Victor's Children

Feb 15 2025 52 ep. 67 mins 103
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A podcast from so-called Canada talking socialism from below

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#50: Trump's Tariffs: How Should the Left Respond?

Feb 15 2025 66 mins  
Trump's Tariffs: How Should the Left Respond? . . . The threat of sweeping US tariffs has touched off a political crisis in the Canadian state. Todd Gordon and Mostafa Henaway discuss how the left is responding and an alternative approach. . . Suggested Reading: . Todd Gordon https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/we-need-workers-solidarity-not-national-unity-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs/

#49: U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand?

Jan 20 2025 71 mins  
U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? . . . Economic and geopolitical competition between China and the US and other Western powers is important and is only going to become more intense in the years ahead. What do leftists most need to understand about China, and how should we orient to the rivalry between the world's most powerful capitalist societi

Discussion Event Announcement & VC on Instagram

Jan 04 2025 3 mins  
Poilievre, Trump, Imperialism, Climate Change...What can anti-capitalists do in 2025 . . 6pm, January 16, West End Commons. (641 St. Matthews) . . RSVP to receive readings: [email protected] . . Light snacks provided. Accessibility note: This is a masked event. We will have masks available for those who need one. . . Victor's Children on Instagram @victors_children

#48: A Dive into Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism

Dec 20 2024 65 mins  
A Dive into Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism . . . The recent publication of an English translation of Western Marxism: How it was born, how it died, how it can be reborn by the Italian historian of philosophy Domenico Losurdo has received a lot of attention in parts of the Left. In this episode Joshua Nicholas Pineda joins David to discuss Losurdo and this book. Tune in for a di

#47: Responding to Trump's Return, w David McNally and Natalia Tylim

Nov 24 2024 69 mins  
Responding to Trump's Return, w David McNally and Natalia Tylim . . . The victory of Trump and his Republican Party is obviously important not just in the USA but internationally. A lot of what's being said about why Trump won and what it means is partially or entirely wrong. This episode is about analyzing their victory and, importantly, what radicals should do in the months ahead

#46: Trump vs Harris: How did the USA get here?

Oct 11 2024 56 mins  
Trump vs Harris: How did the USA get here? . . The 2024 US presidential election pits a far right billionaire former president whose supporters have taken control of the Republican Party away from the conservatives whose party it once was against the outgoing Democrat vice-president who champions strengthening US imperialism and many reactionary domestic policies. How did the most

Extra: The Ukrainian-Canadian Anti-Stalinist Left in the 1970s and 80s

Oct 06 2024 44 mins  
Extra: The Ukrainian-Canadian Anti-Stalinist Left in the 1970s and 80s. . . An interview with participants Chrystia Chomiak and John-Paul Himka about the Ukrainian-Canadian anti-Stalinist radical left initiatives that grew out of the radicalization of the late 1960s into the 1970s. . . Related reading: . Marko Bojcun, "Ukrainian Socialists in the Diaspora" https://www.opendemocrac

#45: Loss, Grief and Politics Today, w/ Sarah Jaffe

Sep 15 2024 45 mins  
Loss, Grief and Politics Today, w/ Sarah Jaffe . . How people feel about what's happening in their lives really matters politically. On this episode David interviews Sarah Jaffe, whose new book "From the Ashes" explores grief and its politics in the world today. . . From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-jaffe/from-the

#44: How to Challenge Anti-Communism (Against Parenti) & Anti-Communism in the Ukrainian Diaspora

Aug 17 2024 68 mins  
How (Not) to Challenge Anti-Communism (Against Michael Parenti) & the Case of Anti-Communism in the Ukrainian Diaspora . . Anti-communism is an ideology that opposes any effort to make radical social change. Clearly, we need to challenge it. But there's more than one way of doing so. Opening thoughts about this from David are followed by an interview with historian John-Paul Himka

#43: Listen Even If You Don't Want To: COVID-19, Health and Politics Today

Jul 13 2024 58 mins  
Listen Even If You Don't Want To: COVID-19, Health and Politics Today . . Over four years after the COVID-19 pandemic first swept the world, most governments are giving the disease almost no attention and most of us don't want to think about it and are acting as if "COVID is over." But the virus isn't trivial and it's still circulating on a large scale and in unpredictable ways. So