This episode of TMI is devoted to a man I first met on Facebook over seven years ago. Co-chair and 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Socialist Party USA, he was a tireless champion of the people, and a seemingly endless resource for modern Socialism. Cancer took him just over a week ago. I felt compelled to pay tribute to a man who, though I never met in person, was the kind of person where that barely affected how much he was able to connect with you. Farewell, Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik. Rest in Peace. Rest in Power.
Mimi’s Socialist Reading List
This intro reading list was made by Mimi Soltysik, to allow those who sought it solid information about Socialism. Let’s spread knowledge in his memory.
“The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon (PDF) – http://abahlali.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Frantz-Fanon-The-Wretched-of-the-Earth-1965.pdf
“The Assassination of Fred Hampton” by Jeffrey Haas – http://www.hamptonbook.com/Hampton_Book/Home.html
“An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz – http://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P1164.aspx
“The Socialist Imperative” by Michael Lebowitz – https://monthlyreview.org/product/socialist_imperative/
“Assata: An Autobiography” by Assata Shakur (PDF) – https://libcom.org/files/assataauto.pdf
“Open Veins of Latin America” by Eduardo Galeano – https://monthlyreview.org/product/open_veins_of_latin_america/
“Creating an Ecological Society: Toward a Revolutionary Transformation” by Fred Magdoff and Chris Williams – https://monthlyreview.org/product/creating_an_ecological_society/
“Thinking Through: Essays on Feminism, Marxism, and Anti-Racism” by Himani Bannerji – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627138.Thinking_Through
“The Bending Cross: A Biography of Eugene Victor Debs” by Ray Ginger – https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/839-the-bending-cross
“October” by China Mieville – https://www.versobooks.com/books/2731-october
“Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire (PDF) – https://selforganizedseminar.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/freire_pedagogy_oppresed1.pdf
“Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements” by Victoria Law – https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=502
“Ya Basta!: Ten Years of the Zapatista Uprising” by Subcomandante Marcos – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3618._Ya_Basta_
“Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches” by Audre Lorde – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32951.Sister_Outsider
“The History of the Russian Revolution” by Leon Trotsky (PDF) – https://www.marxists.org/ebooks/trotsky/history-of-the-russian-revolution/ebook-history-of-the-russian-revolution-v1.pdf
“The Assassination of Lumumba” by Ludo De Witte – https://www.versobooks.com/books/792-the-assassination-of-lumumba
If you find the protests going on confusing, irritating or frightening, you need to listen to this week’s episode. We go through exactly what is at the core of it all, and hopefully help you get a handle on the changing society we live in. At the very least, this should help you understand what is meant by “Black Lives Matter”.
Making a triumphant return to TMI is friend of the program Steve Horn! We discuss some shady fracking deals California Governor Gavin Newsom has been involved with, why you should always watch what the Trump Administration is trying to pull off when Bill Cooper’s name is attached, and why the wildfires in Arizona DON’T make COVID-19 the least of their worries! All that and more, so take a listen!
Having returned to the air after a five year hiatus left me feeling like I needed to catch up on things – and there’s no one better to help with that than Peter B. Collins! He joins us for this extra-helping of TMI where we review what’s happened in the media, the climate, the field of presidential politics and leading us into the current worldwide protests for Black Lives Matter. It’s an HOUR of great insights and news you might have missed, so don’t miss THIS! Listen in, and be sure to follow Peter B. Collins on his own podcast as well!
With the protests in honor of the life taken from George Floyd by Minneapolis Police spawning some destruction and violence, Donald Trump knew exactly who to blame for the damage: Antifa! Yours truly wanted to hear from the other side, but the problem is, Antifa isn’t an actual organization… but then I found him! The very man who would know, one “Andy” Antifa of the Facebook page “AntiFa” (https://www.facebook.com/WeAntiFascists/). Don’t miss our discussion of what antifa actually is.
It’s the final broadcast of TMI with Aldous Tyler from WSUM 91.7 FM in Madison. Joining me today will be Steve Horn by phone about the reopening of drilling in the Macondo Well, Carl Gibson in studio on the Draft Elizabeth Warren movement’s future and a signoff by myself featuring John Fugelsang by phone. It’s all live, one last time today at noon – tune in at WSUM or stream it live via wsum.org. TMI won’t completely disappear, but is moving to a podcast-only format on a manageable schedule, so keep an eye on http://tmitmitmi.com/ for new episodes as they are made, and be sure to catch this final broadcast of the Cure for the Common Media today!
Far from being some intrinsic condition to humanity, capitalism is just one narrow way to view how we interact, and the myopic focus on it has had some devastating consequences. We’ll discuss.
Then, it seems that public education has two vying interests: those who want to virtually dismantle it, and those who want that dismantling to go a little more slowly. We’ll look at what a real defense of public education should look like.
Also, Paul Krugman has analyzed the new federal budget proposal, and actually found something new… and distressing. All that and more on TMI for Saturday, March 21, 2015 airing live at noon Central on WSUM 91.7 FM in Madison and streaming at http://wsum.org/ – tune in for your Cure for the Common Media.
TMI has been streaming live for six years and broadcasting on WSUM 91.7 FM for nearly five years. It’s been my duty, honor and pleasure to host the program for that duration. Soon, TMI will go into long-term hiatus, with no immediate date planned for its return. So, please enjoy these (for now) final few episodes of TMI as we wrap up this broadcast season.
As always, these episodes will air live every Saturday at noon on WSUM 91.7FM in Madison and stream live via http://wsum.org/ – tune in for your final doses of the Cure for the Common Media!
