New York's rising socialist tide w/ Liza Featherstone

June 27
38 mins

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Episode Description

Liza Featherstone joins PTO to talk about the impressive primary victories for DSA-backed candidates in the New York primaries.

We chatted about what the ramifications of the results are - both statewide but also nationally - and what the implications are for who will be the Democrats' candidate in the next presidential election. We also talked about the differences between the organising models of the DSA and the more moderate Working Families Party. And finally, we discussed the salience of Palestine and the Gaza genocide in how the various primary campaigns played out.

Show notes:

Liza's Jacobin piece on the elections: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/dsa-valdez-chevalier-mamdani-nyc

The recent interview with Adrienne Buller on the politics of Heatwaves:
https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother/posts/heatwave-w-160906528
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