- May 21, 2021Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
- May 21, 202100:0008:50
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!
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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
- May 19, 202100:0058:02
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!
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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
- May 10, 202100:0044:00
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:
Song: Dead Hero - Dime quevas hacer?
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- May 5, 202100:00:0001:21:40
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.
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Outro - Wiz Khalifa: Black and Yellow (Vaporwave)
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- Apr 28, 202100:00:0001:14:02
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
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- Apr 23, 2021Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
- Apr 23, 202100:0011:17
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.
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Including tracks from: John Joseph, Pg.99, Slapshot, SSD, Gorilla Biscuits, Catharsis, and Twisted Thing
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- Apr 21, 202100:00:0001:32:24
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)
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Outro: Novelist - Street Politician
- Apr 14, 2021Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
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