Marxist historian James Vaughn discusses the American Revolution, contrasting the progressive narrative with the classical Marxist view. They explore perspectives on bourgeois revolutions, global impact, revolutionary connections, social contract theory, evolution of revolutionary thought, emergence of bourgeois society, and Marxist insights on plantation labor and slavery. The conversation delves into American expansionism, contradictions in free labor and capitalism, and the feasibility of socialism in the US.

Marxist historian James Vaughn discusses what the left gets wrong about the American Revolution, focusing on slavery, genocide, and racism of the Founding Fathers. The importance of analyzing the totality of the American project with its contradictions is emphasized for leftists.