In this episode, we provide an analysis of current domestic and international news events from a left perspective. Items for this week's focus may include, what's happening in Venezuela, the crisis between United States and North Korea, and the White supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

Socialist Visions: News and Analysis

Under the storm clouds of P45, Attorney General Jeff Session and other rich white men in the Administration are attacking the human rights of people of color, immigrants and women. It’s time for socialists to rebuild a broad mass social movement not only to defend the basic human rights but also for social transformation.

Neo Fascist Attacks on Human Rights

In this episode, we discuss the Leap Manifesto, a document written by "60 representatives from Canada’s Indigenous rights, social and food justice, environmental, faith-based and labour movements." We discuss how and where the manisfesto reflects the objectives of modern socialism and why we should support and build on this manisfesto.

A Discussion of the Leap Manifesto

Carl, the co-host of Socialist Visions will be attending the Socialism2017 conference taking place July 6-9. I'll be talking to Carl on Friday about the workshops attended, the people he's connected with, and what's some the dominate issues being discused. We all can't be at the conference, but it's great to have my co-host there to provide some first hand feedback. Feel free to call in with your quesitons. 347-857-1319

Report Live From Socialism2017 Conference In Chicago

If you want to get a clear current example of how capitalism works, simply follow the reporting about the Trump family and property holdings and investiments. Property ownership is at the art of capitalism. Capitalist know that people need a place to live. They know people will pay almost any price for shelter. So like fictional vampires, capitalist prey on people who depend on some form of housing. In this epsiode, we'll discuss the current reporting on property holdings and situate it within the capitalist economic system. We'll discuss also how it could be different under a socialist ecomony.

Follow the Money: Capitalism, Property, 45, and LLCs

There's so much going on with the neo-facisit WH admistratation that we want to devote a show to talking about what should be learned from the election of Trump, the state democracy in this country, and how capitalsim is a motivating factor in where we are and are headed. We haven't done a show in two weeks so there's much to talk about. Hope you can tune in. 347-857-1319

10 Lessons We Can Learn in an Era of Neo-Facism

In this episode we speak with Brian Bean, a writer and activist for SoicalistWorker.org, about this summer's Socialist 2017 conference in Chicago. The conference will feature noted speakers and performers including actor John Cusack, Democracy Now host, Amy Goodman, Keeanga-Yamahatta Taylor, author of #BLM to Black Liberation, Palesine solidarity acitvist, Rami Kanazi, and many more. We'll be asking about the some of the planned topics and debates of conference  and the hidden history of working-class and socialist struggles.

In this episode we speak with Brian Bean, a writer and activist for <a href="http://SoicalistWorker.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoicalistWorker.org</a>, about this summer's Socialist 2017 conference in Chicago. The conference will feature noted speakers and performers including actor John Cusack, Democracy Now host, Amy Goodman, Keeanga-Yamahatta Taylor, author of #BLM to Black Liberation, Palesine solidarity acitvist, Rami Kanazi, and many more. We'll be asking about the some of the planned topics and debates of conference  and the hidden history of working-class and socialist struggles.

Socialism2017: A SocialistWorkers.org Conference In Chicago

In this episode we disucss the popular myths about Marxism and why Marx was right. We'll use Terry Eagleton's Why Marx Was Right, a very readable book about the critical and most criticized concepts and theories of Karl Marx and socialism. Some of the myths include that Marxism is a form of determinism, that Marxism reduces everything to economics, that Marx was a solely a materialist, that class is outdated, that Marist advocate violent political action, and that Marxism advocates an all power state.

Debunking Five Myths About Marxism

This is episode will focus on the John Bellemy Foster's article, "Neofacism in the White House", published in the April 2017 editon of Monthly Review. Charting the rise of neofascism in this country is crucial to understanding and responding to the futher undermining of democratic institutions, the rise and consolidation of oligarchy, and how the market system of capitalism influences the neofacist direction.

Neofacism in the White House and Beyond

As a follow-up to the international March for Science day, we discuss why the development of modern socialism must have at its core the use of the scientific methodology and wide range democratic decision making in order to make for a true revolution in how we manage resources and govern our lives beyond capitalism. We'll examine why the traditional models of bourgeois capitalism and democracy are not serving the needs of most of the people on the planet. Feel free call in: 347-857-1319

Why Socialism Must Be Scientific and Democratic

We discuss, explain, and debate, the visions of a scientific socialist system. Don't let the concept scare you away. Listen, learn, and ask questions.

This podcast is the most uneducated, filthy display of two greedy men discussing how to bring down the economic success of our nation. Their predictions on our current president proved to be COMPLETELY incorrect. They said jobs wouldn’t come back to our country because of our racist president. How do you explain the lowest black unemployment EVER and the lowest number of people (including blacks) on food stamps in DECADES? I listened only to further understand the ways socialists believe their policies could work, and left the experience completely infuriated and in disbelief by the lies I heard and the immoral propositions by the radical left.

A proud capitalist, not a racist.

The speakers convey complex political and historical ideas in a easy to follow and down to earth way. This isn&#39;t intellectual ivory-tower socialism. It&#39;s practical, straightforward, and conveyed in every day words. That&#39;s crucial. We&#39;re not going to convince more people to fight for socialism if we make it seem like an elite ivory tower ideal. Even if you think you are already an expert in socialist thought, you owe it to yourself to listen to Socialist Visions to learn how to talk to other people about it. Also, if you&#39;re sick of young white dudes without a lot of life experience talking socialism, the speakers on this podcast will be a breath of fresh air. I&#39;ll leave it at that. Give them a listen.

Teaching and Teaching How to Teach

Socialist Visions

There's no better time than now in the midst of class struggle in the United States and the around the world to review the classic pamaphlet, The Commonist Manifesto, by Karl Marx and Frederick Engles. If you have never read it, there's no way that you really can undertand the contributions Marx and Engles made to the birth of left movements and revolutions  worldwide. If you're a member of the working class, a student, a journalist, an activist, etc, you owe it to yourself to read the Communist Manifesto. Here's a link to a PDF version of the pamaphlet. If you get a chance to read it, or if you have read it before, we encourage you to call in with your questions and feedback. Also, if you're a frequent listener to our show, we really would like you to follow us here on BlogTalk. Our followers will be get brief show notes after each new show. Thank you for being a listener.

There's no better time than now in the midst of class struggle in the United States and the around the world to review the classic pamaphlet, The Commonist Manifesto, by Karl Marx and Frederick Engles. If you have never read it, there's no way that you really can undertand the contributions Marx and Engles made to the birth of left movements and revolutions  worldwide. If you're a member of the working class, a student, a journalist, an activist, etc, you owe it to yourself to read the Communist Manifesto. Here's a link to a PDF version of the pamaphlet.  If you get a chance to read it, or if you have read it before, we encourage you to call in with your questions and feedback.  Also, if you're a frequent listener to our show, we really would like you to follow us here on BlogTalk. Our followers will be get brief show notes after each new show. Thank you for being a listener.

We Discuss the Communist Manifesto In the Time of Class Struggle

As with past discussions about education, food, and worker's wages, this episode will focus on the issue of housing under capitalism, and how it could be different under socialism.

Housing Under Capitalism and Socialism

Jodi Dean

In this episode we talk with political philiospher and professor Jodi Dean, about the nature of crowds, protests, resistance to capitalism, left political parties, and her views on communism. Jodi Dean's most recent books include Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies, The Communist Horizon, and Crowds and Party. Dr. Dean has several interviews posted on YouTube, and we're looking forward to speaking with her about her insights. The last 20 minutes of this show is open to call-in questions: 347-857-1319.

Crowds and Party: An Interview with Jodi Dean

Donald Trump

We've been seeing strong protests of Donald Trump as a person and as a president of the US, but it's important that we keep in mind that Trump comes out of a larger system of oppression—both capitalism and White supremacy. These systems and cultures raised Trump to who he is today. In this episode we will discuss why it's important to not only protest Trump, but to dismantle the capitalist system and the White supremacy political infrastructure that produced him.

How Capitalism and White Supremacy Produced Donald Trump

In this episode, we dicuss the various strategies for a socialist transformation. Is it a single strategy or do we need to a diversity of strategies. And why do we need a strategy?

Strategies for Socialist Transformation

Following up on our episode, we will discuss 20 statistics taken from Bernie Sanders' book, Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In. We will use the stats as basis for discussing how a true democratic socialist system could greatly tranform economic and political inequality, and pave the road for universal health care, education, housing, food, and working conditons.

20 Economic Inequality Facts and How Socialism Could Solve Them

This episode is a continuation of last week's show about the emergence of Donald Trump out of the systems and culture of White supremacy and capitalism. In this episode will discuss more on why and how capitalism leads to fascism and authoritarian rule. We will also discuss how we should be responding to the authoritarian regime of the Republican Party, and the capitulation of the Democratic Party.

The Emergence of Fascism Out Of  White Supremacy and Capitalism

In this episode, in honor of Black History Month, we provide an overview of historical Black and Pan- African revolutionaries, whom have made important contributions to liberation struggles and ideologies. Tune in to hear our views of figures including W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Nat Turner, Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, Amilcar Cabral, Franz Fanon,  C.L.R James, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Assta Shakur, and Malcolm X, Kwame Ture, and Manning Marable.

The Who's Who of Black and Pan-African Revolutionaries

In the last several years, we have seen a resurgence of various forms of political protests, from Occupy, Black Lives Matter, the recent Women's March, to the successful anti-Muslim immigration ban order. In this episode, we'll discuss what these forms of resistance mean, including the challenges and the prospects of resistance and political and economic change.

How We Resist: Protests, Boycotts, General Strikes, and Parties

We seriously apologize for not doing consistent shows for the last two months. Our schedules have been conflicting, and we hope to correct that by having an alternative time set up when we can't produce a show on Monday at 6pm. In this week's episode we discuss a range of important issues including the Black Lives Protests, the killing of cops in Dallas, Bernie's endorsement of Hillary Clinton, and whatever else we can squeeze in.We want to keep Socialist Visions going as long as possible. In order to do that, we need to hear from you. Give us your feedback and let us know how we're doing, and what topics you would like to see us cover. Call in at 347-857-1319 or write us at SocialistVisions@gmail.com

We seriously apologize for not doing consistent shows for the last two months. Our schedules have been conflicting, and we hope to correct that by having an alternative time set up when we can't produce a show on Monday at 6pm.  In this week's episode we discuss a range of important issues including the Black Lives Protests, the killing of cops in Dallas, Bernie's endorsement of Hillary Clinton, and whatever else we can squeeze in. We want to keep Socialist Visions going as long as possible. In order to do that, we need to hear from you. Give us your feedback and let us know how we're doing, and what topics you would like to see us cover. Call in at 347-857-1319 or write us at SocialistVisions@gmail.com

Updates: Black Lives Matter, Dallas and Bernie

In this episode we dicuss the state of the Bernie Sanders election, and movement built around his candiacy, and what role the socialist left continues to play during the election process and beyond.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Despite the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, it has serious problems, given it's neoliberal model, and the challenges it faces under a for-profit system. Listen in to our as we explain some of the issues we have with Affordable Care Act, or fameously called, Obamacare. Call in with your views. 347-857-1319

The Problem with Obamacare and Neoliberalism

The show will focus on the ideological tenets of liberalism and scientific socialism. We will explore some of the shortcomings of traditional liberalism, especially relationship to the Democratic party, and explain why we think scienfic socialism is a better political direction for humanity.

From Liberalism to Socialism: The Path We Should Take

Bernie Sander

In this episode we will discuss why Bernie's presidential platform is important whether he wins the election or not, and what it means for the US, the world eonomy overall. If you don't know, his platform includes the following:Universal healthcareFree/affordable public collegeTransform our energy systemOverturn Citizens UnitedRaise the minimum wage to $15End the war on drugsRebuild our crumbling instructorRaise taxes on the 1%Stop endless military spendingExpand Social SecurityEnd police brutalityDemilitarized the police

In this episode we will discuss why Bernie's presidential platform is important whether he wins the election or not, and what it means for the US, the world eonomy overall. If you don't know, his platform includes the following: Universal healthcareFree/affordable public collegeTransform our energy systemOverturn Citizens UnitedRaise the minimum wage to $15End the war on drugsRebuild our crumbling instructorRaise taxes on the 1%Stop endless military spendingExpand Social SecurityEnd police brutalityDemilitarized the police

An Examination of Bernie Sander's Presidential Platform

Hillary Clinton

In our continuing episodes about the Bernie Sanders campaign and the left in general, we discuss why if Sanders does not win the nomination that we won't vote for or support Hillary as the Democratic Party nominee. This episode will include a delegate at large to the Democratic convention. We invite you to call in with your views and position on Bernie or Bust. 347-857-1319

Bernie or Bust: Why We Won't Vote for Hillary Clinton

Chris Matthews, In a interview with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Chris Matthews asked her what is the difference between democratic and socialist. She stumbled and couldn't answer the question. In this episode, we explain what the difference is, and will also explain the general differences between democratic socialism and revolutionary socialism. Tune and listen. The scond half of the show will be open for questions and comments.

The Difference Between Socialists and Democrats

Following up on your discussion last week about the difference the Democratic Party and socialism, we will discuss in this episode the role of socialists in the Democratic Party, especially now that Bernie Sanders, a Democratic Socialist, is running for president of the United States.

The Role of Socialists in the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders

In this episode, we discuss how the left, both in the US and internationally can take advantage of the Bernie Sanders presidency. How can Bernie's platform be used to further build a grassroot movement that calls for the objectives of socialism? What are some of the obstacles that Sanders and the left face in the capitalist poltical arena? What can the left do beyond the presidential election?

Bernie Sanders and Left Opportunities

In our last episode, we discussed the importance and our support of Bernie Sanders running for POTUS, especially in regards to democratic socialsim. In this episode, we discuss the how important it is for Bernie to speak out directly race and racism and to align his campaign with the BlackLivesMatter movement, the most significant civil rights movement since the Civil Rights Movement. Tune and listen.

How Bernie Sanders Needs to Understand BlackLivesMatter

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