Red Mole Podcast

The second half of Frank’s lecture was harder to translate than part one, and you’ll see some points [in brackets] where we’d welcome feedback from our francophone subscribers.

[Posts in a series, like this one, are collected here. Series take much more resources because they tend to involve translation, and we’ll rarely be able to publish more than one instalment a week. If you’d like to accelerate the completion of this or anoth...

A victory for the fascistoid government in Argentina would mean more than austerity. It would close a whole cycle of progressive struggle and destroy progressive forces. That means stopping the Milei offensive is the precondition for any progress in Argentina.

The March 24, 2025, protest marked the annual remembrance of the end of the dictatorship. It was a critical moment this year to bring together a historic unity unrivaled in th...

1970s analysis of the failures of two Trotskyist groups (LO in France and a British group somewhat informed by it, Workers’ Fight) are discussed in an upcoming post on Red Mole, “What matters is what you're for, not what you're against”. These organizations were different, and how their negativity metabolised was also different. However, they point to similar errors that the Fourth International has struggled with.

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In 1982 and 1983, the world was not just changing—it was being fundamentally reimagined. International Viewpoint was launched as more than a magazine; it was a critical lens capturing a moment when political landscapes were being redrawn and specialist organizations were radically reimagining their strategies.

This was an era of profound disruption. From the streets of Warsaw to the barrios of Buenos Aires, from the corridors of Eu...

In this episode, we dive into the history of revolutionary strategy through Pierre Frank's Histoire de l'Internationale Communiste. Published in 1979, the book offers a detailed account of the Communist International, or Comintern. Rosa Luxemburg famously stated that the International was where the "centre of gravity of the class organisation of the proletariat is situated."

Founded in the wake of the October Revolution, the Cominte...

Step into a riveting historical analysis that explores the pivotal economic and political transformations of mid-1970s Europe described by Inprecor, an English-language magazine produced by the Fourth International. This podcast offers an unprecedented examination of a complex period marked by profound shifts in political ideology, economic structures, and social dynamics.

Key Highlights:

* Explore the sudden end of the post-war eco...

Buckle up for an electrifying exploration of socialist history that's anything but dusty! Our latest podcast episode cracks open the fascinating world of the International Marxist Group (IMG), revealing a treasure trove of lessons for modern activists and organizers. Ever wondered how revolutionary groups actually work - warts and all?

This episode is your backstage pass to the real, complex world of political organizing. We're tal...

Unity, strategy, and navigating complex global shifts. The Trotskyist movement is one of the few revolutionary socialist currents that has survived from the crucial period of the Russian Revolution, the British miners strike of 1926, the Chinese revolution and the rise of fascism.

This podcast deep-dive shows how and why Trotsky assembled those whose revolutionary strategies defended the heritage of the Russian revolution, and the ...