Soviet Cybernetics and the Promise of Big Computer Socialism
Amelia, Djamil, Christian, and Rudy join for a discussion on the history of Soviet Cybernetics and the use of computers for socialist planning. We discuss …
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Disculpe, No Entiendo: Language Justice with Esme and Lizette from LA Tenants Union
Rudy joins Esme and Lizette, from the LA Tenants Union for an introductory discussion on language justice. We discuss what language justice and linguicism are and what …
Communism and the Disabled with Maddie and Jess
Rudy joins Maddie and Jess from Philly Socialists to discuss the politics of disability and its relationship with organizing. We discuss different models of disability …
Lifting the Double Burden: The Women’s Movement under State Socialism
Lydia, Agata, Anne and Rudy join for a discussion of Kristen Ghodsee’s Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women’s Activism and Global Solidarity during the Cold War. We …
Communists and the Miners’ Upsurge with Mike Ely
Rudy and Annie join Mike Ely, a veteran of the Revolutionary Union and the wildcat strike movement in the West Virginia coalfields of the 1970s. …
Grenada: Volcanic Memories and Stone Legacies of Revolution with Shalini Puri
Isaac and Rudy join Shalini Puri, author of The Grenada Revolution in the Caribbean Present: Operation Urgent Memory and the companion website urgentmemory.com, for a …
The Founding of the Chinese Communist Party with Matt Rothwell
Matt and Rudy join Matt Rothwell from the People’s History of Ideas podcast for a discussion on the founding of the Chinese Communist Party on its 100th …
From Cochabamba to a People’s Green New Deal with Max Ajl
Rudy joins Max Ajl, author of A People’s Green New Deal (Pluto Press, 2021), for a broad discussion on the themes of his book and …
Trade Unionism and Identity in the Israeli State with Ehud Ein-Gil
Lydia and Rudy join Matzpen member Ehud Ein-Gil for a discussion on trade unionism within the Israeli state. We discuss Ehud’s experiences around the founding …
On Winning and Losing
Ellie, Amelia, Matt and Rudy discuss the life and work of Col. John Boyd, one of the foremost military strategists of the last century. We …
Organizing Amazon: AU’s Shop Floor Alternative
Rudy joins Zama and Jonathan from Amazonians United to discuss their shop floor alternative which has organized walkouts in Chicago, and started a national fight for PTO. …
The Class Struggle in Contemporary China with Yueran Zhang
Parker and Matthew sit down with sociologist and labor activist Yueran Zhang to discuss workers’ struggles in contemporary China. Topics discussed include public memory of …
From Ruins to Ruins in East Germany
Alex, Rudy and Christian sit down to discuss the history of the German Democratic Republic from its foundation atop the ruins of WW2 to the …
Organizing our Organizations
Amelia, Jake, Steve and Rudy sit down for a discussion of what experiences in organizing brought them to be interested in Cybernetics and Beer’s viable …