Socialist Legacy

What is a socialist party?

Lecture 1: Introducing the reading group

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The tenth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapter fourteen, "The Crusade against the International".

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The ninth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapter thirteen, "The International in the Franco-German War and in the Paris Commune".

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Another episode of extemporaneous reflections, summarizing and building upon the previous episode on Marx's contribution to socialism

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In this episode, I talk extemporaneously about Karl Marx's contribution to the socialist movement, and what defined "Marxism" as a distinctive tendency within that movement.

Mentioned in this video:

- Marx to J. Weydemeyer in New York: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/letters/52_03_05-ab.htm

- Forgetting Mark Fisher? A discussion with Efraim Carlebach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aOATKC4J0

- Platypus Affiliated Society http://platypus1917.org​

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The eighth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapter twelve, "Ideological and Political Problems of the International", dealing with the struggle Marx and Engels waged within the international against other political tendencies, particularly the anarchist followers of Proudhon and the faction organized around Mikhail Bakunin.

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The seventh installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapter eleven, "The Strength of the International—Legend and Reality".

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The sixth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapters nine, "The Founding of the Historic International", and ten, "The Principles and Statutes of the First International", on the birth of the International Working Men's Association.

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The fifth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapters seven, "The Society of Fraternal Democrats", and eight, "The International Association", on the relation between the socialist movement and the international struggle for democracy before, during, and immediately after the revolutions of 1848.

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The fourth installment in a series in which I read Julius Braunthal's 1961 book, History of the International, 1864-1914.

In this episode, I read chapter six, "The Communist League", covering the history of the infamous organization for which Marx and Engels authored "The Manifesto of the Communist Party."

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