Auxiliary Statements
Jack & Dan
Post-peasant commies Dan and Jack read over bits of theory each week in an effort to understand the worldwide state of socialism.
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Email: auxiliarystatements@gmail.com
Episodes
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Nov 14, 2025 • 1h 2min
147. Thoughts on the Fundamental Principles & the GIC | Angry Workers, Hermann Lueer & Ian Wright
In which we return to the plan for communism put together by the Group of International Communists and discuss several critiques made against its proposals.
Reading: Thoughts on the ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ (2025) by Angry Workers, Response to Angry Workers (2025) by Hermann Lueer, and On ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution' (2022) by Ian Wright.
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/3Z8zSesK

Oct 31, 2025 • 1h 2min
146. Labour, Nationality & Religion | James Connolly
What flag is the right flag for communists to fly? What attitude should we have towards nationalism and religion? Do we all just need to relax a bit?
Reading: Labour, Nationality & Religion (1910) by James Connolly, Pro-Palestine symbolism (2025) by Anne McShane and Trying to capture the flag (2025) by Harley Filben
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/A3AfQgjD

Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 6min
145. Historical Landmarks in the War on Palestine | Rashid Khalidi & Shir Hever
In which we discuss the nature of the colonization of Palestine by the West and the fraught state the settler colony of Israel has found itself in after years of violence and economic crisis.
Reading: Historical Landmarks in the Hundred Years' War on Palestine (2017) by Rashid Khalidi and Shutdown Nation (2025) by Shir Hever
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/au2uTQJz

Sep 26, 2025 • 1h 1min
144. Communism and Strategy | Isabelle Garo
In which we answer the age-old question, just what does it mean for a text to be extremely French?
Watching: Communism & Strategy (2023) by Isabelle Garo
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/e9fnmxYq

Sep 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
143. The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind | Mark Noll
In which we attempt to lay a materialist history over the long, strange history of American Protestantism.
Watching: The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) by Mark A. Noll
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/sZ3s5uKf

Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 13min
142. Hypernormalisation | Adam Curtis
Say what you will about this podcast, we keep up with the culture, which is why we're watching a nearly 10 year old documentary on Trump, AI and collective politics.
Watching: Hypernormalisation (2016) by Adam Curtis
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KXt8xrkZ

Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 13min
141. Why the American Working Class is Different | Mike Davis
In which we try to get away from the ultra-left stuff but find it vindicated by history once again :c
Reading: Why the American Working Class is Different (1986) (from Prisoners of the American Dream) by Mike Davis
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Mq5d85pV

Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 7min
140. An Agroecological Europe in 2050 | Xavier Poux & Pierre-Marie Aubert
In which we make an effort to read something other than dense Marxology.
Reading: An Agroecological Europe in 2050 (2018) by Xavier Poux & Pierre-Marie Aubert
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/7cKuDtBv

Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 8min
139. Epitaph for the USSR: A clock without a spring | Christopher Arthur
In which we suss out this whole USSR thing.
Reading: Epitaph for the USSR: A clock without a spring (1998) by Christopher J Arthur
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/b3rcdKyS

Jun 27, 2025 • 1h 23min
138. The Future of Revolution | Jasper Bernes
We're back on our bs.
Reading: The Future of Revolution (2025) by Jasper Bernes
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DISCORD: https://discord.gg/vhhSPuUq


