Revolutionary Optimism Perspectives: Socialist News And Views Episode # 66 (1/16/2025)

NEWS + REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISM PERSPECTIVES + MUSIC NEWS: City invests nearly $18.5 million into affordable housing projects: https://www.longfellownokomismessenger.com/stories/city-invests-nearly-185-million-into-affordable-housing-projects,94203 Someone Thought this was a Good Idea: https://alleynews.org/2025/01/someone-thought-this-was-a-good-idea/ No injuries reported in 2 separate south Minneapolis encampment fires: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/fire-burns-south-minneapolis-encampment/ A letter to highway removal skeptics: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/09/a-letter-to-highway-removal-skeptics/by. St. Paul encampment residents unsure where to relocate in face of impending eviction: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/st-paul-homeless-encampment-hmong-eviction/ King’s fight for justice is a universal struggle: https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/01/11/mlk-speaks-on-justice-minnesota/ Strike at Essentia’s Deer River hospital stretches into second month — and other labor news: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/10/strike-at-essentias-deer-river-hospital-stretches-into-second-month-and-other-labor-news/ L.A. Fires Should Be a Climate Wake-Up Call: 5 Dead, 130K+ Evacuated in Uncontained “Apocalypse”: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/9/la_wildfires_2025_climate_crisis Hollywood Reporter Declares FROM GROUND ZERO: "Nothing Short of a Miracle": https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/hollywood-reporter-declares-from?utm_source=substack&publication_id=320974&post_id=154688352&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=27g35e&triedRedirect=true The War in Ukraine, Trump’s Election and the Fall of Assad’s Regime: https://www.socialistworld.net/2024/12/09/the-war-in-ukraine-trumps-election-and-the-fall-of-bashar-al-assads-regime/ SNV Special Interview: Discussion On The Developments In Syria: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-interview-discussion-on-the-developments-in-syria EXTRA: Update From Syria - Full Interview with Thomas Schmidinger: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/extra-update-from-syria-full-interview-with-thomas-schmidinger ---- REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISM PERSPECTIVES ---- MUSIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zldBpcAEWM