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The RNL — Revolution, Nothing Less! — Show
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Every week The RNL Show exposes and digs deep into the roots of the problem that the people here and around the world face and it brings to life the solution through a real revolution to emancipate humanity.
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Episode 265: Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel! Trump Must Go Now! All Out for Nov 5 | + Bob Avakian on the New Communism
Episode 265: Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel! Trump Must Go Now! All Out for Nov 5 | + Bob Avakian on the New Communism Introduction, with Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day. A special announcement on the future of the RML Show. The Trump regime uses the murder of Charlie Kirk to rush ahead with consolidating a fascist form of rule: Don't give them your fear! November 5, The time has come for...The fall of the trump fascist regime, Beginning November 5, 2025, Washington DC. Fascism is not a looming threat. It is upon us now. Beginning November 5, the one-year anniversary of Trump's election, flood DC in nonviolent protest. Don't stop until Trump is removed. Bob Avakian, the leader of the revolution and the author of the New Communism: From REVOLUTION #133, "Yes, this Trump/MAGA fascism really is that bad. And, if it is not driven from power soon, it will get far worse." Rafael Kadaris on anti-communist divide and conquer schemes that oppose the anti-fascist movement. From the Bob Avakian Interviews: What is new in the New Communism? Interview with Alfonso Morales, Los Angeles area Immigrant Rights Attorney and member of Refuse Fascism, on ICE terror and the impact of the recent fascist Supreme Court decision legalizing racial profiling. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Special Dispatch: On the Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Dangerous Distortions of Donald Trump
On the Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Dangerous Distortions of Donald Trump In light of the events of September 10, the regular episode of the RNL Show was not broadcast. Instead, host Annie Day shares this special dispatch. Watch at YouTube. Read "On the Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Dangerous Distortions of Donald Trump," at revcom.us. Stay tuned to the RNL Show channel and revcom.us for further developments.
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Episode 264: Trump Is A Genocidal Racist & How the Regime Can Be Driven From Power
Episode 264: Trump Is A Genocidal Racist & How the Regime Can Be Driven From Power
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Episode 263: America 1st or Humanity 1st? Drive Out Fascism, Flag Burning, Gaza & Bob Avakian On Internationalism
Episode 263: America 1st or Humanity 1st? Drive Out Fascism, Flag Burning, Gaza & Bob Avakian On Internationalism
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Episode 262: Millions Must Rise... the Trump Fascist Regime Must Fall | Bob Avakian on What IS Socialism?
Millions Must Rise... the Trump Fascist Regime Must Fall | Bob Avakian on What IS Socialism?
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Episode 261: Fascist DC Take Over: Trump Must Go NOW | 60s GI Resistance | Bob Avakian On A Revolutionary Society
Episode 261: Fascist DC Take Over: Trump Must Go NOW | 60s GI Resistance | Bob Avakian On A Revolutionary Society Introduction, with co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day: the reality that we are now living under fascism, and it is moving rapidly to consolidate a fully fascist form of rule. The fascist takeover of Washington, DC: Coco Das of RefuseFascism.org on Trump's Nazi press conference, and the mass resistance we urgently need. Larry Krasner, District Attorney of Philadelphia, calling out the lawlessness and illegitimacy of Trump and his fascist regime. Carl Dix,, with a challenge to Black people to take up the fight against fascism. Bob Avakian, what a revolutionary society would look like. Plus, the importance of the insights and leadership of BA during this most crucial time for humanity, including the social media messages at @BobAvakianOfficial. Finally, an interview with Bill Short and Willa Seidenberg, producers of a new podcast, A Matter of Conscience, on the untold stories of GI resistance during the Vietnam War. You can find it at amatterofconscience.com. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 260: Trump's Fascist War On Facts & Truth | Bob Avakian On Why We Need Science to Emancipate Humanity
Episode 260: Trump's Fascist War On Facts & Truth | Bob Avakian On Why We Need Science to Emancipate Humanity Introduction, with co-hosts Annie Day and Michelle Xai. The fascist assault on the truth and science. Bob Avakian on why the attacks on science are so dangerous, and why is the promotion of science such an important part of the revolution and the change that we need to bring about for emancipation. The crucial importance of the New Communism, developed by Bob Avakian. The opportunistic attacks on Refuse Fascism, which seek to prevent the unity of millions of people necessary to stop the Trump fascist regime. Sounds from New York of The National Campaign to Get @BOBAVAKIANOFFICIAL Everywhere! GAZA, a US-backed Israeli war crime almost beyond words. A live-streamed genocide before the eyes of the world. The Trump fascist regime's attempt to suppress any and all criticism of Israel, any ability to tell the truth about what's happening in Gaza. They are concentrating on academia. Columbia University has adopted an official policy that treats criticism of Zionism, and any criticism of Israel, as antisemitism. How Columbia's capitulation has made it a participant in the greatest crime of this century. The US is contributing 70% of the funding for this genocide – and why this gives people in the US a disproportionate responsibility to stand up against it. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 259: Make Defeating Trump Fascism Your #1 Priority | Bob Avakian: "Humanity, Not Me Me Me" | Gaza & Iran
Episode 259: Make Defeating Trump Fascism Your #1 Priority | Bob Avakian: "Humanity, Not Me Me Me" | Gaza & Iran Introduction: how fast the Trump fascist regime is moving on every front. And why people who are disturbed and enraged by this need to act now to drive this regime from power. This show will get into why this is necessary – and also possible. Voices from the Refuse Fascism protest July 28, No Business as Usual When That Business is Fascism. Sunsara Taylor on the strategy of Refuse Fascism, and how it is possible to defeat this fascist regime. Bob Avakian, the leader of the revolution and the author of the New Communism, on individualism, and why people need to think of humanity, and not just of themselves. From an interview conducted in 2022. The campaign to get Bob Avakian's voice reaching all throughout society. Noche Diaz, National Spokesperson for the RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity with a Tik Tok Stitch, responding to a question about revolution and a leader. The US/Israeli genocide in Gaza: forced starvation and mass murder. And the need for many more anti-genocide actions in the US. Voices from Evin Prison in Iran, a brutal dungeon for political prisoners, and a site of determined resistance to the Islamic Republic. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 258: Trump Fascism, A Challenge to Black People & the Importance of the Truth | Plus: Rally for Colbert
Trump Fascism, A Challenge to Black People & the Importance of the Truth | Plus: Rally for Colbert The open and ugly white supremacy of the Trump fascist regime: how it is a core part of their fascist program. And the need for Black people in particular to be in the front lines of people fighting to defeat Trump MAGA fascism. Refuse Fascism actions July 28, to confront the State of Emergency we face. There can be no business as usual, when that business is cementing fascist rule. Hundreds step out in a protest called by Refuse Fascism at the Ed Sullivan Theater demanding "Colbert Stays! Trump Must Go!" Hundreds are dying. The US-Israeli starvation of Gaza. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 257: STATE OF EMERGENCY: Step Up the Fight to Demand TRUMP MUST GO NOW! | Plus: Bob Avakian On Courage
Episode 257: STATE OF EMERGENCY: Step Up the Fight to Demand TRUMP MUST GO NOW! | Plus: Bob Avakian On Courage Introduction. Host Sunsara Taylor is joined by co-host Michelle Xai. Accelerating fascism, and the need for a mass movement of millions, non-violent but determined, to drive the regime from power. Three examples of decent people resisting ICE. Voices from July 17, "The Disappeared," a Human Installation reenacting the deportation of immigrants to the CECOT torture camp in El Salvador. Sunsara Taylor talks with Andy Zee on the resistance that is necessary to stop the Trump fascist regime. Plus, plans for No Business as Usual, beginning July 28. The importance of the leadership of Bob Avakian in the fight to stop fascism. California farmworkers strike against ICE terror. "We love Rosie!" Defending Rosie O'Donnell. Watch this Episode on YouTube.
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Episode 256: The Machinery of Trump Fascism Must Be Prevented from Functioning! | + July 4: TRUMP MUST GO NOW!
The Machinery of Trump Fascism Must Be Prevented from Functioning! | + July 4: TRUMP MUST GO NOW! Introduction, co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Michelle Xai. Bob Avakian, REVOLUTION #125, "Not the courts, and not the Democratic Party: Decent people, mobilizing massively and relentlessly, are the force that must be relied on to defeat Trump/MAGA fascism." Voices from the July 4, Refuse Fascism protest in Washington, DC: We Declare Our Independence from Trump's Fascist America Bob Avakian on The Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America. From the Bob Avakian Interviews. More from July 4, from a march and rally in occupied Los Angeles. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 255: What is 4th of July in Fascist America? Trump Cruelty, Attacks on Immigrants | Bob Avakian on #July4
What is 4th of July in Fascist America? Trump Cruelty, Attacks on Immigrants | Bob Avakian on #July4 The urgency of defeating Trump's fascism and removing it from power – and how it can become too late to do that. The cruelty of the latest developments in the fascist assaults on immigrants, and the deadly measures included in the Big Ugly Bill. The Refuse Fascism Declaration of Independence from Trump's fascist America. Voices from recent Refuse Fascism protests in DC. Bob Avakian, the leader of the revolution and the author of the New Communism, on Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July?" and the importance of learning the true history of the US. From the 2003 Revolution Talk. On the release of a new pamphlet by Bob Avakian, TRUMP/MAGA FASCISM, What We're Really Facing, Why and What Must Be Done to Defeat It Before It's Too Late, Volume 2. Bob Avakian from REVOLUTION #121, "To those engaging in unprincipled attacks: Is your goal defeating fascism, or just slandering those working for this?" American Crimes: the long history of genocide against native peoples. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 254: THIS IS FASCISM! July 4: Protest, Don't Celebrate! #TrumpMustGoNow | No War On Iran! | Gaza + More
Episode 254: THIS IS FASCISM! July 4: Protest, Don't Celebrate! #TrumpMustGoNow | No War On Iran! | Gaza + More Introduction, Trump's fascist consolidation is advancing: mass deportations, war on Iran, and a flood of fascist rulings from the US Supreme Court. Plus the most massive protests so far against Trump on June 14. Andy Zee of Refuse Fascism on major plans for July 1 – 4. Bob Avakian, from "2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges—And a Profoundly Positive Way Forward in the Face of Very Real Horror." More on the War on Iran. The system-created hellscape in Gaza. What people can do to raise people's sights and sound the alarm. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 253: July 4 Protests: Declare Independence from A Fascist US | No War On Iran | #NoKingsDay & What's Next
July 4 Protests: Declare Independence from A Fascist US | No War On Iran | #NoKingsDay & What's Next Introduction with co-hosts Annie Day and Sunsara Taylor. No Kings Day protests, including the Refuse Fascism protest in DC the day of Trump's military parade. The importance of the demand, "Trump Must Go Now!" and plans by Refuse Fascism for protests in Washington, DC, July 1 – 4. Arrests of Democratic Party officials – statement of Sen. Alex Padilla. Christian fascist majority on US Supreme Court makes vicious anti-trans ruling. Rafael Kadaris on US/Israeli unprovoked attacks on Iran, and why this must STOP! Bob Avakian, leader of the revolution and author of the New Communism,: Free Yourself from the GTF! Israel's massacre of hundreds of starving Palestinians in Gaza as they seek food. Contribute to the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Reaching Everywhere. More from the DC protest on June 14, Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 252: Fascism IS Here & Happening NOW—No ICE Raids, No Military Parade—IN THE STREETS J14! #TrumpMustGoNow
Fascism IS Here & Happening NOW—No ICE Raids, No Military Parade—IN THE STREETS J14! #TrumpMustGoNow Introduction. ICE Raid Terror, No Due Process for Immigrants, Troops in LA, Democrats Arrested, Protesters Brutalized... Interview with Sunsara Taylor on why all decent people must be in the streets of Washington DC (and everywhere else across the U.S.) on June 14. From Bob Avakian's REVOLUTION #115: "The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go—NOW—before it is too late!" Voices of people standing up against the Trump fascist regime. What's the importance of the two slogans: "In the Name of Humanity We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America" and "This Whole System Is Rotten and Illegitimate—We Need and We Demand: A Whole New Way to Live, A Fundamentally Different System."? (From The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) $30K fundraising goal by July 1 for the campaign to get Bob Avakian's social media and leadership known throughout society—impacting with posters, ads on social media + more. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 251: No ICE Raids, No Trump! | Plus: Bob Avakian Responds to the Anti-Revolution Haters
No ICE Raids, No Trump! | Plus: Bob Avakian Responds to the Anti-Revolution Haters Introduction. Rafael Kadaris on the ramped-up fascist terror by ICE Gestapo. Annie Day and Michelle Xai look at inspiring examples of people standing up against ICE, and discuss the importance of the June 14 protest in DC and everywhere else... and the need to link these struggles to the urgent demand: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now! Interview with Alfonso Morales, immigration attorney. Interview with Pedro Rios, director of the American Friends Service Committee's U.S./Mexico Border Program. Interview with Kat Blue, community advocate in San Diego. How do you deal with the ugly and dangerous attacks against you? (excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews on The RNL Show, 2022) Further reflections on what's behind the unprincipled attacks on Bob Avakian, which have gotten worse. Forced Starvation, Ethnic Cleansing and Indiscriminate Bombing in Gaza Continues...Do Not Be Complicit. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 250: Trump's J14 Parade & the Nazification of the Military | Bob Avakian: What's New in the New Communism
Episode 250: Trump's J14 Parade & the Nazification of the Military | Bob Avakian: What's New in the New Communism Introduction. Fascism's double "double down"... the Nazification of the U.S. Military... June 14 mobilizations & the need for millions to demand: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now! What is different and new in the new communism? (from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) An interview with John Hedlund on his "open letter to academics on fighting fascism and the importance of Bob Avakian's work." Donate and make a difference in getting Bob Avakian's voice and leadership known broadly in society. The genocide in Gaza, an update. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 249: #TrumpMustGoNow Protests | 5 Yrs Since George Floyd | Bob Avakian On Defeating Fascism & Revolution
Episode 249: #TrumpMustGoNow Protests | 5 Yrs Since George Floyd | Bob Avakian On Defeating Fascism & Revolution Introduction. 5-Year Anniversary of the Police Murder of George Floyd. Nothing Less! A Statement from Bob Avakian (June 2020). Key Lessons from the George Floyd Uprising in 2020 for Today. What's the importance of the two slogans: "In the Name of Humanity We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America" and "This Whole System Is Rotten and Illegitimate—We Need and We Demand: A Whole New Way to Live, A Fundamentally Different System"? (Excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) May 15, 2025: Refuse Fascism Press Conference in Los Angeles. Speakers from around the country at Refuse Fascism's May 17, 2025 Rallies. The US/Israel Final Solution in Gaza... What Are YOU Going to Do? Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 248: Fascist Attacks on Habeas Corpus; Bob Avakian On the New Socialist Constitution; Hunger Strike For Gaza
Fascist Attacks on Habeas Corpus; Bob Avakian On the New Socialist Constitution; Hunger Strike For Gaza "If this Trump regime is allowed to remain in power, no one will be safe from its fascist rule..." Introduction with co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day. The Trump/MAGA regime's fascist attacks on birthright citizenship, habeas corpus... the importance of different parts of society standing up... building now the movement that can defeat fascism. "[W]e need a whole different system, with a whole different Constitution...." Bob Avakian on dissent, protest, ferment... on meeting people's basic needs and overcoming oppression... and how this is built into the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic. Brave students on hunger strike, while Israel inflicts death and starvation in Gaza. Sunsara Taylor interviews Maya, a Palestinian student at UCLA who is on hunger strike to protest the genocide in Gaza. New song from Outernational: "La Gente Nueva." Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 247: Protest May15 &17: Defend Birthright Citizenship! Trump Must Go NOW! Bob Avakian & the New Communism
Episode 247: Protest May15 &17: Defend Birthright Citizenship! Trump Must Go NOW! Bob Avakian & the New Communism This episode presents two big themes: The demand that The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW! This is a mission that every decent person in the US needs to be on. In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America. And, We Need and We Demand a Whole New Way to Live, a Fundamentally Different System. Andy Zee on Refuse Fascism, and two major days of action, May 15, the day the Supreme Court hears a case on Trump's attack on the constitutional right of birthright citizenship. And May 17, a national day of action to spread the demand everywhere in society, The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW!Bob Avakian, the author of the New Communism, on What's new about the New Communism, and Why it matters. The ever deepening horrors being unleashed by the US and Israel on Gaza: the mass starvation of an entire people. And the continued resistance by students in the US to this genocide. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 246: May Day 2025 – The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW! | Plus: Bob Avakian on Capitalism
May Day 2025 – The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW! | Plus: Bob Avakian on Capitalism Sounds and voices of May Day 2025. Introduction, with co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day. The accelerating fascist transformation of US institutions, including Trump's attack on birthright citizenship, due process and other rights enshrined in the US Constitution. Attacks on science and health care. Ominous threats against autistic people that echo Nazi Germany. And the other side – tens of thousands of the decent people, marching, protesting and resisting. What is necessary to defeat the fascist threat to humanity in the short time we have? The crucial mission of Refuse Fascism: Andy Zee, a co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, on the important demands of Refuse Fascism: "In The Name Of Humanity, We Refuse To Accept A Fascist America!" and "Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now!" Coco Das of Refuse Fascism, speaking at a May Day rally in Houston. More voices from May Day. Sunsara Taylor talks with lawyers and legal professionals protesting for the rule of law on May 1, Law Day, as well as immigrant rights protesters. Bob Avakian, "What is Capitalism?" from the Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025. AND MORE. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 245: Bob Avakian: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now Before It's Too Late! Plus: Andy Zee Speaks in DC
Bob Avakian: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now Before It's Too Late! Plus: Andy Zee Speaks in DC Bob Avakian, REVOLUTION #115, The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go—NOW—before it is too late! Andy Zee of Refuse Fascism speaking in Washington, DC, on The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now! Defending members of the RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity from charges they face in Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Chicago. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 244: Fascist Lawlessness Escalates, Kilmar Garcia Disappeared: The Fascist Trump Regime Must Go NOW!
Episode 244: Fascist Lawlessness Escalates, Kilmar Garcia Disappeared: The Fascist Trump Regime Must Go NOW! Introduction. Fascist Lawlessness Escalates, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Disappeared: The Fascist Trump Regime Must Go NOW! How could it really be real that tens of millions could come forward to defeat this fascism? And how does that relate to being in a time when revolution is more possible? Can you speak to those who think they can't have an impact on society? A Challenge to journalist, author Katherine Stewart from Bob Avakian. A Call from the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, April 22-24, national days to demand: HANDS OFF THE REVCOMS! Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 243: #HandsOff Protests & Defeating Trump Fascism; Passover, Gaza & #NeverAgain; Bob Avakian on Socialism
Episode 243: #HandsOff Protests & Defeating Trump Fascism; Passover, Gaza & #NeverAgain; Bob Avakian on Socialism All the many different streams of protest need to be joined together, and rapidly draw in many, many more—to become a massive wave of millions and millions demanding, insisting, determined to make this demand a reality: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go! – Bob Avakian Introduction, Co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day. The past week: a continuing acceleration toward fascist consolidation. And mass outpourings of protest in hundreds of cities across the US. Refuse Fascism and "Trump Must Go": why this is a necessary goal, and why it is possible. Lessons from South Korea and the struggle to defeat an attempted fascist coup and remove the president. Bob Avakian on the revolutionary future that is possible. Annie Day and Lenny Wolff on Passover, the Gaza Genocide and Never Again! Attacks on The RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity and the group Refuse Fascism and the need for raising standards in the fight against this fascist regime. More sights and sounds from Refuse Fascism on April 5. Plus, the RevCom Corps in the build-up to April 5 and on the day. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 242: The Specific and Essential Thing That Is Represented and Is Being Enforced By the Trump Regime Is Not "Oligarchy," It Is Not "Billionaires": It Is Fascism
The Specific and Essential Thing That Is Represented and Is Being Enforced By the Trump Regime Is Not "Oligarchy," It Is Not "Billionaires": It Is Fascism On Bob Avakian's latest social media post: REVOLUTION # 114. What do you say to people who argue that there aren't really splits among the rulers, that they're "just all the same, and all no good"? Noche Diaz and Joe Veale take on bogus bullshit from Black social media "influencers" and hustlers telling Black people to stand down, and stay out of the streets on April 5 national "Hands Off" protests. What's Behind the U.S.–Backed Genocide in Gaza? Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 241: This Is FASCISM & Needs To Be Defeated: Resisting Trump/MAGA Fascism & the Genocide in Gaza
This Is FASCISM & Needs To Be Defeated: Resisting Trump/MAGA Fascism & the Genocide in Gaza The show begins with news reports of fascist attacks, from the US to the West Bank: the chilling arrest of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, the attack on and beating of Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian filmmaker and recent Oscar recipient, by an Israeli lynch mob, and finally, the extralegal deportations of hundreds of legal immigrants from Venezuela – to a hellhole torture prison in El Salvador. AND, Bob Avakian on the need to reach out to all who are outraged by Trump MAGA Fascism, for collective action and self-sacrificing struggle to DEFEAT this fascism. Introduction, with hosts Annie Day and Sunsara Taylor. Andy Zee talks about very important work and mobilizations, especially the broad protests being called by the group Indivisible on April 5, and taken up by many other groups and movements. He'll be talking about the work being done by Refuse Fascism. Then, from the Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025: What is happening, how fascism can be defeated and a whole different and better future be won. Finally, Annie Day with a closer look at the massive escalation of genocide in Gaza, and the lynch mob terror in the West Bank of Palestine. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 240: Trump Trashes the Rule of Law, the Resistance We Need; Bob Avakian On Dissent Under Socialism
Trump Trashes the Rule of Law, the Resistance We Need; Bob Avakian On Dissent Under Socialism Introduction. On Trump Invoking the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador's Torture Chamber Prisons. Trump Trashes the Rule of Law. Free Mahmoud Khalil! Israel Continues Its Genocide Against Palestinians, Launches Air Strikes on Gaza, Killing Hundreds. The Resistance We Need. How could it really be real that tens of millions could come forward to defeat this fascism? And how does that relate to being in a time when revolution is more possible? (Excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) From the Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025: You have said that never before in any proposed or actually existing founding document of a government has there been anything close to the level, not only of provision for dissent, protest, disagreement and ferment as is written into the Constitution that you authored. While also being oriented to meeting people's basic needs and overcoming oppression. Can you give an example of how this is built into the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic? Discussion of Bob Avakian's revolutionary leadership A national fundraising effort to spread Bob Avakian's leadership & voice everywhere Columbia Professor Joseph Hawley's statement of support for Mahmoud Khalil David Rovics "St. Patrick Battalion" (El Batallón de San Patricio) (Follow David Rovics on his Substack: https://davidrovics.substack.com/) Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 239: Free Mahmoud Khalil! REFUSE FASCISM! +@BobAvakianOfficial We Need A Fundamentally Different System
Free Mahmoud Khalil! REFUSE FASCISM! +@BobAvakianOfficial We Need A Fundamentally Different System Opening: What would YOU do? Introduction. Mahmoud Khalil speaks (2024). FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL RIGHT NOW! An interview with Raymond Lotta. Coco Das on Refuse Fascism's "A Call to Conscience... A Call to Act." Bob Avakian on Communism (Excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025, Part 2). Andy Zee & Annie Day reflect on the interviews with Bob Avakian and challenge viewers to engage them. From speeches at International Women's Day rallies across the U.S. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 238: Trump Attacks/Democrats Sulk... NO! There's A New Way, A New Communism & A New Bob Avakian Interview
Trump Attacks/Democrats Sulk... NO! There's A New Way, A New Communism & A New Bob Avakian Interview Introduction. Andy Zee discusses Bob Avakian's statement: Trump's fascist rule, like Hitler's before him, is a regime of horrors—and is completely illegitimate. Groups and organizations, including RefuseFascism.org, rally in opposition to Trump/MAGA Fascism on March 4, 2025—in DC and across the U.S. Why is it so important to you personally, and to the revolution that you're fighting for, to consistently tell people the truth—even when people don't want to hear it? What is communist leadership, and why should people follow your leadership? (Excerpts from the Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025). Annie Day reflects on the interviews with Bob Avakian and discusses the 30K fund drive to get his leadership and social media known everywhere. Interview with Coco Das on plans for March 8th, International Women's Day, 2025, called for by RefuseFascism.org. Sunsara Taylor Refutes the Lies & Dangerous Slander from A Counter-Revolutionary. NOTICE: Court date on March 12th for members of the Revcom Corps unjustifiably arrested by Chicago police. Go to Change.org/DropTheChargesOnNocheAndLeo for more info. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 237: Bob Avakian On the New Communism | International Women's Day, 2025 | & Defeating Trump/MAGA Fascism
Episode 237: Bob Avakian On the New Communism | International Women's Day, 2025 | & Defeating Trump/MAGA Fascism Introduction with Annie Day. Trump's latest moves toward consolidating a fascist form of rule – and the protests planned for March 4 and March 8. The Bob Avakian Interviews 2025, a rough cut of the first two questions of Part 2. Sunsara Taylor, with a challenge for International Women's Day. Refuse Fascism has called for nationwide protests March 8: Stop the War on Women and LGBTQ People! The Fascist Trump Regime Must Go! In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America! Andy Zee, a host of the RNL Show, interviews Paul Street, writer, activist and historian. Both Andy Zee and Paul Street are on the editorial board of Refuse Fascism – refusefascism.org. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 236: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go! The Need—And the Strategy—to Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism
The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go! The Need—And the Strategy—to Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism A Pledge to the People of the World. Introduction. The Method Behind the Madness of the Trump Fascist Regime in the First 30 Days Excerpts from Refuse Fascism Rallies on February 17, 2025 Excerpt of Noche Diaz speaking at the Refuse Fascism Rally in Chicago Q&A with Bob Avakian: What do you say to people who argue that there aren't really splits among the rulers, that they're "just all the same, and all no good?" What would it look like to bring forward tens of millions of people in massive opposition and resistance on such a level that we create the kind of profound political crisis where Trump literally cannot govern the country and implement his fascist program? (Excerpts from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) Annie Day on the campaign to get Bob Avakian's voice & leadership known everywhere. More Excerpts from Refuse Fascism Rallies on February 17, 2025. ALERT: Drop the Charges on Noche & Leo! Sign the petition! Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 235: Fascism, Capitalism, & the Way Out of the Madness: The Bob Avakian Interviews 2025, Part 1
Episode 235: Fascism, Capitalism, & the Way Out of the Madness: The Bob Avakian Interviews 2025, Part 1 Introduction. The Bob Avakian Interviews 2025, Part 1: On Fascism, Capitalism, & the Way Out of the Madness. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 234: Take the Offensive to Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism! Plus Bob Avakian On A Whole Different Way to Live!
Episode 234: Take the Offensive to Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism! Plus Bob Avakian On A Whole Different Way to Live! Introduction. Fascist Trump continues to shred existing "norms"... defiant protests against mass deportations begin to erupt... the Revcoms in the streets uniting with these (and other) protests as part of defeating Trump/MAGA fascism. Sunsara Taylor discusses the article she co-wrote with Andy Zee: "IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA! Take the Offensive to Defeat the Whole Trump/MAGA Fascist Onslaught." The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025—excerpt of PART ONE (of a TWO PART) interview. The National Campaign to Get Bob Avakian's voice & leadership reaching millions.... this could make ALL the difference at this moment. Join. Donate. Stay updated on the arrests of Noche Diaz, Leo Pargo in Chicago... shout out to revolutionary band @outernational for their concert series "Todo Somos Ilegales" in NYC. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 233: New Bob Avakian Interview! Amidst Rising Fascism & A Death-Bound System, A Liberating Way Forward
New Bob Avakian Interview! Amidst Rising Fascism & A Death-Bound System, A Liberating Way Forward Introduction, Trump's campaign of "Shock and Awe." The beginning of a new two-part Bob Avakian Interview, "Amidst Rising Fascism & A Death-Bound System, A Liberating Way Forward." Excerpts from a segment on the RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, Los Angeles, on the YouTube channel Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan. Watch the whole thing on Channel5YouTube. Leo Pardo, one of the leaders of the RevCom Corps, Chicago, on defending the lives and rights of immigrants and others in the face of fascist attacks. Outernational, "Todos Somos Ilegales," We Are All Illegals. Bob Avakian from "2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges—And a Profoundly Positive Way Forward in the Face of Very Real Horror." Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 232: Trump's "Shock & Awe", Revcoms Bold Protest, And "A Profoundly Positive Way Forward"
Trump's "Shock & Awe," Revcoms Bold Protest, And "A Profoundly Positive Way Forward" This Is Fascism... Introduction. January 20: Bold Protest by the Revcoms in DC and other cities. Trump's "Shock & Awe." From Sunsara Taylor's speech at the January 20 rally in Los Angeles, called for by the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity. An important message from Bob Avakian, 2025 A New Year—Profound New Challenges—And A Profoundly Positive Way Forward in the Face of Very Real Horror. Follow @BobAvakianOfficial. On the Occasion of the Coronation of Trump/MAGA Fascism in the US, a speech by Noche Diaz. Excerpts of speakers at the January 20 rally in Los Angeles called for by the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity. Excerpt of Bishop Mariann Budde's challenge to Trump. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 231: An Important Message from Bob Avakian, 2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges...
Episode 231: An Important Message from Bob Avakian, 2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges... Special broadcast of The RNL—Revolution, Nothing Less!—Show: An important message from Bob Avakian: "2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges— And A Profoundly Positive Way Forward In the Face of Very Real Horror." Watch this episode on YouTube. Read/watch the message at Bob Avakian Official.
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Episode 230: Fires... Fascism... Resistance... Revolution!
Fires... Fascism... Resistance... Revolution! Fires in LA & A World Burns with Injustice... This System Needs to Be Overthrown As Soon As Possible! Introduction with co-hosts Annie Day and Rafael Kadaris. Fires in LA... Trump's fascist press conference... Resistance... & Revolution. What needs to be done now in order to defeat Trump/MAGA fascism (from Bob Avakian's social media message REVOLUTION # 111). Would Central and South America remain the U.S.'s backyard after the revolution? Bob Avakian Answers. Immigration, Fascism, Resistance & Revolution. Revcom Corps interview a migrant at the border who shares his story. "Across the borderline" (by Outernational, featuring Bob Avakian) A call to engage with Bob Avakian's social media, including his post election playlist REVOLUTION # 102 – # 111. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 229: 2025 – New Year, No Fear! Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism & Prepare For Revolution!
2025 – New Year, No Fear! Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism & Prepare For Revolution! Introduction. What does it mean to defeat this Trump/MAGA fascism? (excerpt from Bob Avakian's social media message # 111) Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity launch political resistance to Trump/MAGA fascism, calling on millions to join. New Year, No Fear! — An action on new year's eve in Latino neighborhood in Los Angeles. A Call to protest on January 20, Trump's Inauguration Day. Sunsara Taylor on the revolutionary leadership of Bob Avakian. Why have you never given up on revolution? Bob Avakian Answers (excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2022). Thank you to everyone who contributed to meeting (and surpassing!) the fundraising goal of $50K to the campaign to get Bob Avakian's voice and leadership, thru his social media messages, out everywhere in society! Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 227: A Time For Struggle: DEFEAT Trump/MAGA Fascism! Get Organized For Revolution!
A Time For Struggle: DEFEAT Trump/MAGA Fascism! Get Organized For Revolution! We RevComs are serious... about defeating this Trump/MAGA fascism! Introduction. Sunsara Taylor introduces Bob Avakian REVOLUTION # 111 Excerpt from Message # 111 Noche Diaz, an important lesson from the nationwide, massive protests for justice for George Floyd in 2020. Interview with members of the Revcom Corps in Chicago on their anti-deportation action inside the City Council meeting. Conclusion to Bob Avakian's Message # 111. Sunsara Taylor & Noche Diaz: the importance of the on-going social media messages from Bob Avakian... and the need to fund the campaign to spread these revolutionary messages. Bob Avakian On Writing The Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America Heartfelt Letter from a Donor to the "Get Bob Avakian Official Everywhere" campaign. Excerpt from Andy Zee's comments at Revolution Books' Year End Benefit Celebration. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 226: Don't Make Nice With Fascists! We Need Righteous Anger & Revolutionary Determination!
Don't Make Nice With Fascists! We Need Righteous Anger & Revolutionary Determination! Introduction, with co-hosts Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day. Bob Avakian, REVOLUTION #107, God-Damn the Trump/MAGA Fascists, Every One! And God-Damn Everyone Who Tells Us to "Get Along" And "Play Nice" With These Fascists! This includes commentary by Sunsara Taylor what these modern-day Nazis are planning an the need and possibility of determined resistance. Annie Day introduces excerpts from a recent program with Dr. Adam Hamawy, a doctor just back from Gaza. Bob Avakian from "Revolution and Religion: The Fight for Emancipation and the Role of Religion," a dialogue with Cornel West. This is especially relevant in the light of the murder of the CEO of a health insurance company – and how humanity can move beyond a system where the goal of the health care "industry" is profit. Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day on the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere. _____________________________________________________________________________ In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America! This Whole System Is Rotten and Illegitimate We Need and We Demand: A Whole New Way to Live, a Fundamentally Different System Join and work with the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity who are WE ARE WORKING FOR A REAL REVOLUTION AND A WHOLE NEW EMANCIPATING WAY TO LIVE https://revcom.us/en/the-revcom-corps. Subscribe to @BobAvakianOfficial and listen to his holiday message "Revolution 107: God-Damn the Trump/MAGA Fascists, Every One! And God-Damn Everyone Who Tells Us to "Get Along" And "Play Nice" With These Fascists!
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Episode 225: Christian Fascism, A World in Turmoil And the Revolutionary Leadership of Bob Avakian
Christian Fascism, A World in Turmoil And the Revolutionary Leadership of Bob Avakian Introduction with Annie Day and Rafael Kadaris on the world in turmoil an the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere. Christian Fascism and the Trump MAGA regime, focusing on Pete "Pig-of-Death" Hegseth. Plus Bob Avakian on the nature and the roots of Christian Fascism in the US. In Los Angeles, the RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity confronted a MAGA fascist rally that was terrorizing immigrant day laborers at a Home Depot. We'll hear part of their action. Voices from a recent livestream on the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere. We end with the music of Toomah Salehi, a heroic Iranian rapper who was just released after two years of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Islamic regime. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 224: Thanksgiving? Genocide Then & Now. We Need Revolution!
Thanksgiving? Genocide Then & Now. We Need Revolution! Introduction with Sunsara Taylor, including part of Bob Avakian from REVOLUTION #2, "Let's start with this big question: When has the USA been a 'great country?' The answer: NEVER." Bob Avakian, from a speech given in 2017, "The Trump-Pence Regime Must Go! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America. A Better World IS Possible." This is followed by two excerpts from REVOLUTION #102, released immediately after the re-election of Donald Trump. Then, two segments, from Lennie Wolff and Annie Day, on the difference people can make in getting these messages heard by millions through donating. Last, from the "American Crime" series, available at revcom.us: The Trail of Tears, 1838 – 1839, and Trump's plan for "patriotic education." Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 223: The Democrats Aid Trump Fascism—We Need To Defeat Fascism & Make Revolution For A Whole New System!
The Democrats Aid Trump Fascism—We Need To Defeat Fascism & Make Revolution For A Whole New System! Introduction. Sunsara Taylor wields Bob Avakian's social media message # 103 to get into why the Democrats are "aiding and facilitating fascism." Noche Diaz calls on you to follow & spread @BobAvakianOfficial social media messages. Latest on Ukraine... & the Genocide in Palestine. Andy Zee Announces An Important On-Going Series Focused On: "We Need and We Demand : A Whole New Way to Live, A Fundamentally Different System." What Would Society Look Like Right After the Revolution? Bob Avakian Answers (an excerpt from a Q&A with Bob Avakian, following a 2018 speech). Noche Diaz calls on you to get with the revolutionary leadership of Bob Avakian... and join with the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 222: Bob Avakian Nails It: Two "Countries" Within This Country — & The Whole Damn System's Got To Go!
Bob Avakian Nails It: Two "Countries" Within Thiis Country — & The Whole Damn System's Got To Go! "Worse Than A Fool" by Bob Avakian. Introduction with Sunsara Taylor and Rafael Kadaris. Fascist Pig Trump Packs Pig Sty with Fascist Pigs. Sunsara Taylor & Rafael Kadaris discuss and wield excerpts from Bob Avakian's REVOLUTION 102, and other works, to explore this important point: "Two Countries" Within This Country—And The Whole Damn System's Got To Go! Two Important Shout Outs!—Billie Eilish speaks out... & an Iranian University student, Ahoo Daryaei, is violently arrested after boldly protesting repressive anti-woman laws in Iran. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 221: The Election, Fascism And The Need For Revolution
The Election, Fascism And The Need For Revolution Sunsara Taylor: Fascist Trump Wins the Election... This is A Time for Science & Courage... & Why The Whole System Is Rotten & Illegitimate! Annie Day: It is time to look seriously for solutions outside this system... It is time to take up the campaign to spread Bob Avakian's voice & leadership everywhere! Watch on YouTube!
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Episode 220: Kamala Harris Vs. Donald Trump: Murderously Illegitimate "Choices," Illegitimate Criminal System!
Kamala Harris Vs. Donald Trump: Murderously Illegitimate "Choices," Illegitimate Criminal System! Introduction with hosts Andy Zee and Sunsara Taylor. Bob Avakian: The "choices" in this election are a damning exposure of this whole system. Excerpts from "The 2024 Elections: The Future Hangs in the Balance" – A Virtual Forum with Andy Zee, Paul Street and Sam Goldman. Sunsara Taylor on the misogynistic, male supremacist program that's at the heart of the MAGA fascist movement... & why the Democrats are no answer. What Sustains You? (An excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews). Join & Support the Campaign to Get Bob Avakian Official Everywhere! An invitation Joe Veale to discuss "Revolution 91: A Profound Fight for the Soul of Black People: A Defeated People—Or, A Revolutionary People?" by @BobAvakianOfficial. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 219: Gaza, the Terrible "Choices" in this Election, & How Revolutionary Forces Can Seize This Moment
Episode 219: Gaza, the Terrible "Choices" in this Election, & How Revolutionary Forces Can Seize This Moment Introduction. Bob Avakian on this critical moment, leading into the truly high-stakes elections. We'll also hear him speak about how the forces for revolution can grow rapidly, from small to big, and seize on this rare time when revolution may be possible. The escalating horror show of genocide and cruelty being inflicted on the people of Gaza by Israel with the bull backing of the US – and the escalations toward wider war. The campaign to raise big money to get @BobAvakianOfficial known to millions. Plus, excerpts from a program at Revolution Books, Berkeley, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 218: No Trump! No Harris! Don't Choose Between Oppressors... Get Organized For A Real Revolution!
No Trump! No Harris! Don't Choose Between Oppressors... Get Organized For A Real Revolution! Welcome to the RNL Show! Snapshot of recent events in Gaza & the Middle East. No Trump! No Harris! Don't Choose Between Oppressors... Get Organized For A Real Revolution! A NEW publication on the 60th Anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, "FSM Reflections: On Becoming a Revolutionary by Bob Avakian." What would you say to those who catch the worst hell under this system? (an excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2022) Watch the episode on YouTube.
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Episode 217: One Year of U.S./Israeli Genocide In Gaza | Bob Avakian on the Fight for the Soul of Black People
One Year of U.S./Israeli Genocide In Gaza | Bob Avakian on the Fight for the Soul of Black People "We can no longer afford to allow these imperialists to dominate the world...." Introduction. From "BOB AVAKIAN FOR THE LIBERATION OF BLACK PEOPLE AND THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL HUMANITY." UC Berkeley Administrator Calls the Cops On A Skit About Free Speech by the Revcoms. Interview with Alan Goodman on 1 Year into the US/Israel's Genocide in Gaza. Why the Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere is critical at this moment. "Why Do People Come Here From All Over the World?"—Spreading Bob Avakian's revolutionary message in Springfield, Ohio. Interview with Joe Veale on Bob Avakian's dispatches on the "Fight for the Soul of Black People." STATE OF EMERGENCY: CHAINS ON PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED TO BE FREE, By Bob Avakian. A Challenge to DONATE to @BobAvakianOfficial from members of the NYC Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Episode 216: STOP The US-Israeli Rampage in the Middle East! | PLUS: Bob Avakian On Black People & Revolution
STOP The US-Israeli Rampage in the Middle East! | PLUS: Bob Avakian On Black People & Revolution Introduction. US-Israeli Aggression in the Middle East & the Heightening Dangers of Nuclear War. Genocide, Lies, & Videotape. Noche Diaz and Rafael Kadaris discuss the NEW 6 Points from the REVCOM CORPS for the Emancipation of Humanity. Excerpt from BOB AVAKIAN FOR THE LIBERATION OF BLACK PEOPLE AND THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL HUMANITY. Sunsara Taylor & Rafael Kadaris discuss the importance of the upcoming series from @BobAvakianOfficial, "A Profound Fight for the Soul of Black People: A Defeated People–Or A Revolutionary People? Bob Avakian on the positive influence the early Black Panthers had on him (an excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews). Watch this episode on YouTube.
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