NEW EP international law specialist elina xenophontos joins us for a deep dive into the Iranian sanctions and how they have fundamentally shaped Iranian society from its class dynamics to its economic structure to its protests

USA from 1917-present:

Of course the biggest proof americans are the most delusional propagandized people in the world is that in 2026 anyone actually still believes the democratic party are the good guys. Believes they ever had any desire or intention to oppose trump. Or hold ice accountable for anything ever.

NEXT WEEK (thrs): the intellectual cold war w/ gabriel rockhill

NEW EP @granadosceja.bsky.social and andreína chávez join us to discuss the aftermath of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, the state of Venezuelan sovereignty, oil, resistance, and more

NEW EP @granadosceja.bsky.social and andreína chávez join us to discuss the aftermath of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, the state of Venezuelan sovereignty, oil, resistance, and more

This is an excellent episode of @upstreampodcast.bsky.social on what Cuba was like before the revolution. Listen to understand why we can never allow the US and its stooges to re-establish neocolonial power in Cuba. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

This is really excellent from @upstreampodcast.bsky.social "How Fascism Works." A reading of the first chapter of Michael Parenti’s “Blackshirts & Reds: Rational Fascism & the Overthrow of Communism“ with contemporary commentary Well worth a listen. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON venezuela pt. 6: the empire strikes w/ @granadosceja.bsky.social and andreína chávez

NEW EP manolo de los santos joins us in part 1 of our new series on Cuba where we discuss colonization and its resistance, the batista dictatorship, cuba as a playground for the US, and the material conditions leading up to the Cuban revolution

NEW EP manolo de los santos joins us in part 1 of our new series on Cuba where we discuss colonization and its resistance, the batista dictatorship, cuba as a playground for the US, and the material conditions leading up to the Cuban revolution

“...fascism is nothing more than a final solution to the class struggle, the totalistic submergence and exploitation of democratic forces for the benefit and profit of higher financial circles. Fascism is a false revolution. It propagates a 'new order' while saving the same old moneyed interests.”

Highly recommended @upstreampodcast.bsky.social : How Fascism Works (a Michael Parenti Reading) Webseite der Episode: bb336368-b933-4b06-88b6-e51256ac6d81.libsyn.com/unlocked-how... Mediendatei: traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb336...

[UNLOCKED] How Fascism Works (a Michael Parenti Reading)

Studying Thomas Sankara is urgent right now. He named imperialism for what it is, warned that debt is domination, and insisted the Global South deserves dignity, not obedience. New @upstreampodcast.bsky.social ep: The Life, Politics & Legacies of Thomas Sankara 👉 www.patreon.com/upstreampodc...

NEXT WEEK cuba pt. 1: before the revolution w/ manolo de los santos

NEW PATREON EP dr. @ambermurrey.bsky.social joins us for a conversation on thomas sankara—his life, politics, death, and legacy—as burkina faso continues its fight for sovereignty and national development

OUT TODAY alliance of sahel states pt. 4: the life, politics, and legacies of thomas sankara w/ amber murrey

This is excellent.

THIS WILL BE OUT ON WEDNESDAY! sorry for the late release 🙏

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON iran pt. 2: the impacts of economic strangulation w/ elina xenophontos

NEW EP jeff schuhrke joins us for pt. 2 of our series on US labor's support for imperialism to discuss the AFL-CIO's role in propping up Israel and promoting zionism

Excellent work as always from @upstreampodcast.bsky.social 💜 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

NEW EP jeff schuhrke joins us for pt. 2 of our series on US labor's support for imperialism to discuss the AFL-CIO's role in propping up Israel and promoting zionism

NEXT WEEK: US labor & imperialism pt. 2: zionism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social (palestine pt. 16)

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..."class struggle in a revolutionary state under imperial assault requires forms of organization and political practice fundamentally different from those in the imperial core." –helyeh doutaghi progressive.international/blueprint/e5...

NEXT WEEK: US labor & imperialism pt. 2: zionism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social (palestine pt. 16)

UNLOCKED 🚨 @granadosceja.bsky.social joins us to discuss the monroe doctrine 2.0 and the US's new Cold War, the role that Venezuela plays as a counter hegemonic state, Mexico and other Latin American states' orientation towards China vs USA, and much more

UNLOCKED 🚨 @granadosceja.bsky.social joins us to discuss the monroe doctrine 2.0 and the US's new Cold War, the role that Venezuela plays as a counter hegemonic state, Mexico and other Latin American states' orientation towards China vs USA, and much more

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON venezuela pt. 5: monroe doctrine 2.0 w/ josé luis granados ceja

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON venezuela pt. 5: monroe doctrine 2.0 w/ josé luis granados ceja

NEW PATREON EP robbie reads an essay by the poet and environmental activist gary snyder and reflects on a wide variety of issues from commodified housing to centralization to long covid and more

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)

🎧 NEW @upstreampodcast.bsky.social EP: US Labor & Imperialism Pt. 1: the War Against Communism w/ Jeff Schuhrke is out now! Listen to the full conversation anywhere you get your podcasts and subscribe to us on patreon.com/upstreampodcast for extra episodes!

NEW EP @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us to discuss the sad and sordid history of US organized labor's anticommunist crusade and its ties to the CIA, the state department, and the worst of the Cold War

NEXT WEEK US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social

NEXT WEEK US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social

NEW PATREON EP stephanie weatherbee brito tells us all about mexico's new third party headed by claudia sheinbaum, the context they arose out of, the fight against neoliberalism, and mexico's fourth transformation

NEW PATREON EP stephanie weatherbee brito tells us all about mexico's new third party headed by claudia sheinbaum, the context they arose out of, the fight against neoliberalism, and mexico's fourth transformation

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito

if you are surprised the US is waging war against Venezuela, you can read «Washington bullets» or become a patreon to @upstreampodcast.bsky.social and listen to the full episode of this overcast.fm/+AA9qn0PiQw0

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito

NEW EP ecological economist andrew fanning shares the latest progress report on our global economic system through Doughnut 3.0—a model to balance human needs with planetary boundaries. how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly

NEW EP ecological economist andrew fanning shares the latest progress report on our global economic system through Doughnut 3.0—a model to balance human needs with planetary boundaries. how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly

"thanksgiving" is a dark holiday in a country with a sad and sordid foundation of genocide, but gratitude (despite being co-opted by the Great Satan) is something else entirely. we're beyond grateful to our beautiful upstream community and how we've grown together—here's to you 🍻

NEXT WEEK a world out of balance: introducing doughnut 3.0 w/ @andrewlfanning.bsky.social