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Biden’s Calls for “Unity and Healing” Are All About Bipartisan Capitalist Stability
Unifying the country and healing divisions are Joe Biden’s code words for the real objective: satisfy capitalism’s demand for stability and “normalcy” so its oppression can continue unabated. No wonder he’s so anxious to work with a “principled and strong” Republican “opposition.”
Scott Cooper
January 10, 2021Lifelong Centrist Merrick Garland Is Anything but “Apolitical”
Biden has picked Merrick Garland as his nomination for Attorney General. A lifelong centrist with bipartisan appeal and a conservative record on criminal justice, his nomination signals Biden’s resistance to leftist pressure and desire to return to business-as-usual.
Otto Fors
January 8, 2021The Storming of the Capitol Is a Sign of Asymmetrical Polarization
As the past year has shown us, there is radicalization to the left and to the right. But this polarization is asymmetrical: Trump is becoming the political leader of an emboldened neo-fascist Far Right, while the political leadership of the "Left" is becoming more entrenched in the establishment. That makes it all the more urgent to build a working-class movement for immediate demands and for socialism.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 8, 2021“This Is Not What America Stands for” — except, uh, in Latin America
The United States has long supported right-wing protests to subvert elections. This is so common that there's a joke about it: Why has there never been a military coup in the U.S.? Because there is no U.S. embassy there.
Nathaniel Flakin
January 8, 2021Don’t Be Fooled: The Most Diverse Cabinet in History Is Pure Demagogy
Biden boasts that his new cabinet “looks like America.” However, whether the cabinet “looks like” the working class has nothing to do with their interests and politics. Make no mistake: these politicians will always put the capitalists above the workers.
Jimena Vergara
January 8, 2021This Is What the Decline of the U.S. Empire Looks Like
The world watched yesterday as a horde of extreme-right Trump supporters stormed the joint congressional session to certify Joe Biden’s electoral win. These events portend more instability for the U.S. imperialist project, both on the national and international stages.
Madeleine Freeman
January 7, 2021Voting Doesn’t Beat the Far Right
The far-right occupation of the U.S. Capitol Building shows us that simply voting Trump out of office wasn’t enough to destroy the far-right movement. Politicians don’t create movements --- they simply give them a political expression. We can only defeat the far-right movement through organization and class struggle.
Sybil Davis
January 7, 2021The Cops Opened the Gates for Trump Supporters at the Capitol
As right-wing mobs stormed the U.S. Capitol this evening, Capitol Hill police stood idly by, moving barricades to let them in and taking selfies with members of the mob.
Sou Mi
January 6, 2021The Police Stood By as the Far Right Invaded the Capitol. The Working Class Must Stop Them
This afternoon, thousands of Trump supporters from across the country stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to stop the certification of the Electoral College vote. The action began with a rally at which Trump himself encouraged his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol. Protesters confronted police, broke through barricades, and stormed the […]
Tristan Taylor
January 6, 2021Remember What It Looked Like When Black Lives Matter Protested in Washington?
A head to head look of Black Lives Matter protests and todays far-right Trump protest.
Left Voice
January 6, 2021