The Regrettable Century

The Regrettable Century

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Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism (REDUX)

This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently. This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we ca ...  Show more

Half a Revolution: The Pink Tide and 21st Century Socialism

This week, we get together to talk through a sort of brief overview of the era of the Pink Tide in Latin America and try to draw out some of the lessons and implications for the future of Socialism for the 21st Century...What Happened to the Pink Tide? https://jacobin.com/2016/07 ...  Show more

Patron Preview: Patron Q&A IV

Here it is comrades, the long-awaited fourth patron Q&A. We answer questions about America's humiliation, Chinese communism, AI in schools, and our favorite revolutionary books and/or pamphlets. This is only half the questions we received this time, the second half will be posted ...  Show more

PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 01/20/2026

The Iran Regime Change that Wasn't, Canada and China are Pals Now, Greenland Idiocy, Ukraine's Mass Desertion Crisis, Ukraine's Corruption Crisis, Ukraine's Fiscal Crisis, Ukraine's Fortification Crisis, Ukraine's Losing the War Crisis...Send us a message (sorry we can't respond ...  Show more

From Dawn to Decadence, REDUX: The Boys are Back in Town (Part V) With Varn Vlog

Once again, the boys are back... again. We return to our long-neglected "Decadence Theory" project with Varn Vlog. This week, the boys try to get back in the swing of things with a reorientation episode. Varn Vlog https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts Send us a message (sorry ...  Show more