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PoliEdPod 11: American Imperialism & “Democracy Promotion” (w/ Ben Thomason)

In this episode, Jamal, Heph and Daniel speak to Ben Thomason, an expert on American culture and politics, on so-called “democracy promotion,” and the way in which the US uses media and

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PoliEdPod 10: The Cargo Cult of Woke (w/ Christian Parenti)

Christian Parenti talks with Class Unity about the “compatible left”, so-called Wokeness, contemporary politics, and institutions like the CIA. Parenti is the author of “Radical

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PoliEdPod 9: Michael Heinrich on Reading Marx

Michael Heinrich talks to Class Unity about Marx’s Capital, Politics, and the contemporary Left. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music

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Transmissions Ep. 14: George Galloway, the Workers Party, and Joti Brar

Welcome to Transmissions Episode 14! In this episode, Jamal, Heph, and Daniel discuss the recent political victory of George Galloway, the Workers Party, and Joti Brar on “Class Unity”,

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PoliEdPod 8: Beyond the Duopoly? Parties, Unions, and Labor (w/ Catherine Liu)

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posted on February 15, 2024October 5, 2025
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Welcome to Episode 8 or CU’s PoliEdPod series! In this episode, Catherine Liu joins us for a discussion of recent debates about the relation between Republican and Democratic parties and labor.

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PoliEdPod 7: The Cost of Living Crisis and the State of Capitalism (w/ Costas Lapavitsas)

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posted on February 8, 2024October 5, 2025
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One of the worlds leading Marxist economists talks to us about the recent problems of inflation, class politics, and the global economy. Check out Lapavitsas’s latest collaborative efforts

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Transmissions Ep. 13: James A. Smith of The Popular Show

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posted on February 4, 2024February 4, 2024
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Hello friends! Welcome to another episode of Class Unity ‘Transmissions’! Our guest for this episode is none other than James A. Smith, co-host with David Slavick of The Popular Show. Smith

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Transmissions Ep. 12: Leftoid Busywork

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posted on January 30, 2024January 30, 2024
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Welcome to Episode 12 ‘Transmissions,’ a Class Unity podcast. In this lighthearted episode we discuss the question of Leftoid Busywork. We open with an except from The Phantom Tollbooth

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Transmissions Ep. 11: Exiting the Vampire Castle – 10-Year Anniversary (w/ Efraim Carlebach)

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posted on December 17, 2023January 9, 2024
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Welcome to Episode 11 of Class Unity Transmissions! In this episode, we are joined by Efraim Carlebach to discuss the 10-year anniversary of the publication of Mark Fisher’s seminal essay, Exiting

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PoliEdPod 6: Marx and the American Civil War

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posted on December 2, 2023December 2, 2023
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If Marxism is a theory of history grounded in economics, how should Americans understand our own history from a Marxist perspective? What can the critique of political economy tell us about the major