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    Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

    We created this podcast in recognition that there are a number of podcasts for the American “left,” but many of them focus heavily on the organizing of social democrats, progressives, and liberal democrats. Aside from that, on the left we are always fighting a war of ideas and if we do not continue to build platforms to share those ideas and the stories of their implementation from a leftist perspective, they will continue to be ignored, misrepresented, and dismissed by the capitalist media and as a result by the general public.

    Our goal is to provide a platform for communists, anti-imperialists, Black Liberation movements, ancoms, left libertarians, LBGTQ activists, feminists, immigration activists, and abolitionists to discuss radical politics, radical organizing and share their visions for a better world. Our goal is to center organizers who represent and work with marginalized communities building survival programs, defense programs, political education, and counterpower.

    We also plan to bring in perspectives on and from the global south to highlight anti-capitalist struggles outside the imperial core. We view solidarity with decolonization, indigenous, anti-imperialist, environmentalist, socialist, and anarchist movements across the world as necessary steps toward meaningful liberation for all people.

    Too often within the imperial core we focus on our own struggles without taking the time to understand those fighting for freedom from beneath the empire’s thumb. It is important to highlight these struggles, learn what we can from them, offer solidarity, and support with action when we can. It is not enough to Fight For $15 an hour and Single-Payer within the core, while the US actively fights against the self-determination of the people of the global economically and militarily.

    We recognize that except for the extremely wealthy and privileged, our fates and struggles are intrinsically connected. We hope that our podcast becomes a meaningful platform for organizers and activists fighting for social change to connect their local movements to broader movements centered around the fight to end imperialism, capitalism, racism, discrimination based on gender identity or sexuality, sexism, and ableism.

    If you like our work please support us at www.patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism

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    4 Years of Millennials Are Killing Capitalism - A Reflection Oct 04, 2021
    Show notes

    This is a special episode, as today - October 4th - is our 4th anniversary of releasing episodes of Millennials Are Killing Capitalism. In this episode Josh and Jay look back on 4 years of doing the podcast, and on different contradictions and issues we're thinking about currently. Some folks might read this as a bit of a pessimistic conversation, and to the extent that this comes across, neither of us want to encourage a pessimistic outlook. We simply don't have the time for that. However, it is incumbent upon us and upon every person who cares about having a future, every person who cares about a livable world, much less a better world, to take a self-inventory of both ourselves as individuals and of our social relationships, relationships to Empire, and our own involvement in organization to build power to make our ideas a collective reality before it truly is too late. For any comments that come across as petty, our goal is not to call individual folks out, or to suggest that ones position within an institution or society precludes them from making revolutionary sacrifices. Rather, we want to encourage folks to think critically about the cultivation of revolutionary culture and how to be better stewards of that collectively.

    We would especially like to thank all of our guests, anyone who has shared time and thought with us over the last 4 years. We are primarily a guest driven platform and wouldn't be what we are without so many amazing people sharing their time with us. So thank you. We'd also like to express gratitude to all of the people who have used conversations we've had in their classrooms, in their organizations, in their study groups. It's been really meaningful to hear that these conversations are generating others, particularly in movement spaces or in classrooms where teachers are committed to providing students with different discourses than they find within the mainstream.

    Lastly, of course to everyone who has contributed to the show monetarily, although we are both deeply committed to this work, it is likely that the show would not still be here - and it certainly would not have as many episodes - without the financial support that has made this possible.

    We would also like to thank Televangel, who we neglected to shout-out in the introduction. Televangel has provided the music for a couple years now and you can check out his great work here.

    It is our 4 year anniversary and we are on a current push towards sustainability, our goal is to reach 1,000 patrons for the show. As of recording this we are approximately 75 patrons away from that goal so if you like what we do, just know you can support us for as little as $1 a month, the same amount (without factoring inflation!) that Paul Robeson's Freedom was requesting of readers in the 1950's.

    Also we shout-out a lot of political prisoners and former political prisoners in this conversation. We encourage folks to contribute to the Mutual Aid fund for Veteran Black Panther Party Members and other organizations that support political prisoners and movement veterans.


    "The Swedish Model," Social Democracy and the Imperialist World System with Torkil Lauesen Sep 25, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we inter view Torkil Lauesen. Lauesen is a long-time anti-imperialist activist and writer living in Denmark. From 1970 to 1989 he was a full-time member of a communist anti-imperialist group, supporting Third World liberation movements by both legal and illegal means. In connection with support work, he has traveled in Lebanon, Syria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Philippines, and Mexico. In the 1990's, during his political imprisonment, he was involved in prison activism and received a Masters degree in political science.

    He is also the author of multiple books, including The Global Perspective: Reflections on Imperialism and Resistance and The Principal Contradiction. He is currently a member of International Forum, an anti-imperialist organization based in Denmark.

    Today we talk to him about his latest book Riding The Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World System. Which is a thorough investigation into the development of the so-called "Swedish Model" considered by many to be the pinnacle of social democracy. Many US based social democrats, have even gone so far as to describe it this model as a form of "socialism." Torkil explains the relationship of this economic model to colonialism and imperialism, arguing that the accomplishments of the Social Democratic Party, and trade union movement, would not be possible if one took imperialism out of the equation.

    We hope you enjoy this conversation, and definitely recommend Lauesen's new book Riding The Wave, which is not only a great history of the conditions that produced the "Swedish Model," but deals with many other global phenomena at some length, including how neoliberalism restructured the capitalist world system.

    A reminder that we are still slowly working our way toward 1,000 patrons for the show, which is our current goal. You can become a patron at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism. Our next episode will be a set of reflections between Josh and I on four years of doing Millennials Are Killing Capitalism as we're a little more than a week away from our 4 year anniversary.

    Leftwingbooks.net, is having a 20% sale the rest of September on books on its "Against War and Empire" category. Use the code: AGAINSTEMPIRE all one word, all caps at checkout to get that discount.


    "Building Infrastructure: Identifying Tactics for Sustainable Formations": A Panel Discussion Supporting Jailhouse Lawyers Speak's #SHUTEMDOWN2021 Demos Sep 08, 2021
    Show notes

    For this episode we offered our platform to some organizers inside and out, who put together a series of discussions on the state and needs of prisoner movements today.

    This is the third segment of a series of political discussions focused on building support for Jailhouse Lawyers Speak's 2021 National Call To Action "Shut 'Em Down" and looking forward to next summer's 2022 National Prisoner Strike and Boycott. The first two panels were hosted by George Jackson University and Final Straw Radio, we'll link to both in the show notes and people should really listen to all these conversations in dialogue with one another.

    From various New Afrikan perspectives, panelists discuss cadre development and political education as a crucial strategies toward building sustainable formations and community infrastructure. They discuss how these formations and related infrastructure can propel the prisoners' resistance movement towards the abolition of prisons.

    The moderator of this panel is coco. coco is a conscious New Afrikan engaging in prisoner solidarity work along with political education & New Afrikan resistance.

    The panelists for this discussion are:

    Kwame "Beans" Shakur. Kwame is Chairman and Co-Founder of the New Afrikan Liberation Collective (NALC) and National Director for the Prison Lives Matter Movement. Kwame is a political prisoner currently being held in Indiana DOC solitary confinement (SHU) in an attempt to silence his work inside & out.

    Nomi Isaac, pronouns they/them/theirs, is an afro-futurist cultural organizer, and earth liberation advocate engaged in class struggle taking place on Pamunkey Land, or what is commonly known as Richmond Virginia. They co-produce the Black Feminist podcast Race Capitol and are a proud member and support the work of prisoner solidarity efforts within VA Prison Abolition Collecitive (VPAC), NALC, and the Richmond Community Bail Fund.

    Abbas Muntaqim is a New Afrikan Muslim educator and organizer who co-chairs People's Programs, an Oakland based New Afrikan/Pan Afrikan organization. He also co-hosts Hella Black Podcast.

    One note on audio, apologies but there were some technical difficulties with the audio coming from Kwame Shakur who was calling us from inside. Those clear up after the first couple of responses, but I encourage folks to stick with the conversation despite the distortion in the audio in his first couple of segments.

    A reminder that as we publish on September 8th, tomorrow is the 50th Anniversary of the Attica Rebellion and a second set of "Shut 'Em Down" demonstrations are scheduled around the country in response to Jailhouse Lawyers Speak's Call to Action.


    "I Took Those Deaths Personally" - Ray Luc Levasseur On Vietnam, Prison, Principles and Anti-Imperialist Resistance Sep 05, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we interview Ray Luc Levasseur. During his time underground Levasseur was a purported member of the United Freedom Front, and the Sam Melville Jonathan Jackson Unit. Prior to that Levasseur organized in several above ground formations, including the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), Vietnam Veterans Against The War, and SCAR.

    We talk to Ray about his early life, and the influence of his experience in Vietnam on the development of anti-imperialist politics and commitments.

    He also shares his first incarcerated organizing experiences in Tennessee. And we have brief discussions of his time in SSOC, Vietnam Veterans Against The War, and SCAR.

    After that we discuss Ray's time underground, and the claimed activities the Sam Melville Jonathan Jackson Unit and the United Freedom Front.

    Specifically he discusses IBM's involvement in Apartheid, and the targeting of the military and prison industrial complexes by those underground groups.

    We end with a discussion of Ray's time in Marion and the refusal there by Levasseur and other political prisoners to build weapons for the federal government. Ray also shares thoughts on his experiences during 13 years of solitary confinement at Marion and later at ADX. And discusses why small acts of generosity and care on the outside can mean a great deal to people experiencing extreme repression.

    He leaves the discussion with several ways folks can get involved in supporting political prisoners. We will include links in the show notes for folks who want to get involved in that necessary work.

    One quick urgent note, political prisoner David Gilbert goes before the parole board this month. He needs letters of support. They must be submitted by Wednesday September 8th at 6pm Eastern Time. Please go to friendsofdavidgilbert.org to get full details on the process and do that for him.

    And just a quick reminder that if you like what we do and want to support our ability to continue to do it. Become a patron of the show. We're still working on our current goal to get 1,000 patrons of the show.

    Get involved with:

    Sundiata Acoli (he needs his petition signed!)

    Jericho Movement

    Spirit of Mandela Tribunal

    Anarchist Black Cross Federation

    Write to Jennifer Reznicek

    Support Eric King

    Check out Freedom Archives for ways to support political prisoners, and also for their amazing archives of radical movements, which including communiques from the UFF.


    "To Service The Field" - featuring Jennifer Lawson and Dorothy Zellner of SNCC Aug 28, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we interview SNCC veterans Jennifer Lawson and Dorothy Zellner. This is our second conversation with SNCC veterans we encourage folks to listen to this along with our conversation last year with Jennifer Lawson and Charles Cobb Jr.

    SNCC is about to host it's 60th Anniversary conference, you can register at sncc60thanniversary.org. We encourage folks to do that and connect with these amazing veterans of the Black Freedom Struggle.

    In this conversation we talk about communications work as an aspect of SNCC's organizing, interfacing with the press, communicating with community, and elevating stories of resistance and struggle.

    We talk about the climate of imminent danger that organizers navigated and confronted together, touching on the Freedom Summer, the Lowndes County Freedom Party, segregation, anti-communism, solidarity with Palestinians, and the 1964 Democratic Convention.

    If you appreciate the work we do, we're currently working to hit a goal of 1000 patrons, we only need about 80 more patrons to hit that goal. You can become a patron here.

    Music for this episode is provided by JayOhAye (former two time guest of the show), from his new album Pride.

    Here is the piece Dorothy Zellner references, that she recently wrote about Palestine.

    Hands on the Freedom Plow is also referenced in the conversation.


    "No One Wins From The Politics of Desire" - Da'Shaun Harrison's Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness Aug 22, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we speak with Da'Shaun Harrison. Da'Shaun is a Black trans writer, abolitionist, and community organizer. Da'Shaun serves as Managing Editor for Wear Your Voice Magazine.

    In this conversation we speak with Da'Shaun about their recently published book Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness.

    We talk to Da'Shaun about their analysis of how the logic of anti-fatness works in relation to anti-blackness. This includes a discussion of Da'Shaun's perspectives on "pretty privilege" and desirability politics. They also talk about the relationship between anti-blackness anti-fatness and sexual violence and abuse.

    Da'Shaun touches on the lack of analysis that exists related to the particular relationship police violence and state violence have to the overlapping identities of Fat, Black and poor.

    Josh and Da'Shaun discuss the necessity of applying the abolitionist lens to gender politics. And we speak to Da'Shaun about the influence of afro-pessimism in their work.

    If you appreciate the work that we do please consider becoming a patron of the show. We're on a current drive to reach 1,000 patrons and we're less than 100 patrons away from that goal. You can help us get there for just a dollar a month.


    "We Remember The Attempts To Be Free" Joy James on Black August and the Captive Maternal Aug 12, 2021
    Show notes

    In this interview we talk to Dr. Joy James.

    Joy James is the author of Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics, Transcending the Talented Tenth: Black Leaders and American Intellectuals, and Resisting State Violence: Radicalism, Gender and Race in US Culture. Her edited books include: Warfare in the American Homeland, The New Abolitionists: (Neo) Slave Narratives and Contemporary Prison Writings, Imprisoned Intellectuals, States of Confinement, The Black Feminist Reader (co-edited with TD Sharpley-Whiting), and the Angela Y. Davis Reader. Dr. James also serves as a Professor of Humanities at Williams College.

    This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the murder of George Jackson and the subsequent Attica Rebellion. In our discussion with Dr. James we talk about both of those events, as well as about key Black August figures Jonathan Jackson and George Jackson. We also discuss James' piece Airbrushing Revolution for the Sake of Abolition and ask her questions about Davis's trial, and contradictions from within mass international campaigns like the campaign to free Davis.

    Along the way we work-in questions on many of the topics of her writing on political prisoners, state violence, rebellion, and the Captive Maternal.

    We close by asking Dr. James to talk about the inspiration she finds in the speeches of Amilcar Cabral.

    If you like what we do and want to support our ability to have more conversations like this, please consider becoming a patron of the show. You can do that for just $1 a month. We bring you these conversations totally supported by our listeners with no corporate, state or grant funding.

    References:

    Imprisoned Intellectuals (pdf)

    "New Bones" Abolitionism, Communism and Captive Maternals

    Airbrushing Revolution for the Sake of Abolition

    George Jackson Dragon Philosopher and Revolutionary Abolitionist

    The Plurality of Abolitionism - Groundings (hosted by Devyn Springer & Felicia Denaud)

    BPP's Letter To The Hip Hop Community and we also had a conversation with BLA/BPP veteran Jamal Joseph about this letter

    Warfare In The American Homeland

    Black Panther Party Veteran Mutual Aid Fund


    Lorraine Hansberry's Radical Vision with Soyica Diggs Colbert Aug 02, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we interview Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert about her recently published book, Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry. Most well known as the playwright behind A Raisin In The Sun, Hansberry was a journalist and editor for Paul Robeson's Freedom, which covered domestic and international politics and social movements from a Black Radical perspective in the 1950's. In the 50's Hansberry was firmly embedded in a radical milieu that included Robeson, Du Bois, William Patterson, Claudia Jones, and Alice Childress among others in the Popular Front left of the era.

    An anti-imperialist activist and supporter of anti-colonial movements, Hansberry's radical past was obscured or unknown in the press reports following the success of her play A Raisin In The Sun. Colbert's work discusses the breadth of the radical journalism, organizing and thought that exists within Hansberry's archive and how it weaves into her more well known published work. We talk to Colbert about Hansberry's internationalism, her comrades, her friends, and her theoretical contributions as a Black Queer Radical, in a 1950's and early 60's era when anti-black racism, McCarthyism, patriarchy and homophobia meant that Hansberry's most radical contributions were delivered under multiple forms of duress and at times anonymity. Nevertheless, her contributions to Black Internationalism, the Civil Rights Movement, and the politics of gender and sexuality were all substantial and prototypical of the elaborations of Black Left Feminism that would evolve after her untimely death at just 34 years of age.

    We will include in the show notes, links to the archives of the publication Freedom and links to some of Lorraine Hansberry's speeches and recorded interviews.

    Lastly August is upon us, and we're getting ready to make some announcements and have some more big episodes in the coming weeks. We are about 150 patrons short of hitting 1,000 patrons, which is our new goal. So if you have not become a patron of the show, please do, you can join for as little as $1 a month.


    Ben Fletcher: The Life And Times Of A Black Wobbly With Peter Cole Jul 25, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we talk to Peter Cole, historian and author of Ben Fletcher, The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly.

    Fletcher was among the most successful union organizers in the early 20th century, and a Black leader of the Local 8 union - a component of the Industrial Workers of the World - which organized on the docks in South Philadelphia beginning in 1913. Local 8 of the IWW's Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union, was the most powerful interracial union of its era, and the IWW or the Wobblies were the most radical union organizing in the US in the early part of the 20th Century.

    We talk to Cole about the life and times of Ben Fletcher, about the successes of Local 8, the repression Fletcher faced as a political prisoner, Fletcher's relationships to other members of the Black left, and what we know about the successes and eventual demise of Local 8 after a decade of radical union work on the docks in Philadelphia.

    Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear more about how Cole is looking to further commemorate Fletcher's legacy, and about Cole's work around the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

    As we publish we are just 7 patrons away from our July goal. We have some more amazing work coming in August that we're very excited about. So if you haven't become a patron of the show, and are able to spare $1 a month or more, please support us on patreon.


    Rinaldo Walcott On Black Freedom And The Abolition Of Property Jul 13, 2021
    Show notes

    In this episode we talk to Dr. Rinaldo Walcott. Walcott is a Professor in the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. Walcott is also the author of many books, including Black Like Who? Writing Black Canada, Queer Returns: Essays on Multiculturalism, Diaspora, and Black Studies, and the co-author of BlackLife: Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom.

    In this episode we primarily focus our conversation around Walcott's two most recent books, On Property: Policing, Prisons, and the Call for Abolition and The Long Emancipation: Moving Toward Black Freedom.

    In both works, and in this conversation Walcott affirms that what Black people have experienced globally is not yet Freedom, but is instead still within the confines of a process of emancipation defined by the legal system of European man and his descendants.

    Specifically we talk about why the abolition of existing property relations is a necessity for the abolition of policing and prisons.

    As always if you appreciate the work we do, please consider becoming patrons of the show. You can do so for as little as $1 a month.


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