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"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 2)
May 25, 2023

In this second installment of our three-part series on Friedrich Engels' famous work "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State", Alyson and Breht discuss chapters 4, 5, and 6 titled "

"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 1)
March 23, 2023

In this episode of , Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the first three chapters of Friedrich Engel's important work of historical materialism, "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the

Big Announcement: Tripling Our Patreon Output + More
January 31, 2023

Join the Rev Left Patreon here: Join the Red Menace Patreon here: Changes Starting Mid-Feb: - Tripling our monthly patreon output - Covering the headlines more consistently - Being more selective a

"Desert" by Anonymous (Anarchism)
December 15, 2022

Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and critique "Desert", an anarchist text by an anonymous author. Summary: start 7:20 Discussion & Critique: start 45:06

"The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin
November 07, 2022

Alyson and Breht summarize and reflect on the famous "Bread Book" by Peter Kropotkin: The Conquest of Bread. After summarizing the text and its main arguments, Alyson and Breht discuss the similaritie

Lyndon LaRouche: A Warning & Lesson for the Communist Left
October 03, 2022

from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to talk about the life, political theory, and legacy of Lyndon LaRouche. In our own time we see LaRouche-type deviations manifesting on the so-called socialist left

MAGA Communism: Opportunism, Social Chauvinism, and Terminally Online Tailism
September 30, 2022

Alyson and Breht reflect on the recent online stir caused by "MAGA Communism" and analyze the ideas of some of its main represenatives and proponents. Together they discuss and clarify core marxist

Neither Liberalism nor Reaction: Centering the 3-Way Fight
August 31, 2022

In this episode, Alyson and Breht use Devin Zane Shaw's work (specifically his ) as a jumping off point for exploring the concept of the three way fight, and how principled Marxists and revolutionarie

AMA July '22: Freedom & Responsibility (...and Dialectical Materialism)
July 31, 2022

Alyson and Breht respond to questions from our patrons. Topics discussed include: how to properly evaluate uprisings abroad, important virtues for communists to try and cultivate, and finding hope and

The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt
June 23, 2022

Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and criticize Carl Schmitt's famous work of political philosophy, The Concept of the Political. Schmitt was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent memb