Hart Eagleburger
Deliver Us to the Lesser Evil: How Social Movements Bury Themselves in the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party has often been called “the graveyard of social movements,” and more often than not the social struggles in the United States end their useful lives digging their own graves in the DP, the alternative party of the capitalists.
Hart Eagleburger
July 28, 2017Is Socialism Not a Struggle for Power?
Attempts to separate revolutionary authority from socialism mangle both the aims and history of socialism.
Hart Eagleburger
May 8, 2017With Ellison Defeated, What Next for the Democratic Socialists of America?
Guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk critically assess the position paper of the Left Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the organizational dynamics and future of the DSA in the aftermath of Keith Ellison’s failed run for DNC chair.
Hart Eagleburger
March 1, 2017Disappointing Reactions to the Anti-Milo Berkeley Antifa Action
Guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that commentators should avoid accusing the Black Bloc of being infiltrated by the right wing or police without any evidence, regardless of how one feels about the Black Bloc
Hart Eagleburger
February 16, 2017In Support of the Anti-Milo Berkeley Antifa Action
Shutting down fascists and racists is not a conflict about free speech but the means for organizing politically.
Hart Eagleburger
February 3, 2017Towards a New Socialist Party
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that steps should be taken towards forming a new socialist party, given the opportunity of the present moment, which will grow out of real struggles of the working class.
Hart Eagleburger
January 25, 2017Elections: A Small Piece of Socialist Strategy
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk point to the inherent limits of electoral strategies, arguing that socialists should use elections only as an auxiliary tactic in a larger strategy of building working-class power.
Hart Eagleburger
January 13, 2017Viewing Bernie Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk point to the Bernie Sanders campaign as an example of how Seth Ackerman’s ideas for electoral strategy sputter in practice.
Hart Eagleburger
January 7, 2017A Blueprint for Compromise
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk critically assess Seth Ackerman’s ‘Blueprint for a New Party’
Hart Eagleburger
December 27, 2016The Opportunity of the Present Moment
Trump's ascension to power is weeks away. Left Voice presents a series by guest contributors on the current political conjuncture, the left, and prospects for party-building in the United States.
Hart Eagleburger
December 19, 2016