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Death Of An Agent

In this episode we look at the death of CIA/Mi6 asset Alexei Navalny. Then we consider the latest news from both the Ukrainian and Gazan theatres of the global imperialist war and liberations strug...

On Ukrainian History - Interview With Comrade Slava

Slava of the Revolution Report returns to the programme today to discuss the history of Ukraine and the version of it put forward by President Putin in his recent interview with Tucker Carlson. &nb...

Rejecting Trotskyism - A Semi-Autobiographical Tale

In this episode I return to the subject of how I came to hold with Trotskyite beliefs, how I came to be critical of them and why I can to believe that Trotskyism needs to be abandoned. 

Is Russia An Imperialist Power? Part 2

In the second part of our investigation as to whether Russia is an imperialist power I respond to the claims made in...

The Anglo-American Death Machine

As US imperialism flails and fails it tries to desperately hang onto its influence in West Asia. This is what is under discussion in this episode, why the US and Britain cannot abandon Israel or ge...

The Musical Chairs of Kiev

As Zelensky chops and changes the personnel in the Ukrainian military we look at who Oleksandr Syrysky is and why he has been appointed.  We also look at the fall out from the Putin-Carlson in...

The Putin-Carlson Interview - A Reaction

Following the most momentous Presidential interview since those between David Frost and Richard Nixon we look at what was said, not said and the aims of Putin in doing the interview. In doing so we...

The Financing Of Genocide

In this episode we begin with a look at how the US ruling class is financing the genocidal actions of the Israeli regime.  This, of course, further underlines the point we have made many times...

Milei - The Treachery of Clowns

In this episode we examine the Presidency of Javier Milei and make the argument that he is a project of the most parasitic elements of the Argentine ruling class and US imperialism.

Outro Mus...

Is Russia an Imperialist Power? Part 1

In this episode we respond to a listeners question about whether Russia is an imperialist country or not.  In order to do so we examine the development of imperialism in the 19th century, Tsar...

NATO Staggers To It's End

As the power struggle in Kiev continues we return to the question of to what end the imperialists are pursuing the war in Ukraine.  We look at what the purpose of the war now is from the point...

Malthusian Origins

In this programme we consider the origins of the Malthusianism. Starting with Malthus and his two essays on population from 1798 and 1806 we then look at how these merged with bastardised Darwinism...

The Last Stand of Perfidious Albion

We begin this programme by examining a series of insane ideas from the British imperialists regarding Ukraine.  We then proceed to look at a variety of subjects inlcuding Kurdish nationalism, ...

Will There Be A Ceasefire?

In this programme we examine the question of whether there will be a ceasefire imminently declared in Gaza.  This follows conflicting reports from Qatar and the Hamas political leadership. &nb...

The Donbas Question - With Kit Klarenberg

Kit Klarenberg returns to the programme to discuss the (much ignored) recent ICJ verdict that threw out the Kiev regimes claim that Russia was "financing terrorism" in the Donbas prior to 2022. &nb...

Patrons Stream - Socialist Romania

For the patrons stream on Saturday of this week at 2pm we will look at the history of Socialist Romania from its formation to its downfall in 1989.

World War Three Blues

In this episode we examine the question of whether World War Three has already begun.  In doing so we look at the Chinese view of World War Two and make the argument that we've been in one lon...

Patriots In Control

In this episode we begin with a self criticism of former positions taken on earlier versions of this podcast with relation to questions of patriotism, nationalism and how the class nature of the st...

The Holocaust and Historical Manipulation

Following the recent suspension of the Labour MP Kate Osamor by Sir Keir Starmer, following Osamor's tweet calling for remebrance of Palestinian dead on Holocaust memorial day, we examine how the h...

Patrons Edition - Questions of Sovereignty

In the first of our new patrons shows the question of sovereignty is examined. I doing so we look at the theories around the decline of sovereignty since the 1980s and why these are inadequate in u...

Border Wars & Empire Myths

In this episode we look at the International Court of Justice ruling against Israel and what it might mean in practical terms.  We then look at a recent question over the role of the Israel lo...

The Sovereignty Question

In this patreons stream we look at the questionf of sovereignty and multipolarity. 

The DPRK and The Occupied South

Dr Dermot Hudson returns to the programme to talk about the recent policy change made by the Supreme Peoples Assembly of the DPRK towards the occupied south.  

Outro Music is the DPRK Mi...

The Sovereignty Question

There'll be a patrons only livestream tomorrow at 5pm British time. It'll be focussed on the question of sovereignty and, more specifically, whether the European countries are simple vassals of the...

Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Biden?

As Zelensky, Zaluzhny and Budanov compete for the title of imperialisms chief Ukrainian front man we look at the power struggle in Kiev and what it means.  In doing so we consider the role pla...

Lenin Lives! Part 2

This is the second part of our special episode on the immortal legacy of Lenin. In this we cover the second part of our presentation on the 1902 text 'What Is To Be Done'. 

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Lenin Lives - Part 1

As it is the centenary of Lenin's immortality we take the time to examine the cornerstone of his legacy, the seminal 1902 text 'What Is To Be Done'.

This is part 1 of our study of this, par...

What Compradors Have Wrought

We begn the programme with a disturbing eye wtiness account of the latest horrors of the war in Ukraine.  After that we look at the likelihood of the NATO block moving into western Ukraine und...

Davos Dreams of 1996

In this programme we discuss the recent meeting of the worlds leading sex tourists in the devils hideaway of Davos, Switzerland. Along the way we encounter a profound disconnection from reality tha...

The Class War In Germany

In this edition of the programme we interview comrades Alex & Max from the Communist Organisation (KO) in Germany. We discuss the nature of German imperialism in relation to the overarching pow...