Alyson Escalante joins Breht to respond to arguments that the US left should embrace American patriotism. Together they discuss revolutionary v. reactionary nationalism, US history, settler colonialism, proletarian internationalism, Browderism, anti-imperialism, the CPUSA, tailism, accusations of ultra-leftism, and much more.  Outro Music: "U.S.A." by The Exploited Support Red Menace and get bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

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On Patriotism...

In this unlocked Red Menace patreon episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the latest IPCC report on climate change and discuss its implications. Support Red Menace and get bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

UNLOCKED - Code Red for Humanity: the IPCC Report 2021

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' by the Brazilian educator and Marxist humanist Paulo Freire. This is essential reading for all teachers, organizers, and political educators!  Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace  

Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire

Alyson and Breht answer questions from listeners! Topics discussed: Maoism and AES, contradictions present and future, the climate crisis, cryptocurrency, Marxist pedagogy and the role of teachers, reasons to maintain revolutionary optimism, how to build relevant skillsets and engage with theory,  Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

AMA: Socialism, Climate Chaos, Pedagogy, & Contradictions

In this special crossover episode between Guerrilla History and Red Menace, Alyson and Henry come together to interview Dr. Françoise Vergès about her new book A Decolonial Feminism.  Françoise Vergès is an activist, public educator, and is the author of many books including Resolutely Black: Conversations with Aime Cesaire (Polity, 2019), The Wombs of Women: Race, Capital, Feminism & Monsters and Revolutionaries: Colonial Family Romance and Metissage. A Decolonial Feminism, is available from Pluto Press https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341125/a-decolonial-feminism/

A Decolonial Feminism w/ Françoise Vergès

In this episode, Alyson and Breht teach and discuss two works by Alexandra Kollontai: her 1909 essay "The Social Basis of the Woman Question" and her 1923 essay "Make Way for Winged Eros". They contextualize each essay, walk the listener through them both, and then discuss their meanings and implications.  Rev Left episode on Kollontai with Kristen Ghodsee here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/the-life-and-legacy-of-alexandra-kollontai Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Alexandra Kollontai: Marxist Feminism and Love After Capitalism

For this month's bonus episode, Alyson gives a basic historical overview of the history of Jewish Anti-Zionism.  Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

[UNLOCKED] A Brief History of Jewish Anti-Zionism

In this episode, Alyson and Breht use texts from Fanon, Cesaire, Mao, and Lenin to help make sense of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the history of zionism, the role of the United States in the conflict, and more. They define settler colonialism and imperialism, show how they are operative in the conflict, and then have a wide ranging conversation on the recent attack on Gaza, ongoing Isreali settlements, the principle contradiction of the conflict, why we should advocate for a one state solution instead of a two state solution, the importance of BDS, and more!  Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Understanding Settler Colonialism in Israel and the United States

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Discourse on Colonialism' by Aimé Césaire.   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire

*recorded on April 28th* In this unlocked patreon-only episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Biden administrations ostensible withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chauvin Trial and what it represents, and the ongoing Covid crisis ravaging India and how its connected to vaccine imperialism and capitalism's prioritizing of profits over the health and life of human beings.  Support Red Menace: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

UNLOCKED: Afghanistan, The Chauvin Trial, and the Indian Covid Crisis

In this episode, Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the recent stimulus bill, the ongoing pandemic, the rolling out of vaccines, and the horrific recent mass shooting in Atlanta. Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement' by Anuradha Ghandy Free text here: http://massalijn.nl/theory/philosophical-trends-in-the-feminist-movement/   Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com   An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!

Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement - Anuradha Ghandy

 In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic concepts in Marxism, and much more!   Outline for this episode with timestamps   Political Economy:   [5:00] Definition: Political economy as the study of economics as played out in reality. Economics in relation to society, production, culture, politics, etc. [12:28] History: Adam Smith’s development of economics in the wealth of nations, alongside Mill’s principles of political economy. [20:05] So what does Marxism have to do with political economy? [33:31] Critique of capitalist economics today The Details and Concepts   1) [35:30] the Means of Production and Productive Forces 2) [43:20] Class as a relation to Production 3) [47:00] Value, Use, and Exchange 4) [58:05] Surplus Value and Wages 5) [61:09] Money, Capital, and the M-C-M Cycle 6) [68:35] Commodity Fetishism Closing Questions:   Questions: [74:43] Why does this matter? If Marxism is about revolution, what's the deal with all this abstract economic analysis?  [78:13] Marxian economics vs Marxism: what's the difference, is there an issue with the former?     ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com  

The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy

Alyson and Breht discuss recent events and what they mean.  Outro Music: 'Sound of Violence' Other Lives Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

American Decay: The Fascist Riot on Capitol Hill

Our beloved co-host Alyson is out sick for this month, so Breht takes over at the last minute to read some passages from the new Cli-Fi (Climate Science Fiction) Novel "The Ministry for the Future" and the non-fiction book "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" as jumping off points to discuss how Climate Change will play out over the rest of our lives, the geopolitical conflicts and ruptures it will cause, and the place humans have in the evolution of the cosmos.  After that, we unlock our latest Patreon-only Q and A episode where both Alyson and Breht answer questions from supporters of the show. As Breht mentions in the introduction, the long-promised Red Menace Introduction to Marxist Political Economy is still coming, it'll just have to wait until Alyson fully recovers!  Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Climate Change, Human Civilization, and Questions Answered

Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.

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