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Maoism in India: The Naxalites Jul 14, 2020

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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

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Necrocapitalism: Plague, Ideology, & the Murderous Logic of Capital Jul 06, 2020

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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

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Challenging Capitalism: Envisioning a Socialist Workplace Jul 03, 2020

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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

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Outro Music: 'Get Up' by The Coup (feat. Dead Prez)

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Understanding Maoism: Critique of Maoist Reason Jul 01, 2020

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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)

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From the River to the Sea: The Palestinian Liberation Struggle Jun 25, 2020

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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" Palestine by bringing it further into the global capitalist market impact the anti-occupation struggle?: A case study of Rawabi by Nu'man Organizations: Al Quas, BDS, JVP, SJP (all have varied information about the struggle and are doing good work in Palestine and the united states/canada)

Outro Music: 'Al Kufiyee 3arabeyyeh' Shadia Mansour ft. M1 (Dead Prez)

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The Haitian Revolution Jun 21, 2020

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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

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Toward Abolition: Building a World Without Police or Prisons Jun 19, 2020

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Josh Briond -- from "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" and "Black Alliance for Peace" -- joins Breht to discuss prison and police abolitionism.

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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

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Red Menace Teaser: Rebellion in a Police State Jun 14, 2020

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Find the full episode, and all other Red Menace episodes, here: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/

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Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation Jun 10, 2020

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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

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Student Organizing, Modi's Government, and Indian Communism Jun 07, 2020

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Rea joins the show to discuss student organizing, her experiences in America as an Indian immigrant, the Modi government in India, the different manifestations of Indian communist movements, and much more!

History of Land Grant Universities

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/08/dark-history-land-grant-universities/

Case of Rohith Vemula

https://thewire.in/caste/rohith-vemula-letter-a-powerful-indictment-of-social-prejudices

"The Doctor and the Saint" by Arundhathi Roy

RSS and Nationalism in India https://www.npr.org/2019/05/03/706808616/the-powerful-group-shaping-the-rise-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india

Israel and India / Zionism and Hindutva https://wearyourvoicemag.com/hindutva-zionism-ethnonationalist-states-two-sides-same-coin/

India's Response to Corona Virus https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/india-coronavirus-covid19-narendra-modi/608896/

Outro music 'Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)' by Run The Jewels

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