Episode 57: “Look for New Weapons”

This week, we critique the climate strike. But, first, some current events. Drone strikes hit a Saudi oil field and cut production in half. Leaked audio shows Brazil’s army is trying to occupy the Amazon. The UAW strike rages on. The Climate Strike kicked off this week. What are the limitations of the strike as a model? How do we move from symbolic protest to direct action? What tools/methods are best suited to combating climate change and capitalist hegemony? Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website. Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network. Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation. Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art. Music:  Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie  Interlude: “Strangers” by City and Colour Outro: “Downfall” by Architects  

Episode 56: “Revolutionary Left Roundtable”

Hey, y’all! We got a jam-packed episode for you today filled with various friends and comrades from the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation of podcasts, including Breht from Rev Left Radio & Red Menace, Brendan from Marxism & Moshpits, and Alyson from Red Menace. This episode is the second half of a conversation that initially premiered as Ep. 2 of Marxism & Moshpits, “Punk culture, leftism, & lifestylism.” But, first, some announcements! Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas. Support autonomous disaster relief efforts to aid the impacted communities! ICE agents opened fire on immigrants outside a Nashville grocery store.  The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor are putting a Native American reservation under “persistent surveillance.” Auto-workers at Ford, GM, and Chrysler voted to go on strike this past week. First recorded when Pearson was visiting Omaha, NE this past March, today’s episode features various comrades in the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation. We convene for a roundtable discussion on music, science, socialism, spontaneity, insurrection, anarchism, Marxist-Leninism, party-building, and so much more. Alyson jumps in at the end to offer her two cents, as well. We hope y’all enjoy this whirlwind conversation as much as we did. Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website. Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network. Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation. Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art. Music:  Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie  Interlude: “To My Comrades” by the Window Smashing Job Creators Outro: “Counter Ops” by HAWK