🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 62: From City Hall to Civil War: The Fight for Power Everywhere📅 November 2, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCLive from Union County, where one of your hosts just threw his hat in the ring for mayor—and we've got a LOT to unpack this week.From a write-in mayoral campaign in Stallings to hurricanes in Haiti and famine in Sudan, this episode is about understanding how power works at every scale—and how we organize to challenge it.Power operates at every level. So does resistance.🔥 What We're Covering:🗳️ Raum's Run for Stallings Mayor (Write-In Campaign)David Scholl was running unopposed—until now. Raum Sandoval is running as a write-in to give voters a choice and bring radical transparency, community resilience, and accountability to local government. Democracy requires choices. This is what local organizing looks like.👑 Union County Delta Sigma Theta - The People's BrunchBlack women are the backbone of organizing. Delta Sigma Theta hosted The People's Brunch, creating space for coalition-building, political education, and Black women's leadership in Union County.🗽 NYC's Big Election and Other Major RacesProgressive candidates are challenging establishment Democrats in high-stakes races across the country. What do these elections tell us about money, media, and machine politics?🚫 Government Shutdown & SNAP CutsThe shutdown continues. Republicans are using it to gut food assistance and safety net programs. Millions of people—White, Black, Brown, and rural—are at risk. This is the federal breakdown we warned about.🪧 US Department of Labor Posters: Nazi Propaganda Aesthetics?New DOL workplace posters are circulating online—and people are noticing the similarities to Nazi propaganda. Bold graphics. Nationalist imagery. Workers in heroic poses. Are we being too sensitive, or are we watching fascist aesthetics get normalized in real time? Wait, are these ALL white men?🌊 Jamaica, Haiti Hurricane & Humanitarian CrisisHaiti was hit by another devastating hurricane. Where's the global response?🌍 Sudan, Nigeria, Venezuela: Global Crises We're Not Talking AboutSudan is experiencing famine and civil war. Nigeria is facing violence and displacement. Venezuela is being threatened with war by the United States. 👔 Kirk's New Boo Has Charlie Kirk's wife moved on just weeks after his death?✊ The Real Question:What are you doing at the LOCAL level to build power? Are you paying attention to GLOBAL struggles? How are you connecting the dots?📢 Power Is Everywhere. So Is Resistance:Whether you're running for mayor in a small town, supporting Black women's leadership, or standing in solidarity with people facing famine abroad—it's all part of the same fight.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 podcast@radicalroots.us 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE🗳️ VOTE NOVEMBER 5TH: If you're in Stallings, write in "RAUM SANDOVAL" for Mayor.#RadicalRootsPodcast #StallingsNC #WriteInCampaign #RaumForMayor #ThePeoplesBrunch #DeltaSigmaTheta #NYCElection #GovernmentShutdown #SNAPCuts #DOLPropaganda #FascistAesthetics #Haiti #Sudan #Nigeria #Venezuela #GlobalSolidarity #LocalPower #UnionCountyNC