About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of socialism in America, focusing on Zohran Mamdani's election and the DSA's current state under the Trump regime.

We are still recovering from vacation and travel, so enjoy this premium episode from awhile back. Zohran Mamdani is now arguably the most politically successful socialist in American history, having won the mayoralty of New York City. So we've got longtime socialist organizer and DSA member David Duhalde back on the podcast to discuss his recent review of Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival, by Fabian Holt, as well as the overall state of DSA nationally under the second Trump regime.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Cooper, Alexi the Greek

Guest: David Duhalde

Topics covered

• American socialism
• New York City politics
• Democratic Socialists of America
• climate activism
• Trump administration

Keywords

• socialism
• New York City
• DSA
• climate change
• Trump
• politics
• Zohran Mamdani

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DSA

Books & works: Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival

Places: New York City, America

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