For socialists, the Russian Revolution of 1917 is the most important event in history. For a century since the October uprising, debates have taken place about what happened in the aftermath of the revolution. What shaped the events that led ultimately to the defeat of the revolution? Could the outcome have been different? What role did the Bolsheviks play at this time? Understanding this history is critical to understanding revolutionary socialist politics in opposition to Stalinism and contemporary capitalism. Sandra Bloodworth is a veteran socialist activist, historian, writer, and an editor of the Marxist Left Review.

Russia 1917 when the people rose by Sandra Bloodworth - https://redflag.org.au/russia/

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Malcolm X is a legend of Black liberation movements in the US. His unique force and uncompromising approach in denouncing racial segregation and inequality built a historic movement. A fierce critic of US imperialism, he tried to build links with anti-colonial movements and struggles the world over and offered a critique of capitalism. Today, millions in the United States and across the world are asking how we can fight for racial justice and confront the violence of the state. Anti-racist and socialist activist Kerri Parke discusses what we we can learn about the struggle against racism and capitalism from Malcolm X's life and work. 

The revolutionary legacy of Malcom X https://redflag.org.au/article/revolutionary-legacy-malcolm-x 

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The Anti Nazi League was launched in Britain in 1977 after 5,000 local people united with 5,000 trade unionists, Black and Asian activist and community groups and Labour Party members, led by the revolutionary left, to stop the fascist thugs of the National Front from marching through Lewisham in London. This new wave of anti-fascist politics offered hope and unity in the face of division and bitter racism. The success of the ANL in building a mass movement against racism has given confidence to subsequent movements against fascism in Britain and around the world. On this episode veteran socialist and anti-racist activist Moira Leahy discusses the important history and lessons of the ANL. 

British Anti-Nazi League: how fascists can be beaten - https://redflag.org.au/node/6669 

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The recent investigation into the Victorian branches of the Australian Labour Party (ALP) revealed branch stacking and corruption at an 'industrial scale'. In this episode we discuss the history of the ALP and analyse what has changed, and what has remained the same. Why is it that the ALP are so decrepit? Rick Kuhn is a Marxist economist, political analyst and honorary associate professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. Rick is also the co-author of Labor’s Conflict: Big Business, Workers and the Politics of Class (2010). Kath is a rail worker and activist in the Rail Tram and Bus Union and has just been preselected as the Victorian Socialists' candidate for Lord Mayor of Melbourne. 

Labor's leaders don't deserve true believers https://redflag.org.au/node/7235 

The ALP: What class of party? https://marxistleftreview.org/articles/the-alp-what-class-of-party/ 

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The police were never meant to protect and serve ordinary people. In this episode we discuss the history of the police and their development alongside the establishment of capitalist relations. Why are the police so racist? What is their real role in society? Can we abolish the police? Roz is joined in discussions to address these questions and more by socialist activists Emma Norton and Luca Tavan. 

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Defunding, disarming, defeating and abolishing the police -https://redflag.org.au/node/7233

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The popular rebellion against racism and police violence continues to unfold on a mass scale in the United States. Uprisings have emerged in every major city making this the most significant event of its kind since the urban revolts of the 1960s. Indigenous socialist activist Gavin Stanbrook and NUS Anti-Racist Officer Vinil Kumar join the discussion on these incredible events, the political and international response, and how solidarity is the only way to build resistance to capitalism and oppression. 

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Marx was to develop his major ecological critique in the volumes of Capital. In Volume 3 he wrote that there was an “irreparable rift in the interdependent process of social metabolism, a metabolism prescribed by the natural laws of life itself”. This has become known as the theory of the 'metabolic rift'. The current interconnected health and global ecological crises are now increasingly understood in relation to industrialisation, production, and the human-metabolic relation to nature at the expense of the world’s ecosystems. So what does the metabolic rift help to explain about the crisis today? Can the metabolic rift be repaired by technical solutions within capitalism? Friend of the podcast, Sagar Sanyal joins Roz and Liam for discussion. 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has halted the lucrative international student 'market' in Australian universities. As a result, university executives around the country moved to immediately sack or stand down hundreds of casuals and threaten to attack the conditions and pay of all workers in the sector. In response, the leadership of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) have entered into negotiations that offer to 'sacrifice' hard-won conditions in a misguided attempt to save jobs. Rank and file unionists are organising and campaigning to resist any concessions and amendments to existing enterprise agreements through NTEU Fightback - Vote No - No Concessions. Roz and Liam are joined in a discussion of the issues by leading activists Alma Torlakovic and Katie Wood. 

For more on the campaign - https://www.facebook.com/NTEUfightback

Coverage in Red Flag - https://redflag.org.au/node/7170

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Trotsky is a controversial historical figure whose legacy continues to generate interest and debate around the left internationally. In this discussion with socialist activists Emma Norton and Luca Tavan, we investigate Trotsky's life, legacy, and how Trotskyism continues to impact politics today. 

Who's afraid of Leon Trotsky? https://redflag.org.au/node/5456 

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Under the ALP-ACTU Prices and Incomes Accord (1983-1996) union leaders in Australia agreed to abandon striking and struggle in return for having their wages indexed by the Arbitration Commission and the promises of the Labor government for a few social reforms. While the Accord is generally portrayed as being welcomed by workers, many workers angrily resisted the attacks on their wages, conditions, jobs, and unions. Veteran socialist activist and historian Liz Ross' latest book Stuff the Accord! Pay up! Workers Resistance to the ALP-ACTU Accord tells the hidden stories of how these workers fought back. Liz shares stories from this period with Roz and Liam in a discussion that has many ramifications on the struggles we face today.

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