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The Measures Taken

The Measures Taken

By: Stephan Matthew and Nathan
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The Measures Taken is a project to survey and reconstruct the history of Marxism from the development of mass Social Democracy to our own moment.

Recognizing that Bolshevism has lapsed as a living political tendency, those of us who remain committed to revolutionary communist politics and convinced by the Marxist critique of political economy are left searching for a past capable of orienting us in the present. Mindful of the threat of eclecticism and all too cognizant of the infelicities of sectarianism, the hosts of this podcast embrace a non-denominational Marxism.

Our purpose is self-education, never the display of expertise. We hope that our listeners extend to us the same principled courtesy we do our forebears: not to judge too harshly.

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    Neofeudalism All Over Again: The World According to Jodi Dean
    May 12 2025

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    We discuss Jodi Dean's new book Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle.

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    The World According to Jane McAlevey
    Aug 29 2024

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    We discuss Jane McAlevey's contributions to the labor movement and two of her books: 'No Shortcuts' and 'Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell).'
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    Beach Reads #2: Alexandra Kollontai's "Morality and the New Society"
    Jul 30 2024

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    We discuss a selection of Kollontai's writings and speeches on women's oppression, the family structure, and new ways to conceive of sex and love in a liberated society.

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