Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss the old Marxist idea of "The Dictatorship of the Proletariat" in this episode of the Cutrone Zone. Is it a scary phrase? Can we trust everyday people to self-govern? What is socialism anyhow? Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

The Reverend John Milton Bunch drops in to teach Doug a lesson in science and to demonstrate that political activists and theorists need to believe the science.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses the rational kernel in Javier Milei's recent speech at DAVOS and explains how socialists should take up capitalism in order to transform it.Listen to the second hour on patreon:https://www.patreon.com/posts/parrots-davos-97246173Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Author David Shields discusses his upcoming book on fake news and explores the challenges of distinguishing truth from fiction in a world influenced by Western Thought. The podcast analyzes the Black Mirror episode 'Joan is Awful' to illustrate key ideas from Shields' book, including the concept of reality in art and literature. It also explores topics such as self-authorship, measuring value from a Marxist perspective, and the portrayal of characters in TV shows.

Jack Ross is author of "The Socialist Party of America: A Complete History" with Nebraska Press and "The Strange Death of American Exceptionalism," a book that is coming soon from Sublation. This video introduces Ross's argument that the real aim of the puritanical but progressive "woke" ideology, is to erase or overturn the bill of rights and to smash the notion of individual liberty to pieces. Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss how Maoism came to define the ideology of the American left as the Cutronezone returns in 2024.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Spencer Leonard follows up on the recent discussion of Proudhon that featured Ben Burgis, Cyber Dandy, and Douglas Lain. What was Marx's critique of Proudhon's dialectic? What can the left still learn from Proudhon.Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

James A Smith, co-host of the Popular Show, debates Douglas Lain about the Israel/Palestine conflict and the the opportunity it presents for the international left.

Chris Cutrone walks Doug through the history of bourgeois art from Eugène Delacroix to Eduard Manet. The Death of the Millennial Left by Chris Cutronehttps://www.sublationmedia.com/books/the-death-of-the-millennial-leftSupport Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Jacob Siegel is a Senior Editor at Tablet magazine, a fiction writer, and veteran. He is also a committed Zionist and critic of US policy both domestically and internationally.