Shaun Newman Podcast #993 - Susan Kokinda
Feb 2, 2026
Susan Kokinda, long-time political organizer with Promethean Action, advocates reviving American industry through Hamiltonian economic ideas. She discusses promoting manufacturing, tariffs, national development finance, resisting globalist influence, and why Trump’s anti-globalist agenda aligns with those aims. She also addresses criticisms about the movement’s foreign alignments.
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Trump As Hamiltonian Economic Breakthrough
- Promethean Action frames Donald Trump's economic agenda as a revival of the historical American System of tariffs, manufacturing, and national credit.
- Susan Kokinda says this linkage explains Trump's anti-globalist stance and its deep historical roots.
Joining LaRouche After 1968 Disillusionment
- Susan recounts joining the LaRouche movement in 1971 after disillusionment with 1968 political violence and crisis.
- She describes discovering the American System as the movement's turning point away from Marxist solutions.
Being Branded 'Russian' As A Discrediting Tool
- Accusations of being a Russian or pro-Kremlin asset are framed as a tactic to discredit anti-globalist critics.
- Susan says aligning with non-interventionist or diplomatic stances is portrayed as 'being Russian' by globalist defenders.
