
Cat (candidate / activist)
Grassroots congressional candidate (identified in the transcript as Cat) running in Illinois' 9th District who discusses anti-authoritarianism, 'basic existence' platform policies, and campaign mutual aid activities.
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Feb 1, 2026 • 2h 56min
#1769 Politics Beyond the Ballot Box: Elections and the Movements that Power Them
Civil rights activists on ICE accountability and protest tactics; Cat, a grassroots Illinois candidate organizing mutual aid and anti-authoritarian policies; Claire Valdez, a UAW organizer running for Congress on workers’ rights; Eric, a labor studies professor building mass engagement infrastructure; progressive commentators and a legal analyst. They discuss special-election momentum, Mamdani-style volunteer armies, threats to voting access, and strategies to pressure ICE and corporate collaborators.


