Interview - #BlackLivesMatter w/ Whitney Kahn from DSA
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English - June 02, 2020 10:03 - 35 minutes - 80.8 MBNews Commentary News Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
There's no panel this week, instead we have a special bonus interview with Whitney Kahn from the Democratic Socialists of America about the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations against police brutality. We also get to talk about Trump, Bernie, and the need for a democratic socialist party in America.
Left Inside is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics and culture from the left. It is produced by members of RISE to stay entertained, informed and a little bit sane during lockdown. RISE is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/
Thanks again to Galway-based band Turnstiles for letting us use their song “Wasting Away” for this episode. More of their music can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/56RXz6M4Pj56eKWYDPUyQd?si=zwN0l6_qTXCU-b7Gb2a7Cg
See you next week, cheers!
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Diarmuid - https://twitter.com/DiarmFlood Whitney is a member of the DSA Reform & Revolution caucus: https://twitter.com/dsaRandR
Further Reading:
This weekend, police responded to protests against police violence with even more wantonly brutal violence - Megan Dag - https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-police-brutality
After Bernie: It's time to start talking about a Democratic Socialist Party - Mimi Harris, Philip Locker & Evan Seitchik - https://www.reformandrevolution.org/articles/after-bernie-its-time-to-start-talking-about-a-democratic-socialist-party/
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