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The Class Composition of Populism
January 17, 2020 17:11 - 58.3 MBThe Class Composition of Populism Sefika Kumral Zachary Levenson Edwin Ackerman Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time History Since the twin events of 2016, the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, there has been a veritable explosion of interest in populism studies. The bulk of these studies ...
Perspectives on Socialist Strategy in the Democratic Socialists of America
January 17, 2020 17:03 - 87 MBPerspectives on Socialist Strategy in the Democratic Socialists of America Renée Paradis Neal Meyer John Michael Colón Miriam Bensman Tawny Tidwell Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time U.S. Politics Featuring: Renée Paradis, Socialist Majority...
The Crisis and the Shop Floor: Class Composition in Britain
January 17, 2020 16:53 - 51.8 MBThe Crisis and the Shop Floor Class Composition in Britain Lydia Hughes Callum Cant Adam Badger Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time Labor & Unions British politics is entering a tailspin. The formal channels of bourgeois politics have proven unable to metabolise the lates...
Migration, Gender, and Labor Organizing
January 17, 2020 16:50 - 80 MBMigration, Gender, and Labor Organizing Ximena García Bustamante Nathalie Jacques Hannah Cross Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time Immigration Migration Beyond Capitalism–a labour-focused approach —Hannah Cross, Review of African Political Economy Subjectivities of resistance in terms of women's st...
What Happened to the Pink Tide?
January 17, 2020 16:46 - 58.1 MBWhat Happened to the Pink Tide? René Rojas Kenneth Roberts Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time International Viewed by many as the most promising development for the global left in decades, the Pink Tide is in retreat. To understand its decline, this essay compares its rise and achievements to the rise of the region’s classical ...
Leaflets of the Russian Revolution: Socialist Organizing in 1917
January 17, 2020 16:38 - 82 MBLeaflets of the Russian Revolution Socialist Organizing in 1917 Todd Chretien Eric Blanc Barbara C. Allen Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time History This is a discussion of the book "Leaflets of the Russian Revolution: Socialist Organizing in 1917," edited and translated...
Demilitarizing the Academy
January 17, 2020 16:33 - 82.7 MBDemilitarizing the Academy Sofia Arias Stuart Davis John Lawrence Jonah Walters Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time War & Antiwar For decades, academic researchers have criticized the deep historical connections between our disciplines and imperial military projects. Only...
Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism and International Socialist Solidarity Today
January 07, 2020 16:12 - 65.9 MBImperialism, Anti-Imperialism and International Socialist Solidarity Today Ashley Smith Frieda Afary Emma Wilde Botta Linda Quiquivix War & Antiwar The U.S. is no longer an unrivaled empire dominating the world system. It has suffered a relative decline as a result of its disastrous invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, a...
Care and Repair: The Revolutionary, Democratic Power of a Global Green New Deal
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 53.6 MBCare and Repair The Revolutionary, Democratic Power of a Global Green New Deal Naomi Klein Astra Taylor Socialism 2019 Environment Join authors and activists Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor in conversation about the struggle for a global Green New Deal and the prospects for a truly democratic and just solution to climate c...
Rise of the Far Right in India
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 40.9 MBRise of the Far Right in India Rohit Prajapati Pranav Jani Socialism 2019 International The recent re-election of Narendra Modi is a sign of the entrenchment of Hindu nationalism and the far-right in India, as Modi's BJP party continues to engage in a series of attacks against the rights of religious and political minorities. This talk looks at the...
Jewish Politics and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 37.5 MBJewish Politics and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism Jonah Ben Avraham Benjamin Balthaser Socialism 2019 Racism & Civil Rights The Trump presidency has abetted a horrifying wave of anti-Semitsm--most notably in the Tree of Life and Poway synagogue shootings. This talk will examine what it will take to combat this scourge of bigotry. Save the date! ...
Pipeline Resistance, Climate Change and Decolonization
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 25.3 MBPipeline Resistance, Climate Change and Decolonization Cliff Martin Isra Hirsi Socialism 2019 Environment In 2016, the heroic struggle of the water defenders at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline brought attention to the connections between pipeline resistance, Indigenous rights, and the fight for ecological and social justice. This s...
Sexual Violence and the State
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 47.1 MBSexual Violence and the State Camila Valle Rachel Caïdor Deana Lewis Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism From the horrors committed by the United States in Abu Ghraib to the ways this country’s carceral system fails survivors and destroys the lives of Black, Brown, and working-class people, the state is not an adequate t...
How We Win Medicare for All
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 49.5 MBHow We Win Medicare for All Michael Lighty Donna Cartwright Socialism 2019 Healthcare The U.S. has the highest per-capita spending for healthcare in the world, and some of the worst health outcomes. Health insurance companies profit from denying people care. DSA has been organizing and leading a campaign for Medicare for All that is showing how the...
Roots of the Social Crisis in Latin America
October 12, 2019 15:07 - 44.3 MBRoots of the Social Crisis in Latin America Luis Rangel Michelle Manjunattu Valério Arcary Evelyn Zepeda Socialism 2019 International Across Latin America, social democratic forces are contending with right-wing populism--including vicious repression in some cases. What are the lessons we ca...
An Introduction to Marx's Capital
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 45.2 MBAn Introduction to Marx's Capital David Harvey Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism Marx's Capital remains the key groundbreaking theoretical work to understanding the economic structure and function of a capitalist economy--but the three volume work is understandably intimidating to many. Author David Harvey will help illuminate key concepts of Marx's economic work. Save the d...
Reclaiming the Future: Democracy and Socialism
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 43.6 MBReclaiming the Future Democracy and Socialism Astra Taylor Shawn Gude Socialism 2019 U.S. Politics In Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone, Astra Taylor shows that real democracy—fully inclusive and completely egalitarian—has in fact never existed. Is democracy a means or an end, a process or a set ...
Your Commander in Chief is Lying to You
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 38.5 MBYour Commander in Chief is Lying to You Spenser Rapone Rory Fanning Socialism 2019 War & Antiwar Spenser Rapone made headlines at his 2016 graduation from West Point for displaying a protest message against U.S. imperialism. Rory Fanning is a former Army Ranger who became a conscientious objector and walked across the country following the death of...
Your Commander and Chief is Lying to You
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 38.5 MBYour Commander and Chief is Lying to You Spenser Rapone Rory Fanning Socialism 2019 War & Antiwar Spenser Rapone made headlines at his 2016 graduation from West Point for displaying a protest message against U.S. imperialism. Rory Fanning is a former Army Ranger who became a conscientious objector and walked across the country following the death o...
What Would Sports Look Like in a Socialist Society?
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 21 MBWhat Would Sports Look Like in a Socialist Society? Dave Zirin Socialism 2019 Art & Culture Some Marxists believe sports wouldn't (or shouldn't) exist in a socialist society. Dave Zirin, sports editor of TheNation.com, asks how sports--and the competition that lies at their heart--would be different in a society that was based on meeting human needs instead of making profit fo...
Marxism and the Capitalist State: Socialist Theory and Strategy
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 34.4 MBMarxism and the Capitalist State Socialist Theory and Strategy Charlie Post Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism The renewal of socialism in the United States has sparked renewed debate and discussion on socialist strategy in the advanced capitalist world. Once again, the relative weight of elections and mass struggle, and whether or not socialists c...
Racial Capitalism, Opioids and the Drug War in the Age of Trump
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 34.5 MBRacial Capitalism, Opioids and the Drug War in the Age of Trump Donna Murch Socialism 2019 U.S. Politics This talk will speak to a larger debate about the current opioid crisis and its relationship to the successive wars on drugs in the United States. Core to my approach is thinking about racial capitalism as a critical framework for understanding both the deregulation of Big ...
Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Era of Trump
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 35 MBMistaken Identity Race and Class in the Era of Trump Asad Haider Socialism 2019 Racism & Civil Rights Whether class or race is the more important factor in modern politics is a question at the heart of recent history’s most contentious debates. Asad Haider, author of Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump, will discuss the concept of...
China and the US: Interimperialist Rivalry or Class Struggle and Solidarity?
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 45.2 MBChina and the US Interimperialist Rivalry or Class Struggle and Solidarity? Elaine Lu Kevin Lin Ashley Smith Socialism 2019 War & Antiwar The US remains the world’s predominant political and economic power, but it now views China’s growing economic influence as a potential geopolitical chall...
Elections, Mass Politics and the Left
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 37.5 MBElections, Mass Politics and the Left David Duhalde Alex Merlo Luis Rangel Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism Debates about the electoral prospects of the left--and the limits of left-wing change coming through the ballot box--have been revived, in part because of recent electoral victories by some on the left in both t...
Teachers' Unions and Anti-Racist Struggle
October 12, 2019 15:06 - 61.2 MBTeachers' Unions and Anti-Racist Struggle Lois Weiner Gillian Russom Angela Crawford Tia Kurtisnger-Edison Socialism 2019 LGBT As young people move into activism, what role do educators have in the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice movements that take up fighting racism? H...
#MeToo in our Movements
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 64.9 MB#MeToo in our Movements Ann Russo Maryam Abidi Kate Doyle Griffiths Socialism 2019 U.S. Politics #MeToo has begun a much-needed conversation about sexual and gender violence. What lessons can activists draw from #MeToo to apply to our own communities? And how do we begin to have those conversations and take accountabili...
We Won, Now What?: A Townhall with Chicago's Socialist Alderpeople
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 46.8 MBWe Won, Now What? A Townhall with Chicago's Socialist Alderpeople Miles Kampf-Lassin Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez Socialism 2019 U.S. Politics The most recent election brought the total of socialists in office in Chicago up to six. Now what? Join activists and elected offici...
Reparations for Our Time
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 47.1 MBReparations for Our Time Aislinn Pulley Todd St Hill Ashli Giles-Perkins Socialism 2019 Racism & Civil Rights A once-taboo notion, the case for reparations for the ongoing legacy of the historic economic and social brutality imposed by slavery has gained ground in recent years, even amongst some mainstream politicians. ...
Tiananmen Square 30 Years Later
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 38.1 MBTiananmen Square 30 Years Later Dennis Kosuth Socialism 2019 History 30 years ago, a student protest set forces in motion that threatened the Chinese state and the Chinese government began its massacre of hundreds of student and worker activists at Tiananmen Square. What were the dynamics that produced the struggle? Why did a “socialist” government send soldiers in to shut it ...
Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 15.7 MBLatinx The New Force in American Politics and Culture Ed Morales Socialism 2019 Racism & Civil Rights In this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latinx political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje—“mixedness” or “hybridity”—and that this border thinking is both a key to understanding bilingual, bicultu...
Never Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 33.1 MBNever Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League David Renton Socialism 2019 History The growth of the far-right and fascists in the UK in the 1970s sparked Rock Against Racism, which brought punk and reggae bands together as a weapon against the right, and the Anti-Nazi League, which mobilized hundreds of thousands as part of the anti-fascist struggle. read more
Walking While Trans: Profiling, Policing and Prisons
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 36.7 MBWalking While Trans Profiling, Policing and Prisons Camille White-Avian Socialism 2019 Labor & Unions According to Lambda Legal, nearly one in six trans Americans, and one in two trans African Americans, has been to prison. This talk will examine how the issue of gender identity impacts policing and incarceration. Save the date! Socialism 2020 wil...
Literature as a Tool for Abolition and Transformative Justice
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 51.3 MBLiterature as a Tool for Abolition and Transformative Justice Darnell Moore Socialism 2019 Art & Culture “No more ashes. No more fires. Only love. And the unbridled urgency to build a world where the edges are imagined as the starting place for black liberation now and always.” ― Darnell L. Moore, No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America. Save the date! S...
The Original Red Scare: Revolutionary Socialism with the Red Nation
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 59.1 MBThe Original Red Scare Revolutionary Socialism with the Red Nation Jennifer Marley Hope Alvarado Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism This session, featuring members of Red Nation, will discuss the intersection of Native rights and the fight for socialism. Panelists will discuss the two newly formed Red Nation caucuses, t...
System Change, Not Climate Change: Youth Climate Activists in Conversation with Teen Vogue
October 12, 2019 15:05 - 33 MBSystem Change, Not Climate Change Youth Climate Activists in Conversation with Teen Vogue Lucy Diavolo Sally Taylor Haven Coleman Socialism 2019 Environment In demonstrations across the globe, it increasingly is young activists bringing attention to the fight against the policies that drive ...
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 37.8 MBThe Socialist Manifesto The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality Bhaskar Sunkara Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism In The Socialist Manifesto,Jacobineditor Bhaskar Sunkara offers a fresh look on the politics and history of socialism. This discussion will take up the following questions, and more: Why has socialism remained so ...
Problems of the U.S. Left: The Cases of Cuba and Nicaragua
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 36.4 MBProblems of the U.S. Left: The Cases of Cuba and Nicaragua Dan La Botz Sam Farber Socialism 2019 International Popular rebellion and revolution have toppled oligarchs and pro-U.S. puppets throughout Latin American history, providing inspiring examples of national sovereignty and radical social reforms. However, these revolts have often empowered go...
The Experience of Podemos in Spain: Balance Sheet and Perspectives for Anticapitalists
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 34.2 MBThe Experience of Podemos in Spain Balance Sheet and Perspectives for Anticapitalists Alex Merlo Socialism 2019 International Spain's social democratic Podemos party grew rapidly over the past several years to become one of the country's largest parties. In recent months, however, disagreements between leaders Pablo Iglesias and Íñigo Errejón raise...
Trans Liberation, Biological Determinism and Sports
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 25.8 MBTrans Liberation, Biological Determinism and Sports Isabelle Bartter Socialism 2019 Labor & Unions A recent ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport targeting Olympic runner Caster Semenya would force the athlete to take drugs to limit the naturally occurring testosterone in her body. This talk will look at the controversy surrounding this and similar issues, and the large...
Strike Support for Socialists
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 48.2 MBStrike Support for Socialists Tim Marshall Emma Gagliardi Nick French Socialism 2019 LGBT Recent educators' strikes helped a new generation of activists learn how to approach strike support. From "tacos for teachers," to organizing forums, and walking the picket lines, come hear about the socialist lessons of strike sup...
The Disability Politics of Marta Russell
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 32.4 MBThe Disability Politics of Marta Russell Keith Rosenthal Socialism 2019 Socialism & Marxism The late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism, including the effects of capitalism on the living and social conditions of people with disabilities. Hear Keith Rosenthal, editor of a forthcom...
We Won't Go Back: The Fight to Defend Abortion Rights
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 37.1 MBWe Won't Go Back: The Fight to Defend Abortion Rights Ella Mahony Anne Rumberger Mandy Medley Socialism 2019 Women With a court packed with conservatives, abortion rights are in more peril today than at any point since abortion was legalized with Roe v. Wade in 1972. How did we get to this point, and what will it take t...
The Global Resistance to Extraction
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 44.8 MBThe Global Resistance to Extraction Lee Wengraf Margaret Lee Jennifer Marley Valério Arcary Socialism 2019 Environment This panel will highlight urgently-needed struggles against fossil fuels and extractive industries across the globe. From the battles against climate crisis, the fight again...
Welcome to Red Chicago
October 12, 2019 15:04 - 62 MBWelcome to Red Chicago Jeanette Taylor Alyxandra Goodwin Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez Jesse Sharkey Socialism 2019 U.S. Politics With six socialist aldermen coming into office on its City Council, Chicago has planted a flag “for the many” all ove...
Abolish the Police: Liberal vs. Revolutionary Perspectives
October 12, 2019 15:03 - 37.6 MBAbolish the Police Liberal vs. Revolutionary Perspectives brian bean Socialism 2019 Criminal Justice The Black Lives Matter movement has helped expose widespread police brutality. It's also helped raise new debates about whether are necessary at all--and whether they have the potential to be a force for good, or need to be abolished. Save the date...
Socialists and the Teacher Strike Wave
October 12, 2019 15:03 - 59 MBSocialists and the Teacher Strike Wave Eric Blanc Gillian Russom Socialism 2019 LGBT The teachers' strike wave that rolled across the U.S. in 2018-19—which included "red states" like West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona, as well as "blue states" like California—has changed this country's political landscape and raised the possibility of reconnectin...
Ecosocialism Against the Market
October 12, 2019 15:03 - 39.4 MBEcosocialism Against the Market Kate Aronoff Socialism 2019 Environment Ecosocialism starts with the premise that environmental destruction and social injustice stem from the same source: a world where profit is valued over human need and a sustainable ecosystem. This session will argue the emancipation of people goes hand-in-hand with the emancipation of the earth from the ca...
Birth Strike: Why Reproductive Freedom is Under Attack
October 12, 2019 15:03 - 22.9 MBBirth Strike Why Reproductive Freedom is Under Attack Jenny Brown Socialism 2019 Women The U.S. birth rate is plummeting as women conduct a spontaneous "birth strike" against conditions that include a lack access to child care, family leave and health care. Author Jenny Brown argues that U.S. women have not yet realized the potential of their barga...