The Socialism Conference is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, Marxism, abolition, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today. Every year, the Socialism conference aims to be a place where activists can share lessons from their struggles—from the BDS campaign for Palestine to the fight for gender liberation, from strike organizing and support to the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more. Socialism 2025 took place in Chicago over July 4th weekend, July 3-6. Recordings from many sessions at Socialism 2025 will be released here. Socialism 2026 will take place in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more: socialismconference.org
Dean Spade and Beatrice Adler-Bolton speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025. This session was sponsored by Death Panel.
In a world unraveling under capitalism, climate catastrophe, and state violence, how do we build real care and solidarity? Dean Spade will discuss approaches to survival and resistance explored in his books Love in a F*cked Up World, Mutual Aid, and Normal Life—breaking through denial, confronting rising fascism, unlearning liberalism’s grip on our politics, rejecting the false promises of reform, and the urgent need to organize outside and against the state in order to cultivate community care in the face of collapse.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Ashley Dawson, Joshua Frank, Silky Shah, and Janene Yazzie speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025. This session was sponsored by CounterPunch.
We are in the midst of a climate upheaval. The world is burning, and we must act. This panel will discuss what is at stake and how our side can respond to the crisis. The discussion will address Indigenous sovereignty, climate refugees, and public power and will explain why just ending fossil fuels alone is insufficient for a better world.
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Zhandarka Kurti, Jarrod Shanahan, and Jack Norton speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025.
Join scholars and organizers Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan for a damning account of mass incarceration that reveals how progressive forces in New York City appropriated the rhetoric of social movements and social justice to promise “downsized” and “humane" jails. The story at the heart of their book, Skyscraper Jails, is at once a case study and a cautionary tale for what will be coming to cities and towns across the United States and beyond.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Tobita Chow, Carmen Phanuelle Delgra, Ashley Smith, and JM Wong speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025.
Donald Trump’s regime has abandoned Washington’s grand strategy of superintending global capitalism for an America First imperialism targeting China first and foremost. This panel will explore the nature of the rivalry, its impact on the Asia Pacific, why the international left should not side with either power, and how we can build international working class solidarity against rising militarism and threats of great power war.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Ezekiel Richardson, Hana Masud, and Caesar Thompson speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025.
Healthcare disparities exist around the world, some are a product of the profit driven healthcare industry, others are due to colonial occupation. Hear a panel of healthcare activists discuss the connections as well as how we can struggle to change it for the better.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Hector Rincon, Jorge Mújica, and Jazmin Tlaxcala speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025. This session was sponsored by Workers' Voice.
Worker, tenant, and immigrant organizers discuss the need to organize to defend immigrants in our workplaces and communities and lessons from the attacks in the first six months of the Trump regime.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Elizabeth Todd-Breland and Jesse Sharkey speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025.
In 2012, Karen Lewis led the Chicago Teachers Union to a historic strike, challenging the city’s powerful mayor and paving the way for an unprecedented wave of teacher strikes in the decade that followed. Join us for a discussion and celebration of Karen's legacy and monumental impact on the labor movement today.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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Danielle Bullock and Eric Maroney speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2025.
Trump and the MAGAtized Republican Party have taken advantage of voters’ anxieties and created a sense of panic surrounding transgender issues. However, what remains less clear are the reasons why these appeals resonate with certain voters, what drives this particular political reaction, and how the Left can effectively respond.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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This session was sponsored by B-REAL Academy, Center for Political Education, Claudia Jones School, KC Defender, Highlander Center, and W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School.
While the fight for spaces within colleges and universities continues, this moment underlines the urgent need to build and expand counter-hegemonic political education on the left to confront and resist the right and put forward a creative new vision for the world being born. Join political educators from a number of organizations to discuss the role of political education in today’s social movements.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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This session was sponsored by B-REAL Academy, Center for Political Education, Claudia Jones School, KC Defender, Highlander Center, and W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School.
The brief period following the Civil War set the stage for where we find ourselves today. Instead of rebuilding American society as a multiracial democracy, the Reconstruction project was defeated by white terrorism, and instead of equality, we got Black Codes, convict leasing, Jim Crow, police, and prisons. This participatory workshop will collectively map the current legacies of Reconstruction's failure and reframe contemporary abolitionist struggles around the positive project of building a new world.
The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, September 4-7, 2026. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org.
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