We're into the Bible again! Today we read some resurrection stories and discuss revolutionary optimism, nihilism, and idealist optimism. What must our hope and knowledge be grounded in? Practice, struggle, more practice, and more struggle.HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

Proletarian feminist, Esperanza Fonseca, joins us today to discuss physical fitness, fitness culture, mental health, and becoming disciplined. Let's exercise (with politics in command).Check out Esperanza's work on the sex and porn industry and follow her on instagram: @proletarianfeminist!HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

As we continue our journey through Holy Week, sit with us in the night of defeat for a Good Friday reflection and meditation on becoming faithful.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comSupport the show

Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comsSupport the show

We start our Holy Week off with a reflection for Palm Sunday on power and conflicting "kings," "dictatorships," and worlds!Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

Preachers, poets, graphic designers, dancers, singers, painters,  musicians, and others! There are lots of ways one might be an artist and creator, but to what ends are we making art? In whose interest does our art serve?d.c.R. Pollock (Dave) read Mao's speech "Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art" with us in preparation for our discussion on art and the work of the revolutionary artist. Also mentioned: Constructive Criticism by Gracie Lyons.Discussed:- the class and political character of art- the role of cultural revolution and the work of revolutionary artists- how revolutionary communism (maoism) can enable artists to effectively serve the people- the relation between the artist and the community they create forCheck out Dave's tunes! https://linktr.ee/DcrpollockDo us a HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

This is the concluding episode of our four-part "Lessons from Lenin" series in which Chase reflects on three lessons generated from his reading of Lenin's What is to Be Done? For the final episode, we discuss the whats and whys of our "principal task," the need for a Maoist Party in the U.S. to be produced by real mass work, and what it will take for revolutionaries to win the trust of our neighbors, working class and internally colonized nations.  An essay including all four parts of this series will be released shortly on patreon.Do us a HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

This podcast episode explores the importance of revolutionary parties and mass work, the role of education in the struggle against colonialism and capitalism, the awakening of young Marxists in Russia, the failure of the Black Panther Party, and the need for a disciplined Maoist party. It also emphasizes the importance of a revolutionary communist organization in the US and encourages listeners to study revolutionary theory and history.

This episode is lesson #2 of a four-part series in which Chase reflects upon particular lessons generated from his study of Lenin's What is to Be Done? Lesson #2: Mass work, including our exposures, needs to be comprehensive and political, as opposed to merely economistic.The full essay "Lessons from Lenin: What is to Be Done?" will be released shortly on our patreon.A short read on spontaneity.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Subscribe to our YouTube!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

This is the first of a four-part series, "Lessons from Lenin: What is to be done?" in which Chase reflects upon three main lessons (and a conclusion) from his engagement with this foundational text. The lessons and conclusion will be will be made available in essay form on patreon shortly!Why is ideological struggle necessary? What do economism, legalism, and the worshipping of spontaneity look like?Lesson #1: Objective ideological struggle within and amongst revolutionary organizations is essential for developing a strong revolutionary movement.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Subscribe to our YouTube!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show