Marxist Audio Archive

This week, Joel and Alex discuss the Jerry Dias corruption scandal, the inaction of the Canadian labour movement in the face of declining standards of living, and the need for workers' democratic control. 

Philosophy is crucial for political struggle, because philosophy is our method of understanding the world. In this presentation from the Montreal Marxist Winter School 2022, marxist.com editor, Hamid Alizadeh defends Marxism against fashionable postmodern philosophy. He shows how the philosophical approach of denying the objectivity of the world, which is increasingly popular among scholars in both the natural and social sciences, is tantamount to denying the possibility of understanding the world and thus transforming it. The ultimate effect of this worldview is to defend the status quo.

Marxist theory ⁠— in its ability to predict the general course of development within the economy and society ⁠— demonstrates the superiority of foresight over astonishment. In this talk Alex Grant, editor of Fightback (marxist.ca) explains the economic and political forces at work in Canada. A vacuum of left leadership has made it possible for the right-wing to fill the void. But this is no reason to be pessimistic. The tide of history is turning in favour of the Marxists ⁠— we just have to prepare for it!

This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Maple Spring”, which represents the largest mass movement in the history of Quebec. 

Fightback editor, and participant in the 2012 movement Joel Bergman discusses the lessons of the Maple Spring that we must learn if we are to win future struggles. 

This week, Joel and Alex talk about the newly-announced deal between the Liberals and the NDP, and what's the matter with it. 

As a defining feature of Canadian capitalism, the oppression of Indigenous peoples is of prime importance for Marxists. In this talk from the Montreal Marxist Winter School 2022, Laine Sheldon-Houle, an activist with Fightback in Alberta and a member of the Swan River First Nation, explains how Marxism, which advocates a united class struggle, is the best tool to help fight for Indigenous liberation.

Russia's war in Ukraine has been met with confusion and disorientation on the left. What is the Marxist position on war? How do you oppose Imperialism without falling into the camp of the bourgeoisie of either side? In this talk, Fightback editor Marissa Olanick discusses Ukraine: How to Oppose Imperialist War

This week, Alex and Joel talk about the problems with pacifism, and why a class-based approach is necessary to end war. 

This week, Joel and Alex talk about the run-away inflation that's threatening workers' standard of living. What is inflation, where does it come from, and how do socialists fix the problem? 

This week, Joel is joined by Jorge Martin, editor of In Defence of Marxism, putting forward the Marxist analysis of the conflict in Ukraine, cutting through the confusion and propaganda of the imperialists.