Sanders & Democratic Socialism: a New Day in US Politics?
Traven discusses the possible significance of Sanders' presidential campaign and the rise of democratic socialism Part 1. on Joseph Gainza's Gathering Peace program. Part 1.
Why Workers Need an Industrial Policy Not Tariffs
Peter Knowlton, General President of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE), explains that Trump’s proposed tariffs are not an effective strategy for reviving American manufacturing jobs.
Meeting Racist Terror with Solidarity
Democratic Socialists of America leader R.L Stephens discusses the significance of the neo-Confederate, white supremacist and neo-Nazi terrorism and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. In the face of growing racist, anti-Semitic, white supremacist violence. R.L. calls for building a strong united front against this emboldened right wing. Ashley Smith joins in to talk about how we must mobilize to defeat Fascism.
Beyond Resistance: DSA & the Forging of a New Mass U.S. Left
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist group in the U.S. with 25,000 members, having grown four fold in the past 18 months, is preparing its convention.
Detroit's 1967 Rebellion & the New Poor Peoples Campaign
Mark Hughes, Avery Book, and Traven discuss the Detroit/long hot summer of 1967 rebellions against police brutality and racial oppression, the rise of black consciousness and organization, and the organizing of the New Poor Peoples Campaign. Includes a clip of a powerful sermon by Rev. Dr.