strategy and tactics
More 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."
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The 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.
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Review, “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.
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“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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Communists in convention: What our mission is and isn’t
July 1, 2014A section of the keynote to the Communist Party USA 30th National Convention, June 13-15, 2014. It was delivered on the convention's opening day by outgoing National Chair Sam Webb.
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