Revolutions Per Minute - Radio from the New York City Democratic Socialists of America

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. NYC-DSA is the biggest chapter of the largest socialist organization in the United States. We are run by our 5,500+ members and organizers who are working together to build democratic socialism in all five boroughs https://act.dsausa.org/donate/memb...

In 2017 Jabari Brisport ran a powerful, insurgent campaign as a socialist for New York City Council. He didn’t win, but since then NYC DSA has an impressive string of electoral victories. Has NYC DSA built enough electoral power to get socialists elected to City Council? What about the White House?

It’s one week after one of the biggest progressive upsets in NYC electoral politics in a generation. Votes are still being counted, but it’s possible that progressives and socialists have propelled Tiffany Cabán to victory and reshaped NY politics and criminal justice for years to come. We’ll talk about the final vote counting process underway right now (and how you can help!), as well as an analy...

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. NYC-DSA is the biggest chapter of the largest socialist organization in the United States. We are run by our 5,500+ members and organizers who are working together to build democratic socialism in all five boroughs.

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us at revolutionsnyc@gmail.com or sign-up for our newsletter to get links to what we talk about on the show. You can do that on at our website revolutionsperminute.simplecast.com. You can also find us on twit...

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. NYC-DSA is the biggest chapter of the largest socialist organization in the United States. We are run by our 5,500+ members and organizers who are working together to build democratic socialism in all five boroughs. To connect with us after the show you can...

The New York City Chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America is the biggest chapter of the largest socialist organization in the United States since the Second World War. We are run by our more than 5,500 members and organizers who are working together to build democratic socialism in all five boroughs and beyond. This past week we held our annual convention where we assess our progress and de...

Tiffany Caban’s campaign for District Attorney of Queens has sparked a movement to decriminalize poverty in a borough of 2.3 million people after 28 years of the punitive reign of former DA Dick Brown and the Queens Machine. In this episode we’ll stalk about the stories of those affected by criminal injustice in Queens and the movements response envisioned by the Tiffany Caban campaign.

The tenant movement in New York State is approaching a critical crossroads. Hear from experts and affected communities about the Housing Justice for All campaign and how to get involved. Here's what to do! Call your state-level representatives and urge them to pass all 9 bills. Even if they are sponsors, it’s important to show that the public supports this. To find out who your assembly person and...

Sex work is work and we must protect sex workers by decriminalizing their work. We talk to Jessica Raven, steering committee member for Decrim NY, along side Tracy and Maya, sex workers who are organizing within the sex trade. This effort is targeting Albany now, but pushing further not just for decriminalization of the sex trade, but decarceration of sex workers who are already in jail, vacating...

Today we’re discussing how the struggle for immigrant justice continues as the forces of reaction continue to demonize and terrorize our most vulnerable neighbors in our city. Throughout the episode we’ll speaking with Pamela, an organizer from the Immigrant Justice Working Group, about organizing against the deportation apparatus and for the empowerment of immigrant communities. We’ll also be hea...

Celebrate May Day with the New York City Democratic Socialists of America. Host Jack Devine speaks with Emmy and Ariel, two of our street protest marshals, otherwise known as the "Red Rabbits." We discuss how organizers work to keep our comrades safe and make sure our direct actions are effective, especially in the aftermath of Charlottesville. Additionally we dive into the origins of Ma...

This is one of our "Life in DSA" series in which we will examine internal organizational structures that exist to bolster our organizing. Host Desiree Joy Frias talks with Annie Levin and Josh Feintuch about Sing in Solidarity, the New York City Democratic Socalists of America's Chorus about why music is a powerful part of organizing. We also get to hear a couple songs from the chorus. W...

In part two of our two hour Earth Day special we’ll talk about what a Green New Deal could look like at a state level and right here in New York City. We’ll have Thomas Niles in the studio to talk about New York City Democratic Socialist of America Ecosocialist working group’s new People Power NYC campaign. Our discussions highlights the absurdity of private ownership of our collective resources a...

In part one of our two hour Earth Day special we’re talking about what everybody is talking about these days, the Green New Deal and how it relates to the broader movement for democratic socialism. We begin with a historical analysis of the original New Deal and how class struggle forced capitalists to give in to workers’ demands for a more just society. Then we’ve got Sarah Lyons in the studio wi...

The foundation of any city is its housing. Everyone needs a place to live. In New York state the only way we can ensure this is to pass a Universal Rent Control campaign that will expand and strengthen our existing rent protections. Our existing laws expire on June 15th, and we must make them better. Join our host Desiree Frias for a conversation with Dennis Osorio, and Cea Weaver who are working...

With NY nurses threatening to strike, millions still uninsured and without care, and politicians co-opting our language to describe their capitalist solutions to our healthcare problems, our fight for universal healthcare is at a crossroads. What does advocating for universal healthcare mean for us as people, as workers, and as socialist organizers in an intersectional left movement? Host Amy Wils...

Socialist candidates don’t take money from real estate or corporate PACs, but these campaigns still need money to function. This week Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign fundraising staffers Michael Carter and Simone Norman talk about grassroots fundraising: what it looks like and how to do it.

The media industry is in peril, but this is felt most acutely for exploited workers and for the audience who are left wanting for real journalism and genuince content. In this show, we talk with @hunterboone, @jamie_elizabeth (from @the_antifada) about the current problems in the media industry, unionization efforts, and the capitalist contradictions in media/journalism.

There’s been a ton of buzz around the proposal for a Green New Deal, on today’s show we’ll break down DSA Ecosocialists’ principles of a Green New Deal and see how the NYC DSA Ecosocialist Working Group is organizing an Energy Rights campaign and getting involved in the ConEd Rate Case to solve the climate crisis and the inequality crisis together.

Hudson Yards’ billionaire developer Steve Ross got far more in subsidies than Bezos, yet he is undercutting New Yorkers on the job everyday. On today’s show we talk to two carpenters about the battle that has been going on at Hudson Yards to keep the construction union.

Today’s show is about radically re-imagining criminal justice, and approaching it from a socialist and anti-racist perspective. We’ll talk about NYC-DSA endorsed Tiffany Cabán's campaign for Queens DA and what she has the potential to do.

Real democracy is a powerful thing. It means having ownership over the things that happen to you in your life. Yet, despite agreement about democracy as a good form of government, we don’t see this system of control play out in many aspects of our lives. This week we talked to some leaders in NYC-DSA about the D in Democratic Socialists of America.

New York is in a housing crisis, but 2019 presents a rare opportunity to turn the tide, ending evictions, homelessness, and fight the power of abusive landlords. This #TenantTuesday, RPM sits down with activists on the front-lines of the fight for housing justice. Tune in to hear @DR0DRIGUEZ and @ceaweaver have an amazing conversation about this fight that affects everyone.

Jack and Lee discuss the recent upsurge in Social Reproductive Labor organizing, with teacher and nurses on the front lines.