The rise of Ilhan Omar
Lessons from a self-portrait
by Shamus CookeShamus Cooke assesses the record of Representative Ilhan Omar and what her autobiography reveals about her political trajectory.
Do comrades cross picket lines?
The stakes in the debate over Bowman and Israel
by brian beanbrian bean responds to Hadas Thier’s article in Jacobin, “No, DSA Shouldn’t Expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman”.
Welcome to the quagmire
The dilemma of the Democratic Party left
by Kim MoodyKim Moody assesses the recent U.S. election results and highlights the strategic cul-de-sac facing those sections of the Left currently oriented on the Democratic Party, while pointing to “strike-tober” and the possibilities of a resurgent labor movement, as an alternative strategic focus.
Rust Belt socialism?
by Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel explores the politics of the upcoming Buffalo mayoral election and the potential socialist mayor, India Walton.
Cutting history to fit a model
On Eric Blanc and the lessons of the British Labour Party
by Kim MoodyKim Moody responds to Eric Blanc’s piece on the origins of the Labour Party and “the dirty break.”
From militant to Washington insider
On Richard Trumka
by Tim GouletTim Goulet discusses the life and death of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
Escaping the Left’s electoral impasse
Ranked-choice voting and proportional representation
by Howie HawkinsHowie Hawkins argues for ranked choice voting and proportional representation as part of the fight to defend and expand democratic rights.
Socialists and the defense of voting rights
by Sudip Bhattacharya
Sudip Battacharya argues that the socialist movement must take up the defense of voting rights as a matter of principle, and part of the basic struggle for the extension of democracy.
Strange alchemy
The party surrogate and socialist politics in DSA
by Andy Sernatinger & Emma Wilde BottaAndy Sernatinger and Emma Wilde Botta critique a strategy popular among leaders of Democratic Socialists of America that places socialist politics inside the Democratic Party.
Imperialist Keynesianism
Biden’s program for rehabilitating U.S. capitalism
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith contextualizes the Biden administration program, and argues that it represents a Keynesian break from decades of neo-liberal policy. However, it is a break driven in the first instance by the imperative to rehabilitate the profitability of U.S. capitalism and U.S. imperial power.