NEXT WEEK cuba pt. 7: how cuban socialism works w/ helen yaffe

Another brilliant @upstreampodcast.bsky.social. David McNally explaining with such clarity and rigour why Atlantic slavery and the plantation system were capitalist (not 'pre-capitalist'), and the manifold forms of resistance waged by the plantation proletariat. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

If you haven't been listening to @upstreampodcast.bsky.social series on Cuba you need to catch up neow!

💯 @upstreampodcast.bsky.social has a whole documentary series on this actually (an oldie but a goodie ;) www.upstreampodcast.org/universalbas...

NEXT WEEK cuba pt. 7: how cuban socialism works w/ helen yaffe

NEW PATREON EP we're joined again by renzo llorente this time for a deep dive into the multidimensional leader of the cuban revolution: fidel castro

Always find the long sweep of Torkil Lausen's analysis clarifying and heartening. The last 8 minutes of this @upstreampodcast.bsky.social is so good on the historic struggles between globalised capitalist accumulation and projects of sovereign development. A phase we have entered again.

"Which country do you think poses the greatest threat to the world?" According to the new Democracy Perceptions Index report, the US is named as the top threat by people in 65 out of 84 of surveyed countries. In fact, the US is the top named threat even within the US itself.

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON cuba pt. 6: the political thought of fidel castro w/ renzo llorente

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON cuba pt. 6: the political thought of fidel castro w/ renzo llorente

NEW EP we're joined by liz oliva fernández and manolo de los santos for a view from within Cuba as it faces an increasingly violent and brutal onslaught from the United States

NEW EP we're joined by liz oliva fernández and manolo de los santos for a view from within Cuba as it faces an increasingly violent and brutal onslaught from the United States

NEXT WEEK cuba pt. 5: under siege w/ manolo de los santos & liz oliva fernández

NEXT WEEK cuba pt. 5: under siege w/ manolo de los santos & liz oliva fernández

NEW PATREON EP torkil lauesen joins us to trace the path of socialist transition from the failed 1848 european revolutions to the paris commune to china—all part of the long transition towards socialism and the end of capitalism

This is excellent @upstreampodcast.bsky.social with Matteo Capasso. Cuts through the endless hot takes and idealistic analysis to clarify the world-historical significance of US-Israeli wars on sovereign national projects in West Asia and beyond.

NEW PATREON EP torkil lauesen joins us to trace the path of socialist transition from the failed 1848 european revolutions to the paris commune to china—all part of the long transition towards socialism and the end of capitalism

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: the long transition towards socialism and the end of capitalism w/ torkil lauesen

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: the long transition towards socialism and the end of capitalism w/ torkil lauesen

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: the long transition towards socialism and the end of capitalism w/ torkil lauesen

NEW EP socialist candidate for california governor @ramsey4gov joins us to discuss what a socialist california would look like, how we can get there, and why it's crucial that we do

Also, follow @upstreampodcast.bsky.social and please consider joining them on Patreon to enjoy their brilliant content and to support socialist political education. www.patreon.com/upstreampodc...

Why is the West hell-bent on preventing Palestinian liberation? I joined Upstream to talk about Palestine and West Asia in the context of the capitalist world-system. It's available for free here, or anywhere you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/u...

NEXT WEEK: a socialist california w/ @ramsey4gov.bsky.social

NEXT WEEK: a socialist california w/ @ramsey4gov.bsky.social

OUT TODAY matteo capasso breaks down the global implications of this war with a historical and dialectical materialist analysis // full episode on patreon.com/upstreampodcast or check out the teaser anywhere you get your podz 🎧

Instagram is only letting like 1 percent of our followers see our posts and automatically hiding any comments we make on others' posts while we've also been hearing from spotify users that the app is suppressing our account. I suppose pissing off the tech overlords means we're doing something right

OUT TODAY matteo capasso breaks down the global implications of this war with a historical and dialectical materialist analysis // full episode on patreon.com/upstreampodcast or check out the teaser anywhere you get your podz 🎧

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON iran pt. 4: towards a multipolar world w/ matteo capasso

New @upstreampodcast.bsky.social w/ Jason Hickel: Palestine Pt. 17: Capital Accumulation at Any Cost 🎧 👉 Patreon.com/upstreampodcast

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON iran pt. 4: towards a multipolar world w/ matteo capasso

The Cuban Revolution isn’t just history—it’s an ongoing process of resistance that has survived decades of attack and still stands as proof: another world is possible. 🎧 Cuba Pt. 2: ¡Viva la Revolución! w/ Manolo De Los Santos — out now on the @upstreampodcast.bsky.social 🇨🇺

NEW EP renzo llorente joins us for a discussion on counterrevolution in Cuba and the many forms it takes—from sabotage to military incursions to ideological warfare

cuba pt. 4: counterrevolution w/ renzo llorente

cuba pt. 4: counterrevolution w/ renzo llorente

Upstream( @upstreampodcast.bsky.social )Podcast w/ Della Z( @dellazduncan.bsky.social )Duncan & Robert R.( @robpertray.bsky.social )Raymond "Iran Pt. 3: The Empire vs. Iran w/ Bikrum Gill" podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/i...

NEW EP @jasonhickel.bsky.social joins us to discuss why Palestinian liberation is a threat to global capital accumulation and why the West is hellbent on breaking its resistance—at any cost.

You can get 17 minutes of @jasonhickel.bsky.social latest @upstreampodcast.bsky.social episode about Palestine and capital accumulation here. But I recommend paying 5 bucks to join the Patreon and hear the full thing. www.upstreampodcast.org/conversations

NEW EP @jasonhickel.bsky.social joins us to discuss why Palestinian liberation is a threat to global capital accumulation and why the West is hellbent on breaking its resistance—at any cost.

Please listen to this. It’s important to understand this context when theorizing about Iran and everything happening right now.

Also this one. @upstreampodcast.bsky.social is doing great work in providing the necessary context for Marxist analysis of the US aggression on Iran.

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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON palestine pt. 17: capital accumulation at any cost w/ @jasonhickel.bsky.social

the reason they put literally everything they had into israeli hasbara, "antisemitism" smears, anti-BDS laws etc etc is because they knew as soon as we learned the truth about Israel we would question everything else. iran, venezuela, north korea—it only takes a little truth to crumple a paper tiger

NEXT WEEK'S PATREON palestine pt. 17: capital accumulation at any cost w/ @jasonhickel.bsky.social

NEW EP the brilliant Helen Yaffe joins us to discuss the lesser-known side of Che Guevara and the difficult but exciting process of building socialism in Cuba in the first decade or so after the 1959 revolution

NEW EP the brilliant Helen Yaffe joins us to discuss the lesser-known side of Che Guevara and the difficult but exciting process of building socialism in Cuba in the first decade or so after the 1959 revolution

NEXT WEEK: cuba pt. 3: che guevara and the building of socialism w/ helen yaffe

NEXT WEEK: cuba pt. 3: che guevara and the building of socialism w/ helen yaffe

NEW [UNLOCKED] PATREON EP we spoke with hussein assaf of vocal politics about the ongoing assault on lebanon by the zionist army and the resistance to occupation and ethnic cleansing in lebanon and the region more broadly