Today, the leadership of DSA banned a discussion on building a working class political party. As explained in this video, I was to make a presentation to the delegates to the upcoming […]
Local Elections: Four Activist Candidates
In politics, crisis also means opportunity, so the crisis that exists within the working class, also means an opportunity. Millions of workers are casting about for an alternative to the Democrats. Many […]
Trump Administration Coming Unravelled
As a veteran Washington politician is said to have once told a newbie, “if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” That may describe the position Trump is in, as […]
Sessions Testifies: The Stonewalling Continues
Looking and sounding exactly like one of those old racist crackers from a bygone era (which is what he is), US Attorney General Jeff Sessions collaborated with members of the US Senate […]
After the NBA spectacle fades, Oakland’s troubles remain
Every so often the national spotlight turns to Oakland, CA, a city of about half the population of its better-known neighbor, San Francisco. For the past three years that spotlight has come […]
British Elections: Corbyn Upsurge, May in “Hopeless Trap”
We are living in the most volatile of times. As the relatively stable prevailing world order of the last few decades passes away, sudden shocks and sharp swings to right and left […]
Comey Testimony: Dance of the Whooping Cranes
When male whooping cranes compete for a mate, they do a formalized, ritualized dance, designed to impress and intimidate, but also to ensure that no serious damage is done to their rival. […]
Not so Fast, Theresa May! Report From Britain
One of the few bright notes in today’s world is the amazing progress the left-wing Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labour Party has made in the present election campaign there. He is […]
Trump Crisis is a Crisis of US Capitalism
Is the United States headed towards its greatest political crisis since the US Civil War? It seems that might be the case. With London bookies giving more or less even odds on […]
Trump and the Political Crisis for the US Capitalist Class
Often a movement from below is foretold by a crisis at the top. Is that what is happening now? A recent article by Max Boot seems to show that. Boot, a former lifelong […]