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Listen to the first installment of this four-episode series Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University. Hammond was a student and Students for a Democratic Society leader at Kent State University from 1967 to 1970. He later (1985) completed his degree in Political Science, then studied Modern Chinese language at the Beijing Foreign Languages Normal School in Beijing. Hammond received an M.A. in Regional Studies - East Asia (1989), and a Ph.D in History and East Asian Languages (1994) from Harvard University. In 2007, Hammond was appointed director of the...
info_outline BRG Round 2: Fighting to Win...Revolutionary Left Radio
Black Red Guard returns to the show for a no-holds-barred, wide-ranging discussion on a multitude of topics, including Palestine, Aaron Bushnell, the DSA, line struggle, party building, Taiwan, revolution, the future, and much more! Check out BRG's YT Channel Follow BRG on Twitter Check out his Twitch Outro Music: To Cause Your Own Death by Mon Rovia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get 15% off any book in the Left Wing Books Library
info_outline "The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" by Karl MarxRevolutionary Left Radio
Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasantry and lumpenproletariat, Bonapartism and Fascism, history, the role of the State under capitalism, and how all of this helps us to make sense of our contemporary moment of crisis in the US and around the world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
info_outline [UNLOCKED] Buddhist Perspectives: Self-Immolation and Political StruggleRevolutionary Left Radio
This unlocked patreon episode was originally released Feb. 27th 2024 To get access to more bonus episodes like this every month, and support the show, join our patreon at --------------------------------------------- In this patreon exclusive, Breht reads and reflects on Buddhist writings including regarding Buddhist monks in Vietnam engaging in self-immolation and how it differs from suicide, and of so-called Western Buddhism wherein he argues that mindfulness meditation is merely a way to cope with the depravities of capitalism; a new Opium of the Masses. Along the way,...
info_outline Imperialism Abroad, Fascism at Home: GILEE, Cop City, & 1033 ProgramRevolutionary Left Radio
Musa and Tunde from the ATL chapter of the join Breht to discuss the GILEE Program (Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange) and its implications, the construction of Cop City (and the plans for more), the militarization of police in an era of capitalist and liberal crisis, Israel and its connections to GILEE, the Palestinian Liberation movement, "Black Mecca" and its class contradictions, and what all this means for our near-future... Check out BAP-Atlanta Check out the Groundings Podcast Check out Follow BAP on or on Outro Song by ...
info_outline The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong AntifascistRevolutionary Left Radio
joins the show to discuss his new biography "The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist". Together Josh and Breht have a wide ranging conversation on antifascism, teaching, prison, organizing, parenting, drug and alcohol abuse, and much more. Check out the book Check out an article about Josh from The Real News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
info_outline Parting Ways (for now): Guerrilla History Bids Farewell to Breht & DaveRevolutionary Left Radio
After a wonderful 3 and half years, Breht and Producer Dave are bidding farewell to Guerrilla History. Henry and Adnan will continue the program. In this episode, they all reflect on their time together and promise to keep collaborating when and where possible going forward! Please Subscribe to on your preferred podcast app. Support Guerrilla History and follow them Check out Shoeless in South Dakota Follow Shoeless in South Dakota
info_outline Man on Fire: Aaron Bushnell's Sacrifice for PalestineRevolutionary Left Radio
Rest in Peace, Aaron. Free Palestine! "To burn oneself by fire is to prove that what one is saying is of the utmost importance. There is nothing more painful than burning oneself. To say something while experiencing this kind of pain is to say it with utmost courage, frankness, determination, and sincerity." - Thich Nhat Hanh in a letter to MLK Jr. regarding the self-immolation of Vietnamese Buddhist monks
info_outline The Ongoing Evolution of the Human Species (teaser)Revolutionary Left Radio
This is a snippet from a much longer patreon exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and support the show at the same time,
info_outline On Mysticism: Ego, Suffering, & LoveRevolutionary Left Radio
On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht had some things come up such that they couldn't record their planned episode on Marx's 18th Brumaire (coming soon!), so instead they have a deep, organic and wide-ranging conversation on mysticism; together they explore humanities religious and spiritual traditions and the mystical strain within them, discuss atheism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Sufism, mystical experiences, the role of suffering, holy union and oneness, the dissolution of subject/object duality, the role of psychedelics historically and experientially, dialectics, and...
info_outlineHistorian Dr. Rebecca Hall joins Breht to discuss the life of her father, the famous communist theorist and black liberationist Harry Haywood, as well as her own work on women led slave revolts.
Find her work here: https://rebhallphd.org/
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