Red Start Podcast

Red Star DSA
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A discussion series from Red Star, a Marxist caucus within DSA.

  1. 1d ago

    Debrief: Megan R on the Party of the European Left conference and the Workers' Party of Belgium

    In April 2026, Red Star member and DSA co-chair Megan Romer went to the party of the European Left Conference in Brussels. At this conference, she delivered remarks on the issues of militarism and austerity, and participated in discussions with other left parties on important political issues facing our movement around the world. Megan's remarks were published in Democratic Left. She also spent some time with the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB), and had an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of life in the PTB, and see their political strategy and action. PTB and DSA were the subjects of a detailed comparison study organized by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. Red Star member Matt M sits down with Megan to debrief her experience in Belgium, what she learned from spending time with PTB, and what our similarities and differences can tell us about building a militant revolutionary party.

  2. 08/01/2025

    Red Star NPC Candidate Roundtable

    This special session features dialogue between our 2025 NPC candidates. Take a listen to see what we're looking forward to, what we've learned from our time on the NPC already, and what Red Star is bringing to the NPC in 2025.

  3. 07/25/2024

    "Ideas for the Struggle" by Marta Harnecker

    This is a reading of Marta Harnecker's "Ideas for the Struggle", read by Red Star member Megan Romer.

  4. 08/03/2023

    Zenith Interview: NPC Election

    Red Star member Zoe interviews outgoing NPC members Jenbo and Jen M along with Red Star NPC candidates Megan R and John L about the past two NPC terms, what they've learned and what they've accomplished, and what our hopes are for the upcoming DSA convention and NPC term.

  5. 07/31/2023

    Zenith Interview: EWOC and Local EWOC

    Red Star member Matt interviews EWOC volunteer and Communist Caucus member Matthew about EWOC, local EWOC, and different approaches to labor organizing in DSA.

  6. 07/17/2023

    Red Start (July 2023): Protagonism, Socialist Leadership & Socialist Organization

    00:00 - LeftRoots, "Protagonism, Socialist Leadership, and Socialist Organizing" 49:12 - Harnecker, "Ideas for the Struggle: Convince, Not Impose" 53:50 - Michael Lebowitz, "Protagonism and Productivity"

  7. 06/16/2023

    Four Readings on Dialectics

    An audio recording for the 6/21 RED START reading hosted by @hanginoutonline Sam Heft-Luthy. Timestamps: 0:28 - "Dialectical Materialism" from Constructive Criticism 12:30 - Afterword to the Second German Edition of Capital — by Karl Marx 20:15 - Fragments on Dialectics - from "Dialectics of Nature" by Frederick Engels 41:43 - The Principal Contradiction and the Principal Aspects of a Contradiction — From “On Contradiction” by Mao Zedong

  8. 05/23/2023

    Rebuilding the Left - Red Start Selections (Audiobook)

    This is a book reading of excerpts from Marta Harnecker's "Rebuilding the Left."

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A discussion series from Red Star, a Marxist caucus within DSA.

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  • Creator
    Red Star DSA
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Red Star DSA
  • Show Website
    Red Start Podcast

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