Folks, we're back with a long-awaited, long-promised episode: the Imperialism episode. We define imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. More importantly, we employ dialectical materialism to show how capitalism inevitably develops into imperialism, setting the stage for the next economic order.

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This episode, we have a discussion on the basic ideas upon which Marxist economics are built. Who knew Marx knew about supply and demand?? We also have an extended current events in which we talk about the wins of self-avowed socialists in Congressional primaries, as well as the extremely powerful brains of both presidential candidates.

Paul Cockshott video on labor theory of value: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emnYMfjYh1Q

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This episode, we round out our discussion on dialectical materialism and its various elements. You can't have Marxism without Marxist philosophy, folks!

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This is an important episode, folks. In this first half of our two-part series on dialectical materialism, we discuss the limits of formal logic, why we as Marxists need our own philosophy, and how dialectical materialism help us understand and interpret reality. Tune in next week for Part 2!

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Politics is a numbers game, and as socialists we want as many people on our side as possible. This week, we, your humble hosts, look back into our own personal political journeys from Berniecrats to Marxists, and analyze what helped us to reach the level of understanding we have today. We find it's important that socialists use our own experiences and formative moments to lead others to a richer, class-based understanding of politics.

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Folks, we're talking about ideology. We describe the source of ideology, the role it serves under capitalism, some of the institutions which launder ideology, and how we see ideology being used to pacify the righteous anger of the BLM protests of recent weeks.

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In our grand return, we analyze the infamous McMuffin Cop video. Besides being absurd and hilarious, this video by a brave officer of the law perfectly (and unknowingly) represents the culture and bizarre realities of capitalism in decay. It's a fun one, folks!

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We discuss the murder of George Floyd, the protests that sprung in response, and analyze the material function of the police. We find that the American police are unable to be reformed into becoming what they are not - they were established from day one to violently enforce capitalism and white supremacy. Stay safe, and solidarity forever.

Links to free-to-download books:

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https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/952-who-do-you-serve-who-do-you-protect

This week, worlds collide as we describe how some of the valid problems identified by conservatives would be better solved through Marxism. We also discuss how ideology and partisanship cause well-meaning working-class people to work against their own interests, and how we might work to overcome these barriers.

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This episode, we ask if the "American Dream" of working hard and becoming successful is a reality for most Americans. Big surprise, it isn't. We show how the merit-based ideology of America fails to play out in practice, why it could never play out in practice, and why we shouldn't strive for a meritocracy in the first place.

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