strategy and tactics
Bernie or bust?
February 3, 2016Catchy enough, but what does it mean: two very different interpretations came to my mind.
Read moreMore than a review: The importance of “Jimmie Higgins” work underlined
July 28, 2015"He was not one of the speakers, of course - he would have been terrified at the idea of making a speech; but he was one of those whose labor made the speaking possible."
Read moreThe battle lines are drawn: Rightwing neosecession or Third Reconstruction
July 24, 2015We are at a pivotal point in a 35-year long rightwing offensive, begun with the Reagan victory in 1980; neo-secession must be met by a renewed motion for freedom and social justice.
Read moreReview, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate”
September 19, 2014A great service to the environmental movement and a masterful examination of the ways in which climate change is impacting our political and economic systems.
Read more“Bourgeois politics” and the mature left
August 5, 2014An immediate challenge for anybody who cares about the future of our democracy is the elections this fall: Whichever side wins will have a leg up on the 2016 presidential race.
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