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Organizing to Win: Socialist Electoral Tactics for Building Durable Support

by Will Fisher Introduction Socialists running in elections within the bourgeois-democratic electoral system in America today will always be underdogs. Until that system is replaced, that’s the simple reality of the situation as the entrenched capital-tied powers-that-be throw up innumerable barriers to keep socialists from obtaining elected power. Given this situation, recent high-profile socialist electoral […]

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Praxis of Grief

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by Megan S. There is a familiar pit that lives within some of us, most of us, and then eventually all of us. The ravages of grief and all its complex flavors dance on our tongues as we weave in and out of life. There is grief of those very much alive, grief of those

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Structure & Agency: Understanding that Oppression and Revolution are not Inevitable under Capitalism

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by Sudip Bhattacharya Living under Covid-19 and neoliberalism can oftentimes make it increasingly difficult for any of us to see clearly how power actually operates, and more likely, leaves us feeling as if the situation we’re now in, the deteriorating working and living conditions, the rise of the far-right, as having been inevitable. However, such

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Capitalism & Socialism 101

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by Sudip Bhattacharya According to recent surveys, an increasing number of Americans are turning against capitalism and leaning more toward alternatives such as socialism. This would make sense given the growing economic challenges that many are facing, the fact that more and more of us cannot afford what we need to live, such as rent and food,

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In Response to the Coup Attempt, What do We Demand?

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by William Silversmith In an attempt to get ahead of the awful civil liberties shredding direction the media and politicians will inevitably take the discourse post-coup, I will offer my thoughts. Without a set of popular demands to fill the space, the discourse will only get worse. Fortunately, several representatives such as Ilhan Omar, Ayanna

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May Day 2020

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As May Day 2020 comes to a close, it reminds me that art can be both a source of inspiration and hope, and a powerful act of rebellion in times of crisis. Here are a few favorites created in honor of today by Ruben Marque, also known as @Broobs, a Queer Latinx collage artist based

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