Episode

Kshama Sawant Is Taking On a Pro-War Democrat

Podcast: Current Affairs
Published: Jul 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 1972
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Summary

Kshama Sawant is a socialist organizer, former Seattle City Council member, and candidate for Congress in Washington’s 9th congressional district. Sawant joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss Adam Smith’s record on war, why she believes Democrats cannot be relied on to fight for working people, and why revolutionary socialists should fight for immediate reforms while building power outside the two-party system.