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Armed Love 3 - Black Mask w/ Ben Morea (part 2 preview) Apr 29, 2022

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In the second part of our interview ben tells us more about his affinity for indigenous struggle, why he moved back to NY, his views on COVID mandates and public health, his hatred of Jerry Rubin, and if he beat up the MC5.

In the spirit of the Motherfuckers, the full episode is available FREE at patreon.com/theantifada... but while you're there, why not support the show for the rest of our bonus content and access to our discord commune!

check out ben's art: https://www.instagram.com/ben_morea/?hl=en

Armed Love 3: Black Mask w/ Ben Morea (part 1) Apr 27, 2022

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Ben Morea is a founding member of Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker, two 1960s revolutionary formations known as the most direct action-oriented wing of the youth revolutionary movement in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Comrades of the Black Panthers, Diggers, Yippies, and SDS, their black bloc tactics and uncompromising solidarity with black and indigenous struggles remains a blueprint of anarchist activity today.

Part 2 of the discussion here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65563424

Armed Love is a series about the revolutionary subculture of the sixties. Episode one was an interview with Peter Coyote, and episode 2 was a discussion of Charles Manson and the Lyman Family.

Joining me for the interview was Matt Peterson of Woodbine.nyc

Correction on #ReadtheGreenBook tour-- the Minneapolis date is May 24, not 23

Song: Jefferson Airplane - We Can be Together

CROSSPOST: Castrating The Bitcoin Bull w/ Jamie, Aaron & Jorge Apr 20, 2022

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In their first ever CURRENT EVENTS episode, the Everybody Loves Communism crew of Jamie Peck, Aaron Thorpe (he's back, y'all!) and Jorge Rocha (@linegoesdown) take on various topics of the day, including Peter Thiel's Bitcoin meltdown and NYC mayor Eric Adams' love of crypto. Okay, so it's mostly about Bitcoin. What does it mean that various capitalists are having it out over this dumb new commodity?

To the 1,000 or so of you who are already listening to ELC on the regs: sorry for the dearth of slop this week. Come to the Eve 6 afterparty and Jamie will buy you a drink. No seriously, she's throwing the afterparty for the 5/4 Eve 6 NYC tour date. DM for deets!

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Lulu Lumon w/ Jake Flores (preview) Apr 15, 2022

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Jake "Feral Jokes" Flores and Andy discuss the new Apple TV show Severance.

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Ep 178 - Ask_a_worker Apr 13, 2022

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The crew talks about the Sunset Park shooting, Amazon unionization, global uprisings resulting from inflation and war, and getting various kinds of ill in Mexico.

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Song - Macka B - Give the Workers

Antifada's History is a Weapon 13.1: Actually Existing Socialism w/ Matt Christman (EXTENDED PREVIEW) Mar 30, 2022

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Listen to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/antifadas-is-13-64451503

For almost four years we've been speculating about the end of a certain period of history and hoo boy is it here!

In this part one of the thirteenth installment of HIAW, Matt and Sean return to talk about the roots of this current turbulence: What are the forces aligned for and against the 'rules-based international order'? How has the calculus of the various ruling classes changed in this zero-sum moment? Are there even good guys or bad guys to root for? And how has the seeming exit of the working class from history worked out for humanity? Not so good, it seems...

In part two we delve into the muck and mire of the XXth century, the hopes and dreams of communism, and the bitter denouement of 1991.

To hear the second half, and support our work, sign up as a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada for access to this bonus content, access to our Discord server, and more.

Music: Eddy Huntington - USSR Vaporwave

Vampire Castle: 'Fright Night' (1985) & 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995) (PREVIEW) Mar 25, 2022

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Jamie and Leslie (@leslieleeiii) discuss two more great vampire movies: Tom Holland's teen popcorn flick 'Fright Night' (1985) and Mel Brooks' classic horror-comedy starring Leslie Nielsen, 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995).

Ep 176: No War but the Class War? w/ Matt Crossin Mar 23, 2022

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After the episode on Lenin's imperialism with Erin Hagood, we decided to get a different perspective on the Ukraine war and other current events with Australian anarchist-communist Matt Crossin (@MattCrossin).

How does Australia fit into the global economy and capitalist hegemony? What are the uses and limits of theories of imperialism? How are anarchists in Ukraine and Russia confronting the upheaval of war? And how might working class power be forged in this chaotic and desperate time?

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Gilles Dauve article: https://www.troploin.fr/node/98

Angry Workers: https://www.angryworkers.org/

Music: Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Insufficient Funds

The Coming Post-Left Insurrection w/ Erin Hagood (BONUS Preview) Mar 18, 2022

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Andy and Sean talk more with Erin Hagood of Platypus about our political horizons. Do we still need a Leninist party? Do the global wave of uprisings point towards revolution or the Democratic Party? Is Antifada Post-Left?

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Ep 175 - Imperialism: When Capitalism Gets too High w/ Erin Hagood Mar 16, 2022

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Andy, Sean, and Platypus Erin Hagood go over the details of a historic panel on the crisis in Ukraine, then segue into the question of Lenin's definitions of imperialism and revolutionary defeatism and what clarity they offer today, if any.

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Lenin - Socialism and War

Crisis in Ukraine panel: https://youtu.be/Uyoe5ml05LQ

Michael Roberts on Ukrainian economy: https://brooklynrail.org/2022/03/field-notes/Ukraine-The-Economic-Consequences-of-the-War

Spencer Leonard on Bonapartism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6hY8AhT20

song: Oxxxymiron, Porchy, LSP - Imperial