The Left
Whether Democratic Socialists of America's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate is important enough to merit a New York Times op-ed is an open question. I'd probably say not..
I really appreciated this Politico interview with Sean McElwee on how the left needs to be thinking about electoral politics. McElwee, who co-founded Data for Progress, came into the spotlight.
Above: A Revolutionary Act I've been reading Max Elbaum's 2002 book Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. It's a deep insider account of the.
This is the grave of Meridel Le Sueur. Born in 1900 in Murray, Iowa, she grew up in a reformist family. Her family was involved in temperance, Populism, labor rights,.
I have a piece at Foreign Affairs that should be out soon. It's an elaboration of what I see as the key principles of progressive foreign policy. I'll post about those.
Jacobin's quality control has never been its strength and combined with the impossible to kill dogma among certain leftists that so-called "identity politics" are a black hole that cover up.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.
Building on my post yesterday about the left approaching electoral politics like it approaches a new tattoo--an extremely individualistic expression of personal consumer values that avoids solidarity politics in favor.