The Crisis of American Politics: Socialists and Liberal Democracy Pt. 1

The Republican Party is the biggest threat to our liberal democracy, and we cannot depend on the liberals to defend our liberal democracy. How then should we as democratic socialists spearhead the fight for democracy and worker power?Socialism 2022 Conference, Chicago“The Crisis of American Politics: Socialists and Liberal Democracy”, part 1.Moderator: Griffin MahonPanelists: Sanjiv Gupta, Paul HeidemanSanjiv Gupta is a member of the River Valley DSA chapter in Western Massachusetts, and is a sociologist at UMass-Amherst. I personally discovered Sanjiv first from his excellent podcast Socialism in the Time of Corona. You’ll find the link in the show notes.NOTE: In the episode Sanjiv was introduced as a sociologist at Amherst College, but Sanjiv is at UMass-Amherst.Paul Heideman is a writer and high school teacher in NYC. He is the editor of Class Struggle and the Color Line and his work has appeared in Jacobin, Dissent, and In These Times. He is currently working on a history of the modern Republican Party. There is a link to his article “Behind the Republican Party Crack-up” in Catalyst. Links:Haymarket Books Socialism 2022 podcasthttps://socialismconference.org/Sanjiv Gupta’s podcast Socialism in the Time of Coronahttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/socialism-in-the-time-of-corona/id1511330379Paul Heideman“Behind the Republican Party Crack-up”, Catalysthttps://catalyst-journal.com/2021/09/behind-the-republican-party-crack-upCredits:Producer: Elton LKLogo by Michaela BranganSound Engineer & Opening Music by Casey StickerSend us Fan MailBecome a member of Democratic Socialists of America.Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter.