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With further strikes scheduled in many of England's train companies, Christian speaks to Simon Weller, Assistant General Secretary of drivers' union ASLEF, about what the shape of a settlement to the long-running disputes over pay and conditions might look like [2:08 ].  Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the latest developments in Great Britain's rail reform programme [16:52].  Christian then discusses with Simon Pirani of the Fare Free London campaign the merits and challenges in making public transport in major cities free at the point of use [24:19].  His final thought is on the breaking news of the Baltimore road bridge collapse [48:50].

This week Howie will be joined by Dr. Denys Bondar, a Ukrainian activist with Sotsialniy Rukh (Social Movement) and physicist. Slideshow from the discussion: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dtq_j84qEufjDCt0WA9yiIbRMaIH7ry9/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=113027771587628355027&rtpof=true&sd=true Links mentioned in the discussion: Denys Bondar and Zakhar Popovych, Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement), “The Left View on the Prospects for Peace Negotiations,” https://rev.org.ua/the-left-view-on-the-prospects-of-peace-negotiations/ Solar energy collaboration, https://news.tulane.edu/pr/bombed-labs-war-wont-stop-collaboration-between-tulane-and-ukrainian-scientists Ukrainian and other European Leftists, "Support Ukrainian Resistance and Disempower Fossil Capital,” https://againstthecurrent.org/support-ukrainian-resistance-and-disempower-fossil-capital/ Sotsialnyi Rukh, Oct. 10, 2022, "Resolution: The War and the Future of Ukraine and the Left Movement,” https://rev.org.ua/resolution-the-war-and-the-future-of-ukraine-and-the-left-movement/ Simon Pirani, Open Democracy, Aug. 11, 2022, "The EU's plan for Ukraine hydrogen exports is colonialist greenwash,” https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/eu-ukraine-hydrogen-export-european-commission/ Howie Hawkins, Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jan. 28, 2023, "The anti-imperialist position is to support the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people,” https://links.org.au/howie-hawkins-ukraine-solidarity-network-us-anti-imperialist-position-support-national-liberation Petition against US uranium imports from Russia: https://pepeace.org/changing Streamed on 1/28/23 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/HoRfhon-T8E Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign. Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

Episode 109:This week we're continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith[Part 1]Introduction[Part 2-5]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905[Part 6-8]2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917[Part 9-12]3. From February to October 1917[Part 13 - 17]4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power[Part 18 - 20]5. War CommunismMobilising IndustryThe Food DictatorshipWar Communism in CrisisSocial Order OverturnedFighting the Church[Part 21 - This Week]5. War CommunismWorker Unrest - 0:31[Part 22?]5. War Communism[Part 23 - 25?]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the Economy[Part 26 - 29?]7. The New Economic Policy: Society and Culture[Part 30?]ConclusionFootnotes:57) 1:36S. G. Strumilin, ‘Obshchii obzor Severnoi oblasti', Materialy po statistike truda Severnoi oblasti, vol. 1 (Petrograd, 1918), 18–19.58) 2:37Diane P. Koenker, ‘Urbanization and Deurbanization in the Russian Revolution', in Koenker, Rosenberg, and Suny (eds), Party, State and Society, 81–104.59) 3:09V. Iu. Cherniaev et al. (eds.), Piterskie rabochie i ‘diktatura proletariata', oktiabr' 1917–1929: ekonomicheskie konflikty, politicheskii protest (St Petersburg: BLITS, 2000), 13.60) 5:51Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Cultural Front: Power and Culture in Revolutionary Russia (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992), 26.61) 8:12Jonathan Aves, Workers against Lenin: Labour Protest and the Bolshevik Dictatorship (London and New York: Tauris, 1996), 57.62) 10:22David Priestland, Stalinism and the Politics of Mobilization (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007), ch. 1.63) 10:36D. O. Churakov, Revoliutsiia, gosudarstvo, rabochii protest: formy, dinamika i priroda massovykh vystuplenii rabochikh v sovetskoi Rossii, 1917–1918gg. (Moscow: Rossiiskaia politicheskaia entsiklopediia, 2004).64) 11:25V. A. Koklov, ‘Men'sheviki na vyborakh v gorodskie sovety tsentral'noi Rossii vesnoi 1918g', in Men'sheviki i men'shevizm: sbornik statei (Moscow: Izd-vo Tip. Novosti, 1998), 52.65) 12:51Iarov, Gorozhanin kak politik, 24; Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines, 161.66) 13:22Pavliuchenkov, Voennyi kommunizm v Rossii, 146.67) 15:35Jon Smele, Civil War in Siberia: the Anti-Bolshevik Government of Admiral Kolchak, 1918–1920 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), 337, 609.68) 16:42Stephen Wheatcroft, ‘Soviet Statistics of Nutrition and Mortality during Times of Famine', Cahiers du monde russe, 38:4 (1997), 529; Pavliuchenkov, Voennyi kommunizm v Rossii, 146.69) 16:55B. N. Kazantsev, ‘Materialy gosudarstvennykh, partiinykh i profsoiuznykh organov o vystupleniiakh rabochikh na predpriiatiakh Sovetskoi Rossii v 1918–28gg.', in Iu. I. Kir'ianov, W. Rosenberg, and A. N. Sakharov (eds), Trudovye konflikty v sovetskoi Rossii 1918–1929gg. (Moscow: Editorial URSS, 1998), 38–66 (48).70) 17:35Iarov, Gorozhanin kak politik, 49.71) 18:44Pavliuchenkov, Voennyi kommunizm, 157.72) 20:49Cherniaev et al. (eds), Piterskie rabochie, 177–83; Krasnaia gazeta, 15 March 1919, 2.73) 22:24Cherniaev et al. (eds), Piterskie rabochie, 18.74) 23:08Aves, Workers against Lenin, 24.75) 23:43Cherniaev et al. (eds), Piterskie rabochie, 274.76) 24:33A. Vyshinskii, ‘Uroki odnoi konferentsii', Pravda, 8 Feb. 1921, 1; Simon Pirani, The Russian Revolution in Retreat, 1920–23: Soviet Workers and the New Economic Policy (London: Routledge, 2008).

Suzi talks to historian-activist Simon Pirani about the political and economic motives for the Kremlin's war, as well as the ominous signs of Russia's conduct seen in previous conflicts in Chechnya, Syria, and the Donbas in 2014. The campaign of devastation aimed at cities and towns across Ukraine, and the brutality of Russian forces has only prompted more protest in Ukraine—and in Russia too, despite draconian repressive measures. As the reality of the carnage and destruction sinks in, millions flee, but resistance grows. Simon writes about Russia, East Europe, the left, and resistance at his website, peoplenature.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Understanding Russia Today, w/ Simon Pirani Anyone trying to understand Russia in the context of the war unleashed by Putin and co. on Ukraine will find little of use in the mainstream media, and a lot of left media isn't much better. This episode presents an interview with Simon Pirani about capitalism and politics in Russia today. Simon has written extensively on contemporary Russia as well as on the Russian Revolution, and discussed Stalinism on ep. 3 of Victor's Children. https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994/episode-3-stalinism-and-the-future-of-socialism-part-i?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Simon's website; https://peopleandnature.wordpress.com Simon recommends Ilya Matveev's recent article "Between Political and Economic Imperialism: Russia's Shifting Global Strategy" https://brill.com/view/journals/jlso/aop/article-10.1163-24714607-bja10043/article-10.1163-24714607-bja10043.xml?rskey=tHGbWa&result=1 For discussion of what stance socialists in so-called Canada should take to Russia's war on Ukraine, check this out: Episode 14: Russia Out of Ukraine, and No to NATO Too! by Solidarity Winnipeg https://soundcloud.com/solidarity-winnipeg-sw/swpod-ukraine-ep-final?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Stalinism and the Future of Socialism (Part I) At the end of the 1920s a new social order emerged in the USSR. This Stalinist model later became the basis for reorganizing society in a series of other countries. It was criticized by anti-communists and supported by many people on the left, but other socialists challenged the claim that this was socialism. How socialists today understand what happened in these societies matters a lot. In this episode Simon Pirani discusses the emergence of the Stalinist social order in the USSR and some of the claims made by its defenders, while Kevin Lin surveys China from the revolution of 1949 to the present. Links: Simon Pirani http://simonpirani.blogspot.com An interview with Kevin Lin from 2020: How China contained Covid-19 and the dangerous world to come https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6494 A Marxist analysis of the USSR I recommend: What was the USSR? Part IV: Towards a theory of the deformation of value https://libcom.org/library/what-was-ussr-aufheben-part-4 If you're interested in the background to Stalinism: David Camfield, "Revolution and modernising counter-revolution in Russia, 1917-28" https://brill.com/view/journals/hima/28/2/article-p107_4.xml (paywalled, but may be available elsewhere online) If you're interested in China under Mao, a good place to start is Elliott Liu's book Maoism and the Chinese Revolution: A Critical Introduction https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=778

Over the past 12 months Ukrainian storage has provided a vital safety valve for the European gas market. In this latest OIES Energy Podcast James Henderson discusses the increasing integration of the Ukrainian gas market with Europe with Simon Pirani and Jack Sharples in the light of their latest paper for OIES entitled “Ukraine-EU gas […] The post Oxford Energy Podcast – Ukraine-EU gas market integration short-term progress, long-term challenges appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

In this podcast James Henderson discusses a new OIES paper on the future of the Ukrainian gas market and its interconnections with Russia and Europe with Simon Pirani. The podcast first reviews the current state of the Ukrainian gas sector following a decade of dramatic change and then assesses the outlook for further transit of […] The post Oxford Energy Podcast – The market takes shape: The Ukrainian gas sector to 2030 appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

In this OIES podcast James Henderson discusses the availability of Ukrainian gas storage for the European market with Simon Pirani and Jack Sharples, the joint authors of a new OIES paper on this important topic. With European storage capacity likely to hit its ceiling during the summer, the option to move gas into Ukraine’s huge […] The post Oxford Energy Podcast – European gas storage: backhaul helps open Ukrainian safety valve appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

In this podcast, David Ledesma discusses the prospects for Central Asian natural gas production and exports in the 2020s with Simon Pirani, Senior Research Fellow at OIES, who has just published a research paper on this subject. Central Asian exports to China were 47 bcm in 2018, compared with 16 bcm to Russia. Exports to […] The post Oxford Energy Podcast – Central Asian Gas appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

The last 12 months has seen the unprecedented resurgence of public engagement with green politics. Climate Change - although of course it never actually went away - is back. Extinction Rebellion; Greta Thunberg; the Green New Deal - words that would have failed to register only a year ago have become household names.  The urgency with which we need to act in order to prevent the worst effects of runaway global warming is now widely acknowledged. But the big questions remain, of what that action should be.  Is a renewable technology revolution adequate, if the logic of market capitalism remains intact? Are we all in this together? Or does the softness of our governments’ emissions reduction targets point to the expendability of those in the Global South? Joining us to discuss the climate crisis, and a vision of climate justice, are:  Chaitanya Kumar, Senior Policy Advisor at Green Alliance; Simon Pirani, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, and author of Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption (2018); and Asad Rehman, Executive Director at War on Want. We also speak to Anna Taylor, founder of the UK Student Climate Network, and organiser of the first national school climate strike, to get her perspective on the wave of activism that has brought climate change back to the top of the agenda. --- For wider reading on the subject, go to plutobooks.com/podcastreading

In this episode of Talking Shop, we interview Simon Pirani, the author of 'Burning Up - A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption'. Simon is a writer, historian, and researcher on energy, as well as an activist involved in social and labour movements. In 'Burning Up', Simon argues that, throughout the twentieth century, industrialisation, urbanisation and mass consumption were the driving forces for the technological changes and changes in energy consumption that created the current climate crisis. He also discusses the social transformations that would be needed to build fully sustainable relationships to the environment. We asked Simon about what climate change looks like in the present day and near future, the promise of movements like the school strikes, and the climate denialism of big business. We talked about how and why unions should be mobilising their membership behind climate issues, and about moving beyond the false dichotomy of jobs vs positive environmental policies. Simon's excellent book is available here -https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745335612/burning-up/

In this episode of the energy and innovation podcast I speak with Simon Pirani, a senior visiting fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Simon is author of many studies and books on energy and history, notably a very good report on the Russia-Ukraine 2009 gas dispute that came out soon after the conflict was resolved.Our discussion today centers on two recent publications of Simon's. The first, is an update on the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2019, published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. It has been 10 years, since the shut-down and Simon and I reflect on what has been done and what are the future threats. His latest report outlines the ongoing conflict and how any gas agreement between the two countries will be kept on a very short leash, posing potential shutdown threats for transit gas to Europe. We also discuss Simon's new book, Burning up:  A global history of Fossil Fuel Consumption, published in 2018 by Pluto Press. Some of the key take-aways of this episode include:Russian gas comes with political conditions. The 2009 crisis stemmed from Soviet era gas policies and the deteriorating political conditions between Russia and Ukraine.How cheap gas enabled Soviet citizens to have a higher quality of life in the citiesThe Annexation of Crimea was a reaction to Ukrainian politics which Russia found working against its interests.The centrality of fossil fuels for our economies is under appreciated by those looking for using more renewable energy and the hypocrisy of leaders discussing how to reduce carbon emissions, while our use of fossil fuels continues to increase.The technological decedents of our transport system, the car and truck, are still fundamentally rooted in the industrial revolution. Inefficiency turned into a mass consumer product. And governments are not hard enough on companies to innovate and increase efficiency in transport.For more of Simon's publications visit his website.

EU:n jäsenvaltiot pyrkivät kilvan vähentämään kasvihuonekaasujen päästöjä ja riippuvuuttaan fossiilisista energialähteistä. Silti öljyn kulutus on lisääntynyt yli puolella Rio de Janeirossa vuonna 1992 pidetyn ensimmäisen ilmastokokouksen jälkeen. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies -nimisessä tutkimuslaitoksessa työskentelevä Simon Pirani painottaa, että mitään yksinkertaisia, iskulauseiksi tiivistyviä ratkaisuja tässä ihmiskunnan kohtalonkysymyksessä on turha odottaa. "Öljy- ja hiiliriippuvuudesta vapautuminen edellyttää syvällistä muutosta talouden ja tuotannon toimintaperiaatteissa, eikä ratkea pelkästään tekniikan keinoin", Pirani sanoo. Ohjelmasarjassa Moniääninen Eurooppa esitellään Simon Piranin tutkimuksia ja johtopäätöksiä ilmaston lämpenemisestä ja sen suurimmasta aiheuttajasta, fossiilisista polttoaineista. Ohjelman on toimittanut Hannu Reime. Lukija: Jorma Mattila Ohjelman on tuottanut Jorma Mattila.

Suzi speaks to energy specialist and author Simon Pirani about his new book, Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption that traces the relentless rise in oil, gas, and coal use since the mid-twentieth century — and shows how consumption has grown fastest since the discovery of global warming in the 1980s. Simon argues that fuels are mainly consumed through technological systems, which are in turn embedded in social, economic, and political systems — and that the transition away from fossil fuels will mean the transformation of all of these. Then: the LA teachers strike is on! Suzi talks to Arlene Inouye, secretary of United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and co-chair of the negotiations team about what happened in bargaining, and how important this strike is for public education, indeed, for the public. UTLA is demanding a fair agreement that addresses class size, funding for nurses, counselors, and librarians, a halt to further privatization through charterization, and teacher pay. The LAUSD’s Austin Beutner failed to show up for the last two bargaining sessions, lied to the media, and presented an inadequate proposal, so now he has to face teachers, students, and community on the picket lines. After the spectacular Red State teachers' strikes of last year, the LAUSD strike has enormous potential in practical and inspirational terms — for labor and community as a whole.

Guest: Arlene Inouye, Simon Pirani Arlene Inouye, Secretary of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and Co-Chair of the Negotiations Team on how important the LAUSD strike, beginning January 14, is for public education, indeed, for the public. UTLA is demanding that LAUSD negotiate a fair agreement that addresses class size, funding for nurses, librarians, a halt to further privatization through charterization, and teacher pay -- or face teachers on picket lines. After the spectacular Red State teachers strikes of last year, the LAUSD strike has enormous potential in practical and inspirational terms ''' for labor and community as a whole.Simon Pirani, Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford Institute for Energy Studies on his new book, "Burning Up: a global history of fossil fuel consumption," that traces the inexorable increase in oil, gas and coal use since the mid 20th century - and shows how consumption growth accelerated since the discovery of global warming in the 1980s. He argues that fuels are mainly consumed through technological systems, which are in turn embedded in social, economic and political systems - and that the transition away from fossil fuels will mean the transformation of all of these.