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Against the Stream
In Against the Stream, our weekly current affairs podcast, members of the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International sit down to discuss the main events shaping global affairs. In an increasingly turbulent world situation, these discussions look behind the headlines of the mainstream press and the statements of politicians, to bring out the real processes and interests at play.
Episodes
Against the StreamTrump dumps Ukraine, the future for Gaza, and class struggle in the US
Lenin once said that there are decades where weeks happen, and weeks where decades happen. We are living through the latter. A new era has begun, one…
Against the StreamTrump takes on the liberal world order
Trump has been in power for just over two weeks and already he has started to upend the liberal world order. With tariffs, deportations, the halting of all…
Against the StreamStorms gathering: a Marxist analysis of the world economy
Storm clouds are gathering over the world economy. Already, it is faced with slowing growth, rising interest and inflation rates, and astronomical debts. Now…
Against the StreamIs Trump a fascist? Where is America going?
This week’s episode of Against the Stream was recorded just days after Trump was inaugurated as US president. For some, this represents the triumph of fascism…
Against the Stream‘America First’ – What does it mean? What next for Gaza? and El País’ liberal hypocrisy
With just days until Trump returns to power, Hamid Alizadeh and Jorge Martín from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International…
Against the StreamTrump, Biden and the crisis of the American regime
With just two weeks before Trump re-enters the White House, the outgoing Democrats are doing everything they can to undermine the next president. In Ukraine in…
Against the StreamImperialists circling Syria, the Kurdish struggle, and Germany in crisis
Defined by political crises all over the world, spiralling tensions between the imperialist powers, and revolutions in Bangladesh and Kenya, 2024 was an…
Against the Stream2024 Wrapped: a year of war and revolution
2024 has been a year of war, revolution and crisis on every continent. From the horrors of the Gaza genocide, to the revolutionary summer in Kenya and…
Against the StreamAssad regime falls, the Kurds under attack, Zelensky hated in Ukraine, and CEO assassination reveals class hatred
Once again, this week has been defined by sharp turns in world politics. In Syria, the Assad regime collapsed after a sudden offensive by Islamist groups…
Against the StreamFrench government falls, Syrian Civil war reignites, Biden pardons corrupt son, and Korean President gambles on martial law
This week has been full of sharp and sudden turns. The Syrian civil war has suddenly reignited due to the shock advance of a Turkey-backed rebel group. The…
Against the StreamNetanyahu and the “rules-based order”; The Lebanon ceasefire; Macron sitting on top of a volcano
This week, the Middle East has once again dominated the news, with the ICC issuing an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister…
Against the StreamBiden escalates Ukraine war, Trump vs the ‘deep state’, and the death of the American dream
In this episode of Against the Stream, Hamid Alizadeh and Niklas Albin Svensson, from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist…
Against the StreamThe implications of Trump’s victory, the Ukraine war, and protests in Spain
This week on Against the Stream, Hamid Alizadeh and Jorge Martin from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International sat down once…
Against the StreamRage against the ruling class in Spain, Trump and the class struggle in the US, and the German government collapses!
Closely following our special episode with Alan Woods covering Trump’s victory in the US election, Against the Stream went live again this week for another…
Against the StreamTrump’s victory: What does it mean? – A communist analysis with Alan Woods
This week, Against the Stream podcast went live for a very special episode. Now that the results of the US election have come in, Hamid Alizadeh and Alan Woods…
Against the StreamSpanish floods, war in the Middle East, and the US elections
This week, Jorge and Hamid sat down to discuss three flashpoints in the world crisis of capitalism: the floods that are devastating Spain, the spiralling…
Against the StreamSinwar’s assassination, Zelensky’s peace plan, and the BRICS summit
On 24 October, Fred Weston and Hamid Alizadeh from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International sat down for another special…
Against the StreamGaza, Lebanon, and the economic crisis in Europe
On the 16 October, Jorge Martín and Hamid Alizadeh from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International sat down to talk about the…
Against the StreamGaza, Ukraine and world relations
On the 11 October, comrades Jorge Martín and Hamid Alizadeh of the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International recorded a special…