Marx Engels Institute

Full episode available to Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-time-part-2-54432833 We go on to answer questions about whether clients of sex workers should be criminalized, what relevance do gender and LGBT+ ideology have to Marxist theory, Scottish independence, the Canadian Indigenous question, and whether Ireland will ever see a workers' uprising.

We talk through the politics and history surrounding Oliver Stone's 1995 movie Nixon. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/red_star_radio

Full episode available for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-time-54194652 It's the first "ask us anything" episode!  We asked for questions and you, good listeners, delivered! So much so in fact that this will be a two-part episode with the second out next Tuesday.  So enjoy this first part where we answer your questions on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Stalin and the decline of the British and Canadian Communist Parties. Enjoy!

The riots that broke out in South Africa brought back into the focus the nature of the post apartheid era.  In this episode we look at the nature of the deal that ended apartheid, the strength and sacrifices of the South African working class and the political trajectory of the ANC.  We also draw on Lenin's analysis of "spontaneity" and Trotsky's concept of "permanent revolution" to shed light on the class struggle within South Africa. For further information on the situation in South Africa check out this article

Full episode available to patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/is-sex-work-work-53926889 We look at the claim that prostitution is wage labour like any other, and decide whether or not the claim stands up to Marxist scrutiny. Articles mentioned: Prostitution and ways of fighting it (Kollontai) Lenin on the Women’s Question (Zetkin) Socialists Should Support Sex Workers’ Rights (Liza Featherstone for Jacobin Magazine) Leila's article on the topic in the Bellows: The Folly of Sex Work Advocacy

In this episode we cover a lot of ground!  We mark the passing of the  career of Matt Hancock, the demise of the Donald Rumsfeld and the  failures of "entryist" tactics that Alex pursued in the Labour Party under Corbyn.

So just what the hell is "Critical Race Theory"?  In this episode Alex and Leila take a dive into the murky waters of post-modernism, the epic fails of Herbert Marcuse and the racket that is academia to find out what the hell this is all about. The answer may just surprise you.  

Full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/che-guevera-on-53079523 We look at the history of the Cuban revolution through Che Guevera's essay " Socialism and man in Cuba", wherein Che theorizes how to create the new man and woman as communism is built in Cuba. Our discussion touches on the role of love and leadership in communist revolution and governance. The essay: https://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1965/03/man-socialism.htm

With the Batley & Spen by-election set to deliver yet more defeat and disaster for Keith Starmers Labour Party we are releasing our patrons only episode recorded just after the Labour defeat in Hartlepool.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-is-part-2-2-52762824 In part 2 of a 2 part episode, we review Greg Albo's article "The Old and New Economics of Imperialism" to assess the strength of Poulantza's versus Lenin's theory of imperialism. We talk about signs of American decay and China's rise as the next leading imperialist power. Albo's article here [this is a link to the PDF]: https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/download/5812/2708/ Part 1: https://anchor.fm/red-star-radio/episodes/What-is-Imperialism--Part-1-of-2-e131dvd