#68: What is socialism from below?

What is socialism from below? . . . Victor's Children is a podcast "talking socialism from below." What matters isn't the term but the politics it refers to. This episode is an introduction to this kind of revolutionary-democratic socialism, with guests Aileen and Kristen. They talk about what this approach to changing the world is, how it differs from more common kinds of socialist politics, why it's worth committing to, and what people who support it should be doing in the here and now. . . To learn more: . Sean Larson, What is socialism from below? https://tempestmag.org/2020/11/what-is-socialism-from-below/ . David McNally, "Socialist Politics in the Age of Trump" https://www.prairiered.ca/uploads/6/9/3/7/69371873/socialist_politics_in_the_age_of_trump.pdf . Hal Draper, Hal Draper: The Two Souls of Socialism (1966) https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1966/twosouls/index.htm . David Camfield, How should socialists think about political tradition? https://tempestmag.org/2024/04/how-should-socialists-think-about-political-tradition/ . and various past episodes of Victor's Children! . . Also: watch out for a new pamphlet by Natalia Tylim that makes the case for a socialism from below response to the situation in the USA today, coming soon from the Tempest Collective https://tempestmag.org/