Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss all the things happening in the world, from uprisings in the Global South to military buildups, wars and broken ceasefires, the growing right wing and gigantic stock market bubbles. In a time where the news cycle is dizzying and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, or get swept away by the photos online showing the latest struggles across the world, and when the left is either busy chanting revolution, or proclaiming the arrival of fascism, Mansa and Perrault try to make sense of the direction of travel and arm workers and leftists with some basic lessons for coping.

US imperialism turns the screws: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/screws

The crisis of the Marxist left and the tasks of the ICL: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/crisis-left

Palestine - Kill the Dead! Sabra and Shatila must not be repeated! https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/2025-palestine

American Dystopia: Dig in, don't give up! https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1187/dystopia

Defend Venezuela and Mexico against US imperialism: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1187/venezuela

Italy: Weld the Palestine movement and working class struggles: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/2025-italy

China: Do nothing, lose! https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/china

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