Socialist City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant says that as long as corporate Democrats run government, we should expect them to buckle under Amazon’s and Starbucks’ pressure Story Transcript GREG WILPERT: It’s The Real News Network. I’m Greg Wilpert. Seattle City Council caved in to Amazon and other major corporations on Tuesday when the council voted to […]
Author Archives: Kshama Sawant
Kshama Sawant is the first open socialist to be elected to Seattle City Council in over a century. She is an economics professor at Seattle Central Community College and a member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 1789. She was an activist in the Occupy Wall Street movement, and is a fighter for workers, women, LGBTQ people, and immigrants through her work in the organization Socialist Alternative.
