In the 2nd part of our conversation about Cyberpunk 2077 we are rejoined by Roberto to talk The Soul of Theseus, morality, and sexism in the player co...
We have brain worms we need to exorcise, and so we've invited our friend Roberto on to talk about the video game Cyberpunk 2077. Made by CD PROJE...
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“This is the most important election of our lifetimes.” “Voting for a third-party candidate? Might as well throw away your vote!” “You may not like hi...
As we continue to work towards outer transformation, building the structures and models that will shape the transition to a post-capitalist society, i...
Before 1948, the land of Palestine was dotted with olive groves along rolling hills between mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Palestinians, Arabs,...
What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text o...
What is the connection between capitalism, colonialism, consumerism, and Christianity? How do these systems and ideologies uphold and support one anot...
Although the reference to war that you just heard could very much be real, actual military conflict — after all, our guest on today’s episode has foug...
It was once very difficult for people experiencing poverty in the Global South to obtain credit and loans because they were seen as unable to provide...
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Do you ever feel like time is marching in a particular direction? Towards, say, rising global temperatures, mass extinctions, ever-increasing division...
When you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common. However, y...
When we think of health under capitalism, it's easy to go straight to the fight for universal healthcare, and understandably — that battle is one of t...
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