1Dime Radio

An exploration of nationalism’s shifting role in history, from democracy and national liberation to exclusion and domination. The discussion contrasts civic and ethnic nationalism, patriotism and political action, and examines why national belonging persists in a globalized world. It also asks whether socialism can build class solidarity without a homeland, and whether genuine internationalism must begin with sovereign nations.

Haz Al-Din, Chairman of the American Communist Party and creator of Infrared, joins a spirited discussion on MAGA Communism, patriotic socialism, China, and the limits of liberal democracy. They debate socialism with American characteristics, Soviet history, markets versus planning, and whether AI and cybernetics could reshape the economy. A provocative clash over Marxism, nationalism, and the future of revolutionary politics.

A sharp critique of AI and the society that created it. The discussion explores repetitive work, standardized education, algorithmic desire, and the loss of time for thinking and self-cultivation. It contrasts genuine creativity with formulaic cultural production, revisits Marx’s hopes for technology, and asks whether AI can liberate human potential or deepen our dependence and intellectual outsourcing.

Christian Parenti, an economics professor and author of Radical Hamilton and Lockdown America, joins a provocative discussion of the left’s COVID-era turn. They examine lockdowns, school closures, mandates, censorship, class privilege, the trucker convoy, Big Pharma and Big Tech, vaccine policy, gain-of-function research, and civil liberties. The conversation ends with a surprising pairing: classical Marxism and classical liberalism.

A lively debate takes aim at the “Lizard Left,” woke politics, and the status games hiding behind egalitarian language. The conversation explores socialism beyond the Soviet model, why left organizations alienate ordinary people, and how dating apps, social clubs, technology, and community could rebuild solidarity. It also tackles tribalism, democracy, civilization, falling birth rates, immigration, and the future of collective life.

Benjamin Studebaker, political theorist and author of *Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies*, examines whether Spain’s Socialist government offers an alternative to neoliberalism or simply manages it with progressive language. Topics include migration, labor power, imperialism, EU fiscal rules, tourism-driven growth, property inflation, regional politics, and why Spain may not be a blueprint for the left.

An examination of how progressive spaces enforce conformity through thought taboos, reputation-based punishment, audience capture, and appeals to expertise. The discussion explores subconscious self-censorship, performative progressivism, social rewards, and the difference between activist conviction and atmospheric compliance. It closes by considering what intellectual freedom and a genuinely post-woke left might require.

Peter Ryan, founder of Ryan Research and a writer on economics, history, technology, and strategy, explores a forgotten alternative to the Marxism-versus-free-market divide. He discusses Friedrich List, Matthew and Henry Carey, MMT, monetary sovereignty, protectionism, state capacity, Lincoln’s economic vision, and how economic nationalism can connect to anti-imperialism and international solidarity.

A provocative examination of 1776’s contradictory legacy: radical democratic transformation alongside slavery, racial domination, and Native dispossession. The discussion explores abolition, labor, suffrage, and civil rights as unfinished extensions of revolutionary ideals, while asking whether the Left should reclaim the language of liberty, popular sovereignty, and American egalitarianism from the political right.

A deep dive into whether woke politics are fading or mutating into something new. They explore the cultural “vibe shift,” rapid AI-driven white-collar displacement, and how elite overproduction reshapes class politics. Housing, STEM identity, and the rise of neoreaction get examined alongside why symbolic politics endure and how movements like Palestine alter the political map.