Mamdani’s not a Messiah

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win and the counter-insurgent nature of 'reform' strategies. Dip ends by  proposing a bottom-up engagement that centers popular power.See time stamps below:12:30: Distinction between progressives and radicals19:00: Radical reasoning is abductive21:30: What do we do?28:35: How do we relate to electoralism generatively?32:50: Defining politics and power38:50: Money as power via federations of cooperatives44:50: The role of community assemblies51:40: Highlighting the importance of addressing people's material needs55:05: Summarizing Dip's proposed anti-electoralist electoral strategy58:05: Discussing remaining questions to be answeredThis conversation is adapted from an essay linked here. Highlighted show notes (for full references/links, see the essay):Socialists in City Hall? A New Look at Sewer Socialism in WisconsinContra Contra: What does it mean to actually want power?Dual Power: A Strategy To Build Socialism In Our TimeSystemic ConsensingSTAR votingOn the Origins of the Professional-Managerial Class: An Interview with Barbara EhrenreichRace, Class, and Empire: Reading J. Sakai’s ‘Settlers’