Reigniting the Left with Jarvis Tyner
Hemal Mali
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Today, Jarvis Tyner from the CPUSA joins us to talk about nearly 100 years of history of the CPUSA and some of the important fights they were involved in such as desegregating the dance hall, meeting with Fidel Castro, unemployment councils and world war 2. He also inspires us about the future and what we should do!<br/><br/>Show Notes:<br/><br/>2:00 - Dance, Dance Revolution…. well, at least how the CPUSA helped integrate dance halls in Philadelphia. <br/><br/> Read: <a href="http://nicestkids.com/nehvectors/nicest-kids/dick-clarks-popular-history-of-american-bandstand#:~:text=Aiming%20to%20shore%20up%20American,teenagers%20from%20the%20studio%20audience."> Dick Clark’s memory on integrating the American Bandstand</a><br/><br/>8:00 - Why we need Unions? <br/><br/>11:30 - The Anti-Union Propaganda <br/><br/>12:00 - Bourgeoise Government vs Worker’s Government<br/><br/>15:00 - “Trade Union is a military training for the working class.”<br/><br/>17:00 - Trump’s Union Wrecking Ball <br/><br/>20:00 - Jarvis’ Meeting of Fidel Castro<br/><br/>“Fidel is like a regular dude” - Jarvis Tyner on Fidel Castro<br/><br/>22:00 - “ Don’t give your life for capitalism”<br/><br/>25:00 - The Temporary Vehicle for Workers (for now)<br/><br/>26:00 - What Henry Winston has to say about Identity Politics?<br/><br/>Workers marching against unemployment in the 1930s<br/><br/>28:00 - American Vets who fought in the Spanish Civil War<br/><br/>31:00 - Henry Winston’s time in Prison <br/><br/>40:00 - Addressing Rumors Spread Against the CPUSA<br/><br/>46:00 - CPUSA's Against the Vietnam War <br/><br/>Read <a href="https://www.cpusa.org/article/black-lives-matter/">Black Lives Matter</a> by Jarvis Tyner <br/><br/>About Jarvis <br/><br/>Jarvis Tyner is executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA and a long-time member of the party's national board.. He was a founding member of the Black Radical Congress and served on its national coordinating committee
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