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Socialism Conference

The Socialism Conference is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, Marxism, abolition, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today. Every year, the Socialism conference aims to be a place where activists can share lessons from their struggles—from the BDS campaign for Palestine to the fight for gender liberation, from strike organizing and support to the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more. Socialism 2025 took place in Chicago over July 4th weekend, July 3-6. Recordings from many sessions at Socialism 2025 will be released here. Socialism 2026 will take place in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more: socialismconference.org

Episodes

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Dec 11, 2024
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U.S. Sanctions on Cuba and the Global South: Cost and Response

Liz Oliva Fernandez, Helen Yaffe, August Nimtz, and Anthony Quezada speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Chicago Cuba Coalition. Washington’s designating Cuba a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” prevents nearly all Cuba’s international commerce. Meanwhile U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, Nicaragua, and others arguably hurt working people rather than leaders – and are largely responsible for the current immigration crisis. A look inside the fight for fair and normalized relations with the Global South. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 11, 2024
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Mastering the Universe: Who Is The Ruling Class (and How Do We Take Their Money)?

Rob Larson speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. Most of humanity’s unfixable problems arise from its small, awful ruling class. Labor exploitation, climate change, monopoly, bubbles, the extinction crisis, financial crashes, tyrannical workplaces—all this, all this, is for the benefit of a tiny class of remote ruling class bastards. Save a slot in your SocCon plans for a playful crash course in defeating dumb defenses of the ruling class, from “job” creation to Innovations that make your life worse. Labor holds the cards, so let’s comb through their cooked books and crooked accounting so that we can take the rich to the cleaners. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 11, 2024
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An Ecosocialism that Builds: What’s Next for the Green New Deal?

Johanna Bozuwa, Thea Riofrancos, Brandon Mancilla, Elise Joshi, and Ashik Siddique speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Climate and Community Institute and DSA. Five years ago, the Green New Deal transformed climate organizing. It’s time to take stock of successes, setbacks, and strategy. How can we confront the climate crisis at scale while advancing internationalism, racial justice, and worker power? Join us for a lively debate about ecosocialism. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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Help This Garden Grow: Ethics of Care, Environmental Justice, and Media-Making for Liberation

Damon Williams, Daniel Kisslinger, Oscar Sanchez, Cheryl Johnson, and speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Respair Media. Join the creators of Help This Garden Grow, an audio docuseries about Environmental Justice visionary Hazel Johnson, as they explore their care-based media praxis that supports radical transformation and divests from despair and death-making institutions. Featuring Respair's Damon Williams & Daniel Kisslinger, People For Community Recovery's Cheryl Johnson, and contemporary EJ leaders who collaborated in production of the show. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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Jewish-Muslim Solidarity: Building a Decolonial Alternative to Zionist Hegemony

Dr. Santiago Slabodsky, Rabbi Alissa Wise, and Iskander Abbasi speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. From New York to Cape Town, London to Los Angeles, Muslims and Jews are at the forefront of confronting Zionism – whether in its Christian, Jewish or Islamic iteration. This movement of faith-based Jewish-Muslim solidarity is a direct challenge to Zionism’s attempt to normalize oppressive Jewish-Muslim relations through colonizing Palestine and creating Muslim-majority states which are economically dependent on Israel/the West. This session will explore how Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and contested/shared histories of Jewish-Muslims relations play a role in providing a decolonial alternative to Zionist hegemony. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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The Arab Spring and its Continuing Aftermath

Sam Kimball speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session will open with a concise history of the Arab Spring Revolutions since 2011, and their continuing aftereffects. Kimball will discuss foreign interventions, the Arab Left, and trends and developments of struggle, referencing the likes of Achcar and Gopal. Tunisia and Libya will be two focus cases, with the histories of Egypt and Syria periodically referenced as well. Having lived in and reported from numerous Arabic Spring countries since 2011, the talk will be enriched by the speaker's own observations from the ground. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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The Role of Law in Left Movement Strategy

René Christian Moya, Ryan Doerfler, Sharlyn Grace, and Corinne Blalock speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by The Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project. Law may not save us, but can it be an effective site of struggle? How should movements for socialism and abolition use law effectively? This panel will consider the role of law in the United States in left movement strategy today. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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Moving Toward Home: The Enduring Legacy of Black and Palestinian Solidarity

Linda Sarsour, Rachel Gilmer, and Lama Alhasn speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Dream Defenders. A decade ago, “from Ferguson to Palestine, occupation is a crime,” rang out at protests around the United States. This acknowledgement of shared struggle came from an enduring commitment against colonial domination by Black and Palestinian revolutionaries, a connection that has only strengthened over the years. This session will examine how this bond was built, from Malcolm and Muhammad touring Palestinian refugee camps to ongoing action for a Free Palestine, and explore where our fights for liberation go from here. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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SundaySchool: A Revolutionary Love

Nyle Fort, Damon Williams, Ash-lee Woodard Henderson, and the Dream Defenders Choir speak and sing in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Haymarket and the Dream Defenders. SunDDay School is a space for us to explore and experience the spiritual life of social movements. As we move through profound grief in our world, this program, curated by the Dream Defenders, is organized around the adage that “revolution is the greatest act of love,” and love for our people, here and internationally, is what unites us most. Join us for “A Revolutionary Love” - an inspirational service that will celebrate how socialist politics can transform the human spirit. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
Dec 10, 2024
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Palestine And Global Liberation

David McNally, Shireen Akram-Boshar, and Eman Abdelhadi speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Spectre. This panel will explore the significance of the Palestinian struggle in terms of anti-capitalist politics of global liberation. Questions of internationalism, feminism, and anti-racism will figure in a discussion of the current global upheaval as constituting a “Vietnam moment” in the building of an international socialist left. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!