NEW EP! The Russian & Chinese Revolutions are the greatest events in human history. How successfully did Stalin & Mao uphold the anti-imperialist principles of Lenin & the Comintern? Were there differences? Who got it right?
'How did Mao & Stalin fight against imperialism?' 🔗🧵
We're now on our mid-season break as the RCI prepares for the World School of Communism. We'll be back in September with another four episodes to close out the year! 🧵
NEW EP! The Russian & Chinese Revolutions are the greatest events in human history. How successfully did Stalin & Mao uphold the anti-imperialist principles of Lenin & the Comintern? Were there differences? Who got it right?
'How did Mao & Stalin fight against imperialism?' 🔗🧵
A century after Britain saw a general strike of revolutionary proportions, the stereotype persists that British workers are averse to radical class struggle. In the latest Spectre of Communism, RCP General Secretary Ben Gliniecki sets the record straight.
https://t.co/FeqYQeyvTg
NEW EP! 'The 1926 General Strike: Britain's revolution betrayed'. 100yrs ago, British workers launched a general strike that *almost* became a revolution but it ended after 9 days, at its peak.
How was the moment missed? None of the 'official' histories give the full story...🧵
Adam Smith: "the father of capitalism", prophet of the free market... & a major influence on Karl Marx!
Today's episode of the Spectre of Communism explains the connection between these two thinkers - and how Marx learned from Smith, while correcting his mistakes.
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I was listening to the latest episode of @specompodcast on imperialism and heard Suriname has the highest debt-to-GDP ratio with the IMF (13%)! You can guarantee the country's future oil profits won't go to the working-class but into imperialist coffers.
https://t.co/VpI0hkov77
There is no other socialist, revolutionary or communist organisation which dedicates so much energy to the study and explanation of Marxism as the RCI. Superb.
Imperialism in the 21st century – what Lenin would say today | SPECTRE OF COMMUNISM
https://t.co/V67aICogC8
The best in the game!
No matter what kind of marxist you consider yourself, give this podcast a listen. no one else this level of breakdown, historical analysis, and application of marxist theory, in the podcast format.
Lenin's Imperialism has never been more relevant!