For the American left, the most exciting victories of recent years have not been achieved against the right, but against the Democratic Party itself. From Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the new generation of progressive leaders—more women than men, more people of color than white—has…
Listen / Learn MoreOrganized and moderated an August 16th, 2025 panel discussion on “Awakening Your Inner Creative” at Fitz Books in Buffalo, New York. The panel featured Alexa Wajed and Edreys Wajed, artists and co-owners of Eat Off Art, designer and illustrator Miguel Cardona, and Alliah Agostini Livingstone, author of Big Tune: Rise…
Listen / Learn MoreAppeared with Ross Barkan at the August 5th, 2025 Manhattan launch event for his book, Fascism or Genocide: How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics (Verso).
Listen / Learn MoreJoined Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast to discuss Democratic nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America, and The Rise of a New Left (my book and the phenomenon).
Listen / Learn MoreAppeared on a political journalism panel arranged by the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany with Tina Nguyen, senior reporter at The Verge and author of The MAGA Diaries: Life Among the Fanatics, Extremists, and True Believers that Created the Modern Right.
Listen / Learn MoreDelivered a book talk entitled, “What turns people off of politics and how can we take back our power and build a society that works for all of us?” to Bard Microcollege students at the Brooklyn Public Library. Bard Microcolleges offer tuition-free, community-based education to students pursuing Associate in Arts degrees…
Listen / Learn MoreAfter Rollercoaster Press published a Korean translation of my book, The Rise of a New Left, moderator Sung-joo Cho and interpreter Veronique Cho hosted a conversation about it at the Political Power Plant, an organization in Seoul, Korea that promotes democracy and political education.
Listen / Learn MoreDelivered a book talk on the state of the U.S. left and the future of left-wing organizing. Hosted by Middlebury Professor of Sociology Jamie K. McCallum.
Listen / Learn MoreAuthor Raina Lipsitz discusses her Oct. 20th, 2023 New Republic article on organized labor and the left (“The Emerging Coalition That Could Revitalize Our Politics“), recent wins by the UAW, Writers Guild, and others, and efforts to forge a more durable coalition of labor organizations and social movements.
Listen / Learn MoreDiscussion of our books and research methods with Eric Laursen, author of Polymath: The Life and Professions of ‘Joy of Sex’ author Alex Comfort and Melissa Ditmore, author of Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy Discussion of our books with Melissa Ditmore, author of…
Listen / Learn MoreAppeared on 8/15/23 edition of This is Hell! with Chuck Mertz to discuss socialism, mass protest, the Democratic Party, and my book, The Rise of a New Left.
Listen / Learn MorePlease join Raina Lipsitz, author of The Rise of a New Left, Executive Director of The Real News John Duda, organizer and advocate Charly Carter, and Progressive Maryland Executive Director Larry Stafford to discuss the future of progressive politics in the city of Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and nationwide.…
Listen / Learn MoreIn May 2023 I sat down with Tracy Siska of the Chicago Justice Podcast (S3, E16) to discuss an op-ed I wrote for The Crime Report in 2022 about how cities like Chicago are caught in an endless cycle of failure when it comes to passing meaningful criminal justice reform.…
Listen / Learn MorePlease join Raina Lipsitz, author of The Rise of a New Left; Nada Elmikashfi, Chief of Staff to Rep. Francesca Hong; Alder Jael Currie, who represents Madison’s District 16; and Alder Juliana Bennett, who represents District 8, for a lively discussion of the future of progressive organizing in the city…
Listen / Learn MorePlease join Raina Lipsitz, author of The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics, community organizer and State Representative Rick Krajewski, Senator and cofounder of Reclaim Philadelphia Nikil Saval, and senior strategist for the Working Families Party and City Council at-Large candidate…
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