Ep 123 - Vision/Strategy - Imagine Then Act
Episode 123 offers Ten Claims bearing on social struggle for social change. Support the show
May 02, 2021•48 min
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Ep 122 - Cancel Cancel Culture with Vince Emanuele
Episode 122 of RevolutionZ addresses the complicated and vexing issue of "cancel culture" as it manifests inside progressive and left projects and movements. It talks about what it is, what it seeks, and what its effects are on those rendering criticisms, on those criticized, and on those watching from without. Support the show
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Ep 121 - Vision/Strategy - Talking with Yanis Varoufakis 2
The second session of likely three with Yanis Varoufakis discusses questions of organization and priorities in electoral, governing, and organizing based on his personal experiences in Greece and Europe. Support the show
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Ep 120 - Vision/Strategy - 15 Theses on Liberation
Episode 120 of RevolutionZ is a kind of abbreviated summary of much that has gone before, boiled down to 15 theses bearing on the problem of liberating ourselves and society from the horrendous structures that currently oppress and delimit. Support the show
Apr 11, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Ep 119 - Vision/Strategy - Talking With Yanis Varoufakis
Episode 119 of RevolutionZ is a wide ranging discussion with Yanis Varoufakis ranging from lessons from Greece and Europe, to addressing obstacles to left success, to the motives and methods of his new novel titled Other Now. Support the show
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Ep 118 - Vision/Strategy - Talking About Writing With Justin Podur
Episode 118 of RevolutionZ talks about writing fiction, writing lessons, writing to write...and more. Support the show
Mar 28, 2021•24 min
Ep 117 - Vision/Strategy - Replying to Anarchist Critics 3
Episode 117 of RevolutionZ concludes a three episode exploration of issues some anarchists have with participatory economics. Support the show
Mar 21, 2021•45 min
Ep 116 - Vision/Strategy - Talking With Raj Patel About Food
Episode 116 is a wide ranging discussion of food relations and policies in history and currently in the world and what they tell us about capitalism. Support the show
Mar 14, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Ep 115 - Vision/Strategy - Replying to Anarchist Critics 2
Episode 115 of RevolutionZ continues what we started last episode by addressing additional criticisms of economic vision offered by various anarchists. Support the show
Mar 07, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 115
Ep 114 - Vision/Strategy - Replying to Anarchist Critics 1
Episode 114 of RevolutionZ addresses a range of criticisms various Anarchists have raised with participatory vision, over the years. It is the first of three episodes that will address and expand upon anarchist concerns. Support the show
Feb 28, 2021•27 min
Ep 113 - Vision - Talking With Jerry Fresia about Art and Economy
Episode 113 of RevolutionZ has a return visit from Artist Jerry Fresia for an extensive discussion of artistic activity--non instrumental and expressive work--in our current society and in a future better society. Support the show
Feb 22, 2021•55 min
Ep 112 - Q/A - Talking with Jack Rasmus about Well Street and Us
Episode 112 of RevolutionZ has Jack Rasmus as guest explaining how the stock market operates and in particular the recent imbroglio over the short selling and price jacking of a company called GameStop, and the operations and effects of financial markets writ larger. Support the show
Feb 14, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Ep 111 - Strategy - Autonomy within Solidarity and Large Movements or Small Collectives
A discussion of two key issues for social change activist strategy. Preserving autonomy while fostering creativity, and, working with small collectives - we used to call them affinity groups decades ago - while assembling and acting with large movements. Support the show
Feb 07, 2021•19 min
Ep 110 - Strategy - Democratic Centralism, Violence, and thinking about thinking about Strategy
Episode 110 of RevolutionZ addresses some aspects of social change - violence, organization - and more, to really discuss the logic of choosing among options - thinking about tactics and strategy. Support the show
Jan 31, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Ep 109 - Strategy - The Old Folks Home at the College
Being revolutionary then and now, young and old - and young. Recognize the title? Support the show
Jan 25, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Ep 108 - Strategy - Some Key Strategic Issues
Episode 108 discusses various factors that contribute to movements failing or succeeding, short and long term. Support the show
Jan 17, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Ep 107 - QA Vision/Strategy - Participatory Socialism Query and Reply
A Discussion of the origins and trajectory of the economic vision called participatory economy, including features and why it isn't more widely known and shared... Support the show
Jan 11, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Ep 106 - QA-Strategy - Answering Vincent
Vincent Emanuele queries Albert on personal experiences, strategy, vision... Support the show
Jan 03, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Ep 105 - Q.A-VisionStrategy - Reasoned Persistence, or Delusional Pigheadedness?
Episode 105 has questions provided by Andrej Grubacic and answers by Michael Albert, with a focus on a novel Michael wrote, and a screenplay, and thoughts about each... Support the show
Dec 27, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Ep 104 - Strategy - Can We Win? Or Will We Defeat Ourselves?
Episode 104 addresses a psychological tendency operative throughout society, but here addressed as it obstructs social progress not only outside the left, but also especially inside the left. Support the show
Dec 20, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Ep 103 - C20/Strategy - Voters Motives and Left Agendas
Episode 103 of RevolutionZ discusses the motives of voters in the 2020 Presidential election and the implications our view of such motives has for current organizing agendas. Support the show
Dec 13, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Ep 102 -C20/Strategy - What Next?
Episode 102 of RevolutionZ is adapted from a piece by Collective20. It addresses what to do following the U.S. election regarding program, constituencies, attitude, etc. Collective20, remember, is a group writing under the encompassing name. It includes among others Noam Chomsky, Media Benjamin, Cynthia Peters, and myself, and I was the initial author of the piece here presented. Support the show
Dec 06, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Ep 101 - Q/A - Talking About Chomsky
This is Episode 101 of the podcast titled RevolutionZ. It is a new entry in the Question and Answer stream of episodes and this time the questions and answers are about a person, our guest in episode 100, Noam Chomsky. The questions are ones I, Michael Albert, have been asked about Noam over the years, which I try to answer as best I can in an audio exchange of this sort. Support the show
Nov 29, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Ep 100 - Strategy - Where Are We At With Noam Chomsky
Episode 100 of RevolutionZ explores with Noam Chomsky his take on the election and on left priorities in light of the election. Support the show
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Ep 99 - Strategy: Left Culture and Movement Prospects
Episode 99 of RevolutionZ explores the character of left habits, beliefs, values - left culture - and their impact on left outreach and stability. Support the show
Nov 15, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Ep 98 - 10 Claims for Winning A New Economy
Episode 98 of the podcast RevolutionZ proposes 10 claims bearing on the task of winning a participatory socialist economy. Support the show
Nov 08, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Ep 97 - Strategy - Being Radical
What does it mean to "be radical"? What does it entail? Thoughts? And Actions? Support the show
Nov 01, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Ep 96 - Strategy - Organizing and Violence with Kathy Kelly
Episode 96 of RevolutionZ has for its guest Kathy Kelly. She answers questions about her organizing experiences, and about U.S. foreign policy effects and causes, and then we discuss issues of movement violence and non violence in our very troubled times. Support the show
Oct 25, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Ep - 95 - Strategy: Combatting Coup Possibilities with Jeremy Brecher
Episode 95 takes seriously the possibility of Trump trying to remain in office despite losing in 2020 and discusses efforts and means of combatting such a coup attempt. Support the show
Oct 18, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Ep 94 - Strategy - Political Film Making With Amirani
A wide ranging discussion of Amirani's film making and the broader issues of political film, Hollywood, and activist possibilities. Support the show
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 94