SNV Special Interview: Thoughts And Impressions From Socialism 2023

Recorded (10/17/2023) and Uploaded (11/2/2023) Michael Hughes, Chairperson for Twin Cities chapter of Socialist Party USA (SP USA) (https://www.socialistpartyusa.net/) and previous member of Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). In this interview we discuss the Socialism 2023 Conference (https://socialismconference.org/) which took place in Chicago September 1-4, 2023. Hughes attended the conference for the second time and had a generally positive impression of the event. Here we discuss some Hughes favorite sessions at the conference and how the conference can be re-energizing! We also discuss books. You can see the Socialism 2023 Virtual Program on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcqXhvSDf0z3kjdFLfN4Iq9mXiNwEEtbj When they are posted you will be able to find additional sessions in podcast form on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/socialismconf ------ Additional Links to Items covered in this special: Claiming the City: A Global History of Workers' Fight for Municipal Socialism by Shelton Stromquist: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2808-claiming-the-city We Should Look to Vienna for Answers to Our Housing Crisis: https://jacobin.com/2023/10/red-vienna-public-affordable-housing-homelessness-matthew-yglesias LA Tenants Union: https://latenantsunion.org/en/ The Communist Manifesto - A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document by Frederick Engels and Karl Marx Edited by Phil Gasper: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/824-the-communist-manifesto Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin DG Kelley: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jun/19/thelonious-monk-biography-robin-kelly