Socialist News and Views

SNV Special Interview: Steve Young for MN Governor

Special Interview Recorded (6/1/2026) and Uploaded Here (6/6/2026). In this special interview I speak with MN GREEN PARTY (https://mngreens.nationbuilder.com/ [https://mngreens.nationbuilder.com/]) candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor, Steve Young, and Jane Kirby (https://steveformn.nationbuilder.com/ [https://steveformn.nationbuilder.com/]). Their slogan is "PRO WATER. ANTI ICE." Here we talk about why they are both running, what they saw during Operation Metro Surge and what Minnesota could be with the right leadership at all levels.

SNV Special Interview: Mother Anarchy by Emmett Doyle & Companions

Special Interview Recorded (5/30/2026) And Uploaded Here (6/1/2026). (NOTE: You can watch a video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/c742w3g1O9c?si=xJvBZg07xvZ4nZ1M [https://youtu.be/c742w3g1O9c?si=xJvBZg07xvZ4nZ1M]) In this special we speak with Emmett Doyle, Carpenter, Musician and member of Black Cat Workers Collective (https://www.instagram.com/tc_bcwc/ [https://www.instagram.com/tc_bcwc/]). He, (and Companions) recently released an album of translated anarchist and revolutionary music mostly from across Europe called Mother Anarchy (https://emmettdoyle.bandcamp.com/album/mother-anarchy [https://emmettdoyle.bandcamp.com/album/mother-anarchy]). Doyle recommends keeping your eyes on the Insta for the folk punk venue Nottamun Town for upcoming benefit shows and events: https://www.instagram.com/nottamuntownmpls/ [https://www.instagram.com/nottamuntownmpls/] When Anarchy Dawns by Emmett Doyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18o6u50_fY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18o6u50_fY] (...based on) Quando L'Anarchia Verra by Canti Anarchici: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4XLOzadjU&list=RD7c4XLOzadjU&start_radio=1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4XLOzadjU&list=RD7c4XLOzadjU&start_radio=1] Doyle says of Quando l'Anarchia Verra: "Quando l'Anarchia Verra was written by Sante Ferrini, an Italian individualist anarchist, typesetter, polemicist, and poet. Ferrini's work as an agitator using humor, sarcasm, and irony in his attacks on the ruling class saw him imprisoned repeatedly in his homeland until his eventual exile in France and England, where he continued his work for the movement."

SNV Special Interview: An Adjunct Story By Lydia Field Snow

Special Interview Recorded (5/26/2026) and Uploaded Here (5/28/2026) (NOTE: A video of this interview is available on the YouTube for Urban Cabin Studios here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKIaF2ulRCQ&t=5s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKIaF2ulRCQ&t=5s]) In this special I speak with Lydia Field Snow who writes the Substack Adjunct Headquarters (https://lydiafieldsnow.substack.com/ [https://lydiafieldsnow.substack.com/]) where she is posting her book An Adjunct Story one chapter at a time. Snow was an adjunct professor for many years and is an organizer and writer of "A fictional series of blogs based on the story of my adjunct organizing in Chicago."

Clips Of Yip: Socialist News And Views Episode # 82 (5/21/2026)

NEWS + MUSIC + CLIPS OF YIP NEWS: HCMC served patients from 86 of 87 counties in 2025 (5/13/2026): https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hcmc-served-patients-from-86-of-87-counties-in-2025/ [https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hcmc-served-patients-from-86-of-87-counties-in-2025/] Residents Rally Behind HCMC, Which Finds State Funding Days Before End of Legislative Session (5/17/2026): https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/05/17/hcmc-funding-deal-minnesota/ [https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/05/17/hcmc-funding-deal-minnesota/] HCMC bailout fine print, the bonding bill, and a last push to police the immigration police: What the Minnesota Legislature accomplished in its final hours: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/hcmc-bailout-fine-print-the-bonding-bill-and-a-last-push-to-police-the-immigration-police-what-the-minnesota-legislature-accomplished-in-its-final-hours/ [https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/hcmc-bailout-fine-print-the-bonding-bill-and-a-last-push-to-police-the-immigration-police-what-the-minnesota-legislature-accomplished-in-its-final-hours/] Amid Trump attacks and Epstein scandals, 4,000 graduate students strike at Harvard University: https://therealnews.com/amid-trump-attacks-and-epstein-scandals-4000-graduate-students-strike-at-harvard-university [https://therealnews.com/amid-trump-attacks-and-epstein-scandals-4000-graduate-students-strike-at-harvard-university] Inflation continues to climb in April (5/13/26): https://fightbacknews.org/articles/inflation-continues-to-climb-in-april [https://fightbacknews.org/articles/inflation-continues-to-climb-in-april ] Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull? (5/16/2026): https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-slush-fund-weaponization-department-justice-ethics-corruption/ [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-slush-fund-weaponization-department-justice-ethics-corruption/] Trump, Iran, and the Limits of Empire (5/4/2026): https://firebrand.red/2026/05/trump-iran-and-the-limits-of-empire/ [https://firebrand.red/2026/05/trump-iran-and-the-limits-of-empire/] France Out of Africa! PASAI Shows the Way (5/13/2026): https://www.blackagendareport.com/france-out-africa-pasai-shows-way [https://www.blackagendareport.com/france-out-africa-pasai-shows-way] Free the Nairobi 12 Now! (5/13/2026): https://www.internationaliststandpoint.org/free-the-nairobi-12-now/ [https://www.internationaliststandpoint.org/free-the-nairobi-12-now/] Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power (5/16/2026): https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-war-on-iran-is-a-symptom-of-unchecked-us-military-power/ [https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-war-on-iran-is-a-symptom-of-unchecked-us-military-power/ ] Declaration: For a General Strike in Bolivia Until the Paz Government Falls (5/18/2026): https://www.leftvoice.org/declaration-for-a-general-strike-in-bolivia-until-the-paz-government-falls/ [https://www.leftvoice.org/declaration-for-a-general-strike-in-bolivia-until-the-paz-government-falls/] ---- MUSIC: Lewiee Blaze (https://www.facebook.com/sofly.mccaleb [https://www.facebook.com/sofly.mccaleb]) performs at the Rally to close down the HERC trash incinerator during the hunger strike (https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/04/19/zero-burn-coalition-herc-hunger-strike/ [https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/04/19/zero-burn-coalition-herc-hunger-strike/]) recorded April 18th 2026. ---- CLIPS OF YIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3phiNL2bZ0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3phiNL2bZ0] ----

SNV Special Report: Carbondale, Illinois - PART 2

(Thumbnail Photo: The intersection of Illinois and Main in Carbondale, IL occupied by protesters, May 1970.) In this report we learn a bit more about the history that still today has significant influence over Carbondale, (Southern) Illinois (https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwLfEWRukkVprUyL6 [https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwLfEWRukkVprUyL6]). You can listen to SNV Special Report: Carbondale Illinois here: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-report-carbondale [https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-report-carbondale]