Rudy joins Miguel Gómez, author of <a href= "https://fal.cnt.es/producto/la-cnt-y-la-nueva-economia/">La CNT y la Nueva Economía: Del colectivismo empresarial a la planificación de la economía confederal (1936-1939)</a> for a discussion on the most prominent Spanish anarchist union, the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo. We talk about the origins of the CNT, its base, its history under the Primo de Rivera dictatorship and its reactions to the formation of the Spanish Republic. We then talk about the currents within the CNT, and their ideas for what the economy should look like after the revolution, before turning to the time where they were able to put those ideas into practice during the Civil War. Finally, we discuss the intellectual highpoint of the CNT's economic program: the ideas about cooperative socialism proposed in 1938.

<description>&lt;div class="sc-25da5cdc-0 gBKlYH"&gt; &lt;div id=":rf:"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-f2d3e690-2 djUzTz"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-f2d3e690-0 iOtkxA sc-30c1a68-0 hMSkKs"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rudy joins Miguel Gómez, author of &lt;a href= "https://fal.cnt.es/producto/la-cnt-y-la-nueva-economia/"&gt;La CNT y la Nueva Economía: Del colectivismo empresarial a la planificación de la economía confederal (1936-1939)&lt;/a&gt; for a discussion on the most prominent Spanish anarchist union, the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo. We talk about the origins of the CNT, its base, its history under the Primo de Rivera dictatorship and its reactions to the formation of the Spanish Republic. We then talk about the currents within the CNT, and their ideas for what the economy should look like after the revolution, before turning to the time where they were able to put those ideas into practice during the Civil War. Finally, we discuss the intellectual highpoint of the CNT's economic program: the ideas about cooperative socialism proposed in 1938.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Rudy joins Miguel Gómez, author of  for a discussion on the most prominent Spanish anarchist union, the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo. We talk about the origins of the CNT, its base, its history under the Primo de Rivera dictatorship and its...

Spanish Anarchism and the New Economy

Amelia, Carlos and Rudy sit down for the follow-up episode on the Mexican revolution to discuss the consolidation of the revolutionary state with a focus on the figure of Lázaro Cárdenas. They discuss the origins of yellow unionism and agrarian reform in Mexico, the presidency of Plutarco Calles and the Cristero War, and the radical period in the 1930s which led to mass expropriations, the nationalization of oil and a radical international policy. Bibliography: B. Carr - Marxism & Communism in Twentieth-Century Mexico J. Cockroft - Mexico, Class Formation, Capital Accumulation, and the State G. Correa-Cabrera, R. A. Ragland - Workers, parties and a “New Deal:” A comparative analysis of corporatist alliances in Mexico, and the United States, 1910–1940 E. Ginzberg - Revolutionary Ideology and Political Destiny in Mexico, 1928-1934: Lazaro Cardenas and Adalberto Tejeda A. Knight - The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction T. Rath - Cardenismo, Revolutionary Citizenship, and the Redefinition of Mexican Militarism, 1934–1940 M. K. Vaughan - Cultural Politics in Revolution: Teachers, Peasants, and Schools in Mexico, 1930-1940 M. K. Vaughan, S. Lewis (ed.) - The Eagle and the Virgin: Nation and Cultural Revolution in Mexico, 1920–1940

<description>&lt;div class="sc-25da5cdc-0 gBKlYH"&gt; &lt;div id=":rj:"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-3dacab02-2 iioUsy"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-3dacab02-0 gTKBTq sc-30c1a68-0 hMSkKs"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Amelia, Carlos and Rudy sit down for the follow-up episode on the Mexican revolution to discuss the consolidation of the revolutionary state with a focus on the figure of Lázaro Cárdenas. They discuss the origins of yellow unionism and agrarian reform in Mexico, the presidency of Plutarco Calles and the Cristero War, and the radical period in the 1930s which led to mass expropriations, the nationalization of oil and a radical international policy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Bibliography:&lt;br /&gt; B. Carr - Marxism &amp; Communism in Twentieth-Century Mexico&lt;br /&gt; J. Cockroft - Mexico, Class Formation, Capital Accumulation, and the State&lt;br /&gt; G. Correa-Cabrera, R. A. Ragland - Workers, parties and a “New Deal:” A comparative analysis of corporatist alliances in Mexico, and the United States, 1910–1940&lt;br /&gt; E. Ginzberg - Revolutionary Ideology and Political Destiny in Mexico, 1928-1934: Lazaro Cardenas and Adalberto Tejeda&lt;br /&gt; A. Knight - The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction&lt;br /&gt; T. Rath - Cardenismo, Revolutionary Citizenship, and the Redefinition of Mexican Militarism, 1934–1940&lt;br /&gt; M. K. Vaughan - Cultural Politics in Revolution: Teachers, Peasants, and Schools in Mexico, 1930-1940&lt;br /&gt; M. K. Vaughan, S. Lewis (ed.) - The Eagle and the Virgin: Nation and Cultural Revolution in Mexico, 1920–1940&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Amelia, Carlos and Rudy sit down for the follow-up episode on the Mexican revolution to discuss the consolidation of the revolutionary state with a focus on the figure of Lázaro Cárdenas. They discuss the origins of yellow unionism and agrarian...

Mexico 1920-40: Building the Revolutionary State

James and Rudy join Aidan Beatty, author of <a href= "https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348728/the-party-is-always-right/"> The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism</a> for a discussion on Gerry Healy. We discuss the figure of Gerry Healy, and his contextualization within the British left in the interwar and post-WW2 period and the evolution of his organization up to its dissolution by its own members. We also discuss the strict internal regime of the organizations he lead, the Socialist Labour League and the Workers Revolutionary Party, relating them to wider practices or accusations of cult-like behavior on the left. Warning: this episode includes some minor references to the sexual harassment cases in the SLL/WRP.

<description>&lt;div class="sc-25da5cdc-0 gBKlYH"&gt; &lt;div id=":rj:"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-3dacab02-2 iioUsy"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-3dacab02-0 gTKBTq sc-cfae78a-0 gTrbaJ"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"&gt; &lt;p&gt;James and Rudy join Aidan Beatty, author of &lt;a href= "https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348728/the-party-is-always-right/"&gt; The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism&lt;/a&gt; for a discussion on Gerry Healy. We discuss the figure of Gerry Healy, and his contextualization within the British left in the interwar and post-WW2 period and the evolution of his organization up to its dissolution by its own members. We also discuss the strict internal regime of the organizations he lead, the Socialist Labour League and the Workers Revolutionary Party, relating them to wider practices or accusations of cult-like behavior on the left.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Warning: this episode includes some minor references to the sexual harassment cases in the SLL/WRP.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

James and Rudy join Aidan Beatty, author of  for a discussion on Gerry Healy. We discuss the figure of Gerry Healy, and his contextualization within the British left in the interwar and post-WW2 period and the evolution of his organization up to...

The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism by Aidan Beatty

Eric and Rob join Abdi for a discussion on Somalia from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the formation of the Somali people, the long and conflictual relationship to Ethiopia, British and Italian colonization and Somali independence before moving on to the scientific socialist period under Siad Barre. They discuss the achievements of this period, the origins of the Ogaden War conflict, and the abandonment of the USSR and of Socialism. They then discuss the disintegration of the Somali state, the long civil war, and the Islamic Court Union period, before giving some thoughts on the present.

<description>&lt;div class="sc-ff361691-0 kRBAiG"&gt; &lt;div id=":rj:"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-444983a5-1"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-444983a5-0 hnuhpO sc-2361b45d-0 ciKhxc"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Eric and Rob join Abdi for a discussion on Somalia from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the formation of the Somali people, the long and conflictual relationship to Ethiopia, British and Italian colonization and Somali independence before moving on to the scientific socialist period under Siad Barre. They discuss the achievements of this period, the origins of the Ogaden War conflict, and the abandonment of the USSR and of Socialism. They then discuss the disintegration of the Somali state, the long civil war, and the Islamic Court Union period, before giving some thoughts on the present.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Eric and Rob join Abdi for a discussion on Somalia from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the formation of the Somali people, the long and conflictual relationship to Ethiopia, British and Italian colonization and Somali independence...

Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War

Peter Olney is a labor organizer of over half a century, long-time organizing director at the ILWU, and researcher on labor strategy. John Womack is a Harvard historian of the labor movement and the Mexican Revolution. In this episode they sit down with Ira and Rudy to discuss Peter and John’s 2023 book <a href= "https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1298">Labor, Power, and Strategy</a>. They discuss the controversial approach of organizing workers in the choke points of production, what it will take to rebuild the labor movement, and new opportunities for working class internationalism.

<description>&lt;div class="sc-ff361691-0 kRBAiG"&gt; &lt;div id=":rj:"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b402a08b-1"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b402a08b-0 hjYDQr sc-3fd4ce03-0 deYtlt"&gt; &lt;div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Olney is a labor organizer of over half a century, long-time organizing director at the ILWU, and researcher on labor strategy. John Womack is a Harvard historian of the labor movement and the Mexican Revolution. In this episode they sit down with Ira and Rudy to discuss Peter and John’s 2023 book &lt;a href= "https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=1298"&gt;Labor, Power, and Strategy&lt;/a&gt;. They discuss the controversial approach of organizing workers in the choke points of production, what it will take to rebuild the labor movement, and new opportunities for working class internationalism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Peter Olney is a labor organizer of over half a century, long-time organizing director at the ILWU, and researcher on labor strategy. John Womack is a Harvard historian of the labor movement and the Mexican Revolution. In this episode they sit down...

Where is the working class' power? An interview with Peter Olney and John Womack

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