A Secret Third Thing with Erica Thomas

As the masked goons of the MAGA nanny-state continue to disappear students for holding views upsetting to hysterical Zionists and their sweaty, senile leader continues to rule by deranged imperial decree executive order, we sit down with Erica Thomas, a union organizer, professor and artist, to talk about what’s going on in our increasingly unhinged southern neighbour, the USA. We talk about the Portland police force’s weird attempt to join the Oregon labour movement, the enshittification of higher education and everything else, and the state of Palestine organizing on campuses today. We also talk about union art, the Democratic Socialists of America, and the possibility, at long last, of the emergence of a true third party in US politics. Show Notes Erica’s website Erica’s IG Portland’s police union is trying to use the labor movement to avoid budget cuts Five Things I Did This Week by Laurie Wimmer The Palestine Exception by Jan Haaken and Jennifer Ruth Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee for new unionization support and general how-to-union basic education Jane McAlevy Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns General Strike 2028 Join DSA Bread & Roses - the Marxist caucus of DSA The Bread & Roses reading list The Bread & Roses blog Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber Free Pre-K in Oregon Councilor Mitch Green, District 4, Portland Portland city councilor threatens PSU project funding over response to pro-Palestinian library takeover Federal investigation into 5 universities for “antisemitism” which targeted Portland State and 4 others IHRA definition of antisemism Links Instagram Merch fuckingcancelled.com clementinemorrigan.com jaylesoleil.com Theme song Fucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe