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Mark Carney
Davos
AI Data Centers
Jeffrey Epstein
Avi Lewis
World Cup
FIFA
Canada Debt Crisis
United States
Revolutionary Communist Party (canada)
Climate Change
Public Grocery Stores
Venezuela
British Columbia
Britain
Capital
Indigenous Rights
New Democratic Party

The official podcast of the Revolutionary Communist Party, the Canadian section of the Revolutionary Communist International. Every week we bring you the class line on Canadian current events. If you agree with what we have to say, join us! Go to marxist.ca/join to apply for membership and build the Revolutionary Communist Party in your area! Question for the show? Email us at classlinepod@gmail.c... more

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This week, Joel is joined by Matt Kneller, a central committee member and leading activist with the RCP in Vancouver to discuss the meltdown in the BC Conservative party, what it means and how to fight against right-wing populism.

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As people in Quebec head to the polls this October, they face no real options: the four main parties all promise to make workers pay, while making everything easier for the rich.

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This week on The Class Line, Joel is joined by Marco La Grotta to discuss the recent breakdown in trade negotiations between the United States and Canada, the effects this is having on Canadian politics, and the Communist response to the trade war. more

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The rush for AI data centres has come to Canada. Carney, through his “AI for all” strategy is trying to convince us that this will benefit all of us. But the fact is that AI under capitalism will mean profits for a few while the rest of us suffer.

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Recent Guests

Hélène Bissonnette
Activist with the Revolutionary Communist Party in Quebec
Revolutionary Communist Party (Quebec)
Episode: 21. Quebec Election: Pick your poison
Avi Lewis
Filmmaker and activist, associated with socialist critique
Noted left-wing commentator
Episode: 20. Trade war escalates: who will win?
Benoît Tanguay
Member of the Executive Committee of the Revolutionary Communist Party; editor of Communist Revolution, Révolution Communiste
Revolutionary Communist Party
Episode: 17. The REAL reason housing is unaffordable
Jeremy Swinarton
Central Committee Member of the Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party
Episode: 16. Government debt: a ticking time bomb
Oliver Lue
Guest author featured in Communist Revolution; wrote on FIFA and the World Cup
Communist Revolution / marxist.ca
Episode: 15. Capitalism is Ruining Sports
Ben Curry
Member of the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International
Revolutionary Communist International
Episode: 13. Britain in crisis
Laine Sheldon Houle
Regional organizer with the Revolutionary Communist Party in Edmonton
Revolutionary Communist Party
Episode: 12. Will Alberta Separate?
Marcus Katryniuk
Executive Committee member, Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party
Episode: 07. Capitalism vs Indigenous people
Holly Quilty
Executive Committee member of the Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party (Canada)
Episode: 06. Say NO to Carney's Militarism!

Host

Joel Bergman
Host of The Class Line; central figure in delivering Marxist analysis and political critique.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 137 ratings
  • They’ve got the answers and solution

    I find this show really helps me understand

    what is happening in Canadian politics. Too, it’s equipped me with the arguments to convince others of the need for revolution

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    edenEPICSAUCE
    Canada2 months ago
  • Clear, easily-graspable and interesting discussion

    A refreshing take on Mark Carney's speech at Davos. Our hosts peeled back the layers to expose the class interests of Canadian geopolitics and concluded as they had to "Workers of the World, Unite".

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Miznthrop
    New Zealand8 months ago
  • Great Show!

    So important to understand the real divisions in society, The Class Line makes them clear!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Alice likes Marx
    Canada8 months ago

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Engaging host dynamic and rigorous critique of capitalism
Strong alignment between hosts and guests on socialist policy goals
Clear articulation of class perspective in current events
Provocative and sometimes polarizing, but persuasive for supporters
Insightful Marxist analysis of Canadian policy

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03. Epstein: The Personification of Capital
Q: So how about just to start off, who was Epstein?
Epstein is described as a central connector for powerful figures, a financier who enabled sex trafficking and used his network to facilitate connections between billionaires, politicians, and others, acting as a glue in the system rather than a standalone entrepreneur.

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What is The Class Line about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A left-wing current-events show that analyzes Canadian politics and global issues through a Marxist lens. Episodes frequently critique capitalism, emphasize class analysis, and advocate socialist solutions such as public ownership, democratic planning, and expropriation of banks or large landlords. Guests are aligned with revolutionary socialist organizations and bring ideological framing to topics like housing unaffordability, government debt, Indigenous rights, climate policy, and military spending. The program often contrasts reformist policies with a socialist horizon and calls for mass organizing and worker solidarity. A standout trait is its consistent stance that systemic change requires a revolutionary, anti-capitalist approach rath... more

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