Episodes
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Episode 11 - The FIFA World Cup Protests Part 2
In this podcast, we have a special guest- the Brazilian World Cup protester Macia Teixera, a militant of Movimento Mulheres em Luta ("Women in Struggle", part of unión central CSP-Conlutas), PSTU (IWL-FI) & who is part of the world cup committee in Brasilia that is organizing the protests there....
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Episode 10 - The FIFA World Cup Protests Part 1
In this podcast, we have a special guest- the Brazilian World Cup protester Macia Teixera, a militant of Movimento Mulheres em Luta (part of unión central CSP-Conlutas), PSTU (IWL-FI) & who is part of the world cup committee in Brasilia that is organizing the protests there. In this two part...
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Episode 9 - Are Elections Worth it?
Are elections worth it? What do we think about the electoral success of the Socialist Alternative campaign of Kshama Sawant? Is this something socialists should actively try to emulate in the US? Introduction Song: Nujabes - "Nightshift" Ending Song: Nujabes - "World without Words"
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Episode 8 - Climate Change: Reform or Revolution?
What is Climate Change? How is it related to the general ecological crisis? What role do corporations and capitalism play? How does it affect workers and other oppressed communities? Is there a solution to the ecological crisis? Reform or Revolution? Intro track – Nujabes “Color of Autumn” Middle...
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Episode 7 - Vanguardism, Elitism, and the Movement
What is a vanguard? What are some misconceptions? Are leaderless movements possible? Or are movements always imbued with a leadership in one form or another? Intro track - Nujabes "Gone are the Days" Ending track - Nujabes "Spiritual State
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[Episode 6] What is the Material Foundation for Socialism?
Socialism 101 Series #1: In this podcast, we introduce an ongoing series covering the basics of socialism. Socialism is a word with many meanings in American society, and it is also a term gaining a newfound popularity, especially among younger people. Throughout the entire series, we wish to...
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Episode 5 - Education in Capitalism
In this podcast, we ask ourselves “What is the role of education in capitalism?” We explore two main categories: education’s social role and its economic role. From conditioning people to accept social stratification to training a competitive work force, education is an important institution in…
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Episode 4 - The Struggle for Public Education
In the backdrop of the financial crisis of 2008, we have seen an onslaught against the working class that has taken many forms. One of these forms has been utilization of austerity measures to cut vital programs that working class folks depend on. Since 2008, fees at the CSU and UC systems have...
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Episode 3 - What is going on in Ukraine?
In the Latin@ Asian Podcast no. 3, we go over the situation in Ukraine, where one of the most intense situations of mass struggles is going on today. Mass protests, initially led by the Euromaiden demonstrators,(who are demanding closer European integration), have erupted there since last…
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Episode 2 - Reflections on Horizontalism and Occupy
"The Latin@ Asian Podcast returns! This podcast is on Horizontalism- the "horizontalist"* method of organizing that social movements use. It's methods were popularized with the Occupy movement in the US, the Indignados movement of Spain, and on other localized organizing movement. Both...
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Episode 1 - On the Venezuela & Ukraine Protests
A podcast discussion by co-casters Honest Chung & Juan Garcia On the Venezuela & Ukraine Protests. LatinoAsian Dialectic Podcast no.1; 2-25-14