Two analysts review some misconceptions about revolutions, starting with the October Revolution

Program Title: Perspectives on Revolutions post 1917
Description: This week, as part of the Global Research News Hour's special summer series, we air two talks from the University of Manitoba Geopolitical Economy Research Group's 2017 Revolutions Conference.
Writer, trade union activist, self-described socialist, and editor of the site newcoldwar.org speaks on some of the mis-conceptions about the Russian revolution that have served to divide the Left 100 years later. He brings up the need for new class alliances to address climate change, and the role of revolution in resisting imperialist domination.
Economist and Co-director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group Alan Freeman speaks on the subject of Parties of Revolution, assessing the extent to which political parties create revolutions and the extent to which revolutions create political parties.

Host(s): Michael Welch
Featured Speakers/Guests: Roger Annis, Alan Freeman

Credits: recordings by Michael Welch

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