Communists of America

In the midst of a devastating global pandemic, the US population faces a coming wave of foreclosures, evictions—and hunger—unlike anything experienced since the Great Depression. What is at the root cause of all this? How can we fight the looming eviction wave? Joe Lang, Socialist Revolution organizer and contributing author, explores these questions.  
Read our article: https://bit.ly/eviction-wave. 
Solidarity with our comrades at Esquerda Marxista: https://bit.ly/brazil-solidarity. 
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to"). 

From May to August of 1934, Minneapolis was rocked by a strike that would forever change the course of US labor history. This was the strike of Teamsters Local 574, a union led by Trotskyists. Today, as the US working class regains its pulse after decades of lull in the class struggle, these events can provide us with many practical lessons for how labor can fight back and win through militant action. Steve Iverson of Boston Socialist Revolution presents on this topic. 
Intro music: 
"There is Power in a Union" (Version by Joe Glazer and Bill Friedland). 
"Bella Ciao" remix (Toasted Tomatoes from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

Learn about Villa, Zapata, and the inspiring events of the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920. 100 years since the end of the revolution, what are its legacy and lessons for today? Presentation by John Peterson, editor of Socialist Revolution. 
Intro music: 
"La Toma de Zacatecas" (Antonio Aguilar). 
"Bella Ciao" remix (Toasted Tomatoes from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

Socialist Revolution hosted an online National Marxist School on June 27 and 28. John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution, introduced the school with an address on the revolutionary ferment in the United States. The school was a great success—revolutionary socialist ideas are on the rise as workers and youth seek a revolutionary path out of the crisis of capitalism.
If you enjoy this talk, we encourage you to register for Marxist University 2020—an online event on July 25–28 devoted to defending revolutionary socialist ideas: university.marxist.com.
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

The racist murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police has ignited a movement of enormous proportions, unleashing decades of accumulated discontent, and even reaching insurrectionary levels in many cities. As the conditions for revolution rapidly mature in the US, there is an urgent need for the movement to grapple with some serious questions: What role do police play under capitalism? What will it take to abolish this institution? Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides a socialist perspective. 
Read our article: https://bit.ly/abolish-police. 
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

The cold-blooded murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police is yet another horrific act of racist violence against an unarmed black man in broad daylight. This has yet again sparked protests across the country, showing that people are fed up with the systemic racism of the capitalist system.
When the great revolutionary martyr Malcolm X said, “You can’t have capitalism without racism,” he summed up a profound truth about the world we live in. This racist brutality is hardwired into the capitalist system. Antonio Balmer (Socialist Revolution editor) speaks on racism, police violence, and the need for revolution.
Read more online: https://bit.ly/blmprotests. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to"). 

Stefanie Reis, an IMT member in Boston and registered nurse, discusses with Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson on her experience as a frontline worker: the working conditions, the growing discontent due to hospital administration mismanagement, but also the growing class consciousness and militancy among healthcare workers. 
Recently, Stefanie also wrote an article providing more background on the conditions faced by Massachusetts nurses, as well as on the response of the union, which has begun to take control of acquisition and distribution of PPE: https://bit.ly/sr-nurses. 
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

In the interest of the growing debate within the socialist movement, we’re publishing the second portion of a 2018 debate between Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of Jacobin Magazine, and John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution. It’s not only an interesting exchange between two different publications, but also two different outlooks, methods, and programs that are being proposed as a way forward for this movement. In this second part of the debate, they answer the question: "What is the state of the US socialist movement?" 
Full video of the debate: https://youtu.be/fqjqu8G2hI0. 
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

This week we feature an interview with Socialist Revolution contributor K. Khan, author of the recent article "Lessons of the 'Dirty Break': Why Socialists Shouldn’t Run as Democrats" https://bit.ly/dirty-break. K. Khan joins Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson for a discussion on what it means for socialists to run in the Democratic ballot line, a balance sheet of Bernie’s campaign, and the electoral strategy put forward by Jacobin magazine.
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

In the interest of the growing debate within the socialist movement, we’re publishing a segment from a 2018 debate between Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of Jacobin Magazine, and John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution. It’s not only an interesting exchange between two different publications, but also two different outlooks, methods, and programs that are being proposed as a way forward for this movement. In this first part of the debate, they answer the question: "What is socialism?"  
Full video of the debate: https://youtu.be/fqjqu8G2hI0.  
Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").