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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive podcasts by becoming a Patron: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by 3 of my well-educated leftist Mexican friends, Ernesto, Andres, and Connor, who I got to hang out with during my trip to Mexico this year. I learned a lot from talking to them, and by bringing them on 1Dime Radio, I am sure my listeners will learn quite a lot as well. We talk about the state of Mexican politics and provide a historical overview of the context leading up to Mexico’s New Leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum and her predecessor AMLO (Andrés Manuel López Obrador), the former president and leader of the same Center-Left Party (Morena). In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, we talk about the recent elections in Venezuela and the Latin American Left more broadly, as well as how the Mexican government compares to the other left-of-center “pink tide” governments of Latin America, such as Maduro’s Venezuelan government, Lula’s Brazil, Gustavo Pedro in Columbia, and Gabriel Boric in Chile. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already! Timestamps: 00:00 The Backroom Preview 03:29 AMLO's Rise to Power and Media Strategy 06:17 Claudia Sheinbaum's Resounding Victory 10:09 Big Judicial Reform 21:41 The Ideology of Morena 25:39 History of AMLO and Morena 47:26 How Morena Won 53:22 AMLO's Rise to Power 01:01:08 Mexican Constitution and Progressive Ideals 01:10:16 Coalitions & Mexico's Political Landscape 01:16:44 Mexican Democracy 01:31:13 Progressive Legislation and Lessons From AMLO 01:40:41 The Pink Tide 01:46:16 The Zapatistas 01:54:46 Corruption and The Drug War 02:00:10 Military Expansion Check out The Marxicans podcast/Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/marxicanstv Read More with Speechify: https://share.speechify.com/mzrxH5D Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Outro Music by Karl Casey Check out the 1Dime video essays if you haven't already: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, we discuss common arguments against Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). I am joined by Andrew and Jackson from the PEGS institute, a new leftist think tank that produces excellent research and videos on YouTube. Check out their channel!: 

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Here we will be addressing the most common arguments against Modern Monetary Theory such as: 

-"MMT is just Keynsianism" 

-"MMT is just printing money" 

-"MMT is a policy that has been tried" 

-"MMT is nothing new" 

-"MMT is social democracy" 

-"MMT only works in the USA" 

-"MMT requires imperialism" 

-"MMT does not apply to the global south" 

-"MMT is the dominant ideology" 

-"What about Inflation?" 

-"What about Venezuela and Zimbabue?" 

-"MMT is incompatible with socialism" 

Check out the 1Dime Channel Videos to understand MMT: 

The Deficit Myth: https://youtu.be/75udjh6hkOs

Taxes Don't Fund Federal Government Spending: https://youtu.be/zBk78wG1U9U

What Caused Hyperinflation In Weimar, Zimbabwe And Venezuela?" https://youtu.be/1U7t47toB5E

Currency Issuers vs Currency Users: https://youtu.be/tvgKbSuI5kY

Your Taxes Pay for Nothing: https://youtu.be/fg0R9Ye2ovM

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In this episode, David McKerracher (Dave), founder of Theory Underground , joins me to discuss the core ideas of his book "TIMEENERGY: Why You Have No Time or Energy."

In this enriching discussion, Dave and I discuss his concept of “Timenergy,” and its relation to various topics such as free time, otium, leisure, labor, automation,  slavery, the school system, the PMC, and how the ideas of Marx, Heidegger, Nietzsche, and others influenced his thinking. In the backroom,(the second half of the podcast on Patreon), Dave and I discuss some of the more radically contentious claims of his book, and we discuss what a post-capitalist/socialist/communist society that prioritizes leisure and human potential could look like. This includes criticisms of the contemporar “left”, the “anti-work” movement, and previously existing socialism. 

David McKerracher (Dave), founder of ⁠⁠Theory Underground⁠⁠, an educational platform for learning theory, and publishing house for organic intellectuals or aspiring theorists who pursue theory and philosophy outside of academia, or people with academic backgrounds who don't want to be restricted by academic fetters, i.e. renegade academics.

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This episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast is about Christopher Lasch and his famous book "The Culture of Narcissism." As I am new to Lasch's work, I decided to bring on C. Derick Varn,  who has read all of Christopher Lasch's work and wrote about it. C. Derick Varn is an author, poet, veteran podcaster, educator, and host of the podcast Varn Vlog and co-host of the mortalscience podcast. 

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This podcast is primarily about The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch and why Lasch's work and legacy is relevant to society today. In particular, this book is especially relevant to new age spirituality, hippies, the counterculture, individualism, neoliberalism, identity politics, performance activism, as well as the general widespread increase in egoism and self absorption in society. 

In Part 2, Varn and I talk about campism on the left, anarcho-liberalism, social justice warriors, and the phenomenon of new Stalinism/“Tankies”

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio Podcast, I am joined by Elijah Emery to provide a short guide to the thought of Christopher Lasch, a theorist most known for books such as "The Culture of Narcissism", "The Minimal Self", and "Revolt of the Elites." We also discuss his other works, such as "Haven and Heartless World" , "True and Only Heaven: Progress and its Critics", The New Radicalism in America,

and Agony of the American Left. Elijah and I go over some of the main themes of Lasch's work such as his critiques of the New Left, the old left, the 1960s, individualism, progressivism, and capitalist education., as well as his "Freudo-Marxist" inspired theories of primary and secondary narcissism, the decline of the family, individualism.

In the backroom (part 2 of the podcast) on Patreon, we discuss the controversies surrounding Christopher Lasch's later views on Religion, the Family, Populism, and the looming question as to whether he became a conservative towards the end of his life.

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In this episode, Professor Christian Parenti, son of the Legendary Michael Parenti, comes on 1Dime Radio to make the "leftist case for Kash Patel" and talks about his article "The Cargo Cult of Woke." In The Backroom on Patreon, we talk about his spicy article  "How the Organized Left Got the Pandemic Wrong." Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already done so!

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00:00 The Backroom Teaser: The Left's Response to the Pandemic 

02:23 Christian Parenti Introduciton

03:29 Compact Magazine and Funding Concerns

10:52 The Leftist Case for Kash Patel as Head of FBI? 

41:46 Will Trump Subordinate The Deep State? 

52:37 The Left's Historical Critique of the FBI

01:03:34 The Origins of Woke Politics

01:27:18 CIA's Influence on the Left 

01:59:15 Transition to The Backroom

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by the Marxist theorist Ted Reese to discuss his book 'Socialism or Extinction'. We discuss Marxist crisis theory/ “breakdown theory” and Karl Marx’s theory of the “tendency of the rate of profit to fall” in capitalism, elaborated by Henryk Grossman. Ted Reese discusses the “final contradictions” of capitalism, such as automation, the ecological crisis, and the “everything bubble” that could lead to the final breakdown of capitalism. Ted explains why Keynesian Social Democracy and the Green New Deal can’t solve the root problem and prevent capitalism’s inevitable tendency towards crisis.

In Part 2 of the podcast (for Patrons) we discuss the viability of various specific solutions to the climate crisis, such as “overpopulation”, degrowth, and different forms of clean energy and sustainable resources such as Hemp. In this bonus episode, we also discuss the particularities of a communist transition and what stages of socialism could look like. This involves questions regarding the logistics of democracy, communism, labor, distribution, planning, dealing with poverty, transitioning away from the capitalist mode of production, and preventing counter-revolution. We think it is important to think seriously about the big questions regarding alternatives to capitalism and how to get there, which can be quite challenging to envision.

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio Podcast, I am here with Joshua Dávila (Aka The Blockchain Socialist, who hosts The Blockchain Socialist podcast and the Blockchain Socialist blog. He also is the founder of the Breadchain co-operative, which we will talk about later. Joshua recently published a wonderful book titled “Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It,” which got the co-sign of Vitalik Buterin, the brain behind Ethereum. In our discussion, Joshua illuminates the misconceptions often assumed by people on "The Left" with regard to cryptocurrency. He details the ways that capitalist has influenced the crypto space and proposes paths toward rectifying its course.

The discussion covers the origins and history of crypto, the politics of Bitcoin & Ethereum, misconceptions surrounding NFTs and environmental concerns, the radical potential of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), and various practical examples of how leftist/socialist/communist organizers can make use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology more broadly.

This comprehensive two-part chat provides deep dives into the practical applications and real-world implications of blockchain technology in fostering post-capitalist forms of organization, challenging both enthusiasts and skeptics to rethink their assumptions about crypto.

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00:00 Introduction to The Guest 02:35 The Blockchain Radicals book 06:55 History & Evolution of Crypto 23:18 Environmental Impact of Crypto 31:38 Demystifying NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) 38:56 Blockchain for Creators 40:16 NFTs Beyond Art 41:32 Blockchain in a New Communist Internet 47:15 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)54:24 The Breadchain Cooperative: A Real-world Example 01:04:41 The Politics of Crypto 01:09:19 The People's Shadow Bank

I am joined by Ian of Epoch Philosophy to talk about our predictions for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections and our hot takes on Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris.

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Democrats in Trouble

03:17 Our Political Backgrounds

15:03 Who did we Vote for? 

25:21 Palestine and Lebanon Situations 

36:14 Immigration and Defend the Police Hottake

42:14 Trump Gets Shot, Tim Waltz VP Pick

46:17 Trump and J.D. Vance Comeback Strategy 

01:00:42 Trump on Joe Rogan and Theo Von

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Today I am joined by Space Babies, a communist rapper, YouTuber, and revolutionary activist. He makes amazing rap songs and videos on Marxist theory, imperialism, and Ideology. We discuss capitalist ideology in Hip Hop, fusing rap music with communist politics, and his takes on Maoism.

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Catherine Liu, author of 'Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class" to discuss her critiques of PMC Progressivism and why "the Left" of today has failed to court enough working support and continues to lose to the Right. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Liberal vs Socialist Feminism (The Backroom Preview)

03:16 The Professional Managerial Class (PMC)

20:09 The Brahmin Left vs. The Merchant Right

34:04 The Vulnerability Fetish

41:39 Trauma Culture and Academic Anti-Elitism

46:32 Virtue Signalling and The Left-Liberal Distinction

01:00:00 Moral Relativism and The Rejection of Universalism

01:14:40 The Right Vs Left PMC

01:17:05 Transition to The Backroom

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Support the show and get exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ Read More with Speechify: https://speechify.com/?source=fb-for-mobile&via=1Dime In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, we discuss the influence that the so-called "Professional Managerial Class" (PMC) exerts on the political scene, class structures, and the ideology of the right and the contemporary "left." Discussion revolves around PMC's intersection with identity politics, its role in the dissolution of the Democrats' working-class base, and its permeation in academia. In this episode, we dive into the Origins of the PMC and the history of the theory surrounding it. This includes the work of Barbara Ehrenreich, James Burnham, Tomas Frank, Catherine Liu, among others I also express some of my criticisms of PMC discourse and the problem of "class identity politics." There are numerous people who have written about the PMC. Adolph Reed, Catherine Liu, David Graeber, and many more. For this episode, I decided to bring on David McKerracher and Elton L.K. =, who have a short course on  @theory_underground  that is dedicated to understanding the PMC and the history of the theory behind it. You can find this course for free on YouTube and it covers a lot of the key ideas from the most important books written about the subject of the PMC: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcbaQ1cp2TLyjRKSnWmx1glc3vC3SsRh&si=_OYcUrMwXh_RB9pk Subscribe to Theory Underground: https://www.youtube.com/@theory_underground/featured Elton L.K. is the founder and organizer of Dead Parrots Philosophical Society, a local public philosophy group that meets monthly in Boise. He runs two podcasts that relate more to his political work at the DSA: Working Class Intelligentsia, a podcast about Gramsci, and another called CLASS, which is an official education arm of the national education committee of the DSA. David McKerracher (Dave), founder of ⁠⁠Theory Underground⁠⁠, an educational platform for learning theory, and publishing house for organic intellectuals or aspiring theorists who pursue theory and philosophy outside of academia, or people with academic backgrounds who don't want to be restricted by academic fetters, i.e. renegade academics. Dave and Elton are both contributors to the book Underground Theory, which features some big names like Slavoj Zizek, Alenka Zupancic, and some smaller names like Dave, Elton and myself: https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Theory-David-McKerracher/dp/B0CH2CXSGN Check out 1Dime's videos if you haven't already: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Be sure to give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating if you get value out of these podcasts!

Get access to The Backroom exclusive podcast by becoming a Patron:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ This episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast is all about the specifics of planning the economy under Socialism. For this episode, I am joined by Ferdia O'Driscoll, founder of Bright Age and Beyond and the YouTube channel formerly known as "After The Oligarchy." ⁠Ferida is also a co-founder of The International Network for Democratic Economic Planning⁠. Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/aftertheoligarchy International Network for Democratic Economic Planning: ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.indep.network/ Follow Ferida on Twitter: https://x.com/BrightAgeBeyond Follow me on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/1DimeOfficial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

00:00 The State of the Socialist Movement

13:07 Democratic Economic Planning

25:29 Misconceptions in Socialist Planning

34:43 Problems with Richard Wolff's Market Socialism

01:13:39 The Role of Cybernetics

01:16:17 Decentralization vs. Centralization

01:23:32 Participatory Economics

01:44:22 Consumer Goods and Services

02:03:26 Human Incentives Under Socialism

02:11:48 Conclusion and Future Discussions Outro Music by Karl Casey

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Get access to exclusive podcasts (the backroom) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Cadell Last, philosopher and founder of PhilosophyPortal to discuss Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's political philosophy and his famous text on The Philosophy of Right titled “Elements of the Philosophy of Right.” We focus on Hegel’s controversial theory of Freedom, the State, and how it can help us navigate the contemporary political landscape and challenge us to reexamine some of our basic political prejudices. I ask Cadell critical questions regarding Hegel's rather "statist" philosophy. Sign up for Cadell's Course on Hegel's Philosophy of Right (I will be there): https://philosophyportal.online/philosophy-of-right 0:00 Why Hegel? 10:38 The State Guarantees Freedom? 29:00 Hegel’s Theory of Freedom 43:10 Liberal Communism 1:02:38 Mentorship 1:11:18 Hegel’s Project 1:17:07 Marx’s Critique of Hegel 1:22:52 The Real and the Ideal

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A Podcast explaining what #Postmodernism and Postmodernity are featuring Jon (also known as TheLitCritGuy) a writer and academic.  In this podcast, we debunk some common myths about "postmodernism" and contrast two different ways of looking at what postmodernism is. One being postmodernism as a historical socio-cultural epoch and 2: Postmodernism as a theoretical style/tendency.  We go primarily over thinkers  such as Fredric Jameson (author of "Postmodernism: The Culture of Late Capitalism" , Jean François Lyotard (Author of "The Postmodern Condition") and a little about Derrida  and Foucault (who are often misleadingly associated with being "post-truth"). Postmodernism and its related concepts such as #Hauntology, Parody vs Pastiche, #latecapitalism, and the death of the metanarrative.  

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In this episode of the 1Dime radio podcast, I am joined by philosopher Daniel Tutt host of the Emancipations Podcast, to discuss his upcoming book "How To Read Like a Parasite", which presents a rich critique of how Leftists interpret Friedrich Nietzsche and Nietzsche's broader impact on the left today and throughout history.

Daniel Tutt shares insights into Nietzsche's influence on leftist thought, emphasizing how his theories can be both valuable and problematic. The discourse explores Nietzsche's impact on left-wing thinkers ranging from Gilles Deleuze, Georges Bataille, and The Bolsheviks to Huey Newton and Jack London. Tutt draws on some critics of Nietzsche, such as György Lukács and Domenico Losurdo's book Nietzsche: The Aristocratic Rebel.

In this dialogue, we disset Nietzsche's views on politics, culture, class, slave morality, resentment, otium, truth and and the will to power.

Tutt's upcoming book calls for a 'parasitic' interpretation of Nietzsche, in which we should take Nietzche as a challenge to the left and learn from his ideas while acknowledging that he is an enemy of the left rather than trying to ignore his reactionary politics to reinterpret his philosophy as being compatible with a Marxist emancipatory politics.

These past two podcasts on Nietzche are my attempt to foster dialogue between left-Nietzchians, who believe a synthesis between Nietzche and Marx (or socialist policies more broadly) and left more skeptical thinkers, and see Nietzsche more as an enemy/challenge to the Left who should still be studied, rather than a thinker whose politics can be reconciled with a socialist/communist politics. Regardless of your views, Nietzsche and his philosophy are incredibly relevant in the age of late capitalism.

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by a friend of the show, C. Derick Varn (  @VarnVlog  ), a theorist, writer, and leftist podcast veteran, to discuss the phenomenon of leftists shifting to the right and cases throughout the history of famous right-wingers who were former radical leftists, such as Benito Mussolini and various former Communists turned Fascists.

We discuss examples of the infamous "Trotskyist to Neoconservative pipeline," such as Lyndon LaRouche, James Burnham, and Irving Kristol. We speculate about the intellectual, psychological, and social factors behind these political shifts and their relation to the culture of the left. In The Backroom on Patreon, Varn and I go deep into the lore of contemporary examples of famous leftists "leaving the left" as well as the phenomenon of the "post-left" whereby people reject the left-right binary. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already! 00:00 The ACP, "Maga Communism" and The Post-Left 04:12 Introduction to 1Dime Radio with C. Derek Varn 05:02 The Left-to-Right Political Shift 06:38 Trotskyists To Neocon Pipeline 15:07 LaRouche Vs MagaCommunism 45:42 Personal and Psychological Factors in Political Shifts 53:07 The Culture of the Left 01:21:38 The Urban-Rural Divide 01:23:27 The Backroom Preview Check out Varn's Show: https://www.youtube.com/@VarnVlog Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Read Articles Faster with Speechify: https://share.speechify.com/mzrxH5D Outro Music by Karl Casey

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In this episode, I am joined by Chris, the Badiou enthusiast who runs the Badiou quote page on Twitter, to help provide an introduction to the contemporary communist French philosopher Alain Badiou and a general (very general) overview of his key ideas. This includes Badiou's theory of being and ‘Events,' his truth procedures, ethics, love, and his theory of the subject, and we try to apply them to current times. We also discuss Badiou’s “metapolitics,” Badiou’s differences with Marxist theory, and his relation to Maoism and political Marxism, and more. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in philosophy and radical egalitarian politics. 

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0:00 Introduction

04:24 Relationship to Marxist politics

09:14 Being, Multiplicity, Mathematics

18:27 The Event and the Subject

25:59 Mao vs Stalinism

40:57 What is an Event?

50:52 Politics as Sequences

58:28 Truth and the Three Subjects 

1:11:30 History, Agency, and Platonism

01:22:13 Resurrection and St. Paul 

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Alice Cappelle, a left-wing French video essayist, to discuss the ongoing political fiasco in France following the 2024 French elections. We discuss the Left (New Popular Front coalition), The far-right (The National Rally), and President Emmanuel Macron (The Center). We compare the current situation in France to the state of the left and right in the United States and what this all means for strategy. In The Backroom episode on Patreon, we chat about our political journeys and the experience of being a political creator online/ Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already! Timestamps: 00:00 The Backroom Preview 04:30 The Left, Right, and Center 28:36 Leftist infighting 36:04 Optics and Strategic Rhetoric 52:42 Voter Behavior and Electoral Strategies 01:10:38 Divisions Within the Right 01:19:18 Macron's Motivations 01:30:18 French LeftTube?

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Today I discuss the dark history of Liberalism with Melody from @A World To Win. We discuss key findings from historian Domenico Losurdo's book "Liberalism: A Counter History" , which discusses the true economic motives behind the classical liberal project and its direct connection to slavery. We also address the left-liberal apologia and whitewashing of the classical liberal project. 

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, the host discusses anarchism with Daniel Baryon from the YouTube channel  Anark  joins me to discuss Anarchism and his case for it. After debunking some misconceptions about "anti-authoritarianism" popularized by Engels's Polemic "On Authority," I challenge Anark on some anarchist ideas and ask him some critical questions regarding its practical implementation in the real world. We cover the philosophical underpinnings of anarchism, the question of the state, democracy, planning, power, human nature, organization,  the feasibility of decentralized governance, and the historical examples of libertarian communist/anarchist experiments.

Timestamps: 

00:00 What is Freedom For? Backroom sneak peek

04:40 Introduction to Anark 

08:27 Friedrich Engels' On Authority

19:06 "Authoritarianism" and Democracy

30:46 The Historical Basis of Anarchist Presuppositions 

55:18 The State, Power Hierarchy

01:48:39 Localism, Confederaitonalismm and Real Examples

02:09:29 Different Forms of Democracy, 

02:30:56 Transition to The Backroom

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Professor Andrew Feenberg, a former student of Herbert Marcuse and an American philosopher of technology and continental philosophy at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of numerous books, such as “The Philosophy Of Praxis: Marx, Lukács And The Frankfurt School” and most recently: “The Ruthless Critique of Everything Existing: Nature and Revolution in Marcuse's Philosophy of Praxis.” 

In this podcast, we will be diving deep into the complexities of Herbert Marcuse, his philosophy, politics, his relation to the New Left, and the most misunderstood aspects of thought. This includes his relation to his biggest theoretical influences, namley Marx, Hegel, Freud, and Heidegger. Here, we will be getting into some of the more difficult aspects of Marcuse’s philosophy. But we will start slowly, and it will be worth it. 

This podcast aims to complement the recent 1Dime video on the thought of Herbert Marcuse and his book One-Dimensional Man on the 1Dime channel.

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, we explore CASP: Capital As Power. A relatively new heterodox theoretical framework of political economy that takes a lot from Veblen school of economics, Marxian Economics, and anarchist ideas and makes it's own unique contributions that question the assumptions of neoclassical economics, Keynesian economics, and Marxist economics. I am joined by my friend DenimGod, who is a graduate student of economics at the New School and specializing in CASP.   

You can find him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DenimGod4lyfe 

Capital as Power was invented by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler in their book "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder." The Guest gives a synopsis of CASP and how it can help us understand economic phenomenon such as stagflation, austerity, and why capitalists paradoxically advocate for policies that lead to lower economic growth.  

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Steve Grumbine, founder of the RealProgressives non-profit and host of the Macro N Cheese podcast, a podcast focused on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and left history. In this episode, we discuss the problems with modern Social Democracy and the Democratic Socialist movement (embodied in the DSA in America) and why social democrats and proponents of MMT would benefit from learning Marxist theory and a class analysis of politics. In part two, we discuss why Universal Basic Services (UBS) is a better policy than Universal Basic Income (UBI). Become a Patron to listen to it early!

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I am joined by economist Bill Mitchell, one of the pioneers of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). In this episode of 1Dime Radio, we discuss the intersection of MMT and Marxism and why both frameworks are complementary and essential for understanding how the economy works.

Timestamps:

00:00 Preview

03:07 MMT & Marxism

17:01 The Left's Shift in the 70s

21:48 Was Neoliberalism Inevitable?

37:17 The problem with "Tax The Rich" discourse

51:09 Inflation and Job Guarantee questions

01:15:57 Australia’s Radical Political History

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Ben Burgis, author of "Give Them An Argument: Logic for the Left" and "Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique Of The Contemporary Left. We talk about the lessons of the left should learn from the 2024 election and the past decade, the right-left distinction, and Ben's experience going on The Joe Rogan Podcast.

In The Backroom (on Patreon), Ben and I talk about Bluesky, the capitalist power dynamics of Cancel Culture, and the "Suicide of the left." Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already done so!

Timestamps:

00:00 Bluesky & Cancel Culture (The Backroom Teaser)

02:32 The Blue Sky Platform Debate

04:11 The U.S. Election Was a Wakeup Call

14:25 Ben's Appearance on Joe Rogan Podcast

23:08 The Left-Right Distinction

28:52: "Low Information Voters

37:51 Trump's Appeal

42:56 Policy Differences, Immigration, and more

56:43 Cultural Wars and Moral Panics

01:16:04 The Ultra-Left to Capitalist Pipeline

01:21:33 The Backroom Teaser

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, we host Dr. Jane Hayward, a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Lao China Institute at King's College. Dr. Hayward specializes in explaining China's political economy and misconceptions surrounding it. The conversation explores the role of state planning in China's market system, the impact of Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, the significant shifts in labor and welfare policies, and the nuanced relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and its capitalist class. We also delve into the ideological revival under Xi Jinping and whether or not China is really transitioning to socialism.

Timestamps:

00:00 The Truth About Tiananmen Square

03:11 Meet Dr. Jane Hayward, Scholar and YouTuber

04:57 Why Schollars Aren't on YouTube

11:08 China's Economic Reforms: From Communes to Market Economy

15:16 The Household Responsibility System and Urban Reforms

20:51 Misconceptions about China's Reforms

42:04 The Role of the Hukou System in China's Economic Growth

49:26 Understanding the Tiananmen Square Protests

54:54 How Capitalist is China? 

58:49 China's Economic Miracle: State Planning and Capitalist Discipline

01:14:30 The Revival of Marxist-Leninist Rituals Under Xi Jinping

01:38:33 Concluding Thoughts and Future Discussions 

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Today I am joined by Artin Salimi, a Hip Hop artist, YouTuber, and Academic. He makes amazing songs and music videos that fuse Critical Theory, Philosophy, and leftist politics with Hip Hop. Artin and I discuss the lost revolutionary potentials of Hip Hop, 90s rap, contemporary hip hop, and how the capitalist Culture Industry negatively impacts Hip Hop economically and ideologically.

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This week's instalment of the 1Dime Radio podcast is all about the work and life of Political Theorist Sheldon Wolin, author of books such as "Politics and Vision," and "Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism," his most famous book - heavily popularized by Chris Hedges.

For this episode, I am joined by Terry Maley, a professor of Political Theory at York University who specializes in the work of Sheldon Wolin, Herbert Marcuse, Max Weber, critical theory and in research concerning democracy, neoliberalism, and social movements.

This two-part episode (the second half being exclusive for Patrons only, as usual) serves as a guide to Sheldon Wolin's key ideas and how he arrived at them over his intellectual career as a renegade theorist. This includes Wolin's concepts such as "Fugitive Democracy," "Inverted Totalitarianism," "Managed Democracy," "The Political," the "Technologization of politics," and more.

A very encompassing podcast to compliment the perspectives presented in the latest 1Dime videos concerning US Democracy such as:

The Separation of Powers is BROKEN, Here’s Why: https://youtu.be/1FIzoxAm2IU?si=yY5q6qh0VmMAqD08

Controlled Opposition: A Theory (Documentary): https://youtu.be/7uPevWDAYFI?si=M2FxcZKZMrVxEOJR

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In Part 2 (the backroom), Terry and I discuss Inverted Totalitarianism more deeply and assess whether there is a way out beyond managed democracy or if there must be a renewed conception of a more egalitarian "socialist managed democracy." Patrons get access to it at Patreon.com/OneDime

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Everything you need to know about Inflation in one podcast. In this episode of 1Dime radio, I interview Dr. Phil Armstrong, an MMT economist who co-wrote a an important paper with Warren Mosler (MMT founder) on the real causes of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany. Contrary to popular belief, insane money printing was the consequence of rising prices (hyperinflation), not the cause of it. 

You can find the research paper on hyperinflation in Weimar Germany here: http://moslereconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Weimar-Republic-Hyperinflation-through-a-Modern-Monetary-Theory-Lens.pdf

This begs the question, what really causes inflation and hyperinflation then? What even IS inflation? Does printing money cause inflation? In this episode, we answer all of the most common questions regarding inflation and Phil Armstrong shows us how Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) can gives us a more nuanced perspective on what causes inflation and what does not. Before diving into inflation, Phil also goes over core MMT concepts regarding fiat currency, the real purpose of taxation and the origin of money.  Phil also answers common misconceptions about interest rates, exchange rates, and their relation to inflation/rising prices.

We hope you enjoy this podcast and if you want to learn more about MMT I highly recommend the following videos, lectures, books, and articles for further learning: 

-The Deficit Myth: The Biggest Lie in Politics": https://youtu.be/75udjh6hkOs

-L. Randall Wray - Modern Money Theory for Beginners: https://youtu.be/E5JTn7GS4oA

-Warren Mosler: How Modern Monetary Theory Actually Works: https://youtu.be/W97s3zbFKvc

-Bill Mitchell: Demystifying Modern Monetary Theory:https://youtu.be/YnyDRwSqp2E

-Everything You Want to Know About Modern Monetary Theory:https://youtu.be/7sd-ElKMbPI

The Macro and Cheese Pod: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/macro-n-cheese

-The MMT Podcast (check out the first few episodes): https://mmtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Books and Papers: 

 -The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton 

-Soft Currency Economics II by Warren Mosler 

-Modern Money Theory: A Primer on Macroeconomics for Sovereign Monetary Systems by L. Randall Wray 

-Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber

Phill Armstrong’s book: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/can-heterodox-economics-make-a-difference-9781800370883.html

Phill Armstrong on Post-Covid Economics: https://gimms.org.uk/2020/08/13/time-for-informed-change-post-covid-19-economics/

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Keegan Kjeldsen, host of The Nietzsche Podcast/Untimely Reflections, to talk about the powerful complementary insights between Nietzsche and Machiavelli, as well as other thinkers such as Karl Marx and Ibn Khaldun. We also discuss the ways in which Nietzsche's work is often misunderstood, appropriated, or diluted by people on the right and left.

In The Backroom segment on Patreon, Keegan and I critique Jordan Peterson’s understanding of Nietzsche and the ways in which popular “Petersonian” YouTube channels such as “Academy of Ideas” and “Thoughts on Thinking” distort Nietzche. It was an exhilarating episode; you don't want to miss it!

Timestamps: 

00:00 Preview of The Backroom Segment 

03:01 The Red Pill Trio

04:21 The Science of Politics & Power

12:40 Nietzsche and Ibn Khaldun: The Collective Will to Power

28:19 Religion and Morality

39:14 Slave Morality and Resentment

50:09 Nietzsche’s Critique of Capitalism & Democracy

01:06:27 Weakness Corrupts, Not Power

01:26:24 Machiavelli as the Founder of Managed Democracy

01:46:50 Jordan Peterson Doesn’t Understand Nietzsche 

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Warren Mosler, the founder of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), comes on 1Dime Radio to talk about MMT, what Elon Musk's DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) gets wrong, Trump's tariffs, inflation, and an alternative for a better tax system.DISCLAIMER: The audio for this is not very good because Warren Mosler had bad internet on his end, but after some editing, now hopefully, it's still listenable.

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Timestamps: 00:00 Magic Money Computers?1:08 Trump's Tariffs 4:21 Unpacking Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)9:10 Spending and Inflation31:37 Taxation, Abolishing the IRS34:32 Job Guarantee vs. Universal Basic Income44:12 Taxes, Tariffs and TradeCheck out Warren Mosler's work and his books such as "Soft Currency Economics" and "Seven Deadly Frauds" : https://moslereconomics.com/More 1Dime MMT Content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyytc2-LIrN7kIRyPXghWjeb4MV_DDqBK&si=s7aBz5IfLSYEK6X3Follow me on Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/1dimeman⁠

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Today I discuss Byung Chul Han's "Psychopolitics" and "The Transparency Society" with Ed from A New Conversation podcast. This is a follow up podcast to the 1Dime documentary "The Burnout Society" on Self Help, Hustle Culture, and Societies of Control: https://youtu.be/tmMJbwE8j98

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Matt McManus, political theorist and professor at the University of Michigan who is currently writing a book titled “The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism” and has been the author of various books such as “Postmodern Conservatism” and is a frequent contributor to Jacobin Magazine. He is also a co-ost of the Academic Edgelords podcast. I first found Matt through the Diet Soap Media podcast and the PlasticPills podcast. In this discussion, Matt and I discuss the mixed relationship between radical liberal thought and the socialist left. Matt advocates for a kind of “Liberal socialism,” and I ask some critical questions to examine Liberalism’s compatibility with socialist ideals and bring up some common Marxist criticisms, arguments, and objections to liberal ideas. This discussion encompasses the ideological framework, key principles, and potential contradictions of Marxist and Liberal perspectives on freedom, property, law, individual rights, and democracy, drawing from the works of influential figures like Thomas Paine, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. In part 2, we discuss the controversial challenges involving democracy, legitimacy, and liberty in the socialist transition that communist and social democrat regimes have historically faced. 

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Joshua Citarella, host of the ​⁠Doomscroll Podcast, joins me to exchange some hot takes on the state of political ideologies, problems with the left, and the political zeitgeist of our times. In the Backroom on Patreon, we talk about the "post-left." and the bizarre phenomenon of declining sperm counts, gay frogs, and various right-wing half-truths. Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/OneDime. Timestamps: 00:00 The Backroom Preview 02:10 Who is Joshua Citarella 06:01 Political Ideologies & Internet Subcultures 16:03 Emerging Tendencies on the Left and Right 40:21 Critique of Liberal Environmentalism 46:11 Economic Planning: Amazon vs. the Soviet Union 52:14 Leftism and Academia 01:05:37 Marxism-Leninism and MAGA Communism 01:14:47: US vs. China 01:16:40 Endocrine Disruptors: A Neglected Crisis

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Artin Salimi is a Hip Hop Artist, PHD Student, and YouTuber. We have a fun chat about Hip Hop Music, our favorite rappers, and Philosophy. 

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, political theorist Benjamin Studebaker comes on to discuss his book titled "The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way is Shut" Benjamin Studebaker got his PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and he teaches contemporary political theory and the history of political thought.

In the backroom segment on Patreon titled "Is Democracy Even Good?" Benjamin and I discuss Plato's critique of democracy and some of the themes of Democracy that I also analyze in my forthcoming book, "Liberal Totalitarianism: The Spectrum of Managed Democracy and What Makes The US Different."

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A podcast featuring The Blockchain Socialist (TBS) discussing the pros and cons of blockchain technology and misconceptions about cryptocurrency. We critique libertarian narratives about Bitcoin, banking, and Web 3 mythology. After interrogating the problems of the crypto world and addressing the problems with Bitcoin and Ethereum , TBS tells us about the ways in which cryptocurrency and blockchain technology can be used by leftist activists and the role it could play in a sociality society.  

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1:40 What is Cryptocurrency actually?

7:30 Bitcoin vs Ethereum 

15:45 Bitcoin vs US Dollar myth

22:32 Bitcoin and the Environment

27:00 The Decentralization myth 

31:20 Cryptocurrency is not a monetary system

35:32: How the Left can Benefit from Blockchain

37:53 Crypto vs Imperialist Sanctions

48:40 Funding Leftist Orgs

59:00 Other Positive Uses of Blockchain

1:05:38 Co-operatives

1:12:32 Mutual Credit Systems

1:19:48 Blockchain Democracy

1:34:48 Blockchain in Socialism

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This episode is all about Canada's political situation, Canada's "right-wing" shift, and the rise of Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party and most likely Canada's Next Prime Minister. For this episode, I am joined by Rose, Matthias, and Umer, three members of the Democratic Socialists of Canada (The DSC). In the Backroom on Patreon, we talk about the prospect of "Left Nationalism" in Canada, "Red Toryism," and socialist strategy more broadly. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime. Timestamps: 00:00 Trump Making Canada a 51st State 02:50 What's going on with Canada 08:46 Canada's Conservative Turn 22:07 The Trucker Convoy and Its Impact 45:32 The Housing Crisis and The Primary Contradiction in Canada 52:09 The DSC (Democratic Socialists of Canada) 01:10:31 Rural Organizing and Community Building 01:23:13 All of Canada's Parties Suck 01:37:52 Canadian Nationalism? Check out the DSC: https://www.democraticsocialists.ca/ Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Follow me on Insta: ⁠instagram.com/1dimeman⁠ Outro Music by Karl Casey Give the Podcast a 5-star Rating, a like, or a comment. Share with your friends Become a Patron of 1Dime and get access to around 50 Exclusive podcast episodes + my discord server: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime

YUGOPNIK comes on to talk about liberal morality versus Marxian historical materialism and its relation to socialist strategy and achieving working class power. We also discuss aesthetics, modesty and the notion of "Equality."

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Kieran Fong, a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Edmonton, Canada whose films focus on controversial social issues.  In January, he released his documentary short "Hippocrates: A Guide to Treating Healthcare Workers" on YouTube, which explored the privatization of Canadian healthcare: https://youtu.be/ix7qCwiadoE

By releasing his film, he hopes to expose the corruption of conservative government's healthcare management while also highlighting solutions to improve healthcare systems around the world.  Canada's Healthcare system is often touted by American leftists and liberals as the mode to aspire to. Bernie Sanders frequently cited Canada's "Medicare for all" system as the model that America should seek to follow. But a closer examination of the reality reveals something different. Canada's healthcare system has been gradually privatized and cut ever since the rise of neoliberalism and the quality the system provides has significantly diminished.

 Watch Kieran Fong's short minidocumentary to learn more about the bleak realities of Canadian Healthcare and the lessons leftists around the world can learn form it. In this podcast, talk about how Canada got healthcare in the first place with Tommy Douglass and the Canadian socialist movement, and then how Canada has gradually lost it's healthcare pillages. We also discuss how to improve healthcare systems and how to use what is happening to bring people to the left. 

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Professor Fadhel Kaboub, Professor of Economics at Denison University, specializing in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) in the Global South, particularly Africa. In this conversation, I ask Fadhel about whether MMT applies to developing countries in the "third world" and how developing countries can achieve monetary sovereignty and economic independence. I also asked him questions about BRICS, decolonization, Degrowth, and various related topics.  A lot of gold  

Timestamps:

00:00 BRICS Won't Save the Global South

03:03  How Fidel Kaboob got into Modern Monetary Theory 

06:48 Monetary Sovereignty

13:20 Inflation and Monetary Sovereignty 

20:18 Currency Sovereignty in the Global South

33:09 Case Studies: Venezuela and Zimbabwe

50:09 Economic Sovereignty in Developing Countries

59:48 The Geopolitical Bargain of the Century

01:06:29 Uniting the Global South

01:23:37 Degrowth

01:33:39 Migration as Economic Imperialism

01:43:26 Decolonization 

01:54:21 MMT and Statism

02:00:41 Price Setting and Redistribution

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Today I discuss the political power of memes, propaganda art, and the theories of Theodor Adorno with Professor Mike Watson, author of "Can the Left Learn to Meme" and an upcoming book called "the Memeing of Mark Fisher." 

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In this episode, I am joined by ⁠Aaron Good⁠, author of the book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State⁠” and host of the ⁠American Exception podcast⁠ , to discuss Trump's plans to declassify the JFK and MLK Files. People believe that this promise is something that Trump can't afford to break, given that RFK Jr. has now been officially appointed as HHS Secretary. We also discuss the history of "The Deep State' and US-Israeli relations and whether it is even still in the interest of the American Empire to support Israel.

Timestamps: 00:00 "JFK and MLK Files: Trump's Proposal02:19 Defining The Deep State

11:22 The JFK Case: A closer Look32:42 Israel and US Foreign Policy53:14 Divisions among "The West"59:00 U.S. and Israel: A Complex Relationship01:00:04 Israel and US Foreign Policy01:14:20 Trump's and The Decline of US Hegemony 01:26:25 Concluding Predictions

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠Why is Trump pissing off all of America's allies? Is he inadvertently sinking the US empire? In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by a friend of the show, Benjamin Studebaker, PhD in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge, to discuss the recent tensions between Trump, Zelensky, Europe, Mexico, and Canada. Studebaker provides a radically nuanced take on the reasons why the US was so keen to back continue the Ukraine war previously and the logic behind Trump's administration's strategy with regard to Ukraine and NATO allies. Additionally, the episode discusses Trump's new tariffs on Canada and how they have radically altered the Canadian political landscape.

In The Backroom segment on Patreon, Benjamin and I have a very long conversation where we debate MMT (Modern Monetary Theory), the "Political Theological Problem," and the left-right binary.

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00:00 A Nuanced Theory of US Involvement in Ukraine 4:23 Trump vs Ukraine, Canada and Europe 

6:50 The Pivot to Asia and the USA's New Strategy

28:19 US Involvement in Ukraine: What they Don't Tell You

37:21 The Five Eyes Alliance 

42:37 Patriotism and Loyal Spies: An Overlooked Factor 

52:57 France and the EU vs Russia

1:02:48 Trump Making Canada an Example for the EU 

1:12:20 Canada's Response to US Tariffs

1:38:22 Transition to The Backroom 

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike Watson, a professor & writer who just released a book with ⁠Revol Press⁠ titled “Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Digital Capitalism and the Search for Self” 

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek

07:00  Gabor Mate, Carl Jung, and New Age Spirituality 

18:05 Psychics, Astrology, and Algorithms  

31:52 Psychedelics and Lacan vs Jung

37:36 Mass Psychosis and The Philosophy of Cope

42:25 The Philosopher vs The Activist  

48:10 Adorno, Marcuse and the Student Movement

56:58 The War on Education

01:00:20 AI & The Robotization of Humans  

01:05:00 AI-Generated Art 

01:14:38 Is Communism Naturally Conservative? 

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What is Acid Communism? In this podcast, I am joined by Adam Ray Adkins from The Acid Left Podcast to discuss Mark Fisher's concept of "Acid Communism"  and how it fits into his other ideas on Capitalist Realism, Lost Futures, Hauntology, and Post-Work. We discuss the relationship between the 1960's Counterculture, hippies, psychedelia, and past & present socialist movements. We will analyze the problems and lost potentials of these movements and we discuss the potential uses of pscyhadellics and their implications on consciousness.  We also critique problems with rational and strictly material appeals in the contemporary left and discuss how the left should regard spirituality and higher desires for things like meaning, freedom, and free time.

Also for those who may still be confused, to be clear, "Acid Communism" is not a political system or a concrete ideology. It is merely a thought provoking concept that is still in its infancy. I recommended reading Mark Fisher's essay on it as well as Jeremy Gilbert's work on it to get a full grasp. 

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Professor Sabah Alnasseri, a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at York University, to discuss Ibn Khaldun and his classic text, The Muqaddimah. In particular, we discuss Ibn Khaldun's similarities with Karl Marx as a social scientist and a proto-historical materialist. Sabbah and I share a Marxist interpretation of The Muqaddimah that demystifies Ibn Khaldun's materialist class analysis and misconceptions surrounding his key concepts such as "Royal Authority," "Asabiyyah," and more.

Simultaneously a philosopher, historian, and often considered a father of modern economics as well as an early trailblazer of what would eventually become the discipline of sociology. Ibn Khaldun was among the first proper social scientists to develop a holistic "science of society" - something quite close to what we today call "historical materialism."

Part 2 (the backroom) is on the applicaton of Ibn Khaldun's thought to the current state of contemporary imperialist powers (like the US, Israel) in the face of an emerging multipolar world with Russia, China, and BRICS playing a larger role in the face of declining US Hegemony. 

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In this episode, I am joined by my friend Yugopnik, Balkan video essayist and cohost of The Deprogram podcast, to discuss the Yugoslav socialist experiment and the lessons we can learn from it. This includes the pros and cons of "market socialism", the legacy of Tito, decentralization, the Balkans today, and much more.

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This episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast is all about the ideas of Ibn Khaldun and his classic text The Muqaddimah. Simultaneously a philosopher and a historian, and often considered to be "the first sociologist," Ibn Khaldun was among the first proper "social scientists" to develop a "science of society" - something quite close to what we today call "historical materialism."

What insights can the work of a 14th century Medieval Arab thinker give us often today? Quite a lot, actually. Ibn Khaldun's insights on the cyclical rise and decline of civilizations, political power, religion, "Royal Authority" and his famous (but misunderstood) concept of "Asabiyyah" ("Group feeling"), were not only ahead of his time, but also have a lot to teach us today.

To unpack the key ideas of Ibn Khaldun and discuss interpretations of The Muqaddimah, I am joined by professor Adnan Husain, a historian at Queens University who specializes in Middle Eastern history and Medieval European history. He is also the co-host of the Guerilla History podcast with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio

In part two of the podcast (the backroom) on Patreon, Adnan and I discuss the ambiguities surrounding Ibn Khaldun's Writing and problems with popular interpretations of his work, such as that of Robert Irwin. In it, I ask Adnan's opinion on my hypothesis (articulated in a paper that will eventually get published) that Ibn Khaldun's apparent "contradictions" and instances of "Platonism" (which problematize his generally materialist system) may not be unaccounted contradictions, but deliberate acts of "esoteric writing" to avoid persecution, a method of reading texts "between the lines" popularized by Leo Strauss in his seminal text "Persecution and the Art of Writing." Check it out at patreon.com/onedime !

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Chris Cutrone, the provocative Marxist intellectual and founder of the Platypus Affiliated Society, to discuss his older essay titled "Lenin's Liberalism." and the history of the relationship between Marxism and Liberalism more broadly.

0:00 Intro

7:44 A Brief History of Liberalism

26:38 Marx on Liberalism

34:08 Bourgeois society in Crisis

1:00:10 Liberal Ideology vs Capitalism 

1:23:29 Lenin on the State 

1:41:08 Kautsky, Lenin, and Bernstein

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This is Part 2 of my podcast with Marxist Historian James Vaughn on the American Revolution Part 3 on Marx's Liberalism is exclusive for Patrons only: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1DimeOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Read more with Speechify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speechify.com/?source=fb-for-mobile&via=1Dime⁠⁠ James Vaughn is a Marxist historian and professor at the University of Chicago. We discuss the history of the American Revolution and what people on the left tend to get wrong about it. James explains how the "progressive" narrative of the American Revolution differs from the classical Marxist position on the American Revolution and the history of bourgeois revolutions in general. In the previous episode, I asked asked James questions regarding the role of slavery in the American Revolution and in this episode, we focus more on the question of genocide and the racism of the American Founding Fathers. The totality of the American project and its contradictions are important to analyze for leftists, and that includes the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Aaron Good, host of the @American Exception podcast and author of the book, 'American Exception: Empire and the Deep State” to discuss the concept of the 'Deep State' in US politics. The discussion covers topics such as structural “deep events” that dramatically top-down undemocratic reshaped top-down governance, such as the JFK assassination, the mystery surrounding Nixon’s Watergate scandal, the Iran Contra scandal under the Carter and Reagan Administrations, and 9/11 under Bush, Cheyney and Rumsfeld. Good talks about the history and development of the national security agencies formed after World War II amidst the Cold War, their connections to the financial overworld, and their past involvement with the underworld of organized crime.

Timestamp:

0:00 Intro to Aaron Good and the American Exception podcast

1:42 Defining the “Deep State”

10:32 The CIA’s Relation to Organized Crime and the Corporate World

18:34 The Doomsday Project and “Deep Events”

31:40 Nixon’s Watergate Mystery

46:45 Carter vs the Iran-Contra Affair

59:40 9/11 and Secret powers

1:09:40 Trump and the National Security Establishment

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Steve Grumbine, founder of the ⁠RealProgressives⁠ non-profit and host of the ⁠Macro N Cheese⁠ ⁠podcast⁠, a podcast focused on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and left history. In this episode, we discuss why Universal Basic Services (UBS) is a better policy than Universal Basic Income (UBI).

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined once again by the Marxist philosopher Daniel Tutt to talk about his book Psychoanalysis and the Politics of the Family.

In his book, Daniel Tutt presents critiques of both Family Abolitionists and provides a critical history of the modern nuclear family and how it changed under capitalism. He engages with the theories of Christopher Lasch, Jaques Lacan, Freud, Rene Girard, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, and various Marxist Feminist theorists. 

Timestamps: 

 00:00 Daniel Tutt’s Debate with Haz (Infared)

03:29 Introduction to Family Abolition

04:41 Writing the Book: Influences and Themes

14:26 History of The Modern Family

27:10 Capitalism and the Family

28:30 Family Abolition Discourse

36:38 The New Spirit of Capitalism and Cultural Revolution

56:11 The Paradox of Liberation

57:41 Patriarchy and Changing Family Structures

01:01:23 The Paradox of Liberation

01:27:19 The Crisis of Initiation

01:33:43 Concluding Thoughts

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Tony (aka 1Dime) is joined by the autodidact psychoanalysis wizard Andrew Flores to discuss how certain assumptions of modern therapy, pop psychology, and mainstream psychology differ from Psychoanalysis, particularly Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory and practice.

My guest, Andrew Flores (also known as “The Big Sig”, and part of the Young Žižekians collective called “The Vanishing Mediators”),  has an essay titled “Therapism, Psychoanalysis, and Ideology” featured in the new book Underground Theory Vol 1 (featuring Slavoj Zizek, Alenka Zupancic, and a bunch of nobodies, like myself! In his article, Andrew argues that much modern therapy functions as “ideology” for contemporary capitalism, and he critiques popular psychology figures such as Jordan Peterson, Gabor Mate, and Phil Stutz, Jonah Hill's therapist, popularized in Jonah Hill's latest Netflix documentary titled "Stutz" , which is about the life and psycho-therapeutic techniques of Jonah Hill's therapist, Phil Stutz. In his talk with Theory Underground, Andrew has an illuminating critique of Phil Stutz as the embodiment of popular therapy today from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective.

In this episode,  Andrew and I discuss the limitations and misconceptions associated with contemporary therapy practices, also known as “therapism”,  while contrasting it against the intricate theories of psychoanalytic therapy developed by Sigmund Freud and further elaborated upon by Jacques Lacan. He delves into the societal manifestation of therapism, critiquing figures in pop psychology, and key concepts of psychoanalysis such as the death drive, trauma and the role of sexual repression in personal problems. Andrew talks about the pervasive issues of the overly simplistic approach of many psychological therapies currently championed in the mainstream and emphasizes the significance of the unconscious, language and desire in psychoanalysis.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and Guest Presentation

01:27 Modern Therapy and Pop Psychology

06:30 Psychoanalysis and its Importance

08:41 The Death Drive

11:42 Psychoanalysis vs Mainstream Psychology

17:30 Modern Therapy Culture

24:20 Critique of Popular Psychology Figures

29:15 The Unconscious 

34:43 The Importance of Language in Psychoanalysis

39:06 The Real in Lacanian Psychoanalysis

44:31 The Ego, Ideal Ego, Ego Ideal

48:48 Desire vs Drive

54:41 Trauma in Modern Therapy

01:05:30 The Symbolic Order

01:09:59 Lack 

01:15:23 “Repression” in Psychoanalysis

01:19:38 The Death Drive

01:25:37 Identification with the Symptom

01:30:26 “Law” and Prohibition

01:40:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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In this podcast I am joined by YouTuber, friend, and grad student The Marxist Project, who makes excellent videos on Marxist theory and Soviet history.  In this in-depth podcast, we put into question various competing narratives that aim to rationalize the tragedy of the Soviet Union. We talk about some of the many problems in the Soviet Union and various historical narratives about what went wrong and what lead to it's demise.   

For this podcast, we try to avoid the hurdles of one dimensional narratives from various ideological tendencies (Marxism-Leninism, Trotskyism, Maoism, Left Communism, Orthodox Marxism, Anarchism, Liberalism, conservatism, etc..) and try to give a balanced analysis of the USSR and the problems it faced.  

Check out The Marxist Project's video on the Fall of the Soviet Union: https://youtu.be/N7Z-D4eybZI 

Timestamp:  

0:00 Intro

6:10 The Collapse of the Soviet Union  

16:28 The Civil War: Doomed From The Start?  

27:58 Semi-Feudal Underdevelopment 

41:33 Collectivization, WW2, and Industrialization  

57:54 Famines, Incentives, and Lysenkoism 

1:10:00 Repression and Civil Liberties 

1:28:32 The Red Purges and Opportunism 

1:48:32 Was the USSR Democratic?  

2:13:10 Contrarianism and Denialism 

2:20:41 Central Planning   

Book recommendations on Soviet History: 

The Soviet Century by Moshe Lewin 

A People's History of the Russian Revolution by Neil Faulkner 

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville 

The Thinking Reed: Intellectuals and the Soviet State by Boris Kagarlitsky 

Everyday Stalinism by Sheila Fitzpatrick 

 Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation by Alexei Yurchak

 Revolution From Above: The Demise of the Soviet System by David Kotz

This is part of a 3 part series on the political problems in the Soviet Union. Part 2 will be on the Marxist Project's channel and Part 3 will be a Patreon exclusive podcast only available to my lovely Patrons (:  

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio I am joined by Plastic Pills, the theory Youtuber/philosopher extraordinaire who has some of the best and most artistic videos on philosophy, theory, and politics. I know the title says “postmodern neomarxism”, and we do talk about that, but in this conversation Pills and I talk about a bunch of random stuff. It's been a highly requested collab, and I have been talking to Pills for a minute, so we made this happen. More to come!

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Timestamp:

0:00 Backroom Preview 

3:53 Creating Art

8:06 Why Does Theory Even Matter? 

16:54 Postmodern Neo-Marxism 

36:39 Politics vs Philosophy

46:28 Leo Strauss

51:52 Pragmatism 

55:00 Hegel vs Deleuze vs Derrida 

1:06:19 Labels 

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by my friend YouTube extraordinaire Noah Samsen. Noah Samsen is the creator of the viral YouTube video "A Practical Guide to Leftist YouTube." In this podcast, Noah and I talk about the experience of being a leftist content creator, "Breadtube", debate bros, video essays, echo chambers, ideology, and how to radicalize normies. It was a very fun conversation and Noah will be back soon for Part 2!

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by the Hegelian philosopher Dr. Cadell Last, founder of the educational YouTube channel and platform called  PhilosophyPortal   (which has plenty of fantastic introductory lectures and podcasts on theory and philosophy).  In this episode, we discuss the notion of “Christian Atheism” popularized by Slavoj Zizek and pioneered by Hegel. 

Cadel Last’s upcoming Philosophy Portal course focuses on Christian Atheism and starts October 20th, you can sign up here:https://philosophyportal.online/christian-atheism

In the Backroom, Cadell and I exchange some spicy takes about Religion and Politics that you don’t want to miss. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already to join the Exclusive club.  

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Preview 

04:07 What is Christian Atheism?

33:25 The Death of God and The Big Other

54:01 Philosophy vs. Religion vs Politics 

01:08:27 Esoteric and Exoteric writing

01:21:53 Is Religion inevitable? 

01:49:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Benjamin Studebaker comes on 1Dime Radio to BlackPill us again on sobering realities of politics in America and other Western countries. We discuss some of the themes of his new book “Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies,” which discusses some of the themes that will be discussed in my upcoming book “Freedom to Change Nothing.” Benjamin Studebaker got his PhD in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge, where he taught contemporary political theory and the history of political thought.

In The Backroom segment on Patreon, Benjamin and I discuss the “Paraparty,” the limitations of politics within a nation-state, and building independent educational institutions. Become a Patron and get access to 50+a bonus episodes on Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven't already!

Timestamps: 

00:00 Plotting and Scheming in The Backroom

02:16 Legitimacy and Ideology: What People Miss

09:43 "Democracy" and "Authoritarianism"

28:54 Democratization Via Authoritarian Reform?

39:01 What makes Liberal Democracies "Legitimate"

48:27 China's Economic Growth and Challenges

51:21 The UK's Political Adaptation

01:04:02 Proportional Representation Debate

01:09:31 Capital Mobility and Economic Challenges

01:22:36 Pragmatism in Political Strategy

01:33:33 The Liberal Tradition in America 

01:40:47 Limits of Trump's Bonapartism

01:49:22 The Limits of Language in Politics

01:54:51 The Myth of Unity

02:15:00 The Complexity of Political Factions

02:18:17 The Power of Myth and Sorel's Rational Kernel

02:26:15 Deep Pluralism of Liberal Democracies

02:50:05 The Decline of Labor Unions and the Bitter Pill of Globalization

02:59:15 Hope is Cope! Make Friends!

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by philosopher Dr. Cadell Last, who runs the YouTube channel "Philosophy Portal" (which has plenty of fantastic introductory lectures and podcasts on philosophy), to discuss Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

This podcast attempts to help us understand the philosophy of Hegel by demystifying Hegel's confusing Terminology in works such as The Phenomenology of Spirit and The Science of Logic. I ask Cadell to break down some of Hegel's key concepts, such as dialectics, spirit, negation, sublation, self-consciousness, absolute knowing, the evolution of human reason and the philosophy of history. We also discuss how Hegel's ideas are relevant to politics, religion, and the practice of learning how to think itself.

00:00 Introduction

01:41 Why Study Hegel?

06:44 Dialectics and Contradiction

14:51 The Evolution of Human Reason

18:55 Hegel's Concept of Spirit

53:03 Hegel's God

59:15 Christian Atheism

01:12:51 Zizek, Lacan and Hegel

01:33:39 Sublation

01:52:49 The Absolute and Absolute Knowing

01:58:41 Hegel vs Nietzche and Deleuze

02:09:46 Religion and Ideology

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In this episode, I talk to the notorious Black Red Guard (BRG) about Maoism, Organizing in the DSA, and other Commie Gobbledegook. 

In the Backroom, BRG talks about Religion and Communism, The Nation of Islam, MAGA Communism, and the most bizarre niche strands of Maoism, such as “Gonzalo thought” and the Peruvian Communist Party (AKA The Shining Path of Peru). Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already joined the club.  

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Preview

04:21  A Maoist in the DSA? 

23:09 Optics in Politics

34:38 Gun Rights and Freedom of Speech

41:55 Stalin and Communist Iconography

45:17 Socialism in Canada vs. USA

49:35 Revisionism and Anti-Revisionism

01:10:15 Challenges of Organizing 

01:14:06 Third Worldism 

01:22:05 Lessons from Mao and the Cultural Revolution

01:25:07  Democracy in Communism

01:30:35 Dictatorship of the Proletariat Debate

01:39:19  The American Revolution

01:54:52 Regional Differences in Organizing 

01:59:58 The Backroom Transition

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Debunking Ray Dalio's viral video (and book) titled "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order." Ray Dalio is a billionaire investor who recently released a video titled "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order" (which is based on his book of the same title): https://youtu.be/xguam0TKMw8

The video put together by his team has been heavily promoted by the YouTube algorithm, reaching a a staggering 15 MILLION views. However, the video is filled with bad economics, blatant contradictions, ideological myths, misleading generalizations of history, and a backward neoliberal understanding of how money and inflation work. Dalio's flawed assumptions about economic history and the nature of money shape his problematic implications and neoliberal technocratic "centrist" political prescriptions.

This episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast aims to debunk this Ray Dalio's video by deconstructing his talking points. In doing so, I am joined by Andrés Bernal, a MMT advocate, researcher, lecturer, and policy adviser (former advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). You can find his links and some of his work here: 

Andrés Bernal Twitter: https://twitter.com/andresintheory

Andrés Bernal on MMT as a theory of Inflation: https://www.global-isp.org/wp-content/uploads/WP-132.pdf

Andrés on the Green New Deal: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-green-new-deal-cost_n_5c0042b2e4b027f1097bda5b

Money on the Left: https://moneyontheleft.org/2022/04/09/economics-as-discourse/

The Modern Money Movement: https://mronline.org/2019/08/15/the-modern-money-movement-with-andres-bernal/

Podcast Timestamp: 

0:00 Intro

6:10 Who is Ray Dalio?  

10:55 Ray Dalio's False Assumptions

1:03:50 Ray Dalio's contradictory politics

1:41:20 Imperialist Realism

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Donald Parkinson, co-host of the Cosmopod podcast and , editor and chief of Cosmonaut Magazine, a non-sectarian Marxist magazine that analyzes revolutionary strategy and encourages open-minded dialogue between communist tendencies such as Orthodox Marxism, Trotskyism, Marxism Leninism, Left Communism, Maoism, Anarchism, Bukharinism, and more. 

Being in the center between ultraleftism and rightist communism, Donald does not neatly fit into the categories of classic leftist factions and their associated tropes. Avoiding dogmatism while still being an unapologetic revolutionary Marxist, Donald offers a good-faith critique of Marxism Leninism today that MLs and all leftists could learn from. 

This podcast serves as a friendly critique of Marxism-Leninism today and the ideology of "anti-revisionism."  In particular, we critique ways in which Marxist Leninists and Maoists approach history and questions surrounding the Soviet Union, China, and "Actually Existing Socialism." We critique Marxist-Leninist historiography by critiquing Grover Furr, a writer who is frequently cited by MLs as to why Stalin "did nothing wrong" or that all of the atrocities in the USSR did not happen or were inevitable. 

While it is easily to dismiss the rising popularity of Stalinism as just a bunch of online  "Tankies" (A term which has been bastardized by liberals), we believe it is important to take Stalinist trends on the left seriously and study history in a way that does not regress into binary thinking. 

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by James Vaughn, a Marxist historian at the University of Chicago, to discuss the history of the American Revolution and what people on the left tend to get wrong about it. James explains how the "progressive" narrative of the American Revolution differs from the classical Marxist position on the American Revolution and the history of bourgeois revolutions in general. We will see how the ways in which Marx, Engels, Lenin, Kautsky, and Rosa Luxembourg viewed the American Revolution were radically different from the ways in which the contemporary left (both in Academia and in the activist world) viewed the American Revolution.

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This week's episode is all about the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and the classic book "Dialectic of Enlightenment" By Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer. For this installment of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike Watson, a professor, writer, and co-founder of Revol Press.

We discuss the significance of 'Dialectic of the Enlightenment' and break down its key themes, not just focusing on the famous "Culture Industry" essay but also the other crucial parts of myth, The Odyssey, the concept of Enlightenment, Science, Reason, Technology, and the domination of nature.

Our conversation delves into the pervasive influence of Enlightenment thinking on modern society, critiquing its tendency towards rationalization and its paradoxical return to myth. We explore Adorno's concepts of identity thinking, mythical thinking, and "negative dialectics."

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1Dime Radio is back! This episode will be on the popular topic of Accelerationism, particularly the "right-wing" Accelerationism of Nick Land. Nick Land is most famous for his works dating back to his time at the CCRU, such as Fanged Numena and his popularization following his rightward turn with his infamous "The Dark Enlightenment" piece. 

For this episode, Tony (1Dime) is joined by Michael Downs (Mikey), an independent researcher and author of the famous philosophy and critical theory blog called ⁠The Dangerous Maybe⁠ and is about to teach a course on the theories of Nick Land, Deleuze and Guattari, and Emannuel Kant at Theory Underground, and David McKerracher (Dave), founder of ⁠Theory Underground⁠, an educational platform for learning theory, and publishing house for organic intellectuals or aspiring theorists who pursue theory and philosophy outside of academia, or people with academic backgrounds who don't want to be restricted by academic fetters, i.e. renegade academics.

Theory Underground provides fantastic courses which you can sign up for at a very affordable price, and has recently released the book ⁠Underground Theory Vol⁠ 1 (which includes some big names like Slavoj Zizek and some smaller names like Dave, Mikey, AND myself (I have an essay on the cultural revolution in there!. Both Mikey and Dave are working-class organic intellectuals who have published works of theory. I highly recommend checking them out. 

Timestamp:

00:00 Introductions

02:43 The Vision and Mission of Theory Underground

07:32 The Influence of Nick Land on Contemporary Political Theory

11:47 The Importance of Understanding Nick Land's Philosophy

37:52 The Future of Capitalism and Artificial Intelligence

42:48 Human Extinction

01:02:55 Fanged Numena to the Dark Enlightenment

01:09:19 Nick Land as an Anti-Conservative

01:14:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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F.D Signifier comes on the show to discuss the Kendrick Lamar vs Drake rap beef and his upcoming video on it. 

This episode may be a bit of a departure from the usual content you see on the 1Dime Radio podcast as of late, but FD Signifier and I are both hip-hop heads and have admired each other’s work for quite a while now, so this collab has been a long time coming! 

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 The Culture Industry and The Death of Hip Hop: https://youtu.be/RvOGeaEP_c0?si=yqkRcv9f00Vxrh98

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In this episode, IdebateChris Cutrone on Trump's plans for Gaza, Greenland, and the idea of Canada joining the "empire of liberty." InThe Backroom segment on⁠Patreon⁠, we discuss the recent news about Israel and Trump's plans to clear out Gaza⁠, which literally happened in the midst of our conversation:

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Chris Cutrone is the provocative Marxist intellectual and founder of the ⁠Platypus Affiliated Society. He has recently written some controversial essays for Compact Magazine, which I try to challenge him on in our conversation.

Timestamps: 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Trump's Gaza Plans (The Backroom Preview)

17:41 Trump Tariffs and Canada Acquisition

24:00 America's "Revolutionary" Legacy

1:11:37 Trump's Bonapartism, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris

1:46:04 US-Israeli Relations and Palestine Debate

2:23:17 More Israel debate

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This 1Dime Radio episode featuring David from the YouTube channel/podcast Theory & Philosophy is about the post modern theorist Jean Baudrillard (the "high priest of postmodernism") and his highly misunderstood concepts of Simulation, Hyperreality, Illusion, and the nature of reality. David is an academic who has wrote extensively about Baudrillard and has covered most of Baudrillard's texts on his podcast and channel Theory & Philosophy  (such as Simulacra and Simulation , The Perfect Crime , Symbolic Exchange and death , etc..). 

Baudrillard is often associated with The Matrix film (which he did not think highly of), but he is a  highly misunderstood thinker and most YouTube videos and podcasts seem to get a lot of his core ideas completely wrong, such as the faux "Simulation vs Reality" distinction. David and I attempt the difficult task of trying to break down Baudrillard's ideas in simple terms and debunk misunderstandings about them.  But WARNING: This stuff will sound very confusing at first if you are not familiar with postmodern theory. 

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David's podcast episodes on Baudrillard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD0DZDnJOp4&list=PLWp2B7872lfdLq-N4tanKKRjQVGmsTq1S&index=21 

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Cryptocurrency is filled with ponzi schemes, but so is the entire tech sector. Chris from the Beyond Binary Thinking Podcast joins me to talk about how Silicon Valley is filled with faux utopian lies, Ponzi schemes, and marketing myths of "innovation." We discuss the current stock market crash, the 2008 financial crash, the dot-com bubble, and whether or not the current tech bubble will burst.   

Chris has first-hand experience in the tech sector as the Co founder of a successful software company, which is why he's talking with me today about why he believes we're in a tech bubble that's about to burst. Chris is host of the podcast Beyond Binary Thinking, exploring the nuance beyond the debates in politics, philosophy and economics.   

You can find the Beyond Binary Thinking Podcast here: https://youtu.be/mezZsfkj55k 

The stock market is crashing, the cryptocurrency market is crashing, and many companies are on the verge of collapse following the Federal Reserve deciding to raise interest rates. With a fragile economy fueled on private debt, a raise in interest rates is enough to collapse the market like a house of cards. Or is it? Could the state keep propping up this bubble economy with central bank money?  Let us know what you think!

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Donald Parkinson, chief editor of Cosmonaut Magazine and Member of the Marxist Unity Group. Donald and I discuss the strategy of socialist organizing today in America, Democratic Socialists of America (the DSA), the prospect of starting a new socialist party, and what the Left’s relationship to The Democrats should be.

In the backroom podcast on Patreon, we debate the Biden vs Trump election, organizing in red states, MAGA Communism, and whether a Democrat or Republican administration would be worse for Palestine and foreign policy more broadly. 

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Dr. Touré Reed (Son of Adolph Reed Jr.) to discuss his book “Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism” In the Backroom on Patreon, Touré and I discuss the question of Reparations and misconceptions surrounding black politics. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Preview 

03:59 Toure Reed on Adolph Reed

06:02 Race Reductionism 

25:20 The New Deal & Black Americans

39:22 Bernie Sanders and “the Black Vote”

50:36 Shift from Class to Cultural Explanations of Inequality: The Moynihan report

58:02 Ethnic Pluralism and Culture of Poverty

01:01:19 Intersectionality and Class Politics

01:07:48 The Problem with Anti-Racism

01:35:59 Transition to The Backroom

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I interviewed Yanis Varoufakis about his vision for what Socialism in the 21st century could look like. In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Yanis Varoufakis joins me to talk about his science fiction novel "Another Now," where he depicts his vision of what an ideal transitory socialist society could look like. To break out of capitalist realism and envision an alternative to the dystopia of Techno-Feudalism, Yanis Varoufakis proposes a new model of democratic socialism and outlines the specific ways it would work. Become a Patron of 1Dime and get access to over 45 EXCLUSIVE episodes and my discord server: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime Timestamps: 00:00  Human Potential in a Capitalist Society 02:50 Democratizing Government and Corporate Structures 09:55 Markets and Planning 17:43 Radical Democracy and Jury Systems 23:20 Revolutionizing the Banking System 32:03 UBI and Universal Basic Services 39:22 Digital Bill of Rights & Data Wealth Fund 42:38 Worker-Owned Enterprises vs State Monopolies 51:35 Work Incentives and Taxation 54:41: DiEM 25: What is Socialism for? 56:57 Decommodifying Housing Join DIEM 25: https://diem25.org/en/

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The War on Drugs has failed. Prohibition does not work. But why? What is the alternative? Should we support drug decriminalization or drug legalization? If so, should all drugs be legal and regulated by the state? Would this be a good idea under capitalism? 

In this episode of the 1Dime Radio Podcast, I am joined by Mark Edwards from the excellent UltraViolet podcast. Mark is passionate about the topic of harm reduction and drug policy, and has lots of first hand experience with the issue of drug addition through working as a paramedic and as a former user.  

You can find Mark's Ultraviolet podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/c/UltraVioletPod

In the first half of the podcast, Mark and I discuss why prohibition does not work and why it makes things significantly worse. I bring the political economic analysis while Mark brings the first hand personal experience.

In the second half of the podcast, we discuss which policy solutions are best for harm reduction such as Drug Decriminalization (as is done in countries like Portugal) and Drug Legalization with government regulation (as is partially done in the Netherlands and with cannabis in countries like Canada and in some US states such as California, Oregon, and Colorado). 

Lastly, we discuss the potential risks of turning drugs into legal commodities in a capitalist society as well as the problematic psychological appeal of wanting to ban drugs and why Marxist-Leninists tend to be conservative on this debate. 

We do not condone the use of any illicit substances in this podcast. 

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⁠In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Jason Myles, the writer, musician, and rockstar from the Band called Bitter Lake. Some of you may know Jason from a podcast called "This Is Revolution" (  @THISISREVOLUTIONpodcast  ), a great show that I have recently been on to talk about Controlled Opposition. Jason recently released the short mini-book titled “I Was a Teenage Anarchist,” which talks about the politics of Punk Rock in the 1980s and its relation to the culture of the Western left.

In this conversation, we talk about how the 80s Punk Rock Radicalism compared to the 60s counterculture and how the contemporary left post-Bernie Sanders echoes many of the problems of the left of the 80s and 90s.

In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Jason and I talk about Dating Apps and Canadian politics and spill some tea about our experiences meeting online influencers and various famous people. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!

Timestamps:

00:00 The Backroom Preview/ Jagmeet Singh Viral Moment

04:38 Jason Myles was a Teenage Anarchist?

07:23 The Reality of Music and Radical Politics

13:56 The Bernie Sanders Left

25:10 Leftist Influencers40:04 MAGA Communism

49:27 The Podcast World and Monetization Problems

59:09 The 60s Left vs. Punk Rock Radicalism

01:20:45 Woodstock and Other Craziness

01:29:14 Transition to The Backroom

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In this episode, I am joined by Devin Goure to discuss the philosophy of Fredrich Nietzche and what people can learn from his core concepts. In particular, we discuss why socialists should read Nietzsche, his challenge to the left, and how Nietzche has already influenced left-wing thinkers such as Deleuze, Foucault, and the Frankfurt School. Devin Goure is a self-described "Left Nietzschean" scholar who received his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Yale University in 2019, and his dissertation involved the works of Nietzsche.

In this episode, we discuss some key contributions of Nietzsche’s philosophy and their application to the broader political “left.” This includes ideas such as slave morality, will to power, the death of god, affirmation, and Nietzsche's critique of capitalism. I also question Devin regarding left interpretations of Nietzche and the role of Nietzche’s reactionary politics and views regarding elitism, hierarchy, perspectivism, nihilism, decadence, equality, class, and his aristocratic rebel politics.  

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Diego Ruzzarin, a prominent (and controversial) political commentator in the Spanish-speaking world with nearly 1.4 million Subscribers, who primarily covers politics in Latin America as well as Marxist theory. In this episode, we talk about the various governments in Latin America, from Argentina under Javier Milei, Claudia Sheinbaum/AMLO in Mexico, Lula in Brazil, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Gustavo Pedro Colombia, and Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. We also debate the concept of "BRICS" and the differences between China and Russia.

00:00 Argentina Disaster 01:53 Debating Russia and China 05:44 Who is Diego Ruzarin? 07:00 The State of the Latin American "Left" 34:29 Chile and Gabriel Boric 35:29 Brazil and Lula 37:36 Colombia and Gustavo Petro 39:42 Argentina and Javier Milei 46:18 Debating Russia, China and BRICS 54:23 Venezuela and Maduro

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Matt McManus joins me to discuss his new book, The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, which goes over the lost radical history of liberalism and what socialists can learn from liberalism.

In The Backroom episode on Patreon titled “Democratic Socialism or Liberal Communism,” we discuss the obstacles to transition to socialism, critiques of Liberal Socialism, and the notion of “socialist managed democracy.”  Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!

Timestamps:

0:00 The Backroom Teaser 4:17 Liberal Socialism? WTF! 16:38 The Radical History of Liberalism 34:04 The Birth of Left and Right: Paine vs Burke 43:11 Was Thomas Paine a Socialist? 48:59 Mary Wollstonecraft and Radical Feminism 01:08:34 Marx's Critique of Liberalism 01:18:28 My Critique 01:35:00 Democracy vs Liberalism 01:43:03 Power & The Transition to Socialism

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Victor Bruzzone of the Pill Pod (Plastic Pills Podcast) to discuss forms of radical democracy such as Sortition - “the lot system” in which representatives are selected at random by lottery. It was used in Ancient Athens and for a time also in the Republics of Florence, Venice and Genoa. 

Sortition is not the same thing as “direct democracy,”  such as assembly (which was also used in Athenian Democracy). The Marxist Paul Cockshott also proposes the sortition system in his book, “Towards a New Socialism.” 

In The Backroom, Victor proposes his own variant of sortition, which he has been working on, which I found quite fascinating and innovative. You don’t want to miss it. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Preview of The Backroom

03:02 A Radical Form of Representative Democracy

07:20 Sortition in Athens and the Italian City States

12:24 Pros and Cons of Sortition

41:01 Leo Strauss and The Aristocratic Reading Method

54:12 Intelligence and Epistocracy

01:04:33 Sortition vs Elections

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The book I was refering to was called “Principles of Representative Government” by Bernard Manin

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike From PA, a known left-wing politics Streamer, to analyze the results of the 2024 US election between Trump and Kamala Harris, why liberals keep losing, and the underrated role of podcasts & alternative media in shaping public opinion. We also look back on the two Bernie Sanders campaigns, the concept of 'cringe' in politics, and the future of the American left. In The Backroom on Patreon, in a 3-hour conversation, Mike and I give some hot takes on China and the future of socialism, give our unfiltered opinions about certain famous political streamers, and also have a serious discussion about leftist strategy. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already! Timestamps: 00:00 Destiny, H3H3, Trump-Epstein Speculation 02:20 The Real Reasons the Democrats Lost 32:13 AOC and the concept of "Cringe" in Politics 40:10 George McGovern and The Student Left 45:59 Immigration Discourse 58:41 Climate Change and the Failure of Green Activism 01:09:53 Cringe Politics and Leftist Unity 01:19:24 Joe Rogan and American Delusion 01:20:11 Is Trump Just Reagan 2.0? 01:26:07 Biden's vs. Kamala Harris 01:32:01 Bernie Sanders in 2016 & 2020 01:38:00 What Even is Fascism 01:47:46 The Fentanyl Crisis Conspiracy 01:51:28 China Opinions & The Backroom Preview Check out Mike From PA (Central_Committee) on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/central_committee Follow Mike on Twitter: https://x.com/Mike_from_PA Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Read Articles Faster with Speechify: https://share.speechify.com/mzrxH5D Outro Music by Karl Casey Be sure to leave a like and a comment if you enjoyed!

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by the theorist, writer, and Marxist podcast veteran C. Derick Varn (Who runs the podcast channel "Varn Vlog") to discuss the complicated, bizarre history of certain tendencies on the contemporary Western left, such as neo-Stalinism, Dengism, old and new Maoism, Trotskyism, and "MAGA Communism." We also discuss the history of people on the left shifting to the right, Varn's own political journey from right to left, and his disagreements with different leftist groups like the Platypus Affiliated Society.

0:00 MAGA Communism Episode Sneak Peak

3:18 Guest Introduction

5:30 Varn's Political Journey: From Right to Left1

8:18 Western Trotskyism

29:47 Occupy Movement and Call-Out Culture

38:40 Mark Fisher and the Vampire Castle Debate

53:38 Pete Buttigieg's Marxist Dad

56:29 The Trotskyist to Conservative Pipeline

01:15:53 The Role of the CIA in Academic Marxism01:24:09 Contradictions in Marxism-Leninism

01:35:37 Reflections on the American Revolution

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, C. Derek Varn returns to discuss a wide range of topics related to The Left and the shifts in North American politics in the Age of Trump.

In The Backroom on Patreon, Varn and I discuss the politics of multipolarity, Neo-Marxism-Leninism, BRICS, the left's changing attitudes towards China in light of the DeepSeek event, and the Chris Cutrone articles, on Gaza. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!

C. Derick Varn ( ​⁠ @VarnVlog ) is a theorist, writer, and leftist podcast veteran who runs the show Varn Vlog on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VarnVlog

Timestamps: 

0:00 The Backroom Preview

3:26 From Right-Winger to Marxist: Varn's Political Journey

50:39 The Left's Contradictions and Critique of Academia

1:01:38 The Illusion of Representation, Intersectionality, and ACAB

1:31:43 Trumpism 2.0 

1:47:29 How Trump Brought Back Canadian Nationalism 

1:56:15 Crime, Class, and Police in "Progressive" Cities

2:24:38 The Identity of "The Left"

2:42:25 Transition to The Backroom Segment

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