I argue for my green party participation often, but I figure it would be worth it to share part of the National Convention I attended. I’ve edited down the livestream with the first half containing the intro, guest speakers and […]
Podcast Ep83: Left Wing Culture War: Old Scars w Micheal Walsh
I welcome back the Homegrown Socialist as we take a step back form the impending crash for a discussion of historical splits in the left and their results. From taking Orwell to task for helping give communism a bad name, […]
Podcast Episode 82: Organizing: Alive and Kicking
From the open questions of the last episode I turn to the actual examples of collective organizing; focusing on student debtors and Amazon workers. I then pull from my own experiences as well as a story of a game devs […]
Podcast Ep 81 Organizing: Dead or Dreaming?
This episode takes on some though questions I don’t hear asked by others on the Left. The reality of organizing is in some ways taken for granted. I cover the end of CHOP and the existence of other autonomous zones […]
Podcast Ep 80: Memes and Cheer
This episode I am joined by the New friend and leftist Micheal Walsh, A meme-lord under the banner of the Homegrown socialist. We discuss facebook outreach, argument, radicalizing, and the current moment. In the 2nd half we cover basic anti-capitalism […]
Podcast Ep 79: Yes; Abolish the Police
After getting an eyeful of tear gas myself, I’m fired up to make the case for the full transformation of the police. I take the time though to discuss the issues of the fight over demands, the particulars of de-funding, […]
Podcast Ep 78: Revolution in 3 Easy Steps
In this episode I start with the concept of Hyper-normal, and a discussion of why Americans are slow to rebel or disrupt the system so they dislike. Avoiding simple ideas like sheeple or the like. I then tie most of […]
EP 77 New Normals are Here Again
I return to the topic of the Pandemic and the strike wave; first by sharing establishment musings on the true reach of the Crisis. I harp about the cult of work and share a related reading from a Victorian Marxist. […]
Ep 76: Greenwashing Part 4: Yuppies Revenge
This time I return to ecological critique and green capitalist humbug with stories about regardless of intent, establishment lies are in the mix. An animal rights call; a tree planting program fails to think about power; my current policy proposals; […]
Ep 75: I Rant for the Green Party
Because Who else Will? On the heels of Bernie suspending his campaign, the progressive movement is left in the lurch debating Biden voting, strategy and being moody. I attempt to bring clarity by sharing various points from Green Party activists […]