Revolutionary Left Radio

Henry Hakamaki joins Breht to discuss the latest science regarding SARS-Cov-2, how it impacts our immune system, how virus' work generally, the politics of it all, and much more.  Support Henry's work HERE Follow Henry on Twitter HERE Please Support Rev Left Radio HERE Outro Music: 'The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie' by Colter Wall LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

This clip is from our sister podcast Red Menace, in which Breht and Alyson discuss how we are being conditioned into accepting mass death and how we can organize for an uncertain future.  Find the full episode - and all other Red Menace episodes - here: https://redmenace.libsyn.com Support Red Menace, and get bonus content, here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace  

In this episode, Breht conducts three separate interviews with organizers in Omaha: Bear from ProBLAC, David Harvey from Omaha Abolition Research, and Brenden from the Nebraska Left Coalition. We talk about the mass arrest and human rights violations that took place in Omaha on July 25th, the murder of James Scurlock by White Supremacist Jacob Gardner, the lies and cruelties of the Omaha Police Department, NLC's bail fund, and how organizers around the country might learn from the experiences of us here in Omaha.  Support Rev Left Radio HERE Music included: 'Cloak' by Blvck Svm 'Mariana Trench' by Bright Eyes 'Lemonade' by CocoRosie LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

In this fascinating episode Nick Estes, Historian, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and SO much more.  This is a collaborative project between Rev Left Radio and The Red Nation Podcast Learn about, join, and/or support the Red Nation HERE Find Nick on Twitter HERE Please Support Rev Left Radio HERE Outro Music: 'The Resistance' by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (ft. Drezus) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Devin Zane Shaw, philosophy professor and author of "Egalitarian Moments", joins Breht to discuss his newest book "Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy". Find Devin on Twitter HERE New RLR Shirts Here:  https://goodsforthepeople.com/all-goods/revolutionary-left-radio  Outro Music: 'Cloak' by Blvck Svm  LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

History Professor Dr. Peter Cole (previous guest from our IWW episode) joins Breht again, this time to discuss his fascinating new book Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss the labor history of dockworker unionism, the racial justice campaigns that workers in Apartheid South Africa and the United States partook in, the impact of these labor struggles on local cultures, proletarian internationalism, and so much more.  Check out Peter's book here:  https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/48ydk2be9780252042072.html  Learn more about Peter here:  http://www.wiu.edu/cas/history/cole.php  New RLR Shirts Here:  https://goodsforthepeople.com/all-goods/revolutionary-left-radio  Outro Music: 'Hot October' by Wood Spider LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Austin Hayden Smidt returns to Rev Left, this time to discuss his new book "Sartre, Imagination, and Dialectical Reason: Creating Society as a Work of Art".  Follow Austin on Twitter Check out Austin's podcast "Owls at Dawn" Check out Austin's other Rev Left appearance here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/post-structuralism-postmodernism-and-metamodernism Outro Music: 'Days of the Years' by Felice Brothers LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Chris and Dave from the Mandatory OT and IWW join Breht to cover the fascinating and crucially important history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in American history and the largest armed uprising in America since the Civil War.  Check out Mandatory OT  Check out Dixieland of the Proletariat  NEW REV LEFT RADIO SHIRTS HERE A List of Sources:   1. “Thunder In the Mountains” by Lon Savage 2. “Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields” and “Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals” by David Alan Corbin 3. PBS’s “American Experience: The Mine Wars” 4. “Smokestacks in the Hills: Rural-Industrial Workers in West Virginia” by Lou Martin 5. “Company-Owned Americans” by Arthur Gleason 6. “Black Avalanche” by Winthrop D. Lane 7. West Virginia State Archives 8. WVCulture   Outro Music: 'Blair Mountain' by Great American Taxi LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Eve and Dianne join Breht to discuss the relationship between white supremacy and wage labor. This is the fifth installment in our ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's systematic study of race through the lens of historical and dialectical materialism. Check out, and contribute to, Unity and Struggle's study here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/2019/11/racestudypart1/ Check out more from Unity and Struggle here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/ Follow them on twitter @unityandstrug Outro Music: 'Come in Alone' by My Bloody Valentine ------ Rev Left Shirts: https://goodsforthepeople.com/all-goods/revolutionary-left-radio LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

This is a re-upload of an episode we did with Michael Brooks, who tragically passed away recently at the age of 36.  Michael's impact lives on and we humbly carry on his radical spirit of loving kindness, compassion, proletarian internationalism, and genuine existential decency. More than anything, we honor and carry on his spirit of Revolutionary Love. Rest in Power, Michael. Check out "Honoring Michael Brooks" Outro Song: Drugs with Friends by Car Seat Headrest

In this collaboration with Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, Breht, Shibby, and Ryan have a wide-ranging discussion on a myriad of topics including Buddhist philosophy, Marxist dialectics, space travel, engaging with nature, hunting & veganism, the illusion of separateness, and much, much more.  Support Revolutionary Lumpen Radio Revolutionary Lumpen Radio on Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Ryan on Twitter: @TheZenMarxist Shibby on Instagram: @ShibbysIG The Motown Mix for the first 34 mins: https://soundcloud.com/kaci-lea-lynch/motownmix LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

V and Rea join Breht to discuss the Naxalite movement in India, the context in which the Naxalites arose, the reaction to them by the Indian state and Indian fascists, the role imperialism plays in the conflict, and much more!  For sources, links, or further recommendations, please feel free to reach out to Rea on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/a_busy_woman Outro Music: 'Curtain Call' by Ruby Ibarra LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

In this episode, Breht is joined by a representative of an anonymous collective of thinkers and organizers to discuss their ongoing project "On Necrocapitalism". Topics include: capital's response to the pandemic, the Victims of Communism and their fascist lies, Zizek's newest book, Judith Butler's radical liberalism, dystopian fiction and its role in maintaining the capitalist imaginary, "outside agitators" and its ideological role, Althusser's Ideological State Apparatus, and much, much more. Find On Necrocapitalism HERE Donate to the Black Hills Legal Defense Fund: https://bhlegalfund.org Related Rev Left Radio episodes for further study:  - Gothic Marxism - Capitalist Realism - Defending Socialism: Deconstructing the "Communism Killed 100 Million" Lie Outro Music: 'Die for the Government' by Anti-Flag LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

This episode is a collaboration between Radical Reflections and Rev Left Radio. David from RR and Breht from RLR join forces once again; this time to discuss how the workplace operates under capitalism, and what it could be under socialism.  Check out more from Radical Reflections HERE Join the Radical Reflections Patreon HERE Outro Music: 'Get Up' by The Coup (feat. Dead Prez) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

J. Moufawad-Paul lives in Toronto and works as casualized contract faculty at York University where he received his PhD in philosophy. He is the author of Austerity Apparatus, Continuity and Rupture, and Demarcation and Demystification. In this episode, Breht and JMP discuss intra-Maoist lines of thought, examine their differences, and argue for a specific strain of Maoist thought as most in line with a scientific approach to socialism; one that avoids the traps of dogmatism, eclecticism, and opportunism.  Get the 2nd Edition of The Communist Necessity HERE Get Critique of Maoist Reason HERE Check out JMP's website HERE Outro Music: 'JU$T' by Run The Jewels (feat. Pharrell Williams and Zach de la Rocha) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Nu'man joins Breht to discuss the Palestinian Struggle, the Intifadas, the historical solidarity between black revolutionaries in the US and Palestinian revolutionaries, settler colonialism, Frantz Fanon, and SO much more. This was a really engaging interview, and we are positive that our listeners will love it! Follow Nu'man on Twitter Check out Students For Justice in Palestine (website made by Nu'man!) Films mentioned in the Episode:  The Wanted 18 1948: Creation and Catastrophe   Book Recommendations: The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi The Palestine Communist Party by Musa Budeiri Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis The Right to Maim by Jasbir Puar   Articles to Check Out: Discursive and Political Deployments by/of the 2002 Palestinian Women Suicide Bombers/Martyrs by Frances S. Hasso (PDF HERE) Jerusalem Quarterly and the Institute for Palestine Studies both have over 70 years of journals all pertaining to Palestine . How does the push to "modernize" Palestin

Alex Aviña returns to RLR to discuss the Haitian Revolution! Alexander Aviña is an associate professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His book, "Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside" , was awarded the Maria Elena Martínez Book Prize in Mexican History for 2015 by the Conference on Latin American History. Outro music 'Africa Hot!'  by Dead Prez and DJ Green Lantern LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Josh Briond -- from "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" and "Black Alliance for Peace" -- joins Breht to discuss prison and police abolitionism. Follow Josh on Twitter Follow Radical Theory Check out Josh's writings at the Hampton Institute Outro music 'End of Daze' (feat. Jurdan Bryant, Mereba, and Hollywood JB) by Spillage Village, EARTHGANG, and JID LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

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Time Stamps for Every Clip in this Episode: Kimberly Jones: 0:00 "The Breonna Taylor Song" by AJJ: 1:18 Angela Davis on Violence: 2:53 Breht read MLK Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail": 5:19 Dr. Cornel West - "Black Prophetic Fire":  43:00 Fannie Lou Hamer: 44:52 Nina Simone: 47:04 James Baldwin: 49:47 Breht reads "The Condition of Black Life is one of Mourning" by Claudia Rankine: 53:30 Malcolm X: 1:14:18 Assata Shakur (Democracy Now!): 1:16:37 Tupac Shakur: 1:24:20 Breht reads "On Violence" by Frantz Fanon from "The Wretched of the Earth": 1:28:20 Outro music 'For Colored Boys' by Kota the Friend LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com