Dan discusses The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte—Marx's take on revolution and reaction in mid-19th century France, the broader theories he develops about history and the relationship between politics and the class war, and how this all might apply to today—with political sociologist Dylan Riley.

Check out Dan's recent NYT op-ed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/democrats-border-security-wall.html)The Case Against Border Security.

Thanks to NACLA, reporting on the Americas since 1967. Check out their collection of articles on Latin American politics at nacla.org (nacla.org). And thanks, as always, to Verso. Check out their huge collection of left-wing titles at www.versobooks.com

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