The greater evil
A response to Charlie Post and Ashley Smith
by Stephen R. ShalomStephen R. Shalom criticises the arguments against lesser-evil voting and makes the case for the Left both to support Biden and build the social movements.
Taking the dirty break seriously
Socialists, elections, and the Democratic Party
by Joe Evica and Andrew SernatingerDSA members, Joe Evica and Andy Sernatinger, look at the theory of the “dirty break,” arguing that taking the strategy at its word would require a fundamental shift to DSA’s electoral strategy.
Taking the wrong lessons from history
A reply to Liza Featherstone
by brian beanbrian bean writes a response to a recent Jacobin article comparing recent DSA electoral success to Socialist Party victors in the state 100 years ago, analyzing what lessons are worth following and which not.
The lesser-evil trap
Socialists and the 2020 election
by Ashley Smith and Charlie PostAshley Smith and Charlie Post argue that despite the indisputable greater evil in Donald Trump, the socialist Left undermines its own project when it campaigns for the lesser-evil, Joe Biden.