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English-language podcast of the Spartacist League. Listen for a revolutionary Trotskyist perspective on key questions for the workers movement internationally.
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Mansa is joined by Comrade Erica from Workers Vanguard, the newspaper of our comrades in the United States. We start off with the context in the country and the domestic response to Trump's war on Iran as well as his attacks at home. We then discuss the problem with the dominant strategies on offer--a repeat of the so-called general strike in Minneapolis, and No Kings--both of which lead back to the Democrats, and why class independence is the only way to stop Trump. Check out the latest Work...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Julia to discuss the rapidly worsening situation in Cuba and what is being done to help Cuba in its hour of need. Julia explains our fundraising efforts in the Partisan Defence Committee, which launched an international fundraising effort which has so far raised nearly £19,000 to donate to efforts to help Cuba, as well as our comrades who are bringing material aid to Cuba with Nuestra América Convoy. *I mistakenly use USD instead of pounds to refer to the amount of ...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Perrault to look at why a lot of analysts and the left think the U.S. will emerge weaker out of the Iran war. There is a lot of fatuousness that the Iranian regime's strategy will lead it to victory, but we ask: what constitutes victory? Our starting point is that communists and anti-imperialists should approach this question from the point of view of which class force emerges strengthened out of this conflict. Will this war lead to a strengthening of the oppressed ...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Elizabeth to discuss how the left finds itself divided and disoriented yet again on Iran. Whether it's the 12-day war, the Dey uprising, or now, the two trends persist and keep getting ever more polarised: denounce the regime for being repressive and therefore refuse to defend Iran from attack by the U.S. and Israel, or support the regime for being anti-imperialist. This binary is not new. We put forward a framework to resolve this and urge leftists to face reality,...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Perrault to discuss the resumption of war against Iran by the U.S. and Israel. As we publish, there is news that they have murdered Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran. We discuss what this and the recent escalation on Iran means in terms of the balance of forces in the region, and as always, the problems with the left and what socialists should do. Check out our recent statements on Iran: Stop U.S./Israel Rampage, Defend Iran!Iran Still Needs to be Defended! ...
Mansa and Cairo pick up their discussion from the previous episode on how liberalism destroyed the black struggle in the U.S. They begin with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the hyper-liberalism of the Clinton years to Obama's post-racial society which eventually gave us MAGA, only for the anti-Trump resistance to then give us Biden which brought Trump back with a vengeance. In all this, the black struggle in America was further weakened due to its liberal politics. "Liberalism des...
Mansa is joined by Cairo Turner, editor of the newly relaunched Black History and the Class Struggle. We discuss how the current near non-existent state of the black movement is a result of decades of liberal politics. We start with the Civil Rights movement and how its massive potential was undermined by the likes of MLK Jr who hitched it to the progressive wing of the American ruling class, and how these politics paved the way for the backlash and reaction in the late 70s and 80s. Ultimatel...
In a special episode, Mansa is joined by Comrades Bourchier and Edith from Australia to discuss the merger of their two organisations, the Spartacist League of Australia and the Revolutionary Communist Organisation, respectively. We discuss the basis for the merger, what led to this despite differences on some questions of analysis and programme, what this merger means for rebuilding the Australian left and lessons for the left internationally. The merged organisation will be relaunched as Co...
Mansa is joined by Jens from Autoarbeiter für eine kämpfende IG Metall (Autoworkers for a fighting IG Metall) and Steffen from Spartakist-Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands to discuss the attacks raining down on workers in the auto industry. As Germany's economy continues to reel from being cut-off from cheap Russian energy and increasing competition from China, the German auto bosses are seeking to cut their losses on the backs of autoworkers. Jens discusses what he and his co-workers have been doi...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Anacleto from Mexico City to discuss how Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to suspend oil shipments to Cuba is aiding the imperialist chokehold on the island and why communists must fight to break this blockade as a means of defending not just Cuba and the Cuban Revolution, but also to defend Mexico and the Mexican working class and peasantry from imperialist aggression. We discuss the challenges of building the anti-imperialist struggle in a context wh...
Mansa is joined by Jeremy from Minneapolis and Paula from Chicago to get the latest from the ground. We discuss what it's like on the ground, the fear and anger amongst people, what the 'general strike' of January 23 represented, and what's ahead. Although Trump seems to be moderating a little bit by reassigning ICE czar Greg Bovino and placing the killer ICE agents on leave, this does not mean that the anti-immigrant offensive has stopped. The urgent question still posed is why the union mov...
Mansa is joined by Ray to discuss why China is absent as the old world order is being torn up and the new emerges. We discuss why China is not resisting the U.S. as Trump goes on the offensive throughout the world, and why it's in China's interest to do so to as a means of defending the 1949 revolution and building the anti-imperialist struggle. China: Defend Venezuela, resist America! China: Do nothing, loseThe class nature of China: Not imperialist, not capitalistChinese Spartacist!Fol...
Mansa is joined by Edith and Ozan, members of Hospital Workers Building Union Power (HWBUP), to discuss the biggest nurses strike in New York history. We discuss what the strikes are about, the mood on the picket lines, what the problems are with the strategy of the union leaders, and what's holding back the strike from winning. Read the leaflets from HWBUP here: https://linktr.ee/hwbup_nyc Meet them in person this Saturday, 24th January at the Holiday Appeal for Class War Prisoners, St...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Vincent to discuss the mass uprising in Iran and what communists should fight for. We in the International Communist League argue that for the struggle against the regime to succeed and lead to a progressive outcome for the masses, it must be based on an anti-imperialist and working class programme. We explain why this is necessary by putting it in the context of the flip-flop of the left: uncritically cheer on the movement without drawing a line against imper...
Mansa is joined by Comrade Perrault for the official launch of Season 2 of SpartTalk. They dive right in by taking on the rising pressures facing militants and socialists in the face of crazy world events and an increasingly difficult political climate. We discuss the necessity to having a clear understanding of dynamics and forces driving big changes, how to deal with the isolation at work, how to combat the tendency towards demoralisation and despair, and more. See also: The World at ...
Mansa kicks off season 2 of Spart Talk with an emergency episode following the US bombing of Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro. The punchlines: workers and oppressed of the world, including in the US, must take a clear stand with Venezuela against US imperialist aggression, call for the release of Maduro, build an anti-imperialist united front in all of Latin America and the global South. We also point to the urgent need to call on the PRC to stand in defense of Venezuela and push...
Mansa is joined by Comrades Vincent and Anna to wrap up 2025 - a turning point in the world situation. We talk about what this year represented, what this meant for the tasks of the left and discuss some of the work we did, and what's ahead. This episode marks the end of season 1 of Spart Talk. We will be back in January with more content, and wish our listeners a restful break and a happy new year. (Apologies to our listeners; after uploading we realised there were some technical issues with...
Mansa is joined by Comrades from the Partisan Defence Committee - Comrade Jon from New York and Comrade Kat from London - to highlight some of the defence work they have done this year, why it's key to strengthening the struggle against the ruling class and imperialism, and how our listeners can help. Listen to them explain the cases of Eric Duprey who was murdered by the cooler-killer cop, pro-Palestinian activists, British nurse Lucy Letby, black nationalist group Uhuru, black nationalist a...
Mansa sits down with Vincent from Workers Hammer to discuss whether Your Party has a future and if so, what does it look like? Short answer: yes, but it depends on its politics. Fresh from the conference, both dive into the context in Britain and the tasks it poses for the left in order to challenge the rightward shift, win the working class and bridge the divides between different segments of the oppressed. What next for your party? https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/2025-yp-whose-party Workers Hamme...
Mansa is joined by Comrades Julia and Leticia to discuss the state of Argentina after two years of Milei, who has just strengthened his position in the recent midterm elections. We discuss the basis of support for Milei, why the Peronists - the historic bourgeois nationalist force in Argentina - still remain attractive as the main vehicle to fight Milei, and the contradictions plaguing the Argentine Trotskyists. English articles Argentina: The downward spiral continues, https://iclfi.or...
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