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In this episode, the Scottish comrades return to discuss the revolutionary life of John Maclean. No, not that one... or that one. The Scottish revolutionary that spent his entire life fighting for the proletariat and who was in jail when British fascist Winston Churchill rolled tanks on Glasgow during the Battle of George Square to destroy the voice of the oppressed.
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In this episode, El discusses the birth and development of the proletariat within Scottland, as well as the ways in which the nobility and the British empire sabotaged them time and again.
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In this long awaited return of the show the gang revisits East Germany, with new Proles co-host and host of Actually Existing Socialism - Tony - giving us a guide through attempts by Western capitalist nations to subvert the East German state from the post-war period to the installation of the Berlin Wall. Spoiler alert: It all goes back to the 5 Ds!
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Episode Sources:
"Exploiting and Securing the Open Border in Berlin: the Western Secret Services, the Stasi, and the
Second Berlin Crisis, 1958–1961""Drawing the Line: The American Decision to Divide Germany, 1944–1949"
The Prelude to Nationwide Surveillance in East Germany"
“Spying On Science: Western Intelligence in Divided Germany 1945-1961”
"Address given by Nikita Khrushchev on the GDR and Berlin (Moscow, 10 November 1958)"
"GDR: An Historical Outline"
"Britain and the Occupation of Germany, 1945-49"
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In this episode, the new gang (so far) introduces themselves, and Jeremy briefly recounts the history of Proles as well as what we're doing differently this time, based on lessons we learned.
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In this episode, the gang collaborates with Breht O'Shea of RevLeft Radio on an analysis of the Marxist understanding of history, how we as human beings relate to history, and how we can see through the veil of bourgeois historiography. It is my personal favorite episode we ever recorded, and it is the one people have most requested that we re-upload. It was taken down with good reason, but there are good reasons for it to come back. It is certainly one of the most positive and affirming episodes we ever made, and I feel like people need that right now.
If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at facebook.com/mambono17 or Instagram @mambono17 or email [email protected]. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!
Suggested Reading and Resources:
I don't have a way to reach out to Hayder to ask him about his sources, and unfortunately, I have forgotten a lot of the works I was referencing, but I will do my best to reconstruct what I can recall.
Silencing the Past - Michel-Rolphe Trouillot
Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici
Chulmun Neolithic Inensification, Asian Perspectives, Spring 2012 - Sook-Chung Shin, Song-Nai Rhee, and C. Melbin Aikens
The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum - Robert L. Kelly
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In this episode, the gang revisits Argentina with the help of Joel and Homer, learning how it escaped Spanish colonialism only to become prey to British and US imperialism. And coups. So many coups.
If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at facebook.com/mambono17 or Instagram @mambono17 or email [email protected]. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!
Suggested Reading and Resources:
Documentaries:
Ver la Historia by Felipe Pigna
Seré Millones by Fernando Krichmar, Omar Neri, Mónica Simoncini
Book:
Todo o Nada by Maria Seoane
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The next-to-the-last PRT episode, recorded before the collapse. Justin and Ethan discuss the history of Romania as Alekx hosts.
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At several listeners' requests, we're uploading the January patreon-exclusive episode, which is Ethan's performance of Wallace Shawn's 1990 play The Fever.
The Fever is about capital and class struggle and commodity fetishism and liberalism and guilt, and about someone coming to terms with the injustice in the world and his own role within that injustice.
"I feel like this play covers most if not all the important points of capital, state/rev, and a lot of wretched of the earth somehow in 1hr." -dblizz66
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In this episode, the gang has an info-packed discussion with Phil Miller, the author of Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes. Phil is an investigative journalist who put an unbelievable amount of work into sifting through many a redacted document to piece together the clandestine history of the notorious private military outfit, Keenie Meenie.
You can find Phil via his publisher, Pluto Press, or his own page.
If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.
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Suggested Reading and Resources:
Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with Murder
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In this episode, Talia of Proles of the Minyan fills in for 8-Hop (who was held up by the TSA) to host a round table discussion about the radical history of Ireland leading up to the Connolly Youth Movement and what they stand for today. (Editor's note: Apologies for the poor audio; 8-Hop had the equipment)
Check out the CYM here.
Check out the CPI's paper here.
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Suggested Reading and Resources:
James Connolly:
- "Labour in Irish History"
- "Socialism and Nationalism"
- "Reconquest of Ireland"
"Limerick Soviet", Liam Cahill
Capital, Vol. 1 (Chap. 25, f), Karl Marx
The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood
Ireland Her Own, T. A. Jackson
The ‘Mere Irish’ and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641, Gerard Farrell
Mapmaking, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, c. 1530-1750, William J. Smyth
"Not Yet Emmet", Peadar O’Donnell https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/
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In this epic crossover, we had Nathan and David from Marx Madness come on to discuss Black Bolshevik, one of the most important and interesting books ever written. We spent close to 3 hours talking about the remarkable life and theory of Harry Haywood. Link to the contest can be found here.
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Suggested Reading:
"Black Bolshevik" by Harry Haywood
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In this rollercoaster of an episode, Alekx discussing some amazing figures in the history of Vietnam and the importance of not only remembering their legacy, but building movements around non-men.
If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.
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Suggested Reading:
"Behind the Scenes, in the Forefront: Vietnamese Women in War and Peace" Lady Borton "Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World" Kumari Jayawardena "Women in the Communist Revolution in Vietnam"
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In this engaging and inspiring episode, we sat down with Emmy (@cannibality) to discuss the history of New Caledonia and the absolute unit that was Eloi Machoro.
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Suggested Reading:
"Blood On Their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific", David Robie
Cafe Pacific (blog w/ updates)
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In this episode, Jeremy goes over the social construction of history and how it affects the way people perceive their place, how nations form identities, and how history has become inherently white supremacist.
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Suggested Reading:
Arenas, Iraida V. (1995). "The Perception of History and Archaeology in Latin America." Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. Santa Fe: School of American Research Press.
Arnold, Bettina. (2006). "'Arierdämmerung': Race and Archaeology in Nazi Germany." World Archaeology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 8-31.
Bateson, Gregory. (2000a). "Culture Contact and Schismogenesis." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
---. (2000b). "Cybernetic Explanation." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Clifford, James. (1986). Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Edited by James Clifford and George E. Marcus. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. (1993). "The Myth of Western Civilization." The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-myth-of-western-civilization/282704/.
de Certeau, Michel. (1986). "History: Science and Fiction." Heterologies: Discourse on the Other. Translated by Brian Massumi. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Feyerabend, Paul. (1993). Against Method. New York: Verso.
Foucault, Michel. (1984a). "Nietzsche, Genealogy, History." The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books.
---. (1984b). "What is an Author?" The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books.
Hanagan, Nora. “From Agrarian Dreams to Democratic Realities: A Deweyan Alternative to Jeffersonian Food Politics.” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 34-45, https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.uccs.edu/stable/24371970.
Hatch, Thom. (2004). Black Kettle: The Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace but found War. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Hobsbawm, Eric. (1993). The Invention of Tradition. Edited by Eric Hobsbawm, and Terrence Ranger. Cambridge: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.
Mallory, J. P. (2013) The Origins of the Irish. London: Thames & Hudson.
Minor, Heather H. (1999). "Mapping Mussolini: Ritual and Cartography in Public Art during the Second Roman Empire." Imago Mundi, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 147-162, doi:10.1080/03085699908592907.
Nelis, Jan. (2014). "Back to the Future." Fascism, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-19, doi://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301001.
Paidipaty, P. (2010). Tribal Nations: Politics and the Making of Anthropology in India, 1874-1967 (Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University).
Schmidt, Peter R., and Thomas C. Patterson. (1995). Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. School of American Santa Fe: Research Press.
Thomas, David H. (2000). Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity. New York: Basic Books.
Trouillot, Michel-Rolph. (1995). Silencing the Past. Boston: Beacon Press.
Turner, Frederick J. (2009) "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." American Studies at the University of Virginia, http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/turner/chapter1.html.
Whitman, James Q. (2017). Hitler's American Model. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Winkler, Martin M. (2009). The Roman Salute: Cinema, History, Ideology. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, https://muse-jhu-edu.libproxy.uccs.edu/book/27815.
Wolfe, Eric R. (1982). Europe and the People without History. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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In this one, the Proles sat down with Daniel and Professor Sarah Raymundo to discuss the colonial history and current concerns of our comrades, who are engaging in a broad-based revolutionary struggle right now.
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Brandon's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/4bfk5-fundraising-for-brandon-lee
Suggested Reading:
Books & Documents
Collection of Documents from the CPP
Guerrero. Philippine Society & Revolution, 1970 (updated and shorter format in Tagalog, Maikling Kurso sa Lipunan at Rebolusyong Pilipino 2005).
—Foundation for Resuming the Philippine Revolution: Selected Writings, 1968-1972. (Includes the First Great Rectification Movement document, “Rectify Errors and Rebuild the Party”)
—Defeating Revisionism, Reformism and Opportunism: Selected Writings, 1968-1974. (Includes numerous articles criticizing the old revisionist leadership of the previous PKP)
—Building Strength Through Struggle: Selected Writings, 1972-1977. (Has two very important documents, “Our Urgent Tasks” and “Specific Characteristics of Our People’s War”)
—Detention and Defiance Against Dictatorship: Selected Writings, 1977-1986. (Writings while founding chairman of the CPP, Jose Maria Sison, was in solitary confinement and jail, including “Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer” and “Brief History of the Kabataang Makabyan”)
Liwanag. Reaffirm Our Basic Principles and Rectify Errors, 1992. (The major document putting into motion the Second Great Rectification Movement)
Constitution and Program of the CPP, 2016.
“Communique of the 2nd Congress of the CPP.”
Central Committee of the CPP. “Celebrate the Party’s 50th Anniversary.”
—“Boldly Intensify Guerrilla Warfare: 50th Anniversary of the New People’s Army.”
Sison. “Great Achievements of the CPP in 50 Years of Waging Revolution,” 2018 (A document summarizing the historical achievements of the CPP as well as a current rectification campaign to combat conservatism, bureaucratism, sectarianism and ultra-democracy)
Pambansa Demokratikong Paaralan (PADEPA is a collection of lessons and readings for mass activists in the National Democratic Movement put together by the revolutionary movement in the Philippines)
History Books on the Philippines and the CPP
Agoncillo. The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, 1956.
—Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic, 1960.
—History of the Filipino People, 1960.
Constantino. The Making of a Filipino: A Story of Philippine Colonial Politics, 1969.
—The Philippines: A Past Revisited, 1975.
—The Philippines: A Continuing Past, 1978.
Lanzona. Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines, 2009.
McCoy. Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines and the Rise of the Surveillance State, 2009.
Richardson. Komunista: The Genesis of the Philippine Communist Party: 1902-1935, 2011 (pdf copy of his 1984 dissertation can be found here).
Rosca, Sison. Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World, 2004.
Simbulan. When the Rains Come, Will not the Grass Grow Again? The Socialist Movement in the Philippines, 2018
—The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy, 2007.
Sison, “The Role of the Communist International in the Formation of the Communist Party of the Philippine Islands,” 2019.
Contemporary Studies of the Philippines and the National Democratic Movement
Francisco-Menchavez. The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age, 2018.
Lindio-McGovern. Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance, 1997.
—Globalization, Labor Export and Resistance: A Study of Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Global Cities, 2013.
Rodriguez. Migrants for Export: How the Philippine Sate Brokers Labor to the World, 2010.
San Juan, Jr. U.S. Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines, 2007.
Scipes. KMU: Building Genuine Trade Unionism in the Philippines, 1996.
Tuazon. The Moro Reader: History and Contemporary Struggles of the Bangsamoro People, 2008.
Media
Communist Party of the Philippines
Twitter
Instagram
Ang Bayan (the Party’s twice a month publication)
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (the most consolidated, revolutionary alliance of underground mass organizations in the Philippine revolution)
Liberation (the official publication of the NDF)
News Media
Altermidya (People’s Alternative Media Network is a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions and individuals)
Bulatlat (One of the original online news publications in the Philippines covering the struggles of the toiling masses and mass movement)
Pinoy Weekly (An online and print publication that publishes weekly stories of the marginalized sectors of society. It also has print editions world wide)
Legal Mass Movement National Democratic Alliances
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN is a multisectoral formation struggling for national and social liberation against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Founded on the determination and strength of the majority of oppressed classes, BAYAN is an alliance composed mainly of organizations of workers and peasants.)
Kilusang Mayo Uno (Facebook page only. KMU is an independent labour center promoting genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism. It is genuine because it recognizes the struggle between labor and capital and upholds the legitimate interests of the working class; militant because it relies on the workers collective struggle in defending trade union and democratic rights; and patriotic because it seeks to end imperialist domination and control over the Philippines.)
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Facebook page only. KMP is a democratic and militant movement of landless peasants, small farmers, farm workers, rural youth and peasant women)
GABRIELA (Facebook page only. It is nationwide alliance of 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions, plus chapters and support groups of Pinays and non-Pinays in various continents of the world.)
Migrante International (Alliance for migrant and overseas workers to promote migrants’ rights and dignity against all forms of discrimination, exploitation and abuse in the work place and in the community and resist all anti-migrant policies.)
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In this one we sat down with Nick to discuss his time spent in Cuba, the things he learned there, as well as other interesting discussions about the new constitution, agriculture, biotech, etc.
If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.
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Suggested Reading:
"Che: A Revolutionary Life" by Jon Lee Anderson
"Cuba: A New History" by Richard Gott
New Cuban Constitution
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In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination.
CORRECTIONS:
- Jamaica was never a French colony; it was a British colony.
- "The US is a one-party state[...]" quote was from Julius Nyerere, the president of Tanzania and not Kwame Nkrumah.
- It may have been implied that Structural Adjustment Programs involved implementing privatization and austerity after the loans are paid back, but those are preconditions that must be met before and during the disbursement of the loan.If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.
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Suggested Reading:
"A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara" - Amber Murrey, ed.
"Thomas Sankara Speaks" - Thomas Sankara
”A United Front Against Debt”: Speech to the Organization of African Unity - Thomas Sankara
"Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution" - Ernest Harsch
"Burkina Faso: Processus de la Revolution" - Babou Paulin Bamouni (in French)
"Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man" (documentary)
"The CFA Franc: French Monetary Imperialism in Africa" - Ndongo Samba Sylla
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HEADS UP: One of the voices on mic here, Hayder, has been accused of sexual harassment in a university position in Lahore. We’re discussing what to do with this episode, but for right now, please be aware of this and choose to listen accordingly.
Way back in November of 2018, before we got mics that sounded good, we did an installment of our Patreon-exclusive Dialectics After Dark episodes and we had a lengthy segment talking about the biography of John Brown and the raid on Harper's Ferry.John Brown is back in the news, so we wanted to release that segment for popular consumption!
(Also, when Ethan starts talking about wool-buyers vs. wool-growers/sellers, he meant the opposite; as in, John Brown unionized people who owned sheep and sold wool. Fuck the wool-buyers)
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In this one, we sat down with Colette to discuss the history of democratic centralism, and how it has been developed over the years, as well as other forms of democracy from ostensibly socialist origins.
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Suggested Reading:
Constitution of the Communist Party of the Philippines: https://bit.ly/2MojGOC
Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: https://bit.ly/33IRj30
Parliamentary System of the DPRK: https://bit.ly/2H9bo91
The Soviets and Ourselves: Two Commonwealths by K.E. Holme: https://bit.ly/2YXEYt5
Stalin and the Struggle for Democratic Reform by Grover Furr: https://bit.ly/2ZclRef
Anarchists in the Russian Revolution: The Makhno Myth by Jason Yanowitz: http://www.isreview.org/issues/53/makhno.shtml
Democratic Centralism by Bay Area Socialist Organizing Committee: https://bit.ly/2Owsq1U
Who runs China? https://bit.ly/2THbQAL
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by Lenin: https://bit.ly/2YYuhq8
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