Category Archives: Organizing Strategy

Mamdani and the United Front We Need

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Richard Moser

What should we make of Mamdani’s stunning victory? Much of the commentary —regardless of vantage point— is grandiose, highly speculative, and without context. So let’s ground ourselves in the broader politics, available evidence, and, above all, history.  Then maybe we … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Maydays

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Richard Moser

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 →

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Tips for Organizing at the Big Rally

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Richard Moser

Here are some organizing rules of thumb. They may be useful in many circumstances, but in this article, I will focus on multi-issue or Democratic Party-led protests. The “Hands-Off” protest or the Sanders/AOC revival meetings are so useful to the … Continue reading →

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Are Democrats Weak or Strong?

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Richard Moser

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 →

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The Left Can Only Win if There Is A Left

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Richard Moser

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 →

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What is 21st Century Fascism?

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Richard Moser

The Dictatorship of Big Money Twenty-first-century fascism is the dictatorship of big money. Finance, fossil fuels giants, other large corporations, and the military-industrial complex have effectively merged with the state, calling the shots in Washington. An immense surveillance and propaganda … Continue reading →

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Weapons, War and the Divided Left

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Richard Moser

It Comes Down To Political Practice, It Comes Down to Weapons  The deep divisions in the US left over the Ukraine war can be reduced to a single practical question: Do you support sending weapons to Ukraine? The answer to … Continue reading →

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I Ain’t Marching Anymore

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Richard Moser

This essay also appears in CounterPunch. Chris Lombardi’s book,  I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars, couldn’t be more on time. As the US ramps up its proxy war in Ukraine and paves the way for even wider … Continue reading →

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Basic Training For Organizers

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Richard Moser

As a labor organizer, I had thousands of conversations with the “unorganized.” But, much of my work was “organizing the organizer” — preparing members and activists to talk to their co-workers. I use the method in the video as a … Continue reading →

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Jackson Lears on the War in Ukraine

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Richard Moser

Eminent US historian Jackson Lears weighs in on Ukraine. This essay first appeared in the London Review of Books. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophic violation of international law. The US and its Nato allies must do everything possible to bring … Continue reading →

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