Mamdani: Rocking the Boat, or Keeping It Afloat? (8/5/2025) - by Peggy Wang & Nicholas WurstMassachusetts Teachers Association / Association of Professional Administrators (personal capacity) // SMART-TD Local 1473 / Railroad Workers United (personal capacities) Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win for NYC mayor is being hailed as a game-changer for politics and for the Democratic Party. The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primaryContinue reading "Mamdani: Rocking the Boat, or Keeping It Afloat?"
Getting Past Sanders and Towards a Workers’ Party (2/20/2025) - by Jeff BoothAFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA The November election results rattled the status quo of capitalist politics, despite a billionaire being elected President and the two corporate parties retaining their duopoly over the electoral system for the time being. However, an unintended consequence of the election is new and serious interest in theContinue reading "Getting Past Sanders and Towards a Workers’ Party"
How a New, Union-Backed Workers’ Party Could Win In the Next Elections (2/11/2025) - by Nick WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 & Railroad Workers United (personal capacity)Worcester, MA Unions are more popular than the two corporate parties. The labor movement has consistently received significantly more support from the American public than either the Republican and Democratic parties in recent years. For the 8th year in a row, support for unions wasContinue reading "How a New, Union-Backed Workers’ Party Could Win In the Next Elections"
More Strikes and Organizing, But No Breakthrough Yet (1/31/2025) - photo: IAM by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association (personal capacity)Boston, MA In 2024, there were several militant union actions. 33,000 Boeing workers went on strike for nearly 2 months, only settling after rejecting three tentative agreements negotiated by leadership. 50,000 East Coast longshoremen struck for three days, disrupting the flow of $3.5 billion in goods theyContinue reading "More Strikes and Organizing, But No Breakthrough Yet"
Trump’s Election Is Not a Mandate for the Right (1/26/2025) - 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"
The “Dead End Politics” of the Democratic Party (1/24/2025) - 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 (1/14/2025) - 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!
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