Doomscroll 44: Dustin Guastella

About this episode

Dustin Guastella discusses various political topics including woke ideology and the legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.

My guest is Dustin “Dino” Guastella, the Director of Operations at Teamsters Local 623 in Philadelphia, a monthly columnist at Damage Magazine, and a board member at the Center for Working-Class Politics. We discuss woke ideology, the elite capture of the Democratic party, working class voters moving to the right, failures in left-wing messaging and the legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. You can get access to the full catalog for Doomscroll and more by becoming a paid supporter: www.patreon.com/joshuacitarella

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Citarella

Guest: Dustin Guastella

Topics covered

• woke ideology
• elite capture of the Democratic party
• working class voters
• left-wing messaging
• civil rights

Keywords

• Dustin Guastella
• Teamsters Local 623
• woke ideology
• Democratic party
• working class
• left-wing messaging
• Bayard Rustin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teamsters Local 623, Damage Magazine, Center for Working-Class Politics

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