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Matt and Sean have returned to talk about the disastrous defeat of the United States in Afghanistan: How did this happen and how does it implicate the American Imperial project? Why was the War on Terror? How is Biden's withdrawal linked to broader strategic interests (Cold War with China)? Whither American capitalist hegemony in the 21st century? And how will the citizens of this cursed country reconcile themselves to imperial decline? (Not well.) Become at patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this premium content, other bonus episodes and access to our Discord server.

Jamie is joined by Geo Maher to discuss his new book, "A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete." They discuss the origins of mass incarceration, the debate around "non-reformist" reforms, and alternative models of community safety. Also, the million dollar question: how do abolitionist politics fit into the over-arching project of building communism? W/ bonus questions on the communes of Venezuela and the Zbellion! Buy the book: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3783-a-world-without-police Andy's essay criticizing the politics of safety: https://illwill.com/gimme-danger Outro: Noname - Song 33 Support the show at patreon.com/theantifada

In this very special bonus, Michael Heinrich addresses his detractors and fleshes out the political implications of his reading of Marx's mature work: Is Michael's reading of Marx as having a monetary theory of value a concession to neoliberalism? What was Marx trying to get at with the Tendency of the Law of the Rate of Profit to Fall? What remains of Marx's crisis theory if we admit he gave up on TRoPF? Is the empirical work of 'Marxist Economics' worth a damn? And, of course, what does all this have to do with the production of communism? Long-time listeners of the show are not going to want to miss this one, it's a banger! Intro: LCD Soundstystem - Dance Yrself Clean SUBSCRIBE NOW AT PATREON.COM/THEANTIFADA TO GET THE FULL VERSION & TONS OF OTHER BONUS CONTENT & OUR AWESOME DISCORD COMMUNITY!

Sean and Jamie are excited to be joined by Michael Heinrich, German scholar and author of a series of books popularizing and clarifying Marx's value theory and contextualizing the life and times of old Karl. We discuss the core of Marx's project, what distinguished him from the economists of his day, and what political orientations might follow from a precise understanding of his critique of political economy. Importantly, Michael has a powerful critique of vulgar Marxism and the orthodoxies of the 19th and 20th centuries. Nerds, you're not going to want to miss this one! Stick around for an excellent bonus episode by becoming a patron at patreon.com/theantifada for this, access to our Discord server and more! Works by Michael Heinrich: "An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Marx's Capital" https://monthlyreview.org/product/an_introduction_to_the_three_volumes_of_karl_marxs_capital/ "Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society" https://nyupress.org/9781583677353/karl-marx-and-the-birth-of-modern-society/ "How to Read Marx's Capital" (Out soon) https://nyupress.org/9781583678947/how-to-read-marxs-capital/ "The Science of Value" (Out next year) Intro: Kenny Dorham - Maxology Outro: Atari Teenage Riot - Destroy 2000 Years of Culture

Sean, Jamie and Andy are joined by Anton Jaeger (@antonjagermm), Marxist researcher of populism, to discuss the history, present and future of populism whether in the left or right mold. Several years ago it seemed as though left populism - exemplified by practitioners such as Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders - had a decent shot at upending the Washington Consensus on austerity, markets and foreign policy. With the failure and retreat of these candidates and others, what is left of this project? Why does right populism seem everywhere ascendant? What do these movements say about the economy and the political order? How can we understand the populist mode of politics in relation to the fight to abolish capital? For bonus content, access to our Discord and first dibs at calling in for out streams (twitch.tv/theantifada) become a patron today at Patreon.com/theantifada Works by Anton: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/01/populism-douglas-hofstadter-donald-trump-democracy https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii128/articles/anton-jager-rebel-regions https://www.newstatesman.com/international/2021/02/welfare-without-welfare-state-death-postwar-welfarist-consensus https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/we-bet-the-house-on-left-populism-and-lost https://catalyst-journal.com/2020/03/making-sense-of-populism https://nonsite.org/back-to-work-review-of-david-graebers-bullshit-jobs/ Intro: Cincinnati's University Singers -The Hand the Holds the Bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqiAT6o7Kks Outro: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson - Populism Yea Yea

Julian Feeld sticks around to smoke a hash joint and discuss the work of the New School alumni graphic designer who began the Deep State Map Project, his contact with aliens for Ashtar, the Q-esque manifesto it inspired, and our opinions on the "lab leak" hypothesis For the full episode ppplleeeeaaasssseee support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Show notes: Dylan Louis Monroe: Deep State Mapping Project Interview: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/04/a-fascinating-interview-with-a.html Nicholas Baker in New York Magazine: Did COVID-19 Escape from a Lab?

We're joined by QAnon Anonymous host Julian Feeld from Paris, giving us an update on all things QAnon, including Ron Watkins' pivot to UFOs, the right and left of the Yellow Vest movement's resistance to Macron's neoliberalism and vaccine passports, if there's any hope in a revolutionary left QAnon movement, and tips on staying sane in the eye of the storm. Check out QAnon Anyonymous on Patreon and Twitch Video of fascists getting wrecked at vaccine passport demo in Toulouse For a bonus episode with Julian, and all other bonus material and access to our discord community, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Music: Q: Into the Storm theme by Brent Knopf

Jamie is joined by Marvin Gonzalez (@Sulliedsubjects), a member of DSA's International Committee Secretariat, to discuss his recent trip to Venezuela as part of DSA's delegation to the Congreso Bicentenario de los Pueblos del Mundo, as well as his experience touring las comunas, a Soviet-like organ of dual power. Outro song: Lloviznando Cantos - Arriba a la Izquierda For more, check out the DSA delegation's report back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL2RHFnzpG0 Check out The Partisan, a publication from three of DSA's communist caucuses: partisanmag.com Become a member at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock tons of bonus content and our Discord community!

As promised, here is a continuation of the discussion with Tony Norfield about capitalist imperialism and finance: is China's Belt and Road Initiative an imperialist endeavor? Despite having billionaires and huge corporations, is China even capitalist? What would a new Cold War between America and China look like? Become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this bonus content and more, plus our Discord server and first in line to call in on our twitch.tv/theantifada

Sean speaks with Tony Norfield (@StubbornFacts) who worked for decades in international banking and has seen first hand the way capital exploits the world, about the intersection of finance and empire. His book, 2016's The City, is more than just an update Lenin and Hilferding's work on imperialism, it provides a crucial Marxist analysis and critique of the capitalist world system, interest-bearing capital, international institutions, and more. In this interview we discuss the long duree of Brexit, where the British ruling class fits in the hegemonic world order, the connection between market power and state violence, the rise of 'neoliberalism', and critique the idea that capitalism is being replaced by 'neofeudalism' or 'rentier capitalism'. Bonus episode on the spicy question, 'is China imperialist,' is also available, so become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this and more! Buy the book: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2457-the-city Articles mentioned in the discussion: https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2016/07/value-theory-finance-and-imperialism.html https://anti-imperialist-action-ireland.com/blog/2020/08/01/china-and-us-power-with-tony-norfield/ https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2014/09/t-shirt-economics-update.html Outro: Dirtbombs - Living Just Enough for the City (Stevie Wonder)

Aaron J Leonard gives us a preview of his next book on folk music, revolutionary politics, and state repression in the '60s. We discuss Dylan going electric, his relationship with the old and new left, the black panthers' obsession with Highway 61 Revisited, and how much revolutionaries should worry about COINTELPRO today For the full episode please support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada

Historian of the radical left and state repression Aaron J. Leonard discusses his book Folk Singers and the Bureau, a chronicle of the relationship between American musicians, the Communist Party, and the FBI. We also talk about state repression today, human evolution, and Eric Adams' history of backing the blue. For the bonus episode on Dylan, the Panthers, and the '60s please support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Check out Aaron's twitter or his website Songs: Pete Seeger - Song for Bridges Woody Guthrie - 1913 Massacre The Weavers and Howard Fast - The Peekskill Story

In this belated celebration of gay liberation Andy talks to writer and cartoonist for the New Yorker, Baffler, The Toast, the Nib, etc, and a real life gay communist, John Leavitt about the Lavender Scare--a moral panic and homophobic purge of the State Department after World War II that paralleled and informed the Red Scare. We also discuss purges of homosexuals from Leninist organizations, and whether it is better today that government buildings fly the rainbow flag. After that some audio riot porn in the form of an excerpt from Martin Duberman's Stonewall, including a background on the raid and vivid details of how the riot began and how it played out. For the full episode and all other bonus material, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Song: Sylvester - You Make me Feel (Mighty Real)

Jamie (@jamie_elizabeth) and Leslie (@leslieleeiii) discuss two scary, sexy — and above all, seventies — lesbian vampire movies with the help of Tanya Turner (@auntiebernice) of the Trillbilly Workers Party: Vampyres (1974) and The Vampire Lovers (1970). Subscribe to The Antifada's (or Struggle Session's) premium feed to access the rest of this frighteningly fun series! Patreon.com/TheAntifada Outro music: Secret Shame - Calm

Jamie and Aaron (@punishedtrapgod) finish out their discussion of Marx and Engels' "The Communist Manifesto." Become a patron today at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock parts 2 and 3 of this episode, plus tons of other bonus content and our Discord community!

In the first ever episode of their new project "Everybody Loves Communism" — which just happens to be a crossover episode with The Antifada — Jamie Peck and Aaron Thorpe (Trillbilly Workers Party, A Time Of Monsters) delve into Marx and Engels' classic broadside "The Communist Manifesto" with the help of Sean KB. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3, as well as for info on how to follow the show going forward! "The Communist Manifesto": https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm Outro song: Everybody Hates Chris theme song

Sean and Andy are joined by writer and cohost of the Low Culture Boil podcast, Rax King, (@raxkingisdead) for a dive into the world of food and food service. Our intrepid crew reports back about a local weird, nerd, comic book restaurant called Action Burger, then uses the opportunity to talk about the miserable conditions of workers in the industry. To round it out they discuss the amazing pamphlet by prole.info called "Abolish Restaurants" and discuss why we must do just that. Become a patron and get access to bonus content and our Discord at patreon.com/theantifada Andy's former boss at the vegan place: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/05/11/the-vegan-fugitive-done-in-by-dominos-pizza-takes-a-plea/?sh=6b4338cd5cca Action Burger: http://actionburger.com/ Sub to Rax King and LCB: https://www.patreon.com/raxkingisdead ; https://www.patreon.com/lowcultureboil Abolish Restaurants: https://www.prole.info/ Outro: Vandals - Anarchy Burger

Now unlocked for non-patrons, Jamie and Sean with Aaron discuss the political implications of his research on automation and the future of work. If UBI and Keynesian stimulus is insufficient, what sort of movements and measures might be adequate to the present moment? Outro: Rolling Stones - Luxury You can get Aaron's excellent book at, where else, verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3717-automation-and-the-future-of-work

Music reviewer Anthony Fantano (@The Needle Drop) comes on our Wednesday Twitch stream to talk about Grimes' AI communist future, Lana Del Rey's BLM track, Morrissey headlining Cruel World festival, vegan musicians ranked, Madball and Section H8 reopening shows, Connecticut hardcore, Fiona Apple Stans, 100 Gecs, ska-punk, new music recommendations, and much more! Watch Anthony on Twitch and Youtube For podcast version of the stream and all our bonus content support the show at http://patreon.com/TheAntifada OR watch the whole unedited stream at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1051395799, and don't forget to follow and subscribe to our twitch channel! Music: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart V a p o r w a v e Dridge - Webb

A discussion with journalist Alex Kane, who covers Israel/Palestine for Jewish Currents, the Intercept, Ha'aretz and others, about the recent conflict and cease-fire, the origins of the unrest in Jerusalem, the political shifts in Israeli society, and the effectiveness of pro-Palestinian activism in the United States, anti-war ska, and if we should change our podcast's name. Please support the show! at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Show notes: http://www.alexbkane.com/ https://jewishcurrents.org/former-aipac-senior-operative-launches-group-to-cultivate-democratic-support-for-israel/ https://jacobinmag.com/2021/05/israel-palestine-occupation-gaza-nathan-thrall https://www.angryworkers.org/2021/06/02/learning-processes-on-recent-working-class-movements-in-the-middle-east/ https://brooklynrail.org/2021/06/field-notes/Both-Sides-Now Songs: Bashar Murad - Maskhara Ska-P - Intifidada

Virgil and the Antifada crew continue their discussion of this dark and lascivious tale, placing it in historical context vis-a-vis the rise of right-wing populism, the Hard Hat Riot of 1970 and a disturbingly similar murder committed after the film was shot but before it was released. Plus: racial dynamics, modern day analogs and a bonus-to-the-bonus review of the New York City Press Corp's abortive attempt at satirizing the youth of today. For the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Music: Dean Michaels - Hey Joe

Our buddy Virgil Texas (@VirgilTexas) calls in to discuss the 1970 exploitation film "Joe," starring Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, and — in her first ever movie role!— Susan Sarandon. In a spiritual sequel to Episode 17, the crew examines the rise of neoliberalism and concurrent dissolution of the American working class through the lens of this low-budget sleeper hit, in which the titular character, fed up with the degeneracy of hippie youth culture, teams up with a well-to-do dad to get revenge. Part II of the episode is available now to Patrons at [Patreon.com/TheAntifada](Part II of the episode is available now to Patrons) Check out Bad Faith, Virgil's podcast with Briahna Joy Gray, at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Follow us at Twitch.tv/TheAntifada to watch our livestreams Wednesdays and Fridays at 3pm and assorted additional times. We usually take calls! Intro: Dean Michaels - Hey Joe Outro: Exuma - You Don't Know What's Going On

On this episode of Vampire Castle, Jamie and Leslie are joined by special guest Dan Boeckner (@DanBoeckner), of the bands Wolf Parade and Operators, to discuss "Salem's Lot," the 1979 TV miniseries based on the horror novel by Stephen King. Note: contains spoilers for "The Outsider," so don't listen to 6:00-7:00 if you don't want em! (I'm the fucking worst, my exes were right about me, etc.) Check out Dan's latest music stuff at patreon.com/operators ! Also check out his super Canadian podcast that Jamie has been on, The Bottlemen (@BottlemenPod). Become a Patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock the full version of this episode, our Discord community, and tons of other bonus content! Check out our live streams (Wednesdays, Fridays, other days) at Twitch.tv/TheAntifada

Sean and Andy are honored to sit down with Marxist historian of the Transatlantic World and Anglo-Irish labor history, Peter Linebaugh, to discuss his 2019 book, "Red Round Globe Hot Burning: A Tale at the Crossroads of Commons and Closure, of Love and Terror, of Race and Class, and of Kate and Ned Despard". What is revolutionary love? How were the commons enclosed? What's the connection between capital and the anthropocene? How can the racialization of proletarians be overcome? How do we wrest back the commons for ourselves? This was a great conversation and we're really proud to present this episode. Outro: Robert Johnson - Crossroads Blues Check out Peter's excellent book: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520383036/red-round-globe-hot-burning For access to bonus content, our discord service and to call in for our live twitch.tv/theantifada streams become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada

Jamie and Sean are joined by C. Derick Varn, host of Varnblog, Pop the Left, and Mortal Science, in a wide-ranging discussion: the role of the Democratic Socialists of America and its orientation towards the Democratic Party, the ongoing slaughter in Palestine, communization theory and more. Part 2 of 2! For access to this premium content and more, become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada Check out our live streams at twitch.tv/theantifada Follow Derrick - https://symptomaticcommentary.wordpress.com/ @skepoet Texts discussed - Amedeo Bordiga: "Onward, Barbarians!" - https://libcom.org/library/onwards-barbarians Endnotes: "Onward Barbarians" - https://endnotes.org.uk/other_texts/en/endnotes-onward-barbarians Outro: Sheer Mag - Expect the Bayonet

Jamie and Sean are joined by C. Derick Varn, host of Varnblog, Pop the Left, and Mortal Science, in a wide-ranging discussion: the role of the Democratic Socialists of America and its orientation towards the Democratic Party, the ongoing slaughter in Palestine, communization theory and more. Part 2 for patreons out later this week! Become a patron at patreon.com/theantifada for bonus content, access to our Discord and more. Follow Derrick - https://symptomaticcommentary.wordpress.com/ @skepoet Texts discussed - Amedeo Bordiga: "Onward, Barbarians!" - https://libcom.org/library/onwards-barbarians Endnotes: "Onward Barbarians" - https://endnotes.org.uk/other_texts/en/endnotes-onward-barbarians Outro: Sheer Mag - Expect the Bayonet

For this episode of our side project on Latin American history and politics, we talk to a Human Rights lawyer from the Colombian movement Congreso del Pueblos about the recent uprising against far-right President Ivan Duque's pandemic austerity measures, and the brutal repression that followed. Earlier this year Duque proposed a new tax on consumer goods, a regressive tax disproportionately effecting the poor population already struggling against booming unemployment. A series of nationwide strikes against the tax and austerity called for late April turned out to be far more massive than anyone had predicted, overcoming some of the deep divisions between the popular movements and Duque's base. But the dozens of deaths, disappearances, countless beatings and sexual assaults that followed have only galvanized the struggle further--and our guest has concluded that the State has "already lost." Special thanks to Projet Accompagnement Solidarité Colombie Relevant reading: https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/11/uprising-in-colombia-an-example-of-what-is-to-come-a-report-and-interview-on-the-background-of-the-revolt Song: Dead Hero - Dime quevas hacer? Previous episodes of Talkin' 'Tina on Peru, Brazil, and Argentina are available for our Patreon subscribers

Sean and Jamie are joined by Gabe Winant (@gabrielwinant), historian and author of "The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America," to discuss the composition of the US working class yesterday and today. Gabe's excellent historical work has given us a picture of the remarkable changes seen in Pittsburgh, once an emblematic blue collar town and one now dominated by hospitals and pink collar work. But, as we see in the interview, Pittsburgh is merely a microcosm of an epochal shift from one regime of accumulation to another; from the post-war "Golden Age," to the (decaying) neoliberal order of today. Together we pick apart the contradictions within both as we look at real examples of class struggle (alongside the grand dialectic of capital) and wonder what the future might look like for the American working class as a whole. Buy "The Next Shift" https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674238091 Outro - Wiz Khalifa: Black and Yellow (Vaporwave) Become a supporter at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus episodes and access to our Discord community! Patrons can also call into our Twitch channel; follow us at Twitch.tv/theAntifada for live streaming content.

Jamie and Sean are joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. (@bigblackjacobin), staff writer at Motherboard and co-host of This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod), for a discussion of all things tech. Rather than freeing us from drudgery, technology has been used by capitalists to make things worse for the vast majority of humanity. How did we get here? How can workers fight back? What does it mean to be a 21st century Luddite? How does this relate to police abolition? Plus: Edward's answer to Andy's Twitter poll about turning off the internet. Outro music: Chumbawumba - the Triumph of General Ludd Check out Edward's reporting at Motherboard: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/edward-ongweso-jr Tune into the twitch.tv/theantifada on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for live video content! Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and access to our Discord community, which now enables you to call into our livestreams!

A free-form discussion on the history of hardcore, from its origins in the '77 punk explosion in LA, NY, DC, Boston, and Canada. We talk about our experiences in the scene and the various class backgrounds and political sentiments at play. Discussions include: anti-racism, youth crew, straightedge, veganism, political hardcore, if anarchopunk really exists, the concept of "unity", and why hardcore singers keep saying "all lives matter" at their reunions. For the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Including tracks from: John Joseph, Pg.99, Slapshot, SSD, Gorilla Biscuits, Catharsis, and Twisted Thing Follow Jarrod's writing at Hard Crackers And follow Dave on Twitter

Ah, a good old fashion news ep with Sean and Jamie! First, we've reached pretty pass when the Wall Street Journal is penning diatribes about woke capitalism. Is it true, as they contend, that big business is.. anti-capitalist? What does this even fucking mean? Next, President Biden has passed $2 trillion in stimulus and proposed another $2 trillion in infrastructure spending. Did it work? Did 'we' push Biden 'to the left'? We break down the spending and talk about what it really means. (Spoiler: the left wing of capital is desparate) To support our work become a patron today at patreon.com/theantifada for bonus content and access to our really fun DIscord server. Access to the Discord server will also allow you to call in and chat with us during our many live streams at twitch.tv/theantifada. Follow our channel, we stream commentary, pop culture musings and paradox games 4 or 5 times a week! Outro: Novelist - Street Politician

Andy and Anders have an intimate discussion about the history autism, starting in the coffeehouses of Red Vienna and ending in the imageboards of collapsing modernity. With a history rooted in eugenics, fascism, and neoliberalism, Anders questions the origins and continued necessity of the category while advocating for increased understanding and compassion for neurodivergency. Follow Anders Lee and listen to Pod Damn America Read his article "I Don't Believe in Autism": https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/02/i-dont-believe-in-autism/ Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN): https://autisticadvocacy.org/ Check out Aspergers are Us on Netflix and HBO Opening song: Autistic Youth - Stones Closing: Autistic Youth - Not for Me

Jamie, Sean and special guest Jake Flores (@feraljokes) of Pod Damn America (@PodDamnAmerica) get together to discuss Harmony Korine's seminal 2012 film Spring Breakers. We trust you've already seen this masterpiece, but in case you haven't, major spoilers ahead! Outro: Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and our Discord community!

HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' life in America, but now less than 2% of the population engages in it. Alongside we have seen an opiate epidemic, material deprivation, deaths of despair and more. What can political economy tell us about the rural crisis? Part 2 of 2. Become a patron at patreon.com/theantifada for this premium content and more. Music: Eddy Huntington - USSR Disco Vaporwave Suggested Readings: Ellan Meiksins Wood - The Origins of Capitalism: a Longer View Jainus Banaji - Theory as History Gred Grandin - The End of the Myth Ed. - The Brenner Debate: Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe Charles Post - The American Road to Capitalism: Studies in Class Structure G.M. Tamas - Telling the Truth About Class

HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' life in America, but now less than 2% of the population engages in it. Alongside we have seen an opiate epidemic, material deprivation, deaths of despair and more. What can political economy tell us about the rural crisis? This is an extended preview: become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this premium content and more The second part will be out on Friday. Music: Eddy Huntington - USSR Disco Vaporwave

Author and journalist Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) joins Sean and Jamie to discuss her new book, "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone." Antifada listeners know "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" is a dirty lie told by capitalists. But where did this idea come from? In this book, Jaffe traces the rise of "labor of love" ideology to the neoliberal turn of the 1970s, explains how it intersects with racism and sexism, shows how it damages workers, and lastly, gives some ideas for how to defeat it. Buy the book: https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/sarah-jaffe/work-wont-love-you-back/9781568589398/ Outro song: Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work" Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and access to our Discord community!

In this episode Andy and Sean sit down with Phil A. Neel, author of 'Hinterland: America's New Landscape of Class and Conflict' to talk about his work and travels and how they helped him reconceptualize working class life in the United States and abroad. We discuss the particular geography of accumulation and exploitation that has created glittering global cities of commerce and finance, alongside impoverished and a dystopian far hinterland. We bring it up to the present with the political ramifications of this new landscape, how it reconfigures class struggle as seen in the Ferguson protests, last summer's insurrection and the waves of riots across the planet. Outro: Eminem ft Rihanna - Love the Way you Lie Buy the book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/H/bo28433484.html Phil's article on the pandemic : https://brooklynrail.org/2020/07/field-notes/Crowned-Plague Nihilist Communism by Monsieur Dupont: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/monsieur-dupont-nihilist-communism.pdf

Jamie and Leslie are back with a hot, fresh VC to sink your teeth into! On this edition, they discuss Jim Jarmusch's stylish vampire slice-of-life movie "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013), as well as Ana Lily Amirpour's Iranian vampire Western "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" (2014). Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock the full version of this episode, plus our Discord community and tons of bonus content!

Author Bini Adamczak discusses her newly translated book Yesterday's Tomorrow, a haunting meditation on the history of counterrevolution through the suppression of the Kronstadt rebellion, the cult of Lenin, the Stalinist purges, and the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The book begs to ask how our revolutionary thinking is hindered by these tragedies, suggesting that things could have and may proceed differently in the future. She also discusses her group Zero Covid, which criticizes the far-right and neoliberal approaches the pandemic. Follow them on twitter at https://twitter.com/zeroCovid_DACH Check out Bini's books: Communism for Kids Yesterday's Tomorrow On the Communism for Kids controversy: https://brooklynrail.org/2017/06/field-notes/Why-Conservatives-Are-Panicking-Over-a-Short-Story-About-Communism And some of her writing: https://brooklynrail.org/2020/09/field-notes/Corona-Crisis-Governmentality https://brooklynrail.org/2017/12/field-notes/The-Future-of-the-Past Support us by subscribing to the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Song: Matrosen von Kronstadt! (a GDR rendition of the Soviet song "Forward, Red Marines!" about the events of the naval theater of the Russian Civil War, rewritten by Helmut Schinkel, to glorify the Bolshevik suppression of the Kronstadt Rebellion)

After we ended the episode, Bradley Greene and Touissant Losier stayed on the line to talk more about some particularities of the film, including the shootout at 58th street and Calumet, Fred Hampton's time in Menard Prison, and the racist violence in Cairo, Illinois. Listen to full clip at patreon.com/theantifada

Joining us to discuss the new movie “Judas and the Black Messiah" are Afro-American studies professor Dr. Toussaint Losier and Bradley Greene, a Chicago Black Panther. Greene tells us what life was like in the BPP, his relationship Fred Hampton, why the police were set on killing him, and several important aspects of the movie he thinks were really wrong. We also talk about the struggle today, and what our generation can learn from the Party and the attacks against it. Support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Audio is taken from "The Murder of Fred Hampton" (1971) edited by Anatoli Ulyanov with music by Skarú

Part 2 of our review of with Adam Curtis' new BBC series Can't Get You Out of My Head with the Woodbine's podcast. Topics include the Joan Baez, Patti Smith, the Tupac hologram, and Elon Musk. You can hear the full episode by supporting our show at patreon.com/theantifada Closing song: Cigarettes after Sex - Starry Eyes

Part 1 of a crossover episode with Woodbine's podcast about Adam Curtis' new BBC series, Can't Get You Out of My Head. We talk about Adam Curtis' methods, his political origins, his visions of the future, and what his conclusions might offer revolutionaries. For their other episode and part 2, support Woodbine, a radical community hub in Ridgewood Queens, at their Patreon You could also support us at our Patreon! Opening song: ＫＹＬＩＥ ＭＩＮＯＧＵＥ- ＣＡＮ＇Ｔ ＧＥＴ ＹＯＵ ＯＵＴ ＯＦ ＭＹ ＨＥＡＤ Closing song: Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get it Out of My Head

Jamie and Sean host Marcus and Lorax of leftist veteran co-op LeftFlankVets (@leftflankvets) to talk about their media project, their experiences in the military, and the potential for revolutionary organizing within the ranks of the US armed forces. They also give a prognosis for foreign policy under Biden and offer up answers as to why some vets fall prey to right-wing militia movements. The best military episode we've done since Ep 19 feat. Spenser Rapone! Closing song: The Monks - Monk Time Check out their channel at twitch.tv/LeftFlankVets Become a Patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and our Discord community! Check us out every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7pm ET at Twitch.tv/TheAntifada

Kay Gabriel (@unit01barbie), of DSA Emerge and the #DefundNYPD campaign, stops by to give a counterpoint to some of our previous guests' takes on cutting police budgets as part of the road to abolition. Equal time doctrine, but only for different types of communists! Sharp-eared observers will note this audio came from The Antifada twitch stream. Follow us at twitch.tv/theantifada to catch all our video content! We stream most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7pm ET. Visit defundnypd.com to stay updated and/or get involved. Check out "We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics," edited by Kay Gabriel and Andrea Abi-Karam (some of the poems are about abolishing the police!): https://nightboat.org/book/we-want-it-all/ Intro/Outro: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (vaporwave remix) Become a member at Patreon.com/theantifada to unlock all bonus content and our Discord community!

Jason sticks around to discuss retail traders, the end of the beginning of Trumpism, the legacy of Obama and what, if anything, can be taken from last week's Reddit vs Wall Street battle. Become a patron to access this bonus episode and others, plus our Discord server: www.patreon.com/theantifada Closing song: Roger Miller - Not in Nottingham

Political economist Jason Smith, (@profitratedown) author of 'Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in and Age of Stagnation', joins Sean to give us all an update on how that dang line is doing. What is the source of all of America's various morbid symptoms the last 12 to 40 years? How can it be that a handful of tech companies (the FAANGS) can seem to be so profitable when the 'real economy' is so depressed? What does all this mean for a return to social democratic, non-revolutionary politics in the capitalist core? And if you've ever wondered just why all the jobs, including perhaps your own, as so shitty these days, we ask: what is service work, really, and how does it fit into the schema of capitalist production. Finally, what is the future of work? Bonus episode on the end of Trump and the GameStop debacle out on Friday! Jason's book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo70564105.html Support the Antifada by becoming a Patron!!! Closing song: Daisy Chainsaw - Love your money

Jamie, Jarrod, and Zhana from Hard Crackers talk more about the realistic possibilities of defunding or abolishing the police, non-reformist reformers, and an anti-carceral popular front. For the full episode and access to our Discord community, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada

Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka Kurti of Hard Crackers Journal inaugurate our new era of unrest! We talk about the origins of the journal in the white abolitionist work of Noel Ignatiev, race treason in the George Floyd uprising, and finally the January 6th Capitol Siege and how the left can take insurrectionism back from the trumpist pretenders. Read, order, and/or donate to Hard Crackers at https://hardcrackers.com/ Subscribe for bonus content and Discord access at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Work by Jarrod and Zhana: https://brooklynrail.org/2020/07/field-notes/Prelude-to-a-Hot-American-Summer https://hardcrackers.com/the-big-takeover/ https://hardcrackers.com/last-stand-freedom-america/ https://hardcrackers.com/stopthesteal/ https://hardcrackers.com/remembering-noel-ignatiev-jarrod-shanahan/ https://hardcrackers.com/white-people-discussion-race-class-police-violence/ Opening music: Second South Carolina String Band - Hard Crackers Come Again No More Closing music: Blood for Blood - White Trash Anthem

Jamie is joined by Aaron Thorpe (@posadist_trapgd) of Trillbilly Workers Party and A Time Of Monsters and Andray Domise (@andraydomise) of The Drop Squad on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to discuss the first volume of Barack O'bummer's serial killer memoir "A Promised Land." What is 44 trying to do here? Is he Lena Dunham, Walter White, or a perfect synthesis of both? And what's so bad about going to therapy that men will literally run for president to avoid it? Apologies for the poor sound quality on Jamie's end, she forgot to check the input settings and feels very bad. The Drop Squad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drop-squad/id1523282652 A Time Of Monsters: https://www.patreon.com/atompod Trillbillies: https://soundcloud.com/user-972848621-463073718 Aaron's substack: https://spacelight.substack.com/ Become a member at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock bonus content and our Discord community!