Breaking Our Conditioning due to the Conditions w/ Alex Birnel

The Spin Doctrine

We talk about some recent developments with the prison riot in St. Louis, The fight to unionize the Amazon warehouse in Alabama, weird libertarian dystopian futures, and the way the homeless are treated in Austin versus San Antonio and more with Alex Birnel. Alex Birnel (He/Him) is the Advocacy Manager at MOVE Texas (@MOVE_texas). In his role with MOVE Texas, he leads issue-based campaigns affectIng the lives of young people, building power across the state of Texas. Recently, Alex has helped in the fight for paid sick time across the state, to pass Cite and release policies in San Antonio and San Marcos, and helps lead in passing voting rights reforms in Bexar, Dallas, Hays, Webb, and Harris Counties. Right now, he’s working to pressure CPS energy in San Antonio to close a coal plant (@RecallCPS). In his personal organizing efforts, he helped found the local San Antonio DSA chapter (@SanAntonioDSA). He also served a year term on the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America, a 16 member body and the highest political arm of that organization.