I would like to start the first newsletter of 2024 by wishing everyone who is reading a happy New Year! I have shaken off the holiday doldrums to put in some work for you guys! One of my resolutions is to stick to a more consistent work schedule so that I have more content for you guys to watch, read, and share. I’m still committed to this and I would like to get back to the kind of guests and topics people should be able to expect after a 2023 where my platform struggled.
I had Seth Sturm on my show to talk about the ongoing struggle of the West Virginia Democratic Party Indigenous Caucus to reconstitute itself and bring attention to the allegations of discrimination and harassment against its co-chair and members. Seth wrote on the topic recently, and made an appearance on the Leon Trotsky Revolutionary Podcast to talk about it too. Seth’s work shows a pattern, at least in both West Virginia and Alabama, for new party leadership dedicated to maintaining the statu quo to rapidly entrench itself using procedural control of committees intended to fight discrimination oft he kind the WVDPIC alleges they have been facing.
I wrote my first (very) short essay of the year and I need to do something longer next week; but it’s a start. So check it out! I have a lot of aspirations for what I want the new year to be like, but I will need the help ofmy followers, subscribers, and patrons to make that happen!
That brings up the question: how can you help?
The biggest is to subscribe to this newsletter and share it! If you got this in yuor email then you’re halfway there! Following me on Twitter and sharing content there always helps as well!
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