Episode Description
Writer and organizer Asha Ransby-Sporn joins to talk about building durable political power in the five years since the 2020 uprisings, what those challenges look like in her city of Chicago (which elected progressive mayor Brandon Johnson in 2023), and what comes next.
Check out Asha's recently published writing discussed in this episode- Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power - In These Times
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