The Dig

<p>Featuring Sumaya Awad, Sumathy Kumar, and Nathan Gusdorf on building power on the ground as our allies exercise it from above in the service of a larger hegemonic project to transform the United States. As Zohran Mamdani takes office on January 1, it’s time for governance—and all of the opportunities, constraints, and contradictions that entails. A recording of last week’s live Dig in Brooklyn.</p> <p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheDig</a> we have so much cool new merch</p> <p>Buy <em>After Savagery</em> at <a href="http://Haymarketbooks.org" target="_blank">Haymarketbooks.org</a> </p> <p>Buy <em>From the Clinics to the Capitol</em> at <a href="http://UCPress.com" target="_blank">UCPress.com</a></p>

<p>Featuring Eric Blanc, Leah Greenberg, and Waleed Shahid on the liberal resistance’s sharp left turn since Trump returned to the White House. Libs are voting Zohran at the ballot box, fighting ICE in the streets, and just generally looking favorably upon socialism. This discussion puts the moment in historic context and plots out the strategic exigencies and opportunities ahead.</p> <p>Rest in power Asad Haider. Check out our 2018 interview with Asad on his book Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump <a href="http://thedigradio.com/podcast/mistaking-identity-politics" target="_blank">thedigradio.com/podcast/mistaking-identity-politics</a></p> <p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p> <p>Buy <em>Learning to Live in the Dark</em> at <a href="http://Haymarketbooks.org">Haymarketbooks.org</a> </p> <p>Buy <em>Will Work for Food</em> at <a href="http://UCPress.com" target="_blank">UCPress.com</a></p>

<p>Featuring Tascha Van Auken on how Zohran&#8217;s campaign mobilized an army of 100,000 volunteers to knock three million doors. Van Auken has been an architect of NYC-DSA&#8217;s field operation and its general electoral strategy since the beginning. Organizers everywhere have a lot to learn. Guest hosted by Micah Uetricht. </p> <p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p> <p>Live Dig in Brooklyn on December 10: Zohran and the Return of Municipal Socialism. Navigating opportunities and contradictions of governance with NYC-DSA leaders Sumathy Kumar and Sumaya Awad alongside the Fiscal Policy Institute’s Nathan Gusdorf. Free entry but please RSVP. Party afterwards! <a href="http://eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472</a></p> <p>Buy <em>No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine</em> at <a href="http://Haymarketbooks.org" target="_blank">Haymarketbooks.org</a> </p> <p>Read the latest issue from <em>The Nation</em>&#8216;s Books &#038; the Arts section <a href="http://TheNation.com/books-and-the-arts" target="_blank">TheNation.com/books-and-the-arts</a></p>

<p>Featuring Malcolm Harris on <em>What&#8217;s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis</em>. An open-minded and anti-sectarian discussion about an ecumenical book that plots out three paths forward for the left—arguing we must embrace all three, simultaneously.</p> <p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p> <p>Live Dig in Brooklyn on December 10: Zohran and the Return of Municipal Socialism. Navigating opportunities and contradictions of governance with NYC-DSA leaders Sumathy Kumar and Sumaya Awad alongside the Fiscal Policy Institute’s Nathan Gusdorf. Free entry but please RSVP. Party afterwards! <a href="http://eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472</a></p> <p>Buy <em>No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine</em> and <em>Solidarity With Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy</em> at <a href="http://Haymarketbooks.org" target="_blank">Haymarketbooks.org</a> </p>

<p>Featuring Brace Belden, Liz Franczak, Gabriel Winant, Aziz Rana, Sumaya Awad, Thea Riofrancos, and Alex Lewis. Toasts and roasts celebrating 500 episodes of The Dig. Plus a short speech from Dan. Live at Brooklyn&#8217;s Littlefield.</p> <p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p> <p>Live Dig in Brooklyn on December 10: Zohran and the Return of Municipal Socialism. Navigating opportunities and contradictions of governance with NYC-DSA leaders Sumathy Kumar and Sumaya Awad alongside the Fiscal Policy Institute’s Nathan Gusdorf. Free entry but please RSVP. Party afterwards! <a href="http://eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/zohran-and-the-return-of-municipal-socialism-tickets-1972951976472</a></p>