Politics In Command

Allyn Rickett was arrested in China shortly after the 1949 revolution for espionage. He then underwent a process of criticism, self-criticism for the next four years. This amazing story of transformation is documented in his book who he wrote with his wife, Adele, who was also arrested. The book is titled, Prisoners of Liberation. (Note: We cleaned up the audio a bit and re-uploaded the interview here so it can be easily accessible.)From the MIM website: In 1995, MIM and 14 other organizations brought Allyn Rickett to the University of Massachusetts for the first Prison Awareness Week. He spoke on his experience in revolutionary China where the government used study, self-criticism and labor to rehabilitate its enemies. After his lecture, this interview was conducted by the Undercurrents Program on WMUA 91.1FM. Outro music: Power to the People by Space BabyResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS, is a powerful institution in the mid-west and west coast of the U.S. How did it start? Why even address it? If any of us are serious about changing society in North America, then understanding this reactionary institution is an absolute. To help up dissect this institution and its history, Comrade Ciarán joins the podcast from Salt Lake City who has a lifetime experience interacting with the LDS and its influence. Comrade  Ciarán: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mourning801/ SaltSLC Journal: Website: https://salt801.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltslc/Wasatch Tenants United: Website: https://www.wasatchtenantsunited.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TenantsU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wasatchtenants/Resources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Joshua Moufawad-Paul (JMP) joins the podcast to talk about his latest book:Politics In Command: A Taxonomy of EconomismGet the book from Foreign Languages PressFollow JMP on TwitterFollow Space on TwitterListen to Space's music on Spotify, YouTube, and BandcampResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

A story of Maoists in India, based around the book by Arundhati Roy. This episode has been produced in collaboration with Marxist Paul, who is publishing a video about the history of the Indian Maoist movement on his YouTube channel.Revolution Today: India | New Democracy by Marxist Paul: https://youtu.be/exd74uNJaeQResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Marxist Paul discusses his work in media production, history and development, criticism and self-criticism, and we provide some possible answers to issues with media production in the 21st century such as strategic centralization and tactical decentralization for content producers. Follow and support Marxist Paul: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarxistPaulYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/marxistpaulTwitter: https://twitter.com/marxistpaulOutro Music by Space Baby: Ten Days Listen on SpotifyResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Lal Morich is a revolutionary mass organization that aims to support the New Democratic Movement of East Bengal (Bangladesh) from the diaspora. They aim to MOBILIZE, EDUCATE, ORGANIZE the potential force of the Bangladeshi working class, middle class diaspora and the friends who are down to struggle against imperialism, semi feudalism and semi colonialism. They organize primarily in St. Paul MN and Kensington, Brooklyn NYC. We discuss the consistent organizing efforts from the diaspora in the US today, origins and programs of their org, revolutionary and reactionary history of Bangladesh, and of course revisionism and anti-revisionism. Check out and support Lal Morich: https://linktr.ee/lalmorich Resources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

The anti-revisionist gang breaks down and discusses some important ideas from the incredible book written by William Hinton, Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village, published in 1966. The book covers the Chinese Revolution in the village of Long Bow between 1946-1948. Full of extraordinary stories, theoretical depth and historical experiences of the Chinese people in their struggle against oppression. We broke down this nearly 700-page book into 7 topics of which we believe are useful in the context of the US and our class struggle here. Timestamps for Sections in the Discussion: 00:00 Intro, Synopsis, What does Fanshen mean to us?20:40 How Class Was Determined in China. 35:42 Women's Liberation. 55:42 Centralization/Decentralization of Organizing 1:08:31 Crossing the Gate w/ Rashid 1:33:57 Humility 1:48:32 Problems w/ Mobilizing the Masses Intro and Outro Music by Space Baby. Listen on Spotify, YouTube, BandcampResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Three Irish Socialist Republicans discuss 100 years of revolutionary history in Ireland as well as some of the current conditions and issues in Ireland. Music by Space Baby. Listen on Spotify, YouTube, BandcampResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Revolutionary and Black Panther George Jackson provided a description of fascism which often gets overlooked and misunderstood. To help us understand Jackson’s analysis, Kevin “Rashid” Johnson breaks down this perspective of fascism. Rashid writes from inside prison. You can read his writings on his website: https://rashidmod.com/Music by Space Baby, listen on Spotify, YouTube, BandcampResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm

Comrade Space discusses his video series, Marx in the House. The series analyzes gentrification from a Marxist perspective. He also makes music for this podcast! Music by Space Baby, listen on Spotify, YouTube, BandcampResources from POLICOMM: https://linktr.ee/policomm