Socialist News and Views

Special Report (10/3/2024) This special report covers the devastation in the South East United States brought by Hurricane Helene and unchecked Climate Change as well as the devastation and destruction being caused by the terrorist state of Israel across the Middle East. Links to items covered in this Special: Hurricane Helene devastates southeastern US, millions without power: https://youtu.be/BN...

Special Interview Recorded (9/21/2024) and Uploaded (9/26/2024) In this special we speak with Anna Madison from Families Against Military Madness (FAMM) ( https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/families-against-military-madness/ ) which is a committee of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM.) In this special we discuss the ongoing Genocide of Palestine, The Pager Attacks in Lebanon and how to tal...

NEWS + MUSIC + RE-ENACTMENT by James Earl Jones of Paul Robeson's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities from 1956. NEWS: We spend the entire news portion focused on Nigeria. Salako Kayode from the Revolutionary Socialist Movement Nigeria ( https://revolutionsocialist.ng/ ) spoke to us about extreme repression of the Nigeria government for #EndBadGovernance protests in...

Special Interview Recorded (9/8/2024) and Uploaded (9/12/2024) NOTE - You can see the video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZhEkLBNCw In this special we speak with Tracy Carson a podcaster based in Indiana. She has been working on the Cornel West 2024 campaign in Indiana and I (Nick Shillingford) have been working on it here in Minnesota....

Special Report Uploaded (9/5/2024) This special report is about the Presidential election campaign of Claudia De La Cruz and Karina Garcia ( https://votesocialist2024.com/ ). The majority of this special is Claudia De La Cruz's speech from Milwaukee Wisconsin the same week as the Republican National Convention (RNC). We only include De La Cruz's speech in this audio but you can see a video...

Special Interview Recorded (8/22/24) and Uploaded (8/29/24) In this special we speak with Valencia Alvarez who was recently a Masters of Public Health student at Washington University in St. Louis and is a Community Organizer for migrant justice with Migrantes Unidos ( https://www.migrantesunidos.com/ ). Alvarez is originally from Southern California and her family is from Mexico. Alvarez is in le...

Special Interview Recorded (8/6/2024) and Uploaded (8/22/2024) A video of this podcast special interview is available from Urban Cabin Studios on YouTube here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwj9_dmUIg&t=1s In this Special Interview we speak with the local Minneapolis Author C.G. Gibbs about his book Factory Days. The book is available here:  outskirtspress.com/factorydays

NOTE: A video version of this interview is available here---->( www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdko9joHVxk ) NEWS + INTERVIEW combined on the monumental student movements in Bangladesh. Our Regular Episode for August clocks in at approximately 35 minutes. In this interview we speak with Zoairia Lyric and Abul Momen. Zoairia Lyric is Nuclear Engineer living in the United States who was a student of Phy...

Special Interview Recorded (8/1/2024) and Uploaded (8/8/2024). In this special we speak to teacher Khadija Zeig. She was born and raised in Kenya. She currently lives in St. Paul Minnesota. She has a masters in Business Administration and is working on a masters degree in Education. She plans to open a school in the Sahel in the future. In this special we discuss the ongoing street protests in Ken...

Special Interview Recorded (7/11/2024) and Uploaded (8/1/2024) NOTE: This was recorded before Trump was sh0t and before Joe Biden endorsed Kamala Harris for President. In this special I speak with Phil Vandervaart ( https://signpainterphil.wordpress.com/ ), sign painter and antifascist. We discuss the book The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan, Vandervaart's time in the Moonies, and his hatred of...

Special Interview Recorded (7/16/2024) and Uploaded (7/25/2024) In this Special Interview I speak with Rachel Dionne-Thunder who is Plains Cree, Bigstone Cree Nation Treaty 8 and Co-Founder and Board Member of the Indigenous Protector Movement living in South Minneapolis. In this interview we discuss the July 2nd denial of parole for Indigenous Elder Leonard Peltier who has been wrongfully impriso...

NEWS + MUSIC + ESSAY - The Part Played By Labor In The Transition From Ape To Man by Friedrich Engels NEWS: Minneapolis parks board and union dig in for protracted strike — and other labor news: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/07/12/minneapolis-parks-board-and-union-dig-in-for-protracted-strike-and-other-labor-news/ Israel Attacks Schools & Orders Palestinians to Leave Gaza City Amid Ceasef...

Special Interview Recorded (7/2/2024) and Uploaded (7/11/2024) In this special we speak with Kelly Lundeen who works with an organization called NukeWatch ( nukewatchinfo.org/ ). According to their website "NukeWatch is a Wisconsin-based environmental and peace action group, dedicated to the abolition of nuclear power, weapons and continued radioactive waste production. NukeWatch brings criti...

Special Interview Recorded (7/1/2024) and Uploaded (7/4/2024) In this interview we speak with Samuel Doten (He/His They/Them) who is a lifelong Minnesotan and has a history of work within the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party ( https://dfl.org/ ). Doten was previous Chair of Stonewall DFL ( https://mnstonewalldfl.org/ ) and is a Founder of the Democratic Socialist Caucus ( https://x.com/dscminne...

Special Report (5/27/2024) The majority of this special is a report from our regular contributor Rick Majumdar. He is a labor organizer with Teamsters local 767 and he is based out of Arlington TX. His report on the Indian General Election was recorded on June 16th. Here are links to Rick Majumdar's past reporting on India: Indian Farmers: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/socialist...

NEWS + MUSIC + ESSAY - The Part Played By Labor In The Transition From Ape To Man by Friedrich Engels (1876) - (PART 1) NEWS: Commemorating the 1934 Teamster strike: https://southsidepride.com/2024/06/04/commemorating-the-1934-teamster-strike/ RCA Comrade Could Face 90 Days in Jail for Giving Leaflets to Coworkers: https://socialistrevolution.org/rca-comrade-could-face-90-days-in-jail-for-giving-l...

Special Interview Recorded (6/11/2024) and Uploaded (6/13/2024) In this special we speak with Jack, a member of Socialist Alternative based in Boston about the economic and political tensions between the US and China and what some have described as a New Cold War and called "The Pacific Cold War." We discuss Marxist perspectives on manufacturing, the character of the Chinese economy and...

Special Interview Recorded (5/30/2024) and Uploaded (6/5/2024) In this special we speak with Eddie Espinoza who is running for Texas Railroad Commissioner ( https://www.espinoza4tx.com/ ) on the Green Party ticket. We discussed fossil fuel extraction in Texas, Climate Change and priorities of the Green Party Nationally including discussing Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein's campai...

Special Interview Recorded (5/28/2024) and Uploaded (5/30/2024) In this special we speak to Pat Byrne who is currently working with a network of socialists internationally to examine past mistakes of the socialist movement and begin the discussion of how to craft socialism in the modern world. He is currently writing a book on China. Until that book is out he recommends reading the book The East i...

Special Report (5/23/2024) Colonialism is back on the agenda in a big way. So much so that even the mainstream media can not ignore this issue. Obviously the Settler Colonialism of Israel in Palestine is the most visible in the news cycle lately. But now the uprising in the French Colony of New Caledonia is pushing its way into the media cycle. In this special we end with the essay - Some Consider...

NEWS + MUSIC + CLIMATE PERSPECTIVES NEWS: PRESS CONFERENCE: Speak Out Against Healthcare Cuts At North Memorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMe_PB1MuY Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles rage in northern Gaza: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-push-into-gazas-rafah-displaced-civilians-flee-again-2024-05-14/ More than half a million Palestinians flee as Israel...

****NOTE: Upcoming Event---->(Olive You: A Market for Palestine: https://www.facebook.com/events/1956813431402966 )**** Special Report (5/9/2024) In addition to news updates this special includes two important elements. The first is a speech from Sasmit Rahman from University of Minnesota Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) that was given at the May 1st March for Immigrants & Workers Ri...

Special Interview Recorded (4/23/24) and Uploaded (5/2/2024). In this special we speak with artist and organizer Brooke Bartholomew. Originally from Houston TX and now living in Minnesota, she was a nurse for 7 years and is now painting full-time. You can see her art at BrookeBartDoesArt on IG here---->( https://www.instagram.com/brookebartdoesart/?hl=en )

Special Interview recorded (1/2/2024) and Uploaded (4/25/2024) (Photo is from the September 20, 2019 Youth Climate Strike in St. Paul.) In this special I speak with Abu Nayeem, who is a first generation American born in Dhaka Bangladesh, raised in New York and who has lived in St. Paul Minnesota for 10 years. Nayeem is a community organizer, entrepreneur and data scientist. You can find Abu Nayeem...

NEWS + MUSIC + INTERVIEW with Choo Chon Kai ( https://partisosialis.org/member/choo-chon-kai/ ) - Central Committee of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) NEWS: Report: Minnesota salaries aren’t keeping up with housing costs, racial disparities persist in homeownership: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/minnesota-housing-rental-report-costs-increasing/ Uber and Lyft Drivers Deserve a Living Wage:...