Empire Monitor

Members of Eastern Washington Progressives (EWAP), two of whom are going to the candidacy process to become members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), discuss what is perhaps the most well-known text by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto. This is episode one of what will be a weekly series on leftist, and predominately Marxist, political theory. We will be treating each episode as a discussion, in which we cover the text and discuss where and how it applies to today. "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" by Engels is next, so stay tuned. Please forgive the poor quality. We are meeting virtually because of the pandemic, and are new to the whole process. Things will improve in the coming weeks and months ahead.

(Around 4 minutes in, I, Tiago, misspoke. I meant to say "PMF" but accidentally said "Kataib Hezbollah." Also, at approximately 15 minutes in, I was trying to warn about US officials and media linking anti-American Iraqi groups and individuals with Iran.) Hosts Tiago Correia and Justice Forral discuss the most recent and major events in Iraq, specifically the US airstrikes against the Iraqi militia group Kataib Hezbollah on March 13, some background and context leading up to the attacks, and the implications for Iraq and the region as a whole. If you like what you hear, please support our work. PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/empiremonitor Follow Empire Monitor's work. Website: https://empiremonitor.wordpress.com/ Medium: https://medium.com/@EmpireMonitor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmXpAxPVNdld4ZB-PI_QjA/featured?view_as=subscriber Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmpireMonitor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpireMonitor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empiremonitor/ VK: https://vk.com/empiremonitor Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/EmpireMonitor Minds: https://www.minds.com/empiremonitor/ gab: https://gab.com/Empire_Monitor

On the first episode of the Empire Monitor podcast, hosts Tiago Correia and Justice Forral begin by discussing the recent developments in Idlib province, Syria, and their wider implications for the region and the conflict as a whole. In the second part of the discussion, we briefly talk about the Democratic Party primary and efforts to stop Bernie Sanders' campaign. Follow our website, Empire Monitor: https://empiremonitor.wordpress.com Follow Empire Monitor on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpireMonitor Twitter: https://twitter.com/empiremonitor VK: https://vk.com/empiremonitor Check out my recent articles on Syria: No, WWIII will not begin in Idlib -- nor will Turkey fully invade Syria: https://empiremonitor.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/no-wwii-will-not-begin-in-idlib-nor-will-turkey-fully-invade-syria/ Syria’s Advance Continues -- Turkey Prepares for Blowback: https://empiremonitor.wordpress.com/2020/02/23/syrias-advance-continues-turkey-prepares-for-blowback/ Russia Sends a Message to Turkey. Erdogan’s Deadline Approaches: https://empiremonitor.wordpress.com/2020/02/29/russia-sends-message-to-turkey-erdogans-deadline-approaches/ Show notes/works cited can be found on other platforms, as Sound Cloud only allows for 4,000 characters. UPDATE: In the show, I discussed a potential meeting on March 5th between the leaders of France, Germany, Turkey, and Russia. That meeting will not be happening: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-kremlin/kremlin-says-it-isnt-discussing-a-syria-summit-with-macron-merkel-idUSKCN20J186