Sanders Attends Inauguration Instead of Protests

Bernie Sanders breaks with the 66 Democrats who refused to attend inauguration and with the thousands protesting in the streets in order to silently watch Trump be sworn in as President.

Viewing 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.

The 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.

Breaking Up with Bernie

A Sandernista ends things with Bernie

Sanders Supports “Corporate Patriotism”

“We need to re-instill an ethic of corporate patriotism.” While this may sound something Donald Trump would say, it was Bernie Sanders.

From Apocalypse to Common Ground: The Democratic Party’s Perspective on Trump

Without a doubt, Trump’s election is a blow to the working class and oppressed. Yet, many leaders of the Democratic party are hopeful that they may find “common ground” with Trump. What conclusions can we come to about the Democratic party in light of the election?

A Green Revolution?

As we approach the 2016 elections, many on the US have rallied behind the candidacy of Jill Stein. Should the left support her campaign and is the Green Party a useful tool for advancing socialist politics?

Nothing to Lose But Our Chains: A Working Class Program

Since Sanders stepped out of the presidential race at the DNC, throwing full support behind Hillary Clinton, a broad range of left, socialist groups and Sanders supporters have been casting their gazes to the Green Party. A CNN poll in early August showed Stein with a projected 5 percent of the total vote, and 13 percent of the vote from would-be Sanders supporters. For more than a few left and socialist groups, Jill Stein is being put forward as the best option come November. In this article, we return to the bare-bone idea of party and program needed to advance the interests of the workers and oppressed.

VIDEO: Thousands Reject Hillary at the DNC

Thousands Reject Hillary at the DNC – YouTube