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Sudip Bhattacharya joins us to unravel the post-Trump landscape of socialist strategy, wading through the murky waters of political transitions and internal leftist tensions. How can we nurture class consciousness and fight against anti-DEI rhetoric that threatens to strip away essential rights? Together, Sudip and I confront these urgent questions, examining the evolution of the Republican Party towards Western chauvinism and the unsettling alliance between tech oligarchs and Trump's agenda. As we navigate this complex terrain, we provide insights into the dissatisfaction among socialists with elite discourses on identity politics and misleading media narratives about the working class.Our conversation also dives into the challenges of maintaining unity within diverse organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Drawing on personal experiences in union organizing, we emphasize the importance of staying focused on core objectives like job protection and workplace diversity, even when faced with ideological divides. Sudip shares anecdotes from a DSA town hall event, offering a firsthand look at the debates surrounding strategy and the need for both domestic and international perspectives within the movement. This dialogue highlights the importance of thoughtful public discourse and effective collaboration to strengthen class unity.Finally, we explore the broader implications of American foreign policy and the potential for global solidarity in challenging U.S. hegemony. By engaging with international perspectives, we uncover the impact of American political actions on global relations and the potential shifts in alliances. From understanding the complexities of radicalization to critiquing rhetoric-driven strategies, we underscore the necessity of addressing tangible issues that people care about. Join us for a compelling episode that navigates the intricate dynamics of socialist strategy and outreach in today's volatile political climate.Sudip Bhattacharya is a former journalist and will be focused on exploring race in the United States at Rutgers University. He has written articles for CNN, the Washington City Paper, Lancaster Newspapers, The Daily Gazette, and The Jersey Journal. He also graduated from Rutgers as an undergrad and earned a Master's in Journalism from Georgetown University.  He is a member of the Red Star caucus in the DSA, and has recently written an article for From the Academy to the Streets: Notes from a Working Class Think Tank edited by Colin Jenkins (Iskra Books 2025). Send us a text Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan

CoHosts David Beans & Joe Byars Guest: Ryan Smith Power to the People! Worker's rights! Is that too idealistic? Does it sound too good to be true? The Southwest Michigan Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are an organization that works toward a more democratic and equal world. For anyone who is frustrated by the economic, or political status quo, the DSA provides a space to unite and work together.  Ryan Smith, chair of the Southwest Michigan Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), explains what the local chapter of the DSA is accomplishing and how local people can get involved. The SWMI DSA meets at 1pm on the last Sunday of the month at the Edison Neighborhood Association. Volunteer at the Mutual Aid events on Friday evenings, behind Shakespear's Pub https://swmidsa.com https://www.facebook.com/SWMIDSA/

Step into the complex world of geopolitics as we engage in a provocative dialogue with Donald Parkinson from the Marxist Unity Group and Cosmonaut Magazine. Ever wondered how Aleksandr Dugin's perspectives on Vladimir Putin shift when viewed from Russia's internal lens? Discover the nuances of his book "Putin vs. Putin: Vladimir Putin Viewed from the Right," and how it provides clarity on Dugin's ideological leanings compared to his more globally recognized "Fourth Political Theory." We unpack the influences of far-right esoteric thinkers like Julius Evola on Dugin, his critical take on Putin and Medvedev, and the convoluted relationship he has with Nazi ideology, all while maintaining his Russian patriotism.We then scrutinize Dugin's admiration for Putin's centralizing strategies as outlined in "The 12 Labors of Putin." Find out how Putin's efforts to stave off Russia's disintegration, particularly in the Caucasus, and his suppression of ethnic separatism align with Dugin's vision. Our conversation spans from the federal structure of the Russian Federation to Putin's methods of curbing regional autonomy and disciplining oligarchs. We also delve into the intricate dance between Eurasianism and Islamism, and how Dugin selectively aligns with certain Islamist factions. This discussion paints a comprehensive picture of the ideological and geopolitical strategies at play within Russia.Finally, we tackle broader geopolitical ideologies, juxtaposing right and left strands of Eurasianism with insights from thinkers like Zbigniew Brzezinski and John Mearsheimer. We navigate the complexities of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the contentious "land back" movement, and the evolving nature of counter-systemic politics, including the rise of MAGA communism. Reflect with us on the future of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and the critical need for a cohesive programmatic vision. This episode offers a treasure trove of insights into Dugin's political theories and their far-reaching implications on global geopolitics. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation! The Animal TurnAnimals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – Not as shadows to...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the Show.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on Youtube

TL;DR: All hammer and no sickle makes for fashy time In the first of a three part episode recorded in October-November 2023, Pete, Arjuna, and RoboG talk about Pete's ongoing involvement in Québec Solidaire, arguably the best left party in North America, as their election for co-spokeswoman approaches. He also discusses what happened to Cornel West's presidential campaign in the months after Thoughts From Montréal 2 came out, and spills some tea on a spinoff group of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This episode will leave your mouth watering for a poutine Québecoise from Chez Claudette as you move on to part 2, where he talks about meeting Ruba Ghazal (pictured in the thumbnail) for the first time at his local QS association meeting before the big convention in November. As usual, there's a Google Doc with all the stuff Pete mentioned here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BlVIHHoSiegXQhPRANw1_dDcUrAcZfNgesCTdBU5kbk/edit?usp=sharing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoughtscast/support

Is Colorado turning into a Democratic socialist stronghold? In this eye-opening episode of The Brian Nichols Show, guest Joe Dibiasio raises the alarm about the troubling political shift happening in the Centennial State. Could the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Colorado's General Assembly spell trouble for individual liberties and freedoms? Studio Sponsor: Cardio Miracle - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart Brian and Joe dive deep into the concerning trend of DSA members being appointed to fill vacancies left by Democrats in Colorado's legislature. They discuss how these far-left politicians are targeting individual rights and pushing their agenda through key committees. Joe also shares his perspective as the vice president of a metro district in Aurora, Colorado, where he has witnessed firsthand the populist mix of mindsets among Democrats and Republicans in his community. Despite the challenges, Joe remains optimistic about the potential for collaboration between libertarians, Democrats, and Republicans who share common ground on individual liberties. He highlights the importance of local involvement, such as running for positions on special district boards, to effect change from the ground up. Joe also shares his success story of being appointed to his local metro district board and working to lower property taxes for his community. Throughout the episode, Brian and Joe explore the root causes of political polarization and discuss potential solutions to bridge the divide. They emphasize the need for open dialogue, finding common ground, and focusing on issues that matter to people rather than political labels. Joe stresses the importance of getting involved in local politics and bringing fresh ideas to the table, even if it means taking risks and challenging the status quo. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation about the future of Colorado politics and the role libertarians can play in protecting individual freedoms. Tune in to The Brian Nichols Show now and join the discussion in the comments below. Be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform and follow Brian and Joe on social media for more insights and updates. ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart) with code TBNS at checkout for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being!

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration with our esteemed guest, Spencer Leonard, as we dissect the intricate connections between Bonapartism and Imperialism, using the French Revolution as the backdrop. We navigate through the complexities of the Bonaparte dynasty and Marx's interpretations of this political era, drawing exciting parallels to modern politics. We also delve into the paradoxes of the old Tory gentry advocating for peace and commerce, while simultaneously analyzing the influential role of the press in the parliamentary showdown over the Chinese War.As we journey through the 19th century, we shift our lens to Asia, examining Marx and Engels' perspectives on the tumultuous events of this period, such as the Anglo-Persian War and the Second Opium War. We also venture into the emergence of modern politics in Asia, the contradictory policies of Lord Palmerston, and how these historical events continue to shape our current political landscape. We promise, you will leave this discussion with a fresh perspective and a deeper understanding of international politics!In the concluding part of our discussion, we look at the current state of socialism and left politics, with a particular focus on the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and their resurgence in New York's political machine. We explore the challenges facing millennials and the critical need for reflection on their own history. We also tackle the difficult conversations around the failures of the left, the ruin of socialism, and the possibilities for utopian ideals within the disintegration of capitalism. This is a discourse you won't want to miss! So, join us and Spencer Leonard in this enlightening exploration of Marx's theories and their implications in our world today. Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetYou can find the additional streams on Youtube

From Flicker, Photo byufcw770Medicare-Bakersfield-2017-07 Why Socialism?”   An answer ~ through the lens of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Our guests are Kristen Smith & C.S. Jackson from the DSA Disability Work Group.  They believe the Democrat Socialists of America is the best alternative to the two major parties, and will represent people with disabilities well. This is an opportunity hear a discussion certainly missing from commercial radio. Produced and hosted by Eddie Ytuarte.   The post Socialism & Disability – Pushing Limits – September 15, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Amelia joins Amy, Steven, and Greg for a discussion centered around the Marxist Unity Group (MUG) in the aftermath of the recent Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) convention. Amy, who earned a seat on the National Political Committee (NPC) through her election at the convention, as well as the others provide an insider's perspective on the organization of DSA and the significance of the National Convention. The conversation delves into the inner workings of DSA, exploring its structural dynamics, the purpose of the National Convention, and the extent of its influence. Factions within DSA, the culture of open debate, and the underlying divisions within the organization come under scrutiny. The team then dissects the proceedings and outcomes of the convention itself. Shifting the focus to the youth wing of DSA, they talk about Marxist Unity Group's strategic approach here. The episode concludes with an exploration of MUG's immediate and medium-term political aspirations, offering listeners a comprehensive overview of their vision and trajectory.

Is organized labor in the U.S. making a comeback? Over the last few years, unionization efforts have proliferated across the service sector, in Amazon, Trader Joe's, Starbucks, just to name a few. The movie and TV industry is facing rare, simultaneous strikes by writers and actors. By early August, more than 300,000 UPS workers may be on strike, which would be the largest private sector strike in the US in several decades. My guest this month is Eric Blanc, assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. Eric studies strikes, new workplace organizing, digital labor activism, and working-class politics. He is also a longtime labor activist, currently serving as organizer trainer for the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, a collaboration of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and United Electrical Workers of America. Full disclosure: I am also a member of the DSA. Eric is author of, among other books, Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Verso 2019). His writings have appeared in journals such as Politics & Society, and also in The Nation, The Guardian, and Jacobin.Following my conversation with Nadia Kim last month about age and optimism, I wanted to talk to an early-career sociologist. Eric was recently a graduate student in Sociology at NYU, making him my youngest guest so far. I started out as usual by asking Eric for his take on whether we're living through especially dark times. Like Anna Branch in May, Eric takes the long view, even with regard to climate change.Given the current weather all over the world, I find Eric's optimism about climate change heartening, even as I am unable to share it fully. The wave of labor activism and the possibility of a large strike at UPS in a few weeks is indeed energizing. Eric's assertion of the need for sociologists to work with, and for, activist organizations echoes Nadia Kim's call last month. Our discussion of the larger political implications of labor activism for democracy in the U.S. was especially illuminating for me; it echoes my conversation with Cedric De Leon of the UMass Labor Center in February. Join me in August for a conversation with Prudence Carter, outgoing president of the American Sociological Association. Hope you have a good summer till then!https://ericblanc.orghttps://laborpolitics.substack.com/

Trevor Loudon exposes how communists and Marxists have taken over the state of Minnesota. The socialist takeover started many years ago, in 1905, when thousands of communists fled Finland and settled in northern Minnesota. This movement has been growing and influencing politicians and legislation ever since, with influential characters like Mark Ritchie and Paul Wellstone. Communist comrades have ties to the Labor Party, which is now Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL), and influence politicians at all levels of government, from city councils to the Senate and the governor's office. In addition to the many communist front organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), leftist groups have adopted Agenda 2030. They are pushing left-wing policies at every level throughout the state. This is why the Minnesota legislature introduces radical laws and imposes left-wing ideology onto culture. These policies are meant to advance communism in the Midwest. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

All Home Care Matters was honored to welcome, Mr. Kevin Jameson as our guest to the show. Kevin is the founder of the Dementia Society of America, as well as the Volunteer President and Chairman.   Business Executive. Starting as a young entrepreneur from the age of 18, and having launched several start-up businesses in the security industry, Mr. Jameson carried on his career as a sales and marketing executive, which has included over 35 years with major corporate divisions of ADT, BOSCH, and Honeywell International.   Author, singer, inventor, and patent holder, Kevin has traveled to Europe, Asia, India, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, South and Central America, and throughout North America to see how the world really lives. Kevin also has a personal story and connection to Dementia. His first wife, Ginny, together for 32 years, died from Dementia, and thus he leads the fight against all forms with thoughts, words, and deeds.   In 2016, Jameson was awarded a Doctorate of Public Service, Honoris Causa (DrHC) for his life's work, by his alma mater. His establishment of the Dementia Society is a mission in the making.   Mr. Jameson also serves on the Board of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. About the Dementia Society of America:   Dementia Society of America® (DSA) is the nation's leading volunteer-driven all-Dementias awareness organization. DSA provides an information hotline (1-800-DEMENTIA®), many online resources, and an easy-to-use, web-based locator, which can help families and individuals find valuable support near to them.   DSA underwrites through its Ginny Gives® Program, non-medical activities focused on: music and singing; dance and movement; the visual arts, touch, and sensory stimulation.   The Dementia CARER™, Dementia SMART®, and Dementia QUEST® Programs provide recognition to those who serve the Dementia community through meaningful care, innovation and research respectively.   Whether as a Volunteer Board Member or Advisor, if you believe you have the skills, connections, and a "passion for making change happen," please let them know.   The Dementia Society of America is here to help!

Soundman Jim, Sue Kirchmyer and Mark choose some of the most important stories of 2022 and take another look at them. Also there is an interview of Sandy Burch about reproductive justice and the 2023 Montana Legislature, produced by Montana Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Listen in as Margot Rinaldo, co-chair of Sacramento's DSA and a Sac State alumna talks with Political Science Professor Monicka Tutschka about the importance of organizing and the challenges progressive political organizations like the DSA face in the city of Sacramento.

Lukas Hermsmeier lebt in Brooklyn, New York und schreibt als freier Journalist ua. für Zeit Online, die New York Times und die taz. In seinem Buch „Uprising - Amerikas neue Linke“ kartiert er eine Vielzahl von aktuellen innerpolitischen und sozialen Problemen der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und analysiert, wie eine neue Genration außerparlamentarischer Bewegungen visionäre und radikale Antworten auf mitunter tief im System verwurzelte Fragen liefert. Ein Gespräch über den "Prison Industrial Complex", Amerikas Zweiparteiensystem, die gegenwärtige Opioidkrise, die Obsession der Medien mit Donald Trump und die Aktionen der „letzten Generation“. LINKS ZUR FOLGE: https://lukashermsmeier.com https://twitter.com/lukashermsmeier https://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Gesellschaft_/_Politik/Uprising-ebook/478892 Dokumentation "Ten Dollar Death Trip": https://youtu.be/FeLWzvHwbBQ Rikers Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island Die Democratic Socialists of America (DSA): https://www.dsausa.org ARTIKEL VON LUKAS: https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2022-02/gesellschaftliche-partizipation-eigenverantwortung-autoritaet-mutual-aid-politik/komplettansicht https://www.woz.ch/2244/die-usa-vor-den-zwischenwahlen/die-usa-vor-den-zwischenwahlen-am-anfang-ist-das-ohr BÜCHER: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9781935408345/family-values https://www.versobooks.com/books/3785-abolition-geography https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/bini-adamczak-beziehungsweise-revolution-t-9783518127216 PODCAST - WEBSITE: http://skeleton-crew.de/na SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/podcast_na/ https://www.facebook.com/natuerlicheausrede STEADY SUPPORT: https://steadyhq.com/de/napodcast 5G NEWSLETTER: https://napodcast.substack.com/welcom

JANA SILVERMAN: QUAL O BALANÇO DAS ELEIÇÕES NOS EUA? - 20 Minutos EntrevistaApós as eleições de meio mandato nos Estados Unidos, a jornalista Jana Silverman avalia o balanço dos resultados no 20 MINUTOS desta quarta-feira (09/11). Acompanhe pelos canais de Opera Mundi, a partir das 11h. Jana Silverman é PhD em Economia do Trabalho pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) e pós-doutorando no Center for Global Workers' Rights da Penn State University. É também pesquisadora do Centro de Estudos Sindicais e Economia do Trabalho do Instituto de Economia da UNICAMP. Seus interesses de pesquisa incluem regimes de relações de trabalho na América Latina, economia política brasileira contemporânea e trabalho doméstico. Além disso, ela é Research Fellow da ONG Washington Brazil Office e uma das coordenadoras nacionais do Comite Internacional dos Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Anteriormente, foi Diretora de Programas para o Brasil do Centro de Solidariedade da AFL-CIO em São Paulo de 2012 a 2020.----Quer contribuir com Opera Mundi via PIX? Nossa chave é apoie@operamundi.com.br (Razão Social: Última Instância Editorial Ltda.). Desde já agradecemos!Assinatura solidária: http://www.operamundi.com.br/apoio ★ Support this podcast ★

Bernie Sanders és Jeremy Corbyn kampányainak bukásával egyértelmű: a baloldali populizmus stratégiája kifulladt. Vendégünk ezen a héten Pap Szilárd, a Mérce.hu szerkesztője, aki évek óta követi a nemzetközi baloldal populista kísérleteit és jelentős résztvevője volt a hazai vitáknak is e fogalom körül.Mit adtak nekünk a rómaiak? Talán kevesen válaszolnánk: a populizmust. Pedig-pedig! Milyen történelmi és társadalmi kontextusban jelent meg a baloldali populista stratégia? Milyen belső és külső hatások okozták a populista stratégia bukását? Miért csúsztak félre a baloldali populizmusról szóló Magyarországi viták? Többek között ezekre a kérdésekre kerestük a választ Pap Szilárddal antropológiai, történelmi és mozgalmi szempontokon keresztül.Várjuk visszajelzéseiteket a belepesikuszob@gmail.com címen vagy a Facebookon: https://www.facebook.com/kuszobpodcast, és Instagramon: @belepesi_kuszobAz adásban említett tartalmak:Pap Szilárd István -Populista fantiáziáinkon túl Ernesto Laclau - A populista ész Chantall Mouffe - For a Left Populism Chantall Mouffe - Csak a populizmus mentheti meg a demokráciát Eugen Weber - Peasants into Frenchmen Rogers Brubaker - Nationalist Politics and Everyday Ethnicity in a Transylvanian Town Don Kalb - Conversations with a Polish populist Anne Applebaum - Twilight of Democracy George Hoare - Moral Minoritarianism from the Ashes of Left Populism Kiss Viktor - Lekéstük a populizmus vonatát Benjamin Fife és Taylor Hines - "Nem érzem át" - a baloldali populizmus viszontagásgai Szelényi Iván & Konrád György - Az értelmiség útja az osztályhatalomhoz Gagyi Ágnes - Az antipopulizmus mint a rendszerváltás szimbolikus eleme Anton Jäger - We Bet the House on Left Populism - and Lost Guy Debord - A spektákulum társadalmaEmlített személyek, szervezetek: Hugo Chavez, Democratic Socialist of America (DSA), Momentum (Labour), Syriza, Benedict Anderson, Ernst GellnerEz itt a Partizán Podcast csatornája.A Partizán Podcast Facebook oldalát itt találod:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087436092000A Partizán oldalát és a videóit itt tudod megnézni:Youtube-on: https://www.youtube.com/c/Partiz%C3%A1nm%C3%A9diaFacebookon: https://facebook.com/partizanpolitika/Iratkozz fel a Partizán hírlevelére:https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/partizan-feliratkozasTámogasd te is a Partizán munkáját!https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/fundraising/partizan/Extra tartalmak, vágatlan videók:https://www.patreon.com/partizanpolitika

“The great corporation which employed you lied to you, and lied to the whole country—from top to bottom it was nothing but one gigantic lie.”― Upton Sinclair, The JungleIn this bonus episode we hear from Matt, who was recently fired from an Amazon Warehouse in Campbellsville, KY for attempting to organize a union with his coworkers in response to brutal working conditions that involve walking more than 20 miles per shift, temperatures that can rise as high as 100* in workspaces, breaking bones, and more. The abuse of Amazon doesn't stop in the Warehouse though… this company is attempting to turn the whole country into one big company town from the sounds of it: Amazon Care health services? “Affordable housing” for workers who get evicted as soon as they aren't working for the company? Data ownership that links employee data with customer data and healthcare data? Clearance to GOVERN their own townships?---✊Make sure to support Matt by contributing to or sharing his retaliation fund: [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/1f94594f-a62a-4a3b-bf7f-88e92b69442a](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/1f94594f-a62a-4a3b-bf7f-88e92b69442a)

Ben Davis, Artnet News's National Art Critic and author most recently of Art in the After-Culture, talks about: Cultural Appropriation in its many forms, including in the context of Dana Schutz's controversial “Open Casket” painting; Conspiracy Theory culture, including how videos connecting Marina Abramovic with satanic cults are far, far more viewed than videos about Marina Abramovic herself or her work; the culture that Conspiracy narratives come from, how they persist (often through individuals' alienation), and why they become so popular; the luxury of people who get to say ‘neener-neener-neener' in judgement of those who buy into them (the socially superior judging the inferior); Rubem Robierb's ice sculpture at a fancy club during Miami Basel, which spelled out Greta Thunberg's “How Dare You” addressed to politicians, and what that said/says about Art and Ecotopia, i.e. art and climate change; his experiences with the groups ‘Extinction Rebellion' and its splinter group, ‘Extinction Resilience,” and his continuing involvement with Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), among other causes.

Our word of the Week is "power." Richard Bishop joins soundman Jim and Mark to discuss how the 99% can get power. Carol Wald, W MT Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organizer, discusses the organizing around reproductive justice in Montana, including advocating for a "no" vote on LR-131. We also look at the progress of rank-and-file democracy at the United Autoworkers Convention. And we see that the Inflation Reduction Act does not reduce greenhouse gases by as much as advertised. And we discuss opposition to nuclear weapons and war, while putting an eye on the averted strike by Boeing military production workers in the St. Louis area and evidence that the US military is directly running the war in Ukraine. W MT DSA Reproductive Justice working group: reproductive.justice@westernmtdsa.org W MT Workers Alliance: westernmtwa@gmail.com; 406-924-3830

Across the United States, over the last few years, democratic socialists have been running for office in numbers not seen for a century. The Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns may not have been victorious, but socialists have run for city councils, state legislatures, and even judgeships and won. In this special 90-minute audio documentary, Current Affairs talks to members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who have reached elected office about how they campaigned, why they won, and how they have been able to use the power of their office to advance a progressive agenda.This presentation is meant to inspire those who wonder how you can effectively change things without compromising your principles. It touches on questions like: What kind of backgrounds do socialists who make it to office come from? How do they pitch their political views to voters? How do you assuage the fears of constituents who are, for example, worried about violent crime? What are the first things that happen to you when you become a state legislator? How can coalitions function effectively? How does corporate lobbying actually work? What do you do if you're in the minority and can't pass legislation? What kind of opposition will you encounter from the "party establishment"? Can you actually succeed at meaningfully changing public policy? Local and state offices are extremely important, and more within reach than federal office, but their activities are often unknown to the average person. This program peels back the curtain and shows how the "sausage" is made in state government and how leftists can be effective there.Elected officials featured in the program:Sara Innamorato (Pennsylvania State Representative)Nikil Saval (Pennsylvania State Senator)Vaughn Stewart (Maryland State Delegate)Emily Gallagher (New York State Representative)Robert Peters (Illinois State Senator)Franklin Bynum (Houston Criminal Court Judge)A transcript of the full interview with Robert Peters was published in Current Affairs here.Edited by Tim Gray.

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a new group forming inside the Democratic Party. When you have DSAs, who needs Republicans? Watch this fast-moving event & its consequences with Sridhar Chityala

On December 2nd, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)'s National Political Committee declined to expel New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman from the socialist organization. This decision capped a weeks-long debate within DSA over how to respond to Bowman's “yes” vote on funding Israel's anti-rocket Iron Dome system and his participation in a recent J Street trip to Israel/Palestine. Beyond the specific issue of how DSA should respond to Bowman's divergence from the group's line on Israel/Palestine, the controversy highlighted broader ideological and strategic questions: What's the relationship between electoralism and the struggle for Palestinian rights? How should the left should relate to liberal Zionist groups like J Street? In this episode, Senior Reporter Alex Kane, Editor-in-Chief Arielle Angel, Assistant Editor Mari Cohen, and Fellow Dylan Saba discuss the Bowman debate and the questions it raises for the left.  Articles Mentioned: “https://jewishcurrents.org/jamaal-bowmans-trip-to-israel-sparks-debate-in-dsa-over-electoral-strategy (Jamaal Bowman's Trip to Israel Sparks Debate in DSA Over Electoral Strategy)” by Alex Kane “https://jewishcurrents.org/the-resilient-fiction-of-the-two-state-solution (The Resilient Fiction of the Two-State Solution)” by Joshua Leifer         “https://jewishcurrents.org/can-minneapolis-reimagine-policing (Can Minneapolis Reimagine Policing?)” by Nathan Goldman “https://stevesalaita.com/the-taming-of-anti-zionism-in-the-united-states/ (The Taming of Anti-Zionism in the United States)” by Steve Salaita “https://stevesalaita.com/the-taming-of-anti-zionism-in-the-united-states/ (No, DSA Shouldn't Expel Rep. Bowman)” by Hadas Thier Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).”

On this week's show we explore what democratic socialism is - and isn't. We interview Kristian Hernandez, newly re-elected member of the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). And we look at some of the "Striketober" wave of worker strikes and the latest on the pandemic. Join sound sound guy Jim Gillan, friend of the show Linda Gillison and Mark for this episode.

Co-hosts Will Beaman, Natalie Smith, and Maxximilian Seijo discuss recent critiques of the Sunrise Movement by influential members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on social media and in the pages of Jacobin Magazine. Problematizing the DSAers destructive zero-sum rhetoric regarding the allegedly correct “theory of change,” the gang suggests an alternative mode for organizational provisioning, rooted in neither the sovereignty of a dues-paying membership structure nor the sovereignty of “outside” donors. It is impossible to take part in an interdependent social organization that knows no externality because everyone is responsible to everyone else, whether inside or outside a particular organization. Misunderstanding inter-organizational dependence, the Superstructure co-hosts argue, has led these writers to accuse Sunrise of “social disembeddedness,” a reactionary charge with little basis in reality. In contrast, the Superstructure team proffers a self-consciously generative and analogical model of social coordination that opens organizational activity to diversity and difference. Music: “Yum” from “This Would Be Funny If It Were Happening To Anyone But Me” EP by flirting. http://flirtingfullstop.bandcamp.com Twitter: @actualflirting

Co-hosts Will Beaman, Natalie Smith, and Maxximilian Seijo discuss recent critiques of the Sunrise Movement by influential members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on social media and in the pages of Jacobin Magazine. Problematizing the DSAers destructive zero-sum rhetoric regarding the allegedly correct “theory of change,” the gang suggests an alternative mode for organizational provisioning, rooted in neither the sovereignty of a dues-paying membership structure nor the sovereignty of “outside” donors. It is impossible to take part in an interdependent social organization that knows no externality because everyone is responsible to everyone else, whether inside or outside a particular organization. Misunderstanding inter-organizational dependence, the Superstructure co-hosts argue, has led these writers to accuse Sunrise of “social disembeddedness,” a reactionary charge with little basis in reality. In contrast, the Superstructure team proffers a self-consciously generative and analogical model of social coordination that opens organizational activity to diversity and difference.Music: “Yum” from “This Would Be Funny If It Were Happening To Anyone But Me” EP by flirting.http://flirtingfullstop.bandcamp.comTwitter: @actualflirting

Eric Mann is in conversation with James Burke about lessons learned from the Just-Concluded New York City Mayor and City Council Elections: - On June 22nd, New Yorkers voted across the state in primary races New York City the largest city council in the U.S. (51 council members) voted to elected a new Mayor, new council members, borough presidents, District Attorney, and Comptroller - DSA and progressive/left groups worked from Buffalo to Brooklyn to elect socialist candidates aligned with Defund the Police, Green New Deal, and other key issues like social housing and funding for mass transportation - New York City voters experimented with Ranked Choice Voting which for the first time allowed voters to choose up to 5 candidates on their ballots - AOC and her affiliated PAC made key endorsements but failed to win the Mayor's race in which Eric Adams and former NYPD officer won on a campaign built on public safety - Progressive organizations put forward various slates of City Council endorsements, often overlapping in their endorsements. In some cases, as with the Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists, an endorsement comes with different types of institutional support, from strategy consulting to volunteers to fundraising assistance. - The New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), meanwhile, supported only six candidates in separate Council districts, concentrating resources on those who explicitly identify as socialists and noting that “12% of the City Council could be socialist.” Despite progressives losing the NYC Mayor's race in Buffalo, India Walton is on the path to becoming the mayor of Buffalo, New York – the first socialist mayor elected to a US city since 1960, when mayor Frank Zeidler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin left office. James Burke, a long-time organizer in Harlem who worked on city council races will offer his insights into the role of progressives trying to impact the electoral arena and answer Eric's and your questions.

We discuss Biden-era socialist strategy with two guests, NY Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members Hakan Yilmaz and Robert Cuffy. Thumbnail image from Yahoo News. More info at jetpack.zoob.net

Casey talks with Jason, the co-chair of Birmingham Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) about our chapter's involvement with the #BamazonUnion drive in Bessemer, AL. We talk about what it means to support union efforts, the great work Birmingham DSA has put in, along with some other amazing local and national organizations. We also talk about how this drive has set up future organizing for workers around Birmingham, around Alabama and everywhere! Organizing and unionization are theological matters! The voice we give to others and the rights we support for them is a statement of who we believe God to be! Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Robin DG Kelley with Rev. Dr. William Barber https://twitter.com/GrimKim Support the show: patreon.com/caseyhobbs Follow Casey's work: https://caseyhobbs.com/ https://twitter.com/caseyhobbs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/publictheologians/support

In this continuation of their conversation with Russ Weiss-Irwin, the brothers ask Russ to expound on the ways in which his faith and his activism derive from the same impulse, Russ describes ways in which collective action and mutual aid affirm biblical teaching, and the brothers get a bit heated over Ayn Rand. www.workerorganzing.org The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is a project of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) to build a distributed, grassroots organizing program to support workers organizing at the workplace. www.religioussocialism.org DSA's Religion and Socialism group is open to DSA members of all faiths whose socialism is in some way inspired by their spiritual identity. Find us on Twitter at @crossofgoldpod, on Facebook at Cross of Gold, and on Instagram at @crossofgoldpodcast. Questions, comments, and prayer requests can be sent to us at CrossofGoldPodcast@gmail.com Listen to Cross of Gold wherever you get your podcasts.

GUESTBettina Johnson is a Chicago born and raised abolitionist organizer, Co-founder and current Steering Committee member of Liberation Library and on the Steering Committee for the AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). She is also on the Steering Committee of Chicago DSA’s #DefundCPD Campaign, and Co-lead for the Training Committee of the Black Abolitionist Network-steered #DefundCPD CampaignOVERVIEWBrownTown invites Bettina Johnson to talk all things #DefundCPD campaign, nuances and strategies for abolitionist organizing, non-hierarchal structures, building responsive institutions, and training the newly politicized.Bettina begins by sharing her journey growing up in Chicago and finding her movement home in various organizations. The gang compares and contrasts their work and thoughts on abolition and broader "defund police" campaigns pre- and post-George Floyd uprisings before digging into the momentum theory of organizing--turning the energy and politicization of highly visible moments into sustainable movements.As Bettina notes, "we need as many people and as many entry points to start that [politicization] process that feels good for people." BrownTown and Bettina discuss various entry points into grassroots work and the non-hierarchal structures and autonomous actions that folks are encouraged to take within more current and common decentralized movements. Near the end of the conversation, the gang gets in the weeds about #DefundCPD in Chicago and other defund campaigns nation-wide naming the specific campaign goals as abolitionist steps and not a reformist reforms. However, they center nuanced inter-movement discussions about the role of "refunding" and what responsive institutions should and could like that that do not re-ify the harm of the prison-industrial complex under a different name.#DefundCPD educated, organized, and mobilized thousands of Chicagoans around the abolitionist demand to defund the Chicago Police Department on the heels of a global uprisings against state violence and white supremacy and for Black lives. Now, a campaign coming out of hibernation in April 2021, what lessons have we learned from 2020? Why is hibernation necessary for movement work? Building upon years, decades, centuries of work, what types of organizing strategies and tactics need we build on or alter in terms of autonomous coalition-building, trust in camaraderie, and exhausting all of our skills in our work towards liberation? Here's their take.--Follow Bettina on Twitter!Follow Liberation Library on their site, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Follow Chicago's AfroSocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus via Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Follow the #DefundCPD campaign via Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.--CREDITS: Intro/outro song Fuck Tha Police by NWA. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro with assistance from Kiera Battles.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | PatreonSoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Join the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America for this panel discussion with leading experts on African politics. ———————————————— What should progressives know about the political situation in Africa today? Find out by joining the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Haymarket Books for this panel discussion with leading experts on African politics. ———————————————— Speakers: Nisrin Elamin is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Bryn Mawr College. She is an anthropologist who researches land rights, extractive industries, foreign land grabs, and the militarization of borders in East Africa and the Sahel. Zachariah Mampilly is Marxe Chair of International Affairs at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War (2011) and co-author of Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change (2015). Jason Stearns is Director of the Congo Research Group at NYU and Assistant Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa (2011) and of The War that Doesn't Say Its Name: Why Conflict Endures in the Congo (2021). Josef Woldense is Assistant Professor in the department of African American & African Studies and Affiliated Faculty in Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He received my PhD from Indiana University in Political Science. His research interests are in the areas of elite politics, authoritarian regimes, political institutions and social network analysis with a geographical focus on Africa. Lee Wengraf (moderator) is the author of Extracting Profit: Imperialism, Neoliberalism and the New Scramble for Africa (2018). She is a member of the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and a Contributing Editor at the Review of African Political Economy. ————————————————————— This event is sponsored by International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Haymarket Books. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/wYi2JpPRFCk Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

John Tarleton and Olivia Riggio interview Jack Gross and James Innis of New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They talk about a broad statewide coalition of progressive groups that is backing the Invest in Our New York Act, which would raise $50 billion in new taxes from the wealthy. The DSA is one member of that coalition and they are doing grassroots canvassing in NYC to expand the campaign.

John Tarleton, the Editor-in-Chief of the Indypendent newspaper is joined by Olivia Riggio in interviewing: —Jack Gross and James Innis of New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They talk about a broad statewide coalition of progressive groups that is backing the Invest in Our New York Act, which would raise $50 billion in new taxes from the wealthy. The DSA is one member of that coalition and they are doing grassroots canvassing in NYC to expand the campaign. —Vivia Morgan, a licensed real estate agent, a community board member, and candidate for New York City Council for the nearby 40th district. Vivia started Change.org petition to protect the Associated Supermarket has been evicted and has been given 90 days to vacate. A luxury apartment building would replace the neighborhood supermarket in Crown Heights, leaving a food desert in its place. —Erin McNeill, the founder and president of Media Literacy Now, talks about Cook v. Raimondo. In 2018, a group of students and parents on their behalf filed a class-action lawsuit, Cook v. Raimondo against state officials, namely Governor Gina Raimondo. The Rhode Island suit accuses the state of not providing children with sufficient education to prepare them to participate in democracy, therefore violating the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause. —Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping, a New York City based performance art and gospel choir troupe. Talen commemorates Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the legendary Beatnik poet and publisher, died at his home in San Francisco on February 24th at the age of 101.

Bernie Sanders és Jeremy Corbyn kampányainak bukásával egyértelmű: a baloldali populizmus stratégiája kifulladt. Vendégünk ezen a héten Pap Szilárd, a Mérce.hu szerkesztője, aki évek óta követi a nemzetközi baloldal populista kísérleteit és jelentős résztvevője volt a hazai vitáknak is e fogalom körül.Mit adtak nekünk a rómaiak? Talán kevesen válaszolnánk: a populizmust. Pedig-pedig! Milyen történelmi és társadalmi kontextusban jelent meg a baloldali populista stratégia? Milyen belső és külső hatások okozták a populista stratégia bukását? Miért csúsztak félre a baloldali populizmusról szóló Magyarországi viták? Többek között ezekre a kérdésekre kerestük a választ Pap Szilárddal antropológiai, történelmi és mozgalmi szempontokon keresztül. A Partizán támogatói közé itt tudtok csatlakozni: https://www.patreon.com/partizanpolitikaVárjuk visszajelzéseiteket a belepesikuszob@gmail.com címen vagy a Facebookon: https://www.facebook.com/kuszobpodcast, és Instagramon: @belepesi_kuszobAz adásban említett tartalmak:Pap Szilárd István -Populista fantiáziáinkon túlErnesto Laclau - A populista észChantall Mouffe - For a Left PopulismChantall Mouffe - Csak a populizmus mentheti meg a demokráciátEugen Weber - Peasants into FrenchmenRogers Brubaker - Nationalist Politics and Everyday Ethnicity in a Transylvanian TownDon Kalb - Conversations with a Polish populistAnne Applebaum - Twilight of Democracy George Hoare - Moral Minoritarianism from the Ashes of Left PopulismKiss Viktor - Lekéstük a populizmus vonatát Benjamin Fife és Taylor Hines - "Nem érzem át" - a baloldali populizmus viszontagásgaiSzelényi Iván & Konrád György - Az értelmiség útja az osztályhatalomhozGagyi Ágnes - Az antipopulizmus mint a rendszerváltás szimbolikus elemeAnton Jäger - We Bet the House on Left Populism - and LostGuy Debord - A spektákulum társadalmaEmlített személyek, szervezetek: Hugo Chavez, Democratic Socialist of America (DSA), Momentum (Labour), Syriza, Benedict Anderson, Ernst Gellner★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is the full 12-13-2020 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) host their own Medicare4All campaign relaunch, shortly after NNU’s kickoff. The relaunch event includes Chicago nurse Dennis Kosuth, NNU and CTU member. Then the CTU hosts a discussion of rising teacher union militancy nationwide. And UE releases a booklet entitled “Them and Us Unionism”. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong

Doug Henwood is an American journalist, economic analyst, author, and financial trader who writes frequently about economic affairs. He hosts 'Behind the News,' a weekly program on KPFA. Formerly, he published a newsletter, 'Left Business Observer,' that analyzed economics and politics from a left-wing perspective. He is the author of several books, including 'Wall Street,' (1997), 'After the New Economy,' (2003), and 'My Turn: Hilary Clinton Targets the Presidency,' (2016). His articles have appeared in 'Harper's Magazine,' 'The Nation,' 'The Village Voice,' and the 'Los Angeles Times.' Henwood is also a contributing editor at The Nation.

Programa especial de Contratiempos en colaboración con CTXT (Contexto y acción), Viento Sur y Radio Vallekas dedicado a las #EleccionesEEUU. El diablo naranja está fuera de la Casa Blanca. Analizamos su salida y los que serán los retos de Biden esta legislatura. Contamos con entrevistas a Nicole Moeller, del Comité Internacional de Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), y con Todd Chretien, editor de la publicación No Borders News. En el debate, hablamos con Olga Rodríguez (Periodista especializada en política internacional y DD HH), Pablo Bustinduy (Profesor adjunto del City College de Nueva York) y Azahara Palomeque (Doctora en Princeton y priodista de Contextos) para entender la crisis política que vive EEUU, las claves internacionales, ¡y más! Además, nos estrenamos con la sección Lucha de Pases. Xaquín Pastoriza y Gabriel Matute nos hablan de la rebelión anti-Trump en el deporte norteamericano. Puedes escuchar el programa en su versión podcast: IVOOX SPORTIFY GOOGLE PODCAST TUNE IN APPLE PODCAST Más información en nuestra web vientosur.info, radiovallekas.org o en ctxt.es

In this episode Erin gives an overview of the largest and most influential socialist group in America (DSA), and how a dedicated cadre of leftists at Jacobin magazine built a networked insurgency, leveraged a tactic called ‘entryism', and seized control of it. https://contextualinsurgent.substack.com/p/coming-soon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erin-sith/support

This week Diarmuid sits down with Ty Moore and MJ Lin of Reform and Revolution to discuss the US Election, how socialists should respond, whether Trump will resist a loss, and the prospects for building an independent third party in the near future. Reform & Revolution is a caucus within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and stands in the revolutionary socialist tradition which fights to end economic inequality, racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression. More from R&R can be found here: https://reformandrevolution.org/ Reform and Revolution magazine: https://reformandrevolution.org/subscribe/read-the-latest-reform-revolution-magazine/ If you would like to support this podcast please consider subscribing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio. Our new Patreon community is a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content, and an opportunity to have a say in the topics we take on. Please support the podcast by rating and reviewing it here: https://ratethispodcast.com/RuptureRadio Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/ Any comments or queries please get in touch on Twitter See you next week, cheers! Social Media: https://twitter.com/RuptureRadio_ // https://twitter.com/RuptureMag_ // https://twitter.com/RiseSocialists // Reform and Revolution- https://twitter.com/DSARandR Diarmuid- https://twitter.com/goneflood --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ruptureradio/message

What role has organised labour played in anti-racist and civil rights struggles, past and present? We look at recent actions by workers and unions as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the historic role of black workers' organisers and socialists in the US civil rights struggle. We also discuss the unfortunate presence in the US labour movement of “unions” representing the police, and what might be done to challenge that. This episode also features an excerpt of an interview with Robert Cuffy, a Guyanese socialist currently based in New York, where he's a public sector working and trade union activists. Robert is a member of the Socialist Workers Alliance of Guyana and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Relevant/featured links for our segments are: Edd: A Freedom Budget for All Americans: Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today, Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates (2013) https://monthlyreview.org/product/a_freedom_budget_for_all_americans/ 'At The River I Stand' (film about the Memphis sanitation workers' strike) https://www.kanopy.com/product/river-i-stand Ellie: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/13/876640607/calls-for-reform-put-minneapolis-police-union-leader-in-hot-seat?t=1598950697168&t=1598964381985 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/11/police-unions-american-labor-movement-protest?fbclid=IwAR26ge7rjkROHYLmBbbIjnuGOW8WqOb_X-GWplVWfjjKkfpjGJm_ALoGG_E https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/27/white-supremacists-militias-infiltrate-us-police-report?fbclid=IwAR3gx0KakrQ6ZHq3hr-oGC4GHjmpanlEJej5IGxmXpQAWKa7vHmi-ZB3tUA https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/01/the-bad-kind-of-unionism/ https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2016/12/contract-chicago-police-union-161205084413414.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/05/minneapolis-police-union-bob-kroll-us Daniel: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/bv8zaw/minneapolis-bus-drivers-refuse-to-transport-george-floyd-protesters-to-jail https://labornotes.org/blogs/2020/06/west-coast-dockers-stop-work-honor-george-floyd https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/george-floyd-ilwu-work-stoppage-antiracism https://apnews.com/d33b36c415f5dde25f64e49ccc35ac43 https://j20strikeforblacklives.org The full interview with Robert Cuffy isn't up yet, but there's a transcript of an extended excerpt here: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2020-08-12/black-youths-were-able-bring-along-rest

Episode 84 of B.Boomer Unleashed, "The Fascination With Socialism - Perspective of an Old-Timer (Part 2) concludes our discussion regarding Socialism in America. We take a look at responses to questions from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) which are published on their website in their own words. This topic will allow you to make an informed decision with regard to who you choose to support in November. The choice is simple. It's not Democrat vs. Republican. It's not even Biden vs. Trump. It's Life as we know it now vs. Life under Socialistic rule. Your decision in November will have a lasting impact for generations to come. I encourage you to listen to this episode, and all the episodes of B.Boomer Unleashed. Regardless of how you vote in November, I implore you to vote. Exercise your constitutional right to vote and let your opinions be heard. Have a great week, and may God bless each and every one of you.

Episode 83 of B.Boomer Unleashed, "The Fascination With Socialism - Perspective of an Old-Timer (Part 1)" is a discussion of the tenets of socialism as described by the leadership of The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) from their own website. I didn't need to find some Conservative Commentator to take on the Socialist platform. I was able to get that from their own website. In Part 1, we expose what they unapologetically stand for, and the principles they promote. Next week, we look at specific questions they answer regarding Socialistic principles. Please join us for this episode and all the episodes of B.Boomer Unleashed. Drop us an email at bboomerunleashed@gmail.com with your comments, criticisms, or suggestions for future episodes. If you'd like to be a guest on B.Boomer Unleashed, let us know what you'd like to talk about, and we'll do our best to get you on our podcast. Have a great week, and may God bless each and every one of you.

In 2018, after defeating a powerful corporate Democrat in one of the biggest political upsets in American history, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the most prominent progressive in the United States. In office, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has proposed visionary policy, like the Green New Deal, and become famous for her willingness to challenge the status quo directly--a formidable poise she developed over more than a decade of experience in grassroots organizing. Ocasio-Cortez, who will turn 31 in October, is a politician with a long career ahead of her. As she cruises toward a second term, more than anything else, she has proven that it is possible to fight back against the moneyed political establishment and win. On the first episode of the second season of “Who Is?,” join Sean Morrow, host of “Who Is?,” as he talks with the journalist who first covered AOC’s longshot primary challenge, the volunteers who were with her from the start, and the activists fighting on the ground to propel the progressive movement forward.  Naureen Akhter, Deputy District Director for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Aida Chavez, who covers Congress and politics at The Intercept Shaniyat Chowdhury, an activist and insurgent candidate who challenged Representative Gregory Meeks in New York’s 5th congressional district Bianca Cunningham, a former co-chair of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and a co-founder of the DSA AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

TWITTER: @KenzoShibata Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassTimePod/ Patreon: Patreon.com/KenzoShibata Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/classtime Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/classtime/ Via Brandyn Buchanan (MADSA DSA): Today, Councilman #khalidkamau resigned as chair of Metro Atlanta #DSA’s Executive Committee. In his resignation press release, khalid left out an incredible amount of information that people deserve to know. So we decided to take a few hours and lay out the details so people can make their own decisions about our collective character, and his. I’m writing this in my own voice, but this statement has the support of the entire Executive committee. The Background When we all came together in September, the press releases were really happy to note that we were the youngest and most diverse EC in the history of the chapter. Let’s just briefly talk about what that entails: It’s an EC of six people that featured two Black men (plus khalid, so three) and an indigenous woman. People of color are a voting majority here. We’re all working people on really low income, doing a tremendous amount of work to equip our members and comrades in Atlanta to fight racism, capitalism, and imperialism. So are we gonna do that with a bottom up democracy that listens to people, learns about their struggles and then engages in the fight with them? Or will it come from a “president” or “CEO” type that goes to nice dinners, makes political promises and then demands that the membership haul ass to make good on them? Councilman khalid is resigning from the chapter because he’s not getting his way on this central question of what we are: period. We are a member organization, not a PAC. Our over one thousand members are responsible for setting the political line of our organization. We’re happy to work with anybody with good will from across the political spectrum (obvious receipts to come), but people have to know what’s going on, know who we’re signing on with and give approval. When he discovered he couldn’t do all this in his style, by hisself, he jumped out. The Endorsement Process In his resignation statement, khalid makes a number of false statements about our endorsement process, and also levels an accusation that the EC blocked endorsements. Let’s dig into those. A member of the Local Electoral working group (and person of color!) submitted a resolution for our June general meeting agenda to reorient our electoral strategy towards #ClassStruggleElections. This resolution is cosponsored by over 40 members, including nearly every influential person of color in the organization. To give you some background, we currently have a two-meeting endorsement process, where candidates are expected to give a Q&A in one meeting and then members debate and vote whether to endorse in a second meeting. Read the rest here: https://medium.com/@heybrandyn/metro-... Councilman Kamau's initial post: https://medium.com/@khalidCares/black... The catalyst for this sad tale was me. I signed on to a mission that any undergraduate Sociology major with an understanding of the pathology of white supremacist thinking would have known was impossible. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have long been criticized as a toxic environment for women and people of color. After an exodus of organizers of color from 2016–2018, local DSA chapters in cities like New York and Chicago underwent transformations worthy of the organization’s radical reputation, diversifying the complexion of their leadership, electoral organizing and other outreach. However, some local DSA chapters continued doing the same thing, expecting different results. The Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) has been one such chapter. In 2019, I was asked to give the Opening Speech at DSA’s National Convention in Atlanta. At the time, I was one of only three elected officials in the State of Georgia that openly-identified as a Democratic Socialist. MADSA was on its third chair of color in less than one year. Two Black leaders had publicly split with the chapter, criticizing MADSA as both racist and sexist. I would like to pause here to apologize to those two women. My male privilege blinded me to the seriousness of their allegations, and I was lulled into thinking that my celebrity as an elected official would propel me over the institutional barriers that previous leaders of color had faced. I allowed myself to be convinced that I was a magical negro who could transform a troubled institution.  SHOW LESS   

Robert Cuffy is: member of the Organizing Committee of the New York City Afrosocialist Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a member of the Org Committee of the NYC Labor Branch of the DSA, co-founder, Socialist Workers’ Alliance Guyana, and organizer with the People’s Strike Network, the NYC org of the Fight for our Lives Coalition. In part 2 we talk about the nitty gritty of the Defund demand in the specific context of the NYPD, and the importance of political debate and education in the middle of it all.

Robert Cuffy is an organizer with the People’s Strike Network, the New York City organization of the Fight for our Lives Coalition, confronting one of the most powerful police departments in the U.S. Cuffy is also a member of the Organizing Committee of the New York City Afrosocialist Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and a co-founder of the Socialist Workers’ Alliance in Guyana. I’ve divided our conversation into two pieces that are more or less self contained, though best absorbed together. First we discuss the current protests in their broader historical context, including the question of why now?

MasterMyTrades.com Patreon.com/GoodMorningLiberty Alan Dershowitz says the state has every right to ‘plunge a needle into your arm’ and forcibly vaccinate its citizens https://www.theblaze.com/news/alan-dershowitz-says-the-state-has-every-right-to-plunge-a-needle-into-your-arm-and-forcibly-vaccinate-its-citizens Alan Dershowitz, liberal Democratic lawyer, civil liberties advocate, and Harvard Law School emeritus professor, says that the state has a "right" to "plunge a needle into your arm" in a forced vaccination scenario if necessary. During a recent discussion with Jason Goodman, Dershowitz — who defended President Donald Trump during his Senate impeachment trial — said that the U.S. Constitution permits the government to forcibly vaccinate its citizens in an effort to stop the spread of contagion. Trump announces executive order aiming to make hundreds of deregulations amid coronavirus permanent https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-executive-order-to-identify-regulations-that-can-be-suspended-for-coronavirus-recovery President Trump announced an executive order Tuesday that aims to make hundreds of deregulations in the age of coronavirus permanent, something that would amount to a massive overhaul of regulatory policy. "We've done far more regulation cutting than any president in history," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting ahead of signing the order. Democratic Socialists of America's membership surges amid coronavirus, report says https://apple.news/A_A19FB6fQj2EQroxuw5oUw Even as virtually every country's economy has struggled in recent months amid state-imposed lockdowns intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic, some disaffected progressives are convinced that the problem is capitalism -- reportedly sending membership in the Democratic Socialists of America [DSA] surging by 10,000 since March, for a still-paltry total of 66,000 members overall. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support

This is the full 5-5-2020 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, nurses at Stroger hospital, members of NNU, protest hospital administrators refusal to follow CDC guidelines, putting employees and patients at risk.* Moises Zavala and Eric Basir are back. This time Moises is talking about organizing in the cannabis industry and Eric is discussing his own battle with COVID-19 and with his employer, the CTA, over testing and sick leave. And Marianela D'Aprile, member of the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), discusses the “Bernie bump”. The Bernie Sanders for president campaign may be over but just like in 2016, that campaign has swelled the ranks of the DSA which is full steam ahead on its work for Medicare4All, a Green New Deal and now has launched new partnerships with several unions. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio *Thank you to Dale Lehman for providing the audio of the nurses at Stroger Hospital.

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Labor Express Radio Interview: Marianela D'Aprile, member of the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), discusses the “Bernie bump”. Both in 2016 and now again, in 2020, the DSA has seen massive increases in membership. As a result, the DSA has become the closest thing to a mass socialist party we have seen in the United States in at least 70 years. At the same time, the organization has worked to avoid the limitations that come with electoralism. Embracing a “class struggle election work” strategy that privileges movement building as much as winning elections. The DSA has also launched new partnerships at the national and local level with several unions. All these topics are discussed in the interview. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio Labor Express Radio is non-partisan and does not endorse any candidates or political parties. We make editorial decisions about political developments to cover as they relate to the labor movement and the concerns of working people locally, nationally and internationally. This coverage should not be construed as an endorsement.

Labor Express Radio Interview: Carl Rosen - General President of UE discusses how unions can and must organize a militant, bottom up worker fightback in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Jerry Mead-Lucero of Labor Express Radio interviews Carl Rosen, General President of United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) about his recent article in In These Times magazine entitled “We Need the Labor Movement To Organize Worker Fightback in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis”. Rosen layouts an agenda for organized labor to meet the needs clearly expressed by the working class in the explosion of self-activity we have witnessed in recent weeks with strikes, walk-outs, and other shop floor actions by both union and non-union workers alike disgusted with their bosses unwillingness to take the dangers of COVID-19 seriously. It is a bold call that includes partnerships with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and other forms of progressive, democratic unionism we have not seen in generations in the labor movement in this country and points to the current moment as a potential turning point for organized labor and the U.S. working class. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by a star studded panel consisting of Maddy, co-chair of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Tommy Swenson, programmer for the Beacon Cinema, Andrew Hedden, a PhD student in History at the University of Washington, podcast founder, Alex, and friends of the show, Brynn and Celina, to review the historical fiction of Battle in Seattle in contrast with the reality in light of the 20 year anniversary. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by a star studded panel consisting of Maddy, co-chair of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Tommy Swenson, programmer for the Beacon Cinema, Andrew Hedden, a PhD student in History at the University of Washington, podcast founder, Alex, and friends of the show, Brynn and Celina, to review the historical fiction of Battle in Seattle in contrast with the reality in light of the 20 year anniversary. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

* Chick-fil-A scrambles after severe backlash from fans – WND.com. * Chick-fil-A says it has not caved to LGBTQ activists. * Guest: Bryan Rust – Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com. * G. Edward Griffin Says Bankers Are Going for Broke Because the Economy Is Broke – Reveals why the bankers are flooding the economy with money in anticipation of a global collapse. * Griffin poses thought-provoking questions about how President Trump was elected, his relationship with Henry Kissinger and George Soros, and his reversal on campaign promises and early accomplishments. * Ron Paul: Is The ‘Mother of all Bubbles’ About to Pop? * Company with Ties to Chinese Communist Party Buys One Third of British Steel Industry. * The majority of Americans strongly support religious freedom and remain opposed to government interference in religion, a study conducted by the Becket Fund found. * The largest socialist political organization in the country, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), wants to turn the Democratic Party into the Socialist Party. * British socialite Lady Colin Campbell sparked outrage after she made stunning remarks about convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting that soliciting sex from an underage prostitute was not the same thing as pedophilia. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Interview with Abdullah Younus, Director of Political Engagement at the New York Immigration Coaltion (NYIC), where he leads the organization's Federal, State, and Local legislative and policy campaigns to push for a more inclusive New York. Abdullah is also a part of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the United States.

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by co-chair of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Captain Maddie, to contemplate the existence of law when drinking The Claw, Elizabeth Warren's kowtow to our "progressive" mayor, the recent rescinding of funding from FEMA for helping the unhoused in King County, and a mistrial after a jury breaks on "political lines" in the cases related to the Milo shooting incident. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by co-chair of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Captain Maddie, to talk about the recent national DSA convention, Shaun Scott's primary win and campaign in the general, the extremely cool city council candidate (not at all a malleable shapeshifting extraterrestrial excavated from a tomb of Antarctic ice) Alex Pederson, and the Political Action Committee (PAC) money that backs him, and stories from the incredible talents showcased in Candidate Survivor.

We take a look at the National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Is it democratic?

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has mounted a massive disinformation campaign to fool the American voting public. Thousands of members are flocking to the rapidly growing organization. Many DSA members have also joined the Democratic Party, holding key positions in almost every state. Millions of voters have supported DSA candidates running as Democrats. Hundreds of DSA-supported candidates have been elected to county commissions, city councils, education boards, and state legislatures across the country. Two members, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), have penetrated Congress. DSA-driven policies — Medicare for All (socialized healthcare), the Green New Deal, National Popular Vote, $15 minimum wage, illegal alien amnesty — are rapidly becoming Democratic Party policy. All this is possible because DSA has managed to convince the U.S. mainstream media and most of the public that they are harmless European socialists who don’t want communism. They want America to be more like Sweden or Norway, not like the Soviet Union, China, or Cuba. Read the article here!

Eric Blanc is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Oats talked with Eric about his recent book, "Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics" (Verso: 2019). Our discussion connected the teachers' strikes with the broader socialist upsurge in the US and the long term struggle to transform the capitalist state. The following Jacobin article by Eric is referenced during the discussion: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/04/karl-kautsky-democratic-socialism-elections-rupture

This month we discuss the 1941 Disney animators' strike before looking at workers' organisation in the contemporary video games industry. Our guests were Jamie Woodcock (@Jamie_Woodcock on Twitter) of Notes from Below (https://notesfrombelow.org/), whose new book 'Marx At The Arcade' looks at games workers' struggles, and Marijam Didžgalvytė (@marijamdid on Twitter), games worker, writer, and activist, who hosts the online show 'Left Left Up', and is involved in Games Workers, an internarional games workers’ platform. Check out Marijam's website here (https://www.marijamdid.com), and buy Jamie's book direct from the publishers (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1319-marx-at-the-arcade) Information about the Organising at Work game “jam” Jamie mentions, co-hosted by Games Workers UK and Notes from Below, is online here: https://www.gwu-uk.org/2019/05/10/workers-game-jam/ Special thanks this time to our resident researcher Holly Smith for the presentation about the Disney animators' strike. Holly used the following sources in her research and recommends them as further reading: Kinney, Jack., 1988. 'Walt Disney and other assorted characters' Harmony Books: New York. Ostman, R.E., 1996. 'Disney and its conservative critics: Images versus realities'. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 24(2), pp.82-89. Peri, D., 2008. 'Working with Walt: interviews with Disney artists'. Univ. Press of Mississippi. Sito, Tom., 2006. 'Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson'. University Press of Kentucky. Smoodin, E.L. ed., 1994. 'Disney discourse: Producing the magic kingdom'. Psychology Press. Wasko, Janet., 2013. 'Understanding Disney: The manufacture of fantasy'. John Wiley & Sons. You can also check out a PBS-produced film about the strike on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSjX7S35mn0), and some of the excellent strike art we mention in the episode can be seen here: https://animationguild.org/about-the-guild/disney-strike-1941. We'd also recommend this Jacobin article by Mark Bergfeld and Kenneth Bergfeld, about the strike: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/11/disney-animators-strike-union-busting Finally, thanks to our correspondent JP for writing in to tell us our episode on Farrell Dobbs and the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters' strike had inspired him and his comrades to run a reading group around Dobbs's 'Teamster Rebellion', which prompted them to organise flying pickets for a strike they were involved in, and produce a strike bulletin. The bulletin continues in digital format here, as a publication of the East Bay chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA): https://eastbaymajority.com. All the usual copyright disclaimers about our theme music apply. Subscribe, leave us a review, etc. etc.

Between November of 2016 and June of 2018, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) saw it's membership jump from 5,000 to over 40,000. This hour we'll explore what socialism means today, and why the ideology is having a resurgence. Plus, why are more young people getting involved in the movement? Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Kenny and Lance discuss Capitalism, Oligarchies, Communism, Socialism, and Democratic Socialism. This episode's intent is to help people understand some commonly misunderstood political and economic terms and not convert you to anything. This week's Links: A quick introduction to Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism- http://www.simplydecoded.com/2013/04/19/capitalism-socialism-communism-introduction/ The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)- https://www.dsausa.org/about-us/what-is-democratic-socialism/ The Communist Party USA: http://www.cpusa.org How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew, FaceBook, Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Our RSS Feed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

LEO Executive Editor Aaron Yarmuth and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth discuss the future of healthcare with Mandy Bell and Nick Conder, two members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

In the first episode of "season two," Greg and Colin sit down with Shaun Scott, author of Millennials and the Moments that Made Us, journalist, organizer, member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and City Council candidate for District 4, to talk about inclusive cities, land use policies ("Neighborhoods for All"), and the graduation of local issues to the national stage (which includes a column from Christopher Rufo in the New York Post).

On this episode, Pamela Nogales, Laurie Rojas and Suzy Vogenthaler talk about the Kavanaugh hearing, his virginity and the failing Democratic Party strategy in the midterm electoral campaign. Laurie and Pamela interview Jack Devine from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and discuss the organization's strategy and long term goals. We end by interviewing Tana Forrester, from the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA), on the need to build a mass socialist party today. Articles for further reading: (1) Jack Devine, "The death agony of meritocracy" in the Platypus Review 109 (September 2018) https://platypus1917.org/2018/09/04/the-death-agony-of-meritocracy/ (2) Erin Hagood & Stephanie Gomez, "What was the Socialist Party? An interview with David McReynolds" in the Platypus Review 110 (October 2018) https://platypus1917.org/2018/10/01/what-was-the-socialist-party-an-interview-with-david-mcreynolds/ Hosted by Laurie Rojas, Pamela C. and Suzy V.

No Borders Media News Roundup Podcast #2 featuring three anarchists: Kim Kelly (writer and organizer from New York City), Andrew from It's Going Down, & Jaggi Singh from No Borders Media. -> Listen to the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/newsroundup091818 On this latest (September 18, 2018) No Borders Media News Roundup Podcast, we feature a conversation between three anarchist media-makers: Kim Kelly (writer and organizer from New York City), Andrew from It's Going Down, and Jaggi Singh from No Borders Media. We discuss Autonomous Disaster Relief in the context of Hurricane Florence, with reference to Hurricane Sandy (2012) and Maria (2017), and a breakdown of the colonial-capitalist exploitation of Puerto Rico. We explore a core topic of these news round-ups: Trump Resistance. We criticize the ruling class appropriation of resistance, and take a critical but open-minded look at the growth of social-democracy on the left in USA, with detailed reference to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the candidates they've supported, like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in New York City. We highlight ongoing examples of autonomous, grassroots resistance, including the Prison Strike, anti-fascist organizing, Occupy ICE actions, various teachers strikes, Indigenous Resistance to pipelines, and more. We get an update about an Occupy ICE comrade from San Antonio, Mapache, who stood up to neo-Nazi violence, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but was recently deported to Mexico after a months long detention. We muse about the continued relevance of, and increasing interest in, anarchist ideas and practice. This includes the inside scoop on the recent Teen Vogue article on anarchism (written by our guest Kim Kelly). We finish up with a discussion about the necessity and importance of left-wing anarchist media in this current political moment. This news roundup was recorded late on September 18, 2018, for No Borders Media. -> Share the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/newsroundup091818 [Listen to the previous No Borders Media News Roundup Podcast #1, with El Jones (Halifax), Jaggi Singh (Montreal), Syed Hussan (Toronto) and Harjap Grewal (Vancouver): https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/newsroundup090918] ----- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media, based in Toronto and Montreal, is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook and soundcloud. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media (Toronto/Montreal) fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

In Part 2 of the series “Nothing Natural About Capitalism,” Leah talks to Austin-based activist Ryan Rosshirt about permaculture design and the challenge of building a society that supports meaningful work. Like so many Americans, Ryan was jolted into political action by the rise of Donald Trump. He quit his desk job before the 2016 election to focus full-time on canvassing for social justice and environmentalist issues. At the same time, he discovered a passion for gardening; a small vegetable patch grew into the backyard microfarm where he’s producing a lot of his own food today. On this episode, Ryan talks about implementing permaculture principles to repair the ecosystem in his backyard. Also, he and Leah discuss the idea of “vocations,” the structural barriers imposed by capitalism that prevent people from enjoying meaningful work, and how the Austin chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is fighting business interests big and small to improve quality of life for workers.

Capitalism: Can't live with it, can't live without it! Or can we? And what is the connection between capitalism and what we eat, how we work, and who bears the impacts of climate change? For a lot of us, the ecological consequences of our economic system are clear: factory farming, algae blooms, pollinator decline, and the Trump Administration's evisceration of the EPA. What, if any, are the alternatives? In this two-part series, "Nothing Natural About Capitalism," the Starship Hothouse will boldly go where no gardening podcast has gone before, as Leah attempts to articulate some nascent ideas about how the design principles of permaculture, combined with the populist vision of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), might offer a ray of hope in these dispiriting times. In Part 1, Mike Moody, co-host of the Star Trek Discovery Pod (and the engineer of this show) interviews Leah about how she envisions a path between democratic socialism and environmentalism. Also, Leah tracks down one of her podcasting heroes, Chenjerai Kumanyika, co-host of Gimlet's Uncivil, at the Podcast Movement Conference in Philadelphia. Kumanyika explains that capitalism is not just an economic system; it's a mindset, and he offers insight into why we are having these discussions right now. In Part 2, Leah interviews activist and permaculture designer Ryan Rosshirt about why he joined the DSA, how he turned his backyard into a permaculture farm, how what civic engagement can improve our quality of life. From Co-ops, to city council meetings, to the joy of chickens, we're covering a lot of ground here, so bear with us! 

Epiosodio 14 de La Ventana con Rafael Tirado Rico. Podcast de análsis y noticias desde Puerto Rico. Esta semana entrevisto a Julia Salazar. Colombiana y candidata en primarias al senado estatal de Nueva York en representación de Brooklyn. Con Julia hablamos sobre los endosos recibidos por Cynthia Nixon y la Congresista Nydia Velázquez; su membresía en Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) y sus prioridades de resultar electa.  Para más información sobre Julia Salazar visita salazarforsenate.com Suscríbete a La Ventana - Puerto Rico en tu app favorito para escuchar podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcats, Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, TuneIn Radio y YouTube.

Capitalism is dangerous and makes people suffer according to The Democratic Socialists  of America (DSA) who say they are out to upset the status quo.   National DSA Director Maria Svart sat down with FOX Business Correspondent Adam Shapiro to explain the DSA's short and long-term goals, which some people will find troubling but others embrace. The D-S-A says it has 48,000 members. Their core principle rejects an international economic order sustained by private profit. Asked to explain what that means Svart said, "In the long term we want a society where workers control things." When asked if that meant eliminating private ownership of business Svart responded, "If that's what the voters wanted eventually I think you are talking about a utopian vision which is certainly our vision in the long term but it's not something I anticipate happening anytime soon."  Svart lays bare the ultimate goals of the Democratic Socialists such as limiting the ownership of private property, nationalizing healthcare and pushing the Democratic Party further to the left.

Nomiki Konst (TYT Politics) interviews The Nation contributor, Anna Heyward, on the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Cave Operatur," Solidarity Forever!To open the new year Caroline and Steve talk with writer/actor/activist Michael Cavadias, organizer for Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York. In the wide ranging discussion the gang talks about the history of socialism in America, the resurgence of organized socialism and the political gains made in the last election by DSA and what they plan for the future.

"Cave Operatur," Solidarity Forever!To open the new year Caroline and Steve talk with writer/actor/activist Michael Cavadias, organizer for Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York. In the wide ranging discussion the gang talks about the history of socialism in America, the resurgence of organized socialism and the political gains made in the last election by DSA and what they plan for the future.

Airs on WSFM-LP 103.3 in Asheville / streaming at AshevilleFM from 3am EST on September 25th through October 1st and podcasting on libsyn.com. For a 59 minute long, radio clean version for syndication purposes, please visit the archive.org collection. Coalition for Immokalee Workers Today we are airing an interview conducted with Lupe Gonzalo of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Immokalee, Florida. This is  is a worker-based human rights organization which seeks to promote awareness of social responsibility, human trafficking, and gender-based violence at work and in corporations, seeking to boost the voices of some of the more marginalized workers in the US. We talk about the ciw, how it got started, and about hurricane relief after Hurricane Irma. We also touch on some political differences and points of unity with anarchism. This interview was conducted in translation from Spanish into English, with Patricia of the Alliance for Fair Food doing translation. If anyone would like the full interview just in Spanish, please write to us and we will provide that audio! If you would like to learn more about the Coalition of Imokalee Workers, and to donate to hurricane relief efforts, you can visit their online fundraising page For more on this group, including how to get onto their email list, information on their radio station Radio Conciencia or La Tuya, and their upcoming visit to UNC Chapel Hill, you can visit ciw-online.org If you would like to see just one of the many accounts of anarchist accompliship and solidarity with the CIW you can go to It's Going Down and search "Autonomy in Tampa, Solidarity in Immokalee: Love Letter to the Future" Further links for reading and solidarity: Blog Concerning Hurricane Irma relief Alliance for Fair Food's report on the state of the town of Immokalee CIW Blog post about Hurricane Irma relief in Labelle, FL CKUT's Prison Radio with Jalil Muntaquim Then comes part two of Prison Radio's interview with Jalil Muntaquim, who is former member of the Black Panther party and the Black Liberation Army and is one of the longest held political prisoners in the world. While incarcerated, Jalil has become a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Jalil graduated with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Sociology in 1994. He has written several books, arguably most notable being We Are Our Own Liberators, his most recent being a book of poems entitled Exiting the Prism. More from CKUT out of Montreal can be found here! Announcements Duke Energy Protest & NCUC Public Comment Period In Asheville on Wednesday, there'll be a protest against Duke Energy, which proposed to the NC Utilities Commission to raise electricity rates 15%, raising $200 million a year to pay for the cleanup costs of their coal ash dumps and build new infrastructure to keep us dependent on ecocidal fossil fuels. NCUC is holding a public hearing from 7-10pm at the downtown courthouse in Asheville, with a rally starting at 5pm and marching towards the courthouse. You can find a fedbook event for a training to help you get more comfortable with presenting during public comment period. "Eyewitness to Charlottesville" at UNCA Also in Asheville this Wednesday, Sept 28th at UNCA here in Asheville, there'll be a presentation from 6-8pm. Location to be determined, but you can find more at fedbook by searching for "Eyewitness to Charlottesville." The presenters are from the (shudder) International Socialist Organization (ISO) from Raleigh, a UNCA student and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and members of the Carolina Mountain John Brown Gun Club, formerly Redneck Revolt. Trouble #6 at Firestorm BRABC will be airing Trouble #6 on Friday the 29th at 7:30pm.  This episode of the short-documentary series from sub.Media is focusing on Counter-Insurgency.  The showing is free and will be followed by a discussion with questions crafted by sub.Media on the topic.  The flyer for the event can be found here. FBI visits more activists in WNC From BRABC: On September 8, 2017, an FBI agent attempted to visit a comrade in western North Carolina. They visited a house, and the person there stepped outside to talk to the agent, who repeatedly asked if the comrade in question lived there. The person at the house did not engage with those questions, and instead insisted on a card from the agent that a lawyer could call later. The agent said it was regarding a case being handled by another office. This comes at a time when Anarchists have been standing up to a grand jury and other FBI harassment across the state of North Carolina. The person who the FBI agent was seeking secured legal representation. On September 13, 2017, their lawyer called a number the agent wrote down, and the FBI specified that they were actually looking to speak with the person's child, a minor. The FBI said that they were seeking the original person because a legal guardian had to be present for the agent to talk to the minor. During that call the agent stated she wanted to ask about graffiti on a car related to a case being investigated by the FBI Field Office in Raleigh, NC. The minor in question has now secured legal representation. Nobody above is speaking to the FBI. We cannot just hope that harassment like this stops. Get educated on how to protect yourself if the FBI shows up. If you are approached by the FBI, refuse to answer their questions. Know your rights! Please read If An Agent Knocks for more information. We cannot let them intimidate us and raise fear and distrust. If An Agent Knocks: https://ccrjustice.org/if-agent-knocks-booklet

Bonus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/14485685 This is our LIVE TAPING episode with Khader El-Yateem and Jabari Brisport, who were inspired to run for city council by Bernie Sanders (whom they admire) and by Trump (whose scary & destructive victory convinced them to enter politics). A Palestinian, Arab-American, socialist Khader El-Yateem is a community organizer & faith leader who is committed to social justice. He talks about how his experience being imprisoned & tortured by Israeli soldiers inspired him to seek understanding and dialog. He ran as a Democrat and though he lost the primary by 7 points, he scored an amazing victory by coming so close and taking on the Democratic Machine. Like Rev. El-Yateem, Jabari Brisport was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). A third generation Brooklyn resident, Jabari is still in the race, having run on the Green Party ticket. We discuss the Bernie Bro Myth, which they shatter as an Arab-American and African American, "coming out," as socialist and why they ran in the parties they did.

On this episode, Matt & Jesse have a discussion with Kelsey Goldberg (@KelseyFGold) and Jack Suria Linares (@SuriaLinares213) from DSA-Los Angeles chapter about the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Kelsey and Jack explore their childhood and later political awakening by describing the moment (or moments) that led to not only their transcendent belief in socialism, but how they went beyond mere beliefs by deciding to take action and become activists and organizers via their self-discovery process. We will also learn about DSA's history and contributions, as well as its future aims as a consequence of its recent National Convention. Additionally, our visitors to the show will talk about what DSA-LA has in the revolutionary pot that's about to boil over into a Mario-Brothers pasta of comrade-goodness. By the very end of this podcast episode, Kelsey, Jesse and Jack get our ‘DSA-Curious' Comrade, Matthew, to break down his resistance and finally #TrySocialism. Mentioned In This Episode: The National Website for Democratic Socialists of America The Facebook Page for Democratic Socialists of America The Twitter Page for Democratic Socialists of America The Official Homepage for the Los Angeles Chapter of DSA The Facebook Page for DSA-LA The Twitter Page for DSA-LAJeff Stein in Vox: “Nine Questions About the Democratic Socialists of America You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask” A Slacker-Ode as a Comic-Meme: Split Photo Abbott & Costello Vs. Jesse & Matt New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada: A Historical Guide of Its Policies and Aims A List of Official (& Past) Political Parties in Canada The Guardian: “Thomas Piketty on the Rise of Bernie Sanders: The U.S. Enters a New Political Era” (Translated from Its Original Publication Source: Le Monde - 14 February 2016)The Entrepreneurial Myth Meets the Diseased Myth of the Star System: A Recent Propaganda Ad from IKEA The Service Employee International Union (SEIU): A Wikipedia History The Official Website for SEIU Richard Berman in The Washington Times: “A Story of Union Waste: The Service Union Squanders Millions on a Losing Cause” Rudolf Rocker: A Biography The Anarchist Library: Articles and Books by Rudolf Rocker GoFundMe Accounts for Boston Massacre (the record for GoFundMe, in 2013, was for Jeff Baumen, who raised $805,000.00 from donations) O THE IRONY: Free Healthcare for American Prisoners! (But No Deductibles or Copays?) PBS's 25th Anniversary Special: Looking Back at the LA Riots After the Beating of Rodney King Anna Deavere Smith's Stunning ‘Documentary Theater' Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent - The Documentary (1992) Noam Chomsky Admits He's Not Charismatic But Folks Follow Him Instead for the Ideas He Offers . . .Chris Hedges in Truthdig: “Noam Chomsky is America's greatest intellectual. His massive body of work, which includes nearly 100 books, has for decades deflated and exposed the lies of the power elite and the myths they perpetrate. Chomsky has done this despite being blacklisted by the commercial media, turned into a pariah by the academy and, by his own admission, being a pedantic and at times slightly boring speaker. He combines moral autonomy with rigorous scholarship, a remarkable grasp of detail and a searing intellect. He curtly dismisses our two-party system as a mirage orchestrated by the corporate state, excoriates the liberal intelligentsia for being fops and courtiers and describes the drivel of the commercial media as a form of ‘brainwashing.'” Al Jazeera: “More Americans Joining Socialist Groups Under Trump” The New Republic: “Are the Democratic Socialists of America For Real?” Sarah Silverman at the DNC Convention in 2016: “Can I just say, to the Bernie or Bust People, You're Being Ridiculous.” Matthew Snyder's Co-Organizing for the First Fundraiser in the I.E. for Sanders' Presidential Run: “Our Barn-Storming-for-Bernie Fundraiser in the I.E.” {July 18th, 2015} Why People Support Bernie Sanders from Such a Broad Spectrum of American Society? James Walsh and Guardian Readers: “10 Reasons Why Voters Are Turning to Bernie Sanders” DSA's Official Endorsement for Bernie Sanders' Candidacy for President in 2016 Daniel Denvir's The Dig (Podcast): “The Democratic Socialists of America and the Fight Against Trump” Did Labour Really Gain 150,00 New Members After the General Election? The Guardian: “Heather Heyer, Victim of Charlottesville Car Attack, Was a Civil Rights Activist” The Guardian: “Mother of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer: They Tried to Kill My Child to Shut Her Up.” Michael Tomasky in The Guardian: “Should Obama Have Accepted the Nobel Prize?” Rob Wile in The Business Insider: “12 People Who Should Not Have Won The Nobel Peace Prize” Politifact: “Pants on Fire Claim that George Soros Money Went to Women's March Protesters” Antimedia: “That Awkward Moment When One Nobel Peace Prize Winner Bombs Another” President ‘Bomb-Bomb' Obama: This Map Shows Where President Barack Obama Dropped His 26,171 Bombs for 2016 (3,000 More Than 2015) A History of Democratic Socialists of America: 1971-2017 - A Merger of Two Different Groups Occupy Los Angeles: A History Old Memories, Old Photos: Soapbox: Jesse's Anarchist Book & Infoshop in Bellingham, Washington Fugitive Pieces: Matt's Son & Daughter at Occupy Riverside Amy Pleasant in The Huffington Post: “Artists as Activists: Pursuing Social Justice” About DSA-LA, which Started in 2011 & Now Has 1083 Members UCLA's Campus Facilities to Be Used as Athlete's Village for LA's 2028 Olympics The Los Angeles Times Gives Out Letter Grades for Public Officials: Why Eric Garcetti Is Mediocre or Even Awful The Chicago Reader's Article on the DSA Convention for August 2017: “Beyond the ‘Bernie bro': Socialism's Diverse New Youth Brigade” Jack L. Suria-Linares – 2017 NPC Candidate – Local Chapter: Los Angeles To Show Solidarity with Teamster Workers, LA Dock Workers Refused to Unload Any Non-Union Trucks Jia Tolentino: “The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death” Catherine Baab-Muguira in Quartz: “GENERATION 1099: Millennials Are Obsessed with Side Hustles Because They're All We've Got” This Lousy Day in Bullshit Mythologies: For Example, The YFS Magazine as Delusional Self-Pandering: “The Age of the Millennial Entrepreneur Is Upon Us” The Huffington Post: Xennials: The Microgeneration Between Gen X and Millennials Indigenous Action Media: “Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing The Ally Industrial Complex” Denise Cummins in Psychology Today: “Why Gen-X Doesn't Get Millennial . . . or Boomers” John Scalzi's Blog Whatever: “Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is” Briahna Joy Gray in Current Affairs: “How Identity Became a Weapon Against the Left” East Bay DSA Support for SB-562 (Single Payer) Versus Multi-Platform Tendencies for DSA-LA with Nolympics, the Campaign for Making LA a Sanctuary City and Work on LA's Tragic Lack of Solutions for Skid Row. How to Become a Supporting Member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Childcare & Activism: “Caring for Rosie the Riveter's Kids” The DSA's Structure Oscar Wilde: “Socialism is great but it takes up too many evenings.” David Graeber's TEDxWhitechapel talk: “The Possibility of Political Pleasure” {Where He Fully and Sheepishly Admits That He Enjoys Political Meetings} Sophia A. McClennen in Salon Magazine: “10 Reasons Why #DemExit Is Serious: Getting Rid of Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Not Enough” A Reddit Discussion on the History of the Rose in Revolutionary Socialist Movements The Worker's Song--Both Poignant & Powerful: “Bread and Roses” Joan Baez Sings “Bread and Roses” The Rose Emoji Revolution for DSA: It's Not Just for Valentine's or Mother's Day DSA-LA Videos, which includes the series 30 in 30, and profiles 30 Leftists in 30 days leading up to the May Day in 2017.Vice News (Sports): “Meet Los Angeles's New Anti-Olympics Movement” The Real News (YouTube): Michael Payne from the Charlottesville Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America Retells Harrowing Account of Car-Attack The Deceptively Brilliant and Charming YouTube Video Thanks, Capitalism! Created in Collaboration with DSA-Los Angeles & the DSA National Design Committee (Kelsey Goldberg Narrates the Video) DSA-LA Crashes Garcetti's Re-Election Bash IndieWire's Bullshit (Neoliberal) Article Celebrating Patty Jenkins “Breaking the Glass Ceiling on Director Pay” Snap Election - Thor Ragnarok parody with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn Jack Suria Linares in New Politics: “DSA Convention: Mapping a Strategy, Avoiding Dead-Ends” Matt's Mention with the Problems with Folk Politics is Explored in Detail with Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek's Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work {And Discussed in Episode 15 of The Future Is A Mixtape} Nick Falkvinges's “3-Pirate Party Rule” in Swarmwise: A Tactical Manual to Changing the World Kelsey Goldberg in Left Side of History: “Do Not Merely Eat Cake” The Socialist Alternative Versus the Green Party Versus the DSA: Organizing Outside of Elections and What Should Count as Success? Mayor-elect Lumumba: Jackson 'to Be the Most Radical City on the Planet' Winning Mayoral Candidate in Jackson, Mississippi: Chokwe Antar LumumbaCathy Woolard for Atlanta MayorCathy Woolard's Competitors for Mayor of Atlanta Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism FULL Speech - Georgetown University - Given on November 19, 2015 Feel Free to Contact Jesse & Matt on the Following Spaces & Places: Email Us: thefutureisamixtape@gmail.com Find Us Via Our Website: The Future Is A Mixtape Or Lollygagging on Social Networks: Facebook Twitter Instagram Or Just Become a “Cyberspace-Friend” @Matthew Snyder's Facebook Account

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will be holding elections at their national convention next week. We talk to three candidates, discuss the various slates with our panel of union organizers, and Jonathan and Sam talk about lessons about fast organizational growth from history and the business world. Links to platforms and more information at smashuppodcast.com

We talk with two rank and file trade unionists and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members about DSA labor branches and their resolution promoting a Labor Commission in DSA

As 800+ delegates prepare to attend the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) convention in Chicago next week, we talk to three union organizers who are also leaders in DSA about the importance of labor to DSA and DSA to labor

Dating While Socialist Bonus Ep https://www.patreon.com/posts/8888812 On this episode, Gabe Pacheco and I talk to Erin Neff of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) about how Bernie Sanders AND Trump helped socialism grow: "Bernie planted the seeds and then Trump sh*t on them." Plus, how woke is Trump? How political is The Wizard of Oz? How helpful are dogs to homeless people? Then Erin and break down Susan Bordo's piece "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton," paragraph by paragraph. It's a good time.