The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from it’s courts to it’s military. But it also has effective ideological weapons. Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way? America's Unofficial Religion — The War on an IdeaWatch this…
Read moreBlack America In the Global Economy: A Virtual Lecture Series with Dr. Robert Rhodes
In collaboration with Mr. Tom Porter we’ve attempted to chronicle the brilliance and analyses of our elders by launching this virtual lecture series with Dr. Robert Rhodes. Rhodes is a legendary behind the scenes “idea man” of the Black Liberation Movement who represents many suppressed radical strands in our history. Here Rhodes joined us…
Read moreWhat the F#*k is Socialism? A Conversation with and about the Party for Socialism and Liberation
We were joined for this edition of iMiXWHATiLiKE by Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear* of The Party for Socialism and Liberation for a conversation about their political organization and more broadly the ideas of socialism, communism and revolutionary political struggle. Some of the questions addressed in this conversation include: What is socialism, communism and historical…
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