A revolutionary socialist organizing project
The Left, Bidenomics, and socialist strategy
by Ashley SmithTempest’s Ashley Smith describes how Joe Biden’s economic program represents “imperialist Keynesianism” designed to rival China, ameliorate domestic social inequalities, and neutralize challenges from both the Left and the Trumpian right. The Left must build an alternative.
Shamus Cooke analyzes the response of the Biden administration to the recent upsurges in labor organizing and activism and finds reasons for concern.
The Biden administration’s policies have precipitated a humanitarian crisis on the U.S./ Mexico border. While it repealed some of Trump’s vicious anti-immigrant orders, the administration has maintained a closed border, expelled over 170,000 people, thrown over 19,000 children into detention centers, and pressured Mexico to bar migrants on its southern border. At an April 25 virtual event, socialists and activists discussed Biden’s betrayal of his campaign promises and what the movement must do to win migrant justice. The video of this panel is available here.
An interview with six SEA members
by Darrin HoopSeattle Education Association member Darrin Hoop interviews six other members of the union who organized to pass a resolution in solidarity with Palestine.
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.
Independence or liquidation?
by Hakan YilmazHakan Yilmaz responds to debate in Democratic Socialists of America about the goal of an independent political party of the working class.
Where do we go from here?
by Aaron Amaral and Phil GasperAaron Amaral and Phil Gasper offer analysis and perspectives coming out of the 2020 U.S. elections.
A conversation with Tara Reade
by Natalia TylimNatalia Tylim interviews Tara Reade about her experience coming forward to tell the story of her sexual assault at the hands of one of the most powerful men in the country, Vice President Joe Biden.
Andy Sernatinger responds to a recent initiative by DSA members, laying out how it circumvents the organization’s democracy.
Ashley Smith responds to the debacle that was the first presidential debate, but argues that there are important lessons to take away and that the Left must fight to defend basic democratic freedoms from the Right.