Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women’s Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost. Continue reading “E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky”
E13: Women in the miners’ strike
Episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women’s strike support group. Continue reading “E13: Women in the miners’ strike”
E12: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit
Episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying. Continue reading “E12: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit”
E11: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 2
Concluding part of our two-part episode on the GI resistance to the Vietnam war, in conversation with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author. Continue reading “E11: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 2”
E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1
During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US forces. In this two-part episode, we talk about the GI resistance to the war with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author, and Bart, a navy veteran about their experiences. Continue reading “E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1”
Spanish civil war podcast
John from WCH tells the story of the Spanish civil war and revolution of 1936-9 on the Revolutionary Left Radio podcast. Continue reading “Spanish civil war podcast”
No beer, no work!
In 1919 when the US government proposed introducing prohibition, hundreds of thousands of workers in New York and New Jersey voted to strike on the day it was enacted. They wore pins declaring “No beer no work”. We have used their original design to create some quality merchandise, made in the US, commemorating the events. Continue reading “No beer, no work!”
E9: The Industrial Workers of the World in the US, 1918-1950s
Podcast episode about the later history of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World 1918-1950s. We went to Chicago to talk to our friend Warren to learn more about this little-known period in the union’s history. Continue reading “E9: The Industrial Workers of the World in the US, 1918-1950s”
E8: The Vietnam war strike wave
The first in a series of episodes we will be producing about the Vietnam war. Here we talk to historian and author of Strike! Jeremy Brecher about the strike wave which swept the United States during the Vietnam war in the 1960s and 70s.
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New WCH luxury communist merch
Join the Gramsci gang with this new WCH merchandise. Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher and activist who theorised the idea of capitalist cultural hegemony, and was jailed by the fascists. Continue reading “New WCH luxury communist merch”