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History, theory, and current critical analysis of the world utilizing the science of dialectical materialism

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    A Message from the Plough and Stars Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 3:52


    Sadly, the Plough and Stars will not be publishing any new episodes. Tune in for this announcement along with a statement from the podcast's parent organization, the Party for Reclamation and Survival.We encourage you to stay in touch with the former Plough and Stars team, through either the Party twitter @reclaim_survive, or its email, reclamation.and.survival@protonmail.com.Support the show

    New England Starbucks Unionizing Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 53:21


    In this episode Nice Judeo Bolshevik interviews folks trying to unionize Starbucks restaurants in the New England area.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handle is @nicejudeobolsh. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is 'Union Maid' by Woodie GuthrieSupport the show

    Mutual Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 49:23


    In this episode NJB is joined by others to talks about Mutual Aid. You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @nicejudeobolsh and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is 'Colores' by Ska-P.Support the show

    Current Events Dissussion June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 46:15


    In this episode Nice Judea Bolshevic and Red Bernarr talk about current events happening since June 2022. You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @nicejudeobolsh and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is 'Bulls on Parade' by Rage Against the MachineSupport the show

    Colonialism in Ireland Part 3: Conversations on Colonialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 32:56


    You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Ending song is "Go On Home English Soldiers" by Kilmaine Saints.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Colonialism in Ireland Part 2: Britains Backyard - Ireland as Laboratory for English Colonial Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 21:10


    You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Ending song is "The Rifles of the IRA" by Free Horse.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Colonialism in Ireland Part 1: Irish Blight English Famine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 17:52


    You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @imdocplague, @NiceJudeoBolsh, and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find out Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to stop this podcast right now, reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" by the Floggy DudesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Overproduction and the Supply Chain Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 54:05


    In this episode Red Bernarr and Nice Judeo Bolshevik talk about Overproduction and the Supply Chain Crisis brought around by covid.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @NiceJudeoBolsh, @imdocplague, and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find out Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to stop this podcast right now, reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is a live recording of "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" by Phil Ochs.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Liberal Co-optation and Countersurgency

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 17:26


    Today's episode we have a recording of an artical from our Rise! newspaper.  You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Update Over the Venezuela Bolivarian Revolution by Yanis Iqbal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 30:56


    In this episode Yanis Iqbal reports over the Venezuela Bolivarian Revolution.  Yanis can be found on Twitter from the handle @yanisiqbal .You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. We are also on twitter, and our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Bourgeois Prison System and Gender

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 23:50


    Doc Plauge read and article from the Rise Newspaper entitled 'Bourgeois Prison System and Gender'.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Support the show

    Update and future of the Plough and Stars Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 1:36


    An informational over what is happening with the Plough and Stars Podast and what to expect coming soon.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Tabletop Gaming Under Capitalism Part 1: The Dungeon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 73:03


    This episode is apart of a new series viewing tabletop RPGs under a Marxist lends. The main focus is going to be over the series Dungeons and Dragons.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @imdocplague and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find out Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to stop this podcast right now, reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.End song is 'Wizard!' by GloryhammerSupport the show

    Settler-Colonialism & the Carceral State

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 66:42


    In this episode Cat Dad, Doc Plauge, and Red Bernarr talk about the history of the Carceral system and how it relates to the modern Settler-Colonial State.You can find the Plough and Stars on Twitter @ploughandstars. You can @ us, or send us a DM. Each of us is also on twitter. Our handles are @derkatsfoter, @imdocplague, and @redbernarr. If you enjoy this show and would like to support us, you can find us on patreon at patreon.com/ploughandstars. We also have a redbubble where you can find Plough and Stars and RAS merch at redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shop. Finally, if you have an interest in the larger party we are affiliated with, the Party for Reclamation and Survival, you can contact us at reclamation (dot) and (dot) survival (at) protonmail (dot) com. RAS has an archive.org page set up where you can read various party publications. That site is archive.org/details/@reclaim_survive. Lastly, if you want to support the party overall, you can find our Ko-Fi account at ko-fi.com/rasredaid. In multiple locations across the country we have comrades out meeting with and feeding the masses, and doing the work. Speaking of which, while it is extremely important to learn the theory, that means nothing if you are not following through with the work. So we would encourage you to first reach out, get involved, and then come back and listen.Support the show

    COVID and the So-Called Labor Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 52:55


    In today's episode Doc Plague, Cat Dad, and Red Berrnar discuss the COVID situation, the PR that the bourgeois is doing, and how to talk to reactionary friends and family members.End song: The Coup - The Coup.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    RAS Statement Regarding the Cessation of the Eviction Moratorium

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 2:40


    Doc Plague reads aloud a statement directly from the Party for Reclamation and Survival concerning the deliberate expiration of the U.S. empire moratorium on evictions beginning August 1, 2021 and addressing the waves of misery and agony in the imperial core that will follow.Death to the bourgeois state!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Defeat of the Capitulationist Tendency - An Official RAS Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 13:58


    In this episode the Catdad, @derkatsfoter on twitter, reads a direct communication from the Party for Reclamation and Survival celebrating the ultimate defeat of the Capitulationist trend within the Party itself. Thank you for listening. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 34:07


    In this episode our host DocPlague takes us through chapter three of the classic text "The Foundations of Leninism," by the one and only J. V. Stalin. Thank you for listening. Support the show

    Revolutionary Education - A conversation with Reclaim Party School Facilitators in collaboration with the Little Red School House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 89:21


    On this episode, guest hosts Prismatic and Pablo chat with Gord from the Little Red School House about the Party for Reclamation and Survival's Party School.We discuss topics surrounding how our classes are set up and how they are facilitated, along with the topics we cover, comparing them to more conventional classroom structures and learning methods.We go on to discuss methods that radical educators within the system might engage their students in a dialectic learning experience through engaging in questions and context-building stories to help better understand concepts and ideas.You can find the Little Red School House @LRedSchoolHouse on Twitter and you can support them via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/LittleRedSchoolHouseSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 18:18


    In this episode our host DocPlague takes us through chapter two of the classic text "The Foundations of Leninism," by the one and only J. V. Stalin. Thank you for listening. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Yiddishland Betrayed - The Serpent in the Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 96:17


    In this episode hosts, Doc Plague, CatDad and Redbenarr are joined by two guests, Ashes from the episode on Amazon, and Yid, an RAS member who helped plan the episode. The episode covers some of the roots of anti-Semitism, and how it is related to the contemporary phenomena of Zionism, the roots of Zionism as a distortion of the labor movement, some facts about Soviet Jewry, as well as some notes on anti-Zionism in Israel itself. As always, thank you for listening, and remember from the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Bessemer, FARC, the US Nazis, and the Indo-Pacific War Threat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 93:37


    We have a lot to cover in terms of recent news since our last episode. Today on the Plough and Stars Red Bernarr, Doc Plague, and the Catdad address the Amazon union drive at Bessemer, the renewed violence in Colombia, the resurgence of embattled fascism in the US empire, and the threat of war with the PRC and Russian Federation directly or through proxies.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The State Sacrifice of Derek Chauvin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 12:01


    A statement from the RAS in regard to the show of convicting Derek Chauvin, and the need for systemic reform and the inter-relation between abolition and socialism.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    To Slay the Titan: Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 72:12


    Catdad, Doc and Red are joined by special guest Ash to discuss the nascent unionization efforts by Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama, along with the despicable workplace practices and anti-union propaganda workers at Amazon facilities or subsidiaries might face in their day-to-day. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The Capitol Riots and the Fascist Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 81:48


    In this double feature, we discuss the class character of the recent riots  at the US capitol (hint: it's not the "white working class!") and explain the underlying mechanisms -- and potential calamity -- around the Gamestop short squeeze.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    We Demand the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 21:42


    Catdad discusses the Points of Unity and Party Demands of the RAS, which form the groundwork for our organizing, and guide us in our fight against the US Empire.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Interview with Akicita from the Mniluzahan Creek Patrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 63:08


    We talk with Akicita, our special guest and a founding member of the Mniluzahan Creek Patrol, about serving unhoused folks in and around Rapid City, South Dakota. And as is always the case, when people show up with material support for those who need it, the police show up with riot gear. You can support Camp Mniluzahan & Creek Patrol at www.campmniluzahan.org/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Syndicalism: One Big Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 53:45


    Catdad and Red discuss syndicalism: what is it, what are its strengths and weaknesses, and what kind of place does it have in revolutionary organizing?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

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    The Capitalist Covid Reponse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 60:25


    The whole gang is back! Today we're talking about the crisis of capital, COVID-19, and how the proletariat can organize against a policy of "work and die."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Material Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 40:54


    In this episode, Pay and Doc talk to a special guest and fellow comrade about the concept of material feminism, and things principled organizations should be thinking about in this regard. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Doing the work with GSO WHOA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 34:25


    We interviewed Lew and Kohai with GSO WHOA about their work around meeting the needs of houseless folks in their area. We talk about the revolutionary character of the lumpenproletariat, the mass line, meeting people where they're at, and about how not to be an asshole liberal.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Understanding Propaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 91:45


    Guest star Erik from the RAS Party School joins us to discuss propaganda in its various modes. This episode covers not only the overt forms of capitalist propaganda, but its more sinister and hidden modes, as well as what we mean when we discuss propaganda in the first place.It includes a discussion on communist pedagogy as well as a breakdown of various capitalist propaganda used Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Juneteenth: Fighting the Counterinsurgency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 55:08


    Catdad, Doc, and Pay discuss the three strategies of U.S. counterinsurgency: the murder or removal of the revolutionary cadre, the destruction of the population base, and the co-opting of the movement by the replacement of its leadership with toothless liberals.We also discuss the historic crimes of the MOVE bombing and the Greenwood Massacre.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The Coming Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 31:30


    In this episode of the Plough & Stars, Paymyrant, CatDad, and Doc Plague cover the timeline of recent events, and discuss how you can get involved and protect yourself.Breonna Taylor, we say your name today in honor of your birthday. You should still be here, and we carry on this fight in your name. We honor our fallen trans siblings, Nina Pop and Tony McDade. We carry on this fight in your names, too. Special shoutout to the K-pop stans, who have been acting in digital solidarity by clogging police radios, racist hashtags, and FBI tip lines with their glorious content.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Why Are We Not Stronger?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 8:11


    In this special mini episode, Paymyrant reads from Eugene Debs "Why Are We Not Stronger." Contact us: contact@ploughandstarspod.com DM us on Twitter: @ploughandstarsSupport our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstarsGrab some RedBubble merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shopSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The End of Electoralism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 70:53


    For this special May Day episode, all four hosts come together to discuss Bernie Sanders, electoralism and voter suppression in the context of the current crisis.Follow us on Twitter: @ploughandstarsGet in touch: contact@ploughandstarspod.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstarsGrab some of our RedBubble merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/ploughandstars/shopSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The State Yearns for Destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 71:04


    In this episode, hosts Catdad, Doc and Pay discuss the sharpening contradictions of capital in the current crisis, and how racial and class inequities are putting the most vulnerable among us at the highest risk.Website: ploughandstarspod.comTwitter: @ploughandstarsPatreon: patreon.com/ploughandstarsRedbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/PloughandStars/shopEmail: contact@ploughandstarspod.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Foundations of Leninism - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 17:28


    This time, Doc reads us some of J.V. Stalin's "Foundations of Leninism".Support the Plough & Stars: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstarsRedbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/PloughandStars/shopTwitter - https://twitter.com/ploughandstarsWebsite - https://www.ploughandstarspod.com/Email - contact@ploughandstarspod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Toward a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare, by Umberto Eco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 30:19


    Catdad reads the Umberto Eco piece Toward a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare to help pass the time in quarantine. Support the Plough & Stars: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstarsRedbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/PloughandStars/shopTwitter - https://twitter.com/ploughandstarsWebsite - https://www.ploughandstarspod.com/Email - contact@ploughandstarspod.com Support the show

    James Connolly Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 32:10


    In this episode, Pay, Catdad, and Doc discuss a little bit of the IWW, Trade Unionism, and the socialist legacy of IrelandSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Reading Rosa Luxemburg: The Dreyfus Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 14:23


    Paymyrant hosts today's minisode with a reading of Rosa Luxemburg's The Dreyfus Affair and the Millerand Case. Read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1899/11/dreyfus-affair.htmSupport the Plough & Stars: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstarsRedbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/PloughandStars/shopTwitter - https://twitter.com/ploughandstarsWebsite - https://www.ploughandstarspod.com/Email - contact@ploughandstarspod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    James Connolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 61:45


    Red and Catdad delve into a brief overview of James Connolly's life and then address his contributions to Marxist theory and his participation in the Easter Rising of 1916.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Defeat of One's Own Government in the Imperialist War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 16:19


    A reading of Lenin's classic by Redbernarr on the eve of a new imperial war. Remember, revolutionary defeatism is the duty of every communist!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The Iranian Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 35:39


    Catdad hosts an emergency episode detailing imperial meddling in Persia and Iran since the end of the 19th century and calling for all leftists to support the organization of a general strike to cripple the imperial war machine.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    The United States, a Settler-Colony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 29:37


    Debating the national structure of the United States as a settler-colony, Catdad is alone in this episode arguing that Marx and Lenin misunderstood the material conditions of the U.S. and its social reproduction and so turns to Connolly for a fuller understanding of the U.S. constellation of forces.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Revolutionary Round-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 71:40


    There are fractures appearing through the global capital empire; the periphery and the core are both suffering from massive upheavals. These movements are the spontaneous results of the contradictions of capital sharpening. The dialectic is moving, and we owe it to each movement to study it and its material circumstances to try to get a working understanding of how it plays into the larger scheme of resistance against capital.On this 19th episode of the Plough and Stars we discuss the movements in Haiti, Brazil, Egypt, Iraq, Chile, Bolivia, France, and Lebanon with special guest @kniferoach.Some sources to follow for more information on HAITI: Sandra Lemaire @SandraDVOA, Etant Dupain @gaetantguevaraon FRANCE: Priscilla Ludosky @PLudoskyJérôme Rodrigues @J_Rodrigues_OffFabrice Grimal @FabriceGrimalFaouzi Lellouche @FaouziLelloucheSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Marianas in Combat, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 43:14


    Paymyrant continues reading from the book Marianas in Combat, Teté Puebla & the Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon in Cuba's revolutionary war, 1956-58. The story is told from an interview with Teté Puebla over two sessions in November 2000 with Mary-Alice Waters. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    Marianas in Combat, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 41:15


    Following up from our previous discussion on Cuba, host Paymyrant reads from the book Marianas in Combat, Teté Puebla & the Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon in Cuba's revolutionary war, 1956-58. The story is told from an interview with Teté Puebla over two sessions in November 2000 with Mary-Alice Waters. This section ends a little abruptly, but Part II will follow shortly.TW: The interview read in this episode features some descriptions of physical and sexual violence.You can find the book available for $10 at this link:http://www.pathfinderpress.com/s.nl/it.A/id.901/.fSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    State and Revolution: Chapter 5, The Economic Basis of the Withering Away of the State

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 37:08


    In this episode, Doc continues out reading of Lenin's "State and Revolution" with chapter 5.Support the show

    The State and Revolution: Chapter Four, Supplementary Explanations by Engels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 57:18


    We return with another chapter of State and Revolution while we prepare your next host-filled episode of the Plough and Stars.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

    How to Deal With Liberals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 55:14


    In this episode our erstwhile hosts tackle the question of "What the hell do you do with liberals?" Through many tangents, they try their best to address this age-old conundrum, even going so far as to analyze what exactly liberalism is.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ploughandstars)

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