Joe Biden
Biden’s Inauguration Speech: Empty Platitudes and (Neoliberal) Unity
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. In his speech, he spoke very little about politics, policy, or the actual situation facing millions of people. Instead, he spoke in vague terms about the need for “democracy” and “unity” as he began his attempt to restore faith in America’s institutions.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 20, 2021Democrats Deported MF DOOM, Then Added Him to Inaugural Playlist After His Death
MF DOOM was deported to the UK in 2010 and then denied re-entry to the U.S. by the Obama administration. Yet, his music is on the inaugural playlist for Joe Biden.
Julia Wallace
January 20, 2021Now It’s Time to Fight Biden
Joe Biden will become president today. This is not the time to celebrate or to go back to ignoring politics. It’s time to re-double our efforts, unite our struggles, and refuse to be satisfied with any crumbs tossed our way.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 20, 2021Biden’s Task: Restore U.S. Institutions and Get Back to the Business of Global Domination
Trump’s presidency has delegitimized certain institutions of the American state, both at home and abroad. Joe Biden has been given the task of restoring that legitimacy. Nothing short of U.S. global hegemony is at stake.
Sybil Davis
January 19, 2021The Only Good CIA Director Is No CIA Director
Biden's nominee for CIA director has gotten some relatively good press from some outlets on the "Left." But William Burns will lead an agency that exists only to help impose U.S. imperialist rule around the world. Nothing's going to change.
Samuel Karlin
January 19, 2021“Fortress D.C.” Has Nothing to Do With Keeping People Safe
The nation’s capital has become a militarized zone in the runup to Inauguration day on January 20. But this is all about protecting the government and nothing to do with protecting the Washington’s working-class residents, who have been living in “Fortress D.C.” since the attacks of 9/11.
B.C. Daurelle
January 17, 2021Patriot Act 2.0: Biden’s Domestic Terrorism Laws Are a Danger to the Working Class
After last week’s violent demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden has committed to passing new laws targeting domestic terrorism. But let’s be clear --- while he says the laws will help “fight” the Far Right, they will eventually be used to target the working class and the Left.
Sou Mi
January 15, 2021Impeachment Is Their Fight, Not Ours
The bipartisan regime is using impeachment to move against Trump in the days after the storming of the Capitol. But that doesn’t mean they are our allies in the fight against the Right. Socialists must prepare ourselves and the entire working class to face the next four years of an administration that has the support of the bipartisan political establishment and capital behind it.
Madeleine Freeman
January 14, 2021Does Having a Former Labor Bureaucrat Run the Labor Department Help Workers? Biden Picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
Marty Walsh’s record as Boston mayor and labor bureaucrat shows a solid commitment to the liberal politics of compromise and appeasement typical of Biden’s other cabinet choices.
James Dennis Hoff
January 11, 2021Biden’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, 2021