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[UNLOCKED] American Carnage: Mass Shootings, Gun Policy, & Root Causes
Breht and Alyson discuss the recent barrage of mass shootings, how Marxists should think about these issues, what the root causes of american mass shootings are, policies/reforms that the socialist le
Anti-Choice Onslaught, American Institutional Decay, & Geopolitical Forecasting
On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss the recent Supreme Court leak and the implications of Roe's dismantling, then they turn to George Friedman's thesis in his book "The Storm Befor
Ride the Tiger - Julius Evola
Alyson and Breht summarize, respond to, and discuss "Ride the Tiger", a major work of the Italian fascist/traditionalist/reactionary intellectual Julius Evola. In part 1, they introduce and summariz
War in Europe: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Alyson and Breht discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and wrestle with the following questions: Is Russia imperialist, and is this an inter-imperialist conflict? What is the nature of the Ukrainian S
On The Transgender Question
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson is joined by Rey and Esperanza to address the transgender question. Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:
German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce, teach, and discuss the philosphy of two giants in western philosophy: Arthur Schopenhaur and Friedrich Nietzsche. They discuss their respective philosophi
Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future
In this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss and analyze Book description: "Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate l
Revisiting On Practice
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson revisits 'On Practice' by Mao. Text can be found for free here: Additional material suggested by Alyson Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly cont
On Patriotism...
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 coloniali
UNLOCKED - Code Red for Humanity: the IPCC Report 2021
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: