Socialist News and Views

Special Interview Recorded (11/11/2026) and Uploaded Here (11/12/2026)(You can watch a video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/sJkWgpO_xZE?si=JRgGa0MKtW9IEGvc )Now that the elections are over in the Unites States in this special interview I speak with the MN GREEN PARTY (https://www.mngreenparty.org/) candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor, Steve Young, and Jane Kirby. Kirby is a midwife with the Radical Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (https://csjcarondelet.org/about/). Their slogan for the election campaign was "PRO WATER. ANTI ICE." and they came in 3rd place receiving over 51 thousand votes in Minnesota in the Governor/Lt. Governor election. They got votes in every county in Minnesota and achieved Minor Party Status this election. Here we talk about what comes next, if the the so-called "Blue Wave" means anything at all and how we get politicians to do anything we want them to do in the future...Don't miss this interview.You can listen to our previous interview with these candidates here: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-interview-steve

Special Interview Recorded (11/2/2026) and Uploaded Here (11/3/26)(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview on the YouTube of Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/vIfFCwdPjnU?si=eC8ntP7UZhhSkvqc )In this special we revisit the situation in Albania with Jurgen (https://www.instagram.com/thatsjurgen/) who previously appeared on the podcast with others from Albania to talk about the Flamingo Revolution (You can see that interview here: https://youtu.be/dJhd21Bg1MI?si=lhGL67oacKEFcuHc). Jurgen, who is currently studying in Spain, speaks about the escalation in the intensity and destructiveness of the protests in Albania in recent weeks. We also discuss what will come next once the protesters have forced the government to resign.Links to other items discussed in this podcast:Never Had A Friend Like Me - 2Pac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZpRmK2-riQ&list=RDnZpRmK2-riQ&start_radio=1 Sing for the Moment - Eminem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwrZ1NviRUVideo/Rama in 2014 came down to dialogue with students in front of the prime minister's office: https://www.balkanweb.com/en/video-rama-ne-2014-zbriti-per-dialog-me-studentet-para-kryeministrise/#gsc.tab=0Protesting Students Boo Albanian PM Rama: https://balkaninsight.com/2014/11/13/albania-pm-booed-by-protesting-students/bi/all-balkan-countries/ 2018–2019 student protests in Albania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_student_protests_in_AlbaniaJurgen at European Parliament, Brussels: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZTQsWIUW1/MEP Terry Reintke: The obstacle to the EU is corruption, not citizens who protest: https://kohajone.com/en/aktualitet/eurodeputetja-terry-reintke-pengese-per-be-ne-eshte-korrupsioni-jo-qytetaret-qe-protestojne/Albania’s Former Deputy PM Faces Sweeping Corruption Charges: https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanias-former-deputy-pm-faces-sweeping-corruption-charges/ Socialist Lawmakers Push For Legal Changes After Fatal Crash in Durres: https://albaniandailynews.com/news/socialist-lawmakers-push-for-legal-changes-after-fatal-crash-in-durr-s Fatal accident on the Durrës-Tirana highway, protesters hold 1 minute of silence: https://politiko.al/english/e-tjera/aksidenti-fatal-ne-autostraden-durres-tirane-protestuesit-mbajne-1-minut-i557605 Brenda's Got A Baby - 2Pac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWUs0KtB-I&list=RDNRWUs0KtB-I&start_radio=1Serious case in Ferizaj: Baby born in the Emergency room toilet, dies shortly after: https://reporteri.net/en/NEWS/Serious-case-in-Ferizaj--baby-born-in-emergency-toilet-dies-shortly-after-birth/Rama Faces Challenge as Albanian Party’s ‘Eternal’ Boss: https://balkaninsight.com/2016/02/15/rama-faces-challenge-as-albanian-party-s-eternal-boss-02-13-2016/bi/all-balkan-countries/ Azem Hajdari: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azem_HajdariHow the government and the Soros Foundation fund civil society organizations to appear to represent young people and students: https://studentet.al/si-pushteti-dhe-fondacioni-soros-financojne-organizata-te-shoqerise-civile-per-tu-dukur-se-perfaqesojne-te-rinjte-dhe-studentet/

Special Report (10/29/2026)We start with a news item and then we turn directly to the second selection of 3 chapters from Vince Copeland's (https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/10/obituaries/vincent-copeland-77-is-dead-led-anti-war-protests-in-1960-s.html) pamphlet The Built-In U.S. War Drive (https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19460301W/The_built-in_U.S._war_drive?edition=key%3A/books/OL2480638M).If you haven't already it is worth going back and listening to the first selection - SNV Special Report: The Built-In U.S. War Drive - Selection 1: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-report-the-builtLinks to other items discussed in this report:Kremlin Weighs U.S. Invitation for Putin to Attend G20 Summit in Miami: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/24/kremlin-weighs-us-invitation-for-putin-to-attend-g20-summit-in-miami-a93784 Bessent, Warsh kick off G20 finance meeting with growth-focused remarks: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/g20-finance-meeting-live-updates.htmlChinese Foreign Minister Confirms Xi Jinping's Autumn State Visit to U.S: https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/05/16/JRNKAHFZZJDNRBMQFLMVIET67A/List of the lengths of United States participation in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars1953 Iranian Coup (In August 2013, the U.S. government formally acknowledged the U.S. role in the coup by releasing a bulk of previously classified government documents that show it was in charge both of the planning and of the execution of the coup.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat How The CIA Overthrew Iran's Democracy In 4 Days: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363402/how-the-cia-overthrew-irans-democracy-in-four-days Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_NagasakiFulton Speech (Iron Curtain Speech - Churchill): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Speech Greek Civil War (US President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States would step in to support the Greek government against Communist pressure.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951 by I. F. Stone, Mark Crispin Miller: https://www.perlego.com/paid/book/2392887/the-hidden-history-of-the-korean-war-19501951-pdf?campaignid=533295631&adgroupid=1362297607735197&msclkid=4503fcc92b9213cedb909616bb6e1872&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2.1.1.1%20DSAG*%20%7C%20US%20%7C%20ALL%20%7C%20Essential&utm_term=US&utm_content=ALL John F. Kennedy’s Warning to the Republic (He told his inner circle ‘the military are mad’ and if ‘we do what they want us to do, none of us will be alive’.): https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/john-f-kennedys-warning-republic The uncertain trumpet by Maxwell D. Taylor: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL5775179M/The_uncertain_trumpet

Special Interview Recorded (10/13/2026) and Uploaded Here (10/22/2026)(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHd6QpB-ye0 )In this interview we speak with Yafeuh Balogun who wrote the book We Are Balogun: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (You can pick up a copy of the book from the publisher here: https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/we-are-balogun-a-black-lives-matter-memoir ). Contributing writers for the book Eric Balogun and Kilaika Shakur also join the conversation. The publishers website says of the book:"We Are Balogun explores the organizing journey of Guerrilla Mainframe, co-founded by Yafeuh Balogun and Erick Khafre. The movement began in 2007 under the name People's Lunch Counter (PLC) in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The name Guerrilla Mainframe was later conceived by Seidah Williams while riding on the freeway.In the summer of 2014, in response to continued police brutality—especially the killing of Clinton Allen—Yafeuh Balogun, Rakem Balogun, and Babu Omowale co-founded the Huey P. Newton Gun Club to defend and empower the community."You Can find Guerrilla Mainframe here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352415385095442/You can find the Huey P. Newton Gun Club here: https://hueypnewtongunclub.org/homeYou can also find the YouTube for Street Reportin W/ Yafeuh Balogun here: https://www.youtube.com/@yafeuhbaloguntheorganizer7205/featured

NEWS + MUSIC + INTERVIEW: ONE MILLION MEMORIES PARSED by Brad Sigal.In the featured interview I speak with Brad Sigal who recently left Minnesota, where he had been active for a long time in political movements and the underground punk music scene, to move to Portugal. One Million Memories Parsed (Order your copy here: http://bit.ly/memoriesparsed ) is the name of Sigal's new 2021-2026 Twin Cities Underground Music Photo Book. Here we discuss what is inspiring, the journey through music to political movements and the amazing Twin Cities Undergound Music Scene. Sigal has a photography podcast called getthepicturepodcast: https://www.instagram.com/getthepicturepodcast/----NEWS:Minnesota 15 Defendant Treasure Thoreson Speaks Out [VERTICAL] (Unicorn Riot): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x4wIKN8fPFEMinnesota 15 Defendant Gabriel Van De Water Speaks Out (Unicorn Riot): https://youtu.be/ZAPC3l40XxA?si=DP3iDJ6l79VhGjA7Minnesota 15 Defendant Cameron Kennedy Speaks Out (Unicorn Riot): https://youtu.be/wnE2837DhZE?si=eyygY4TBAdXsZ8ixWhy Did the Feds Target "The Minnesota 15"? (Andy Thayer): https://youtu.be/3nXEoyYRrp8?si=e8fOfmaC70fbFvSjWhy Defend the "Minnesota 15"?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tXZurgHE7M&t=38s Minneapolis Marches Against ICE Repression (Andy Thayer): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8nTwcctZzmM Manifestation för Minnesota 15 i Stockholm den 3 oktober 2026 (Elin Gauffin, SAV): https://youtu.be/Gg1LTdZKA3o?si=AuqVy9DNGiXAmQyfManifestation för Minnesota 15 i Stockholm den 3 oktober 2026 (Milo Lindqvist, SAV): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yjPIwtONZ_gTrump Wanted Minneapolis 15 Case to Be Another Prairieland. Instead, Twin Cities Rallied Behind Anti-ICE Activists (10/12/2026): https://theintercept.com/2026/10/12/minneapolis-15-ice-protesters-prairieland-unions/Federal immigration agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home (10/12/2026): https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/reports-federal-immigration-agents-raid-rep-ilhan-omars-d-c-home Ilhan Omar Statement: https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792?s=46Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at Ohio rally (10/12/2026): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/donald-trump-attacks-ilhan-omar-abdul-el-sayed-ohio-rally-youngstown-rcna603107 INTERVIEW: R. Loon and G. Orca for Governor and Lt Governor of MN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV9wKq9DdZ8&t=2s----MUSIC: https://youtu.be/ABxcE4_iEGE?si=DiQg8jR5pvXTQpluDolly Parton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Nine to Five (1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)----INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/52UfDzSXm0A?si=Qg1AyebULso8vgAsLinks to other items discussed in this interview: Virginia's Basement (Band): https://virginiasbasement.bandcamp.com/Here’s a look at reopening dates for major concert and theatrical venues in the Twin Cities (7/9/2021): https://www.twincities.com/2021/07/09/update-when-minneapolis-st-paul-concert-theater-venues-reopening/Slut Intent (Band): https://slutintent.bandcamp.com/Xibalba (Band): https://xibalba.la/War/Plague (Band): https://warplaguepunx.bandcamp.com/andthecanaryfell (Band): https://andthecanaryfell.bandcamp.com/The Sex Pistols (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_PistolsThe Ramones (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RamonesTC TRANS MUTUAL AID "Trans Day of Revenge" featuring S.L.O.G. & more!Saturday, January 18, 2025 (at The Cedar): https://www.thecedar.org/events/tc-trans-mutual-aid-trans-day-of-revenge-featuring-slog-moreKaty Kelly (in multiple bands): https://www.instagram.com/katytothekelly/Dead Kennedys (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys7 Seconds (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Seconds_(band)MDC (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDC_(band)Rage Against the Machine (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_MachineNirvana (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)