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The Measures Taken

The Measures Taken

By: Stephan Matthew and Nathan
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Summary

The Measures Taken is a project to survey and reconstruct the history of Marxism from the development of mass Social Democracy to our own moment.

Recognizing that Bolshevism has lapsed as a living political tendency, those of us who remain committed to revolutionary communist politics and convinced by the Marxist critique of political economy are left searching for a past capable of orienting us in the present. Mindful of the threat of eclecticism and all too cognizant of the infelicities of sectarianism, the hosts of this podcast embrace a non-denominational Marxism.

Our purpose is self-education, never the display of expertise. We hope that our listeners extend to us the same principled courtesy we do our forebears: not to judge too harshly.

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Episodes
  • Riot Strike Riot — Reading Joshua Clover

    Riot Strike Riot — Reading Joshua Clover
    28 Apr 2026

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    In this episode, recorded in the fall, we discuss the late Joshua Clover's book 'Riot. Strike. Riot. : The New Era of Uprisings.'

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    44 min
  • The Specter of "Woke"

    The Specter of "Woke"
    2 Dec 2025

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    Is left woke? Has woke left?

    Susan Neiman's "Left Is Not Woke" provokes us to consider these questions and more.
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    57 min
  • The Workers' Opposition

    The Workers' Opposition
    25 Nov 2025

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    We discuss the positions and influence of the Workers' Opposition in the Soviet Union.
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    47 min
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