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English-language podcast of the Spartacist League. Listen for a revolutionary Trotskyist perspective on key questions for the workers movement internationally.
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This is the daily podcast of the World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org). The World Socialist Web Site provides detailed coverage of international events , incisive social analysis, and a clear political orientation for working people around the world.
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A podcast looking at Left politics in Ireland from the Irish Left Archive. We talk to activists, writers, historians, politicians and others involved in Left organisations and movements about their experiences of participating in Left parties and campaigns; Left publications and political documents they’ve been involved in; and the history and development of progressive politics in Ireland. We also look at the role of the Irish Left Archive and similar informal projects. The podcast is hoste ...
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Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truthBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payout and the case for expropriation / Trump seeks Supreme Court help in denying food to millions, as hundreds of flights are cancelled / Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with New York TimesBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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UPS plane crash: The latest in capitalism's string of industrial disasters / Food pantries see record demand, as government shutdown becomes longest on record / Elon Musk, world's richest man, awarded $1 trillion pay packageBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Lessons of the Russian Revolution for today - A conversation with Comrade Vincent
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Mansa sits down with Vincent for a special episode to discuss some key lessons of the Russian Revolution for the struggles of the working class and oppressed today, and how these are crucial to addressing the crisis of the left. We focus on three: split with social chauvinism, communist leadership of the democratic tasks, and internationalism (or w…
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The political and class issues in Mamdani’s victory in New York City / Germany’s most senior military officer calls for conscription of entire age groups to prepare for war against Russia / Warnings of looming systemic financial risk getting louderBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Dick Cheney dead at 84: A war criminal who paved the way for Trump / Democrats prepare to cave, as Trump refuses to release food stamp funding, threatens no back pay for furloughed workers /Supreme Court begins deliberations on Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”By The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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What's up with Japan? A discussion with Comrades Philipp and Jeanne
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Mansa is joined by Comrades Philipp and Jeanne from Tokyo to get educated on what's happening in Japan. There's a new Prime Minister in town, Sanae Takaichi, who has been nicknamed the Japanese Margaret Thatcher, the right is growing, attacks are on the horizon, yet the left is stuck in its old ways. Our comrades point to some lessons that the left…
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Oxfam: 10 US billionaires have had their wealth increase 6-fold since 2020 / New report by The Lancet: More than 3 million Palestinian life-years lost in Gaza genocideBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Trump, Xi agree to trade deal, but the US-led confrontation with China continues / Trump transforms Environmental Protection Agency into direct instrument of big business / Trump’s US Labor Department whitewashes UAW election fraud that installed Shawn FainBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Mobilize the working class to fight Trump’s hunger plan! / UN accuses US of violating human rights laws in Caribbean and Pacific airstrikes / City of Nuremberg censors Mehring Verlag event on Gaza genocide at Left-wing Literature FairBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Trump announces resumption of US nuclear weapons testing / Alan Gelfand: July 28, 1949–October 29, 2025 / Pentagon sets January 1 deadline to set up National Guard “riot control” unitsBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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The class issues in the New York City mayoral election / Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in GazaBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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In this episode we talk to Madeleine Johansson of Red Network. Madeleine movedfrom Sweden to Ireland in the 2000s where she became active with the SocialistWorkers’ Party (SWP) and People Before Profit (PBP). She was a party organiserand director of elections for the 2016 General Election campaign in DublinMid-West, subsequently co-opted on to Sout…
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Gangster Trump unleashes Murder Inc. against Latin America / Alberta government runs roughshod over democratic rights to illegalize strike by 50,000 teachersBy The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
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Defend Venezuela, defend Maduro against US imperialism! A conversation with Comrade Victor
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Mansa is joined by Comrade Victor from Mexico to discuss the war drive against Venezuela and the attempts to oust Maduro by Trump. We discuss the need for an anti-imperialist united front of the Latino masses and the American working class, how the propaganda about narco-terrorism is being used to undermine the sovereignty of Latin American countri…
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Revolutions? Fascism? What's going on in the world?! A conversation with Comrade Perrault
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Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss all the things happening in the world, from uprisings in the Global South to military buildups, wars and broken ceasefires, the growing right wing and gigantic stock market bubbles. In a time where the news cycle is dizzying and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, or get swept away by the photos online sh…
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Defend Julius Malema, defend South Africa against Trump! with Comrades Jesse and Arthur
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Mansa is joined by Comrades Jesse and Arthur from Johannesburg to discuss the latest bombshell in South African politics: EFF leader Julius Malema being found guilty of gun-related offences, a development which could potentially cripple this radical nationalist party. Comrades explain why this is a continuation of Trump's attacks against South Afri…
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Political turmoil in France, but left in la la land - A conversation with Comrades Alexis and Sacramento
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Italian workers strike for Palestine! A conversation with Comrade Mauro
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Communists answer Charlie Kirk - A discussion with Comrades Michael Davisson and Erica
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Mansa is joined by comrades Michael Davisson and Erica from Workers Vanguard to talk about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. We discuss why he should not have been killed, the coming backlash against the left, and most importantly, comrades try to answer some of Kirk's most notorious talking points. Ultimately, the death of Kirk does not mean that…
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Six days that shook the British left! From Tommy Robinson to Your Party implosion, with Comrade Vincent
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Mansa is back with Comrade Vincent to discuss what's shaking things up (in a bad way) for the left in Britain. We discuss the Tommy Robinson demonstration and why it was massive, the left's denial about the state of things, and why it needs to change course. On the other end, Corbyn and Sultana are on the verge of a split before their party is even…
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Ukraine war - A working class answer! with Comrade Perrault
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Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss what is unfortunately not discussed and debated more in the left: the Ukraine war. We discuss the current situation on the battlefield, the diplomatic faff and imperialist aims, and most crucially, what are the tasks of communists regarding the Ukraine war. The short answer: to build unity between Ru…
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Mamdani-mania! How to avoid another AOC situationship, with the Just Break Already caucus in the DSA
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It's a full house at Spart Talk as Mansa is joined by Brianna, Edward and Jack from the Just Break Already (JBA) caucus in the DSA (Dem Socialists of America). We discuss what went down at the recent DSA convention at which Jack was a delegate, and the need to learn lessons from the AOC experience so that the left doesn't end up in another toxic si…
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What is the permanent revolution? Revolutionary strategy for the Global South, with comrade Anna Mili
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Mansa is joined by Anna Mili of the Trotskyist Group of Greece to discuss key questions for revolutionary strategy for the Global South, a burning question for the left as US imperialism turns the screws on the whole world, squeezing oppressed countries even further. Historically, the Marxist left has fallen into a trap of either supporting the nat…
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Lessons of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan - A conversation with Jon Brule
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Mansa sits down with Jon Brule, longtime leader of the Spartacist League US and the ICL, to review the ICL's position on the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan in 1979 where we controversially raised the slogan "Hail Red Army!". We discuss the political situation leading to the PDPA takeover, known as the Saur Revolution, and the subsequent event…
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Greece - The lessons of Tempi, with comrades Maria and Emilio
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Mansa is joined by comrades Maria and Emilio from the Trotskyist Group of Greece to discuss the lessons of the Tempi struggle. Tempi refers to the train crash resultant of pure EU-led austerity that led to the death of 57 students, unleashing a mass movement for justice. Maria and Emilio explain what the struggle for justice meant for the Greek mas…
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Political repression and how to fight it - Comrades Kat and Kate from the PDC explain
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Mansa sits down with Comrades Kat and Kate from the Partisan Defence Committee to discuss the increase in political repression and its relation to the crisis of U.S. hegemony. Crucially, we try and understand why there isn't a united response in the left and the labour movement to fight back, and ways to break out of the status quo. You can follow …
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China and the breakdown of the liberal world order - A conversation with Ray Bishop
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Mansa is back with Ray Bishop, member of the editorial board of Spartacist, to discuss all things China, from how the CPC's strategy is undermining the defense of China, to the crazy Sparts writing an open letter to the very CPC they are criticising! To make sense of what's going on with China as Trump turns the screws, and what's going on with the…
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