- May 4, 202200:00:0002:04:20
The ELC crew finishes out Chapter 5 of State and Rev. In this EXCITING and HOTLY DEBATED passage, Lenin lays out his plan for transitioning from capitalism to communism via a transitional phase of "lower stage communism." In this phase, you still have to go to work and earn money but now your boss is the state, albeit a state whose foundational goal is its own death-by-withering. Only once the economic basis for that withering is achieved can we ascend to "higher-stage communism" a.k.a. FULL COMMUNISM, a stateless, classless society that runs "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." Is this a good plan? What are the pros and cons? Jamie, Jorge, and Aaron discuss.
Chapter 5: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch05.htm
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- Apr 20, 202200:00:0001:28:36
In their first ever CURRENT EVENTS episode, the ELC crew of Jamie, Aaron and Jorge 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?
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- Mar 28, 202200:0011:32
Here is a preview of Jorge, Aaron and Cheryl Rivera discussing the movie "The Batman".
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- Mar 2, 202200:00:0001:37:19
Jamie and Jorge are joined by guest Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) and RETURNING HOST Aaron Thorpe (@paradoomer) to discuss the science fiction epic and pop culture phenomenon Dune. Tune in to hear the diametrically opposed opinions of Edward, who loved this movie, and Aaron, who hated this movie! Is Edward right and is this movie is a masterpiece? Or is Aaron correct that this movie should be fought in a fight?
DISCLAIMER: There are massive spoilers for this movie and the Dune franchise in this episode. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!
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- Feb 23, 202200:00:0001:14:38
Jamie and Jorge discuss the first half of State & Revolution Chapter 5, "The Economic Basis of the Withering Away of the State." In this chapter, Lenin does the Full Monty and tells us how he believes the transition from capitalism to communism is likely to go, drawing from his interpretation of Marx and Engels. He insists throughout that, unlike the utopian socialists, he's presenting a theory that is grounded in "science." Do we buy it?
Chapter 5: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch05.htm
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- Feb 21, 202200:0003:46
Here is a preview of Jamie, Jorge, and Leslie Lee discussing the movie "Being the Ricardos".
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- Feb 8, 202200:00:0001:26:58
Building on the discussions of the State in Chapter Two and Three, Lenin further interrogates the relationship of the State with socialist revolution. Unlike previous chapters, Lenin decides to draw from Engels rather than Marx for a variety of topics regarding the State, such as the "planlessness" of capitalism, how socialists should view the liberal democratic republic, how Engels argued for Democratic Centralism, and how to "overcome" democracy. We have decided to split this chapter into two halves given this is the longest chapter in State and Revolution. This is the second half of our discussion on this chapter!
Chapter 4:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch04.htm
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- Jan 25, 202200:00:0001:13:08
Building on the discussions of the State in Chapter Two and Three, Lenin further interrogates the relationship of the State with socialist revolution. Unlike previous chapters, Lenin decides to draw from Engels rather than Marx for a variety of topics regarding the State, such as how to house workers under a dictatorship of the proletariat and how Anarchism differs from Marxism. We have decided to split this chapter into two halves given this is the longest chapter in State and Revolution. Stay tuned for part 2!
Chapter 4:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch04.htm
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