Season 2
5 episodes · Sep 18, 2022
Socialism's singular idea: that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all.
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- S2E1
You Say You Want A Revolution...
Sep 19, 202222mKarl Marx said a workers' revolution was inevitable but by the end of the 19th century, it had failed to materialize. In response, some of his followers began developing an important strain of Marxist thought that would deeply affect America and the West.
- S2E2
California Dreaming
Sep 19, 202222mItalian communist Antonio Gramsci concludes that to succeed, Marxists must overthrow not just capitalism but Western civilization. Scholars of the Frankfurt School take refuge in Los Angeles - ground zero for the American culture they hope to destroy.
- S2E3
Long March
Sep 19, 202223mIn the 1960s, the 'long march through the institutions' begins: a systematic effort to control higher education and other key institutions. Herbert Marcuse emerges as 'the Godfather of the New Left,' inspiring a new generation of American socialists.
- S2E4
Red and Green
Sep 19, 202225mIn the 1970s, socialists took aim at environmental issues. From overpopulation to global warming, they provide in every case the same prescription: more centralized control and less personal freedom.
- S2E5
Situation Critical
Sep 19, 202225mToday's socialists substitute conflict over race, gender, and identity for the original Marxist schism between owners and workers. The goal remains the same, however: destroy American institutions, disrupt society, and bring about revolutionary change.