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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]

SNV Special Interview: Labor Party Of WI & MN

Special Interview Recorded (4/28/2026) and Uploaded Here (5/7/2026) (NOTE: A video version of this interview is available from Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/lyTUYD_-HUc?si=t_6rOl2L1427GWZ [https://youtu.be/lyTUYD_-HUc?si=t_6rOl2L1427GWZ]I ) In this special we speak with Matt Peter, Wisconsin Labor Party Chair and Rich Palmer who is the brand new Minnesota Labor Party Chair. You can find out about the Labor Party and sign up to connect with the labor party in your state at VoteLabor.org [VoteLabor.org⁠] #laborparty #votelabordotorg #yourlaborparty

SNV Special Interview: The International Organizer On Student Walkouts, Repression

Special Interview Recorded (4/21/2026) and Uploaded Here (4/30/2026) In this interview we speak with Addison Langhorst, a Journalist at The International Organizer and Author of the article Wave of Walkouts: Republican Governors Target Teachers Unions as Students Fight Back Against ICE (https://internationalorganizer.substack.com/p/wave-of-walkouts-republican-governors [https://internationalorganizer.substack.com/p/wave-of-walkouts-republican-governors]). Links to additional items discussed in the podcast: Florida students stage school walkouts over 'Don't Say Gay' bill: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/florida-students-stage-school-walkouts-dont-say-gay-bill-rcna18600 [https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/florida-students-stage-school-walkouts-dont-say-gay-bill-rcna18600] Student walkout in Quakertown ends in arrests after confrontation with police: https://6abc.com/post/student-walkout-quakertown-pa-ends-arrests-confrontation-police/18626651/ [https://6abc.com/post/student-walkout-quakertown-pa-ends-arrests-confrontation-police/18626651/] LA students wanted to protest ICE, so a teacher let them out of school. Then he was fired: https://laist.com/news/education/south-los-angeles-charter-teacher-synergy-trump-ice-protest [https://laist.com/news/education/south-los-angeles-charter-teacher-synergy-trump-ice-protest] Thousands gather in downtown LA to protest Trump: https://laist.com/brief/news/education/los-angeles-student-walkouts-february-2026-trump-immigration-policies [https://laist.com/brief/news/education/los-angeles-student-walkouts-february-2026-trump-immigration-policies ] History Teacher Fired After Opening Gate for Students During Anti-ICE Walkout: https://lataco.com/teacher-fired-gate-anti-ice-walkout [https://lataco.com/teacher-fired-gate-anti-ice-walkout ] Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/students-walk-out-decry-ice-as-surge-continues [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/students-walk-out-decry-ice-as-surge-continues] Union and Non-Unionized Starbucks Workers in Minnesota Went on Strike Against ICE: https://www.leftvoice.org/union-and-non-unionized-starbucks-workers-in-minnesota-went-on-strike-against-ice/ [https://www.leftvoice.org/union-and-non-unionized-starbucks-workers-in-minnesota-went-on-strike-against-ice/] How Project 2025 Would Devastate Public Education: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-project-2025-would-devastate-public-education [https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-project-2025-would-devastate-public-education] Voces de la Frontera https://www.facebook.com/VocesdelaFronteraWI [https://www.facebook.com/VocesdelaFronteraWI] May Day 2026 Actions: Art Build | YES Student Day of Action | May Day Rally and March: https://mtea.org/2026/04/12/mayday2026-actions/ [https://mtea.org/2026/04/12/mayday2026-actions/] "No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants Are Welcome Here!": https://www.facebook.com/MTEAunion/posts/pfbid0eBLWEBBCTYH2ErYkPj1MXqtXZ2rKLAdpckuhKc8LjVYRpy6BDokeEvGhynoa4HZxl?rdid=8qN9im6lrHJtnXkY# [https://www.facebook.com/MTEAunion/posts/pfbid0eBLWEBBCTYH2ErYkPj1MXqtXZ2rKLAdpckuhKc8LjVYRpy6BDokeEvGhynoa4HZxl?rdid=8qN9im6lrHJtnXkY#] Classroom Rebellion: Milwaukee Students Plot Statewide Walkout at Madison's Cathedral Square: https://hoodline.com/2026/03/classroom-rebellion-milwaukee-students-plot-statewide-walkout-at-madison-s-cathedral-square/ [https://hoodline.com/2026/03/classroom-rebellion-milwaukee-students-plot-statewide-walkout-at-madison-s-cathedral-square/ ] Milwaukee "Day of Action" protest; students rally to voice opinions: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/milwaukee-day-action-protest-students-221229921.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/milwaukee-day-action-protest-students-221229921.html] #studentwalkouts #iceout #AbolishICE

SNV Special Interview: Breaking The Privilege Frame

Special Interview Recorded (4/13/2026) and Uploaded (4/23/2026) In this interview I speak with author, activist, father, and much more...Ryan Virden. Here we discuss his previous interview on this podcast back in the day, his new book Breaking the Privilege Frame (https://www.pressshopatl.com/products/breaking-the-privilege-frame-ryan-virden [https://www.pressshopatl.com/products/breaking-the-privilege-frame-ryan-virden⁠]) as well as the ideas of white supremacy, mutual-interest discourse and Rituals/Routines. Check out his Insta:  https://www.instagram.com/ryanvirdenofficial/ [⁠https://www.instagram.com/ryanvirdenofficial/⁠] Check Ryan Virden out on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanvirdenofficial [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanvirdenofficial⁠] Check him out on Substack:  https://substack.com/@ryanvirdenofficial [ ⁠https://substack.com/@ryanvirdenofficial⁠] Please listen, LIKE and share!