"The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" by Karl Marx

Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasantry and lumpenproletariat, Bonapartism and Fascism, history, the role of the State under capitalism, and how all of this helps us to make sense of our contemporary moment of crisis in the US and around the world.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Rev Left and get immediate access to over 300 bonus episodes, with new ones coming every month!

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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.