I had an online debate with a liberal union “reformer” about supporting Bernie Sanders. Here’s how it went: He started off by attacking me for my revolutionary politics. (Since most workers aren’t […]
Elections and the workers’ movement
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt that shook up the entire slave owning South. His revolt was just one of many. It was followed 28 years later by John Brown’s […]
The Democrats and “Faith in the System”
“Faith in the system is the bedrock of the system. Without it, the system is drained of its inviolable authority. This is the danger America now faces.” So wrote the N.Y. Times […]
“This is not what I joined Socialist Alternative for.”
Today, more young adults think positively about socialism than do about capitalism. Sadly, socialism in general is lacking a public face. The one exception is Seattle city council member, Kshama Sawant, an open […]
Republicrats
The corporate politicians are starting to worry. First the Pope gives a left wing speech. Then Obama takes up the issue of economic inequality in the US. Now, there is a story that […]