The Movement Mayor? A Critical Assessment of Brandon Johnson's First Year

Jasson Perez and Rousemary Vega speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2024. This session was sponsored by Rampant Magazine. A massive effort by working people in Chicago to put former CTU organizer Brandon Johnson in office. This session will bring together Chicago organizers to assess both the positive and negative results of this experiment, the contradictions of the mayoral office itself in our stage of capitalism, and some lessons for left strategy today. The next Socialism Conference will be held in Chicago, July 3-6. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!