insights INSIGHT Establishment Crowds Out Outsider Voices
- Democratic elites close ranks and smear outsiders instead of addressing economic insecurity.
- That pattern repeats from Bernie to Zohran Mamdani.
insights INSIGHT Inequality Sows Demagoguery Risk
- Robert Reich warned widening inequality creates fertile ground for demagogues.
- Democrats must offer truthful, powerful economic messages to reclaim trust.
insights INSIGHT Neoliberalism Survived Because Workers Had No Choice
- Vivek Chibber argues neoliberalism didn't win consent; workers lacked alternatives and organization.
- The Bernie moment revealed anger, not newfound consent, opening space for left politics.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Old Democrats Must Go or Trump NEVER Will - UNFTR Media - Air Date 7-15-25
KP 2: 'The Economy Is Rigged": Robert Reich on Zohran Mamdani, The Democratic Party, Inequality, and Trump - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-26-25
KP 3: Why We Don't Revolt - Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber - Air Date 6-18-25
KP 4: Socialism for Absolute Beginners - Second Thought - Air Date 5-6-22
KP 5: Why We Should Fight For Paid Family Leave ft Natasha Hakimi Zapata - THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast - Air Date 2-20-25
KP 6: What If We Ran The Economy? - Andrewism - Air Date 2-3-25
(00:47:58) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the US being inwardly focused to our own detriment
DEEPER DIVES
(00:57:10) SECTION A: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
A1: Socialism Is Better Than Capitalism...Right? - Hakim - Air Date 1-31-21
A2: SOCIALISM: An In-Depth Explanation Part 1 - Ryan Chapman - Air Date 8-27-22
A3: Einstein's Socialism - Against the Grain - Air Date 11-25-24
A4: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism - Balkan Odyssey - Air Date 11-22-24
A5: SOCIALISM: An In-Depth Explanation Part 2 - Ryan Chapman - Air Date 8-27-22
(01:45:23) SECTION B: FAILURE TO LAUNCH
B1: Envisioning Socialist Futures: Planning the Economy Part 1 – 1Dime Radio Podcast - Air Date 8-30-24
B2: Why Are People Scared of Socialism? - Make Your Damn Bed - Air Date 6-27-25
B3: "Socialism Always Fails": A Dishonest Claim (3 Times It Worked) - overzealots - Air Date 9-4-24
B4: Zohran Mamdani on NPR: Democratic Socialism, Bernie Sanders, MLK, Making NYC Better for Billionaires - Socialism For All ☭ Intensify Class Struggle - Air Date 7-4-25
(02:16:09) SECTION C: CAPITALISM SUCKS
C1: American Healthcare is a Nightmare - Second Thought - Air Date 3-17-25
C2: "Socialism Leads to Dictatorship": Debunked (3 Times Capitalism Did) - overzealots - Air Date 3-1-25
C3: Historic Medicaid & SNAP Cuts Could Tank Already Faltering U.S. Economy, w/ Prof. Richard Wolff - The Socialist Program with Brian Becker - Air Date 6-4-25
(02:42:05) SECTION D: MAMDANI
D1: Mamdani’s Spectacular Victory w/ Alan Minsk - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 7-2-25
D2: Zohran Mamdani on Affordability, Billionaires, and Fighting Hate | Morning Edition | NPR - NPR - Air Date 7-1-25
(02:55:29) SECTION E: VISION OF THE FUTURE
E1: Envisioning Socialist Futures: Planning the Economy Part 2 – 1Dime Radio Podcast - Air Date 8-30-24
E2: Could Socialism Fix American Healthcare? - The Real News Network - Air Date 12-19-24
E3: It's Time To Abolish Debt - Andrewism - Air Date 7-1-25
E4: Another World is Possible (w/ Natasha Hakimi Zapata) | Scheer Intelligence - ScheerPost - Air Date 3-31-25
E5: How To Prevent Collapse - Our Changing Climate - Air Date 3-14-25
E6: What Can We Do When The System Fails Us? - Andrewism - Air Date 4-23-25
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