One has to ask if West’s campaign will advance the progressive movements that he claims to speak for.
Category: Electoral Politics
George Edwin Taylor, First Black Candidate for President – 1904
Black Candidates for President
George Edwin Taylor, the candidate.
This is the first of a series of articles about Black political candidates for the two highest offices of president and vice-president of the United States. The idea of writing this series originally begun when Cornel . . .
Why Class-Struggle Socialists Fight Elections
Dan Davison argues that socialists should engage in elections as a means for agitation and propaganda, following Lenin and Luxemburg.
Venezuela’s emancipatory cycle slams shut
Protests erupted after the July 28 presidential election as soon as the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that Nicolás Maduro had won another six-year term.
Barack Obama for President, 2008 and 2012: No Change, No Hope
Black Candidates for President - Part 9
Today, fifteen years since he ran for president, it’s hard to remember that Obama was a candidate on the left. He ended up as the bankers’ president
Claudia Sheinbaum
What the Election of AMLO’s Protégé Means for Mexico
Dan La Botz critically examines the authoritarian and militarist legacy of López Obrador, and prospects for Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidency.
Saving Public Education and Democracy
In either a Harris or Trump presidency, we’ll need to fight powerful elites to save public education
Cynthia McKinney for President – 2008
Black Candidates for President - Part 8
She was in many ways the ideal candidate for such a left party.,,,And disappointingly, McKinney subsequently devolved into a trafficker in conspiracy theories and antisemitism.
The Lesser Evil Is Still Less Evil
Rebecca Gordon calls on the US left to vote for the Democrat for President, to prevent Trump’s attacks on workers, women and democracy.
Vote to Save Our Basic Civil Rights
Frieda Afary calls for voting for the Democrats for President, in order to protect the basic freedoms and human rights in the United States.
No Election Can Save Us
Confronting Genocide and Creeping Fascism
Natalia Tylim calls for building the independent Left forces in order to stop genocide and fascism, rather than supporting the Democrats in the upcoming election.
Don’t Just Vote or Not Vote
Dan Fischer calls for focusing on independent grassroots organizing and direct action of the left, rather than ceding ground to the Democratic Party.
The Election and Left Responsibility
Stephen R. Shalom argues that it is moral responsibility for leftists in swing states to vote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming election.
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien Should Not Speak at the RNC
A speaking engagement at the Republican National Convention by Teamster President Sean O’Brien only normalizes the most anti-union party and President I’ve seen in my lifetime.
Socialists Should Advance Our Own Politics in 2024
The Democratic corporate centrist is the lesser evil to Trump, the wannabe rightwing dictator. But does that mean socialists should support the Democratic candidate to stop Trump?
Why Socialists Must Work to Defeat Trump and Elect Biden or Candidate X
A month ago, we had a debate in Solidarity on the question of the U.S. presidential election in which I argued the need to vote for Biden in order to defeat Trump.
France: We Need a Popular Front Based on the Social Movements
This thunderclap, which had been widely announced, must lead the popular and democratic forces of the left to unite in order to fight the evil at its roots. It’s five minutes to midnight!
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