The Regrettable Century

Given the recent Blue Wave/Tsunami/Armageddon/Sharknado (and given the continued reality constant war and absence of an antiwar movement) we felt like this episode might feel even more relevant now than it did when we recorded it back in August. So, we decided to unlock it for you.  **** This week, (actually in August) two old veterans of about two and a half decades in the fight against half a dozen imperialist wars read and discussed an article about why there is not anti-war movement today.   Where Is The Anti-War Movement? A Response to Eric Blanc https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/where-is-the-anti-war-movement-a-response-to-eric-blanc/    Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US? https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-tr

This week the gang is joined by some patrons to begin a discussion of Gavin Mueller's Breaking Things at Work. "A manifesto for the neo-luddite revolution: an exhilarating challenge to the way we think about work, technology, progress, and what we want from the future" https://www.versobooks.com/products/688-breaking-things-at-work?srsltid=AYCX9vJYioiuLA7Wftzdcw0PjvQh7Wc3XbxaYcodw3_gicaQ01_Cdol_ Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the NEW IMPROVED Regrettable Century merch store

Bolsonaro Flees, Trump's CIA is Integral to Ukraine's War Effort, Israeli Racism Helps Keep Bibi in Power, Ukraine is Providing Military Aid for Israel's Genocidal War, Ukraine's Slow Attritional Loss Continues...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the NEW IMPROVED Regrettable Century merch store

This week we are joined by our official France correspondent, Matthew to discuss the ongoing protests across Europe.   The ‘Total Strike’ Has Come for France https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/the-total-strike-has-come-for-france    “Can We Be Angry About the Vandalism and Still Take Certain High School Students’ Complaints Seriously?” https://www.lefigaro.fr/en/france/madeleine-de-jessey-can-we-be-angry-about-the-vandalism-and-still-take-certain-high-school-students-complaints-seriously-20261008    Are student protests being manipulated ahead of France's presidential election? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8zxlyg965r3o    France is facing crisis after crisis. Here's what's happening https://www.axios.com/2026/10/14/france-crises-fires-hackers-protests-debt

This week, Ben and Jason sat down for a free flowing discussion about the current state of things and how to experience the world around us without being aloof or carried away by the ever shifting and fickle political currents of time. Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the NEW IMPROVED Regrettable Century merch store