141. Why the American Working Class is Different | Mike Davis

In which we attempt to lay a materialist history over the long, strange history of American Protestantism. Watching: The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) by Mark A. Noll Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/sZ3s5uKf

Say what you will about this podcast, we keep up with the culture, which is why we're watching a nearly 10 year old documentary on Trump, AI and collective politics. Watching: Hypernormalisation (2016) by Adam Curtis Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KXt8xrkZ

In which we try to get away from the ultra-left stuff but find it vindicated by history once again :c Reading: Why the American Working Class is Different (1986) (from Prisoners of the American Dream) by Mike Davis Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Mq5d85pV

In which we make an effort to read something other than dense Marxology. Reading: An Agroecological Europe in 2050 (2018) by Xavier Poux & Pierre-Marie Aubert Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/7cKuDtBv

In which we suss out this whole USSR thing. Reading: Epitaph for the USSR: A clock without a spring (1998) by Christopher J Arthur Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/b3rcdKyS

We're back on our bs. Reading: The Future of Revolution (2025) by Jasper Bernes Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/vhhSPuUq

In which we remember the good and sane bush years. Watching: An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Davis Guggenheim & Al Gore Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/csqrrRRD

Turns out you need to do more than just read Murray Bookchin if you want to be friends with anarchists. Reading: Towards a Marxist-Anarchist Solidarity (2023) by Michael Löwy, Olivier Besancenot & David Campbell Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TNmaRX2k

In which brave Henry Heller saves the immortal science of Marxism from the unwarranted revisionism of W O K E political marxism. Reading: "Bourgeois Revolution" from The Birth of Capitalism (2011) by Henry Heller Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jgaCypmP

You ever noticed that the 8 hour working day is like...................the same as school, man? Reading: Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968) by Paulo Freire Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: discord.gg/Be6dQ6hv