Marxism Today

Hello everyone, Well here it is, the third and final part of our chat with Colby Keller. It was wonderful to get to meet and talk with Colby. I will say it was probably the second most exciting thing that happened all year … Continue reading →

Hello Everybody, This Episode Red and are I are discussing Ideology. This is an introduction to Ideology and the first in what will be a series of episodes dealing with the topic of Ideology. Episode 4-8: Ideology (55 mins, 51 … Continue reading →

Colby, Red, and Tony talk about what is art, things to do on Joe McCarthy’s grave, and the way to transition from capitalism to socialism. Colby Does Marxism Today Part 2 Episode 4-7. 39 MB. 40 Minutes.

Red and Tony interview adult entertainment worker Colby Keller about his current project, the supreme court’s gay marriage decision, and the nature of marriage in our society. Colby Does Marxism Today Episode 4-6.  40 MB.  43 Minutes.

Hello comrades, This episode Red and I discuss the current state of the Sanders campaign and a rally that we attended here in Madison. We also talked about what’s (or what was as of a week ago) happening in Greece. … Continue reading →

Hello Everybody, First of all I’d like to say congrats to Greece for voting against the austerity and rejecting the harsh terms of the bailout 61% to 39%. Secondly this episode Red and I discuss Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and the … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone, This episode Red and I are discussing the Black Panther Party. We recorded this episode last week before the terrorist attack in Charleston, in case you’re wondering why we don’t mention it, since it is exactly the type … Continue reading →

Hello Everyone, This episode Red and I discuss some comments we got from our last episode, a bit more about value theory, and discuss the newly announced Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and how it may be focused around class struggle and … Continue reading →

Hello everybody, After our little break, we are back. This episode we’re talking about Bernie Sanders and his bid for president. Episode 4-1: Sanders for President (49 mins, 45 MBs) As a bonus here is the picture of Henry sporting … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone, This episode Red and I discuss Amazon’s new non-compete agreements for their “workers”, a “model” working woman from Egypt, and the wonderful book Decolonizing Time by Nichole Shippen. Episode 3-19: Non-compete agreements, model workers, and Decolonizing Time ( 1 … Continue reading →

Red and Tony discuss “Prom-unism”, mainstream economic reporting biases, and review the status of racial relations in Wisconsin. Episode 3-18: Prom-unism, Mainstream Economic Reporting, and Racial Tension in Wisconsin (48 Minutes, 44 MB)

Does Communism require an oppressive state to function?  Does Capitalism?  Does Human Nature make communism impossible?  What is the role of the State, and what do Marxists mean when they talk about it withering away?  Have Republicans been reading Engels? … Continue reading →

Hey everybody, for this episode Red and I were joined by a very special guest, Tom O’Brien, who is the host of the wonderful From Alpha to Omega podcast. The three of us discuss Marx’s law of the tendency of … Continue reading →

In this episode, Tony, Thad, and I discuss how capitalist ideology finds it’s way into culture and analyze the children’s film “Bee Movie” as an example. Capitalist Ideology and Kids’ Movies (54MB, 60 minutes) -Red

We all read Lenin’s State and Revolution, and in this episode Red, Thad, and I discuss Lenin’s definition of the state, and the transition from capitalism to socialism. State and Revolution – the State and Transition (42 minutes, 38 MBs) … Continue reading →

Tony and Red discuss how Amazon works and how it’s a great example of capitalism. Amazon (40 minutes long and 37 megabytes) Here are links to articles, the bookstore, and the Cracked podcast that we mention in the Episode. http://www.isthmus.com/daily/article.php?article=43651 … Continue reading →

In the episode Red Wagner, Tony Schmitt, and Thad discuss if altruism is necessary for the functioning of socialism, and who will be the janitors in a socialist society. Episode 3-12 (30 minutes, 28 MBs)

Episode 3-11 Socialism and Communism Tony, Thad, and Red discuss the terms Socialism and Communism. Socialism and Communism (27 minutes, 25 MB) -Red

Episode 3-10 Do Machines Create Value? Tony, Thad, and I discuss the nature of value creation and machines & technology.  We also discuss functions of payment for post-scarcity commodities. Do Machines Create Value? (40 minutes, 37 MB) -Red

In this episode Red and I are joined by our good friend Thad, who asks us, “Isn’t socialism what they had in Russia, China, or Cuba?” Question 1 (38 minutes, 35 MBs) Links: http://www.worldsocialism.org/ http://www.socialism.com/ World Socialist Website Daily Audio … Continue reading →