CALEB MAUPIN—Most people remain confused as to the role of Trotskyism in the Communist movement. In this chat, Caleb talks about Trotsky’s split from the Stalinist wing of the Bolsheviks, his exile and ulterior career in opposition to the Soviet Union (a supposedly bureaucratized state socialist regime with a supposedly new ruling class). Eventually, different factions of Trotskyism became anti-communist agitators (which suited the capitalists fine), and later, some of Trotskyist leading intellectuals abandoned Marxism altogether and became the notorious Neocon phenomenon of rabid US imperialism at any cost.
CAPITALIST SICKNESS
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ANDREI RAEVSKY—What makes this book so fascinating is that the author is a Marxist, but a special kind of Marxist, one which does not hesitate to be extremely critical of other Marxists, which makes for a very refreshing, unpredictable and truly riveting read! Ramin’s analysis is informed by Marxism, but it is truly original and his conclusions are often surprising and unpredictable.
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The Fraudulence of America’s ‘Arms Control’ Policies
27 minutes readERIC ZUESSE—Unlike other types of companies, which sell exclusively or mainly to the public (consumers, including to other companies), military manufacturers sell only or mainly to their own and to allied Governments; and, therefore, in order to control their own sales-volumes (which is an objective of any for-profit corporation), they need to, essentially, own these Governments by means of corruption, which enables these countries to pretend to be democracies instead of aristocracies (which they actually are — controlled by their billionaires — who also control these companies, and the ‘news’-media there).
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NOAM TITELMAN—Performance politics dominated the debate. The Constitutional Convention started to lose support, above all, among right-wing voters suspicious of what they viewed as a collection of activists for progressive causes. While some activists considered it a betrayal to stop mobilizing, even within corridors of power, some voters, particularly those championing order, saw nonstop mobilization as a veritable nightmare.
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An important discussion by expert observers about the significance of Bakhmut, and what its fall may represent. Observers include Gonzalo Lira (host), Brian Berletic (The New Atlas), HistoryLegends, and Military Summary.