://www.patreon.com/rono1848

We continue our discussion with Prof Nick Potts of Solent University and parse the problems the caused by the equilibrium approach of Post-Keynesian and Kalecki, and what Marxists can learn from MMT about money.

This week I am delighted to welcome Prof Nick Potts of Solent University to talk about the problems of equilibrium theories and a possible synthesis between Post-Keynesian and MMT approaches with the TSSI of Marx

We finish our reading of Paul Cockshotts critique of the book and gather out thoughts. Don't join a cult

An emergency corona virus special with boys from General Intellect Unit on the human, political, and financial catastrophe that is upon us.....

Today we talk with Colestia, a radical left games designer about his work and the world of independent anti-capitalist gaming. You can check out his work at:https://colestia.itch.io.Credit to Matt who helped edit this episode.