Best Cadre Journal Podcasts (2024)

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The Socialist Project in a Disintegrated Capitalist World, by Arghiri Emmanuel for "Socialist Thought and Practice: A Yugoslav Monthly" (1976) 22:12

3d ago22:12

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The following is an essay written by Arghiri Emmanuel for "Socialist Thought and Practice: A Yugoslav Monthly" (1976). It is a summary of many of his positions on outlook on the Periphery's movement towards development and socialism, and the inability of capitalism to solve underdevelopment. For the full essay, see here: https://anti-imperialist.ne…

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The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and Mechanics of Value Transfer, review by Torkil Lauesen 10:19

5d ago10:19

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Torkil's review of Zak Cope's book "The Wealth of (Some) Nations": Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support

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Profit and Crises: Preface to the English Edition by Arghiri Emmanuel (1982) 13:17

26d ago13:17

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Here, Rachel reads Emmanuel's preface to his second major work and classic "Profit and Crises", detailing the major contradictions in market economies which lead to Crisis. Thanks to @FuknSlammer on Twitter for the thumbnail design. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support…

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Why are we supporting the PCCO Congolese Communist Party's call for solidarity with Professor Giscard Loando? 1:22

2M ago1:22

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Why are we supporting the PCCO (Congolese Communist Party)'s call for solidarity with Professor Giscard Loando? Watch here to learn more about the details about this neocolonial attack on communists in the Congo. This is part of our ongoing solidarity work with the Communist resistance in the Congo. To read more: https://pcco.info/accueil/aux-amis-…

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This is how the Global South can defend against Unfair Trade (Taxes on Exports as a Mechanism of Defense for the Underdeveloped Countries, Arghiri Emmanuel) 17:00

5M ago17:00

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The Global South countries face extremely unfair trade when engaging with the Global North, because the West charges high prices for their products and the rest of the world is left with low remuneration due to their low wages. This creates an unequal exchange and low terms of trade for the Global South. This situation has attempted to be reversed …

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Arghiri Emmanuel's Preface to "Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism", by the Manifest-Communist Working Group of Denmark (Manifest–Kommunistisk Arbejdsgruppe), 1986 9:54

6M ago9:54

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Here, we offer an audio reading of Arghiri Emmanuel's Preface to "Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism", by the Manifest-Communist Working Group of Denmark (Manifest–Kommunistisk Arbejdsgruppe) from 1986. Emmanuel discusses his perspective on the prospects of a proletarian revolution in the age of the labor aristocracy. To find a digital…

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What Should Communists In the Imperialist Countries Do? - From "Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism" by the Manifest-Communist Working Group (Manifest–Kommunistisk Arbejdsgruppe), 1986 8:46

6M ago8:46

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Here's an audio version of the text, "What Should Communists In the Imperialist Countries Do?", written by the Manifest–Kommunistisk Arbejdsgruppe (Manifest Communist Working Group of Denmark), with the English translation published in 1986. To find a digital version of this text from "Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism", visit here: h…

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Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism Chapter 5 1:30:25

6M ago1:30:25

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Originally published by our friends at Negation Liberation Front here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZajc6Y0TRxpdOvjcIqRKbyaUVPl38zNL&si=7KkCkakl_AsBFJHG https://anti-imperialist.net/blog/2019/11/13/unequal-exchange-and-the-prospects-of-socialism/ In November 1969, Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, published an exchange between Arghiri Em…

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Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism Chapter 4 51:15

6M ago51:15

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Originally published by our friends at Negation Liberation Front here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZajc6Y0TRxpdOvjcIqRKbyaUVPl38zNL&si=7KkCkakl_AsBFJHG https://anti-imperialist.net/blog/2019/11/13/unequal-exchange-and-the-prospects-of-socialism/ In November 1969, Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, published an exchange between Arghiri Em…

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Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism Chapter 3 1:13:50

6M ago1:13:50

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Originally published by our friends at Negation Liberation Front here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZajc6Y0TRxpdOvjcIqRKbyaUVPl38zNL&si=7KkCkakl_AsBFJHG anti-imperialist(dot)net/2019/11/13/unequal-exchange-and-the-prospects-of-socialism/ In November 1969, Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, published an exchange between Arghiri Emmanuel an…

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Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism by Communist Working Group, Chapter 2 40:20

6M ago40:20

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Originally published by our friends at Negation Liberation Front here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZajc6Y0TRxpdOvjcIqRKbyaUVPl38zNL&si=7KkCkakl_AsBFJHG anti-imperialist(dot)net/2019/11/13/unequal-exchange-and-the-prospects-of-socialism/ In November 1969, Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, published an exchange between Arghiri Emmanuel an…

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Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism by Communist Working Group, Chapter 1 20:30

6M ago20:30

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Originally published by our friends at Negation Liberation Front here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZajc6Y0TRxpdOvjcIqRKbyaUVPl38zNL&si=7KkCkakl_AsBFJHG https://anti-imperialist.net/blog/2019/11/13/unequal-exchange-and-the-prospects-of-socialism/In November 1969, Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, published an exchange between Arghiri Emm…

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The Political Economy of the Coup in Niger: Uranium, Military Bases, and Corruption 1:31:39

6M ago1:31:39

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We interview Tommy Miles (@tommymiles) on his research on Niger, particularly focusing on corruption and the political status quo in Niger, access to resources such as uranium by Western powers, and the heavy Western military presence in the country in the form of bases. You can read more on Tommy's website here: http://www.tomathon.com/mphp/catego…

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The Political Economy of Unequal Exchange #3: Can a High Profit Rate Make up for Unequal Exchange? 26:03

6M ago26:03

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The short answer: no. Emmanuel offers a proof to demonstrate that low waged countries would need to have an inversely proportional rate of profit to mitigate the difference in prices caused by high wages in another country. This is highly unrealistic, as all evidence prior shows that the formation of an average rate of profit occurs rather than an …

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Mumia Abu Jamal's Statement from the 29th Rosa Luxemburg Conference 5:33

6M ago5:33

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Mumia Abu-Jamal's Statement from the 29th Rosa Luxemburg Conference. Mumia discussed the Palestinian resistance, the anti-war movement, and much more. All credit to Junge Welte and Prison Radio. https://www.jungewelt.de/rlk/de/article/467069.im-geiste-rosas.html https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/467693.rlk24-gru%C3%9Fbotschaft-von-mumia-abu-jamal.ht…

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"How to Get Sand in the Gears": From Torkil Lauesen's Presentation at the 29th Rosa Luxemburg Conference 22:41

6M ago22:41

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Some excerpts from the presentation at the Rosa Luxemburg Conference today, entitled "How to Get Sand in the Gears" of the capitalist, imperialist machine. The full speech will likely be available when Junge Welte publishes the full recordings. You can read more here: https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/467694.rlk24-das-endspiel-des-kapitalismus-ist-i…

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The Political Economy of Unequal Exchange, # 2: Unequal Vs. Nonequivalent Exchange 22:27

6M ago22:27

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Here, Emmanuel defines the distinction of his concept of Unequal Exchange being driven by the exogenous factor of the wage rather than organic compositions of capital or rates or profit.To help us not have to play capital's advertisements, consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArghiriEmmanuelAssociation/membership --- Support t…

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Political Economy of Unequal Exchange #1: Cost-Price, Average Profit, and Price of Production Schema 17:44

7M ago17:44

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To begin this series on key concepts in the political economy of unequal exchange, we introduce the notion of price of production schemas, based on average profits and cost-prices. The concept of the "price of production" is a central element of the economic analysis outlined in Volume III of "Capital." The price of production represents the averag…

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An Introduction to Arghiri Emmanuel's "Profit and Crises", with Torkil Lauesen 47:20

7M ago47:20

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In this interview with Torkil Lauesen, we delve into Arghiri Emmanuel's work "Profit and Crises." We discuss the relationship between consumption, production, and crisis, the role of imperialism in creating crises, and the implications of Emmanuel's work for understanding global economic dynamics. We hope to delve deeper into "Profit and Crises" in…

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Walter Rodney's "Some Implications of the Question of Disengagement from Imperialism" - on Delinking, the Petty Bourgeoisie, Tanzanian Ujamaa and more 16:51

7M ago16:51

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We read and analyze Walter Rodney's essay "Some Implications of the Question of Disengagement from Imperialism" - where he discusses Issa Shivji's text "The Silent Class Struggle" and its relation to Delinking, the Petty Bourgeoisie, Tanzanian Ujamaa and more. Text here: https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/rodney-walter/works/implicationsofdise…

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Migration, Unequal Exchange, and Economic Imperialism: Interview with Immanuel Ness 1:03:53

7M ago1:03:53

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We interview Professor Immanuel Ness on his latest book, "Migration as Economic Imperialism." Professor Ness sheds light on the intricate connections between migration patterns, unequal exchange, and economic imperialism, offering a fresh perspective on the global movement of labor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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Unequal Exchange in the Congo Episode 2: Mining, Pierre Mulele, and Mobutu 1:26:40

8M ago1:26:40

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In this 2nd episode of our series on Unequal Exchange in the Congo, we discuss the efforts to continue mining after independence and the death of Lumumba, the regime of Mobutu, and the resistance of Pierre Mulele. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support…

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Ricardo and Ohlin: Comparative Advantage, Classical Political Economy and Unequal Exchange Theory 57:26

9M ago57:26

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Here, we discuss the theories of David Ricardo and Bertil Ohlin, two classical (bourgeois) economists who popularized conceptions of comparative advantage related to the international division of labor to justify imperialism. We discuss how Unequal Exchange theory rebukes these notions and reveals the imperialism of "comparative advantage" and trad…

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Torkil Lauesen on Unequal Exchange in the 21st Century (Part 2) 1:18:56

9M ago1:18:56

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Part 2 of our interview with Torkil on UE in the 21st Century, the intellectual and political history of the theories of Unequal Exchange and Dependency Theory, and how these apply within the context of neoliberal globalization. Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRuOOXRLCYThanks for watching! To support our work, considering becoming a …

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Semi-Periphery, Semi-Conductors: Using Value Chains to Understand Semiconductors with Aryaman Sharma 1:16:59

9M ago1:16:59

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In this interview, we explore the question of the semi-periphery vis-a-vis the semiconductor industry, which is one of the backbones of the global value chain and has been likened to gold or oil. We discuss what relevance this industry has to the global economy, and what it reveals about the possibilities of semi-peripheral advancement in a situati…

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Niger Resists Imperialism: Abdoul Mossi, Diaspora Association of Republic of Niger Nationals 53:33

10M ago53:33

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After the coup d'etat in Niger on 26 July 2023, members of the Diaspora Association of Republic of Niger Nationals (DARN-UK) protested in London against continued French occupation and neocolonialism. To learn more about the coup and Niger's history of anti-imperialist struggle, we interviewed Abdoul Mossi, leader of DARN-UK. Support DARN's solidar…

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Torkil Lauesen: Unequal Exchange in the 21st Century (Part 1) 1:01:13

11M ago1:01:13

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Torkil joins us to discuss the intellectual and political history of the theories of Unequal Exchange and Dependency Theory, and how these apply within the context of neoliberal globalization. Thanks for watching! To support our work, considering becoming a Patron:patreon.com/ArghiriEmmanuelAssociationFollow us on Twitter: @ArghiriEmmanuelOr see ou…

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An Introduction to Unequal Exchange, Chapter by Chapter: Episode 1 (Introduction) 36:27

11M ago36:27

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In this first episode of a new series, we break down Arghiri Emmanuel's "Unequal Exchange" chapter by chapter, beginning first with the Introduction. We discuss how Emmanuel critiques David Ricardo's comparative advantage theory and the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem, and extends Marx's analysis of value to an international level.Thanks for watching! To s…

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Unequal Exchange in the Congo Episode 1: Patrice Lumumba and Arghiri Emmanuel, Against the Imperialist and Settler Exploitation of the Congo 1:02:13

11M ago1:02:13

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In the 1960s, the independence of the Congo seemed to herald the delinking of one of Africa's most powerful economies and nations from Western imperialism. Patrice Lumumba presented a vision of a unified, Pan-African Congo whose resources "would actually benefit its children". This posed an immense challenge to the rule of Belgian high finance, the…

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Introduction to Marxist Value Theory and Unequal Exchange: Torkil Lauesen's "The Global Perspective" 30:21

12M ago30:21

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We read a selection from Torkil Lauesen's "The Global Perspective", Appendix 1: "Introduction to the Marxist Theory of Value", where Lauesen connects Arghiri Emmanuel's Unequal Exchange analysis of International Value to critical Marxist concepts.Support the Arghiri Emmanuel Association's work here: patreon.com/ArghiriEmmanuelAssociationFollow the …

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(UPDATED WITH NEW Link in Description for Support Request): Justice For Marikana! A Conversation with the Sinethemba Marikana Women's Collective 30:58

12M ago30:58

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We interview Thumeka Magwangqana and Gabisile Khanyile of the Sinethemba Marikana Women's Collective on the legacy of the Marikana Massacre in South Africa, the connections between patriarchy and imperialism, and more. The Sinethemba Women's Collective is calling for support to expand its community work in Marikana. Contribute here: https://www.jus…

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Welcome to the Unequal Exchange Podcast, from the Arghiri Emmanuel Association 1:11

12M ago1:11

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The Arghiri Emmanuel Association was founded to preserve the legacy of Arghiri Emmanuel, a Greek political economist and author of "Unequal Exchange", "Profit and Crises", "Appropriate or Underdeveloped Technology?" and many other classic texts related to the economic and political liberation of the Third World. We are seeking to archive this mater…

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“Sankara Lives!” Thomas Sankara’s Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist Legacy in Burkina Faso, with the Thomas Sankara Center for Liberation and African Unity 48:41

12M ago48:41

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Though Thomas Sankara was removed and assassinated in a comprador counter-revolution backed by the West 36 years ago, his legacy is still a source of revolutionary inspiration for the Burkinabé people and their ongoing revolutionary struggle against imperialism. Today, after a period of great unrest, a military government led by Captain Ibrahim Tra…

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Sudan's Communists Denounce and Resist the Capitalist Civil War Between Hemedti and Burhan! with Sudanese Communist Party Spokesperson Fathi el-Fadl 11:33

1y ago11:33

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A new conflict in Sudan has erupted between two capitalist factions led by warlord/gold profiteer Hemedti and ruling clique leader al-Burhan. The Sudanese Communist Party is resisting both capitalist sides and fighting for the safety of the masses, and for the continuation of the 2019 revolution. We interviewed SCP spokesperson Fathi el-Fadl for mo…

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Samir Amin's Call for a 5th International: "Letter of intent for an inaugural meeting of the International of Workers and Peoples⁠" 18:27

1y ago18:27

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We read aloud Samir Amin's "Letter of intent for an inaugural meeting of the International of Workers and Peoples", where he issued a call for a 5th International to combat imperialism. Originally published by Pambazuka News --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support…

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Perú Fights Back Against a Fascist, Imperialist-Backed Coup: A Discussion with Didier Ortiz of Perú Libre 1:15:41

1y ago1:15:41

1:15:41

Why is the U.S. backing a coup against Peruvian president Pedro Castillo? Why is the unelected golpista Dina Boluarte keeping power and using force against protestors? What's at stake with Perú's contracts with foreign businesses up for renewal? To answer these questions, we talked with Didier Ortiz (@DiddyOrtiz), a comrade from Troika Kollectiv (@…

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The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism, Vladimir Lenin 12:32

1y ago12:32

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We read Lenin's text "The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism", published in 1913 in Prosveshcheniye No. 3, dedicated to the Thirtieth Anniversary of Marx’s death. Source: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1913/mar/x01.htm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support…

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"Principles of Liberation Support Movement's Anti-Imperialist Work” Pamphlet on Anti-Imperialist Theory and Praxis Read Aloud 18:44

1y ago18:44

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The Liberation Support Movement (LSM) was an anti-imperialist organization founded by Don Barnett and based in Canada and the United States from 1968 until 1982. The group's activities supported indigenous resistance movements in Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, South Africa/Azania, East Timor, and more. They were in contact and collaboration wit…

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Reparations and Land Now! : The Landless Peoples' Movement of Namibia, an Interview with LPM Deputy Leader Henny Seibeb 53:32

1y ago53:32

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After a genocide committed by colonial Germany from 1904-1908 against the Herero and Nama peoples, and occupation by Apartheid South Africa from 1915 to 1990, Namibia remains deeply scarred by the colonial legacy, particularly on the question of land. In 1990, the white settler minority which made up less than 0.5 percent of the population owned al…

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On Undercover Anti-Imperialist Solidarity: Interview with Torkil Lauesen and Discussion on the Manifest-Communist Working Group, Denmark 1:20:33

1y ago1:20:33

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What does it mean to commit your life to struggle for anti-imperialism? How does it affect you in a political group fighting together in solidarity? What are the benefits and limitations of an undercover strategy?These are some of the questions that Torkil Lauesen and other members of the Manifest-Communist Working Group (Manifest–Kommunistisk Arbe…

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NATO's Support for Apartheid in South Africa 25:38

1+ y ago25:38

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We discuss the connections of NATO and South African Apartheid, from anti-communism and the Cape Sea Route to Le Cercle propaganda and more. Read more on the subject here:https://www.africaportal.org/publications/nato-and-south-africa/https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/british-anti-apartheid-movementThanks to @PresterJohn for the subject recommen…

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Justice and Freedom for Mapuche Political Prisoners! / Justicia y Libertad para Presos Políticos Mapuche! 1:55:42

1+ y ago1:55:42

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Livestream hosted 12/18/22 on Mapuche Struggle in Chile by Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco (CAM) and repression by Chilean state.https://thecadrejournal.org/essays-articles/archived-writings/enviar-acciones-urgentessend-urgent-actions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support…

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Vladimir Lenin's "On the Question of Dialectics" (1915) 8:42

1+ y ago8:42

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We read aloud Lenin's "On the Question of Dialectics" from the 1915 war diaries, first published in 1925 in the magazine Bolshevik, No. 5-6, as part of the “conspectus” on Heraclitus and Aristotle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequalexchange/support

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Che Guevara's 1954 Essay "The American Working Class: Friend or Foe?" 8:54

1+ y ago8:54

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We read aloud Che Guevara's 1954 essay "The American Working Class: Friend or Foe?", originally published in Casa de las Américas magazine, Jan-Feb 1988: biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar Thanks to Red Sails for translating this essay: https://redsails.org/amiga-o-enemiga/#fn:inline1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unequale…

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"Imperialism and the Split in Socialism" - Audio Reading of a Text by Vladimir Lenin, December 1916 34:25

1+ y ago34:25

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Here, we read Lenin's essential text "Imperialism and the Split in Socialism", where Lenin enunciates a conception of opportunism in the labor movement, chauvinism, the labor aristocracy, parasitism, and imperialism, and how they all divide socialism between anti-imperialists and social-imperialists. Here is the published text on Marxists Internet …

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New Afrikan Liberation and Anti-Imperialism: Speeches from Akinyele Umoja and Obi Egbuna Jr. 1:33:02

1+ y ago1:33:02

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On March 23rd, Akinyele Umoja (New African Peoples Organization, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement) and Obi Egbuna Jr. (External Relations Officer for the Zimbabwe-Cuba Friendship Association) presented speeches at Cornell University on the liberation struggle for New Afrikans and the global connections of this struggle to that of Zimbabwe, Palestine, …

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C.L.R. James: Revolutionary Intellectual, with Christian Høgsbjerg 1:01:27

1+ y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

We interview Christian Høgsbjerg (author of "C.L.R. James in Imperial Britain") on the Revolutionary life of James, an activist and theorist, renowned author, and foremost advocate for Pan-African revolution. James's numerous texts range from the legendary (Black Jacobins, Beyond a Boundary) to the overlooked (Notes on Dialectics, A History of Pan-…

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Vanguards and Masses: Grenada's Revolution, with David Austin 55:16

1+ y ago55:16

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In 1979, Maurice Bishop and the New J.E.W.E.L. Movement (NJM) came to power, in the spirit of the Cuban and Haitian revolutions, against an authoritarian neocolonial puppet and promised to end illiteracy, poverty, and the colonial condition of Grenada as a site of former enslavement and ongoing extraction. 4 years later (and 40 years past from 2023…

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Afghan Socialism, Gender Relations, and the End of the Occupation in Afghanistan 1:08:53

1+ y ago1:08:53

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We talk with Nancy Lindisfarne and Johnathan O'Neale on their work in Afghanistan, the development of socialism, gender relations, American occupation, and the genocidal famine post-occupation. Check out their work here: https://annebonnypirate.organd the article on Afghanistan we discussed: https://annebonnypirate.org/2021/08/17/afghanistan-the-en…

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