This Wreckage

Matt and Sean are back with an critical review of David Graeber and David Wengrow's 'The Dawn of Everything' and their popular reimagining of humanity's historical evolution. What can their anthropology tell us about what freedom means and has meant to peole? How does their account change our conception of the science of historical materialism? What politics follow from their project and what are the limitations of their Occupy Wall Street-esque worldview? For the full episode become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada Intro: N i g h t f e v e r - V a p o r w a v e

A continuation of our discussion in the main episode with Ted Reese (@grossmanite). We discuss Dengism, the connection between crisis and communism and much more! To check out this bonus content, our History is a Weapon series with Matt Christman, Proletkult with Andy, access to our Discord server and more become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada Bonus song: Europe - The Final Countdown

Do you feel like the economy is out of control? That this simply cannot go on? Are you dreading/anticipating a total breakdown? A final crisis, if you will? Well do we have the episode for you. Andy and Sean are proud to be joined by Ted Reese (@Grossmanite) the author of The End of Capitalism: The Thought of Henryk Grossman to discuss his incredible new book. This episode could not have come at a more relevant time, so you'll want to have a listen. The continued bonus discussion for patrons can be found at www.patreon.com/theantifada so sign up to support our work today. Do yourself a favor and get Ted's work out now from Zero Books. Music: Trapped Under Ice - Reality Unfolds

Antifada's side project about the paranormal and parapolitical is back! with Andy and Jarrod Shanahan's #ReadtheGreenBook tour event at Chicago's Pilsen Community Books, and a short story about Andy's pilgrimage to Dallas. Link to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67648274 BUY MY BOOK (from Red Emma's): I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs, and Apocalypse Communism

The 'Fada boys catch up after Andy's Amtrak trip across the country! We talk the impending Roe vs. Wade overturning, homelessness crisis, crime wave, police slowdowns, and the great resignation. Listen to the end for our new manifesto! Help us keep the show going by supporting the at patreon.com/theantifada! Patrons get bonus episodes and acess to our discord community. The Interregnum: https://haters.noblogs.org/post/2022/01/07/the-interregnum-the-george-floyd-uprising-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-the-emerging-social-revolution/ More on Echo Park homeless struggles: https://newrepublic.com/article/166383/los-angeles-echo-park-homeless-industrial-complex You Sweep? We Strike! action in Minneapolis: https://twitter.com/IGD_News/status/1529991181945348097 LA Riots 2020 by Ryan Lee https://endnotes.org.uk/posts/ryan-lee-la-riots-2020 Song: The Clash - Train in Vain

None dare call him breadtuber! Sean is joined by Muke (@muke10101) of the Marxist youtube channel Xexizy to discuss his project and popularization of good communist takes on politics, the economy and whether profit is, in fact, theft. Along the way they discuss the problems with soc-dem streamers, the parlous state of UK politics ,why the critique of political economy is important and begin the critique of Leninism found the bonus. For this bonus and much more, become a patron today at patreon.com/theantifada Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDULjo1v2Hivuu4h4LZSTUQ Outro: Ｋａｌｉ Ｕｃｈｉｓ － ｔｅｌｅｐａｔíａ （ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅチ ル) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7PYIx8_yn4

Sean and Muke continue the discussion on Leninism and the joy of sects. Also, a very (im)modest proposal on how to maybe revive international unionism, wrest control over supply chains and strike some serious blows against capital. To access this bonus content and more become a patron today at patreon.com/theantifada

We take a look back at 4 years of Antifada, and Jamie says goodbye. Continue to support her work at Everybody Love Communism! And, as always, you can support the Antifada for bonus episodes, Discord chat, and more at http://patreon.com/theantifada Closing songs: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Dead Flag Blues Hogtown Jug Band - Future's in The Streets

Andy and Sean trade prison stories with Jarrod, including a near uprising in the Tombs kicked-off by the revolutionary demand for pound cake. For the full episode and all other bonus material support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada. We really appreciate it! Don't forget to pick up your copy of Captives: How Rikers Island Took NYC Hostage Song: Ghostface Killah - We Made It

Jarrod Shanahan returns to talk about his new book Captives: How Rikers Island Took NYC Hostage, out TODAY from Verso. Captives it the history of Rikers Island as a progressive reform turned riotous penal colony in the neoliberal era. While today it's slated to be closed, the book shows how the plan to build new state-of-the-art humanitarian jails is repeating the mistake. Check out our bonus episode with Jarrod on Friday at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Song: Negative Approach - Borstal Breakout

Sean and Derick are back with the 4th installment of our crossover series on history, political economy and current events. In this episode, the boys examine China: what was the mode of production in the revolutionary period? How has China changed since the reform period? What are common misconceptions about the CPC, good or bad? The full conversation is over two-and-a-half hours, so if you like what you hear become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada to hear this bonus content and a lot more. To see the full recorded video of this recording, and support one of the best content creators out there, head over to https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog to give Derick some love as well. NOTE: We screwed up a previous post of this file, should be fixed now!

In this bonus, Sean and Tarence talk some smack about the National Conservative slash Post-Left crowd. Are they worth worrying about? What does their whole stupid movement mean? How do we all get some of that sweet Theil cash? For the rest of the episode and a whole lot more bonus content, become a subscriber today at www.patreon.com/theantifada

Nearly two years after the epic Trillbillies Workers Party crossover episode, Sean and Tarence decided to check in on how Giovanni Arrighi's historical schema is holding up. Then they throw in some Ellen Meiksins Wood and Andreas Malm for good measure. Also, what to make of the NatCon/Post-Left losers from the Vanity Fair article. Check out more about JD Vance and Peter Theil and the rest of those dinguses by becoming a supporter at www.patreon.com/theantifada Intro: Jordan Davis, Luke Bryan - Buy Dirt

In the second part of our interview ben tells us more about his affinity for indigenous struggle, why he moved back to NY, his views on COVID mandates and public health, his hatred of Jerry Rubin, and if he beat up the MC5. In the spirit of the Motherfuckers, the full episode is available FREE at patreon.com/theantifada... but while you're there, why not support the show for the rest of our bonus content and access to our discord commune! check out ben's art: https://www.instagram.com/ben_morea/?hl=en

Ben Morea is a founding member of Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker, two 1960s revolutionary formations known as the most direct action-oriented wing of the youth revolutionary movement in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Comrades of the Black Panthers, Diggers, Yippies, and SDS, their black bloc tactics and uncompromising solidarity with black and indigenous struggles remains a blueprint of anarchist activity today. Part 2 of the discussion here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65563424 Armed Love is a series about the revolutionary subculture of the sixties. Episode one was an interview with Peter Coyote, and episode 2 was a discussion of Charles Manson and the Lyman Family. Joining me for the interview was Matt Peterson of Woodbine.nyc Correction on #ReadtheGreenBook tour-- the Minneapolis date is May 24, not 23 Song: Jefferson Airplane - We Can be Together

In their first ever CURRENT EVENTS episode, the Everybody Loves Communism crew of Jamie Peck, Aaron Thorpe (he's back, y'all!) and Jorge Rocha (@linegoesdown) take on various topics of the day, including Peter Thiel's Bitcoin meltdown and NYC mayor Eric Adams' love of crypto. Okay, so it's mostly about Bitcoin. What does it mean that various capitalists are having it out over this dumb new commodity? To the 1,000 or so of you who are already listening to ELC on the regs: sorry for the dearth of slop this week. Come to the Eve 6 afterparty and Jamie will buy you a drink. No seriously, she's throwing the afterparty for the 5/4 Eve 6 NYC tour date. DM for deets! Listen to ELC and give us money: Patreon.com/everybodylovescommunism or Fans.fm/everybodylovescommunism Follow ELC on Twitter: @ELCpod

Jake "Feral Jokes" Flores and Andy discuss the new Apple TV show Severance. Full the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada

The crew talks about the Sunset Park shooting, Amazon unionization, global uprisings resulting from inflation and war, and getting various kinds of ill in Mexico. Support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada for our weekly bonus episode, Discord access, and more! Song - Macka B - Give the Workers

Listen to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/antifadas-is-13-64451503 For almost four years we've been speculating about the end of a certain period of history and hoo boy is it here! In this part one of the thirteenth installment of HIAW, Matt and Sean return to talk about the roots of this current turbulence: What are the forces aligned for and against the 'rules-based international order'? How has the calculus of the various ruling classes changed in this zero-sum moment? Are there even good guys or bad guys to root for? And how has the seeming exit of the working class from history worked out for humanity? Not so good, it seems... In part two we delve into the muck and mire of the XXth century, the hopes and dreams of communism, and the bitter denouement of 1991. To hear the second half, and support our work, sign up as a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this bonus content, access to our Discord server, and more. Music: Eddy Huntington - USSR Vaporwave

For the full episode and all other bonus content, support the show at http://Patreon.com/TheAntifada! Jamie and Leslie (@leslieleeiii) discuss two more great vampire movies: Tom Holland's teen popcorn flick 'Fright Night' (1985) and Mel Brooks' classic horror-comedy starring Leslie Nielsen, 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995).

After the episode on Lenin's imperialism with Erin Hagood, we decided to get a different perspective on the Ukraine war and other current events with Australian anarchist-communist Matt Crossin (@MattCrossin). How does Australia fit into the global economy and capitalist hegemony? What are the uses and limits of theories of imperialism? How are anarchists in Ukraine and Russia confronting the upheaval of war? And how might working class power be forged in this chaotic and desperate time? For bonus episodes, access to our Discord server and more become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada Gilles Dauve article: https://www.troploin.fr/node/98 Angry Workers: https://www.angryworkers.org/ Music: Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Insufficient Funds

Andy and Sean talk more with Erin Hagood of Platypus about our political horizons. Do we still need a Leninist party? Do the global wave of uprisings point towards revolution or the Democratic Party? Is Antifada Post-Left? For the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada

Andy, Sean, and Platypus Erin Hagood go over the details of a historic panel on the crisis in Ukraine, then segue into the question of Lenin's definitions of imperialism and revolutionary defeatism and what clarity they offer today, if any. Hear more of our discussion and all bonus material by supporting the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Show notes: Lenin - Socialism and War Crisis in Ukraine panel: https://youtu.be/Uyoe5ml05LQ Michael Roberts on Ukrainian economy: https://brooklynrail.org/2022/03/field-notes/Ukraine-The-Economic-Consequences-of-the-War Spencer Leonard on Bonapartism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6hY8AhT20 song: Oxxxymiron, Porchy, LSP - Imperial

Events are moving rapidly and there are processes in motion that seem to be forging a new global order. The question is what kind? Following up on last week's episode with Alex Gendler, Sean and Derrick are back to continue the discussion of the Russo-Ukrainian War. What are the geopolitics that led to this violent and tragic episode? What are the regional and global forces that helped create it? What kind of changes to the capitalist economy can we expect to see especially out of the West's 'total financial war' on Russia? How should communists orient towards these events and what should we be building towards the future? This is an extended preview. To hear the entire two hour plus episode become a subscriber today at www.patreon.com/theantifada To see the video recording of this and access all of Derrick's excellent analysis and interviews check out www.patreon.com/varnvlog and www.youtube.com/c/CDerickVarnVlog

Friend of the show and Ukrainian immigrant Alex Gendler (@achilleselbow) discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine, situating it in its proper historical context before discussing more recent events. He also takes some time to debunk galaxy brain takes from dumb dumb anti-imperialists who think a "multipolar" world — with neoliberal, authoritarian Russia as one of the poles — will somehow bring us closer to communism. Song: Blind Boy Grunt - John Brown Links: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-19/the-intellectual-situation/ukraine-putin-and-the-west/ https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine https://www.nihilist.li/2017/11/19/confession-of-the-ukrainian-marxist-soldier/ https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/a-letter-to-the-western-left-from-kyiv https://illwill.com/the-kazakh-insurrection Donate: https://operation-solidarity.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-ukraines-media-going https://www.peopleinneed.net/ https://redcross.org.ua/en/donate/

Max Collins of '90s (and present day) alt-rock band Eve 6 (@Eve6) returns for a wide-ranging BONUS convo touching on music, religion, shitposting, and Max's hi-jinx with the guy from Third Eye Blind. Become a supporter at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock this episode, tons of other bonus content, and our Discord community! Image: emily_eclectic

Andy and Sean discuss Putin vs. Ukraine vs. Brandon and the war's origins in the EuroMaidan uprising. If the left's revolutionary strategy is take public space and push towards militant result, are we not replicating the errors of Ukraine and Syria? Are the Canadian truckers doing essentially the same thing? Support the show by becoming a Patron for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/TheAntifada! Big discounts for yearly membership Reading on the subject: Ukraine: https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine Canada: https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/fascism-is-as-canadian-as-the-maple-leaf/ https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/14/ill-winds-from-ottawa-thinking-through-the-threats-and-opportunities-as-a-far-right-initiative-gains-momentum https://breachmedia.ca/the-battle-of-billings-bridge/ https://north-shore.info/2022/02/07/trip-report-ottawa-on-saturday-february-5/ Interview with teamster about how this is not a workers movement: https://fromembers.libsyn.com/patriots-and-big-trucks https://itsgoingdown.org/canadian-tire-fire-29/ Song: Яблочко/Yablochko - Ukrainian Black Army song

Jamie and Aaron Thorpe (@paradoomer) round out the Valentine's Day-adjacent content by attempting to answer a listener's relationship question. They also talk designer babies and bio-mechanical wombs. Become a supporter at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock the full version of this episode, plus tons of other bonus content and our Discord community!

Friend of the show Aaron Thorpe (@paradoomer) stops by for some capital-d Discourse about the Superbowl, nostalgia, and the NFL's promise to "end systemic racism." Jamie and Aaron also discuss Larry David's crypto ad and REI's woke anti-union campaign. Check out Aaron's substack piece on nostalgia: https://spacelight.substack.com/p/what-may-have-been Outro song: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City

Eve 6 frontman and powerful poster Max Collins (@Eve6) stops by to discuss Neil Young, Joe Rogan, and "cancel culture"...but more importantly, how Spotify is fucking musicians out of rent money. What, if anything, can music fans do to help? Is Max the daddy that Joe Rogan's fans need? He also previews his band's upcoming tour with friend-of-the-show Jake Flores! Closing song: Eve 6 - The Heart in a Blender Song (downloaded from Soulseek) Check out Jamie's new history and theory podcast: fans.fm/everybodylovescommunism, patreon.com/everybodylovescommunism, or listen in your fav podcast app

Clark Filio, producer of How To: With John Wilson, stays on to talk NFTs, crypto, CIA Anitfa vs. Nazi Apes, metaverse nikes, how to make it rich with NFT farts, and Jingle Berry. The full episode is available to patrons at http://Patreon.com/TheAntifada Critique of crypto currency by Gegen Kapital und Nation: https://gegen-kapital-und-nation.org/en/bitcoin-finally-fair-money/?fbclid=IwAR24m892D8HjbHgJD7tWHM4GH5zHcUZ15hL6MWA4FI6E6-Qm9IAMVoRqb7M Signal creators weights in on Web3: https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html Antifa Ryder Ripps: https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/after-bored-ape-yacht-clubs-alleged-racist-ties-critic-ryder-ripps-elaborates-on-specifics-of-the-controversy But NFT farts: https://fartjarsnft.com/ Line Goes Up video on NFTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g song: The Vandals - Ape Shall Never Kill Ape

Painter, arts worker organizer, and How To: With John Wilson producer Clark Filio talks to us about the world of art! What is an arts worker, why are they organizing, and what are they organizing for? How do we wrest the art world away from the Sachlers and Axelrods of the world, and what would it look like after? Listen to our bonus episode How to get Rich with NFTs by becoming a Medici-level Patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Clark Filio's IG and painting Children of Gont: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHX6IbcFMdr/ The Financial Reason for Abolishing Museum Boards: https://hyperallergic.com/author/clark-filio/ Clark's article about the Tear Gas Biennial: https://communemag.com/breathing-together/ Closing song: The Thermals - No Culture Icons

The long-awaited second installment of Diving Into The Wreckage, the VarnVlog/Antifada crossover series is here! This time, Sean and Derrick put on their doomer caps to discuss capitalism and global warming: Is there a way out within this mode of production? Why have emissions ramped up so much in our lifetimes? What kind of political forces make climate change so intractable? And what does the future look like if we keep going down this path? This is an extended preview of a longer episode. To access the full ep and tons more bonus content become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada To watch the video recording of this conversation, do what you should be doing already and subscribe to C. Derrick Varn's excellent content as well: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Music: Gary Numan - This Wreckage

Sean and David Parsons, host of the excellent history podcast Nostalgia Trap, take a dive into the politics and ideology of fossil fuels through the lens of the 2005 George Clooney and Matt Damon film 'Syriana'. They go back to the 1990s and 2000s, especially the wake of 9/11 and the runup to the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions, to look at the sometimes troubled and myopic, but always fraught, way that Americans understand their relationship to oil and geopolitics. Out later this week will be follow-up crossover, 'Diving into the Wreckage 2' with C Derrick Varn, about the deep connection between capital accumulation and fossil fuel consumption, globalization and rising emissions, and the future we can expect with climate change. For access to this and more become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada

Continuing our discussion from the main episode, we go deeper into the denialism mess with Pavlos and ask ourselves what COVID and society's response might tell us about a possible revolutionary horizon. How do approach the real issues in the world without seeing like a state? We also discuss a second article written by an Italian collective, Wu Ming, that has a different take on the backlash against mandates: https://illwill.com/conspiracy-and-social-struggle To access this and a ton more bonus content, access our discord server and be first to call in to our live show at twitch.tv/theantifada become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada

The gang is back with returning guest, Pavlos Roufos, for a spicy discussion about ever-contentious pandemic politics and how the left should relate to it: Why has SARS-COVID 19 and the state response to it caused such an uproar in parts of Europe and the United States? What contradictory functions does the capitalist state perform in class society, and how has this led to disaster? What is the attraction of denialism among the populist right and, increasingly, parts of the left? Is there a rational kernel inside the mystical shell of COVID conspiracism? How have the unvaccinated been made a scapegoat for the failures of the bourgeois state? And is there anything recuperable within the waves of protest and direct action against mandates and vaccines? Even spicier bonus episode will be available for subscribers at www.patreon.com/theantifada to sign up today. Special thanks from all of us to our friends at Cured Quail for publishing the collective article in question: https://curedquailjournal.wordpress.com/2021/12/09/the-reality-of-denial-and-the-denial-of-reality/ Outro: Juice WRLD - Denial

We continue our discussion on the J6 "insurrection" with a reading of a NYT piece about a shadowy rightwing group you may not have heard of... likely because it's all a grift. For the full episode and all our other bonus content support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada song: John Cale - Praetorian Underground

On the one-year anniversary of the media spectacle that was the Jan 6 Capitol Hill 'insurrection,' the Antifada crew look back on what happened on that fateful day, how it compared to the George Floyd uprising, what's going on with liberal democracy, and how the anti-capitalist left should relate to all of it. Outro song: Sick of it all - Insurrection Fundraiser for families affected by Bronx fire: https://www.gofundme.com/f/relief-for-families-at-333-e-183rd-st

After the election of self-described libertarian socialist Gabriel Boric, we talk to Isabel from the Valparaiso anarchist assembly and Rara Senal anarchafeminist podcast network about the election, constitutional referendum, and what, if anything, these things have to do with the massive uprising in Chile in 2019. We also discuss the relationship of indigenous groups to the new constitution, the status of political prisoners, and the many riot dogs (and other animals) of Chile. Follow effort to support uprising prisoners: https://instagram.com/buscandolakalle Bees attack cops: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/americas/beekeepers-chile-police-scli-intl/index.html Perro Vaquito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NkNbhXRXpQ For past Talkin Tina episodes on Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru, and all other bonus content support the Antifada by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Opening song: Los Prisioneros -Baile de los que Sobran Closing song: Dirti Lepra - Anti 133

We continue our discussion of Mindfuckers: The Rise of Acid Fascism with the story of the Lyman Family--a folk music collective turned into a creepy cult of astrology-obsessed devotees to a toothless harmonica-playing manchild. Afterwards we discuss cults today--why they are so intriguing in popular culture yet seem to be on the decline. Finally we talk about acid. If it's a CIA psyop, does that mean we shouldn't take it? The full episode is available for patrons at Patreon.com/TheAntifada

Were the Manson and Lyman families apocalyptic cults, misunderstood revolutionaries, or media distortions created to delegitimize the revolutionary communalism of the '60s? Parallax Views host JG Michael joins us to discuss Mindfuckers: The Rise of Acid Fascism, a collection of early-'70s Rolling Stone Magazine articles, to ponder cultism, psychedelic culture, hippy racism, The Beatles, and much more. Part two about the Lyman Family available for Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theantifada The second episode of a series on the revolutionary counterculture of the '60s! Listen to the first with Peter Coyote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57554185 Support Parallax Views on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Music: Charles Manson - Garbage Dump The Beatles - Glass Onion Lemonheads - Your Home is where You're Happy (Charles Manson cover)

A new special collaboration series for VarnVlog and Antifada patrons featuring Sean and C. Derrick Varn. In this first episode we tackle to outlines of the present moment: what is the state of geopolitics? How does China fit into the world system? What is the state of American decline? How is US politics reflecting this decadence? What do the Democrats and Republicans stand for at the present moment, if anything? And more! The full episode is available for patrons now at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/diving-into-ep1-59884519 This will be an ongoing collaboration so there will be more episodes soon. In the meantime, be sure to check out Varn's work: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/varn-vlog/id1567634170 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMuZYE1Q9yNpzn4dzsPtmcQ Song: Gary Numan - This Wreckage

A conversation about r/antiwork with @highriselowlife. Where did it come from? Why does it appeal to people? Is it the antidote to culture war? Will it organize a revolutionary general strike? For the full episode and all our other bonus material support the show at patreon.com/theantifada Song: Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It

Along with Red May and History Against Misery we interview communist collective Chuang about their new book the Social Contagion (sort of). Expanding on the 2020 essay about the origins of the pandemic in China, the anonymous collective living in and outside of China uses on-the-ground interviews, reports and analysis to show the fragile reality between China's authoritarian Marxist facade. Buy Social Contagion from AK Press Support the Antifada on Patreon for bonus episodes, prize packs, and our Discord community Closing song - Sandee Chan - Uncanny Valley

Jamie and Sean continue with Jason Myles (@lafinabsolute) and Pascal Robert (@probert06) of the podcast and YouTube show This is Revolution (@TIRShowOakland) to critique the American left, talk shit and analyze the intersection of music and politics. For this bonus content and access to our huge archive of good content, become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada.

Jamie and Sean are joined by Jason Myles (@lafinabsolute) and Pascal Robert (@probert06) of the podcast and YouTube show This is Revolution (@TIRShowOakland) for a wide-ranging discussion of black politics, media, and organizing in the modern age. Pascal's Newsweek article: https://www.newsweek.com/black-political-elite-serving-corporate-interests-misrepresenting-our-community-opinion-1652384 Jason's Medium article: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/i-was-a-teenage-anarchist-e918b00bb13 What The Negro Wants: https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268019648/what-the-negro-wants/ Check out This Is Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qbDUXlCk5s&t=1s

Enjoy this unlocked bonus ep! Happy Thanks-taking, we'll be back next week. -jamie Meme Militant Meg and Andy read the essay Memes Without End by Adrian Wohlleben, in which he argues that elements of recent uprisings like the Yellow Vests of France, turnstile hopping of Chile, the umbrella-wielding frontliners of Hong Kong were memes that help them spread in a way that traditional social movements cannot. Can we meme revolution into reality? Or is it impossible to force a meme? We discuss Richard Dawkins, Susan Blackmore, Darwin, and more! Support Philly Elmo! Music: Giorgio Moroder - Racer

Notes from the great impasse.... the boys are back to take you for a wild ride from supply chains, to the Great Resignation, to culture wars, to cryptocurrency, to NFTs to terminal crisis. Why is nothing working and why does everything feel bad? It's the decadence of capitalism as a functioning social system and Sean and Matt explain why. Be sure to listen to the end as Matt, like a similarly bearded guy before him, reaches into the misty depths of theology to try to analogize the impersonal domination of the value form. Ask yourself: is capital in fact the DEVIL? The answer might surprise you. For access to this episode and a ton more bonus content become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada Intro: The Doors 'Light my fire' (Vaporwave)

Jamie is joined by pal-of-the-show Aaron Thorpe (@paradoomer) to discuss Lizzie Borden's 1983 feminist sci-fi film "Born In Flames." Ten years after a "war of liberation" that established a social democratic government in the United States, things are still not great for women, especially queer, black, working class women! In a story that remains relevant to this day, the film follows the radical organizers of the Women's Army as they fight for true equality. Outro song - "Born In Flames," Red Krayola

Greetings, Antifada super soldiers! This week, we're cross-posting an episode of Jamie's new show Everybody Loves Communism, wherein she and co-host Jorge do the reading so you don't have to. In this edition, Jamie and Jorge begin their mini-series on the Paris Commune as a prelude to chapter 3 of Lenin's "State and Revolution," because you need to know about it to understand that chapter. It's also just an important event in the history of class struggle; Marx called it "the dawn of the great social revolution which will liberate mankind from the regime of classes forever"(!) The content of the episode draws from Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune by John Merriman. New Yorker Review of the book: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/22/fires-paris Produced and Edited by Paul (@aufhebenkultur) Intro: Everybody Hates Chris theme song. Image: The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning by Camille Pissarro Be sure to subscribe at fans.fm/everybodylovescommunism if you want to hear more, and sign up as a supporter if you're feeling generous. Patrons will be rewarded with a fun ep on "Succession" due out next week!