Posted by NonCompete on Jul 10, 2025
Hello to all our wonderful Patreon supporters! This is our first newsletter where we are rounding up all the stuff we've put out over the last week or so into one convenient commie digest. The theme this week has been AMERICAN EMPIRE. We have been examining and critiquing the history and contemporary conditions of capitalism, imperialism, and fascism in the rapidly developing political climate of the USA.
NEW ARTICLES:
We have gotten back to putting out articles. Currently they are coming out on Medium and Substack. We are excited to hear what you think. If you want to get future articles delivered to you right away, please subscribe to our newsletter on either of those platforms!
Our first article is an update to a video we did a couple years ago debunking the myth that you can "bully liberals farther left:"
The Delusion of Pushing them Left
READ NOW: Substack | Medium
Our second article is a companion piece to Dr. Parenti's "Myths of the Founding Fathers" (and we also have a documentary on the same piece, down in the New Videos section below). It explores the ways in which the proto-fascist ideology and programs of the Founding Fathers were developed into 20th century fascism:
The Foundation of Fascism
READ NOW: Substack | Medium
And our most recent article is our most ambitious piece yet in trying to define and explain the concept of the "Liberal-Fascist Bargain." This article examines the ways in which liberal figures like Bakari Sellers and Andrew Yang are working to recuperate the image of Elon Musk to build a "third way" program of radical centrism which seeks to synthesize liberal and fascist ideals.
Musk's Rebrand Follows a Dark Historical Pattern
READ NOW: Substack | Medium
NEW VIDEOS:
Recently we have put out two videos. The first is a response to the USA's interventions in Iran, focusing on the history of American imperialism in that region and the underlying objective conditions which lead the USA to a foreign policy of destabilization:
Fascists and Liberals: Allied for War Against Iran
Our second flagship video is Part 2 of the documentary series we are making based on Dr. Michael Parenti's Real History lecture series. It debunks common "Myths of the Founding Fathers" and draws parallels between the proto-fascist ideology of the Founding Fathers and the destructive developments of 20th century fascism:
The Dark Truth About America's Founding Fathers
Note: if you'd like to support Part 3 of this series, we have a fundraiser here on Givebutter!
New From Luna Oi:
Luna has a great new video on the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union. It's very inspiring, so we hope you'll give it a watch!
How Young Communists Organize in Vietnam
NEW SHORTS:
We have been experimenting with cranking out more shorts lately and we're excited to hear what you think about them. Here are this week's shorts, in case you missed any:
Watching Communist Movies at the Beach in Vietnam
Disaster Relief is a Class Issue
Hitler and Trump on Hard vs. Soft Power
BOOK LAUNCHING THIS MONTH!
We have finished laying out and proofreading the Historical Materialism book, the graphics are done, and we are just waiting on the forward/intro from some very exciting professors. We are going to be registering an ISBN this week and will hopefully be able to start taking preorders some time around mid-July! If you'd like to be one of the first to preorder, keep an eye on your Patreon inbox or sign up for our Banyan House mailing list! The ebook will be completely free but it might take us a few weeks to get it properly formatted because we barely know what we're doing with ebook formats. 😂 In the meantime, now might be a good time to read (or re-read) the Dialectical Materialism book! Free ebook is available over at Banyan House.
THANKS AS ALWAYS!
NonCompete is very nearly 100% audience-supported. Without the generous contributions from viewers and readers like you, we would not be able to do any of this work. So, again, thank you for your support and please let us know if there's anything you'd like to see in future projects! Stay safe out there, and solidarity!
-The NonCompete Gang
EJ, Luna, and Slopstache