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The Great Schism: How the Radical Left Was Born

The Great Schism: How the Radical Left Was Born

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In our series premiere, we travel back to the mid-19th century to witness the birth of modern radical politics. As the Industrial Revolution transforms Europe into a landscape of soot, wealth, and human misery, three explosive ideas emerge to challenge the status quo: socialism, communism, and anarchism.

We explore how early radicals moved in the same smoky circles, drinking in the same pubs while debating how to free the working class. Discover the fierce intellectual rivalry between Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin, the chaotic hope of the 1848 revolutions, and the tragic, blood-soaked 72 days of the Paris Commune—the world's first real experiment in working-class power. This is the story of how the Left united to fight early capitalism, and how a devastating defeat fractured the movement forever.

Key Topics Covered:

  • The brutal realities of early industrial capitalism.
  • The rise of the Utopian Socialists.
  • Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and The Communist Manifesto.
  • Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, and the birth of modern anarchism.
  • The First International and the split between the "Red" and the "Black."
  • The rise and fall of the 1871 Paris Commune.
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