Midwestern Marx Institute for Marxist Theory & Political Analysis.

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In today's stream Eddie, Noah, and Carlos will be discussing news and answer audience questions.

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Original interview conducted by JB from the Revolutionary Blackout Network. Please go check out their wonderful channel and work!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0YW6QbYoQ For more of Garrido's work on Cuba see: "The US Blockade and Its Effects on Cuban Medicine" published by Science for the People: https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/the-us-blockade-and-its-effects-on-cuban-medicine/ "Anti-Government Protests in Cuba Provoked by U.S. Embargo Has Right-Wingers Salivating at the Prospect of Regime Change" published by CovertAction Magazine: https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/08/12/anti-government-protests-in-cuba-provoked-by-u-s-embargo-has-right-wingers-salivating-at-the-prospect-of-regime-change/ Lecture on Cuban history and the revolution for the People's School for Marxist Leninist Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts7qlNxgDiw&t=4s&pp=ygUabWlkd2VzdGVybiBtYXJ4IDI2IG9mIGp1bHk%3D Check out our Publishing Press books and journals here: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Please go check out the channel of our comrades over at India and Global Left, where this interview was originally conducted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI6El8bna14&pp=ygUWaW5kaWEgYW5kIGdsb2JhbCBsZWZ0IA%3D%3D Check out our Publishing Press books and journals here: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

I'm moving! Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Eddie and Carlos discuss news, theory, and engage with the viewers.

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Join the Institute's co-director, Noah Khrachvik, and the class as we learn the basics of the Marxist worldview and method! Ever wonder what people mean by "Marxist analysis"? This is the place for you!

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Tonight we will be talking with Chris Townsend about his recent article on the 1933 extraordinary communist party conference, which shifted the direction of the CPUSA towards organizing workers and rooting themselves in the worker's movement. Chris Townsend was a member and staff member of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the United Electrical Workers Union (UE) for a combined 38 years. He continues to work as a union organizer today. Here is the article: https://mltoday.com/recalling-the-1933-communist-party-extraordinary-conference/

This was a presentation and audience question segment done at the Institute for the Critical Study of Society (Oakland Marxist Library) on Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism. Original post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8W4nb7qfSU&t=14s&pp=ygUESUNTUw%3D%3D Purchase a copy of the book here: www.midwesternmarx.com/books Check out our Publishing Press books and journals here: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

This event is co-hosted by Critical Theory Workshop, Monthly Review, and the Midwestern Marx Institute. It will include a 10 minute presentation on 68 and it’s ‘Thinkers’ from Aymeric Monville, then a 20 minute keynote speech by Gabriel Rockhill on his article (linked below). This will be followed by a discussion were the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions to the panelists. Here is the original article the event is based on: https://monthlyreview.org/2023/06/01/the-myth-of-1968-thought-and-the-french-intelligentsia-historical-commodity-fetishism-and-ideological-rollback/

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Check out our recently published Journal of American Socialist Studies Vol. 2 https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Or Carlos’ NEW Book “The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism” https://www.midwesternmarx.com/books.html If you enjoyed our video please consider checking our website out : https://www.midwesternmarx.com/ Also, if you are interested in helping us fund our project become a Patron (Now featuring weekly Patreon Exclusive Self-Defense Lessons with Eddie) : https://www.patreon.com/MidwesternMarx Check out our online library for FREE books on Socialism, Philosophy, History, and more: https://www.midwesternmarx.com/online-library.html Listen to our Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dv6DvcOuSXQ5LhmA1YCPa Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midwesternmarx Follow us on Instagram: @midwesternmarx Follow us on Twitter: @MarxMidwest Like us on Facebook: @Midwestern Marx

Carlos, Eddie, and Noah will discuss the following news in today's stream: Wednesday June 21st Stream Plan UPS strike: If UPS does not concede to their demands, 350,000 workers are all set to strike come August : Peoples Dispatch DSA Labor Miami strike fund: Build Our Labor Solidarity Fund! | Democratic Socialists of America (dsausa.org) Daniel Ellsberg Dies at 92: Legendary whistleblower and anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg passes at 92 : Peoples Dispatch Call for peace at the end of his life: Opinion | Daniel Ellsberg Has Passed Away. He Left Us a Message. | Common Dreams Censorship today: The U.S. censors Dissenting Voices: On the attacks against the Midwestern Marx Institute | MR Online World Federation of Trade Unions General Secretary Pambis Kyritsis speech on the global struggle of labor against imperialism and exploitation: (10) WFTU General Secretary’s intervention in the 111th ILC - YouTube Putin announces to African leaders the peace treaty from spring 2022 that Ukraine broke after Boris Johnson’s visit: Ukraine Violated Peace Agreement Approved in Turkey, Putin Reveals – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond Putin reveals details of draft treaty on Ukrainian neutrality — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union Putin Shows African Leaders Draft Treaty on Ukrainian Neutrality from March 2022 - News From Antiwar.com