Communists of America

Revolutionary Communists of America•communistusa.org

We are America’s communist generation. The Revolutionary Communists of America are a product of this new period in history. We are here for the complete overthrow of capitalism. If you consider yourself a communist, if you’re committed to carrying out a revolution in our lifetime, this is your podcast. Learn more and join the party at communistusa.org.

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Audio Series: Base-Building or Bolshevism?

How can Marxists reach the masses? This is a pressing and fundamental question which has been at the center of revolutionary debate since the birth of the socialist movement. The following article contrasts the Bolshevik method to the modern-day iteration of base-building. Read it on our website: bit.ly/base-bolsh

Nov 30, 2021•15 min•Ep. 41

Why We Are Communists

In this episode, comrade Kiara joins us from Philadelphia after a very successful event series with her university's Socialist Revolution club, Temple Marxists. She will explain the ideas of revolutionary Marxism and why we are communists, giving a taste of the kinds of revolutionary propaganda work and discussions our comrades are carrying out in colleges, workplaces, and neighborhoods in dozens of cities from coast to coast.

Nov 08, 2021•31 min•Ep. 40

Perspectives for Revolutionary Socialism in the US

Socialist Revolution recently held its US Congress. Comrades from every corner of the country met for a weekend of discussions and voted on the US Perspectives document. In this episode, John Peterson gives an updated recap of this discussion document, which draws a balance sheet of the profound transformation of the political landscape in the US and analyzes the major factors that are shaping mass consciousness today. Read the full US Perspectives: bit.ly/usp-21 . Read a report of the National ...

Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 39

Fight Climate Catastrophe with Revolution

We present the revolutionary Marxist position on how to adapt to climate change. In the final analysis, the climate catastrophe is a product of capitalist exploitation and domination, and the solution to this problem is intimately connected to the class struggle. This is a crisis that the working class didn’t create, but which only we as a class can resolve by taking control over society.

Sep 24, 2021•25 min•Ep. 38

Defend the Cuban Revolution!

Jorge Martin, a comrade in the International Marxist Tendency and editor for Marxist.com , appeared on Rupture Radio to discuss the Cuban Revolution, the recent protests that have broken out in the country, the imperialist blockade, and the tasks facing revolutionaries. Read Jorge's most recent article on Cuba: bit.ly/CubanRev . Both Rupture Radio and Rupture Magazine are produced by members of RISE , a network within People Before Profit in Ireland....

Aug 11, 2021•58 min•Ep. 37

Israel, Palestine, and the Socialist Solution

For decades, the Israel-Palestine conflict has been one of imperialism's most blatant acts of oppression—with the systematic annihilation of the rights and lives of the Palestinian people at the hand of the Israeli state. Under capitalism, both the one-state and two-state solutions are utopian and can only lead to barbarism. Marxists have a radically different proposal. In this talk from the 2019 Revolution Festival in London, Fred Weston (editor of marxist.com ) puts forward a socialist, workin...

Jul 10, 2021•45 min•Ep. 36

The Racist Terror of Tulsa 1921

On May 31, 1921, 100 years ago, a mob of enraged white vigilantes descended on Tulsa's black district of Greenwood, slaughtering hundreds of black people—the largest mass killing since the Civil War. These events are a tragic example of how American capitalism uses the poison of bigotry to “divide and rule.” Once unleashed on the world, the monster of racism took on a life of its own and has left many corpses in its wake. Read the full article: srev.org/the-racist-terror-of-tulsa-1921...

May 31, 2021•40 min•Ep. 35

Audio Series: Should Socialists Be Preparing for Revolution?

This article argues that the historical pendulum is swinging toward a resurgence of the labor movement. What needs to be in place for a future revolution to succeed? What kind of organization and program can lead the working class to victory? Read it on our website at bit.ly/3u6Kp3Q .

May 20, 2021•14 min•Ep. 34

The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism

Alan Woods gives an introduction on Marxist philosophy, dialectical materialism, in the 2018 book launch of The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism. As Lenin said, without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. All revolutionaries must make an effort to study the ideas of Marxism, which is a powerful weapon in our hands to transform society. Get the book: bit.ly/3od3sba . Video presentation: bit.ly/3tKFqpH . Alan Woods's book intro: bit.ly/3fmutoS ....

May 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 33

Audio Series: Marxism vs. Identity Politics

This document was approved unanimously at the 2018 IMT World Congress, and its aim is to intensify the theoretical and political struggle against identity politics, postmodernism, and other alien class ideas. Read it on our website at srev.org/marxism-vs-idpol .

Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 32

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