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(Debate Opening) Daniel Lazare And Mike Macnair - BDS - For And Against from 2022-02-14T14:28:18
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Opening to a debate between Daniel Lazare and Mike Macnair at the February 13th Online Communis...
Online Communist Forum - 6-2-2022 from 2022-02-10T08:34:31
Online Communist Forum - 6-2-2022 by CPGB-PCC
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Kevin Bean - 50 Years Since Bloody Sunday from 2022-02-02T03:47
Kevin Bean addresses the January 30th Online Communist Forum on the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry.
This talk follows on from comrade Bean’s article in Weekly Worker 13...
What do we want: a mass Communist Party or a broad left socialist movement? from 2022-01-18T10:15:32
Debate between Tony Greenstein and Jack Conrad.
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Online Communist Forum - 02-01-2022 from 2022-01-03T07:43:51
1 (0.00) Trump’s attempted coup one year on
2 (17.30) The standing army and the right to bear arms
3 (21.35) Chile: don’t expect another Pinochet
4 (29.55) Maxwell trial: wider question...
Jack Conrad - Jesus A Man Of His Times from 2021-12-20T19:42:39
Jack Conrad, member of the CPGB Provisional Central Committee and author of ‘Fantastic Reality’ (2012), addressed the December 19th OCF on the life of Jesus and the evolution of the ‘Jesus Party’ i...
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Online Communist Forum - 12-12-2021 from 2021-12-12T23:20:19
1 (0.00) Covid hypocrisy: ‘Do as we say, not as we do’.
2 (14.20) Liquidation of LAW: where next for the Labour left?
3 (30.20) The continuing ‘war on drugs’ and our response
4 (39.10) ...
Online Communist Form - 5-12-2021 from 2021-12-06T12:14:53
1 (0.00) Labour reshuffle: More pro-establishment gestures
2 (16.50) Which way for the Labour left post-LAW?
3 (27.05) Down with the fascist right, but no to state bans
4 (42.55) JCPA: ...
Mohsen Shahmanesh - Political And Social Impacts Of Pandemics Historically from 2021-11-29T22:13:13
Dr. Mohsen Shahmanesh, expert in HIV epidemiologist who has previously written for the Weekly Worker, looks at a number of pandemics through human history and analyses their social causes and effects.
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Online Communist Forum - 21-11-2021 from 2021-11-22T02:49:14
1 (0.00) Labour: delusions of the left
2 (17.05) Covid: mistrust of governments v collective responsibility
3 (27.35) ‘migrant crisis’ and the crimes of imperialism
4 (41.00) Ongoing th...
Mike Macnair 'Constitutions - Ancient And Modern' from 2021-11-14T00:00
Mike Macnair, regular contributor to the Weekly Worker and author of Revolutionary Strategy (2009), addressed the November 14th OCF on the history and nature of constitutions of minority class rule...
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Online Communist Forum 7-11-2021 from 2021-11-11T15:19:52
1 (0.00) Cop26 and climate change: working class parties needed
2 (16.20) Climate change: Greta Thunberg not the answer
3 (23.55) USA: Biden’s triumph and what lies ahead
4 (30.40) Free...
Lars T. Lih 'Agreementism In 1917 - Its Rise And Fall' from 2021-10-31T00:00
Lars T. Lih, who has previously written for the Weekly Worker and is author of the infamous Lenin Rediscovered: 'What is to be Done?' in Context (published in paperback by Haymarket in 2008), addre...
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Online Communist Forum - 24-10-2021 from 2021-10-26T14:18:14
1 (0.00) Cop26: expect nothing much
2 (16.25) Covid: disastrous inaction
3 (22.15) ‘No offence’ equals censorship
4 (32.45) USA: Steve Bannon and January 6
5 (38.50) China: hyperson...
Online Communist Forum - 17-10-2021 from 2021-10-18T11:43:35
1 (0.00) Insulate Britain: counterproductive methods
2 (6.45) Climate change: civilisation breakdown?
3 (15.05) Killing of David Amess: underlying realities
4 (21.00) Brexit and Ireland...
Online Communist Forum 10-10-2021 from 2021-10-11T19:23:49
1 (0.00) UK’s ‘biodiversity’: no surprise
2 (7.00) USA: Trump’s continuing legacy
3 (13.25) China: cold war continues
4 (23.40) Lebanon: latest ‘failed state’
5 (25.20) UKL’s pendin...
Report from Labour Party conference from 2021-10-04T09:04:38
With Kevin Bean for the Labour Party Marxist Steering Committee
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Online Communist Forum - 26-9-2021 from 2021-09-28T09:38:20
1 (0.00) Labour conference: Starmer safe as leader – for now
2 (12.00) USA: instability continues post-Trump
3 (19.30) Dealing with China: ‘war socialism’ and ‘climate socialism’ combined?
Online Communist Forum 19-9-21 from 2021-09-20T01:42:58
1 (0.00) UN, climate change and COP26: expect ‘hot air’
2 (24.10) Aukus: new anti-China pact
3 (32.30) China: contradictions and divisions
4 (35.20) ‘Levelling up’ fiasco and rail shamb...
Online Communist Forum - 12-9-2021 from 2021-09-13T11:24:35
1 (0.00) Al Qa’eda: the story of 9/11
2 (34.40) Peru, ‘people’s war’ and genuine socialism
3 (51.40) Labour: a reliable second eleven or a working class party?
Online Communist Forum - 5-9-2021 from 2021-09-07T14:58:48
1 (0.00) Afghanistan: what next?
2 (23.30) German elections: red-green-red coalition?
3 (31.45) Tax the rich?
4 (35.00) Real anti-Semitism and its various forms
5 (40.35) Trade unio...
Online Communist Forum - 29-8-2021 from 2021-09-01T07:49:12
1 (0.00) Afghanistan: the humiliating collapse and what it tells us
2 (44.50) Unite union election and Labour
3 (55.10) Labour Against the Witchhunt: weaknesses of ‘official left’ thinking
Online Communist Forum - 8-8-2021 from 2021-08-09T09:35:32
1 (0.00) Afghanistan: strategic regroupment?
2 (23.35) Climate change: capitalism and pseudo-solutions
3 (39.50) Labour: Stamer’s ‘safe pair of hands’
Online Communist Forum - 1-8-2021 from 2021-08-02T02:20:20
1 (0.00) Climate change: a paradigm shift?
2 (33.30) Tories: an advisory board with ‘no influence’?
3 (39.50) Cash-strapped Labour
4 (52.15) SWP internal discipline: two opposite and eq...
Online Communist Forum - 25-7-2021 from 2021-07-25T22:14:44
1 (0.00) Space race - extravagant waste
2 (9.50) Dominic Cummings: fuss about nothing
3 (11.40) Pegasus: imperialism and spyware
4 (22.45) Iranian strikes and their significance
5 (...
OCF - 'The Oil Workers' Strike In Iran' With Ruben Markarian from 2021-07-21T12:17:54
Ruben Markarian is a socialist Iranian activist, member of Rahe Kargar (Organisation of Revolutionary Workers of Iran).
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Online Communist Forum - 11-7-2021 from 2021-07-11T22:19:04
1 (0.00) Covid ‘Freedom Day’ irresponsibility
2 (16.30) ‘Space tourism’: perverse wastage
3 (22.00) Afghanistan: imperial humiliation
4 (25.25) SWP and by-election: don’t mention Gallow...
Online Communist Forum 4-7-2021 from 2021-07-09T08:01:40
1 (0.00) Batley and Spen: never ‘make or break’ for Starmer
2 (13.50) Workers Party of Britain: never an alternative
3 (25.30) Climate change: protest not enough
4 (39.05) Motor industr...
Online Communist Forum - 27-6-2021 from 2021-06-28T11:56
1 (0.00) Batley and Spen by-election: George Galloway’s ‘strategic vision’ and ours
2 (20.25) The ‘Labour’ Campaign for ‘Free Speech’?
3 (35.30) Black Sea provocation
4 (37.20) Hungary ...
Mike Macnair - Free Speech And The Law from 2021-06-23T21:58:32
Mike Macnair speaks on bourgeois law, campus culture wars, toppling statues, freedom of the press and no-platforming.
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Chris Knight - Communism in motion: has the worm turned? from 2021-06-13T21:47:24
Chris Knight reviews his book "Blood relations: menstruation and the origins of culture" 30 years on.
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Online Communist Forum - 6-6-2021 from 2021-06-07T21:24:20
1 (0.00) G7, Biden and John McDonnell’s ‘socialism’
2 (7.05) Covid and the ‘wonders of organisation’
3 (12.15) Covid and ‘dark plots’
4 (16.20) UFOs: holding up a mirror
5 (20.40) I...
Hillel Ticktin - Perspectives for the World Economy from 2021-06-04T11:58:25
Hillel Ticktin addresses the May 30 Online Communist Forum
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Online Communist Forum - 9-5-2021 from 2021-05-10T01:24:09
1 (0.00) UK elections – ‘long Brexit’
2 (27.30) Scotland – no Catalonia here!
3 (35.30) Elections, class and the left
Online Communist Forum - 25-4-2021 from 2021-04-25T22:18:55
1 (0.00) Football – unity in opposites
2 (48.00) Sleaze – unlikely to cost the Tories May elections
3 (51.35) ‘Unite for Freedom’ demo – anti-Covid measures still very much needed
4 (1....
Online Communist Forum - 18-4-2021 from 2021-04-19T07:42:13
1 (0.00) Monarchy death: everything must stop
2 (15.05) Local elections: vote Labour (but ...)
3 (17.55) Scotland: ‘safe in SNP hands’
4 (13.55) Ireland: divisions from Good Friday agre...
Online Communist Forum - 4-4-2021 from 2021-04-06T08:20:43
1 (0.00) ‘Ethnic disparities’ report: class, not race
2 (36.05) Blasphemy: religious rights, not impositions
3 (50.20) David Cameron and ‘normal’ corruption
4 (59.15) Iran deal: ‘three ...
Communist Forum - 28-3-2021 from 2021-03-29T04:49:12
1 (0.00) Scotland: disproportional representation and a constitutional crisis
2 (27.10) Covid-19: capitalism and greed
3 (34.55) UN anti-racism day: siding with the liberal bourgeoisie
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Communist Forum - 28-2-2021 from 2021-03-01T09:25:45
1 (0.00) Scotland: SNP troubles - poll blip?
2 (17.20) Free speech – put principle first
3 (21.20) Saudi Arabia – US facing both ways
4 (27.35) Shamima Begum – right to citizenship
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Communist Forum - 14-2-2021 from 2021-02-15T10:34:35
1 (0.00) Donald Trump: the US Bonaparte?
2 (35.10) Economic stagnation and the danger for the working class
3 (39.55) Catalonia: don’t jump to conclusions
4 (42.10) Labour ‘Antisemitism...
Communist Forum - 31-1-2021 from 2021-02-01T15:09:29
1 (0.00) USA: looking back at January 6
2 (16.20) The Trans-Pacific Partnership after Trump and Brexit
3 (19.30) Covid vaccine wars
4 (30.25) China: where is it heading?
Communist Forum 6-12-2020 from 2020-12-06T23:42:11
1 (0.00) Brexit - the crunch
2 (8.40) Labour - the end as a site for struggle?
3 (27.00) Covid vaccines - the market will deliver?
4 (38.00) China - a rival to the US hegemon?
Communist Forum - 29-11-2020 from 2020-11-30T13:24:32
1 (0.00) Sunak’s statement: making the working class pay.
2 (8.35) The pandemic and Tory divisions
3 (19.30) Labour witch-hunt: stay clear of the courts
4 (35.50) Brexit and fishing: it...
Communist Forum - 15 November 2020 from 2020-11-16T10:28:22
1. (0.00) What to expect from a Biden presidency
2. (36.55) Labour: will the witch-hunt be stepped up?
3. (42.20) RMT: Mick Cash’s resignation following defeat at conference
4. (47.35) ...
Communist Forum - 18-10-2020 from 2020-10-18T00:00
1 (0.00) Covid-19: devastation and shambles
2 (9.30) Brexit and the coming downturn: Johnson’s clever poker tactics?
3 (16.50) USA: it’s the working class that will pay
4 (32.40) Labour...
Communist Forum 3-10-2020 from 2020-10-05T12:16:30
1 (0.00) Covid and the role of accident
2 (28.25) Promoting the right and undermining the left
3 (41.35) Brexit and the demonisation of migrants
4 (46.00) Labour NEC – vote against the ...
Communist Forum 27-9-2020 from 2020-09-27T00:00
1. (0.00) Covid-19 shambles
2. (14.15) Supreme court: Trump plays another election card
3. (25.45) Belarus: no illusions
4. (28.30) Russia: terrorising opponents...
Communist Forum 20-9-2020 from 2020-09-20T00:00
1. Brexit
2. US Supreme Court
3. Covid-19
4. Labour
Communist Forum 13-9-2020 from 2020-09-13T00:00
1 (0.00) California fires: global solution, not transitional demands
2 (10.00) Martial law: for or against Trump?
3 (14.40) Brexit: UK break-up in the agenda
4 (24.25) Covid contradicti...
Communist Forum - 6 September 2020 from 2020-09-07T05:33:25
1. (0.00) Labour Representation Committee – left of the establishment
2. (2.00) Suckers and losers: US elections and the military
3. (7.10) Covid-19: growth of irrationality
4. (19.50) ...
Communist Forum 30-8-2020 from 2020-08-30T22:14:31
1. (0.00) Civil service shambles – covering up incompetence
2. (5.20) Covid ‘denialism’ – two sides
3. (7.55) The Proms: anti-slavery and pro-empire?
4. (20.15) ...
Communist Forum 9-8-2020 from 2020-08-09T22:05:20
1. (0.00) Migration: ‘Something must be done’!
2. (14.25) Racism: don’t ever mention the ‘N word’!
3. (22.25) Lebanon explosion: the anarchy of global shipping in a chaotic state
4. (36...
Communist Forum 26-7-2020 from 2020-07-27T08:34:13
1 (0.00) Pompeo’s speech: end of rapprochement with China
2 (13.10) Russia’s ‘Star Wars’
3 (14.05) Federal agents on the streets: ‘strong man’ up for re-election
4 (22.10) Turkey: Hagia...
Communist Forum 12-7-2020 from 2020-07-13T07:58:27
1 (0.00) Covid-19: denialism and reality
2 (10.50) Iran attack: promoting Israel
3 (17.40) Turkey: Islamism or secularism?
4 (26.25) BLM: US racism
Communist Forum - 28 June 2020 from 2020-06-29T07:51:08
1. (0.00) RLB: playing the Zionists’ game
2. (28.45) Israeli annexation – waiting for the Donald
3. (39.50) Asylum-seekers – inhuman detention
4. (42.10) Social ...
Communist Forum 21 June 2020 from 2020-06-21T23:10:43
1. (0.00) SWP and Black Lives Matter
2. (1.10) Statue wars
3. (3.25) Race, class and Covid-19
4. (19.05) Government bungling –contact tracing app
5. (2...
Communist Forum 8-6-2020 from 2020-06-07T22:42:43
1. Covid-19: the 40,000 landmark in Britain
2. (17.25) Black Lives Matter USA: two approaches
3. (26.40) Social media and free speech
4. (30.40) Black Lives Matt...
Communist Forum - 24 May 2020 from 2020-05-24T20:54:25
1. (0.00) Covid-19: left-right polarisation
2. (14.20) Newspaper circulation: going downhill, but ...
3. (18.50) Hong Kong: China’s poisoned chalice?
4. (30.05) ...
Communist Forum - 10 May 2020 from 2020-05-10T20:46:03
1. Covid-19: ‘chaotic disaster’
2. (7.30) Netanyahu: making use of Covid-19
3. (11.00) Labour: why the witch-hunt is continuing
4. (15.05) SWP: in another world<...
Communist Forum - 3 May 2020 from 2020-05-03T22:00:17
1. Covid-19 and the imperial pushback
2. (13mins, 50) Labour, ‘anti-Semitism’ and Israel
3. (29mins) Sex scandals, home and away
4. (36mins) A ‘global ceasefire ...
Communist Forum - 12 April 2020 from 2020-04-12T00:00
1. (0:00) Covid-19: dysfunction and inequality
2. (7.45) Steve Hedley suspended: playing to the ‘We are all united’ gallery
3. (13.45) Labour: expect another purge
4. ...
Communist Forum - 29 March 2020 from 2020-03-29T00:00
1. Covid-19 USA
2. (4.00) Covid-19 UK
3. (7.50) Covid-19 international
4. (10.40) Covid-19 – Chinese model?
5. (11.15) Economic downturn – expect the w...
London Communist Forum - 22 March 2020 from 2020-03-22T18:08:22
Today we have a remote session, fully dedicated to the corona pandemic, the government response and the tasks for the left.
1. Covid-19 and our response
2. (24.00) CWU dispute: ...
London Communist Forum - 15 March 2020 from 2020-03-15T00:00
1. Coronavirus: ‘herd immunity’ or real protection?
2. (33.30) USA: Bernie or bust?
3. (43.45) Russian referendum – will Putin do better than Cameron?
4. (44.40) Russia-S...
London Communist Forum - 8 March 2020 from 2020-03-08T00:00
1. Coronavirus – accelerating the downturn
2. (10.35) Syria – chaos rules
3. (16.50) Saudi Arabia – trying to secure the royal future
4. (20.20) Unite the Union ...
London Communist Forum - 16 February 2020 from 2020-02-16T00:00
1. The Tories, chancellor and courts
2. (7.28) Immigration and the hypocrisy of the Morning Star
3. (11.55) BBC bias and the licence fee
4. (14.30) Labour and Zi...
London Communist Forum - 2 February 2020 from 2020-02-03T00:25:51
1. Brexit and frictional trade
2. ( 11.10) Huawei and US hegemony
3. (18.00) Coronavirus – minimising the threat
4. (22.40) Tusc – alive and unwell!
5. ...
Against war with Iran from 2020-01-12T00:00
A panel meeting of the Hands of the People of Iran campaign on Sunday 12 January with speakers Yassamine Mather and Moshé Machover.
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0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:51 - Yass...
59: Against a war with Iran from 2020-01-05T00:00
Today we have an extended interview with Yassamine Mather, chair of the Hands of the People of Iran campaign about the recent developments concerning a possible war with Iran. Mind that this interv...
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London Communist Forum - 15 December 2019 from 2019-12-22T19:03:09
0.00 - General election results – how did it happen?
9.00 - It was Brexit and anti-Semitism what done it.
11.45 - Brexit – ‘if only’
15.00 - Success of the smears
24.35 - Labour man...