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Topics: a cool trans person from East Germany, badly comparing war crimes, a successful strike in LA education, a favorite comic strip of Christine’s, child labor laws, Steve Harvey and passive income, wage theft, and healthcare.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Mail call! Time to answer questions about dictatorships, the possibility of reformism, population size, and prisons.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We shoot the shit! Topics include: the bank bailout, pickleball, the French sanitation strike, artificial flavors, public spaces, and a bit of utopianism, just for kicks.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

This week: a tale of corruption, oil, and secret plots! So like, your standard setup for a coup. We talk about indulgent shahs, what happens when your prime minister is just TOO popular, and how to instigate the U.S. into overthrowing a government (hint: it’s not that hard!)   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Diving right back into The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists with some thoughts on religion, charity, elections, and more! Dang, it’s like we lined up all of Christine’s favorite topics to yell about.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We’re reading an English labor classic, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, by Robert Tressell. And hey, if you don’t want to read this long book, come listen to us talk about it! Part 1 will cover character intros, Owen’s lectures, and the first bits of the plot up to when little Frankie goes to Sunday School.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

This week is a story of the evils of capitalism, namely how the U.S. sold weapons, dealt drugs, and trained soldiers to torture people, all to stop a country from providing for its people. Because that description could apply to a lot of countries, I should specify that we’re talking about Nicaragua.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

A story of poets, priests, Christmas parties, and ROCKET LAUNCHERS?! Part 1 covers from the US Occupation of Nicaragua to the early days of Sandinista rule. Tune in next time for some war crimes.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We talk about pop culture, coffee in El Salvador, the strikes in Paris, Stalingrad, and a little bit of show planing! Please let us know what bi-weekly format you’d be most interested in: more shit-shooting or an episode-by-episode analysis of the FX show The Americans?   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today we’re learning about the rise of communism in Nepal! A story of kings, revolution, and SO many party splits. Seriously, like a lot. Find a diagram on our socials.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We’re watching the Cold War classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Join us as we analyze rogue generals, cowboy pilots, and the upsetting doctrine of mutually assured destruction.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today we’re learning about Black Panther member, activist, and political prisoner Assata Shakur. Christine read her autobiography and is giving a book report to the class. Tune in to learn about how “justice” works in the United States, complete with inhumane prison conditions and absolutely bonkers court proceedings.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

No new episode this week. Sorry ya'll! Tune in next week for an episode on Assata Shakur.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

It’s the big bad breakup: the Sino-Soviet split! Find out the causes and effects of the tensions between the USSR and China, including revisionist theories, petty letter writing, border wars, and even teaming up with the bad guys.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today we’re talking about a labor organization with heavy LARPing elements: The Knights of Labor! We learn about their history, shortcomings, and influence on the American labor movement. Rabbit holes include prohibition and cool saints.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

It’s another movie night! This time we’re watching the 2014 movie Pride. It’s about Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, an activist group who raised money for the British miners’ strike of 1984. But it’s also about solidarity, intersectionality, and fabulous friend groups.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Due to some upcoming travel, we’ve decided to do another shootin’ the shit! Christine takes the lead with this one, with a robust list of topics including religion, medicine, current strike actions, AI art, and sumptuary laws. We also talk about Iran, China, and have a bougie food chat.

Today we’re learning about Kwame Nkrumah, a guy who managed to win an election from jail, lead Ghana to independence, and pursue a damned dam. He also founded a party with a sick rooster logo.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Sorry ya'll, no new episode this week. We'll be back! Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We start off with a tarot reading for the community! Then we move on to current events like, uhh, what’s even happening in Ukraine? What about Iran? Other topics: talking to your family about leftism, media recommendations, World Cup predictions, and a fashionable wizard. Christine has ciders in this one.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!