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Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left

Feb 25, 2019

On part 2 of my discussion with Comrade Alex on Lenin 2017, we delve even deeper into Zizek's work to explore freedom and enjoyment in neoliberal capitalism, authority and the radical Left along with more Lacanian ways to think about emancipation and Lenin's revolutionary legacy. 

By the end, I think you'll come away...


Feb 18, 2019

On a special two-part episode of Red Library, Comrade Alex joins me to boost our theory power to OVER LEVEL 9000 with a discussion on Slavoj Zizek's Lenin 2017.

Through Zizek's book, we tackle a range of different topics including the role of science in revolution, dethroning Leftist icons because we love them, Big...


Feb 11, 2019

On this mini-episode of Red Library, we tackle an article recently published in Issue 114 of New Left Review by Marxist sociologist, Dylan Riley, on whether Trump qualifies as a fascist. And if not, then how can we make sense of his politics and rise to power? Riley draws on his expertise with the classical period...


Feb 3, 2019

Comrade/Professor Jason Brownlee from The University of Texas at Austin joins us to spit major hot fire about the history of U.S.-Egyptian relations. We discuss more details on the Arab Spring, extraordinary rendition programs in the War on Terror, Jimmy Carter being ALPHA and all sorts of other fascinating...