We won’t know who won New York City’s mayoral race for a few weeks. But it’s clear that the real winners are cops, capitalists and landlords. In ranked choice voting “none of the above” is clearly the only leftist answer.
The infrastructure debate shows once again that the ruling class cannot solve the contradictions of capitalism.
House Democrats added $1.9 billion of funding to the violent Capitol Police that participated in the white supremacist violence of January 6, proving once again that they stand with the racist cops. Three members of the Squad abstained, ensuring the bill would pass.
While Republicans are attacking voting rights, the Democrats are pretending they’re champions of democracy. They’re not. Real democracy has to be fought for and won — from the bottom up.
Thanks to Biden’s immigration policy, thousands of children remain separated from their families, and more are separated every day.
The Democratic Party watches police murder people like George Floyd and remains silent, but when we rise up, it takes the credit.
The recent spate of terrible bills attacking trans rights are part of a larger strategy of the Republicans, who are relaunching the culture wars in an attempt to win back power.
The current state legislature in New York State is being heralded as “historically progressive,” and many unions and community organizations have high hopes for what they may be able to achieve in Albany. Organizing for direct change, using our strategic positions as workers, has the potential to be much faster and more effective than lobbying politicians.
Last night, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed with a simple majority. Democrats have said that they will not challenge her ruling, making it clear that they will always prioritize the interests of big business over workers.
Biden and the Democrats want to put Harriet Tubman on the 20-dollar bill. It’s a way to cover up that they’re champions of the white-supremacist cops and the capitalist system they protect. Harriet Tubman’s abolitionist legacy cannot be bought or sold.
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