Best Workers Revolutionary Collective Podcasts (2025)

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#114: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression—How to Respond to the Criminalization of “Antifa” 25:06

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This episode offers an audio version of “Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression,” exploring the implications of Donald Trump’s executive order designating “Antifa” as “a major terrorist organization” and how we can prepare our communities to endure whatever comes next. It also includes an audio version of “When the Police Knock o…

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Fight the Oligarchy with Class War, not Class Collaboration 1:35:12

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In the response to the LA anti-ICE protests, a large number of Democrats have called for peaceful non-violence in the spirit of MLK Jr. We review the history of the Civil Rights movement and how change actually took place. And we come to the conclusion that today's Democrats are the white moderate that MLK Jr warned us about. This includes progress…

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#113: Mutual Aid and Revolutionary Anti-Capitalism: Revisiting the Difference Between Mutual Aid and Charity 23:49

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This episode offers an audio version of “Mutual Aid, the Commons, and the Revolutionary Abolition of Capitalism,” exploring why the best way to understand mutual aid as an effort to create participatory commons in which everyone can contribute and there is no fundamental division between organizers and beneficiaries. -------SHOW NOTES------ Table o…

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#112: From Minneapolis to Los Angeles: The Origins of the Wave of Resistance to ICE 26:45

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This episode offers audio versions of “Minneapolis to Feds: ‘Get the Fuck Out’” and “Los Angeles Stands up to ICE: A Firsthand Report on the Clashes of June 6,” which trace the origins of the angry response to federal raids that spread across the United States in early June 2025. -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:34} Minneap…

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Road to Trumpism - Part 2 1:35:09

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In Part 2 of this series, we focus on foreign policy. In Part 1, we explained how Trump and his oligarchs enrich themselves off the backs of the world’s poor and working-class at home. But in the case of foreign policy, Trump’s plans involve the blatant pillaging and exploitation of other country’s sovereign lands and resources. And again, this was…

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#111: Become an Anarchist or Forever Hold Your Peace 21:55

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This episode offers an audio version of “Become an Anarchist or Forever Hold Your Peace,” arguing that neither courts nor laws will halt the descent into autocracy. Massive numbers of people will have to take it upon themselves to organize concrete acts of resistance, to take direct action on a horizontal and participatory basis—in other words, to …

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way to Trumpism- Part I 1:38:37

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In our first episode during Trump’s second term, we look at a short (but not comprehensive) list of horrors that the Trump MAGA coalition has unleashed on the US public and how the groundwork for this horror show was laid down by the Biden regime, along with decades of corporate Democratic failures to build any kind of real opposition to the fascis…

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#110: It’s Safer in the Front 22:21

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This episode offers an audio version of “It’s Safer in the Front,” making the case that seeking safety by avoiding confrontation is not likely to be an effective strategy in a time of escalating political conflict. {February 25, 2025} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:30} My Friend’s Grandfather {1:11} “Summit of the America…

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#109: Sacrificial Violence and Retribution 17:34

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This episode offers an audio version of “Sacrificial Violence and Retribution,” exploring the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are contending in our society today. {November 22, 2024} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:30} Sacrificial Violence {3:18}…

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#108: The Case for Resistance 41:09

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This episode offers an audio version of “The Case for Resistance,” laying out an analysis of what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. “This is a pivotal moment, and everyone who isn’t cynically detached is sounding the alarm. Those of us who recognize the necessity of fighting had better find each ot…

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#107: The Eye of Every Storm 24:24

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At a time when misinformation, rising authoritarianism, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand disaster response as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In this reflecti…

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Election 2024: A Masks-off Moment for Corporate Democrats and Bourgeois Liberals who Hate the Working Class 1:50:30

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In this post-mortem election breakdown, we look at bourgeois liberal and Democratic establishment reactions to Harris' spectacular electoral failure. We analyze a liberal pattern of maliciously blaming voters and spewing false narratives about why people vote the way they do. We also examine the material impacts on US voters from the Democrats' own…

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#106: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy 18:16

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Donald Trump has won the 2024 election. In order to understand what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here. In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power. Over the past four years, the Democrats have beefed up the institutions through which the fascists will enact their policies, normalized violence against…

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Dream Bigger than a Black Woman President Committing Genocide 1:31:59

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After a bit of a hiatus, Crawdads & Taters is back to discuss the 2024 Presidential election, the ongoing genocide in Palestine and the limits of real political change under a capitalist, imperialist economic system. While identity politics are being sold to us as a smokescreen for progressive change, duping the public into believing that Kamala (a…

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#105: Don't Stop: Continuing the Fight Against Cop City 1:39:09

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This episode offers an audio version of “Don’t Stop: Continuing the Fight Against Cop City”, published on December 12th. It traces the activities of the movement to Stop Cop City and defend the Weelaunee Forest from June through December 2023, including accounts of the campaign for an Atlanta voter’s referendum on Cop City, the Sixth Week of Action…

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Palestine Part 3: 21st Century Fascism and Capitalist Horrors Without End 1:39:16

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In this episode, we talk again about Fascism because we have entered into a Primary Election cycle where leftists of all stripes will once again be cajoled, harassed and even trolled by the neoliberal establishment to Vote Blue No Matter Who– in order to avoid Donald Trump and “Fascism.” Many liberals feel entitled to attack leftists at election ti…

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#104: Living in an Earthquake—The Fight against Cop City Confronts Unprecedented Repression 1:47:07

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At first, it appeared to be an ordinary forest defense campaign aimed at discouraging Atlanta city government from pouring money into an unpopular police training facility. But over the past two years, the fight against Cop City has escalated into one of the fiercest struggles of the Biden era, pitting a wide range of courageous people against a un…

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#103: The Return of the Ultraliberal Right in Argentina 42:47

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A so-called “anarcho-capitalist” has just been elected president in Argentina. What does this mean for anarchists and the prospects for revolutionary change in South America? Spoiler alert: it’s not looking good. In this episode, we share an account from an Argentinian anarchist analyzing the recent rise to power of Javier Milei, an extreme neolibe…

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#102: How They Stopped Work at Raytheon 12:53

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On November 13, 2023, demonstrators in southern California blockaded a facility of Raytheon, a defense contractor, in solidarity with the Palestinians on the receiving end of the bombs that it produces. They managed to block the facility for more than seven hours, supported by waves of hundreds of activists joining the action, and succeeded in shut…

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#101: Shutting Down the Port of Tacoma 17:52

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On November 6, 2023, several hundred people showed up at the Port of Tacoma in Washington State to block access to a shipping vessel that was scheduled to deliver equipment to the Israeli military. This episode shares an account and analysis of the action published on November 10th as “Shutting Down the Port of Tacoma: Reflections from the Salish S…

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#100: In Memory of Dmitry Petrov 1:15:18

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On April 19, 2023, a Russian anarchist named Dmitry Petrov was killed in battle near Bakhmut, Ukraine. In this episode, we offer a eulogy remembering Dmitry as an uncompromising anarchist fighter who participated in an unbelievable amount of radical activity around the region. His extraordinary life spanned anarchist organizing as a teenager in Mos…

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#99: Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity 22:28

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As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies, with over 10,000 deaths recorded to date, it is more urgent than ever for people everywhere to take decisive action to stop the war machine. In this episode, we share the strategic reflections of a collective of Jewish anarchists based in the US on Palestinian solidarity. The authors propose a shift f…

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#98: From the Galilee to Gaza—A Voice From Palestine 10:44

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As the Israeli military escalates its slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza and societies around the world fracture and clash over the conflict, we want to amplify anti-authoritarian voices from within the territory to share their experiences and analysis. In this short but moving account, we present the perspective of a Palestinian living in the north…

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Palestine Part 2 - Zionism, Settler Colonialism, Disaster Capitalism, and the Media War 57:18

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Please consider making an urgently-needed donation to Crawdads & Taters, as we are ramping up coverage during this genocide. As we find ourselves in the midst of an information war, where critical voices are being censored, banned and bombed, we need your support now more than ever. Please become a subscriber for as little as $3/month at patreon.co…

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Palestine Part I: Genocide Joe and the Total Destruction of Gaza 1:03:40

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In Part One one of our series on Palestine, we review the horrific events since October 7th as the death toll in Gaza reaches nearly 6,000. We analyze the US role in funding and providing political cover for Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide in the occupied territories of Palestine. We explore the history of Israel as a settler co…

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#97: Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta 13:52

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Prosecutors in Georgia have charged activists protesting against a planned police militarization facility known as "Cop City" with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has indicted 61 people on RICO charges. In this episode, we explore the ramifications of this more or less unp…

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Hollywood Workers Strike as Atomic Truths Go Up in Smoke 1:31:05

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As of recording this episode, the Hollywood Labor Strike is entering its seventh week. It's the first time actors and screenwriters have been on strike together since 1960. And while 87 percent of SAG-AFTRA union members make less than $26,000/year, Barbie and Oppenheimer, together, have so far grossed $1.83 billion at the box office. This is the r…

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Debt Ceiling "Crisis"- Manufactured Malarky to Enrich the Ruling Class and Starve the Poor 34:54

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In this episode, we explore the manufactured debt-ceiling crisis of June 2023. Sold to the US public as a financial emergency that required immediate action in order to avoid impending doom and "the scourge of default," we look at what the debt-ceiling negotiations actually resulted in: a giant cash giveaway to big business, the war industry, fossi…

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#96: The Forest In The City: Two Years Of Forest Defense In Atlanta, Georgia 1:52:38

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This episode continues the Ex-Worker Podcast’s coverage of the movement to Stop Cop City and defend the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta, Georgia. In this episode, we present an audio version of The Forest In The City: Two Years Of Forest Defense In Atlanta, Georgia, originally published February 22, 2023, which continues the chronology of the movement …

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#95: Disasters of State: On the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria 28:20

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On February 6, 2023, two powerful earthquakes hit southern Turkey and Northern and Western Syria, inflicting tremendous damage and killing tens of thousands of people. But there was nothing “natural” about this disaster: the lethal combination of negligence and repression imposed on the people of the region by the authoritarian regimes of the Turki…

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#114: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression—How to Respond to the Criminalization of “Antifa” 25:06

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Fight the Oligarchy with Class War, not Class Collaboration 1:35:12

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#113: Mutual Aid and Revolutionary Anti-Capitalism: Revisiting the Difference Between Mutual Aid and Charity 23:49

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#112: From Minneapolis to Los Angeles: The Origins of the Wave of Resistance to ICE 26:45

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Road to Trumpism - Part 2 1:35:09

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#111: Become an Anarchist or Forever Hold Your Peace 21:55

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way to Trumpism- Part I 1:38:37

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#110: It’s Safer in the Front 22:21

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#109: Sacrificial Violence and Retribution 17:34

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#108: The Case for Resistance 41:09

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#107: The Eye of Every Storm 24:24

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Election 2024: A Masks-off Moment for Corporate Democrats and Bourgeois Liberals who Hate the Working Class 1:50:30

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#106: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy 18:16

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Dream Bigger than a Black Woman President Committing Genocide 1:31:59

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#105: Don't Stop: Continuing the Fight Against Cop City 1:39:09

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Palestine Part 3: 21st Century Fascism and Capitalist Horrors Without End 1:39:16

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#104: Living in an Earthquake—The Fight against Cop City Confronts Unprecedented Repression 1:47:07

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#103: The Return of the Ultraliberal Right in Argentina 42:47

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#102: How They Stopped Work at Raytheon 12:53

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#101: Shutting Down the Port of Tacoma 17:52

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#100: In Memory of Dmitry Petrov 1:15:18

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#99: Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity 22:28

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#98: From the Galilee to Gaza—A Voice From Palestine 10:44

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Palestine Part 2 - Zionism, Settler Colonialism, Disaster Capitalism, and the Media War 57:18

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Palestine Part I: Genocide Joe and the Total Destruction of Gaza 1:03:40

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#97: Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta 13:52

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Hollywood Workers Strike as Atomic Truths Go Up in Smoke 1:31:05

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Debt Ceiling "Crisis"- Manufactured Malarky to Enrich the Ruling Class and Starve the Poor 34:54

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#96: The Forest In The City: Two Years Of Forest Defense In Atlanta, Georgia 1:52:38

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#95: Disasters of State: On the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria 28:20