Episode Details

Intro speeches from 15 December on "After the US election, which way for the left?" by Ruth Cashman; Thomas Harrison, New Politics Editorial Board (personal capacity); and Robert Cuffy, Guyanese socialist based in New York, member of DSA and the Socialist Workers Alliance of Guyana. From a meeting of the same name, future meetings at: https://workersliberty.org/meetings All audio: https://workersliberty.org/audio Video of this meeting: https://workersliberty.org/story/2020-11-21/video-after-us-election-which-way-left-ruth-cashman-robert-cuffy-and-tom-harrison A discussion on the results of the US election and tasks facing class struggle socialists. Trump and the Republican Party continue to resist the result of the US election; what impact will they have? We heard about what the left and social movement activists are doing to defend US democracy and develop class struggle responses to the pandemic, jobs and social crisis. What does the left say about Biden, as the "lesser evil" in the election. What are the longer-term tasks and prospects for the left?