Denée and Sean discuss the more sophisticated argument for pouring our energy into the Democratic Party electoral campaign, namely, the idea that fighting to get the “lesser evil” elected now will provide time and space for the left to build something beyond the Democratic Party trap. We also discuss whether getting Democrats elected is really a strategy for blocking or fighting fascism.

The provocation this week is a chapter from the book “The Revolution Will Not Be Funded” about the Nonprofit Industrial complex, the role of nonprofits within contemporary capitalism, and the effects that the nonprofit model has on left-wing organizing.

You can get The Revolution Will Not Be Funded by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-revolution-will-not-be-funded

A Tender Riot is a podcast about abolition, socialism, and relating to each other as whole human beings.