E245: RIP Loren Goldner

The communist milieu lost a titan last week. Our kind friend and mentor, Loren Goldner (1949-2024), passed away on Friday, April 12th 3:00am, at age of 76. As a tribute to his life and legacy we were able to gather a handful of people who were close to him to share stories, memories and inspirations. Special thanks to Arya Zahedi, Zhana Kurti, Jarrod Shanahan, Joe Lombardo, Ross Wolfe and Billy O'Conner for coming on to memorialize a great thinker and a great friend.

Copious Loren Goldner Links:

Website archive https://breaktheirhaughtypower.org/category/articles/

Melville book https://libcom.org/article/herman-melville-between-charlemagne-and-antemosaic-cosmic-man-loren-goldner

Insurgent Notes Journal http://insurgentnotes.com/author/loren/

Articles mentioned in order

• Arya
  • Turkish history- https://libcom.org/article/agrarian-question-russian-revolution-material-community-productivism-and-back-loren-goldner
  • Bolivia- https://libcom.org/book/export/html/58156
  • Fictitious capital for beginners https://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/fictitious-capital-beginners-imperialism-anti-imperialism-and-continuing-relevance-rosa-luxemburg
• Ross
  • Race and the enlightenment https://libcom.org/article/race-and-enlightenment-part-i-anti-semitism-white-supremacy-1492-1676
  • Critic of post-colonial theory https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/the-universality-of-marx/
  • Revolution in the Air critique https://libcom.org/article/review-revolution-air-max-elbaum-loren-goldner
• Sean
  • Bordiga https://files.libcom.org/files/Loren%20Goldner%20-%20Amadeo%20Bordiga,%20the%20Agrarian%20Question,%20and%20the%20International%20Revolutionary%20Movement.pdf

Audio clips from: https://libcom.org/article/loren-goldner-audio

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