Class

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  Socialist Summit 17.08.2026 1h 2min

  Hayley and John from DSA’s National Political Committee (NPC) discuss the planning, programming, vibes, and takeaways from DSA’s first—but definitely not last—Socialist Summit in Chicago, held at the end of July. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter.
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  Let’s ETOC 03.08.2026 1h 15min

  Sebastian and Kelly discuss the exciting rise of tenant unionization on the socialist left and how it fits into the broader scope of working-class organizing and the crucial fight for decent housing. To learn more about how you can organize with your neighbors, join the ETOC summer cohort, starting August 8th! Join the Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee’s Summer Cohort, starting on August 8th! Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive ...
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  The Hype Is Real: DSA's Workers Deserve More Program 20.07.2026 1h 38min

  On this episode, Luke talks with Michaela about DSA’s new Workers Deserve More Program. We talk about the program’s origins, the drafting process, and all of the cool demands it contains. We also discuss some of our favorite parts, the initial media reaction, future political education opportunities revolving around Workers Deserve More, and how DSA’s elected officials can support the program. Check out a recording of the mass call announcing the program. And of course, the program itself!&nb...
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  Sportscialism 06.07.2026 1h 7min

  It's the summer of sports and socialism! Connell (River Valley DSA) and Jason (Connecticut DSA) join us to talk about socialist fandom, the political economy of sports in the US, and how sports can bring us together as an organization. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter.
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  Socialists Study Social Studies 15.06.2026 1h 42min

  Right-wingers have attacked public schools for decades as training grounds for future “woke” Marxists. Our guests Kevin, Mie, and Sudip turn that on its head with their new study, identifying what they’ve termed “social justice nationalism," a pedagogy that avoids class analysis and a real critique of power, and isolates social activism and politics from collective action. Join the National Political Education Commission Check out Kevin's book, I Guess This is Activism? here ...
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  The 4th of July: Against Genocide, for Democracy and Liberation 01.06.2026 1h

  Jalil Muntaqim and Sid C. W. discuss the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, national liberation struggles, and the Spirit of Mandela coalition's July 4 National Mobilization Against Genocide. Jalil is a member of the Spirit of Mandela coalition, and Sid is a member of DSA's National Political Committee (NPC). Information about the mobilization can be found here. DSA is one of many organizations endorsing the mobilization, and members interested in attending or hosting...
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  For Peace, Democracy, and Socialism 25.05.2026 1h 17min

  How should socialists position ourselves and our movement in the face of American decline and ongoing threats to democracy? Aziz Rana, DSA-endorsed candidate for Congress Oliver Larkin, and St Petersburg, FL’s socialist in office, Richie Floyd, discussed the current political terrain on a mass call recorded Weds 05/20, presented here as a podcast. Join DSA’s National Electoral Commission. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive NPEC's new...
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  DSA v Data Centers 11.05.2026 51min

  Gabriel from Portland DSA joins Class to discuss the complex political and class struggles around unpopular hyperscaled data center construction in Oregon, and how the moratorium campaign influenced the State House primaries happening now, where a DSA candidate, Tammy Carpenter, is competing against the Democratic establishment and tech capitalists. Read about the OR data center struggle in PDX DSA’s blog here. The two Jacobin articles mentioned in the episode include Holly Buck's “Democrat...
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  May Day! 27.04.2026 1h 7min

  Cerena and Griffin, two DSA labor leaders from Houston and DC, join us to discuss the meaning and history of May Day for the socialist and labor movements and how, in this disorganizing time, we can still organize towards higher worker militancy and struggle to fight the right and capital. This year, our May Day demands are NO WAR, ABOLISH ICE, TAX THE RICH! Now, over 150 DSA chapters are doing something for May Day — we hope your local DSA is too. This site shows May Day a...
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  This Spring Song 06.04.2026 12min

  Class is taking a spring break and will be back with our regular programming on April 20th. For now, enjoy a moment of seasonal poetry with a few comrades across time and space: Rosa Luxemburg, Bertolt Brecht, Langston Hughes, and Ada Limón. Happy early Earth Day and May Day, listeners! Read on this episode: - Rosa Luxemburg’s letters to Hans Diefenbach, March 30, 1917 & Sophie Liebkecht, May 2, 1917 - Bertolt Brecht, "Morning Address to a Tree Named Green" (1927) & "Spring 1938...
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  Our Party 30.03.2026 1h 22min

  David (Socialist Majority, NYC-DSA) and Ramsin (Bread and Roses, Chicago DSA) discuss their perspectives on party-building, political independence, and the democratic road to socialism. Read David’s piece comparing the SPA and DSA, “The Long Reroute,” published by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung here. Read Ramsin’s pieces about how and when to advance socialist political independence, here and here. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America...
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  Reform Radicals 23.03.2026 1h 6min

  In this episode, we talk with Lisa from Labor Notes and Scott from the IBEW reform caucus CREW about the new guide on building rank-and-file reform caucuses in existing unions. Reform caucus organizing is one of the primary strategies within DSA and the broader American labor left to support the growth of a militant, democratic workers' movement. Find the new Labor Notes guide, “How to Build a Union Reform Caucus,” here. Check out the classic Secrets of a Successful Organiz...
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  Garden Politics 17.03.2026 58min

  NPEC member and former chair Evan (Mid-Hudson Valley) talks about his journey into socialism and garden knowledge, and how our hopeful politics of renewal, intention, collectivity, and cooperation are made practical and material by digging around in the dirt. Evan recommends the book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer for anyone interested in knowing more about his own learnings, and where he started to become int...
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  Poetic Force 09.03.2026 1h 1min

  We’re joined by Nick and Tyler from Louisville DSA to talk about being socialist poets and glimpsing beauty in a chaotic, capitalist world. Nick and Tyler’s occasional podcast, Poetry is a Destructive Force, is here. Oscar Wilde's "The Soul of Man Under Socialism” is here. Oscar Wilde's “Lecture to Art Students” is here. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter.
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  Stop the Siege on Cuba! 02.03.2026 49min

  We are pleased to present “Stop the Siege on Cuba,” a mass call from February 22nd by DSA’s International Committee and Cuba Solidarity Working Group, along with an interview with Claire from Boston DSA, a co-chair of the working group. Listen and learn how to get involved with democratic socialist activism in support of Cuban self-determination and freedom from imperialist violence and oppression. ¡Cuba sí, bloqueo no! Find out how to help stop the siege on Cuba with DSA here.&nbs...
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  Comradeship in Conflict  23.02.2026 53min

  In this episode of Class, we talk to Sarah, chair of DSA’s National Grievance Panel, about the contradictions and openings of conflict within a socialist organization. We walk through some of the political and affective distinctions that must urgently be drawn to effectively struggle together as comrades and build the truly free world we want to live in. Read a review of Jodi Dean’s Comrade: An Essay On Political Belonging by NPEC alum Mie here. Buy Comrade here. Chec...
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  Digital Socialism 16.02.2026 59min

  On this episode, we talk with Colin from DSA’s National Tech Committee about becoming a socialist and doing socialism on the internet. This episode will kick off what we expect will be a regular discussion on the wide topic of “digital socialism.” NPEC/NTC Training 02/19: Socialist Archiving 201: The Digital Deep Dive Get involved with DSA’s National Tech Committee! NTC websiteApply to the committee Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign ...
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  From Mass Liberalism to Mass Protagonism  09.02.2026 53min

  On this episode, we talk to Megan, one of DSA’s national cochairs, about her political journey from early-00s girlboss feminism to Marta Harnecker’s mass-protagonist vision of a socialist future, and how collective political education was crucial to her transformation. Find Marta Harnecker’s writings in the Monthly Review online archive HERE. Send us Fan Mail Become a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter.
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  The Socialist Party of America's Constitutional Critique 02.02.2026 32min

  In this episode, Luke talks with Edward about the Socialist Party of America's (SPA) 1912 Program and its role in his political development. Luke concentrates on two aspects of the platform: its programmatic character and democratic political demands, including the demand for a democratic constitution. This is the first of several conversations we hope to host with NPEC members about texts that played an important role in their political development and current orientation. Luke mention...
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  Growing into Socialism 26.01.2026 1h 9min

  In this episode, we talk to Ashik, one of DSA’s national cochairs, about how he grew into socialism over time through organizing and political education, from growing up Muslim in Bay Ridge during 9/11, to participating in the Occupy and environmental movements, to becoming a leader of the biggest socialist organization in the United States. Ashik’s picks: Naomi Klein's books: https://naomiklein.org/books-and-films/ Ecology as Politics by Andre Gorz on Open Library: https://openlib...