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Category Archives: electoral strategy
Beyond Corporate Power
Also in Counterpunch The problem is not that the corporations are “out of control,” the problem is that the corporations are so much “in control.” By seeing neoliberalism as Free Market Fundamentalism (FMF) rather than Corporate Power we underestimate the challenges … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Democratic Party, election strategy, electoral strategy, Green Party, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy
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You Can’t Go Home Again: The Liberal State Is No More
Also in Counterpunch. In a previous article I argued that often confusing and divergent arguments within the neoliberal critique could be best understood as the tensions between two opposing currents of thought. One tendency understands neoliberalism as the unfettered reign … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, History, Organizing Strategy, Racism, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, War, White Supremacy, Working Class
Tagged American Revolution, Corporate Power, History, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy, White Supremacy
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Neoliberalism: Free Market Fundamentalism or Corporate Power?
Also in CounterPunch. I’ve been hearing about neoliberalism for a long time now and never could make much sense of it. It turns out the story we tell about neoliberalism is as contradictory as neoliberalism itself. Two currents within the … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Prefigurative politics, Racism, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, War, Working Class
Tagged American Revolution, Democratic Party, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, organizing strategy, revolutionary strategy
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Bernie or Bust: Strategy, Sheepdogs and Synergy
Bernie Or Bust: Pioneers of Electoral Revolt This article also appeared in CounterPunch. Both Intervention And Exit A new book, Bernie or Bust, tells the story of a small group of electoral activists that made a big difference. They … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, electoral strategy, Green Party, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, revolutionary strategy, Strategy
Tagged Democratic Party, election strategy, Green Party, Organizational Culture, organizing, organizing strategy, union organizing
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The People Made the First New Deal. Can the People Make Another?
Also find this article at Counterpunch. Massive Protest and Organizing Created the New Deal The kind of electoral victories we need will take far more than standard electioneering and Facebook debates. Let’s look at what it took to create the New … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, electoral strategy, History, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, revolutionary strategy, Strategy, union organzing, unions, War, Working Class
Tagged Corporate Power, Democratic Party, election strategy, History, Labor Movement, non-violence, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy, unions
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How Progressives Can Compete for Major Office: A Class Analysis of Political Paralysis
Also at Counterpunch Learning from the Green Party Defeat in New Jersey. Local electoral gains are beginning to add up. The Green Party won 45 local seats nationwide in 2017 for a total of 141 in 18 states. Democratic … Continue reading
David and Goliath. Greens Against the Machines.
We Are Learning How To Battle Giants. The giant banks and political machines that control the Democratic and Republican parties of New Jersey represent the reign of money, power and war. We need a real political contest to restore the … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs vs. Goldman Sachs?
Murphy vs. Trump? In the race for New Jersey Governor Democrat Phil Murphy is way up in the polls against a weak Republican challenger. With money and machines both aligned in Murphy’s favor New Jersey faces yet another non-competitive election. … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Power, electoral strategy, History
Tagged Corporate Power, Democratic Party, electoral strategy, Green Party, History
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New Jersey is a One Party State
The race for governor of New Jersey is the most important election of 2017. With so much at stake you might think the people would have a real choice, and they do, its just not the choices presented by the … Continue reading
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How Do We Organize A Hundred Million?
First in a series: How Do We Organize a Hundred Million? How Do We Organize a Hundred Million? The strategic considerations discussed in this series of posts assumes that it will take a hundred million activist in the US and … Continue reading
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