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How to Play with Fire: Electoral Politics in the Heart of Empire
October 2, 2018
Ira Pollock examines the difficulties of left electoral strategy regarding the question of imperialism and affirms the importance of upholding strong anti-imperialist principles in electoral campaigns. Otherwise, the left itself can become an arm of the imperialist state. Read Article.
Memo on DSA Electoral Campaigns
Peter Moody, October 29, 2018
DSA member Peter Moody looks over DSA's electoral strategy and its current application, specifically in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign, arguing that the task of making candidates accountable to the organization is far from complete. Read Article.
Why We Still Need Pitchforks: A Critique of the Politics of Nora Belrose
Ben Grove, November 12, 2018
Revolution is outdated and no longer a realistic means to achieve socialism according to Nora Belrose, a DSA member who writes a popular blog. Is revolutionary politics now only an idealistic fantasy? Ben Grove argues otherwise. Read Article.
Building the Mass Party: The Merger Formula in the American Context
Rosa Janis, December 9, 2018
What will it take to build a mass socialist party in the United States? Rosa Janis argues that socialist think-tanks may be a necessary first step, as well as a movement to reform electoral and labor laws through "anti-entryist" candidates. Read Article.
Post-Insurrectionary Strategy
Jacob Richter, June 6, 2019
Jacob Richter weighs in on the Kautsky debate centering around revolutionary strategy, arguing for a balance of power approach. Read Article.
Whose Democracy?: An Introduction to Oligarchy in the United States
J.R. Murray, June 20, 2019
The United States is a mockery of what democracy is supposed to be. J.R. Murray unpacks the reality of a corrupt system that is designed to empower the rich against the working class majority. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Debating Electoral Strategy in the Comintern, 1920: The Bulgarian Situation
Donald Parkinson, June 30, 2019
Reviewing the debates over electoral strategy at the Second Congress of the Comintern, Donald Parkinson reviews the strategies of the Bulgarian Communist Party and their arguments against electoral abstentionism. Read Article.
Taking Stock: Rifles and Reforms
Hank Beecher, December 17, 2019
In part one of a three-part article, Hank Beecher aims to complicate the narratives set out by the electoral left that deny the possibility of revolution. Read Article.
Taking Stock: Electoralism vs The Capitalist Arsenal
Hank Beecher, January 26, 2020
In Part Two of his analysis of strategy for the modern-day left Hank Beecher takes a look at three recent case studies and tries to draw conclusions on how the left can move forward. Read Article.
