The Left Opposition Podcast

Tristan from Left Voice, Mark from Firebrand and Angus from the Independent Socialist Group join us to discuss whether or not Russia is an imperialist power and what it might mean for the international working class.Closing song by our comrade Joe Messina, RadicalizeMe on youtube. "Lenin". Check it out here. https://youtu.be/Y74e3XdYLf0?si=6CG5dZNQcvLYixkRhttps://www.leftvoice.org/no-to-the-war-russian-troops-out-of-ukraine-nato-out-of-eastern-europe-no-to-imperialist-rearmament/https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2022/03/02/imperialist-powers-clash-over-ukraine/https://firebrand.red/2023/06/no-u-s-nato-arms-to-ukraine/

Chris and his letter carrier comrades discuss their campaign to keep the post office public. Check out their podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@BuildaFightingNALC

Jeff Booth and Peggy from the ISG join us to discuss May Day 2025, talk about the attendance at the Boston rally, comparing the class struggle from previous years and what keeps us going as Marxists in these grim times.https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2025/04/29/may-day-2025-fight-trump-build-for-mass-strikes-and-a-workers-party/Closing Song: Spanish Bombs by the Clash (1979) (f u spotify for making me delete this song)

Not days after she appeared on our program, Peggy was censored and placed on administrative leave for her solidarity with Palestine. Censorship is not unique to the Trump era, but it is a vital part of the capitalist system.https://chng.it/GL2qvh5bYW "If people want to sign the petition and share around to demand MassArt administration end the admin leave of me and my coworker, put us back in our job duties, and revoke discipline against students and not further discipline students"

Howdy folks! We take a quick look at the death of his holiness Pope Francis-something, with a short article from the RCI and the left's revisionism of the papacy. Britain passes an anti-trans law and we look at the mistake many communists make in regards to trans issues. Joining us from the Marxist Workers Group in Canada to discuss the upcoming federal election is Ben Merenlensky to discuss his article "Canada Amid a Patriotic Wave: What are the tasks of the Marxists?" where we take stock of the position of the parties in relation to the working class, and what, if anything, the canadian Marxist movement is doing to galvanize the workers.https://marxist.com/the-reformist-left-has-lost-its-pope.htmhttps://www.marxistworker.ca/articles/canadian-election-amid-patriotic-wave

This came across our desk while we were recording and decided to release this as a bonus episode. It's not a full critique of their video, that might come later, but we randomly scrolled through their stream to see what they were saying.Noah and Eddie take on the old man himself by quoting some Spart newspaper not by engaging in their ideas on the longshoremen but pointing out other problematic articles. They then admit they don't know much about Trotsky but downplay his role in the Russian revolution anyway. Excellent analysis as always guys!

Another crazy week in which we examine Trump's tariffs, what they're supposed to do versus what they actually are doing, and we look at the opposition to Trump's anti-everything agenda and where and when communist should intervene.

With free speech under assault once again for opposing Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people, what is the working class strategy?https://communistusa.org/free-mahmoud-khalil-only-class-struggle-can-ensure-freedom-of-speech/https://www.leftvoice.org/trumps-attacks-on-the-palestine-movement-and-the-universities-are-the-same-fight/Be sure to check out Chris' other podcast Next Generation Carriers!

Talking about Trump's tariffs and the threats to annex Canada.

We clarify once again our position on the war in Ukraine since on the left the anti-war position often gets us accused of being Putin bootlickers. Our position has not changed, for proletarian international revolution. But does this position doom Ukrainians to their fate? Is Russian imperialism a progressive force against American imperialism?