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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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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