
165 - A.K 47 - Who are the social democrats and what do they want? - part II
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai
Kristen Ghodsee reads a 1906 essay of Alexandra Kollontai, which is weirdly prescient of the present day, 120 years later. This is the second installment of a multipart episode with reading, commentary, and analysis of "Who are the social democrats and what do they want?”
Mentioned in this episode:
Article: "No babies? Blame capitalism.”
Article: "Der Kapitalismus bestraft das Kinderkriegen"
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