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The Maine MuralLooking Forward to the National ConventionThree Maine DSA deligates discuss their preparations for the 2025 DSA National Convention.2025-07-0710 minThe Maine Mural(Re Upload) 2025 Maine DSA Semi-AnnualCorrection: When editing this podcast, a segment of audio on Maine Youth Action was used to describe Presente! Maine. We regret this error. For coverage of the 2025 DSA Platform, see "Proposal for a Maine DSA 2025 Platform" on the Pine and Roses online Publication. For additional coverage of the 2025 Semi-Annual WInter Convention, please see "Maine Socialists Say No To Trump" by Todd Chretien on the Pine and Roses Publication. Revolutionary Communists of America Maine Youth Power Presente! - Maine2025-02-1217 min
Cream City SocialDSA Runs for Common Council: A Conversation With Alex BrowerWe sit down with DSA's endorsed candidate for common council, Alex Brower, to talk about his transformative agenda and what it means to be running a movement-based campaign for city government. Learn more about Alex's campaign and get involved here: https://www.alexbrowerforcommoncouncil.org/2025-01-1551 minThe Maine MuralSocialism and Economics Crash Course Originally uploaded to the Maine DSA Youtube Channel on Jul 2, 2021 “Socialism” has experienced a new surge of interest and debate. So, why should you be a socialist? What kind of social and economic changes do socialists stand for and why? What differentiates socialists from liberals, conservatives, even other kinds of radicals? Join the Maine Democratic Socialists at this crash course event to learn the fundamentals socialist economics (which will strive to be light on jargon). We will focus on how socialists view capitalism, how capitalist profit is rooted in the exploitation of labor, and how the class struggle is the...2024-06-031h 23
Reform & Revolution RadioCuba: Reports Back from the DSA DelegationHear from Maria Franzblau from Reform & Revolution and Sarah Hurd, member of Bread & Roses, about their experiences on the DSA delegation of 44 comrades including 6 NPC members who visited Cuba in October 2023. Maria and Sarah reflect …
The post Cuba: Reports Back from the DSA Delegation first appeared on Reform & Revolution.2023-11-051h 24Reform & Revolution RadioCuba: Reports Back from the DSA DelegationHear from Maria Franzblau from Reform & Revolution and Sarah Hurd, member of Bread & Roses, about their experiences on the DSA delegation of 44 comrades including 6 NPC members who visited Cuba in October 2023. Maria and Sarah reflect …
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Reform & Revolution RadioShould DSA’s elected officials endorse Joe Biden?This discussion came up at the panel on DSA’s electoral strategy hosted by DSA’s Socialist Majority Caucus on July 31. Most NPC panelists agreed that DSA should not endorse Joe Biden. However, what should the most prominent democratic socialists, our elected officials like AOC …
The post Should DSA’s elected officials endorse Joe Biden? first appeared on Reform & Revolution.2023-08-0312 minReform & Revolution RadioShould DSA’s elected officials endorse Joe Biden?This discussion came up at the panel on DSA’s electoral strategy hosted by DSA’s Socialist Majority Caucus on July 31. Most NPC panelists agreed that DSA should not endorse Joe Biden. However, what should the most prominent democratic socialists, our elected officials like AOC …
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Reform & Revolution RadioNPC Candidates on the State of DSA: What’s the Prognosis? – An Online Panel Discussionwith Alex Pellitteri (B&R), Amy Wilhelm (MUG), C.S. Jackson (LSC), Frances Gill (Groundwork), John Lewis (Red Star), Philip Locker (R&R), Sarah Callahan (SMC), Sat, July 8, 2pm PT/5pm ET Four weeks before the DSA National Convention we wanted to hear …
The post NPC Candidates on the State of DSA: What’s the Prognosis? – An Online Panel Discussion first appeared on Reform & Revolution.2023-07-091h 40Reform & Revolution RadioNPC Candidates on the State of DSA: What’s the Prognosis? – An Online Panel Discussionwith Alex Pellitteri (B&R), Amy Wilhelm (MUG), C.S. Jackson (LSC), Frances Gill (Groundwork), John Lewis (Red Star), Philip Locker (R&R), Sarah Callahan (SMC), Sat, July 8, 2pm PT/5pm ET Four weeks before the DSA National Convention we wanted to hear …
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The Montana DSA PodcastA conversation with Darrell Ehrlick editor-in-chief of The Daily Montanan, a non-profit news source that strives to go beyond superficial news coverage.This 29th episode of the Montana DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Podcast series features a conversation with Darrell Ehrlick of Billings, the editor-in-chief of The Daily Montanan (TDM), https://dailymontanan.com/, founded in January 2021 as a nonprofit, independent, nonpartisan source for news, commentary and insight into statewide policy and politics beneath the Big Sky. TDM's guiding motto/maxim is "Truth. Transparency. Trust."
Ehrlick is an award-winning journalist, author, historian and teacher whose career has taken him to North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Utah, and Wyoming. Ehrlick is also a frequent writer of hard-hitting op-eds criticizing injustices he sees. For example...2023-06-171h 12
The Montana DSA PodcastNick Engelfried: How Young Climate Activists Upended the Politics of Climate Change and Built a Mass Movement To Be Reckoned With...Montana DSA Democratic Socialists of America) Podcast Episode 28 features Nick Engelfried (https://nickengelfried.com/about-nick/) -- environmental educator and climate activist since the early 2000s and author of Movement Makers: How Young Activists Upended the Politics of Climate Change (https://nickengelfried.com/movementmakers/), the first major book to comprehensively examine more than two decades of youth-led climate activism and organizing. In this podcast, Nick Engelfried and Helena DSA's Frank Kromkowski have a conversation about the two decade history of youth-led climate activism in the United States and about needed next steps of a youth-led movement strengthened by two decades of...2023-06-1458 min
The Montana DSA PodcastTootie Welker: Montana Feminist Socialist Grassroots Empowerment Leader in Montana DSA Activism for Fundamental Social Justice Transformation and HealingVeteran feminist social justice activist Tootie Welker of Hot Springs, Montana is featured in this June 7th conversation with DSA's Frank Kromkowski of Helena in Episode 27 of the 2023 Montana DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Podcast Series. Welker describes herself as a "Radical socialist fighting for justice for all, dog, cat mom. Small business owner @mayarisingshop" -- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twelker). Welker describes what she has learned in her more than 40 years of working in Montana as a feminist socialist grassroots activist and community organizer working for citizen empowerment aimed at fundamental social justice transformation and h...2023-06-081h 07
The Montana DSA PodcastPaul Edwards: Let Your Life Now Be a Friction to Stop the Machine of Predatory Capitalist Injustice and ViolenceThis Montana DSA Podcast (episode 26) features a conversation with screenwriter, filmmaker, essayist and long-time social and environmental justice and anti-capitalism, anti-war and anti-US imperialism activist Paul Edwards of Helena. A prolific essayist, writing in critical, alternative on-line journals such as CounterPunch and Information Clearing House, Edwards (with his long-time collaborator Lanny Cotler) has also created ClassWar Films. Edwards’ powerful, provocative 2012 film "Let Your Life Be a Friction to Stop the Machine -- A brief and crucial history of the United States" has had more than 330,000 views. (See http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30620.htm and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...2023-06-061h 03
The Montana DSA PodcastPaul Lachapelle and Climate Smart Montana: Get engaged to end the Climate Crisis! Work together to organize and coordinate community-based climate crisis solutions and resiliency efforts in Montana Montana DSA Podcast episode 25 (May 30) features a conversation with Paul Lachapelle of MSU in Bozeman, founder of Climate Smart Montana (https://www.montana.edu/communitydevelopment/csm/). Lachapelle is a renowned, award-winning scholar and climate activist, working for the last 16 years as a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Montana State University-Bozeman (https://www.montana.edu/plachapelle/). His teaching and research spans many disciplines and practices including community climate change resiliency, diversity and inclusion, and social justice topics. He served as President (2016-2019) of the International Association for Community Development (https://www.iacdglobal.org/).In the podcast Lac...2023-05-311h 02
The Montana DSA PodcastHow the 2023 Montana Legislature Deepened the Injustices of Montana’s Tax System: Dialogue with Rose Bender, Director of Research at the Montana Budget & Policy CenterIn Episode 24 of Montana DSA's 2023 Podcast Series on May 25, Rose Bender, Director of Research at the Montana Budget & Policy Center (MBPC, https://montanabudget.org/), analyzes the 2023 Legislature's actions in the areas of social and economic justice in tax policy/structure, the Montana affordable housing crisis, policies affecting Montana's Native American children and families and State-Tribal policies, health care provider rates, and childcare programs for low income families.
Bender says MBPC will publish new reports on these issues very soon (see https://montanabudget.org/all-reports). Bender focused much of her commentary on the many majority party 2023 legislative actions tha...2023-05-2653 min
Reform & Revolution RadioA Vision for DSA 2023 → 2028: On the Road to Socialism – Beyond the Left Wing of the Possible? Online Panel Discussion May 20with Jesse Dreyer (Reform & Revolution), Rashad X (Marxist Unity Group), Renée P (Socialist Majority Caucus), and Sam Heft-Luthy (Red Star) In the run up to the DSA Convention, we wanted to focus on the bigger picture: Where can DSA …
The post A Vision for DSA 2023 → 2028: On the Road to Socialism – Beyond the Left Wing of the Possible? Online Panel Discussion May 20 first appeared on Reform & Revolution.2023-05-221h 48Reform & Revolution RadioA Vision for DSA 2023 → 2028: On the Road to Socialism – Beyond the Left Wing of the Possible? Online Panel Discussion May 20with Jesse Dreyer (Reform & Revolution), Rashad X (Marxist Unity Group), Renée P (Socialist Majority Caucus), and Sam Heft-Luthy (Red Star) In the run up to the DSA Convention, we wanted to focus on the bigger picture: Where can DSA …
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The Montana DSA PodcastUnited in Sustained Planning and Action to End the Affordable Housing CrisisThe 23rd Montana DSA Podcast is a conversation with community development activist Jeff Buscher of Helena, Community Impact Coordinator for the United Way of the Lewis and Clark County Area (UWLCA). Buscher described the work of the new Helena affordable housing coalition and working teams he has created to address the affordable housing crisis (“Move the Dial on Housing” – United to Solve the Helena Housing Affordability Crisis) — and he invited all of to contact him at United Way Lewis and Clark County (406.442.4360; jeff@unitedwaylca.org, www.unitedwaylca.org to get active in this project. Buscher noted that while the pain of...2023-05-201h 08
The Montana DSA PodcastWorking for Gun Violence Prevention and Safety in MontanaOur dialogue partner in episode 22 of the Montana DSA 2023 Podcast Series is Shani Henry of Helena, a statewide leader of two Montana groups working to prevent gun violence -- Montana Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense and the Montana Chapter of Giffords Gun Owners for Safety (MT-GOS), founded by former member of Congress Gabby Giffords of Arizona, a gun violence attack victim now committed to ending the gun violence epidemic. Convinced that gun deaths are preventable, these two Montana groups are committed to tackling the gun violence epidemic through advocacy, public education, and policy change – and they invite us to...2023-05-171h 13
The Montana DSA PodcastRep. Zooey Zephyr: Building a Movement for Social and Economic Justice, Democracy and Human Rights for All in Montana
The
Montana DSA Podcast’s 21st episode is a dialogue with Rep. Zooey
Zephyr of Missoula -- a
progressive, bisexual trans woman who fought for social and economic and
environmental justice in the 2023 Montana Legislature, working tirelessly to defend our health
care, our housing, our human rights, the rights of trans people and democracy
itself. The GOP supermajority’s undemocratic censure
of Rep. Zephyr kept her from her seat in the House for the last week of the
session, unconstitutionally barred her from speaking in the House. Her response: “Despite all the
cruelties, I believe people saw a glimpse...2023-05-0435 min
The Montana DSA PodcastTransgender Persons and Attacks on Democracy and Women's Reproductive Rights with Keegan MedranoIn this May 2, 2023 Montana DSA Podcast interview with Keegan Medrano, a queer Indigenous (Mvskoke) mixed race person who joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana as Policy and Advocacy Director in June 2021, Medrano describes the important struggles of the ACLU of Montana during the 2023 Legislature -- combating the ideologically far right Supermajority GOP's multi-faceted activities suppressing basic democratic legislative processes and promoting horrendous violations and injustices for vulnerable minority groups and individuals. As the 2023 Legislature adjourns, Medrano says the ACLU will be leading legal challenges against these unjust new laws, and he calls for renewed, sustained solidarity with...2023-05-0357 min
The Montana DSA PodcastMontana Coalition to Solve Homelessness"Join Us in the Urgent Work of the Montana Coalition to Solve Homelessness": Montana DSA and Helena Progressive Action Network interview April 13th with Sam Fortsag of the Montana Coalition to Solve Homelessness, founded in fall 2022 to advocate for policies and resources to effectively and compassionately support people living without shelter in Montana. Forstag describes Montana's affordable housing crisis and efforts to address it in the 2023 Montana Legislature. Forstag : "With Montana’s ever-growing housing crisis, the number of people living on the streets, in their cars, or on someone’s couch is growing. This isn’t the Montana we want...2023-05-0258 minThe Maine MuralMay Day Reading: An Appeal To Labor by Eugene V. DebsTo celebrate May Day 2023, we bring you this performance of An Appeal to Labor, by Eugene V. Debs. Eugene Debs was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World and a five time candidate for President of the United States with the Socialist Party of America. Debs was also a gifted public speaker famous for his energizing and uplifting public speeches. In recognition of that fact, today we will be bringing you An Appeal to Labor, which was originally published in The Railway Times in 1894, as if it were a speech...2023-05-0112 min
Reform & Revolution RadioDebate: Time to Party? A Panel Discussion on DSA’s Electoral Strategy and the DSA ConventionThe Marxist Unity Group and Reform & Revolution organized a panel discussion on April 8 on DSA’s efforts to build independent working-class politics against right-wing Republicans and Wall Street Democrats with Tefa Galvis from DSA’s NPC, Ben Lenz (Marxist Unity …
The post Debate: Time to Party? A Panel Discussion on DSA’s Electoral Strategy and the DSA Convention first appeared on Reform & Revolution.2023-04-091h 48Reform & Revolution RadioDebate: Time to Party? A Panel Discussion on DSA’s Electoral Strategy and the DSA ConventionThe Marxist Unity Group and Reform & Revolution organized a panel discussion on April 8 on DSA’s efforts to build independent working-class politics against right-wing Republicans and Wall Street Democrats with Tefa Galvis from DSA’s NPC, Ben Lenz (Marxist Unity …
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The Montana DSA PodcastC. B. Pearson on the Chamber of Commerce Campaign to End Direct Democracy in MontanaHB 651, "Generally revise ballot initiative laws" passed by the Montana Legislature in the 2021 session, was just the beginning of the Montana Chamber of Commerce's campaign to end direct democracy in Montana. SB 93, "Generally revising ballot issues," again backed by the chamber and other business lobbies in the 2023 session, is designed to kill the ability of citizens to sidestep the legislature to pass laws that legislators cannot or will not. C. B. Pearson, perhaps the Montana citizen most responsible for passing progressive legislation using the initiative process since our 1972 constitution was adopted, is our guest today on the Montana DSA...2023-04-0638 min
The Montana DSA PodcastMark Anderlik on the immediate and long-term opportunities for class struggle union organizing in MontanaMark Anderlik, co-chair of Western Montana DSA's Labor Committee, most recently was a union organizer and central labor council officer for a couple of decades in Missoula. In this episode of the Montana DSA Podcast, Mark talks about the support work that socialists and progressives can provide for a possible Teamsters Union strike against United Parcel Service this summer. Mark also briefly outlines the history of labor organizing in America--especially the class struggle organizing exemplified by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)--and how organized labor needs to return to democratic, worker-centered unions. 2023-04-061h 01
Religious Socialism PodcastReligious Traditions and the LeftIn this panel discussion, DSA members from several religious traditions share their perspectives on the importance of religion for sustaining, inspiring, and organizing political movement on the Left.
Speakers for this event include Asad Dandia (Muslim), Ty Kiatathikom (Buddhist), Clyde Grubbs (Unitarian Universalist), Marie Venner (Catholic). This event was moderated by Nicole-Ann Lobo.2023-03-221h 15
The Montana DSA PodcastJonathan Motl on the Republican strategy to give our government to the corporations (and take it from the people)Jonathan Motl is Montana's senior public interest attorney. He's written nine ballot initiatives and was from 2013-2017 Montana's Commissioner of Political Practices. He talks with the Montana DSA Podcast host Frank Kromkowski about how Senate Bill 93, "Generally revising ballot issues," continues the corporate attack on our citizen initiative process, an attack that was passed in the 2021 session as House Bill 651 and is being waged again this Tuesday morning in the State Administration committee of the House. He concludes with what electors—we the people—can do to force the legislature to recognize the constitutional separation of powers of the thre...2023-03-1843 minThe Maine MuralInterview with Barney McClellandToday's episode is an interview with Barney McClelland, a founding member of the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Long-standing podcast host Dylan Cookson interviews Barney about his roots, experiences in the labor movement, transition to socialism, and the founding of Maine DSA.2023-03-1844 min
The Montana DSA PodcastKeeping Up the Good Fight: Danny Tenenbaum on Lobbying As a Former LegislatorDanny Tenenbaum was a legislator in the 2021 session, representing a House district in the Missoula area. Now he serves as an Associate Justice on the Court of Appeals for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. He talks to Montana DSA Podcast host Frank Kromkowski about the importance of defending an independent judiciary, the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act, and bipartisan efforts to right the decades-long wrongs of exclusionary zoning that have helped exacerbate the affordable housing emergency in Montana.2023-03-1555 min
The Montana DSA PodcastThe Ugly, the Bad and the Good at the Legislature's TransmittalMary Caferro, representing House District 82 and the longest-serving legislator in the Helena area, talks with Montana DSA Podcast host Frank Kromkowski about where progressive legislation stands as the Legislature breaks to transmit bills from one house to the other. While Republicans focus on lining the pockets of their wealthy donors and three-pieced-suited lobbyists, additional legislation may improve working-class Montanans' lives--but only if we keep up the pressure. The second half of the session starts tomorrow, with budget issues and constitutional amendments likely to dominate the discussion through April 7. 2023-03-0850 min
The Montana DSA PodcastLocal Control and Other Legislative Actions Affecting Montana's Cities and TownsBillings City Council member Denise Joy joins podcast host Frank Kromkowski to discuss how the Montana Legislature is impacting how our communities are governed. First among them is that the current legislature continues to take away powers that her constituents think the city council should have. Denise, who is also Co-Chair of Billings DSA, also discusses how democratic socialism can be a relevant politics to address issues that working-class Montanans face every day.2023-02-2852 min
The Montana DSA PodcastOrganized Labor, the Working Class, and DSA in MontanaIn the seventh episode of The Montana DSA Podcast, host Frank Kromkowski talks with Chance Standish of Butte, America. Chance worked in Albertsons for several years, and eventually became a statewide union organizer for the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), representing grocery store workers and meat cutters. A couple of years ago, he was introduced (by a customer at work) to DSA and immediately became a member. Because there is no DSA chapter (yet) in Butte, Chance is working with the Montana DSA Legislative Action Committee to research and mobilize members on labor issues at the legislature, including...2023-02-2443 min
The Montana DSA PodcastMontana NOW at the Montana LegislatureThe Montana DSA Podcast host Frank Kromkowski has a conversation with Jan Strout, President of Montana NOW (National Organization for Women), about the broad range of issues and bills that Montana NOW members, leaders, and coalition partners are working on at the Montana legislature. 2023-02-1848 min
The Montana DSA Podcast350 Montana Actions You Can Take Now To Address Climate ChangeEpisode 5 of the Montana DSA Podcast features actions Montanans can take (especially in the county of Missoula the City of Missoula, Helena, and Bozeman, who together make up 55% of the Northwestern Energy ratepayers in Montana) to support their local government plans to be energy efficient by 2030. This demand, among others, is being pushed by 350 Montana, the state-wide affiliate of 350.org, one of the world's leading organizations addressing the climate crisis. Jeff Smith, Co-Chair, and Winona Rachel, Climate Action Coordinator, discuss these actions with Frank Kromkowski, The Montanan DSA Podcast host.2023-01-3148 min
The Montana DSA PodcastNPRC is Organizing a Rally at the Capitol to Protect Our ConstitutionFor the fourth episode of The Montana DSA Podcast, host Frank Kromkowski has a conversation with Joanie Kresich, Board Chair of the Northern Plains Resource Council. Founded in 1972 originally to fight expanded coal mining on ranch land, NPRC is one of Montana's oldest and largest citizen action groups. It's also quite active at the Montana Legislature, fighting for priorities that its members identify (you should check out their impressive citizen lobbying tools at northernplains.org). Joanie also discusses plans for the rally to protect Montana's Constitution on Wednesday, February 1 at noon at the state capitol rotunda. Montana DSA is o...2023-01-2842 min
The Montana DSA PodcastTenants as Brothers and Sisters: There's Solidarity in a Tenants UnionEpisode 3 of the Montana DSA Podcast focuses on the acute housing affordability crisis in Montana, and how a tenants union is a solution supported by democratic socialists in Montana. Our guest is Ken Grinde, a renter since age 12 and currently the Press Officer for the Missoula Tenants Union, the first tenant union in Montana. As Ken says, tenants are working to pay the mortgages of landlords (especially out-of-state and corporate landlords). And that's not right in a society as rich as America that should guarantee housing as a human right. He also discusses how the MTU is working with...2023-01-2447 min
The Montana DSA PodcastState Senator Mary Ann Dunwell on Your Right To Know What Your Legislature Is DoingIn the second episode of The Montana DSA Podcast, State Senator Mary Ann Dunwell (SD 42, Helena and East Helena) explains how the majority (as Republicans call themselves in the legislature) often thwart the will of Democratic Representatives and Senators simply because they have the power. Despite wielding that power anti-democratically, Senator Dunwell and others are moving legislation. Frank Kromkowski of Helena DSA is your Montana DSA Podcast host. For more information, please get in touch with us at helenamtdsa@gmail.com.2023-01-1741 min
Cream City SocialGet to Know Sam HarshnerThis time we sit down with Sam Harshner, a DSA-endorsed candidate for Shorewood's Village Board of Trustees. We talk through what made him decide to run for the village board and what he hopes to do as a Trustee. If you like what you hear - check out the link below to find out how to help with his campaign. He could use all the help we can give. Show Notes: Sam Harshner's Shorewood Village Board Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084792051408 2023-01-121h 10
The Montana DSA PodcastAbortion Rights and the Montana LegislatureIn the inaugural episode of The Montana DSA Podcast, Sandy Burch, Co-Chair of Western Montana DSA, tells us how Montana DSA's coordinated campaign to help defeat LR-131 on the November ballot evolved into a legislative campaign to protect abortion rights as well as address housing and labor issues in the legislative session which convened in Helena today. Frank Kromkowski of Helena DSA is your Montana DSA Podcast host. For more information, please get in touch with us at helenamtdsa@gmail.com. (And please disregard the time stamp in the lower right of this recording; we are learning...)2023-01-0334 minThe Maine MuralInterview with Maine DSA for a Livable PortlandOn today's episode we feature an interview with Wes Pelletier and Ethan Strimling, two organizers working with the Maine DSA for a Livable Portland Campaign. Livable Portland has worked to get a number of referendum questions on Portland, Maine's municipal ballot this November. Their issues include limiting Short Term Rentals (Question B), increasing tenant rights (Question C), and an increased minimum wage that would get rid of the sub-minimum wage (Question D). Get involved with the Livable Portland Campaign Donate to Livable Portland2022-10-0820 minThe Maine MuralSocialism 101 Crash CourseThis is an audio-only adaptation of the Socialism 101 Crash Course video, originally published on the Maine DSA Youtube Channel on Jun 3, 2021. “Socialism” has experienced a new surge of interest and debate. So, why should you be a socialist? What kind of social and economic changes do socialists stand for and why? What differentiates socialists from liberals, conservatives, even other kinds of radicals?Join the Maine Democratic Socialists at this crash course event to learn the fundamentals of democratic socialism.2022-09-151h 00Cream City SocialMobilizing for Jail ReformMembers of the abolition working group discuss two important jail reform initiatives DSA is pushing at the county level. One would provide free in-person visitation for inmates and their families. The second would break up Aramark's monopoly on the jail cafeteria and commissary. Learn more and get involved: https://linktr.ee/creamcitysocial Some small corrections: there is currently only a resolution on the table to break Aramark's monopoly. However, in-person visitation is something the abolition group will continue to fight for. Also, thanks to Ryan Clancy's efforts, the comissary prices have substantially improved. Inm...2022-06-031h 02Cream City SocialPanel Discussion With County Supervisor CandidatesWill and Brandy talk to DSA's Miwaukee County Supervisor candidates one more time ahead of the election on April 5th. You can make a difference! Sign up to help here: bit.ly/3CcTLAA2022-03-291h 39Cream City SocialCanvass With Us!Arthur and Ryan visit the studio to tell you how you can help get DSA candidates Eric Rorholm and Juan Miguel Martinez elected to the Milwaukee county board of supervisors. Learn about the candidates: https://bit.ly/3HFhhY7 Sign up to canvass: https://bit.ly/3CcTLAA 2022-03-0409 minCream City SocialYet Another Casual EpThis week the co hosts talk about the DSA National Convention, the IPCC Report, Introverts vs. Extroverts and whether they are even real, and close things out with a discussion on the Eviction Moratorium. All this, plus not one, not two, BUT THREE "hot takes bumps"!2021-08-171h 12Cream City SocialBatmanThis week the co-hosts are joined by Milwaukee DSA member Tom Hansberger to discuss Gotham City's billionaire supercop, Batman.2021-07-191h 14The Maine MuralAnnouncing the Launch of Pine and Roses, Part 2The Maine Mural Podcast is revisiting the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication! This episode features a discussion of Pine and Roses articles with their authors Kate Sykes of the Maine DSA Electoral Committee and People First Portland, and out and proud trans butch activist N. Sainte Harkins. Kate Sykes has appeared previously on the Maine Mural Podcast for our "Post Election Roundtable" on Nov 6, 2020. This episode's volunteer editor was Elias Pasquerillo. Citations: [03 Min : 05 Sec] : Articles by Kate Sykes on "Pine and Roses." [14 Min : 08 Sec] : "Maine Youth Justice: No prisons for...2021-07-0226 minThe Maine MuralAnnouncing the Launch of Pine and Roses! Part 1The Maine Mural Podcast is revisiting the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication! This episode features a discussion of our hope's for Pine and Roses with speakers Coral Howe, Todd Chretien of No Borders News, and Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine. This episode's volunteer editor was Adam Bovie, of the Maine DSA State-Wide Podcast Committee. Citations By Time-Stamp [00 Min 47 Sec] -- Pine and Roses.org [01 Min 04 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Launch Party Facebook Video [01 Min 25 Sec] -- 2020 Post Election Round Table - Maine Mural Podcast Episode 4 [02 Min 38 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Facebook Page [02 Min 39 Sec] -- Mai...2021-06-1834 minThe Maine MuralSocialists Talk Drug Policy - Part 3On April 9th at 6pm, the Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts in our state to decriminalize all drugs. The event included a screening of the movie The House I Live In as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine.2021-05-211h 14
Renegade ParadiseEpisode 29 - We Deserve Better: A Minisode About Why We Need a Federal Jobs GuaranteeIn this episode, Charleston DSA Ecosocialist Working Group Co-Chair Taylor Allred reads an adapted version of a speech he delivered at recent SC Sunrise Movement rallies in support of the congressional federal jobs guarantee pledge started by Rep. Ayanna Presley. Taylor discusses why capitalism is inherently unsustainable, why a federal jobs guarantee would fundamentally shift power to workers, and how you can help us get this and other transformative reforms passed by phonebanking for the PRO Act to strengthen protections for organized labor-- the greatest power held by the working class.2021-05-1716 minThe Maine MuralMaine Socialists Talk Drug Policy Part 2 Earlier this month, on Friday the 7th, Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts to decriminalize all drugs in the State of Maine. The event included a screening of the movie “The House I Live In” as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine. They also provided information on two key bills in the state legislature, LD 967 “An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty” and LD 994 “An Act To Promote...2021-05-0741 minThe Maine MuralMaine Socialists Talk Drug Policy Part 1 Earlier this month, on Friday the 7th, Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts to decriminalize all drugs in the State of Maine. The event included a screening of the movie “The House I Live In” as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine. They also provided information on two key bills in the state legislature, LD 967 “An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty” and LD 994 “An Act To Promote...2021-04-3045 min
Cream City SocialThe Milwaukee DSA Electoral Slate w/ Dana Kelley, Alex Brower, and Darrin Madison Jr.This week we interview the Milwaukee DSA endorsed candidates for the upcoming April 6th election.2021-03-291h 03
Religious Socialism PodcastBallad of an America: What does Paul Robeson's Life Teach Us?On Tuesday, February 16th, Charles Howard, University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity and Community at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke with Lawrence Ware, co-editor of "Ballad of an American," the first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson, about Robeson's relevance for today.
Paul Robeson was the pre-eminent Black, left-wing figure of U.S. popular culture during the 1930s-40s. Concert singer, film actor, public personality, his "Ballad for Americans" was heard by millions of radio listeners. Idolized across large parts of Europe, his records heard widely in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Robeson was struck down by McCarthyism...2021-03-191h 00Cream City SocialAn Interview with Arthur Edmund and Olivia Litzenberg PLUS Baby Marx Episode 1In this special BONUS episode Scott and Eric interview Arthur Edmund and Olivia Litzenberg, co-leads of the Milwaukee DSA's Electoral Slate. They discuss their campaign strategy for the upcoming April 6th election. If you are looking to get involved you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/9856ACYdWc9XZm8D9 PLUS stick around for the end of the episode as we hear a recording of a strange encounter Eric had with, as he explains it, Baby Marx. Find out what that means at the end of the episode.2021-03-151h 04Cream City SocialA Casual EpisodeScott and Eric keep it casual for this episode as they discuss the passing of Rush Limbaugh, primary victories for MKE DSA endorsed candidates for School Board, Alex Lasry, and Ted Cruz's Cancun getaway.2021-02-2254 minCream City SocialCPAC - Civilian Police Accountability Council w/ Oliva Litzenberg and Omar Flores (1/4/21)In this companion episode to last week, Milwaukee DSA member Olivia Litzenberg interviews Omar Flores, co-chair of CPAC or the Civilian Police Accountability Council. CPAC is working to be an alternitive to the FPC. Olivia interviews Omar about their efforts and other police related issues.2021-01-041h 02
Religious Socialism PodcastMedicare-for-All Multifaith ForumAfter exit polls from the November election showed 72% of voters wanted Medicare for All, Medicare for All Indiana and the Religious Socialism Committee of Central Indiana DSA convened on November 24th a Multifaith Forum on Medicare for All, recorded and available as our podcast episode.
Panelists discussing their faith’s shared commitment to universal healthcare as a moral imperative included: Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation; Rev. David W. Greene, Sr., Purpose of Life Ministries (Second Baptist) and President, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis; Hebah Kassem, Muslim Medicare for All Activist and DSA member; and Fr. Charles Allen, Episcopal Priest and Me...2020-12-1159 min
Religious Socialism PodcastThe End of the World, As We Know It: Faith and Ecosocialism beyond ApocalypseOur latest episode of ‘Heart of a Heartless World’ is a recording of a webinar DSA’s NYC chapter hosted with faith leaders on how American apocalyptic thinking gets in the way building a better future, how to decolonize the apocalypse, and the potential for societal transformation through a just transition towards ecosocialism. On October 13th Ryan Felder (3rd Year MDiv at Union Theological Seminary) facilitated the panel which included Rev. Chelsea MacMillan (interfaith minister, Extinction Rebellion Activist, and co-founder Brooklyn Center for Sacred Activism), Shay O’Reily (Lutheran lay leader and climate organizer), and Nathan Albright (writer with The Flood an...2020-11-131h 30Cream City SocialEpisode 2 - 2020 Election with Arthur Edmund and Stephani Lohman (11/2/20)Scott talks to Milwaukee DSA members Arthur Edmund and Stephani Lohman about the 2020 election. Arthur and Scott ask Stephani about her experience as a poll worker and the three discuss possible outcomes of the election.2020-11-021h 18
Cream City SocialEpisode 1 - Interview with MKE DSA Co-Chairs Tom & Brandy (10/26/20)Scott interviews MKE DSA Co-Chairs Tom & Brandy in the very first episode of Cream City Social.2020-10-261h 02Renegade ParadiseEpisode 27 - Charleston Rebellion 2020: Demanding a Better World with Charleston BLMIn this episode, members of Charleston DSA and Marcus from the local BLM chapter discuss the protest that happened in Marion Square downtown in honor of Kenosha, Wisconsin citizen Jacob Blake. We cover some of the demands shared by Charleston BLM, talk specifics about police tactics during the protest and attempted march, and briefly cover the reaction from local media.
We then broaden the discussion to tackle some of the contradictions of how Charleston presents itself as a progressive southern city while still hopelessly clinging to a whitewashed, romanticized notion of the antebellum south.
Support...2020-09-092h 06Renegade ParadiseEpisode 26 - South Carolina Teachers: #EssentialNotExpendableWe talk to teachers from Berkeley and Dorchester counties find out what they think about reopening South Carolina schools. We’ll be discussing their unanswered questions, continuing concerns, and whether or not the government that claims to serve them is listening.
We’ll also be touching on how the lack of broadband access in rural communities plays a role in this crisis, the weaponization of teaching to extract endless concessions and sacrifices from education professionals, and some things our listeners can do to support local teachers.
Thanks for listening to our scrappy little podcast. We work...2020-08-141h 43
Religious Socialism PodcastRev. Andrew Wilkes calls for a Moral Coalition to Create Lasting Structural ChangeThe latest episode of Heart of a Heartless World is an interview with Rev. Andrew Wilkes, longtime member of DSA, a contributor to the Religion and Socialism Working Group, and a writer for outlets such as The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Sojourners and others.
A doctoral candidate in political science at the Graduate Center in the City University of New York and former Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute, Rev. Wilkes is co-pastor along with his wife Rev. Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes at the Double Love Experience, www.doubleloveexperience.org
We talk with Rev. Wilkes about the forthcoming event, “Faith, Abolition, an...2020-07-0935 min
Religious Socialism PodcastKRJ on Defunding the Police, Christian/Buddhist spirituality, and her NYC City Council CampaignKristin Jordan, aka KRJ, is a poet and activist in the Harlem community, where she has started an independent publishing company that focuses on Black and Latino literary activists. She is a member of DSA and is the Social Justice Chair for United Methodist Women at Salem Church, as well as being an active Buddhist.
KRJ shares with us her years of experience in the Black Lives Matter and police accountability movements, and what opportunities and challenges she sees in the current wave of activism. She also talks about how her Christian and Buddhist practices complement each other, and about...2020-06-2432 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 22 - Charleston Rebellion 2020: The Aftermath of May 30NOTE: In this episode, we talked about how Camden, NJ might be an example of what police abolition could look like. A comrade sent us an article pointing out some pretty big problems with it. In the interest of being both ideologically consistent and transparent with our resources, we wanted to share it here: https://theappeal.org/camden-police-george-floyd/
A number of Charleston DSA members have been involved with protests over the past few weeks in various capacities. In this episode, we talk with a couple of new members who were on the ground during some of the...2020-06-161h 46Renegade ParadiseEpisode 21 - Charleston Rebellion 2020: All About Protest MarshalingIn the wake of the recent protests across the Holy City this week, we talk about the historic link between modern police departments and slave patrols of the 1700s and 1800s, how police departments disproportionately attack and murder people of color, how to increase the effectiveness of street protests using good marshaling tactics, what exactly a protest marshal does, and how to keep yourself and your comrades safe.
Black lives matter. Defund the police. Socialism will win.
ACTIVIST RESOURCES:
Charleston Activist Network: https://www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com/
Your Right To Organize Protests And Demonstrations...2020-06-061h 20Renegade ParadiseEpisode 20 - Abolish Landlords: Tenant Organizing In The COVID-19 EraArtist and activist Effy Francis and local DSA comrade Chris Tittle talk about organizing for tenants rights in South Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effy also discusses their past experiences working for disability rights groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, and how those experiences influenced their work today.
The episode continues with a wrap-up of the recent virtual townhall collaboration between the South Carolina Housing Justice Network, Charleston DSA, and other Lowcountry social justice organizations. We also go into the incompatibility of capitalism with equitable housing policies, and what you can do as a tenant to push back against greedy landlords.
To...2020-05-211h 07Religious Socialism PodcastHeart of a Heartless World -Catholicism, Socialism, and Healthcare with Colleen ShaddoxIn this episode of the RS podcast, Heart in a Heartless World,, our guest is Colleen Shaddox, a devout Roman Catholic, a committed socialist, and a veteran healthcare journalist. Shaddox’s articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, and many other outlets. Along with her co-author Joanne Goldblum, Shaddox just completed a book on the everyday lives of persons living in poverty and the broken policies that cause their suffering.
Shaddox is interviewed in this episode by the Religion and Socialism Working Group member Fran Quigley. They discuss the connection between Catholicism and socialism, what so...2020-04-2436 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 18 - Mutual Aid In The Wake Of COVID 19As the COVID 19 global pandemic continues, we discuss the importance of building and participating in mutual aid organizations with a comrade from Mutual Aid Disaster relief. Conversation topics include participating in hurricane relief efforts in Lumberton with Charleston DSA after Hurricane Florence hit in 2018, how climate disaster relief compares to (and has a lot in common with) the COVID 19 pandemic, how different populations are affected by natural and manmade disasters, and how it is critical for the left to get involved with mutual aid projects in order to achieve a broader goal of the complete transformation of our economy and...2020-04-171h 25Renegade ParadiseEpisode 17 - The COVID 19 Stimulus PackageIn this episode, we talk further about the local response to COVID 19, then zoom out a bit and compare it to how other countries with stronger worker protections have reacted. Later, we break down the recent stimulus package and how it fails to address the contradictions of capitalism that have brought us to this point. Some sources for the episode... - COVID 19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means For States: https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2020/03/13/dsa-national-statement-covid-2019 - DSA National Statement on COVID 19: https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2020/03/13/dsa-national-statement-covid-20192020-04-061h 15Renegade ParadiseEpisode 16 - A Socialist Pepsective on the COVID 19 PandemicIn this episode, we interview a couple of comrades (one locally and one from the Akron DSA chapter) who work in the healthcare industry to talk about what it's like being on the ground in the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic, and how this pandemic affects the lives of working people. We also broaden the discussion a bit to talk about how COVID-19 is exposing the contradictions of capitalism and the drastic measures needed to protect the working class at this time of crisis.
Have questions about COVID 19? Visit the CDC website here for more info.
Read the official DSA...2020-03-221h 02Renegade ParadiseEpisode 15 - 2020 Primary Fever Wrap UpWe've got another engaging panel discussion for you as members of Charleston DSA, Food Not Bombs, and a local Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer chat about the South Carolina primary election, Super Tuesday, and beyond. What was it like to be on the front lines of the campaign? What can be learned from our organizing successes and failures? How to we move that energy beyond the 2020 election? All this and more!2020-03-1335 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 14 - Primary Fever Comes to South CarolinaIn this episode, a few members of the local Charleston DSA and Food Not Bombs chapters have a discussion about the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign. Seen as the underdog by many talking heads, Sanders has earned victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and now seems poised to win South Carolina. The panel also discusses what got them interested in Bernie Sanders, the advantages and limitations of engaging in electoral politics, and what's on the line for voters in the Palmetto State.
To find out information about your voting location, go to https://www.scvotes.org
To find...2020-02-2052 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 12 - Medicare For All: Critical For An Empowered Working ClassIn conjunction with our 2020 Medicare For All action week, we're talking about the nitty gritty details of Medicare For All. We go over most of the usual questions (who supports it, how it compares to a private, multipayer system, how it'll be paid for, etc...) but we also talk a little bit about the intersectional nature of fighting for a universal, single payer healthcare system, and how it will help folks here in the Lowcountry.
For further reading:
Economic Analysis of Medicare For All: https://www.peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1127-economic-analysis-of-medicare-for-all
Physician Satisfaction...2020-01-091h 00
Religious Socialism PodcastMaxine Phillips: Leader of the DSA's Religion and Socialism Working GroupMaxine Phillips leads DSA’s religion and socialism working group nationally. She is a retired executive editor of Dissent, former DSA national director, and current volunteer editor of "Democratic Left."
She has been part of DSA since the late 70's and oversaw the Religion & Socialism print newsletter for decades, which included articles from Cornel West, Arthur Waskow, and Dorothy Sollee. This interview captures lots of her insights on the differences between each generation of DSA, and reflections on the parallels and differences between church and socialist spaces.2019-12-301h 05Renegade ParadiseEpisode 11 - Max Elbaum's Talk at the ILA Local 422 HallRecently, writer and activist Max Elbaum was in Charleston to discuss his book, Revolution In The Air. The book chronicles the rise of the New Communist Movement in the United States in the 60s and 70s, and it’s subsequent decline in the 80s. It also examines what organizations like DSA can learn from the legacies of Vladimir Lenin, Mao Tse Tung and Che Guevara, and from the various tendencies and organizations of the New Communist Movement operating at the time.
This episode is a followup to the previous episode in which we interviewed Max about his bo...2019-12-0637 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 10 - Interview With Writer & Activist Max Elbaum, Author of "Revolution In The Air"Recently, writer and activist Max Elbaum was in Charleston to discuss his book, Revolution In The Air. The book chronicles the rise of the New Communist Movement in the United States in the 60s and 70s, and it’s subsequent decline in the 80s. It also examines what organizations like DSA can learn from the legacies of Vladimir Lenin, Mao Tse Tung and Che Guevara, and from the various tendencies and organizations of the New Communist Movement operating at the time.
In this episode, we ask Max some questions about the book, and get his take on ap...2019-11-1551 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 8 - Our First Mini-Episode AKA "A Little Slice Of Paradise"Not long ago, the Coastal Conservation League hosted a forum with several mayoral candidates here in Charleston. The candidates discussed the massive problem this city has with flooding, and proposed some technocratic, mediocre solutions for moving forward. We were able to score an interview with a real bonafide, flesh-and-blood candidate, Ricky Teckwhite, who is definitely not someone we just made up for laughs. We also propose some very brief solutions of our own that we'll come back to in future episodes.
If you have a masochistic streak, you can watch the glorious discussion in it's entirety on...2019-09-3017 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 6 - DSA National Convention 2019 AnalysisEarlier this month, delegates from our chapter hit the road for the 2019 National DSA Convention. In this episode, we discuss some of the experiences we had at the convention, a broad view of how the voting process worked, and a deeper dive on a few interesting resolutions and proposed bylaw changes.
Did you attend the convention? Have something to add? Email us at info@charlestondsa.org. We might read your response on a future episode!
If you didn't make it to the convention but would like to hear some of the speakers and review the...2019-08-291h 07Renegade ParadiseEpisode 3 - Abortion Rights Under AttackRecently, a series of so-called "fetal heartbeat" bills have been circulating in various state legislatures. These bills are a extreme form of abortion restriction legislation which makes abortions illegal as soon as the so-called "embryonic or fetal heartbeat" can be detected, which is typically six weeks into the pregnancy and before most folks are certain that they're pregnant.
Charleston DSA unequivocally rejects any attempt to restrict abortion rights and bodily autonomy. In the first segment, we analyze the difference between the various bills in different states, and how they compare and contrast to South Carolina's own so-called "...2019-06-1552 minRenegade ParadiseEpisode 1: We Want The WorldThe debut episode of Renegade Paradise, in which we discuss how capitalism and socialism are talked about in popular political discourse, and why this popular discourse is inaccurate and problematic. We also present a brief summary of Charleston DSA’s interpretation and definition of socialism.2019-05-0719 min
Religious Socialism PodcastLutheran climate organizer Shay O'Reilly on demonic forces, white supremacy and climate changeHow do we fight the demonic principalities behind climate change? Shay O’Reilly is an organizer for renewable energy in NYC, a DSA member, a Lutheran, and a graduate of UnionTheological Seminary. We chat with him on why he believes in demonic powers (see: white supremacy), why fighting climate change necessarily means fighting for socialism, how he got into environmental issues through anti-poverty work, as well as his experience of converting to Christianity shortly after coming out as trans and gay. Yes, it’s a packed episode! Follow him on Twitter @shaygabriel2019-03-191h 01
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