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Union Democracy: The Power of a Democratic Labor Movement

Alex N. Press, Sean Orr, Terri Houldieson, and Quentin Washington speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Jacobin. https://jacobin.com The labor movement has seen an encouraging uptick in organizing, worker militancy, and public support of unions in recent years. But it's not enough to get workers into unions — to fully use labor's power to change the world, we need democratic unions. This session will feature discussions with three rank-and-file union members whose unions are central to key recent struggles and either have carried out purposeful democratization strategies or are in the midst of doing so. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

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Oct 28, 2026

Revolutionary Socialism from Below: Strategies to Build the Resistance

Aaron Amaral, Kristen Guptill-Godfrey speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by Tempest.

If liberation could come from the government, it can be taken away again by that government. But there is a different approach to building socialism—from the bottom up. Strategies for creating socialism from below aim to inspire the creative participation of the multiracial working class through mass protests, long-term democratic organizing in rank-and-file unions, neighborhood-level organizations, and other working-class institutions. Join us to discuss recent examples of such efforts and their critical role in resisting authoritarianism and advancing the revolutionary transformation of society toward ecosocialism.

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Oct 29, 2026

The Old Being Reborn: The Revival of Socialist Organizations in US and Belgium

David Duhalde and Joe Todd speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.

What is the throughline between the Belgian Worker’s party and the Democratic Socialists of America? British socialist, Joe Todd and DSA member David Duhalde will examine the new DSA and Belgian Workers Party's structures over the past decade, their developments and differences. This panel will reflect on the historical labor, electoral, and factional dynamics, of the Socialist party that have led us to today.

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Oct 29, 2026

The US and China: Imperial Rivalry in a Multipolar World

Tobita Chow and Ashley Smith speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by

“Chimerica” is over. The twin titans of neoliberal globalization are now at loggerheads over everything from trade to high tech, geopolitical alliances, and military hegemony over the Asia Pacific. Today’s global slump, exacerbated by Trump’s disastrous war in Iran, has heightened this imperial rivalry. This panel will examine the roots of the conflict, its trajectory, and how the left can build international solidarity from below against it.

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