The DNC is wrapping up this week in a celebratory mood, but with the Gaza War hanging over the convention. Guest Bill Ayers joins the show to talk about the state of left activism and protest in the light of the current moment. He points out that the situation is similar to the famous Democratic Convention of ’68, but has several key differences, including the speed and power of the peace movement in making its demands heard. The conversation also touches on the contradiction of movement making when it comes into contact with electoral politics, and how left-leaning people need to look beyond the vote to make their voices heard.

Bill Ayers is a Chicago-based organizer, a former fugitive, a retired education professor from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an activist in the abolition movement. His book “When Freedom in the Question, Abolition is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Action” is available through Beacon Press.

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