Doug's new book is out where he discusses the conspiracy surrounding the Left Opposition and the Moscow show trials. Many writers have defended these trials like Dominic Losurdo, who argued they were necessary to build socialism, and Grover Furr, who advocates there was a conspiracy and has written multiple books citing the evidence for such a cons…

Listen each week to Len and his guests as they discuss current hot topics from the other side of the coin. Stay informed about what's going on throughout the county, state and nation and how it may affect you.

Listen each week to Len and his guests as they discuss current hot topics from the other side of the coin. Stay informed about what's going on throughout the county, state and nation and how it may affect you.

Aaron opens the show with a presentation on the influences of Marxism in the archaeological profession in both theories and more recently, practice. The conditions of archaeology as a profession and industry not only produced an exploited class of field workers but paved the way for unionization of archaeologists. Joining the program is our guest S…

The Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, then defy back to work orders only to be sold out by union leadership. What can we learn from this? The working class can learn of its power by drawing on previous strikes to fight back and win.

With nothing stopping Israel's genocide and a famine going full steam ahead in Gaza, we take stock of the conditions on the ground. What more can we say at this point? Then we get into Trump and Epstein, and have some fun with the Sydney Sweeney "Good Jeans" controversy. Cover art by taqadoom.com

Union busting scab Hulk Hogan dies, AOC defends the Iron Dome again, and a new study shows the average American worker has to have started working since the year 1740 to have earned as much as the average CEO in 2025. What does this mean? That CEOs are our betters and we should bow down to their work ethic. We also take some time to shit on the ACP…

With the defeat of the Cuomontang by General Maomdani, we will achieve socialism in one city, New York City that is, any day now. As a light of the world, New York will become a glorious people's republic. But not all socialists are on board. Joining us is Ken from Firebrand to discuss his article on why Zohran Mamdani is not a socialist, but an op…

We don't have much planned in this episode, just sharing our thoughts on the incredibly half assed attempts to manufacture consent over WMDs, nukes and Iran, as if we haven't heard them a billion times before. We barely get through the episode without bringing up the ACP in the end, because they are trash and deserve to be dunked on for supporting …

Ashley Rogers of the Independent Socialist Group joins us to discuss mass protest and movements, and the need for the LGBTQ liberation movement to regain control of Pride as a protest and not a corporate sponsored parade. An injury to one is an injury to all, and every mass movement must unite along class lines to stop Trumps MAGA agenda and build …

As we sat down to record, Israel decides to strike Iran. Blows have been exchanged back and forth, we had very little information at the time of recording. Tune in next week for a discussion on that! In the mean time, here are our thoughts on the ICE raids in LA, the resistance and elevation of the workers and students on the ground defending their…

Ben and Chris get together and discuss the USA's ticking time bomb of national debt. Contrary to what some on the Left might think, national debt is actually very real and sooner or later the bill comes due. The question is who pays the tab?

Tristan from Left Voice, Mark from Firebrand and Angus from the Independent Socialist Group join us to discuss whether or not Russia is an imperialist power and what it might mean for the international working class. Closing song by our comrade Joe Messina, RadicalizeMe on youtube. "Lenin". Check it out here. https://youtu.be/Y74e3XdYLf0?si=6CG5dZN…

Chris and his letter carrier comrades discuss their campaign to keep the post office public. Check out their podcast https://www.youtube.com/@BuildaFightingNALC

Jeff Booth and Peggy from the ISG join us to discuss May Day 2025, talk about the attendance at the Boston rally, comparing the class struggle from previous years and what keeps us going as Marxists in these grim times. https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2025/04/29/may-day-2025-fight-trump-build-for-mass-strikes-and-a-workers-party/ Closing Song…

Not days after she appeared on our program, Peggy was censored and placed on administrative leave for her solidarity with Palestine. Censorship is not unique to the Trump era, but it is a vital part of the capitalist system. https://chng.it/GL2qvh5bYW "If people want to sign the petition and share around to demand MassArt administration end the adm…

Howdy folks! We take a quick look at the death of his holiness Pope Francis-something, with a short article from the RCI and the left's revisionism of the papacy. Britain passes an anti-trans law and we look at the mistake many communists make in regards to trans issues. Joining us from the Marxist Workers Group in Canada to discuss the upcoming fe…

This came across our desk while we were recording and decided to release this as a bonus episode. It's not a full critique of their video, that might come later, but we randomly scrolled through their stream to see what they were saying. Noah and Eddie take on the old man himself by quoting some Spart newspaper not by engaging in their ideas on the…

Another crazy week in which we examine Trump's tariffs, what they're supposed to do versus what they actually are doing, and we look at the opposition to Trump's anti-everything agenda and where and when communist should intervene.

With free speech under assault once again for opposing Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people, what is the working class strategy? https://communistusa.org/free-mahmoud-khalil-only-class-struggle-can-ensure-freedom-of-speech/ https://www.leftvoice.org/trumps-attacks-on-the-palestine-movement-and-the-universities-are-the-same-fight/ Be sur…

Talking about Trump's tariffs and the threats to annex Canada.

We clarify once again our position on the war in Ukraine since on the left the anti-war position often gets us accused of being Putin bootlickers. Our position has not changed, for proletarian international revolution. But does this position doom Ukrainians to their fate? Is Russian imperialism a progressive force against American imperialism?…

Aaron summarizes an article by Michael Roberts from the blog "The Next Recession" taking stock of the economic positions of Ukraine and Russia as the "special military operation" completes its 3rd year this week. Special guest Jeffery Booth from the Independent Socialist Group adds to our commentary as well. You can find Michael Roberts writings he…

Here we discuss what building a genuine alternative to the Democrat Party might look like and what it takes to get there with recurring guest Jeffrey Booth and his article "Getting Past Sanders and Towards a Workers Party". https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2025/02/20/getting-past-sanders-and-towards-a-workers-party/…

Lenin wrote: "the Social Democrat’s ideal should not be the trade union secretary, but the tribune of the people, who is able to react to every manifestation of tyranny and oppression, no matter where it appears, no matter what stratum or class of the people it affects". This means standing up for the most oppressed sections of the proletariat rega…

We get into the insane and stupid decisions of the Trump White house from the last few weeks and the response of the Left in gutting USAID, peace talks with Ukraine and Russia, relocating Palestinians, and the like. https://www.leftvoice.org/ceasefire-on-the-brink-trump-and-netanyahu-push-for-renewed-war-in-gaza/ https://marxist.com/usaid-imperiali…

Hope everyone is doing ok after these insane weeks. Before we get back to our regularly scheduled screaming we need to finish our examination of the high profile resignations at the ACP. If you are frustrated by capitalism this is the last organisation you should be joining.

This ended up being a long goddamn episode so we split it into two parts. The first part covers the helicopter crash into the jet liner along the Potomac river and then we get into the first of multiple resignations from the Executive board over at the so called American Communist Party. These people are deeply unserious clowns and its honestly min…

Hey folks it's Aaron, Ben and Joe coming at you with a great episode about Elon Musk, Trump, and Fascism. Is America a fascist country? We dive into Marxist theory and a few articles from Left Voice and Firebrand to help us out because it determines our revolutionary strategy. Articles cited: https://firebrand.red/2024/10/everything-you-hate-isnt-f…

2025 opens in true capitalist fashion with horrific mass fires in Los Angeles in the Palisades, a liberal Prime Minister resigns, and the Tik Tok ban forcing millions of Americans to flee to Red Book where they interact with actual Chinese citizens dispelling many misconceptions the working class of both countries had about each other. Closing song…

The Canadian postal worker strike was busted, the NALC fights on for a VOTE NO campaign, the Amazon workers strike, and 500 Starbucks Stores walk off the job. What a week its been for class struggle and what a way to end 2024! We end off with a discussion on the class nature of Starbucks baristas. Are they proletarian heroes or petty bourgeois para…

Assad is an anti-communist murderous horrendous dictator and he has been overthrown by US backed Al-Qaeda and ISIS forces. There is nothing to celebrate. There are no progressive rebel forces in this situation, and things will go from bad to worse in Syria. Everywhere the US sticks its greedy claws things always get worse, to keep the Arab world di…

Welcome to newcomer Ben as we cover some international news going on in the last couple of weeks as the president of South Korea institutes marshall law, attempts a coup and is resisted by the working class, followed by Assad's imminent deposition and ousting in Syria followed by Ukraine's inevitable surrender as it remains to be seen if Ukraine wi…

Revolutionary optimism fills this episode as Aaron visits the picket line of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, striking for better pay, benefits and pension as their comrades in the US NALC fight to vote NO on a garbage deal on their wages. Solidarity knows no international boundaries as the CUPW workers send their greetings to their brothers, …

No matter who won this week, Democrat victories and losses are not our losses. The boys take some time to reflect on what the re-election of Donald Trump means and a further reminder of the task of socialists is going forward. If anything this election serves as a confirmation the Democrats are enemies of the working class and we can not rely on th…

Last episode before the end of democracy! We look at the Young Turks definition of fascism, AOC's comments regarding resistance to fascism, just the usual Dem crap. Alternatively we get into why conservative humor is not only not funny but just generally bad, and we take a blast from the past with a classic Haz clip where he got tricked into a stre…

It's that time folks! Every four years we are told to elect Democrats to prevent GOP from winning, and its the most important election of our lives. The US election is days away and we wanted to explore the options given to us as socialists. Will voting Democrats make it easier to organize the working class and radical politics? What about a 3rd pa…

Hey folks. This week we discuss the incredible incompetent response by the federal government in the wake of Hurricane Helene which killed hundreds of Americans and displaced thousands with hundreds more still missing a week later making it the second deadliest in recent memory after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Cops guarding closed and fully stocked…

I hope you are well, friends! It's been another week of decades worth of news as Israel bombards Lebanon as we speak, murdering hundreds of civilians, further escalating a potential regional war drawing the US directly into conflict with Israel's neighbours while the operation in Gaza is almost a year old and not really going well. The world is ble…

RIP James Earl Jones. We were a bit pressed for time when we recorded this one, hope you like it! We get into the Marxist approach to mass immigration, drawing upon what Marx wrote about the Irish and English proletariat and what our task as revolutionaries is. In other news the Teamsters endorse no candidate for president! We read some liberal mel…

If you caught the debate between Kamala and Trump earlier this week this should already be obvious, that as socialists, Marxists, communists we do not support neither the Republican Party nor the Democrat party, each with their violently reactionary or inaction toward key issues that affect the working class. Both are puppets for imperialism, war, …

Conditions are grim in Gaza as doctors, physicians, nurses and aid workers describe the scene that is hundreds of times worse than what we see on alternative media like X and TikTok. The death toll at this point is in the hundreds of thousands with no apparent help coming nor the bombing to be let up with the looming US election of Harris, who vows…

Israel invades the West Bank, JD Vance gets boo'd by firefighters, and the American Communist Party keep doing incredible things like posting wonderful takes and then deleting them before we have a chance to dunk on them.

The boys are back together again to discuss the race riots in the UK, Venezuela, Israel, Elon Musk and Trump. It's a packed episode folks, glad we got this one out!

Apologies folks, some technical glitches with Audacity and scheduling conflicts delayed the release of this episode in which we go over the current state of the Venezuela election, our first impressions of Tim Walz. Kamala Harris girlbosses her way around. Rathbone releases another banger. Right wingers believe in magic. All this and more on this e…

On the program today we have on three former members of the US military who each found their way to Marxism. Matthew you already know as a regular but we also hosted Tyler and Ben of the Denver Communists to discuss their experience in joining and serving in the military as pawns of the imperialist war machine and coming out of it as radicalized Ma…

Chris shares his thoughts on his visit to Venezuela back in the day in which he witnessed first hand the incredible potential of worker's control of the means of production and the current election contest of Maduro against a Trump clone. Chavez instituted an incredible amount of reforms for the working class and laid a foundation for the Bolivaria…

You think you're a coconut? Or something like that I don't fucking know any more. We discuss the ongoing endless american bourgeois election cycle, some hot gossip surrounding it, and ultimately why these elections are essentially a waste of time and deeply unserious. There is still a genocide happening folks! Solidarity with those on the ground wh…