Today's episode is the fifth in a multi-part series that takes an in-depth look at the history of China's foreign policy. In the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, China found itself internationally isolated and subjected to harsh new economic sanctions. Then in 1992, Deng Xiaoping launches the "Southern Tour", culminating in the dramatic deepening of market reforms. This leads to a massive influx of foreign investment as China becomes deeply integrated into the global economy.  

Brian is joined by Kenneth Hammond, a Professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University and an activist with the organization Pivot to Peace.

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China's Foreign Policy Part 5, 1989-1995: Navigating to Global Economic Integration after Tiananmen

Today we continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss how oil is essential to the functioning of the global capitalist economy. They cover how capitalists have ferociously competed over the years to control the world's supply of oil at the cost of countless lives.

Richard Wolff is the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work and the author of many books, the latest being “The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself”. You can check out his work at rdwolff.com.

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Big Oil's War Against the World!

We discuss the art of the gorilla suit performer. Who is the best? What does it take? Why do we love them so much? It all gets tackled in discussions of the career of Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Bob Burns and many others!

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Today's episode covers the struggle to stop the impending massive wave of evictions. After public outrage and protest, including a sit-in outside Congress led by Rep. Cori Bush, Biden relented and extended the eviction moratorium.

Brian is joined by Lee Camp, host of the TV show Redacted Tonight and author of the book Bullet Points & Punch Lines.

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People's Struggle Forces Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium

Today's episode covers the rapid fall of key cities in Afghanistan to the Taliban & the consequences of 20 years of brutal U.S. occupation of the country. Brian & guest Mike Prysner also discuss how socialists struggle against imperialist war & organize enlisted soldiers to resist.

Brian is joined by Mike Prysner, an anti-war activist, producer of The Empire Files & co-host of the podcast "Eyes Left".

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Why the Pentagon Lost in Afghanistan

Will the chaotic end of the Afghanistan War deal a lasting blow to US imperialism? We cover essential historical & international context with Dr. Gerald Horne, professor at the University of Houston & author of many books, including “The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.”

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A Turning Point? Afghanistan and the Future of the U.S. Empire

We're unlocking this bonus episode from a few months ago because I (Jake) think it's relevant to the recent news about OnlyFans kicking sex workers off its platform, since it appears that was the work of some of the evangelical organizations that I read about and discussed in this episode. I also think it's a good ep and would like y'all to hear it. Here are the original show notes:
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In response to the media silence on the evangelical anti-sex aspect of the Atlanta spa shootings, I did a little research into what Christian dark money organizations are up to these days and found out some pretty weird shit. In the process I found a Netflix documentary that one of these groups secretly produced and we watched it. If you'd like to watch and play along it's called Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution and it's pretty weird. Also spoiler alert if you haven't seen Spring Breakers we talk about its ending.
SOURCES:
https://newrepublic.com/article/160488/nick-kristof-holy-war-pornhub
https://hopequestgroup.org/about-us/what-we-treat/sex-addiction/
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/revealed-christian-group-netflix-spring-break-sex/
https://sharedhope.org
https://polarisproject.org/corporate-partnerships/
https://ourrescue.org/
https://www.ihopkc.org/
https://exoduscry.com/

UNLOCKED: Kingdom Hearts: Sexodus Cry

Hi. In this week’s episode, we discuss cosplayer Steven Crowder. We probably won't talk about him again unless we become good friends.

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