From Alpha To Omega

We continue our discussion Ed George from the Ed George’s Reading Marx Blog. We talk about a paper Ed wrote about long waves in history and what they mean for revolutionary action. The paper we discuss: https://edgeorgesotherblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/through-what-stage-are-we-passing/ Reading Ma

This is part three of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role of the self organised Cordones in the Chilean revolution.

This week is part two of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution. Nicholas recently had an article about the cordones published in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/26/chile-is-writing-new-cha

This week I’m delighted to welcome Nicholas C. Scott to the podcast to talk about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution. Nicholas is a PhD candidate in Latin American history at the University of Virginia and a specialist on the history of the role of the Cordones dur

That’s right - it's final episode time. We are barely able to finish what has been a long and brutal session. It's been a blast folx.... The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitte

We are upon the penultimate episode of the Brumaire! Part 28 of 29! The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Ezri - S

This is the first part of a marathon three-episode session where bring back a table, we finally laid the 18th Brumaire to rest. The link to the table is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FHmj2xpzZECPwiqaRtQD9peTyFjJTSslfDwyO9WOYtc/edit?usp=sharing Panelists: Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Sc

This week we continue our reading of the spellbinding final chapter. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Derrick

This week we continue on our way through the amazing final chapter, Chapter 7 - The Summary. The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/ron

This week we start the final chapter, Chapter 7 - The Summary, and boy what a summary - Marx dials his analytical genius all the way up to 11. Here is the link to where you can buy the 'Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution' 2nd edition (white cover): https://www.amazon.co.

This week we wrap up Chapter 6 - Victory of Bonaparte, and throw shade on some RINOs The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Pa

We plough on through Chapter 6 - The Victory of Bonaparte

We continue on our merry way through Chapter 6 - Victory of 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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Ezri

We start Chapter 6 - The Victory of Bonaparte. And what a victory. Auxiliary Statements: https://soundcloud.com/auxiliarystatements The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book. https://www.deviantart.com/rono1848 https://twitter.com

It’s time to wrap up 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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Ezri -

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

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_for

We continue on our merry way through 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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Pane

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Derrick - M

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 Science Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit Pouya - Machine Noise Expert The artwork for the s

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. Derrick - Mortal Science Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit Pouya - Machine Noise

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 a

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/rono184

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

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Derick - Mortal Science

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: Emman

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=GqtOA2GdsV4 The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration

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/rono1848 h

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Pa

An emergency Emancipation network collaboration on the staggering political developments stateside.... FEEL THE POWER! Panelists: Amogh - Symptomatic Redness C Derick Varn - Mortal Science / Pop the Left Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit

This week we start Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’. Panelists: C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Emmanuel - Swedish Sommelier Ezri - Swampside Chats Kyle - General Intellect Unit The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustratio

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/rono1848 https://twitter.com/RN_fortuna https://www.patreon.com/rono1848 Panelists: C Derick Va

The week I am delighted to welcome Cian Prendiville to the show to talk about the Limerick Soviet of 1917. Cian is a former Solidarity Councillor in Limerick city, currently a member of the Irish Socialist Party, and is the producer of the new podcast all about the Limerick Soviet ‘Bottom Dog’. You