Best Anti Capitalist Time Podcasts (2025)

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Prison Death-Worlds, COVID-19, and the Fatal Convenience of Crisis with Dalton Lackey and Teagan Murphy 1:30:22

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In this episode, we are joined by Dalton Lackey and Teagan Murphy, co-authors of the article "The COVID-19 Murders": Prison death-worlds and the fatal convenience of crisis. Their work offers a piercing critique of how carceral institutions weaponized the pandemic—not as an unprecedented emergency, but as a tactical opportunity to deepen control, d…

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Zohran Mamdani: Democrats’ future? Briahna Joy Gray on the party's identity crisis | UpFront 24:56

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As inequality deepens and dissent is punished, many are looking to new voices like Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist running for New York City mayor on a platform of rent freezes, free public transit, and taxing the rich. Can candidates like him revive the Democratic Party in the United States, or is real reform from within impossible? This …

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A History of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement (1800-1958) with Francisco A. Santiago Cintrón & Sebastián Castrodad Reverón 2:36:38

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This episode is part of a two part project covering the Puerto Rican Independence Movement from the beginning of the 19th Century until the present. For this conversation our guests are Francisco A. Santiago Cintrón and Sebastián Castrodad Reverón. Francisco A. Santiago Cintrón was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico. He is an activist that currently form…

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Union Organizing, Islamic Faith, and the Collective Vision of Socialism 1:20:33

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In this episode, Breht speaks with Aminah Sheikh -- Vice President of the Canadian Freelance Union, member of the Twin Cities DSA Steering Committee, and longtime labor organizer -- about the intersection of Islamic faith, union organizing, and the collective vision of socialism. Aminah shares her journey from growing up in a devout religious house…

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Why Canada sucks—from tariffs to racism 59:42

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US president Donald Trump certainly thinks that Canada sucks, so much so that he has terminated all trade negotiations with Canada.By Just Right

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Episode 256: Sports Betting in a Free and Virtuous Society 18:30

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The NBA world was rocked last week as a current head coach and two players were arrested in a major FBI investigation. The entire matter has led to great consternation over the world of sports betting and the explosive growth of how this is marketed and normalized in society. David does what this podcast exists for him to do: apply first principles…

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'Haiti is still under occupation': Scholar Jemima Pierre blasts US and UN | UpFront 24:45

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As foreign troops, private contractors and international powers tighten their grip on Haiti, the country is facing one of the worst crises in its modern history. But who is really to blame? This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with scholar and activist Jemima Pierre, who argues that the crisis is not home-grown but the result of two decade…

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Episode 264: Replacing Work with Screen Time Is Not New 10:56

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The pro-work message has found a resurgence, but it has hardly won the war. It is not merely up against pop psychologists and a wide array of confused thought leaders, but the allure of algorithmic screen addictions and other acts of sloth that are hurting society in more ways than one. On today’s episode of Capital Record, David argues that bemoan…

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There's no time like the future 59:42

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As strange as it may seem, there are many cultures whose concept of time literally does not include any recognition of a 'future.'By Just Right

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Episode 263: Two Dangerous Messages on Philanthropy 12:22

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David is inspired today by a recent WSJ op-ed from the widow of Apple founder, Steve Jobs, arguing that too many philanthropists are using their donations for control rather than impact. David takes the position that too many philanthropists are driven by vanity, too many charities are driven by grift, and not enough philanthropists are wisely main…

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On Fatherhood: Parenting and Marriage in an Era of Uncertainty 1:59:44

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Breht is joined by Nick from MEANS TV and JT from Second Thought and The Deprogram, to have an unstructured conversation about fatherhood, parenting, role modeling, masculinity, marriage, children, and much more! ---------------------------------------------------- Support Rev Left and get access to bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Make…

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Chris Smalls: Linking workers rights and Palestinian liberation 25:00

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Does grassroots organising have the power to hold governments and corporations accountable for genocide? And where does the US labour movement stand today? This week on Upfront Marc Lamont Hill speaks to labour organiser and activist Chris Smalls, who cofounded Amazon’s first US labour union. Smalls has also been a vocal critic of the United States…

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"Remember to Blot Out the Memory" - The Biblical Recipe for Endless Genocide with Reverend Darren 2:20:30

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In this episode we interview Reverend Darren who is a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA in Wisconsin. This conversation started as a text and google doc exchange around the story of Amalek within the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the Tanakh, or the Hebrew Bible. We talk about how we should understand the relationship between these …

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Identity politics—the multicultural monoculture 59:42

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Identity politics has become a parody of itself, to the point where it has become a multicultural monoculture of irrationality based on anti-concepts.By Just Right

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Episode 262: Josh Hawley’s Anti-Worker Marxist Screed 12:30

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It feels that New Right Republicans are sometimes trying to out-socialist Bernie Sanders, and in bemoaning the extraordinary results of Amazon in building opportunity for pay and wealth for its workforce and pitting that against the executive C-suite in standard class warfare lunacy, we have teed up all that is wrong with wage controls, price contr…

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Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse 1:42:15

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Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the ceasefire in Gaza and its implications, the newest round of US imperialist aggression against Venezuela, Regime Change aspirations in Iran and Venezuela, the absolutely horrific state of the American economy, the AI bubble, Free Speech, ICE raids, and more. -------------------------------------…

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The Hague Group: countries form new coaltion to hold Israel accountable for Gaza genocide | UpFront 35:57

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The Hague Group is a new alliance of nations, primarily from the Global South, taking coordinated legal action to uphold international law and hold Israel accountable for its actions in Palestine. But will this effort bring real accountability? And as the US faces growing criticism for its role in Gaza and its dominance over global institutions, ma…

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Episode 261: New Japanese Prime Minister Sounds Full Time to Me” 9:32

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Sanae Takaichi is not just set to be the first female prime minister of Japan -- and someone whose childhood hero was the legendary Margaret Thatcher. She also launched her global claim to fame by saying she “wanted to abandon the idea of work-life balance” and planned to “have everyone work like a workhorse.” Well, this has generated some push bac…

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Eye witness—to a bloodless assassination? 59:42

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By Just Right

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2 Years of Genocide, 2 Years of Resistance (Live-stream Audio) with Abdaljawad Omar & Lara Sheehi 2:29:27

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Abdaljawad Omar and Lara Sheehi joined us on the 2nd anniversary of the beginning of Tufan Al-Aqsa! From the youtube livestream (which I encourage people to watch): We will remember the morning of October 7th 2023. In the two years since then there has been a genocidal counterinsurgency war waged against the whole Palestinian population, most acute…

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Discussing Popular Education and Social Movement Work (w/ Ultra-Red) 1:42:18

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In this episode, Alyson joins members of the Ultra-Red collective to discuss their recent trip to Central America where they learned first hand about popular education movements of the past and present. The discussion gets into the history of popular education, existing social movements in Central America today, and what we can learn from these mov…

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The State of the American Left (w/ How The Red Was Won) 2:08:55

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Breht went on How The Red Was Won to talk about the current state of the left, the contradictions of American trade unions, American geopolitics, and much more! From the original description: You know him. You love him. It's everyone's favorite Breht O'Shea from such fine podcasts as RevLeft Radio, The Red Menace, Shoeless in South Dakota, and more…

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Norman Finkelstein: Trump plan has no connection to reality in Gaza | UpFront 25:00

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President Trump has released a Gaza “peace” plan that would put Gaza under a Trump-chaired “Board of Peace”. While some in the international community have welcomed the move, some question the fact that it bypasses Palestinians and offers no path to statehood. So, with Netanyahu pledging not to fully withdraw from Gaza, will this deal bring genuine…

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Episode 260: Did the Financial Crisis Make Socialism Great Again? 11:57

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As New York City prepares to elect Mamdani as mayor and young people across college campuses tout the miseries of “capitalism,” is the financial crisis of 2008 to blame for a paradigm shift in public sentiment? In this episode, David unpacks the truth of the narrative that everything changed that year. Show notes: The Rise of America’s Young Social…

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Menace of our Time: The Long War Against American Communism 1:41:48

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For over a century, the U.S. ruling class has waged war on communists, anarchists, and radicals. From the Palmer Raids of 1919 to McCarthyism in the 1950s, from COINTELPRO in the Cold War to today's MAGA rhetoric about "woke communists" and his crackdown on "Antifa Radicals", state repression has always sought to crush revolutionary politics before…

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Losers Lefting it—by just winging it 59:42

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One reason that the political polarity remains unseen by so many is because when it comes to Left and Right, most people are just winging it.By Just Right

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The "New" US Assassination Program & the Hybrid War on Venezuela with Joe Emersberger 1:04:41

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Recently the US Military has been bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. This marks a major escalation, and a new development in the US Empire's hybrid war on Venezuela that has been waged over the last 20 years. In this episode we speak with Joe Emersberger who along with Justin Podur authored the book Extraordinary Threat:…

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Eric Mann on Revolutionary Struggle: The Weather Underground, the Long 1960s, and the Fight for Liberation Today (Part 1) 2:19:14

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Breht speaks with veteran organizer, revolutionary strategist, and author Eric Mann. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mann reflects on his decades of struggle; from his early work with SNCC and SDS, through his involvement with the Weather Underground and his time as a political prisoner, to his rank-and-file organizing as a UAW autoworker. Along…

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“Most Israelis want to see Gaza ethnically cleansed” Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov | UpFront 25:00

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The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry recently declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in a new report. With more than 60,000 Palestinians killed, calls for accountability and an end to the assault are mounting. But how is the determination of genocide made? And within Israel itself, how is Netanyahu’s assau…

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Rev Left Intervention: Help Get Food to Palestinians in Gaza! (REUPLOAD) 9:10

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Update and Reupload Sept. 25th: The extended family we have been supporting for over a year needs another influx of support as they try to move themselves and their stuff south, as the IOF closes in on their area. Make a direct intervention in the lives of Palestinians enduring genocide: Donate directly to the Rayyan family in Gaza: https://www.spo…

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Episode 259: AI and the Challenges for all Free Marketeers 18:02

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The artificial intelligence moment is a perfect opportunity for free marketeers to defend market innovations and technological progress, but also a challenging moment to question the role of the state, the impact on society, and the errors in moving with speed but not wisdom. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa…

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Turning Right—by awakening to the Left 59:42

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The Left is in a frenzy trying to associate the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the Right, an impossibility given the evidence.By Just Right

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European Class Struggle Starts at the Bottom of the Sea with Iker Suárez 1:16:56

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In this episode, we speak with Iker Suárez, who authored a searing piece in the Monthly Review titled "The Migrant Genocide: Toward a Third World Analysis of European Class Struggle." In it, he challenges the dominant humanitarian framing of migrant deaths at sea, arguing that it isn't a moral crisis but a structural necessity of late imperialism. …

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Episode 258: The NatCon Movement Got Played 15:07

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A reading of the early National Conservatism movement manifesto indicated a belief in the tenets of free enterprise, albeit with qualifications that would prove to undermine that which they said they wanted to uphold. Fast forward a few years since the movement crystalized in the public square, and it is very clear that NatCon can no longer advocat…

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The Russian Revolution of 1917: The Bolshevik March to October 2:34:08

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In 1917, Russia went from a centuries-old monarchy to the world's first workers' state in just eight months. From the February Revolution and the fall of the Tsar, to the July Days and the failed Kornilov coup, and finally to the decisive October insurrection, the Bolsheviks and the Soviets navigated setbacks, repression, reactionary coups, bourgeo…

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Mahmoud Khalil: “My story is only one drop in the sea of Palestinian sorrow and struggle” | UpFront 24:57

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After fleeing Syria’s civil war, Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained in the United States for more than 100 days after protesting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He says his arrest was meant to silence dissent and intimidate others from speaking out. So what does Khalil’s story reveal about the suppression of dis…

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Episode 257: Baby and Bathwater 11:55

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David looks at the danger that happens when we use hasty generalizations in our economic thinking. A company does something bad? Companies are bad. A business deal goes bad? Business deals are bad. A trading partners does wrong? Trading partners are bad. The illogical movement from a particular to a universal is flawed thinking, but when it gets pu…

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The Charlie Kirk turning point—from ballots to bullets 59:42

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While the tragedy of Charlie Kirk's murder is its own horror story, the greater horror story has been the reaction of those on the Left.By Just Right