by Angus McFarlandMaine Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election with a narrow majority of the popular vote (76.9 million to Harris’ 74.4 million, a difference of 2.5 million), yet a large margin of the undemocratic Electoral College vote (312 to 226). Working-class people are rightly concerned about the brutal attacks that will comeContinue reading “Trump’s Election Is Not a Mandate for the Right”
Category Archives: Issues & Struggles
The “Dead End Politics” of the Democratic Party
An Interview with Rhode Island DSA member Kinverly Dicupe. The Rhode Island chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), has moved away from being part of reforming the Democratic Party, drawing the conclusion that DSA should instead organize independent electoral campaigns. The Independent Socialist Group (ISG) supports these efforts and is also planning to run an independentContinue reading “The “Dead End Politics” of the Democratic Party”
Fight Trump and the Right With a Mass Workers’ Movement
The election of Donald Trump, a right-wing populist with strong ties to the far-right, has prompted fear of what his agenda could have in store for the working class. While there is a lot of anxiety around Trump’s administration, he doesn’t rule with impunity. We are not powerless – mass movements and workers’ action can defeat Trump’s attacks!
Stop Trump And The Right! Organize Immediate Protests Against The New Administration
Trump Declared the President-Elect for a Second Right-Wing, Anti-Worker Term Independent Socialist Group (ISG) statement on the election results (November 6th, 2024) Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election early this morning. Once again, the Democratic Party’s pro-corporate agenda failed to win enough votes to stop Trump, the right, and farContinue reading “Stop Trump And The Right! Organize Immediate Protests Against The New Administration”
Another Hottest Summer on Record, More Capitalist Climate Disasters on the Way
by SJ Dickie and Ali Senior Boston, MA Across the United States, cities are breaking records for highest temperatures on record, with no sign of cooling down. In 2022, the Secretary General of the United Nations declared that the climate crisis had passed the “point of no return” at which the damage to the environmentContinue reading “Another Hottest Summer on Record, More Capitalist Climate Disasters on the Way”
2024 Elections: Independents, Progressives, and Lefts Running for State and Local Offices
by Nick WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 & Railroad Workers United (personal capacity)Worcester, MA There are hundreds of independents, Greens, and left candidates who are running for office across the United States. Working-class people supporting these campaigns can be a step toward building a workers’ party. Here we highlight a few campaigns. Dan Osborn – Nebraska InContinue reading “2024 Elections: Independents, Progressives, and Lefts Running for State and Local Offices”
Anti-Worker Trump/Vance Campaign is No Alternative to the Democrats
by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (personal capacity)Edinburg, TX Working-class people have every reason to despise and oppose the Democratic Party and its capitalist agenda, but Trump and Vance are no alternative for us. Many working-class people are rightly disgusted by Trump, both personally and for his right-wing political views. However,Continue reading “Anti-Worker Trump/Vance Campaign is No Alternative to the Democrats”
Harris Will Continue Representing the Capitalists, not the Working Class
Biden’s campaign was on track to crash and burn after his debate with Trump. Despite leading Democrats – including so-called progressive or “left” Democrats like Sanders and AOC – backing Biden to the bitter end. Press conferences and a high profile television interview a week after the debate couldn’t save him. Biden’s interview performance reinforced the popular perception that he was losing it – both his mind and the election. These events triggered a sharp pause in big money donations from corporate execs and other capitalists into the Biden/Harris campaign and Political Action Committees (PACs) supporting it.
Why the Working Class Should Vote for Jill Stein and Cornel West
Working-class people in the US need an alternative to the two pro-corporate political parties. We have to build opposition to the Biden/Harris and Trump administrations’ support for the war in Gaza, the cost-of-living-crisis, and attacks on workers and immigrants’ rights. Despite claiming to be against the attacks on LGBTQ+ people and women by the Supreme Court and Trump administration, the Democratic Party (DP) has failed to deliver national protections for either group.
Stop the Genocide in Gaza, Fight for a Workers’ Party
As the Israeli state’s genocidal invasion of the Gaza Strip nears its one-year mark, growing unpopularity forced incumbent Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 Democratic ticket, partly fueled by his administration’s support for the onslaught against Gaza. Despite replacing Biden with current Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, the Democratic Party refuses to change its position supporting the Israeli state as US imperialism’s foothold in the Middle East.
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