In this interview with guest host Russell Dobular, socialist independent congressional candidate Kshama Sawant acknowledges the significance of recent DSA primary victories as a repudiation of the Zionist agenda and billionaire class, but insists that leftists must critically assess what elected officials actually do with that power—not merely celebrate their wins. She contrasts her experience of surviving a 2021 corporate-backed recall with no Democratic support against the principle that solidarity should be principled, not opportunistic.
Sawant argues that she wants Zohran Mamdani to succeed on policy, not career, and that working-class victories like universal childcare or $30/hour are what matter—not personalities. She explains that her role as a Marxist is to advocate for a class-struggle strategy even when unpopular, citing her 2013 call to take Boeing into public ownership as an example of planting seeds that later resonate with workers.
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Kshama Sawant’s website: https://www.kshamasawant.org
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