We are pleased to welcome longtime friend of the show Scribe Wolf, aka A. H. Ra. In this discussion we focus on the book Noise: The Political Economy of Music by theorist Jacques Attali, a highly influential work that crosses disciplinary borders from history, music, to critical theory and Marxism. This is a wide-ranging and improvisational conversation. Definitely not to be missed. Includes a surprise new song!  Scribe Wolf is an Appalachia-based alt-country musician who describes his project as a "folk-form residing in the punctuated stitching-through of classical technique in avant-garde substrates." Along with his musical work—which additionally spans industrial roles as a classically trained composer and an audio engineer—​Ra comes to the program with a background in Marxist, psychoanalytic, and medievalist scholarship, as well as a history of Leninist organizing.  His new avant-metal band Lunafaction is a collaboration with Portland-based Jacob Schulte of black metal project Yfelsian; their debut single The Augury will be out on Bandcamp Friday, April 5, 2024: <a href= "https://lunafaction.bandcamp.com/">https://lunafaction.bandcamp.com/</a>  Music video for "Possible Steps through a Moribund Arbor": <a href= "https://youtu.be/i81XBcJJrpE?si=zYwi7-Qc3llELIQk">https://youtu.be/i81XBcJJrpE?si=zYwi7-Qc3llELIQk</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;We are pleased to welcome longtime friend of the show Scribe Wolf, aka A. H. Ra. In this discussion we focus on the book &lt;em&gt;Noise: The Political Economy of Music&lt;/em&gt; by theorist Jacques Attali, a highly influential work that crosses disciplinary borders from history, music, to critical theory and Marxism. This is a wide-ranging and improvisational conversation. Definitely not to be missed. Includes a surprise new song! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;Scribe Wolf is an Appalachia-based alt-country musician who describes his project as a "folk-form residing in the punctuated stitching-through of classical technique in avant-garde substrates." Along with his musical work—which additionally spans industrial roles as a classically trained composer and an audio engineer—​Ra comes to the program with a background in Marxist, psychoanalytic, and medievalist scholarship, as well as a history of Leninist organizing. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;His new avant-metal band Lunafaction is a collaboration with Portland-based Jacob Schulte of black metal project Yfelsian; their debut single The Augury will be out on Bandcamp Friday, April 5, 2024: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://lunafaction.bandcamp.com/"&gt;https://lunafaction.bandcamp.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;Music video for "Possible Steps through a Moribund Arbor": &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/i81XBcJJrpE?si=zYwi7-Qc3llELIQk"&gt;https://youtu.be/i81XBcJJrpE?si=zYwi7-Qc3llELIQk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We are pleased to welcome longtime friend of the show Scribe Wolf, aka A. H. Ra. In this discussion we focus on the book Noise: The Political Economy of Music by theorist Jacques Attali, a highly influential work that crosses disciplinary borders from...

The Politics of Music (feat. Scribe Wolf)

We welcome Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman for a follow-up interview on the situation in Gaza where as of the time of recording (March 13, 2024) Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. Building off our first discussion, this interview explores a number of questions listeners have wanted to raise with Mohammed about the war on Gaza. We discuss the legacy of Mohammed's teacher, Dr. Refaat Alareer who was murdered on December 6, 2023, what the future may hold for Hamas and the role of secularism in Palestinian struggle for freedom. Please join our Patreon if you enjoyed this conversation to help support us https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;We welcome Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman for a follow-up interview on the situation in Gaza where as of the time of recording (March 13, 2024) Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. Building off our first discussion,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;this interview explores a number of questions listeners have wanted to raise with Mohammed about the war on Gaza. We discuss the legacy of Mohammed's teacher, Dr. Refaat Alareer who was murdered on December 6, 2023, what the future may hold for Hamas and the role of secularism in Palestinian struggle for freedom. Please join our Patreon if you enjoyed this conversation to help support us https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We welcome Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman for a follow-up interview on the situation in Gaza where as of the time of recording (March 13, 2024) Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. Building off our first discussion, this interview explores a number of...

Gaza Now: A Palestinian Perspective (feat. Mohammed Sulaiman)

We welcome Marxist scholars Sara Nadal-Melsió & Eduardo Cadava for a discussion on their new book "Politically Red". If as Brecht said "reading is class struggle" what does that mean for us as Marxists? How are we to orient ourselves in reading groups? How is reading political? Politically Red focuses on the work of Walter Benjamin, Frederic Jameson, Rosa Luxembourg, W.E.B. DuBois and we discuss some of the key ideas of this new book. Check it Politically Red here: <a href= "https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047807/politically-red">https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047807/politically-red</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We welcome Marxist scholars Sara Nadal-Melsió &amp; Eduardo Cadava for a discussion on their new book "Politically Red". If as Brecht said "reading is class struggle" what does that mean for us as Marxists? How are we to orient ourselves in reading groups? How is reading political? Politically Red focuses on the work of Walter Benjamin, Frederic Jameson, Rosa Luxembourg, W.E.B. DuBois and we discuss some of the key ideas of this new book. Check it &lt;em&gt;Politically Red&lt;/em&gt; here: &lt;a href= "https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047807/politically-red"&gt;https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047807/politically-red&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

We welcome Marxist scholars Sara Nadal-Melsió & Eduardo Cadava for a discussion on their new book "Politically Red". If as Brecht said "reading is class struggle" what does that mean for us as Marxists? How are we to orient ourselves in reading...

Politically Red: What Does it Mean to Read as a Marxist? (feat. Sara Nadal-Melsió & Eduardo Cadava)

We welcome philosopher Carlos Garrido for a conversation on the theoretical and practical challenges facing the left in America. Garrido is the author of The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism and he specializes in Marxist theory, the history of socialism in America and pragmatist philosophy. He is a director and philosopher at the <a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4j1g1gUv6jgJH49nJwEGIw" target= "" rel="nofollow">@MidwesternMarx</a> think tank and media organization. In this conversation we discuss the concept of the purity fetish, the variations within Western Marxism and we move to discuss the practical challenges facing the American left. We also analyze the best accounts of why socialism has never happened in America. Please check out Carlos's work <a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDdrbHg5VjRpSi0xVFphVlZybHF2YzRRak1pUXxBQ3Jtc0tuakVaaHBTOVRyWDN4Zkc4QXBlcmhPb2tPODBlcHhObE94Qzl4UjVKVmxRUGdLOGlMbXVWUkI5Nk5OamVPWHVidmtYZjdtUl9wOVBGNW5WcS0wNzEyZGJ5czBMaXlCSnFya0ZXS2dUQzBrT0R6NUtfUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.midwesternmarx.com%2F&v=PDO4241jXDA" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://www.midwesternmarx.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;We welcome philosopher Carlos Garrido for a conversation on the theoretical and practical challenges facing the left in America. Garrido is the author of The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism and he specializes in Marxist theory, the history of socialism in America and pragmatist philosophy. He is a director and philosopher at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;&lt;a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4j1g1gUv6jgJH49nJwEGIw" target= "" rel="nofollow"&gt;@MidwesternMarx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;think tank and media organization.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;In this conversation we discuss the concept of the purity fetish, the variations within Western Marxism and we move to discuss the practical challenges facing the American left. We also analyze the best accounts of why socialism has never happened in America. Please check out Carlos's work &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"&gt;&lt;a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDdrbHg5VjRpSi0xVFphVlZybHF2YzRRak1pUXxBQ3Jtc0tuakVaaHBTOVRyWDN4Zkc4QXBlcmhPb2tPODBlcHhObE94Qzl4UjVKVmxRUGdLOGlMbXVWUkI5Nk5OamVPWHVidmtYZjdtUl9wOVBGNW5WcS0wNzEyZGJ5czBMaXlCSnFya0ZXS2dUQzBrT0R6NUtfUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.midwesternmarx.com%2F&amp;v=PDO4241jXDA" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.midwesternmarx.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We welcome philosopher Carlos Garrido for a conversation on the theoretical and practical challenges facing the left in America. Garrido is the author of The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism and he specializes in Marxist theory, the...

Marxism and the Absence of Socialism in America: A Conversation with Carlos Garrido

I'm joined by Sudip Bhattacharya for a discussion on how to navigate debates on identity politics and class on the left. What are the best ways for socialists to engage in these debates without risking they end up in unproductive division and hostility? This is a productive conversation full of helpful social and political analysis. <a href= "https://brooklynrail.org/contributor/Sudip-Bhattacharya">Sudip Bhattacharya</a> is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. You can find his work at outlets like Protean magazine, Jacobin, Current Affairs, Black Agenda Report, among others.

<description>&lt;p&gt;I'm joined by Sudip Bhattacharya for a discussion on how to navigate debates on identity politics and class on the left. What are the best ways for socialists to engage in these debates without risking they end up in unproductive division and hostility? This is a productive conversation full of helpful social and political analysis. &lt;a href= "https://brooklynrail.org/contributor/Sudip-Bhattacharya"&gt;Sudip Bhattacharya&lt;/a&gt; is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. You can find his work at outlets like Protean magazine, Jacobin, Current Affairs, Black Agenda Report, among others.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I'm joined by Sudip Bhattacharya for a discussion on how to navigate debates on identity politics and class on the left. What are the best ways for socialists to engage in these debates without risking they end up in unproductive division and...

The Vicissitudes of Identity Politics On the Left (feat. Sudip Bhattacharya)

Emancipations explores the intersection of Marxism, politics and philosophy. Hosted by Daniel Tutt (@DanielTutt).

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