A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations

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A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations

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In this episode, Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the recent stimulus bill, the ongoing pandemic, the rolling out of vaccines, and the horrific recent mass shooting in Atlanta. Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.

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Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 - Karl Marx: On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844' by Karl Marx Free text here: Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: Learn more about the show here: ... by Red Menace
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Thinking Through The Crisis: Coronavirus, Capitalism, and The Future by Red Menace
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On National Consciousness and National Culture: In our second installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the third and fourth chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. Next month, we will cover chapter 5 and the Conclusion.... by Red Menace
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Critique of the Gotha Programme - Karl Marx: On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx Free text here: Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: Learn more about the show here: An... by Red Menace
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: Colonial War, Mental Illness, and Psychoanalysis by Red Menace
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Demarcation and Demystification by J. Moufawad-Paul: On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht interview J. Moufawad-Paul about his book Demarcation and Demystification you can buy his book here: More of his writing can be found here: Video version of this episode: Next month, we will cover "The... by Red Menace
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On Violence and Spontaneity: In our first installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the first two chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. Next month, we will cover chapters 3 and 4, and in December... by Red Menace
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A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations by Red Menace
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The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels: On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here: Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: Learn more about the show here: ... by Red Menace
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Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire: On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Discourse on Colonialism' by Aimé Césaire. Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: by Red Menace
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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy: In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic concepts in Marxism, and much more! Outline for this episode with timestamps ... by Red Menace
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Climate Change, Human Civilization, and Questions Answered by Red Menace
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