Communist podcast exploring political economy, history and the class struggle with AP Andy, Sean KB and guests. Become a patron to enjoy bonus content, access to our Discord community and more at: www.patreon.com/theantifada twitter: @the\_antifada @baseprole @as\_a\_worker email: antifadamindset at gmail streaming: twitch.tv/theantifada
Andy and Sean trade prison stories with Jarrod, including a near uprising in the Tombs kicked-off by the revolutionary demand for pound cake. For the full episode and all other bonus material support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada . We really appreciate it! Don't forget to pick up your copy of Captives: How Rikers Island Took NYC Hostage Song: Ghostface Killah - We Made It...
Jarrod Shanahan returns to talk about his new book Captives: How Rikers Island Took NYC Hostage , out TODAY from Verso. Captives it the history of Rikers Island as a progressive reform turned riotous penal colony in the neoliberal era. While today it's slated to be closed, the book shows how the plan to build new state-of-the-art humanitarian jails is repeating the mistake. Check out our bonus episode with Jarrod on Friday at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Song: Negative Approach - Borstal Breakout...
Sean and Derick are back with the 4th installment of our crossover series on history, political economy and current events. In this episode, the boys examine China: what was the mode of production in the revolutionary period? How has China changed since the reform period? What are common misconceptions about the CPC, good or bad? The full conversation is over two-and-a-half hours, so if you like what you hear become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada to hear this bonus content and a lot mor...
In this bonus, Sean and Tarence talk some smack about the National Conservative slash Post-Left crowd. Are they worth worrying about? What does their whole stupid movement mean? How do we all get some of that sweet Theil cash? For the rest of the episode and a whole lot more bonus content, become a subscriber today at www.patreon.com/theantifada
Nearly two years after the epic Trillbillies Workers Party crossover episode, Sean and Tarence decided to check in on how Giovanni Arrighi's historical schema is holding up. Then they throw in some Ellen Meiksins Wood and Andreas Malm for good measure. Also, what to make of the NatCon/Post-Left losers from the Vanity Fair article. Check out more about JD Vance and Peter Theil and the rest of those dinguses by becoming a supporter at www.patreon.com/theantifada Intro: Jordan Davis, Luke Bryan - B...
In the second part of our interview ben tells us more about his affinity for indigenous struggle, why he moved back to NY, his views on COVID mandates and public health, his hatred of Jerry Rubin, and if he beat up the MC5. In the spirit of the Motherfuckers, the full episode is available FREE at patreon.com/theantifada ... but while you're there, why not support the show for the rest of our bonus content and access to our discord commune! check out ben's art: https://www.instagram.com/ben_morea...
Ben Morea is a founding member of Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker , two 1960s revolutionary formations known as the most direct action-oriented wing of the youth revolutionary movement in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Comrades of the Black Panthers, Diggers, Yippies, and SDS, their black bloc tactics and uncompromising solidarity with black and indigenous struggles remains a blueprint of anarchist activity today. Part 2 of the discussion here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/6556342...
In their first ever CURRENT EVENTS episode, the Everybody Loves Communism crew of Jamie Peck, Aaron Thorpe (he's back, y'all!) and Jorge Rocha ( @linegoesdown ) take on various topics of the day, including Peter Thiel's Bitcoin meltdown and NYC mayor Eric Adams' love of crypto. Okay, so it's mostly about Bitcoin. What does it mean that various capitalists are having it out over this dumb new commodity? To the 1,000 or so of you who are already listening to ELC on the regs: sorry for the dearth o...
Jake " Feral Jokes " Flores and Andy discuss the new Apple TV show Severance. Full the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada
The crew talks about the Sunset Park shooting, Amazon unionization, global uprisings resulting from inflation and war, and getting various kinds of ill in Mexico. Support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada for our weekly bonus episode, Discord access, and more! Song - Macka B - Give the Workers
We’re going back to our supersoldier roots with Devin Zane Shaw, a professor of philosophy and the author of the book the Philosophy of Antifascism . We talk about the antifascist theory Three Way Fight , political tensions within antifascism between its militant and liberal strains, the "parapolitical" aspects of the MAGA and Covid-denialist movements, Ben Burgis' comments on Joe Rogan about the milkshaking of Andy Ngo, and if Putin is antifa. Access our Discord community, bonus mater...
Listen to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/antifadas-is-13-64451503 For almost four years we've been speculating about the end of a certain period of history and hoo boy is it here! In this part one of the thirteenth installment of HIAW, Matt and Sean return to talk about the roots of this current turbulence: What are the forces aligned for and against the 'rules-based international order'? How has the calculus of the various ruling classes changed in this zero-sum moment? Are the...
For the full episode and all other bonus content, support the show at http://Patreon.com/TheAntifada ! Jamie and Leslie ( @leslieleeiii ) discuss two more great vampire movies: Tom Holland's teen popcorn flick 'Fright Night' (1985) and Mel Brooks' classic horror-comedy starring Leslie Nielsen, 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995).
After the episode on Lenin's imperialism with Erin Hagood, we decided to get a different perspective on the Ukraine war and other current events with Australian anarchist-communist Matt Crossin (@MattCrossin). How does Australia fit into the global economy and capitalist hegemony? What are the uses and limits of theories of imperialism? How are anarchists in Ukraine and Russia confronting the upheaval of war? And how might working class power be forged in this chaotic and desperate time? For bon...
Andy and Sean talk more with Erin Hagood of Platypus about our political horizons. Do we still need a Leninist party? Do the global wave of uprisings point towards revolution or the Democratic Party? Is Antifada Post-Left? For the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada
Andy, Sean, and Platypus Erin Hagood go over the details of a historic panel on the crisis in Ukraine, then segue into the question of Lenin's definitions of imperialism and revolutionary defeatism and what clarity they offer today, if any. Hear more of our discussion and all bonus material by supporting the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Show notes: Lenin - Socialism and War Crisis in Ukraine panel: https://youtu.be/Uyoe5ml05LQ Michael Roberts on Ukrainian economy: https://brooklynrail.org/202...
Events are moving rapidly and there are processes in motion that seem to be forging a new global order. The question is what kind? Following up on last week's episode with Alex Gendler, Sean and Derrick are back to continue the discussion of the Russo-Ukrainian War. What are the geopolitics that led to this violent and tragic episode? What are the regional and global forces that helped create it? What kind of changes to the capitalist economy can we expect to see especially out of the West's 'to...
Friend of the show and Ukrainian immigrant Alex Gendler ( @achilleselbow ) discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine, situating it in its proper historical context before discussing more recent events. He also takes some time to debunk galaxy brain takes from dumb dumb anti-imperialists who think a "multipolar" world — with neoliberal, authoritarian Russia as one of the poles — will somehow bring us closer to communism. Song: Blind Boy Grunt - John Brown Links: https://www.nplusonemag....
Max Collins of '90s (and present day) alt-rock band Eve 6 ( @Eve6 ) returns for a wide-ranging BONUS convo touching on music, religion, shitposting, and Max's hi-jinx with the guy from Third Eye Blind. Become a supporter at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock this episode, tons of other bonus content, and our Discord community! Image: emily_eclectic...
Andy and Sean discuss Putin vs. Ukraine vs. Brandon and the war's origins in the EuroMaidan uprising. If the left's revolutionary strategy is take public space and push towards militant result, are we not replicating the errors of Ukraine and Syria? Are the Canadian truckers doing essentially the same thing? Support the show by becoming a Patron for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/TheAntifada ! Big discounts for yearly membership Reading on the subject: Ukraine: https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/...
Jamie and Aaron Thorpe ( @paradoomer ) round out the Valentine's Day-adjacent content by attempting to answer a listener's relationship question. They also talk designer babies and bio-mechanical wombs. Become a supporter at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock the full version of this episode, plus tons of other bonus content and our Discord community!
Friend of the show Aaron Thorpe ( @paradoomer ) stops by for some capital-d Discourse about the Superbowl, nostalgia, and the NFL's promise to "end systemic racism." Jamie and Aaron also discuss Larry David's crypto ad and REI's woke anti-union campaign. Check out Aaron's substack piece on nostalgia: https://spacelight.substack.com/p/what-may-have-been Outro song: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City...
Eve 6 frontman and powerful poster Max Collins ( @Eve6 ) stops by to discuss Neil Young, Joe Rogan, and "cancel culture"...but more importantly, how Spotify is fucking musicians out of rent money. What, if anything, can music fans do to help? Is Max the daddy that Joe Rogan's fans need? He also previews his band's upcoming tour with friend-of-the-show Jake Flores! Closing song: Eve 6 - The Heart in a Blender Song (downloaded from Soulseek) Check out Jamie's new history and theory podca...
Clark Filio, producer of How To: With John Wilson, stays on to talk NFTs, crypto, CIA Anitfa vs. Nazi Apes, metaverse nikes, how to make it rich with NFT farts, and Jingle Berry. The full episode is available to patrons at http://Patreon.com/TheAntifada Critique of crypto currency by Gegen Kapital und Nation: https://gegen-kapital-und-nation.org/en/bitcoin-finally-fair-money/?fbclid=IwAR24m892D8HjbHgJD7tWHM4GH5zHcUZ15hL6MWA4FI6E6-Qm9IAMVoRqb7M Signal creators weights in on Web3: https://moxie.or...
Painter, arts worker organizer, and How To: With John Wilson producer Clark Filio talks to us about the world of art! What is an arts worker, why are they organizing, and what are they organizing for? How do we wrest the art world away from the Sachlers and Axelrods of the world, and what would it look like after? Listen to our bonus episode How to get Rich with NFTs by becoming a Medici-level Patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Clark Filio's IG and painting Children of Gont: https://www.instagram...
The long-awaited second installment of Diving Into The Wreckage, the VarnVlog/Antifada crossover series is here! This time, Sean and Derrick put on their doomer caps to discuss capitalism and global warming: Is there a way out within this mode of production? Why have emissions ramped up so much in our lifetimes? What kind of political forces make climate change so intractable? And what does the future look like if we keep going down this path? This is an extended preview of a longer episode. To ...
Sean and David Parsons, host of the excellent history podcast Nostalgia Trap, take a dive into the politics and ideology of fossil fuels through the lens of the 2005 George Clooney and Matt Damon film 'Syriana'. They go back to the 1990s and 2000s, especially the wake of 9/11 and the runup to the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions, to look at the sometimes troubled and myopic, but always fraught, way that Americans understand their relationship to oil and geopolitics. Out later this week will be fol...
Continuing our discussion from the main episode, we go deeper into the denialism mess with Pavlos and ask ourselves what COVID and society's response might tell us about a possible revolutionary horizon. How do approach the real issues in the world without seeing like a state? We also discuss a second article written by an Italian collective, Wu Ming, that has a different take on the backlash against mandates: https://illwill.com/conspiracy-and-social-struggle To access this and a ton more bonus...
The gang is back with returning guest, Pavlos Roufos , for a spicy discussion about ever-contentious pandemic politics and how the left should relate to it: Why has SARS-COVID 19 and the state response to it caused such an uproar in parts of Europe and the United States? What contradictory functions does the capitalist state perform in class society, and how has this led to disaster? What is the attraction of denialism among the populist right and, increasingly, parts of the left? Is there a rat...
We continue our discussion on the J6 "insurrection" with a reading of a NYT piece about a shadowy rightwing group you may not have heard of... likely because it's all a grift. For the full episode and all our other bonus content support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada song: John Cale - Praetorian Underground
