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Ruling Class Paranoia - The Case of Luigi Mangione

In this episode we examine the case of Luigi Mangione, the (alleged) killer of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare. We examine the bizarre behavior of the NYPD and why the ruling class is unable to make rational decisions. This is situated w...

Decline & Fall Episode 7

In the latest episode of 'Decline & Fall' Alex and Kit look at the involvement of the British in the war on Syria over the last decade. This leads to a discussion on the nature of the Russian General Kirillov and the German coup that may not h...

Imperialism Cannot Be Appeased

In this episode I address the question of why imperialism cannot stick to any agreements, why it breaks every treaty and violates every sacred peace. It all comes back to the nature of the imperialist system and the fact that it is in a very profo...

Q&A - Take 2

Following on from the Sunday Q&A livestream going through some technical problems we follow up with this programme. In this we expand further on the questions addressed on the Sunday show and look at further developments in Syria.

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Sunday Q&A - Part 1

In this episode I answer questions from listeners on the nature of international law and its uses and whether the fascist forces who fight for imperialism contain many true believers.

Germany & The Crisis of Imperialism

In this episode I sat down with Alex & Max of the Kommunistische Organisation to discuss the crisis of German imperialism. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation including the nature of German imperialism, the possibility of it separati...

Decline & Fall Episode 6

In the latest episode of 'Decline & Fall' Alex & Kit examine the recent events in Syria and talk about the decade long dirty war waged on that country. Kit draws comparisons with what happened in Yugoslavia and Alex talks about the failure...

Siege Warfare & Colour Revolutions - Can They Be Prevented?

In this episode we talk about the way the US imperialists have used sanctions as siege warfare. The case of Syria is the most prominent case but this has been done to numerous other nations with the idea that it can secure a regime change without ...

The Syrian Collapse

As President Assad resigns and goes in exile we look at the reasons for the sudden, dramatic collapse of the Syrian state. In doing so we consider the role of the sanctions regime, the always treacherous gulf monarchies, the pro-imperialist left i...

Carlson - Lavrov

In this episode we examine the recent interview conducted by US television personality Tucker Carlson and Russian Federation Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. We consider who Lavrov was trying to appeal to and how, even now, bourgeois tendencies are...

Ourselves Alone

In this episode I address a specific problem that afflicts us in the west and that is that too many of us expect other nations to do the hard work of liberation for us. In doing so I look at the unfolding debacle in Syria and the tendency of some ...

Why Does The British Left Love Imperialism?

In this programme we begin with breaking news of an attempted coup in US occupied South Korea. Then for the main part of the programme we look at why the British (and the wider western) left so easily default to supporting imperialism. In doing so...

Russia Winning On The Battlefield & Sheinbaum Tries To Educate Trump

In this episode we look at how Russia is winning on the battlefield, despite all the noise from the imperialists to the contrary. We also look at Putin's visit to Kazakhstan and how President Sheinbaum is responding to the threats made by Trump to...

Decline & Fall Episode 4

In this episode of the Decline & Fall show myself and Kit Klarenberg look at the relationship between British and US imperialism. In doing so we consider the comparison that the former British PM Harold Macmillan made about being "as the Greek...

Patreon Special - The Collapse Of Syria

In this special edition I examine the collapse of Syria and the reasons for it. In doing so we look at how the much hyped "Blitzkriegs" of the Nazis and US imperialists actually depended as much upon intelligence and subversion operations as they ...

The Wars Of The West

In this episode we look at the way the US imperialists and their allies wage war. This includes looking at the strength of their propaganda versus the reality of their profound weakness in terms of industry. Along the way we look at the propaganda...

Interview With Iskolat - Part 2

In the second part of our discussion with Iskolat we cover a lot of ground including the Great Patriotic Class War, the Nazis stay behind terror network in the Baltic states and the failures of revisionism. This is a very valuable interview as it ...

The World War 3 Question - Patreon Edition

In this patrons edition of the programme I examine a question from a listener about the likelihood of World War 3 breaking out in the form of a direct fight between the Russians and the US imperialists. In response to this I make the argument that...

Decline & Fall Episode 3

Kit Klarenberg returns to talk about the machinations of British imperialism and the recent Stormshadow missile strikes on Russia. We talk about Kit's reporting on British plans to launch Gladio sytle operations in against Russia and the decline o...

Netanyahu Indicted

This is the audio version of the hour long stream done before the latest episode of 'Decline & Fall'. In this I discuss the recent indictment of Netanyahu and what (if anything) it means.

Beyond The Hype - The Meaning Of The ATACMS Strikes On Russia

In this programme we look at the missile strikes on Russia that took place after Biden gave permission for this. We examine some of the overheated commentary from certain quarters and argue that the US and their European allies are simply trying t...

Interview With Iskolat - Part 1

In this interview I spoke with Latvian communist Iskolat. Our discussion will be in two parts with the first one covering the years up to the entry of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia into the USSR in 1940. As part of this interview Iskolat talks abo...

Fascism & Corporatism - Part 2

We'll be continuing our examination of fascist claims of "anti capitalism" this Thursday 21st November at 14:00. In this episode I'll be considering the work of Palme Dutt, Dmitrov and Georg Lukacs on the nature of fascism and comparing it to wha...

Fascism & Corporatism - Part 1

In this latest patrons stream we look at a question from a listener regarding the nature of fascism. In answering this we look at the writings of Mussolini and Hitler in terms of if they have any "anti capitalist" content and asses if Mussolini's ...

Putin At The Valdai Club

In this edition of the programme we look at the recent speech given by President Putin at the Valdai Club in Sochi. We look at the speech in the context of the shifting view of US imperialism taken by the post Stalin soviet leaders and argue that...

Upcoming (Belated) Halloween Review

Last year I did a review of 'The Exorcist' for a Halloween special on patreon. I have missed time for Halloween but as a review was requested I've decided to review a work of the authentic genius/lunatic Ken Russell in the form of his 1971 classic...

The Legacies Of October

In this special episode I argue that the legacies of October continue to guide us in the 21st century. In doing so I draw from the work of Stalin, Mao, Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro and advance the argument that the global anti imperialist struggl...

Decline and Fall - Episode 1

This is a new show in which frequent guest Kit Klarenberg returns for a regular discussion of stories emerging from the fall of the Anglo-American empire. This week we look at the victory of Trump, why it was allowed to happen, the British interfe...

Patron's Stream #3

In this patron's audio stream I look at the US presidential election. I examine the successes and failures of the Republican embrace of the christian right, why Trump hasn't managed to break out of the GOP's growing problem of social conservatism ...

The ACP And The Reality Of Working Class Life In The USA - Interview With Carlos Garrido

Carlos Garrido of the American Communist Party and Midwestern Marx joins me to discuss the realities of working class life in the centre of declining imperialism. We talk about how the ACP hopes to become part of US working class communities and h...