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The Dig

Rossana Rodríguez-Sanchez, a Socialist for Chicago

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

Politics, News

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Jacobin Managing Editor Micah Uetricht pulls Dave-Davies-duty for Dan and interviews Rossana Rodríguez-Sanchez, a DSA member running for alderwoman in Chicago. Rodríguez-Sanchez moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico, where the brutal austerity imposed on the island made her job as a teacher impossible. She has brought with her a radical tradition and a program to fight for the city's beleaguered public schools, for renters and for immigrant rights, and for a public safety agenda that prioritizes social workers over cops. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge selection of radical titles at www.versobooks.com Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

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0:00.0

This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our listeners who support us at patreon.com

0:04.6

and by Verso Books, which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.

0:12.6

One that you might like is the 2019 Verso Radical Diary and Weekly Planner.

0:18.3

A stylish diary filled with radical historical dates from across the world.

0:23.1

The 2019 Verso Radical Diary is a beautifully designed Week to View planner, where you can keep

0:29.1

track of the year ahead. Alongside illustrations and book excerpts, it features significant

0:35.0

radical dates from throughout history, including the English Civil War

0:38.8

and Black Panther movement through to the protests of 1968 and feminist emancipation,

0:44.5

touching on the lives of revolutionaries such as Angela Davis, Rosa Luxembourg, and Martin

0:49.2

Luther King Jr. The 2019 edition includes illustrations from Savage Messiah,

0:55.9

Laura Oldfield Ford's brilliant psychogeographic graphic novel,

0:59.9

as well as extracts from brand-new Verso books,

1:03.5

including revolting prostitutes, new dark age, and Paradise Rot.

1:08.6

The 2019 Verso Radical Diary and Weekly Planner.

1:12.7

Out now from none other than Verso Books.

1:24.2

Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine.

1:27.6

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

1:33.1

This is an unusual dig because I will not be conducting the interview.

1:37.7

Instead, Jacobin managing editor Micah Eutriott will be,

1:41.1

and the person who he'll be interviewing is Rosanna Rodriguez-Sanchez, a remarkable

1:46.7

candidate for alterwoman in Chicago's 33rd Ward and a member of Democratic Socialists of America.

1:54.3

Rodriguez-Sanchez is the sort of improbable candidate running for local office, who we need to transform the cities and towns that we live in,

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