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Socialism and Man in Cuba: Che Guevara and the Revolution of Consciousness

Breht|Rev Left Radio

Breht reads and reflects on Che Guevara's essay arguing that socialism must transform human consciousness alongside material conditions, fostering a new, less alienated social being through collective struggle and moral incentives.

Aug 23, 2026

Jean-Pierre Page: Socialism works, and China is living proof of it - Friends of Socialist China

Friends of Socialist China

Former CGT international department head Jean-Pierre Page concludes that socialism works and China is living proof, citing its nearly 100 million-member party, nearly 150 countries involved in Belt and Road infrastructure projects, and Xi Jinping's pledge to serve 1.4 billion people.

Aug 21, 2026

Venezuela’s Alba Brigade: Children’s Day in Post-Earthquake Catia La Mar (Part II)

Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert|Orinoco Tribune

The Alba Movimientos Brigade celebrates Children's Day with an organized community in quake-hit Catia La Mar, affirming that cultural traditions are vital to socialist reconstruction and popular power.

Aug 20, 2026

Marxism Wasn’t Exported to the Caribbean – It Was Proven There

Kimberly D. Miller|Orinoco Tribune

Colonial capitalism, plantation economies, and contemporary imperialism confirm Marxist analysis's relevance in the region.

Aug 20, 2026

Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Beyond

Rev Left Radio

Breht traces a philosophical lineage from Spinoza's immanent Substance through Hegel's self-developing Subject to Marx's materialist dialectic and Althusser's anti-humanist process without a Subject, framing an ongoing struggle over immanence, contradiction, and agency in history.

Aug 20, 2026

The Roots of Capitalism: Slavery and the Sugar Trade

Stephanie Sandoval|The Tricontinental

Sugar plantations and the transatlantic slave trade were central to the rise of capitalism, challenging Eurocentric histories that erase colonial violence.

Aug 18, 2026

Xi Jinping’s speech at the gathering commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Jiang Zemin - Friends of Socialist China

Friends of Socialist China

At an August 17 gathering in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping delivered a speech commemorating Jiang Zemin's centenary, honoring his leadership in joining the WTO and confronting crises.

Aug 18, 2026

Debunking "Free Tibet": The Truth Behind the Propaganda

Empire Watch Media

Debunking "Free Tibet" propaganda, this episode recounts Tibet's feudal serfdom, the 1950 Battle of Chamdo, and the Dalai Lama's 17-Point Agreement, linking the slogan to CIA-backed separatist movements and framing Tibet's incorporation into China as anti-imperialist.

Aug 18, 2026

Holding the line: Jiang Zemin at 100

Carlos Martinez|Friends of Socialist China

His economically reformist path saved Chinese socialism during the collapse of the Soviet bloc, accepting inequality costs while preserving the Party's rule and socialist trajectory.

Aug 17, 2026

Capitalism Trains Us To Blame Each Other For Systemic Abuses

Caitlin Johnstone

Capitalist ideology systematically redirects blame onto individuals for systemic problems, shielding corporate and political elites from accountability while training us to accept the status quo.

Aug 16, 2026

Dear Westerners, let's talk about labour rights in China

Amy Yang

Chinese trade unions, unlike Western 'independent' unions co-opted by imperialist ruling classes, raise rural workers' annual income by 23% and boost social insurance participation 2.9-fold; while problems exist, Xi Jinping's reforms strengthen grassroots democracy and legal channels for workers.

Aug 16, 2026

Call for participants: IDEAs Political Economy Reading Circle (PERC)

International Development Economics Associates

An online reading circle invites Latin American and Caribbean students and researchers to critically study Raúl Prebisch's underdevelopment theory across three guided sessions on political economy.

Aug 14, 2026

Helena Sheehan, "World Views"

Critical Theory Workshop

Helena Sheehan discusses her intellectual journey, the evolution of her worldview, and the role of philosophy and Marxism in understanding contemporary politics.

Aug 14, 2026

Morena vs US Imperialism: The Good, The Bad, and The Complicated

Ōme|Empire Watch Media

Mexican creator Ōme assesses Morena's relationship with US imperialism, weighing its anti-neoliberal stance and diplomatic strategy against compromises on socialist solidarity and trade.

Aug 13, 2026

Fidel Castro: a revolution can only be child of culture and ideas

Fidel Castro|The Tricontinental

A compilation of Fidel Castro's speeches highlights education and cultural formation as pillars of the Cuban Revolution, emphasizing literacy campaigns, political pedagogy, and resistance to US cultural imperialism.

Aug 12, 2026

National Planning: The Soviet Union Model

International Development Economics Associates

This webinar examines the Soviet Union's planning model, its achievements in raising living standards and literacy, its characteristics, modifications, and the causes of its decline in 1991.

Aug 12, 2026

Building a New Development Theory from the Global South

Tricontinental Asia

Proposes a new development theory grounded in Global South experiences, critiquing Western-centric models and advocating for alternative frameworks.

Aug 12, 2026

A Vietnam in the Field of Culture: The Cultural Congress of Havana, 1968

Stephanie Sandoval|The Tricontinental

The Cultural Congress of Havana in 1968 assembled 470 delegates from 70 countries to analyze cultural imperialism and develop an anti-imperialist cultural front, creating a blueprint for cultural struggle that remains relevant today.

Aug 11, 2026

Behind Western Marxists' misunderstanding about multipolarity hides Eurocentrism

Amy Yang

Critiques Western Marxists' Eurocentric rejection of multipolarity, defending the concept as multilateralism and arguing anti-imperialist solidarity requires supporting China and Russia.

Aug 10, 2026

The Inevitable Corruption of Audit – From KPMG to Northern Rock, and Why Socialism is the Only Cure

Ted Carter|Red Anti-Imperialist Collective

Analyzes how capitalist profit motives structurally corrupt audit firms, using KPMG and Northern Rock scandals, and argues socialism with public ownership and worker oversight is the only cure.

Aug 8, 2026

Ivana Hughes: The Twin Threats That Could End Human Civilization | GEH W/ Radhika Desai

Ivana Nikolić Hughes|Dr. Radhika Desai

Soot from even a regional nuclear war could block sunlight and collapse global food production for years, while isotope evidence traces rising CO2 directly to fossil fuels; both threats stem from capitalism's demand for endless growth.

Aug 7, 2026

Everything They Don't Tell You About the Cuban Revolution

Aviva Chomsky|India and Global Left

Historian Aviva Chomsky discusses the Cuban Revolution's origins, achievements, contradictions, and global significance, confronting myths and its relevance for socialism and anti-imperialism.

Aug 3, 2026

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: Exile, Leadership & South Africa Today

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma|African Renaissance Podcast

Long-form interview with Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma covering her anti-apartheid exile, leadership in the ANC, and contemporary South African politics.

Aug 3, 2026

China has billionaires and stock markets. Is it still socialist?

Carlos Martinez|Invent the Future

Despite such features, China can still be described as socialist, grounding its case in the persistence of socialist structures and the state's continued guiding role within the reformed economy—a claim that reframes the global debate on capitalism's convergence and the viability of socialism's path.

Aug 2, 2026

Washington Bullets

Vijay Prashad|Inkani Books

A book review celebrating Vijay Prashad's Marxist history of US imperialism in the Third World, highlighting assassinations, resistance movements, and the hopeful example of Thomas Sankara.

Jul 31, 2026

Pan-Africanism, African Freedom, and the Struggle to Remember Who We Are

Jenerali Ulimwengu|African Renaissance Podcast

Jenerali Ulimwengu discusses the history, meaning, and future of Pan-Africanism, emphasizing the need for Africans to reclaim historical consciousness and collective purpose to overcome colonial legacies.

Jul 27, 2026

"Black Marxism"

August Nimtz|Monthly Review

Capitalism and racialism are deeply entwined, with capitalism emerging from European feudalism in a racialized way. The Black radical tradition, rooted in African historical experiences, offers a powerful critique of capitalism and a vision for liberation, while critiquing orthodox Marxism's Eurocentrism and inadequate account of race.

Jul 14, 2026

Collected Works of Josef Stalin - pt. 5

Josef Stalin|Iskra Books

Bourgeois multi-national states cannot resolve national contradictions, which imperialism transformed into inter-state struggles; the Soviet system, by proclaiming the right of nations to secede, struck at the root of national enmity and won non-Russian workers' confidence. Victory of the Soviets and proletarian dictatorship are fundamental conditions for abolishing oppression.

Jun 3, 2026

Collected Works of Josef Stalin - pt. 6

Josef Stalin|Iskra Books

Volume Six of Stalin's Collected Works gathers his 1924 writings and speeches, the first year without Lenin, which played a cardinal role in defeating Trotskyism and defending Leninism. The volume opens with pieces exposing Trotsky's errors, including his call for freedom of groups.

Jun 3, 2026

Amílcar Cabral

Desmond Fonseca|The Tricontinental

Drawing on Lenin's theory, this collection of Cabral's texts traces his application of Leninism to national liberation. He credits Lenin for showing that such struggles are not unprecedented but became a resistance to imperialist domination with the advent of imperialism. Cabral lauds Soviet aid and asserts his party's non-alignment while claiming over half of Guinea was liberated.

Jun 2, 2026

The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism

Torkil Lauesen|Iskra Books

Argues that the transition from capitalism to socialism is a long, global process driven by the fundamental contradiction between productive forces and the capitalist mode of production; it rejects purity politics in favor of material analysis. Examining China’s market socialism as a key case study, the book contends that internationalism is essential to prevent chaotic collapse.

Mar 22, 2026

Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future

Torkil Lauesen|Iskra Books

Industrialized countries transfer value by exchanging one hour of their labor for 5–15 hours of labor in underdeveloped nations. The work details mechanisms like global production chains, labor arbitrage, and ecological costs, examines political consequences such as the 'imperial mode of living' that fractures working-class solidarity, and shows how unequal exchange drives polarized development.

Mar 22, 2026

Communism, the Highest Stage of Ecology​

Guillaume Suing|Iskra Books

Socialism, particularly the Soviet Union and Cuba, has historically achieved ecological sustainability through dialectical materialism and socialist planning, rebutting claims of communist environmental destructiveness. The book also critiques 'green capitalism' as a tool for maintaining the status quo and hindering emerging powers such as China, Russia, Brazil, and India.

Feb 4, 2026

The Sword and The Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood

Yanis Iqbal|Iskra Books

Iqbal's book critiques bourgeois idealism in contemporary left philosophy, from Said's exilic detachment to Žižek's pessimism and Balibar's relativized nonviolence. It calls for a reorientation of philosophy toward concrete actions of Palestinian liberation, arguing that theoretical frameworks must be deconstructed to reveal class imperatives.

Nov 21, 2025

Why Socialism?

Albert Einstein|ProleWiki

In this thought-provoking essay, Albert Einstein delves into the profound social, economic, and ethical questions that challenge our modern society. With the precision and clarity that heralded his scientific genius, Einstein navigates through the inadequacies of capitalism, unveiling its propensity to foster inequality, injustice, and a sense of alienation among individuals.

The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World

Walter Rodney|ProleWiki

Walter Rodney's essay analyzes the Russian Revolution from a Third World perspective, arguing that distinct Marxist frameworks are needed for African and Asian contexts. The text details the 1905 uprising, noting mass strikes and peasant revolts; separately, it describes naval mutinies that weakened Tsarist rule and presents the St. Petersburg Soviet as a model of workers' power.