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Category Archives: Green Party
A Tale of Two Maydays
Mayday is a holiday dedicated to international working-class solidarity. Born in the United States on May 1, 1886, during a time of intense class conflict, Mayday became the recognized labor holiday worldwide. However, it has rarely been celebrated in the … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Corporate Power, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, organizing, Organizing Strategy, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, union organzing, unions, War, Working Class
Tagged Corporate Power, donald-trump, fascism, History, news, politics, revolutionary strategy, unions
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Are Democrats Weak or Strong?
Be alert to a very common, subtle, but ultimately deceptive narrative we have heard repeatedly since Trump’s election. This story claims that the Democrats are paralyzed, pathetic, weak, invisible, disappointing, and feckless. In short, we are supposed to believe that … Continue reading
The Left Can Only Win if There Is A Left
Also, find this essay in CounterPunch. “The U.S. couldn’t choose the Left: There wasn’t one. When there is no more left, there is no limit on the Right. When there is no fight over programme the election becomes a casting … Continue reading
Posted in austerity, Capitalism, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, police state, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, unions, War, Working Class
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Stand With The Peace Movement
These are challenging times for the US peace movement. We are struggling to find our bearings. The people of the US have been subject to a level of propaganda and censorship unprecedented in recent history. How can we respond? There are … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, police state, Red Scare, Strategy, unions, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged anti-imperialism, Cold War, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Green Party, Movement Strategy, New Cold War, peace, unions, War
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The Last Third Party to Win Waged Political Struggle with a “Revolutionary Reform.”
The last third party to win — the Republican Party — used a revolutionary reform they called the “non-extention of slavery” to fundamentally alter the existing two-party system. The history of the anti-slavery movement and the early Republican Party … Continue reading
The Last Third Party to Win: The Republicans, The Civil War, The “Slave Power,” and The Current Crisis
“Third parties can never win” or so you have heard a thousand times. Except — and it’s one huge exception — under historical circumstances much like the conditions we currently face. We are living in a rare historical moment when … Continue reading
What is the General Strike?
Also at CounterPunch. The General Strike in the US is a multi-faceted, poly-centered resistance movement responding to the general crisis of capitalism and corporate power triggered by the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic is revealing to millions what was always well … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Cooperation, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, union organzing, unions, White Supremacy, Working Class
Tagged Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, organizing strategy, revolutionary strategy, union organizing, unions
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The Inside is Connected to the Outside: The Inside/Outside Strategy Revisited
The Inside/Outside Strategy (IOS) claims we need to work both inside and outside the dominant order to win. Most critiques of IOS correctly point to the shortcomings and dangers of working within the system. But, this weakness is also a … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Prefigurative politics, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy
Tagged Democratic Party, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing strategy, revolutionary strategy, unions
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One Winning Way to Build the Peace Movement And One Losing Way
Q. What cloaks the empire and turns a mighty movement into a mirage? A. Narrow partisan politics. When anti-war activism plays second-fiddle to “follow the leader,” the chosen champion and the opposing villain loom so large that they become the … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, White Supremacy, Working Class
Tagged Democratic Party, election strategy, History, Movement Strategy, non-violence, Organizational Culture, War
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Bossing Grown Folks Around: The Open Letter to the Greens
Also in Counterpunch Before a single primary vote has been tallied a number of big-shot progressive Democrats are already calling for the Green Party to stand down in an “open letter.” Of all the issues we face, why focus so … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Change, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged Climate Change, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, election strategy, Green Party, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy
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Be Freedom 