Why Socialism Wins in Chicago

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

News, Politics

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Four of the five candidates endorsed by the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America either won outright or advanced to the runoff election on April 2, leading to talk of a Socialist Caucus on the city council. And other progressive candidates throughout the city knocked off corporate-friendly incumbents. Dan passes the mic to guest host Micah Uetricht for an interview with United Working Families Executive Director Emma Tai and In These Times web editor Miles Kampf-Lassin on how years of grassroots organizing—and partnerships between labor and community groups and socialists—can produce a sea change in urban 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
0:05.3	and by Verso Books, which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.
0:14.2	One that you might like is How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney, with a foreword by Angela Davis. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney, with a foreword by Angela Davis.
0:22.5	How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy,
0:28.1	detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism.
0:33.5	In this classic book, Rodney makes the unflinching case that African maldevelopment is not a natural feature of geography,
0:42.6	but a direct product of imperial extraction from the continent, a practice that continues up into the present.
0:50.6	Maticulously researched, how Europe underdeveloped Africa remains a relevant study for understanding
0:57.0	the so-called great divergence between Africa and Europe, just as it remains a prescient resource
1:03.5	for grasping the multiplication of global inequality today.
1:07.8	In this new edition, Angela Davis offers a striking forward to the book,
1:13.4	exploring its lasting contributions to a revolutionary and feminist practice of anti-imperialism.
1:20.7	How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney, with a foreword by Angela Davis.
1:27.3	Out now from Verso Books.
1:38.1	Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine. My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm
1:43.7	temporarily broadcasting from Santiago de Magazine. My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm temporarily broadcasting from
1:45.4	Santiago de Chile. Chicago completed its first round of municipal elections on February 26th,
1:52.7	and the city's socialist and progressive city council candidates did shockingly well. And so today,
2:00.3	I'm turning over my mic to Micah Eutricht,
2:03.4	Jacobin's Managing Editor and the author of Strike for America,
2:07.8	Chicago Teachers Against Austerity from Verso Books.
2:11.5	Michael will be interviewing Miles Camp Flassen from In These Times
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