Labor journalist Mel Buer joins Breht to discuss the recent train derailment in Ohio and the subsequent ecological disaster that ensued, the recent labor union struggles waged by rail workers, the warnings regarding safety that those workers advanced, the role of the Biden administration in all of this, the corporate dictatorship we live under, and much more.   Follow Mel here: https://twitter.com/mel_buer Contact Mel: mel@therealnews.com The Real News Network: https://therealnews.com/      Outro music: "I Saw" by Young Fathers Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

Breht reads a speech he recently gave at Arizona State University on the topic of dialectial materialism, Buddhism, and Marxism.  Huge shout out to the ASU Zen Devils and MECHA for inviting Breht out to Arizona to give this speech, meet listeners, and visit the Sonoran Desert for the first time!   Learn more about MECHA here: https://linktr.ee/MECHAdeASU   If you are interested in having Breht give a speech at your university, contact us at TheRevolutionaryLeft@gmail.com with the header "Speaking at our University", so that we can siff out the invites from the other messages!   Outro music: "Be Brave" by Modest Mouse Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back returning fan favorite Professor Gerald Horne to discuss his latest book The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U. S. Fascism.  As always, the conversation with Prof Horne is incredibly enlightening and very entertaining.  Support Guerrilla History and access bonus episodes here:  https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

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Sopiko Japaridze and Bryan Gigantino from the podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia join Breht to discuss the history of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Together they discuss Georgian-born communist Joseph Stalin, what socialist construction in Georgia was like, daily life for working class people in Soviet Georgia, the collapse of the USSR and the hard times of the 1990's, the politics of Georgia today, the Russia-Ukraine war, and more!    Check out the Reimagining Soviet Georgia podcast here: https://anchor.fm/sovietgeorgia Support them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reimaginingsovietgeorgia Follow them on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/reimaginingg     Outro music: "Gaprindi Shavo Mertskhalo" by Hamlet Gonashvili (word has it that this was Stalin's favorite song) Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio  

Re-Upload: The book is out now! You can get it here: https://www.iskrabooks.org/teaching-the-actuality The People's Forum Book Launch Here: https://peoplesforum.org/events/book-launch-panel-teaching-the-actuality-of-revolution-aesthetics-unlearning-and-the-sensations-of-struggle/ Derek Ford returns to the show to discuss his upcoming book "Teaching the Actuality of Revolution". Topics discussed include: Marxist pedagogy, sensory perception, education, Althusser, Marx and Engels, ideological struggle, aesthetics, and much more! Learn more here: https://www.liberationschool.org/ Check out our previous episodes with Derek: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/capital https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/communist-study   Outro music: "Believe These Blues" by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio    

James from Prolekult joins Breht to discuss the nuances and complexities of various forms of reductionism and capitalist-breakdown theory within the Marxist tradition. Their discussion leads them to touch on many other topics and issues that are important for the Marxist left today, including advice for those who are relatively new to Marxism.  Check out and support Prolekult here:  YouTube: http://youtube.com/prolekult Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prolekult Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/prolekult Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProlekultFilms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prolekultfilms/   Coalition of Disabled People (as mentioned in the episode): https://gmcdp.com/new-paul-hunt-ebooks Outro music "Your Dog" by Soccer Mommy Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

William Chaney joins Breht to dive deep on the work and ideas of Louis Althusser, the famous French marxist philosopher. Check out our previous episode on Althusser's work on ideology and ideological state apparatuses here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/althusser Feel free to reach out to William for a full list of recommended reading on Althusser -- Contact William here: willchaneyumassecon@protonmail.com Check out the Center for Popular Economics: https://www.populareconomics.org   Outro music "Attica Blues" by Archie Shepp Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

Professor of Philosophy and author, Graham Priest, joins Breht to discuss his latest book Capitalism - it's Nature and Replacement: Buddhist and Marxist Insights. Together, they discuss the problems of capitalism, the utter necessity of its transcendence, what Marxism can offer Buddhism, what Buddhism can offer Marxism, and how insights from both traditions can compliment and strengthen one another in the fight against instutionalized greed, hate, and delusion (aka capitalism, imperialism, and ideology)! Learn more about Graham Priest here: https://grahampriest.net/ Check out Kevin's interview with Graham over at Sensible Socialist: https://sensiblesocialist.com/2022/10/18/the-synthesis-of-marxism-and-buddhism/ Outro music "Banquet" by Bloc Party Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

We close out 2022 with a livestream!  All the members of the Revolutionary Left Radio family of podcasts came together for a two hour live Q&A that we had a ton of fun doing.  We hope you enjoy as we look ahead to 2023!   P.S. If you're on twitter, let us know what your favorite episode of the show was during 2022 - tag us @guerrilla_pod with your pick and we'll hopefully encourage some new people to check that episode out! Link to the video version of this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2KrBF5xW6c