The Dig: Primary Struggle w/ Troy Jackson
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🗓️ 8 June 2026
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Featuring Maine candidate for governor Troy Jackson, Wisconsin candidate for governor Francesca Hong, New York State Senate candidate Aber Kawas, and victorious Tempe, Arizona City Council candidate Bobby Nichols. The third episode in a series of short interviews with left-wing and socialist candidates at every level of US politics.
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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, |
| 0:05.9 | and by Haymarket Books. |
| 0:08.4 | We are living through the reshaping of the world. |
| 0:11.9 | Neighborhood raids and imperial aggression aim to create compliance and pacification. |
| 0:17.2 | But against the forces of fear and division, our communities are standing up with stunning acts of bravery and organization. |
| 0:26.3 | Old networks and tactics are being revived, and new alliances are being forged. It's never been more urgent for us to come together and strengthen our movements by learning from one another. |
| 0:39.6 | This September 4th through 7th in Chicago joined thousands of activists, organizers, |
| 0:45.8 | abolitionists, and socialists at the Socialism Conference, the place to sharpen analysis, |
| 0:52.4 | hone strategy, and build community. |
| 0:55.6 | The Socialism 2026 program will feature hundreds of participatory discussions, |
| 1:02.5 | lectures, debates, and workshops. |
| 1:05.9 | Speakers will include Angela Y. Davis, Saul Williams, Amy Goodman, Dorothy Roberts, Olufemi-Taiwo, |
| 1:15.3 | Sophie Lewis, Sarah Jaffe, and many, many more. |
| 1:20.3 | Brought to you by Haymarket Books, visit socialismconference.org to learn more, |
| 1:26.6 | and register by June 19th for the discounted early bird rate. |
| 1:40.8 | Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine. |
| 1:45.1 | My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island. |
| 1:51.1 | This is another installment in our series of short interviews with just a few of the huge number of left-wing and socialist candidates running viable races for office at every |
| 2:03.7 | level of government all over the United States. Main gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson, |
| 2:11.8 | Wisconsin governatorial candidate Francesca Hong, New York State Senate candidate Abir Kawas, and Tempe, Arizona City Council |
| 2:21.1 | candidate Bobby Nichols. |
| 2:23.4 | Before we get started, please support this podcast you are listening to with a contribution |
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