The Art Of Primitive Communism: Socialist News And Views Episode # 70 (5/15/2025)

NEWS + MUSIC + ARTICLE - The Art Of Primitive Communism by Adam Turl (member of Locust Arts & Letters Collective: https://www.locustreview.com/ a Co-founder of Born Again Labor Museum: https://www.bornagainlabor.com/ and author of the book Gothic Capitalism: https://www.revolpress.com/gothic-capitalism) NEWS: The race for Mayor: https://southsidepride.com/2025/05/06/the-race-for-mayor/ ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats vote to roll back paid sick leave for workers at small farms and businesses: https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/blue-dog-democrats-vote-to-roll-back-paid-sick-leave-for-workers-at-small-farms-and-businesses/ St. Paul City Council votes to exempt more properties from rent control ordinance: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/08/st-paul-city-council-votes-exempt-more-properties-rent-control-ordinance Target boycott — amplified or hijacked?: https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/05/09/target-boycott-movement-tension/ Minnesotans join worldwide May Day call for worker justice: https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/05/10/minnesotans-unite-for-fair-wages/ Capitol rally demands end to forced prison labor: https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/05/10/minnesota-prison-labor-reform/ Minnesota child care advocates rally against federal cuts: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/05/12/minnesota-child-care-advocates-rally-federal-child-care-cuts/ (Cut from final news recording for time... ‘I never left this block’: How Minneapolis teacher Marcia Howard became a steward of George Floyd Square: https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/marcia-howard-george-floyd-five-year-anniversary/) Union for nearly 1,000 U of M resident physicians certified by state: https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/union-for-1000-resident-physicians-certified-by-state/ Feds use rare law to hold UMN student, despite immigration judge ordering his release: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/university-minnesota-international-student-dogukan-gunaydin-automatic-stay/ Net metering for solar makes electrical power generation more democratic: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/05/13/net-metering-for-solar-makes-electrical-power-generation-more-democratic/ Elizabeth, a Wedge Community Co-op owner, member of Jewish Voices for Peace Twin Cities, and a mother who stands in solidarity with the grieving mothers of Gaza, maintained her position (PSL Twin Cities Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DJiDBeyMthr/ Reproductive rights activists call for closure of anti-abortion ‘clinics’ in Milwaukee: https://fightbacknews.org/articles/reproductive-rights-activists-call-for-closure-of-anti-abortion-clinics-in Trump Is Bending the Refugee Program to Fit His White Nationalist Agenda: https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-bending-the-refugee-program-to-fit-his-white-nationalist-agenda/ What can be learned from the latest conflict between India and Pakistan? | Inside Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlhFxlHAouM Commentary on the Indian-Pakistan arms conflict, historical context and ceasefire: https://fightbacknews.org/articles/commentary-on-the-indian-pakistan-arms-conflict-historical-context-and ---- MUSIC - Suite of the Long March/The Internationale (Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong (1984): https://youtu.be/L8vRVCAkh1w?si=SAx3GyLUQe3IMhIg&t=1544 ---- ARTICLE The Art Of Primitive Communism (https://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/primitive-communism) by Adam Turl (member of Locust Arts & Letters Collective: https://www.locustreview.com/ a Co-founder of Born Again Labor Museum: https://www.bornagainlabor.com/ and author of the book Gothic Capitalism: https://www.revolpress.com/gothic-capitalism) ----