Podcasts by Revolutions Per Minute - Radio from the New York City Democratic Socialists of America

January 7th - #NoAmazonNYC from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.267351

In our first broadcast, State Senator Julia Salazar joined us to discuss the impact of Amazon's plans for HQ2 in Long Island City and the #NoAmazonNYC coalition that's organizing against it.

February 5th: Why We Fight for Immigrants from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.255941

A history of US Imperialism in Central America and a report from DSA comrades in Tijuana

Caban for Queens from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.241221

Today’s show is about radically re-imagining criminal justice, and approaching it from a socialist and anti-racist perspective. We’ll talk about NYC-DSA endorsed Tiffany Cabán's campaign for Qu...

Ca$h for Socialism - How and Why? from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.168349

Socialist candidates don’t take money from real estate or corporate PACs, but these campaigns still need money to function. This week Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign fundraising staffers Michae...

Healthcare at the Intersection from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.164957

With NY nurses threatening to strike, millions still uninsured and without care, and politicians co-opting our language to describe their capitalist solutions to our healthcare problems, our fight ...

ICE Out of Courts! from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.153816

Today we’re discussing how the struggle for immigrant justice continues as the forces of reaction continue to demonize and terrorize our most vulnerable neighbors in our city. Throughout the epi...

A Red New York - The NYC DSA Convention from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.126096

The New York City Chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America is the biggest chapter of the largest socialist organization in the United States since the Second World War. We are run by our m...

Queens is the Future! The Tiffany Caban Campaign from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.112718

It’s one week after one of the biggest progressive upsets in NYC electoral politics in a generation. Votes are still being counted, but it’s possible that progressives and socialists have prope...

Socialist City Council&White House w/ Jabari Brisport from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.107102

In 2017 Jabari Brisport ran a powerful, insurgent campaign as a socialist for New York City Council. He didn’t win, but since then NYC DSA has an impressive string of electoral victories. Has NY...

Welcome to Atlanta: DSA National Convention from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.094762

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America.The Democratic Socialists of America is the ...

Bernie 2020: Not Him, Us from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.068373

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America.The Democratic Socialists of America is the ...

Climate Strike Against Capitalism from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.056445

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

RPM Underground: Public Banking and the WBAI Lockout from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.047641

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

RPM Underground: The Red Wave Collective from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.036259

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute Underground on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting from the occupied studios and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us afte...

Socialist Hope for the New Year from 2023-12-12T20:53:08.001096

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

No War with Iran from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.996302

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Socialism at the Ballot Box with Phara Souffrant Forrest from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.989619

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Samelys López and Super Tuesday from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.982178

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

What is a Strike? Reflections on May Day from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.963788

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Fuck the Police: Disarm, Defund, Disaffiliate from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.953474

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Marxism and the Struggle for Black Liberation from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.949578

You can follow Hadas Thier on Twitter @HadasThier

Her book A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics will be available this Summer. You can preorder it here:  Listen

Tenant Defense Against Real Estate Fascism from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.913990

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Fan the Flames of Discontent from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.907998

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

Stop the Astoria Power Plant from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.905035

You’re listening to Revolution Per Minute on listener sponsored WBAI in NYC broadcasting at 99.5 FM and streaming on your favorite podcast app. To connect with us after the show you can email us...

The End of the World, As We Know It [Podcast Exclusive] from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.898297

No live episode today but we have a podcast exclusive for you! We hear from Ryan of the Religion and Socialism Working Group on their upcoming event "The End of the World, As We Know It: Faith and...

The Void: 2020 Election Recap from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.889951

Welcome to the Void. As Americans hit the streets to demand the vote be counted, Michael Carter and I will be discussing what looks to be a close electoral college victory for Joe Biden as Trump fa...

The Struggle Against White Supremacy on Long Island from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.882025

Last week, many New Yorkers celebrated Thanksgivings, but for members of the Shinnecock Nation it was recognized as a Day of Mourning and the end of Sovereignty Camp 2020, a multi-week encampment l...

The Capitol Seizure and the Need for Socialist Organization for the Struggles Ahead from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.873938

History is on the move. Reactionary Trump supporters seized the Capitol building earlier today in a fascist show of force. What does this all mean? RPM host and antifascist special correspondent...

Building Public Power from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.864482

Building the power to win public power  - The failures of our current energy system are all around us. Here in New York City we see blackouts every summer during heatwaves and people lacking hea...

Impeach Cuomo from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.858106

Yesterday, March 2, New York City DSA issued a statement calling for New York State governor Andrew Cuomo to resign or face impeachment. This comes in the wake of weeks of political turmoil rega...

Defund la Polizie from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.849923

With a surge in anti-AAPI violence making news and the Derek Chauvin murder trial ripping open wounds, it's time to keep up the pressure and defund NYPD. On tonight’s show, we’re joined live by Che...

Public Everything with Emily Gallagher from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.846667

To get involved with the campaign for Public Power: http://ecosocialists.nyc/  and Listen

Labor Extravaganza with Chris Brooks and Valley Labor Report from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.840420

It’s our second annual post-May Day labor movement extravaganza! From coast to coast, workers are organizing to win, making gains, and reckoning with disappointments and challenges. On today’s s...

It's Always Hot in Palestine: BDS and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.815877

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute live on WBAI 99.5fm. We’re a socialist radio show and podcast from members of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America. DSA is the largest socia...

We Who Believe In Freedom from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.809431

In the words of civil rights giant Ella Baker, “Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's son, we wh...

Stronger Together: RPM Crew Social and Fundraiser! from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.794042

It’s a Revolutions per Minute social and fundraising extravaganza! Tonight we’re taking a break from our usual format to share a peek behind the scenes of the Revolutions per Minute collective: ...

A New Deal for CUNY: A Collective Demonstration of Union Power from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.786330

A strike wave is spreading across the United States. Thousands of nurses, carpenters, miners, factory workers, teachers and other workers are taking a stand against the big shots who steal the frui...

ACAB, Especially Eric Adams from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.776302

Election day was Tuesday and DSA’s 30+ nationally-endorsed campaigns were put to voters. With a nearly 70% win rate for DSA's campaigns nationally, there's much to discuss about organizing for s...

For the Love of Bushwick with Samy Nemir Olivares from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.768840

*and Cypress Hills, and Ocean Hill!

Believe it or not, 2022 is right around the corner and will bring with it a new electoral cycle and a new slate of DSA-endorsed socialist candidates for...

End the Embargo from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.760195

In an effort to exert its power over the Americas, the United States has enforced an embargo on Cuba ever since its revolutionary struggle for independence from American imperialism. The blockade i...

The Future is a Public Good with Sarahana from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.752913

Yesterday two very different visions for the future of New York’s energy system were presented at a marathon 12+ hour long budget hearing on environmental conservation. On one hand, New York’s r...

New York is Ours with Illapa Sairitupac from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.742477

Tonight on RPM we continue our series of conversations with DSA’s 2022 For The Many candidate slate with Illapa Sairitupac. Illapa is social worker and climate organizer who has been endorsed by...

Taking on Fossil Fuel Giants with David Alexis from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.729147

Tonight we’ll continue our series of interviews with the DSA For The Many Slate with David Alexis, a rideshare driver, working class father and climate organizer who is running to represent Sena...

For the Many with Kristen Gonzalez from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.720796

Tonight we’re continuing our series of interviews with the DSA For the Many Slate and are joined live by Kristen Gonzalez, a tech worker and community organizer running for State Senate District 17...

Abortion Is Ours: Self-Managed Abortion and Organizing For Abortion Now from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.711989

This week marks both the 13th anniversary of the assassination of beloved abortion provider and patients’ rights advocate Dr. George Tiller by an anti-abortion extremist, and the second annivers...

Get on Board the Union Train!: Worker-led Momentum Organizing from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.695627

Tonight we're joined live by the NewsGuild of New York's Chris Brooks and Stephanie Basile, two labor organizers on the front lines of some of today’s most exciting worker-led campaigns. We’ll b...

New York Is Ours: Election Day recap with Brandon West from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.686470

Last Tuesday New York State held its second primary of the summer and New York City voters are sending another socialist senator to Albany. DSA endorsed candidate Kristen Gonzalez trounced Eliza...

Teamsters Struggle for a Fair Contract at UPS from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.682857

In 1997 nearly 200,000 Teamsters went on strike against UPS. They fought for a better contract and they won. Will the American Labor Movement experience another massive strike at UPS led by the Tea...

On the climate change frontlines from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.674014

RPM takes you to Brazil and Florida, two places on the frontlines of climate chaos. We are joined by Benjamin Fogel from Jacobin and Richie Floyd from St Petersburg City Council. We will be talking...

Get Out to Vote!: Union Elections with Brandon Mancilla and Amy Wilson from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.666609

It’s election season again! That means that citizens will soon exercise their right to vote for their political leaders, but for workers in a union, or for those trying to organize one themselve...

Medication Abortions on Campus and Nationwide from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.606670

Abortion providers across the country are bracing this week for a decision expected soon out of a Texas federal court which will immediately block access nationwide to one of the two medications...

The People's University: PSC CUNY Contract Fight from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.604231

 The contract covering over 30,000 workers through the Professional Staff Congress of CUNY expired late last month, and members of the union are joining with CUNY students, alumni, and the NYC c...

Fight Back Against the Neoliberal State!: French Protests and the NY Health Act from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.599523

Tonight, RPM goes global. Strikes and protests have rocked the country of France in response to President Macron’s reform of the social pension system, lifting the country’s retirement age and r...

Unite All Workers for Democracy in the UAW from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.594219

The United Auto Workers emerged as a powerful force during the 1930s. Sit-down strikers challenged the capitalists of the Big Three car companies. Their willingness to take militant action unleashe...

Facts on the Ground: Justice for Palestine from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.588048

In our latest episode, we are talking about what we can do to stand up against apartheid in Palestine. A new bill sponsored by New York State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani aims to stop nonprofi...

Cuba under siege: behind the Biden blockade from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.577303

Our focus this week is on Cuba, where a 62 year blockade is being continued by President Biden. We’ll be hearing from the DSA. International Committee activists campaigning to end the blockade o...

A Slice of Union Pizza with Barboncino Workers United from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.573329

The workers of Barboncino Pizza in Crown Heights, Brooklyn made New York history on July 26th, as they voted unanimously to form a union with Workers United. Barboncino Workers United became New Yo...

Ceasefire Now! Socialists Organizing to End the Occupation and Free Palestine from 2023-12-12T20:53:07.555924

Regular listeners of Revolutions per Minute will be familiar with our coverage of Palestine solidarity work within the Democratic Socialists of America. We recognize that the struggle for Palest...

The Hope of the World: 2023 Labor Year in Review from 2023-11-29T22:11:40

2023 has been a major year for workers so far, and the momentum shows no signs of slowing down as we head into 2024. While major strikes by UAW at the Big Three in the auto industry and by WGA a...

Election Day Deep Dive from 2023-11-22T16:48:05

Earlier this month, voters nationwide went to the polls. In Ohio, The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety, listed on the ballot as Issue 1, passed with 57% of Oh...

Working Together to Repeal'Right to Work'Law in Arizona from 2023-10-25T16:24:03

Tonight, we’re traveling to Arizona to learn from socialist organizers who are fighting on their home turf to make forming and maintaining strong unions easier for workers. We’re joined live by ...

Border country: migrant solidarity in New York City from 2023-10-19T03:01:50

Revolutions Per Minute explores migrant solidarity efforts in Brooklyn, exploring the broader context of the global migration crisis as Israel continues its military offensive against Gaza. RPM ...

Back to School: Working Class Struggle at CUNY from 2023-09-27T13:32:49

The City University of New York improves the lives of millions. Founded in 1847 with the purpose of providing higher education to working class New Yorkers, CUNY today has 25 colleges spread across...

Stand Up with the UAW: Big 3 Strike and New York Postdocs from 2023-09-20T17:19:15

After Friday’s midnight deadline, the United Auto Workers went on strike against the Big 3 automakers of Ford, GM, and Stellantis, marking the first time in history the UAW has gone on strike ag...

200th Episode Celebration: The Future of DSA from 2023-08-30T18:26:26

Join us as we celebrate our 200th episode! We’ve been broadcasting on WBAI and online for almost five years and in that time, have featured the stories of hundreds of workers, tenants, and organ...

Stop Cop City with Atlanta DSA from 2023-08-23T16:54:56

Earlier this month the national Democratic Socialist of America joined the Atlanta chapter of DSA in publicly endorsing a campaign to put a referendum on the November ballot that would stop “Cop...

Organizing for Change at Amazon's JFK8 with ALU Democratic Reform Caucus from 2023-07-26T17:38:24

When workers at the JFK8 facility in Staten Island won the first union at an Amazon distribution facility on April 1, 2022, by voting to form the independent Amazon Labor Union, their stunning v...

The Fight to Reform UFCW with Essential Workers for Democracy from 2023-07-19T14:05

Representing around 1.1 million workers in the US and Canada in the fields of retail, grocery, healthcare, cannabis, and more, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)  is a major union with th...

WGA Strike from 2023-06-28T16:08:23

At 12:01am May 2nd, the Writers’ Guild of America launched their first nationwide strike since 2007, grinding production to a halt across the entertainment industry. The WGA represents over 11,500 ...

No TERFs Allowed: Deconstructing Transphobia in the Establishment from 2023-06-21T16:43:46

Although New York just became the 13th state to pass a bill designating this a sanctuary state for trans and nonbinary people and protecting gender-affirming care patients and providers, the att...

Winning Green Power for the People from 2023-05-25T02:07:30

Tonight we are going to talk about winning. Earlier this month the Build Public Renewables Act passed through the New York State budget - a monumental victory for the Public Power NY Coalition t...

Justice for Jordan Neely from 2023-05-17T16:42:11

Two weeks ago, millions of New Yorkers were devastated and horrified to learn of the murder of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway. Neely, a young Black person and street artist experiencin...

New Jersey Workers and Tenants Fighting Back from 2023-04-26T16:40:01

We're crossing the Hudson River once again to speak to our socialist comrades fighting for workers’ and tenants’ rights  in New Jersey. We’ll hear live from Isaac and Julia of the Right to Couns...

Organizing in the belly of the beast with New York State Legislative Workers United from 2023-04-19T18:06:07

The New York State budget is now 18 days late and while the media focuses on the horse trading going on between Governor Hochul and Senate and Assembly leadership behind closed doors in Albany, ...

Behind the Hibiscus Curtain with Trader Joe's Worker-Organizers from 2023-03-29T16:53:16

Last Wednesday, March 22, workers at two Trader Joe’s locations announced they have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to join the independent union Trader Joe’s United. One...

Off the tracks, Ohio and the environment from 2023-03-22T15:00:41

A toxic train derailment turned the focus of the world to the tiny town of East Palestine, Ohio. Tonight we'll talk to Timothea Deeter, an East Palestine resident and Mahoning Valley DSA member ...

Public Power is Gaining Ground in New York + Mutual Aid for Migrant Justice from 2023-02-22T17:33:13

It’s budget season again here in New York! We caught up with freshman Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha to talk about a major development in the fight for Public Power here in New York State and ...

Organizing Amazon, from New York to the UK from 2023-02-16T00:15

Revolutions Per Minute spans the Atlantic Ocean this week, exploring the parallels between Labor movements in the UK and the US, with special guest Jordan Flowers, a co-founder of the Amazon Lab...

The Beauty and Power of Drag with Drag Story Hour NYC from 2023-01-25T17:30:01

Drag is an art with deep roots in New York City’s queer communities of color that has much to offer to all people who are interested in liberating themselves from traditional and patriarchal ide...

New York Labor on the Move with HarperCollins Union from 2023-01-18T19:28:34

Workers at America’s only major unionized publishing house, HarperCollins, went on strike in early November of last year after their contract expired in April. As their strike approaches day 50 ...

2023: Time to Fight Back Against ConEd&Tax the Rich from 2023-01-11T19:01:42

New York State Assembly Members and Senators headed back to Albany last week for the start of the 2023 legislative session. We caught up with Queens Assembly Member and socialist Zohran Mamdani ...

On Strike at The New School with Annie Levin and Brian Allen from 2022-12-22T03:59:03

The strikewave within higher education came ashore in New York last month, as more than 1600 part-time faculty members at The New School, represented by ACT-UAW Local 7902, went on strike, hitti...

Puerto Rico in crisis from 2022-12-15T01:28:11

In this episode of Revolutions Per Minute, we will taking you first to Brooklyn and then to Puerto Rico, to explore how neoliberal austerity is wreaking havoc on the lives of ordinary people. I’...

Debunking the Crime Narrative with a Socialist Vision of Public Safety from 2022-11-30T18:05:45

While a “Red Wave” of victories did not materialize for Republicans earlier this month on election day in most parts of the country, conservatives won big here in New York gaining congressional ...

Organizing for workers, trans lives and our unhoused neighbors from 2022-11-30T01:35:44

Strikes are erupting across the country, from railroads to the New School and your local Starbucks. Reminder from your comrades at RPM - never cross a picket line, just grab a sign and walk alon...

Building the Red City: NYC DSA Convention 2022 from 2022-10-28T00:45

The yearly NYC DSA convention is back, with about 100 delegates from every corner of the city gathering to discuss the path forward for our organizing community. After taking some serious losses in...

The Fight for Women, Life and Freedom in Iran from 2022-10-20T13:00

For over a month, protests and strikes have rocked the country of Iran in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22 year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested while visiting Tehran by the Gui...

Solidarity on and off the Rail from 2022-09-29T22:44:37

In the early hours of the morning on the 15th of September, the Biden Administration announced that a tentative agreement had been reached by the railroad companies and the railroad unions, delayin...

Inside the Producers'Studio with Jack and Amy from 2022-09-22T14:50:17

Let's go inside the RPM producers' studio. In this episode, Jack and Amy discuss the founding of Revolutions per Minute, our approach to making socialist radio, and what we think other DSA chapt...

Abortion is Freedom: Vote No Kansas and Right-wing Courts from 2022-08-25T16:06:23

Earlier this month, voters in the state of Kansas roundly rejected the so-called “Value them Both” measure, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have laid the groundwork for a complete...

Back to School from 2022-08-19T12:54:43

Tonight we’re joined LIVE by Jia Lee, an educator and organizer here in New York City.

National Electoral Committee from 2022-07-28T14:12:32

From New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between socialists have been winning in local, state, and federal elections. Daniel and Mike from the National Electoral Committee join us to discuss ...

A Theory of Change from New York Socialists from 2022-07-21T17:06:03

Tonight we’re joined live by Michaelangelo Pomarico, an organizer with Mid Hudson Valley DSA and the Public Power New York Coalition who has devoted a lot of time over the last several months or...

Radical Queer Self-Defense&Socialism Spreads Upstate from 2022-06-30T16:20:22

We’re coming to the end of Pride Month amidst an environment of escalating attacks from the right on queer and trans people. 

Tonight, we speak to two grassroots organizers working on self...

Petro in Colombia and Refund NYC from 2022-06-23T14:09:10

For the first time in the nation’s history, the Colombian people have elected a leftist to the presidency. Gustavo Petro defeated far-right populist, Rodolfo Hernández. The former guerilla has pled...

Legislative Let-Down: Fighting for Good Cause and Public Renewables from 2022-06-16T19:29:35

The elected officials of New York State ended their legislative session in Albany on June 2nd. They are headed home for the summer after failing to secure the rights of tenants or meeting New Yo...

A Green New York with Vanessa Agudelo from 2022-05-26T16:04:47

On June 2, the legislative session will end in New York State and elected officials will head home for the summer. And in typical Albany fashion, the fight to pass the most transformational bill...

Organizing at Amazon and Beyond from 2022-05-19T12:20:26

Amazon Labor Union scored a big victory for the labor movement last month when organized workers overwhelmingly won an NLRB election at a Staten Island Amazon facility. Yet most of Amazon and the p...

Fight Like Hell For The Living: Workers'Day Special 2022 from 2022-04-28T02:34:58

International Workers’ Day is right around the corner on May 1, and this year it comes among a huge upswell of worker-run unionism and labor militancy. From Delta Airlines to Amazon and Starbuck...

Trains, Budget Pains and Chigozie Onyema from 2022-04-22T16:36:47

Tonight we are joined live from New Jersey by Chigozie Onyema, a North New Jersey DSA endorsed candidate for City Council in Newark. We will also be speaking to Rebecca Martinez and Julian Mesri...

Building a Movement at Starbucks with Starbucks Workers United from 2022-03-31T03:05:07

We spoke with a Starbucks worker-organizer from Buffalo, NY back in January here on RPM, and since that time the fight has only gotten hotter. As of today, over 170 Starbucks locations in 27 sta...

The Drug War is A Class War from 2022-03-24T13:41:22

Tonight we’re joined live in the studio by Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard  and Jacob Clary, organizers from NYC-DSA’s Socialist Drug Politics Organizing Committee. We discuss the class politics of dru...

Freedom for Ukraine and Prakash from 2022-03-17T04:00

After three long weeks, Putin’s war with Ukraine has devastated the region with mass shellings of Ukrainian towns and villages, and bombings that have included hospitals and kindergartens. All of t...

Genocide in Yemen from 2022-02-24T16:09:30

The specter and reality of war haunts humanity. The imperialist expansion of NATO and right-wing Russian nationalism continue to escalate tensions in the Ukraine, where CIA backed fascist paramilit...

War is A Racket: Defund and De-Escalate from 2022-02-17T15:15:59

Considered on its own, the New York Police Department is in the top ten largest armies in the world. Why? As working-class New Yorkers struggle to stay fed and safely housed, the NYPD enjoys nea...

Abortions and Coffee from 2022-01-27T17:38:39

Starting late last year in Buffalo, NY, a union wave has spread all over the country as workers at an ever-increasing number of Starbucks coffee shops are getting organized and making demands on...

The Bronx Is Still Burning: Tenants Fighting Back from 2022-01-20T15:35:32

Tonight on our show we will be talking about our host Desiree Joy Frias' home of the South Bronx where capitalist interests and government failures are continuing to cost lives.

In...

One Member, One Vote from 2021-12-30T11:07:49

The formation of the United Auto Workers in the 1930s represented the upsurge in organized working class militancy that pushed forward a New Deal. Since that time the UAW has been a base of support...

The Gift of a Union: RPM Holiday Special! from 2021-12-23T16:22:23

It’s never been easy to be a front-line retail or customer service worker at the holidays, and with a dramatic surge in COVID cases affecting New York City, this year is even harder. For our Rev...

Hold the Line: Campaigns for Justice in 2022 from 2021-12-16T16:38:40

2021 has been another incredibly tough year, with the pandemic and climate crisis exacerbating income inequality and dire living situations for working class people across the globe.

Taxi Driver Power from 2021-11-25T16:11:03

Working class struggle continues to spread across New York City and the rest of the country. Wirecutter workers at the New York Times have launched their strike, joining the 3,000 Columbia academic...

Organizing Within and Outside the Halls of Power from 2021-11-18T17:29:42

Today we’re talking with Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest and her district manager Justin Freeman about how they are bringing their socialist office directly to the community they represen...

Solidarity Has To Be Experienced To Be Believed from 2021-10-28T04:00

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute live from the new WBAI studios, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. The Democratic Sociali...

Strategic Escalation with Zohran Mamdani from 2021-10-21T15:09:43

As regular listeners of Revolutions per Minute know, we are living in a time of many overlapping campaigns for justice for the working-class. Sometimes, organizing campaigns result in victory an...

Vote Red Wave By October 15th [Podcast Exclusive!] from 2021-10-14T11:44:19

If you're a listener member, in order to maximize the power of our small collective, we're asking you to vote in this order: 1. Nicodemus Nicoludis 2. Dylan Saba For the rest of your ballot, we re...

Fighting the Good Fight for Housing Justice with Alexa Avilés from 2021-09-30T14:05:54

On Friday rent will be due for millions of New Yorkers. For tenants struggling to pay rent, this summer has been a roller coaster of ups and downs as hard fought for eviction moratoriums at the ...

"Pro Life"? That's a Lie! from 2021-09-23T15:40:27

"Because of my access to birth control and abortion, I was able to have my first child last year when my husband and I were financially stable enough, emotionally ready and could be the best par...

The Terror of Empire from 2021-09-16T11:01:26

The world is on fire and the organizations of the international working class are the only force capable of putting it out. Union organizer and campaign worker Marvin Gonzalez, a member of National...

Green New Deal for Public Schools from 2021-08-26T16:02:45

This summer the IPCC released another devastating report on the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel capital, as like most of the country, we saw the impacts of climate change right here in NYC ...

The Right to Stay Home with Jabari Brisport from 2021-08-19T14:39:18

Even with Cuomo out of office, our state still faces a housing crisis. This week, The Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction against the  "Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention ...

Sand in the Gears with Julia Salazar from 2021-08-12T14:37:05

Senator Julia Salazar of NY-18 was elected in 2018 after winning an insurgent, grassroots campaign powered by NYC-DSA as well as many movement allies. Three years later, she’s serving her second...

One Struggle with Joel Brooks and North New Jersey DSA from 2021-07-29T15:07:46

We may be across a “state” line from each other, but organizers in New York and New Jersey know what unites us is much more than what divides us. On tonight’s show, we’re joined live by our comr...

Fascists Bound to Lose from 2021-07-22T02:50:59

“I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised/ People all over this world are getting organized”

Legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote those words in 1944 and here in 2021 the...

Rust Belt Socialism on the Rise from 2021-07-15T14:56:24

On June 22, the name India Walton skyrocketed into the mainstream after the DSA-endorsed candidate won the democratic primary for the Mayor of Buffalo. Walton was endorsed by Buffalo DSA and Nat...

For the City We Need from 2021-06-24T14:13:04

Yesterday was election day in New York. Since we’re dealing with the New York Board of Elections and the new ranked choice voting system here in New York City, many of the results are not yet final...

Reclaim Pride from 2021-06-17T14:42:55

Happy Pride Month! As a bisexual woman of color and as a new mom, I am so proud to share this time with you as we celebrate the beauty of the queer community. I am thankful to stand beside all of y...

Defund NYPD, Refund NYC with Tiffany Cabán from 2021-05-27T03:17:20

Last night, hundreds of people occupied the amphitheatre area in front of the Brooklyn Museum to share stories and collectively mark the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. At least 15 NY...

¡Hasta la Victoria, Siempre! with Alexa Avilés from 2021-05-20T14:10:45

With only three weeks left in the New York State legislative session and city primaries following up close behind, socialist are in the streets! Tonight we’ll hear from comrades in Astoria who a...

The Health of Our Movement with Phara Souffrant Forrest from 2021-04-29T12:24:51

As socialists, we know that healthcare goes beyond direct contact between providers and patients and into issues of budgets, community safety, and long-standing social forces like racism and mis...

Organizing Everywhere with Jaslin Kaur from 2021-04-22T03:33:43

Much of conventional labor organizing is centered around a shared physical location for workers, like a shop floor or a break room. But what about those who work in cars, on bikes, or in others'...

Rage Against the Machine with Brandon West from 2021-03-25T16:47:37

As the budget fight continues to heat up in Albany, workers in New York City are continuing the struggle for power and equity on the job and at school. On tonight’s episode, we’ll visit the pick...

The Union Makes Us Strong with Adolfo Abreu from 2021-03-11T04:00:53

Essential workers have been carrying a pandemic stricken New York City on their backs for a year now, and as economic insecurity worsens and the time frame left to address the overlapping climate ...

The Union Makes Us Strong with Adolfo Abreu from 2021-03-11T04:00:53

Essential workers have been carrying a pandemic stricken New York City on their backs for a year now, and as economic insecurity worsens and the time frame  left to address the overlapping clima...

Unnatural Disasters: Killer Cuomo&Texan Tundra from 2021-02-25T04:31:02

While the increasing rate of vaccinations is a rare bit of good news, the pandemic is still raging in New York and Cuomo is yet again throwing workers under the bus by dangerously opening indoor...

A World to Win from 2021-02-11T04:52:26

Our society is in economic and social crisis, and as socialists, we know that the roots of this crisis spread far beyond the immediate cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deliberate policy decisions...

Tenant Power with Michael Hollingsworth from 2021-01-28T03:45:03

Anyone who lives here in New York City knows the sight of mostly empty luxury towers lording over our neighborhoods. These developments generate immense wealth for real estate capital while rais...

Build Back Socialist: How We Organize Biden in His First 100 Days from 2021-01-21T04:16:28

Earlier today, Joe Biden was sworn in as the President of the United States. He comes into office as more than 400,000 people in this country have died from Covid-19, 2020 was the hottest year on r...

Sex With Class from 2021-01-14T04:04:26

In this age of relentless corporate media propaganda, working class media institutions that are actually rooted in the socialist movement are crucial for the struggles ahead. Tonight Marian Jone...

Nursing Us Back to Health: Striking Care Workers and Vaccine Deployment from 2020-12-24T04:28:17

Tonight we are talking about how care providers have been treated during the COVID-19 pandenic, focusing on vaccines to explain the role they will play liberating us from the COVID-19 epidemic (...

Serving Socialism: Restaurant Workers Organizing for Relief And Power from 2020-12-17T17:44:37

This past Monday, New York City shut down indoor dining at restaurants and bars as COVID cases continue to rise in the city and across the country. Many restaurants were barely surviving before ...

Finals Week: Student and Worker Organizing on Campus from 2020-12-10T03:58:40

Welcome to FINALS WEEK at Revolutions per Minute. Inspired by the developing tuition strike at Columbia-Barnard and other actions around the country, we’re focusing on workers and students organ...

Religion and Socialism: What Connects Us from 2020-11-26T04:33:07

The winter holiday season of 2020 begins this week, bringing with it opportunities for challenging and fruitful conversations about the hot topics of religion and politics. On this week’s show, ...

Billionaires and Fascists: Blood Red Lines ft. Brendan O'Connor from 2020-11-19T05:09:47

If you think the election of Joe Biden means the defeat of fascism, think again. The twenty-first century American fascist beast feeds off the monstrous rot of neoliberalism. DSA member and union ...

Socialism Uptown and DSA on the March from 2020-11-12T15:49:34

On Saturday, major news networks called the Presidential election for Joe Biden after it became clear he had won the State of Pennsylvania. New Yorkers took to the streets to celebrate the defea...

Antifascist Mobilization from 2020-10-27T23:07:40

On the two year anniversary of the deadly attack by a white nationalist on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and the eve of the 2020 election, we’re joined by antifascist organizer and very ...

We're All We've Got: Eco-Socialist Solidarity [Podcast Exclusive!] from 2020-10-20T23:30:19

When climate collapse strikes home, we’re all we’ve got. On today’s show, we’re learning about two separate but interconnected climate struggles. 

After getting slammed by two hurricanes j...

Update on WBAI and Red Wave [Podcast Exclusive!] from 2020-10-13T22:54:57

Back with another podcast exclusive! While we'll be back live on WBAI soon, we're currently off the airwaves as we deal with a potential FCC violation. We wanted to share with you all an update on ...

Creation Amid Destruction from 2020-09-29T22:33:07

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What's Going On? from 2020-09-15T22:11:16

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No MORE Dead Teachers: The Rank&File Rebellion Against Schools Reopening from 2020-08-25T22:20:56

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Why the City Council? 2021 and NYC-DSA’s Internal Democracy from 2020-08-18T22:19:16

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Joyful Militancy from 2020-07-28T22:38:36

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Indigenous Socialists ft. Marcela Mitaynes and Jackie Fielder from 2020-07-21T22:13:04

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Labor for Black Lives from 2020-07-14T22:06:46

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Socialism Will Win from 2020-06-30T23:54:32

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Authoritarian"Democracy"and the New York Democratic Primary from 2020-06-23T22:19:51

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Ecosystem of an Uprising from 2020-06-16T22:13:56

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Abortion on Demand from 2020-05-26T22:07:52

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Utility Strike&Fighting Ecofascism from 2020-05-19T22:18:31

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Justice for Public Housing feat. Julia Salazar from 2020-05-12T23:47:29

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Rent Strike! featuring Marcela Mitaynes from 2020-04-28T22:38:21

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What is to Be Done? Organizing After Bernie from 2020-04-21T22:21:57

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End Sanctions on Iran from 2020-04-14T22:14:05

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The People's Bailout with Zohran Mamdani from 2020-03-31T23:09:05

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Viral Capitalism: Worker Struggles and Harm Reduction in the Age of COVID-19 from 2020-03-24T22:14:13

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Solidarity in Solitude from 2020-03-17T22:20:17

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Shut it Down and Seize the Means: Public Power Now! from 2020-03-10T22:18:53

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Rank&File Labor in Revolt from 2020-02-25T23:40:50

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Socialist Self-Care from 2020-02-18T23:19:05

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Seize the MTA from 2020-02-11T23:13:41

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Organizing the Museum and the French General Strike from 2020-01-28T23:15:43

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No More Pipelines. Public Power Now! from 2020-01-21T23:38:49

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The NYC-DSA Squad in Albany&Bernie in the White House with Jabari Brisport from 2020-01-15T00:08:38

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Holiday Special from 2019-12-25T15:00:21

We weren't physically in the studio, but still pulled together a show for this week. We begin the episode with the second half of our interview on the coup in Bolivia with Robert Cavooris. Then we ...

The Fall of the House of Labour? from 2019-12-17T23:31:09

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute live from the new WBAI studios, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America.The Democratic Social...

Organizing People for Bernie from 2019-12-11T00:01:32

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Disaster Monopoly Capitalism from 2019-11-26T23:57:33

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute BACK LIVE on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America.The Democratic Socialists of Ameri...

The Revolutionary Situation in Latin America from 2019-11-20T01:36:07

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¡Trabajadores de Todos los Países, Unidos! from 2019-11-12T23:51:06

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RPM Underground: Decolonize This Place! from 2019-10-30T00:58:43

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RPM Underground: Bernie is Back from 2019-10-23T01:06:09

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RPM Underground: Medicare for All from 2019-10-15T22:57:27

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The Transformative Justice of Socialist Feminism from 2019-09-24T22:48:51

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School Color Line from 2019-09-17T22:43:31

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ConEd Blackouts or Public Power? from 2019-09-10T22:32:11

Last week, public ownership of utilities got serious time at two hearings on ConEd’s summer blackouts and a CNN Climate Town Hall. Today, we’ll talk with Amber Ruther and Aaron Eisenberg of the ...

Rank and File: Socialism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Workplace from 2019-08-27T22:44:06

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America.The Democratic Socialists of America is the ...

Reading Red - The Power of the Book Club&Political Education from 2019-08-20T22:19:48

This week we discuss the importance of political education, with suggested readings for your personal socialist literacy, and talk with three guests from North Brooklyn's political education com...

[EXCLUSIVE!] Fascism and Anti-Fascism from 2019-08-18T20:49:57

EXCLUSIVE WEB-ONLY EPISODE! Fascism is not abstract and neither is anti-fascism. Contrary to what Senator Ted Cruz and his reactionary colleagues would have us believe, anti-fascism is not dome...

Open Borders and the Fight for Immigrant Justice from 2019-08-13T22:24:25

ICE’s reign of terror is tearing families apart as concentration camps of asylum seekers proliferate along the border. Trump has intensified the war on immigrants, but state violence directed ag...

Energy Democracy Now! Public Power Against ConEd from 2019-07-23T22:49:30

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute on WBAI, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. NYC-DSA is the biggest chapter of the large...

Queer Liberation Against Rainbow Capitalism from 2019-07-16T23:31:39

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A Socialist in Albany: Live with Julia Salazar from 2019-06-25T23:04:11

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Climate Justice for New York from 2019-06-19T00:52:21

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Colonial Violence and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine from 2019-06-11T23:24:12

You’re listening to Revolutions Per Minute, a socialist radio show and podcast from members of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. NYC-DSA is the biggest chapter of the largest socia...

The Decriminalization of Poverty with Tiffany Caban from 2019-05-28T22:26:13

Tiffany Caban’s campaign for District Attorney of Queens has sparked a movement to decriminalize poverty in a borough of 2.3 million people after 28 years of the punitive reign of former DA Dick...

Housing is a Human Right! from 2019-05-21T22:20:38

The tenant movement in New York State is approaching a critical crossroads. Hear from experts and affected communities about the Housing Justice for All campaign and how to get involved.

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Sex Workers on Why Decriminalization from 2019-05-14T23:35:04

Sex work is work and we must protect sex workers by decriminalizing their work. We talk to Jessica Raven, steering committee member for Decrim NY, along side Tracy and Maya, sex workers who are ...

Marshaling For May Day from 2019-04-30T22:47:49

Celebrate May Day with the New York City Democratic Socialists of America. Host Jack Devine speaks with Emmy and Ariel, two of our street protest marshals, otherwise known as the "Red Rabbi...

Sing with Us - The Socialist Chorus from 2019-04-23T22:31:23

This is one of our "Life in DSA" series in which we will examine internal organizational structures that exist to bolster our organizing.

Host Desiree Joy Frias talks with Annie...

Green New Deal Earth Day Special Part II from 2019-04-22T22:43:28

In part two of our two hour Earth Day special we’ll talk about what a Green New Deal could look like at a state level and right here in New York City.

We’ll have Thomas Niles in the studi...

Green New Deal Earth Day Special Part I from 2019-04-22T22:34:09

In part one of our two hour Earth Day special we’re talking about what everybody is talking about these days, the Green New Deal and how it relates to the broader movement for democratic sociali...

Rent Control in the Time of Crisis from 2019-04-16T22:49:41

The foundation of any city is its housing. Everyone needs a place to live. In New York state the only way we can ensure this is to pass a Universal Rent Control campaign that will expand and streng...

Media in Late-Capitalism from 2019-03-26T22:24:08

The media industry is in peril, but this is felt most acutely for exploited workers and for the audience who are left wanting for real journalism and genuince content. In this show, we talk wit...

Avoiding Green New Capitalism from 2019-03-20T01:26:01

There’s been a ton of buzz around the proposal for a Green New Deal, on today’s show we’ll break down DSA Ecosocialists’ principles of a Green New Deal and see how the NYC DSA Ecosocialist Working ...

The Battle at Hudson Yards from 2019-03-12T22:29:35

Hudson Yards’ billionaire developer Steve Ross got far more in subsidies than Bezos, yet he is undercutting New Yorkers on the job everyday. On today’s show we talk to two carpenters about the batt...

The Democratic in DSA from 2019-02-26T23:54:48

Real democracy is a powerful thing. It means having ownership over the things that happen to you in your life. Yet, despite agreement about democracy as a good form of government, we don’t see this...

February 19th: Housing Justice from 2019-02-19T23:17

New York is in a housing crisis, but 2019 presents a rare opportunity to turn the tide, ending evictions, homelessness, and fight the power of abusive landlords. This #TenantTuesday, RPM sits d...

February 12th: The Strike Wave is Coming to New York! from 2019-02-12T23:20

Jack and Lee discuss the recent upsurge in Social Reproductive Labor organizing, with teacher and nurses on the front lines.

January 29th: Electoral Power! from 2019-01-30T01:00

On episode 4 of RPM, we’ll be talking about the surprisingly important electoral landscape in New York City in 2019!

In the studio, we'll have Renée Paradis from the Brooklyn Electoral Wo...

January 22nd: #NoNewJails&Prison Abolition from 2019-01-23T17:54

People do not belong in cages. Kei of the No New Jails Coalition and Jordan of NYC-DSA and the No New Jails Coalition joined Jake, our host who also participates in both organizations in the st...

January 15th: Ecosocialism from 2019-01-15T17:42

Features include Patrick Houston from NYCC on the fight against Cuomo on the Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline, and other fracking infrastructure, Nicole Catania from the Sunrise Movement, on the Gr...