Revolutionary Voices

We are joined by Hanako and Irik to discuss the importance of physical education, based on a piece written by Mao Zedong titled, "A Study of Physical Education". 

Zhun Xu joins the podcast to discuss contradictions within contemporary China and the impacts of the great reversal based on his book, From Commune to Capitalist: How China's Peasant Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty. Buy the Book from Monthly Review Press here. Support Rev_Voices here. 

This year on International Working Women's Day - March 8th 2021 - we focus on the women of China during the period of socialist construction. Our discussion is based on a book review of New Women in New China published by Foreign Languages Press (China) 1972 with guest co-host comrade Esperanza. Download the book PDF: https://cutt.ly/ozgTb1lEsperanza Twitter: https://twitter.com/endclasssociety/Esperanza Blog: https://proletarianfeminist.medium.com/Support Rev_Voices: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Brother Tommy joins the podcast to discuss Maoism, the struggle towards New African liberation and more.

George Jackson was a revolutionary, a Black Panther, and a theoretician who wrote on revolutionary ideas and organizing, much of it in his powerful book, Blood In My Eye. One analysis he focused on was the development of fascism. Kevin "Rashid" Johnson joins the show to discuss Jackson's analysis of fascism in more detail. Rashid's website: http://rashidmod.comIn 2006, Rashid wrote about fascism:Some thoughts on American Fascism and our Contemporary SituationCheck out Rashid's books at Kersplebedeb: Defying the Tomb Panther Vision On the Vanguard, Once AgainMusic by Space Baby:https://open.spotify.com/album/2ysSqucuTN691vap2BYRJt?si=t8siEjx4QHiOMA01IfNNrwSupport Rev_Voices on PatreonTwitter: @Rev_VoicesIG: Rev_Voices

Seizing land, rehabilitating abandoned buildings, growing food, and giving it all to the people. This is the basic idea of the Philly Peace Park, a group of revolutionary organizers who have taken land back for the community, developed it to meet the needs of the people, planted their feet in the soil like an immovable tree against the state, and are expanding with their next big project: building a revolutionary school for children. Philly Peace Park website: https://www.phillypeacepark.org/North Philly Peace Park IG: https://www.instagram.com/northphillypeacepark/ West Philly Peace Park IG: https://www.instagram.com/westphillypeacepark/ North Philly Peace Park FB: https://www.facebook.com/NorthPhillyPeacePark/Music by Space Baby:https://open.spotify.com/album/2ysSqucuTN691vap2BYRJt?si=t8siEjx4QHiOMA01IfNNrwSupport Rev_Voices: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Is the U.S. a fascist society? Is it justified to punch nazis? How do we fight white supremacy in the North American context of settler-colonialism, capitalism and imperialism? Can we draw inspiration from the indigenous and black radical traditions, along with radical philosophy and existentialism, into our analysis of fascism?Devin Z Shaw, author of Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy, joins the show to discuss these ideas. Timestamps:  3:30 - Is the US fascist?10:15 - George Jackson's analysis of fascism12:40 - Understanding emancipatory and oppressive violence19:15 - What are the limitations of nonviolence?28:30 - Importance of community self-defense36:50 - What does existentialism bring to antifascism?46:40 - Demarcating militant and liberal antifascism57:15 - Fighting white supremacy, understanding wages of 'whiteness'1:04:40 - What is decolonization’s role in antifascism?1:14:30 - When do fascists become insurrectionary?1:18:00 - What can we expect from fascists in the near future? Devin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/devinzshaw  Philosophy of Antifascism from RowmanPhilosophy of Antifascism and Politics of the Blockade at Left Wing Books DZS articles:-Between System-Loyal Vigilantism and System-Oppositional Violence -On Toscano's Critique of "Racial Fascism" Support Rev_Voices:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

What is philosophy? How do we define bourgeois philosophy? What is first-world chauvinism? How is 'mansplaining' related to neocolonialism? How is diversity used as a tool of neocolonialism? Why is it important to claim a philosophy? We discuss these questions and more with Mateo Andante, philosopher of mathematics and logic, and the brainchild of the Bourgeois Philosophy blog: bourgeoisphilosophy.wordpress.comFollow him on Twitter: @bourgeoisophyTime Stamps:9:45 – Can you describe your blog? 11:20 – How would you define philosophy? 16:30 – How would you define bourgeois and non-bourgeois philosophy? 28:20 - How can we better understand first world chauvinism? 33:35 – What is ‘mansplaining’ and how is it related to bourgeois philosophy? 41:50 – How is ‘diversity’ used in the first world to imply ‘progress’ and how is it one of the main tools for neocolonialism? 51:40 – Why are bourgeois representations of Marx more popular in bourgeois philosophy education rather than in bourgeois economics education? 1:03:40 – Do we have a philosophy? Why is it important to claim a philosophy? 1:08:20– What can the audience take away from this discussion, as well as from your blog, specifically to apply the different class outlooks of philosophy into our daily lives and our organizing spaces? 

Discussion with Joshua Moufawad-Paul (JMP) on his latest book, "Critique of Maoist Reason". We discuss Maoism, philosophy and other topics from his book. Critique of Maoist Reason at FLP:https://foreignlanguages.press/new-roads/critique-of-maoist-reason-j-moufawad-paul/ Follow JMP on Twitter @MLM_MayhemFollow JMP's blog: https://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com/ Outro music by Space Baby:https://www.youtube.com/SpaceBabies Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices 

Comrade Space Baby joins the show to discuss his latest video series, Marx in the House! The video series explores gentrification and land issues from a Marxist perspective. What is gentrification? How does use-value and exchange value play into gentrification? How does gentrification impact black, brown and white communities differently? Space Baby support links:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacebabies  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/spacebabies  Twitter: https://twitter.com/spacybabies  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/spacybabies Leave Revolutionary Voices a review on iTunes!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

What are the intersections of race, class and nations? What analysis today provides the most accurate description of our world? We speak with Kevin "Rashid" Johnson, the Minister of Defense of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party about their view of the world and how to change it. The NABPP upholds Marxism-Leninism-Maoism as the most accurate philosophy and science to build a communist world. Rashid has authored 2 books: Defying the Tomb and Panther Vision. Defying the Tomb: https://bit.ly/33rsSK3 Panther Vision: https://bit.ly/2DErA3d Rashid's website: http://rashidmod.com/ NABPP's website: https://nabpp.net/ Support Revolutionary Voices: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - 00:02:56 Introduction00:02:56 - 00:12:40 Autobiography00:12:40 - 00:26:53 How did the NABPP arrive at Revolutionary Intercommunalism? 00:26:53 - 00:34:30 What are the similarities or differences between Trotsky's Theory ofPermanent Revolution and Revolutionary Intercommunalism? 00:34:30 - 00:48:12 Are national struggles obsolete today? 00:48:12 - 00:52:22 Did nations exist before capitalism? 00:52:22 - 00:55:49 Is the New Afrikan nation within Amerika an internally colonized nation? 00:55:49 - 00:58:58 Who is controlling the New Afrikan nation exactly? 00:58:58 - 01:15:12 It is very difficult to talk about race and class in multi-racial spaces. Howcan we build collectively? 01:15:12 - 01:21:31 Did anti-blackness develop at the same time as the concept of race? 01:21:31 - 01:23:07 How does the New Afrikan 'national' struggle fit into Revolutionary Intercommunalism?01:23:07 - 01:27:11 What are the differences between Racial Nationalism and Cultural Nationalism? 01:27:11 - 01:35:10 What is the NABPP's line on reparations? 01:35:10 - 01:43:40 If race is not a scientific concept, why does the NABPP organize through race? 01:43:40 - 01:50:48 How do we build effective Serve-The-People programs when there is such a saturationof these types of programs? 01:50:48 - 01:53:46 How do we build STP programs to eventually develop Dual Power? 

Speaking with Ramiro Fúnez from ANTICONQUISTA. We discuss the importance of revolutionary media for the LatinX and Caribbean diaspora and connecting issues from Latin America to the belly of the beast, scientific socialism, revolutionary theory and more. ANTICONQUISTA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anticonquista ANTICONQUISTA Website: https://anticonquista.com/ Support Revolutionary Voices Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Study circle to discuss Mao Zedong's piece, On Contradiction and applying it. On Contradiction is a masterful piece going further into a dialectical materialist approach to resolve issues, i.e. contradictions, within our organizing spaces. We hope that this conversation helps listeners how they can use dialectical materialism to understand the world and, therefore, change it. Gratitude to Comrade Abby Seipert for reading a part of the transcript.Read On Contradiction by Mao:https://bit.ly/2eG7kfESupport RV: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices 

Interview with Taktikka from Berlin, Germany. Watch his latest music video, Sehnsucht:https://youtu.be/1jTtboMeGOgNOTE: This recording was conducted before the dissolution of the Jugenwiderstand (JW - Youth Resistance).Support the Show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Conversation with a comrade from Jugenwiderstand discussing Germany's history of fascism, social democracy, and implementing the Massline in Berlin.Support the Show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

I speak with Comrade Mason to discuss the protests in Hong Kong. In this discussion, we dive in-depth about China and ask: is China socialist? is China Imperialist?Support the Show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Interview with two revolutionaries in Magdeburg, Germany where we discuss the importance of ideology, the history and role of Social Democrats, current conditions in Germany such as the US military presence, how Marxism-Leninism-Maoism is applied in imperialist nations, and some of their current organizing efforts.Learn more about them at:jugendwiderstand.blogspot.com/Since this interview was conducted, there has been extreme repression from the German state towards JW, learn more here: https://www.redspark.nu/en/imperialist-states/samidoun-repression-continues-in-berlin-solidarity-with-leftists-under-attack/Thank you to Redspark, an online news source for revolutionaries: https://www.redspark.nu/en/category/imperialist-states/germany/Support the Show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Three comrades from the Irish Socialist Republicans discuss the revolutionary history of Ireland, the current conditions of Ireland, and their campaign to defend and rebuild the Irish Socialist Republic. Irish Socialist Republican Media: socialistrepublicanmedia.home.blog/Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIAIreland2/Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland Twitter: https://twitter.com/AIAIrelandRedspark: https://www.redspark.nu IRS on Redspark: https://www.redspark.nu/en/national-liberation-struggle/this-is-our-mandate-this-is-our-republic-major-socialist-republican-campaign-launched/Support the Show:https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices

Introduction to the Revolutionary Voices Podcast. What, who, how and why?Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionaryvoices