Class Unity

Nov 26 2024 27 ep. 93 mins 29

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We are a Marxist pole of attraction that works both within the DSA and outside of it to support the development of class struggle politics.

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Transmissions Ep. 16: Election Autopsy 2024

Nov 26 2024 94 mins

Class Unity members cover the reaction of the Democratic Party to Kamala Harris’ loss and discuss what we can expect in Donald Trump’s next presidency.

Transmissions Ep. 15: Elections Special 2024

Nov 04 2024 114 mins

Class Unity members discuss the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, the state of the U.S. politics and the economy, and how they relate to global geopolitical developments.

PoliEdPod12: Geopolitical Economy (w/ Radhika Desai)

Radhika Desai talks with Class Unity about geopolitical economy, imperialism, realism, the state of the left, and and dollar hegemony. She is the author of “Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire” (2013) and “Capitalism, Coronavirus and War” (2022). You can find Class Unity here: https://classunity.org Please consider making a donation or joining

PoliEdPod 11: American Imperialism & “Democracy Promotion” (w/ Ben Thomason)

Aug 02 2024 105 mins

In this episode, Jamal, Heph and Daniel speak to Ben Thomason, an expert on American culture and politics, on so-called “democracy promotion,” and the way in which the US uses media and civil society to manipulate other countries in furtherance of corporate interests. Here is some of Thomason’s recent work: References: Thomason can be followed […]

PoliEdPod 10: The Cargo Cult of Woke (w/ Christian Parenti)

Christian Parenti talks with Class Unity about the “compatible left”, so-called Wokeness, contemporary politics, and institutions like the CIA. Parenti is the author of “Radical Hamilton” (2020) and “Tropic of Chaos” (2011). You can find his article here: https://catalyst-journal.com/2024/06/… You can find Class Unity here: https://classunity.org Please consider makin

PoliEdPod 9: Michael Heinrich on Reading Marx

Michael Heinrich talks to Class Unity about Marx’s Capital, Politics, and the contemporary Left.

Transmissions Ep. 14: George Galloway, the Workers Party, and Joti Brar

Apr 02 2024 75 mins

Welcome to Transmissions Episode 14! In this episode, Jamal, Heph, and Daniel discuss the recent political victory of George Galloway, the Workers Party, and Joti Brar on “Class Unity”, and the prospects for class politics at present. On the Class Unity podcast channel you can find Transmissions, our podcast for topical discussions and interviews, and PoliEdPod, […]

PoliEdPod 8: Beyond the Duopoly? Parties, Unions, and Labor (w/ Catherine Liu)

Feb 15 2024 90 mins

Welcome to Episode 8 or CU’s PoliEdPod series! In this episode, Catherine Liu joins us for a discussion of recent debates about the relation between Republican and Democratic parties and labor. For background, listeners may want to check out the articles which initiated this debate, by Sorab Amari and Dustin Guastella, along with a contribution […]

PoliEdPod 7: The Cost of Living Crisis and the State of Capitalism (w/ Costas Lapavitsas)

One of the worlds leading Marxist economists talks to us about the recent problems of inflation, class politics, and the global economy. Check out Lapavitsas’s latest collaborative efforts here: You can listen to the audio-only version of this event in our podcast feed, or you can watch the livestream via YouTube, below:

Transmissions Ep. 13: James A. Smith of The Popular Show

Hello friends! Welcome to another episode of Class Unity ‘Transmissions’! Our guest for this episode is none other than James A. Smith, co-host with David Slavick of The Popular Show. Smith is also the author of Other People’s Politics: Populism to Corbynism (Zer0 Books, 2019) and coauthor with Mareile Pfannebecker of Work Want Work: Labour […]