New Left Media 2023

This is a brief list of leftist media that I came across in 2023, alongside with specific videos that I thought were interesting:

• ChemicalMind (link): An American Marxist-Leninist YouTuber going over socialism as praticed in the United States, book reviews, and addressing misconceptions about socialism & communism.

• F.D. Signifier (link): Basically a black dad and one of the “older millenials” who happens to have two degrees, one of them being a master’s in sociology. Discusses cultural concerns in the United States, especially as it pertains to African-American popular culture. Featured on MorePerfectUnion, The Deprogram, Hasan Piker, and more recently Positive Leftist News channels, as well as Black Power Media and even Anthony Fantano.
• Ornament and Crime (link): American anarchist going over the cultural issues and the historical trajectory of the Jewish identity. Broadly focuses on indigeneity, folk culture, archaeology and various other topics.
• The Deprogram (link): What happens when you get an American, an Iraqi and a Serb together? You get the world’s first reverse “humanitarian intervention” plot of Grand Theft Auto IV second most unlikeliest podcast after Superman and Lex Luthor. Probably helps that all of the co-hosts are communists.
• The Homeless Romantic (link): Podcast hosted by Chris Jeffries. Range of interviews from John Bellamy Foster to John Waters.
• Bes D. Marx (link): Albanian communist (and One Piece fan) living in Germany. Produces very well researched videos on European (socialist) history.
• Fredda (link): Danish history graduate*. Used to do streaming videos of his gaming interests (and still does), until he got motivated to push back against right-wing claims of leftist conspiracies.
• uncivilized (link): Edutainment media enterprise founded by Salem Barahmeh. Primarily focuses on topics related to Palestine, but at times broadens the focus to colonized peoples.

Not sure if I have a specific set of videos that I liked, But here’s some that I enjoyed watching:

In the autumn of 2023, a video of one Oliver Anthony performing a folk song he wrote titled, “Rich Men North of Richmond” – which he castigated the greed of capitalists…while also chastising the poor for taking ‘handouts’ in welfare checks. This had struck many viewers to believe that Anthony is a right-winger/libertarian but he refused appearances on Fox News or indeed, any of the right-wing media ecosphere in spite of them featuring his music on their programs, and put out a video denouncing them for trying to exploit him and his music for their own ends. This video by Radical Reviewer puts into context the social background of Anthony and the unique set of social relations, including labour relations that someone like him would exist in – and why he might carry anti-poor prejudices, before actually reviewing the song itself, and comparing it to radical songs/resistance music. Please check it out.

So this is an interview conducted by 1Dime with @theory_underground on Nick Land, the so-called “dark enlightenment”, and what his deal is. Even after that explanation, I very much don’t think that Land is ‘the most interesting man in the world’. Just another dweeb who got caught up with the miasma from the End of History, and needed to get put into a locker. Or hung on a coat-hanger. These guys also really like Zizek for some reason. One thing that I’ll give it credit for, is inspiring me to read up on Schopenhauer. Give it a watch if you’re at least a bit interested in “Theory”.

I really like hearing FD speak on anything. But watch this documentary review of BS High really distills the essence of what he’s about. Give it a watch.

Anyways, until next time.