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from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Listen to the full episode: 🎙️ Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century w/ John Smith by subscribing to our @upstreampodcast.bsky.social Patreon at patreon.com/upstreampodcast 🎧 🙌✨
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEW PATREON EP we are joined by the one and only john smith to discuss his groundbreaking book and a lifetime of anti-imperialist struggle through thought and action
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
the US blockaded Cuba.
the US sanctioned Venezuela. the US devoted its entire existence to destabilizing the Soviet Union.
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Why all the red-baiting against Mamdani? 👇🏾
✨NEW CONVO✨

We spoke with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (@drcbs.bsky.social) about the Black Scare, the Red Scare, and the ongoing campaign against the revolutionary left in the United States.

Available anywhere you get your podcasts✨
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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And then someone would be like, and for me, I've got 12% more money on my bank account than last year. And you're like, who invited this guy? This is such a weird way of looking at success.

- Slow Down or Die w/ Timothée Parrique @upstreampodcast

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Slow Down or Die w/ Timothée Parrique
Podcast Episode · Upstream · 10/21/2025 · 1h 28m
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October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Then you have wealthy people, and then you have a very large majority of the population making a very small percentage of the wages and having no wealth whatsoever. - Migration as Economic Imperialism w/ Immanuel Ness @UpstreamPodcast

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Migration as Economic Imperialism w/ Immanuel Ness
Podcast Episode · Upstream · 10/07/2025 · 1h 33m
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October 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Just finishing this episode.

I don’t think there’s much doubt that the US empire is trying really hard to manufacture consent in order to silence anti-capitalist voices, as well as do some good ol’ fashioned resource extraction while at it.

#capitalismisdying
NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I’m currently reading Slow Down or Die and I can’t recommend this episode/interview enough www.publishersweekly.com/9798889661016
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Slow Down or Die w/ Timothée Parrique 🌱 🎧 ✨
New @upstreampodcast.bsky.social conversation released today! 🙌

Listen here or anywhere you listen to the Upstream Podcast 👇
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October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW EP we're joined by @timparrique.bsky.social to discuss his new book on degrowth—an economic and political movement calling for an end to the delusional and deadly belief that there can be infinite growth on a finite planet
NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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SLOW DOWN OR DIE
NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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NEW PATREON EP cira pascual marquina of el panal commune joins us for a wideranging conversation on sanctions as a tool of US hegemony and what the sanctions regime imposed on venezuela is all about
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW PATREON EP cira pascual marquina of el panal commune joins us for a wideranging conversation on sanctions as a tool of US hegemony and what the sanctions regime imposed on venezuela is all about
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM