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Mansa is joined by Comrade Anacleto from Mexico City to discuss how Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to suspend oil shipments to Cuba is aiding the imperialist chokehold on the island and why communists must fight to break this blockade as a means of defending not just Cuba and the Cuban Revolution, but also to defend Mexico and the Mexican working class and peasantry from imperialist aggression. We discuss the challenges of building the anti-imperialist struggle in a context where Latin America is under attack but where there seems to be a growing right-ward shift.  Break the blockade! Double the oil shipments to Cuba! https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/2026-cuba Front page of El Antiimperialistia #5 - No resistir significa mas subordinacion https://iclfi.org/pubs/ai/5/portada The world at a turning point https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1188/world Follow our comrades in Mexico on X and Insta @gem_lci Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Jeremy from Minneapolis and Paula from Chicago to get the latest from the ground. We discuss what it's like on the ground, the fear and anger amongst people, what the 'general strike' of January 23 represented, and what's ahead. Although Trump seems to be moderating a little bit by reassigning ICE czar Greg Bovino and placing the killer ICE agents on leave, this does not mean that the anti-immigrant offensive has stopped. The urgent question still posed is why the union movement did not come out in force, and what it will take to make that happen. Listen to find out. Left, stop fronting; For real strike action on 1/23!Labour: Make ICE stand down!ICE kills Renee Nicole Good; Labour must act!Follow us on X and Insta @workersvanguard Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Ray to discuss why China is absent as the old world order is being torn up and the new emerges. We discuss why China is not resisting the U.S. as Trump goes on the offensive throughout the world, and why it's in China's interest to do so to as a means of defending the 1949 revolution and building the anti-imperialist struggle. China: Defend Venezuela, resist America! China: Do nothing, loseThe class nature of China: Not imperialist, not capitalistChinese Spartacist!Follow us on X in Chinese @sibadakepai or in English @SpartacistICL Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Edith and Ozan, members of Hospital Workers Building Union Power (HWBUP), to discuss the biggest nurses strike in New York history. We discuss what the strikes are about, the mood on the picket lines, what the problems are with the strategy of the union leaders, and what's holding back the strike from winning.  Read the leaflets from HWBUP here: https://linktr.ee/hwbup_nyc Meet them in person this Saturday, 24th January at the Holiday Appeal for Class War Prisoners, St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, 131 E. 10th St., Manhattan Follow them on Insta @hwbup_nyc  Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrade Vincent to discuss the mass uprising in Iran and what communists should fight for. We in the International Communist League argue that for the struggle against the regime to succeed and lead to a progressive outcome for the masses, it must be based on an anti-imperialist and working class programme. We explain why this is necessary by putting it in the context of the flip-flop of the  left: uncritically cheer on the movement without drawing a line against imperialism, or denounce the movement as pro-imperialist and end up politically backing the Iranian regime. Get in touch with us with your agreements and disagreements on this burning question! Iran - The revolution must be anti-imperialistIran under attack - Marxists who failed the testAfter October 7, where are we now? Only anti-imperialism can unite the people's of SyriaGet in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrade Perrault for the official launch of Season 2 of SpartTalk. They dive right in by taking on the rising pressures facing militants and socialists in the face of crazy world events and an increasingly difficult political climate. We discuss the necessity to having a clear understanding of dynamics and forces driving big changes, how to deal with the isolation at work, how to combat the tendency towards demoralisation and despair, and more. See also:  The World at a Turning PointIran: The revolution must be anti-imperialistDefend Venezuela, Release Maduro!China: Defend Venezuela, Resist America! -- Subscribe to the show to get the latest episode and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or send us an email at [email protected] Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa kicks off season 2 of Spart Talk with an emergency episode following the US bombing of Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro. The punchlines: workers and oppressed of the world, including in the US, must take a clear stand with Venezuela against US imperialist aggression, call for the release of Maduro, build an anti-imperialist united front in all of Latin America and the global South. We also point to the urgent need to call on the PRC to stand in defense of Venezuela and push back the US offensive. "Defend Venezuela, Release Maduro!" https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/2026-venezuela "US workers: Stand with Venezuela!" https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1188/venezuela "Defend Venezuela and Mexico against US imperialism!" https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1187/venezuela Follow regular updates on X @SpartacistICL Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrades Vincent and Anna to wrap up 2025 - a turning point in the world situation. We talk about what this year represented, what this meant for the tasks of the left and discuss some of the work we did, and what's ahead. This episode marks the end of season 1 of Spart Talk. We will be back in January with more content, and wish our listeners a restful break and a happy new year. (Apologies to our listeners; after uploading we realised there were some technical issues with the sound after the 1:10:52 mark where Comrade Anna's sound dropped; we have re-uploaded the file, but unfortunately were unable to address the issue.) Please visit https://iclfi.org/en and browse around to look at our recent publications, the work of our comrades around the world, and our theoretical documents. Follow us on @SpartacistICL to stay up to date, and follow the podcast wherever you get your podcasts! Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrades from the Partisan Defence Committee - Comrade Jon from New York and Comrade Kat from London - to highlight some of the defence work they have done this year, why it's key to strengthening the struggle against the ruling class and imperialism, and how our listeners can help. Listen to them explain the cases of Eric Duprey who was murdered by the cooler-killer cop, pro-Palestinian activists, British nurse Lucy Letby, black nationalist group Uhuru, black nationalist and EFF leader Julius Malema, and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. We are asking our listeners to consider becoming sustainers of this crucial work or make a one-off donation this holiday season!  Information about holiday appeals in the U.S. can be found here: https://iclfi.org/events/en Check out the work of the PDC in the U.S. here: http://partisandefense.org/ An overview of the PDC's work in Britain: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/255/pdc Help build the trail of cooler-killer cop who murdered Eric Duprey: https://iclfi.org/usa/events/2026-ny-duprey1 Open all police archives! https://iclfi.org/pubs/slus/2023-08-28-police-archives Why all socialists and trade unions have a stake in defending Julius Malema: https://iclfi.org/pubs/ssa/2025-malema2 For united class-struggle defence to free political prisoners in Pakistan: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/2025-rci-pakistan-letter Free Umar Khalid! https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1181/khalid All out May 9! Defend Xolani Khoza! https://iclfi.org/pubs/slus/2025-pdc-khoza Why we defend Lucy Letbyhttps://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/255/letby Protest French state repression: https://iclfi.org/pubs/slus/2025-pdc-france To send donations to the PDC in Britain or to become a sustainer, send funds to: Partisan Defence Committee, Sort code 20-10-53, Account no 60521507, or get in touch at [email protected], or follow them on X @PDC Britain or Insta @partisandefencecommittee To do the same for the PDC in the U.S., contact [email protected] or follow them on X@partisandefense Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa sits down with Vincent from Workers Hammer to discuss whether Your Party has a future and if so, what does it look like? Short answer: yes, but it depends on its politics. Fresh from the conference, both dive into the context in Britain and the tasks it poses for the left in order to challenge the rightward shift, win the working class and bridge the divides between different segments of the oppressed. What next for your party? https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/2025-yp-whose-party Workers Hammer pamphlet compiling all leaflets in the lead up to Your Party conference, titled "How to make your party work" https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/2025-yp-pamphlet Check out Vincent & Eibhlin's videos on the conference and other things here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8-TI43Mp8&t=2103s Follow Workers Hammer on YouTube, X and Insta @WorkersHammer Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrades Julia and Leticia to discuss the state of Argentina after two years of Milei, who has just strengthened his position in the recent midterm elections. We discuss the basis of support for Milei, why the Peronists - the historic bourgeois nationalist force in Argentina - still remain attractive as the main vehicle to fight Milei, and the contradictions plaguing the Argentine Trotskyists.  English articles Argentina: The downward spiral continues, https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/argentina Argentina: To defeat Milei, fight for national liberation! https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/69/milei Wake up! Workers are being led to a historic defeat! https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/69/wakeup Trotskyists in Argentina: Hot air and sectarianism, https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/69/argentina Spanish articles Argentina: La espiral descendente continua https://iclfi.org/spartacist/es/44/argentina Los trotskistas en Argentina: Palabras al aire y sectarismo https://iclfi.org/spartacist/es/43/argentina Un llamado al Frente de Izquierda: Para derrotar a Milei, ¡luchar por la liberación nacional! https://iclfi.org/spartacist/es/43/milei ¡DESPIERTEN! Llevan a los trabajadores a una derrota histórica https://iclfi.org/spartacist/es/2024-05-07-argentina Follow Spartacist on X @SpartacistICL Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Cassian and Natalie from the Just Break Already caucus in the DSA to discuss their work in the DSA now that the Mamdani era has begun. They touch on two main things that socialists in the DSA should be fighting to push Mamdani to do: ditch Tisch and the Taylor law!  Check out their leaflet, "Try to hold Zohran accountable in action; ditch Tisch and the Taylor law!" https://www.instagram.com/p/DRTRdYmkd6v/?img_index=1 And follow them on X @cleanbreaknow and Insta@dsa_justbreakalready Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Workers Vanguard editor Michael Davisson and Lital to discuss the meaning of Mamdani's victory. Since taking office, the Democratic Socialist that the left is fawning over, has declared points of agreement with Trump, retained hated NYPD police commissioner Jessica Tisch, and now endorsed pro-genocide Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. Where is the socialism in all this and what to do to hold Zohran accountable, and why. We discuss all this to update our listeners on what Mamdani's victory means. What Mamdani's victory really represents: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/2025-zohran Listen to previous episodes of Spart Talk on Mamdani here: https://iclfi.org/pubs/sparttalk The Third Rail - Mamdani mania and the working class, a podcast by Transit Workers for a Fighting Union https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTBLXbJE9Fs Follow Workers Vanguard on X, Insta and Facebook @WorkersVanguard Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa is joined by Comrades Regis and Elizabeth to discuss the fast moving events in the Philippines which has been rocked by a corruption scandal of huge proportions. Though the left has now called for the resignation of Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte and is raising the slogan for “transitional peoples’ councils”, they are hoping to build these in an alliance with the liberals and military generals.We discuss the dynamics on the ground and what all socialists on the ground should fight for in the lead up to Bonafacio Day: for a break with the liberals and military generals!  Read what comrades have to say on the situation:  For a BAYAN/PLM government of the masses! https://iclfi.org/pubs/tap-en/2025-bayan-plm For a united front in Luneta https://iclfi.org/pubs/tap-en/2025-luneta Subscribe to Talibang Anakpawis here: https://iclfi.org/phl or follow them on X @SpartacistPH or Facebook @SpartacistGroupPilipinas  Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik

Mansa sits down with Comrade Eibhlin to discuss the hype behind Catherine Connolly, the new President of Ireland, and why the left is so cheery about it. We get into what this victory means, or rather what it doesn't mean, for the situation of the Irish working class, which has been slowly moving to the right. We get into what drove this process during the heyday of liberalism, the fortunes of Sinn Fein, and within this broader picture, make a case for why it's completely disorienting and unhelpful to place hopes on Connolly, a rubber-stamp figure, and propose some tasks for the left in Ireland today. "For a united Irish workers republic!" https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/ireland "Enough waiting: Fight for a border poll! https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/256/ireland-poll "Reviewing 'Theses on Ireland': https://iclfi.org/pubs/wh/256/ireland-review "Marxists and the fight for a united Ireland": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mykTfuas3dI&t=6s Follow us on X @SpartacistICL, the work of our comrades in Britain can be followed on X, Insta and Youtube @WorkersHammer Get in touch! Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik