Victor's Children

Nov 24 2024 48 ep. 68 mins 94
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A podcast from so-called Canada talking socialism from below

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#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

#42: Settler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view

Jun 16 2024 47 mins  
Settler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view The Palestine solidarity movement has drawn more attention to the concept of settler colonialism, which growing numbers of people have been using to name the oppression of Indigenous nations on Turtle Island. John Carlson discusses "reconciliation," the relationship between settler colonialism a

#41: What Is Imperialism Today?

May 18 2024 80 mins  
What is Imperialism Today? More people are talking about imperialism because of the US's backing of Israel's war against Gaza and heightened rivalry between the US, China and Russia. But what is imperialism in the third decade of the 21st century? Jeff Webber and Charlie Post discuss how we should understand imperialism and its relationship to capitalism today, the need for a bett

#40: Workers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance?

Apr 14 2024 62 mins  
Workers in the Global North: Bribed into Compliance? Why don't more workers in rich countries support radical politics? Some leftists say it's because imperialism bribes some or all workers in imperialist countries, making them a "labour aristocracy." In this episode, Charlie Post argues against this explanation, discusses how imperialism does affect the working class in these c

#39: The Palestine Solidarity Movement in the USA

Mar 10 2024 62 mins  
The Palestine Solidarity Movement in the USA. Busy organizers Iman Abid, Shireen Akram-Boshar and Sherry Wolf pause to discuss where the movement is at in the USA and ideas for strengthening it. A recent article: Toward a free Palestine https://www.tempestmag.org/2024/02/toward-a-free-palestine/ One of many valuable books (available as a free ebook): Palestine: A Socialist