Tag: Electoral politics
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There is no normal to restore
Blanca Missé reports on the Connecticut state senate campaign of Rosa Pepper-Macias and argues for the importance and viability of independent political campaigns and their role in opening greater space for working class self-organization and political power.
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Organizing for reform and socialism in the Mamdani era
In this response to Ashley Smith, Alan Maass argues in support of electoral socialist campaigns, including those that make use of the Democratic Party line.
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The candidate, the billionaires, and the Democrats
Mel Bienenfeld explains the relationship of Zohran Mamdani to New York elites.
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Mamdani and the tasks for NYC socialists
After much collective discussion and debate, the New York City Tempest Collective Organizing Committee here explains the local’s approach to the Mamdani campaign. This includes recognizing the acute need for collective organizing beyond the campaign to win crucial reforms, including those promised by Mamdani, and to defend ourselves against the coming attacks from the right,…
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Will Mamdani be allowed to govern NYC?
To win the Democratic Party nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani ran on a platform that won him a base of support in New York City’s working class. Shamus Cooke argues that Mamdani’s promises can only become a reality if his supporters are ready to fight against ruling-class resistance.
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The Mamdani moment
While the project of reforming the Democratic Party from within is a strategic non-starter, BC Hamilton cautions socialists against mere dismissal of Zohran Mamdani. Rather, he argues that a sober understanding of the limitations of Mamdani’s electoral strategy of inside-out reform must be married to a proactive campaign of solidaristic organizing.
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Within and without?
BC Hamilton explains that Zohran Mamdani’s bid for mayor represents the ongoing battle and committed political tactics of the DSA’s inside-out approach. This is the playbook that Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and Mamdani have stuck with: democratic socialists who run as Democrats and, when they win, continue to operate within the Democratic Party, forming a left wing…
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Far-right surges, but left surprises, in German elections
Sean Larson analyses the outcome of last month’s German elections.
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Not showing up for Harris
With a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.
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The genocidal returns of lesser-evilism
The Tempest Collective panel at the Socialism 2024 conference.