Ashok Kumar joins this week to discuss the farmers' movement in India, the Indian left generally, and his new book Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age.

The panel goes deep on this episode to answer the question: "is India's ruling class indeed the dumbest bourgeoisie in the world?". Listen to find out!

Ashok Kumar is an Indian-American organizer and academic based in London. He is currently Lecturer of Political Economy at Birkbeck, University of London.

You can check out his book at https://monopsonycapitalism.com/ and follow him on Twitter @broseph_stalin

The panel discusses how and why various Asian governments and the U.S. state have handled pandemic response the way they have.

The Red Star crew discusses the challenges of doing meaningful 'international solidarity' - with Korean-American organizer and special guest 'Nokdu'.

Bori, Jack, Jay and Mike introduce the podcast. Red Star Over Asia covers politics, social movements and history across the continent from a socialist perspective. Future episodes will feature guests and discussions on a range of topics.