In this episode, Oden and Left Voice editor Sybil Davis discuss the contours of the incoming Trump administration. They explore the Republicans' contradictions and points of unity, and how differences in political priorities among the various groups in the administration may lead to problems for Trump. In the coming era, in a context of an emboldened Far Right, class struggle will be decisive.

Note: This episode was recorded before the publication of UAW president Shawn Fain's Washington Post op-ed about working with the Trump administration.

Learn More:
- Trump Has No Mandate and His Administration Is Full of Contradictions
- The Rise of the New Right and How We Fight It
- From America First to Peace Through Strength: Understanding Trump's Foreign Policy
- Trump's Success, the Democrats' Failure, and the Fight for a Working-Class Alternative

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In this episode, Oden and Left Voice editor Madeleine Freeman unpack the 2024 U.S. elections and what lies ahead. They discuss why Trump won, the Democrats' rightward shift, the crisis of neoliberalism, the roles played by the labor movement and the movement for Palestine, and more. Importantly, they emphasize the need for a class-independent alternative that fights against both exploitation and oppression. One thing is clear: What happens next depends on us.

Learn More:
- The Democrats Couldn't Beat Trump with Hot Air and Coconut Trees — An Organized Working Class Can
- The Democrats Have Moved Right — And Paved the Way for Trump
- The Reconfiguration of the Capitalist Parties in Light of Trump's Victory
- Trump Wants to Divide the Working Class — We Must Fight to Unite It
- Trump's Success, the Democrats' Failure, and the Fight for a Working-Class Alternative

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In this episode, Oden interviews author and independent Marxist historian Doug Greene about his book "The New Reformism and the Revival of Karl Kautsky: Renegade's Revenge." They discuss how Kautsky's reformism led to repeated defeats, and why there is renewed — but misguided — interest in Kautskyism on the left. Importantly, Doug explains the relevance of Kautskyism to the present day, and why we need to leave Kautsky's ideas and politics in the dustbin of history if we're serious about fighting capitalism.

Learn More:
- Why Kautsky Was Wrong (And Why You Should Care)
- Karl Kautsky: From Pope to Renegade
- An Introduction to the Kautsky Debate
- Kautsky, Luxemburg, and Lenin in Light of the German Revolution

Listen to our previous interviews with Doug on Michael Harrington and Democratic Socialism and on Stalinism, Anti-Communism, and the Fate of the Soviet Union

Read more of Doug’s work: https://blanquist.blogspot.com/
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Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGreene1917

Check out Doug's book: https://www.routledge.com/The-New-Reformism-and-the-Revival-of-Karl-Kautsky-The-Renegades-Revenge/Greene/p/book/9781032758787

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