In this wide-ranging episode first part of a two-part series, Ethan talks about the history of fossil fuel extraction and how it has shaped global capitalism.

Outro: "III. Speech" from Anthracite Fields, Julia Wolfe

Suggested reading:

Andrews, Thomas G. Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War

Malm, Andreas. Fossil Capital

Mitchell, Timothy. Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil

William and Ethan explain the history and various missions of Interkosmos, the program that sent socialist cosmonauts from all over the world into space on Soviet ships.

Outro: Sun Ra, "Interstellar Low Ways"

Further Reading: 

Burgess, Colin & Bert Vis. Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program

Caswell, Kurt. Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog.

Petrov, G.I. (Ed.), Conquest of Outer Space in the USSR

No June episode!

Instead, enjoy this talk from Angela Davis in 1972: "Oppression and Repression in the US" at California State University - Fullerton.

In this wide-ranging episode, we talk about some specific examples of art used in a communist and/or revolutionary setting throughout history.

We discuss what's on everyone's mind: COVID-19 and the various responses to it around the world. We talk about the current timeline, talk about how states deal with pandemics, go over some some historical responses of socialist countries to various plagues and pandemics, and discuss a number of other plague-related topics.

Someday we'll all record in the same room, which will change the interpersonal dynamics and the audio quality, but until then, come along with us as we figure out this new project.