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If you're around Dublin next Tuesday November, drop in to Connolly Books from 7pm for an important talk on Lenin and why you should actually read about his life and ideas.

Paul has written extensively on the history of the labour and socialist movements of the United States and Europe, including books on Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg and the importance of revolutionary organisation. His latest book has been described as "crackling with intellectual life" by Lars T. Lih, and Ian Angus editor of 'Climate and Capital' has said: 
"'This fresh and nuanced examination … is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Lenin's historical role and his relevance to today's movements for transformative change."

On this episode of rupture radio we're joined by Madeleine Johansson to discuss her article in rupture issue 10 about the rise of the far right in Sweden and what we in Ireland can learn from this troubling development

Madeleine is an activist, author and councilor for People Before Profit

She is a member of the Red network and has recently published a new book 'Reform or revolution: Sweden, socialism and the welfare state' which you can purchase here

You can also check out the red network podcast here

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Rupture Issue 10 out - The theme of the issue is AN IRELAND FOR ALL and features articles on the causes of the rise of a far-right in Ireland, lessons from Sweden, Germany and the Rock Against Racism movement of the 80s and more . If you would like to subscribe to the magazine go to Subscribe — Rupture

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Magazine. Check out the magazine at Rupture.ie Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at Patreon

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We're back, baby. This week we have a full panel to unspin the news. We have Paul Murphy, Nicole McCarthy, Kay Keane and Rupture editor Cian Prendiville to discuss the news of the week. The topics this week include: Israels war on Gaza, the Irish governments damp squib of a budget for 2024 and a short snippet about the recent congress of Brazil's broad ecosocialist party PSOL.

Read more on these topics here:

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Rupture Issue 10 out - The theme of the issue is AN IRELAND FOR ALL and features articles on the causes of the rise of a far-right in Ireland, lessons from Sweden, Germany and the Rock Against Racism movement of the 80s and more . If you would like to subscribe to the  magazine go to ⁠https://rupture.ie/subscribe⁠

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Magazine. Check out the magazine at ⁠rupture.ie ⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on ⁠Twitter⁠.

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This week we're joined by People Before Profit rep for Dublin North West Conor Reddy to discuss his the recent anti-refugee protests taking place across Ireland in recent weeks.

We discuss the nature of these protests, what's driving their attendance, the presence of far-right activists, what can be done, and the need to provide an alternative by building a working class fightback through demonstrations and direct action. 

If you would like to get active on any of the issues discussed in this episode join People Before Profit https://www.pbp.ie/join/, United Against Racism https://www.united-against-racism.net/ or your local 'For All' group. 

Tallaght for All - https://twitter.com/TallaghtForAll

Drimnagh for All - https://twitter.com/DrimnaghForAll

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Rupture Issue 9 is due out! The theme of the issue is CARNIVAL OF REACTION and features articles on the the partition of Ireland, the making the Irish carceral state, and the development of Soviets during the revolutionary period. If you would like to subscribe to the  magazine go to https://rupture.ie/subscribe

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie  Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

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The war in Ukraine has sparked intense discussion and debate among socialists and Marxists worldwide about how to understand and respond to this war. Should socialists support or oppose NATO governments sending weapons and military aid to the Ukrainian government? What is an internationalist and socialist strategy to avoid a catastrophic nuclear conflict, end this war, and defend the interests of the working class and the democratic right to self determination? 

To facilitate this debate, MORE organised a roundtable discussion with representatives of other socialist groupings. Marxists internationally have generally taken two different perspectives. While there is general agreement that this war involves questions of self-determination of Ukraine Russian imperialism,  and Western imperialism, there has been significant disagreements about what conclusions should be drawn. Some argue that socialists around the globe should support the struggle for self-determination of Ukraine and therefore support military aid by the US and other Western countries; others argue that in this inter-imperialist proxy war socialists, for example in the US, have to oppose Biden's billions in military aid to the pro-capitalist, pro-NATO Zelensky government.

Based on mutual respect for the different opinions of Marxists, this debate had representatives of both sides with the aim of clarifying the issues and contributing to a better Marxist understanding of the challenges involved.

Read articles from the different perspectives here:

Full recording of the entire discussion available here: https://reformandrevolution.org/2022/12/04/audio-video-international-debate-on-the-war-in-ukraine-should-socialists-support-nato-governments-sending-weapons-to-the-zelensky-regime/

Issue 9 of Rupture is out soon, and will include a critical response to Paul's article on this from fellow PBP member Ollie Power. The special feature of this issue is on 'Carnival of Reaction' looking at the partition of Ireland and it's impacts on the centenary of the formation of the Irish Free State. We will have a special launch party for the new issue on Saturday December 10th in Connolly Books in Temple Bar Dublin at 7pm, with wine, a panel discussion and a special rupture radio live recording - make sure to come along and pick up your copy.

The war in Ukraine has sparked intense discussion and debate among socialists and Marxists worldwide about how to understand and respond to this war. Should socialists support or oppose NATO governments sending weapons and military aid to the Ukrainian government? What is an internationalist and socialist strategy to avoid a catastrophic nuclear conflict, end this war, and defend the interests of the working class and the democratic right to self determination? This week we have an audio version of an article by Paul Murphy in Rupture on this issue.

Paul is speaking at an international roundtable debate on the war in Ukraine this Sunday December 4th at 6pm Irish time, find out more here: https://cutt.ly/ukraineroundtable

Read Paul's article here: https://rupture.ie/articles/imperialism-today

Issue 9 of Rupture is out soon, and will include a critical response to this article from fellow PBP member Ollie Power. The special feature of this issue is on 'Carnival of Reaction' looking at the partition of Ireland and it's impacts on the centenary of the formation of the Irish Free State. We will have a special launch party for the new issue on Saturday December 10th in Connolly Books in Temple Bar Dublin at 7pm, with wine, a panel discussion and a special rupture radio live recording - make sure to come along and pick up your copy.

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie  Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. This will also allow you to get extra content and have a say in  topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

To celebrate reaching our 100th episode of the podcast, this week we brought our panels back - with Diana O'Dwyer, Cian Prendiville, and Paul Murphy discussing the rampant price gouging from energy companies in Ireland, what socialists can do to counter this rise, and the need for energy companies to be put into public ownership. This episode was originally recorded live over Zoom on the 11th of November. 

Rupture Issue 8 has a feature focus on IMPERIALISM and will feature articles on the basis for war in the 21st century, Ireland and neocolonialism, and the Irish Language. If you would like to subscribe to the  magazine go to https://rupture.ie/subscribe

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie  Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. This will also allow you to get extra content and have a say in  topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

Brazil's far-right, Trump-like president Bolsonaro has been booted from office, beaten in the recent election by centre-left candidate Lula da Silva. This week Cian sits down with Brazilian socialist MP Luciana Genro to discuss Bolsonaro's time in power, how he was beaten, what Lula's government will bring and what the socialist left is doing to continue the fight against Bolonarism and fascism.

Luciana is a leading member of the Party of Socialism and Liberty (PSOL), a pluralist socialist party in Brazil, and she is part of the Marxist group 'Socialist Left Movement' (MES) within that. Read more of the analysis of the election here:

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Rupture Issue 8 has a feature focus on IMPERIALISM and will feature articles on the basis for war in the 21st century, Ireland and neocolonialism, and the Irish Language. If you would like to subscribe to the  magazine go to https://rupture.ie/subscribe

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie  Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. This will also allow you to get extra content and have a say in  topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

This week Diarmuid is joined by Ciarán Mac Aodha Bhuí to discuss his article from the latest issue of Rupture Issue 8 - Tá Gá Le Gníomh - we discuss the impact capitalism has on minority languages and the struggles of the irish language specifically.

Ciarán is a writer and socialist activist based in Limerick and a regular contributor to Rupture. 

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Rupture Issue 8 is due out! The theme of the issue is IMPERIALISM and will feature articles on the basis for war in the 21st century, Ireland and neocolonialism, and the Irish Language. If you would like to subscribe to the  magazine go to https://rupture.ie/subscribe

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie  Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. This will also allow you to get extra content and have a say in  topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

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