Democratic Party
We Don’t Want Cleaner Concentration Camps!
The Democratic Party and the NGOs want to improve the conditions in the concentration camps. But we want to shut them all down. This is adapted from a speech at a protest against ICE in Aurora, Colorado on July 12.
Richard Folsom
July 26, 2019Forget the Mueller Report: Puerto Ricans Show Us How to Fight Trump
After 12 days of the largest mobilizations that Puerto Rico has ever seen, Governor Ricky Rosselló resigned last night. The same day, Robert Mueller’s testimony in congress was a big dud. If we want to beat Trump, more strikes, fewer hearings.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 25, 2019Socialism 2019: The Two Souls of U.S. Socialism
Over the July 4 weekend, more than 1,700 people met up in Chicago for the Socialism Conference. The International Socialist Organization (ISO) had dissolved a few months previously. Many participants were pushing for reformist politics within the Democratic Party—but others want to resist the shift to the right.
Jimena Vergara
July 23, 2019An Introduction to the Kautsky Debate
All of a sudden, socialists in the U.S. have started talking about Karl Kautsky. Why? We provide an overview of the debate for comrades who haven't been following it.
Nathaniel Flakin
July 23, 2019Donald Trump, We Won’t Go Back Where We Came From
Trump is trying to terrorize immigrants with ICE raids and concentration camps. He says we should go home. But we have always been here and are here to stay.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 14, 2019The Democratic Party Doesn’t Care About Immigrants
Democratic Party primary candidates would like you to believe they care about immigrants, but their proposed reforms would do little to end the massive suffering, fear and death caused by the brutal immigration apparatus their party helped to build.
James Dennis Hoff
July 8, 2019Socialists Need a Revolutionary Party
Socialism is resurgent in the United States. There are many illusions in reformism—especially in Bernie Sanders. But there are also opportunities for revolutionary socialists. Reflections from the floor of the Socialism Conference in Chicago.
Nathaniel Flakin
July 7, 2019Release All Detained Immigrants, Shut Down Detention Camps!
Conditions inside US detention camps at the border are a humanitarian crisis.We demand the immediate release of all imprisoned immigrants and the closing of the detention camps.
Madeleine Freeman
July 3, 2019Democrats, Your Spanglish Won’t Cover Your Imperialism
Last week's Democratic Party primary featured endless hispandering to Latinx Voters. No, gracias, Democrats.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 2, 2019Conclusions After the First Democratic Debates of 2019
The first Democratic debates are now over, meaning the primary season for 2020 is now fully underway. Featuring 20 candidates over the course of two nights, the debates offered important insights into the candidates’ strategies — both in what was said and what was not.
Robert Belano
June 28, 2019