Thank you so much for writing this. It's a conversation I'm often having with local DSA members down here who discourage interaction with conservatives. We need them, especially in KS. They need us. The exception being, of course, situations where someone's physical safety is at risk. Other than that, you don't have to like or agree the people you're organizing with. In many cases, you don't even have to talk to them. But we're not going to win our rights unless we all stand together. Plus, as is often said by leaders of the KC tenants union, the more time bigoted folks spend with the people they are bigoted against, the more they realize how much they have in common. As you say, it's so important for the leaders of our movements to model this.
I've lived in the SE US for all of my adult life (>45 years, but who's counting) and for more than half of that time, I was on the deepest, redest side of the cultural/political/religious divide.
Then some wonderful folks (mostly, but not all, on the other side of that divide) decided to be kind and loving to me anyway, and invited me to be a part of their communities even though we had vastly different views of "how the world should be".
As an old Quaker once said, "My soul has been meeked," and I am now both humbly and proudly a DSA member. The transition was (and still is not) pain-free, but I now live with a sense of integrity that I didn't have for the first 2/3 of my life. If I can change, then I know that others can too...but that's also exactly why I won't run for office :)
I give that as background to say - please, stay involved. Please continue to engage, even when the Red Machine tries to shut us up and the Blue Machine tries to neuter the message that we really are all in this together, and we HAVE to be if we are going to survive as humans.
It's nice to hear these stories. I was a conservative until my early mid 30s and now am a DSA member (at age 52) as well. It doesn't seem to be that common. Most former conservatives seem to stall out after becoming liberals. So it's nice to hear someone with a similar story
Last week, my father and I were stuck in Eastern Nevada. Deep deep Trump country. But as is in rural towns, the folks there were overwhelmingly helpful in our crisis. The tow guy ended up driving us to Vegas with our totaled car and as is on long drives, we got to talking. The guy - a young man - was fairly conservative but believed in his union job, and I think he preferred Republican politics mainly because they are Not Democrats (tm). In your last few pieces, the idea of a Labor party a la Dan Osborne might actually be what we're missing. I know a lot of folks on here are part of DSA but for folks in that specific rural town, DSA itself would be a hard sell. But running on a platform of good labor laws, providing services (they were proud no patient paid for their helicopter ambulance, a necessity), veterans services would be a sure-fire hit. If you come with a platform of no one left behind - it means no one. Not veterans, not workers, not LGBTQ folks, not single mothers, no one. Anyway these last couple pieces have been very good, thx
Not enough people point out the very obvious fact that transphobia is essentially a fake belief for almost all ordinary people. I like to refer to "organised transphobia", but that implies a "grassroots transphobia", which doesn't exist. The depth of ignorance that most cis people have about trans people is *abyssal*, and most of their thoughts on us simply aren't considered enough to count as real opinions. A shocking number of people don't know or don't care to figure out what the right term is for a woman who is trans, for example.
And it's not even like it's electorally potent anyway; Ettingermentum has documented and proven at length that transphobia isn't a winning issue, and that being an unapologetic queer and trans ally can't even stop a Democrat (Andy Beshear) winning in Kentucky. Of course, the flipside of that is that the trans genocide isn't a dealbreaker either, which makes it all the more important for politicians to stick up for us in the principled way you mention; the room to manoeuvre here is limitless, so we need to manoeuvre the right way.
I'm always thumbing the dictionary, yet I had to look up "abyssal"- the lowest marine strata. What sort of overwhelming force did it take to dissuade many of us from the wonder of this world which is the biological and cultural diversity of our earth.
"Can you motivate the enormous portion of the electorate that does not vote at all, because they can sense that all this bad faith bullshit is bad faith bullshit"
Glad I didn't wade into the comments on the last one, glad I saw this in there.
Hate Dems, hate their pandering to Red State bigots, hate their twisting around people who object to that on principle into VBNMW nightmares who cheer when a tornado kills people in Texas or whatever because republican voters are goblins (outside of elections its crucial we get them onside for Henry Cuellar that is).
But yea. You said it in your previous article. 9m people in NYC, less than 3m voted. In the biggest deal election in living memory, when normal people never had more to vote *for* and the Billionaires, twisted little MSNBC cuomo libs and Zionist supremacist psychos never had more to vote *against*.
There is no larger constituency in America besides "did not vote". Inspire them, get them to the polls. Show them it matters and they can make a choice that actually does them some real tangible good within that one administration.
I do, unfortunately, believe that the particular brain poison used to make Republicans Republicans has no antidote. Fox News and News Max and the AI Slop factories (and their partners in the lib center) are designed to make any appeal to reality or basic personal decency or economic interests impossible. They just detonate critical thinking faculties. I'm sorry but anyone who watched Chris Matthews screaming about Bernie chopping off heads in Central Park and ever tuned back in after that is not reachable.
I'll grant some grace that maybe under a socialist admin, they might be forced to acknowledge how much better things have gotten and BECOME part of this party but they will *never* help you get there the first time.
But you cannot deny that those (mostly boomers and Xers) went through a *process* of brainwashing. I'm old enough to remember before Fox News. It wasn't like this.
You can't save these people but fortunately, acturarily, we have to deal with them for the least amount of time. And anyone who hasn't yet had the whammy put on them is reachable. And there are tons of them. You CAN work with the 50-60% of people who simply do not vote for any candidate, who represent an unstoppable bloc against the dems (who win 50% of voters, that is, 25% of eligible voters) and republicans. The numbers are 25/25/50 , and thats why they, both sides, Schumer and Trump, and MTG and a vast variety of Obama/Biden era snake lawyers I have to learn about from friends sending me their Blueskys, go fucking CRAZY on anyone who gets close to tapping it.
I really hope Zohran has the political acumen to understand that he owes the democratic establishment literally nothing after this election, that they will pick up any compromise he hands them without thanks and then work to primary him in the next election, and that every time he sticks a thumb in the eye of Hochul or Schumer or Trump it only deepens his support and guarantees him and his platform another term, but we'll see.
Sorry to have written a book but it really does irritate me when people talk about winning over conservatives (MTG can eat shit in hell and so can literally any centrist who suggests welcoming her from across the aisle) as though it were easier/smarter than activating the people who have (rightly) realized its not a game with any prizes for them.
WHICH IS ALSO GONNA BE DIFFICULT to be clear! See above about what I'd consider very low turnout, but which was hopefully well above norms and hopefully will rise with each Zohran candidacy.
The 'problem' with Zohran is that he is truly a generational talent. What he is and does can't be 'taught'...People can certainly get BETTER at doing what he does by paying attention and 'coying' some of his tactics , but his natural instincts are off the chain.
He does seem like a hell of a guy but the person who won in Seattle did so without the same circus.
Unfortunately that means I don't know enough about their policies to know what the news means when they call them "socialist". All that means in the NYT or guardian is 'bad. Hate them. hate hate hate.'
Anyway we got at least two so it's possible to repeat. And the Squad (with a notable exception) has been good.
I made sure to all caps it. Don't think it'll be easy. But possible? Yea.
To me it's simple, socialism is simply slowing the impetus of capitalism. If only Americans had some awareness of the similarities between Marx and Adam Smith.
Thanks for this, Hamilton. I, too, refuse to write off red-state voters because "Fox News brainwashed them." Anyone who's voted for a Dem after Obama knows full well the "hold your nose and vote" tactic most of us have used, particularly after Bernie was denied the nomination. I remember Bernie on Fox's townhall. His recent trips to deep red southern counties. He resonates because he's real. Authentic. Speaks HIS truth. (We all know his greatest hits!) And we need more like him. Fearless (don't you dare tell me he's not! He's just not foolish.) Yes. A labor party. And remember when "gay" was bad? And then all the people realized: wait a second. I have gay people in MY family, whom I love! We. Need. UNITY. The Ven diagram will show you where we overlap. And, yeah. There are some who will never join us. I believe there are more of US than there are of them. Let's GO!
Another hell yes here. The principle you just applied to electoral politics also applies to how unions best function when facing these whipped up prejudices and divisions.
Many years ago, long before gay marriage was even a remote possibility, our UAW local had to decide whether to endorse a county gay rights ordinance in a moderate to conservative, mostly rural county. Our poor, working class Executive Board harbored plenty of cultural homophobia, but after just two discussions stuck our local's neck out because WE DID NOT BELIEVE SOME BOSS OR LANDLORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUNISH A PERSON OUT OF THEIR PREJUDICE OR WHIM. Because we were rooted in basic ideas of fairness and solidarity, those values cleared our minds to stand on the right side of that fight.
We didn't make that decision for some transactional, we scratch your back, you scratch ours thinking. But the result was the gay community stood with us in every contract fight or organizing campaign for decades...and the ordinance passed by one vote.
I read a lot of basic "we can't" comments. "It's never been done" comments. "They'll never change" comments. "Past attempts have failed" comments. I wonder why so many people retreat to their own lazy, hopeless, unthinking prejudices in the face of a new idea that has significant arguments to support and build upon, and which won in one of the toughest places in the US, New York City. Why is it so difficult to hope?
The thing is, what Nolan says about the platform is absolutely right, but it also takes a politician with integrity that people on all sides can see. Obama didn't lose votes from the "their god and their guns" comment because he didn't come across as someone who would never say such a thing. People recognized that what they saw was what they were getting. The person running has to look like as well as be someone who won't be squeezed and twisted.
Interestingly, the New York City mayor's race had three candidates whose authenticity was never in doubt. Curtis Sliwa's was obvious. I always respected Eric Adams for his ear piercings, bracelets, willingness to go clubbing and promote his friends openly, and get and spread the benefits of his office while continuing to do his best to promote policies he thought were good for the city. I also totally understood why he wouldn't want to go to jail--who would, especially for such a dinky crime as an upgraded airline ticket and a nice hotel room. But I didn't vote for him because he was in the understandable position of being manipulated by the Voldemort Administration. And Cuomo's selling point to me was always his ability to get things done. He was a centrist who could be pushed left--banned fracking in New York State, legalized gay marriage, various other excellent policies that I can't remember that other governors might not have been able to push through. He continued to campaign on that virtue, but against the policies Mamdani was campaigning for, which are eminently necessary. I had the least faith in Mamdani's character, which I know nothing about. I voted for the policies, not the man. So from my point of view, a real win for the DSA.
I remember that Jess Piper wrote an article about how she went door to door as a Democratic candidate in a conservative district. A not small number of voters agreed with the policies she was backing, but said they could never vote for a Democrat because they, the voter, were Christian. I don't know what she replied to that. It would be interesting if any solidarity-related persuasion could change their minds.
As an apostate (raised Evangelical, now atheist), I can say the best response to that is to simply ask, "Would Jesus approve of the way Republicans like Donald Trump talk about others? What would Jesus say about providing health care and support for the poor? How would Jesus react to tax cuts for the rich and cutting services for the rest? What does the Bible say about abortion? (literally nothing)" Etc.
I abandoned my faith once I realized that it was based on contradictions, hypocrisy, and lies. The vast majority of self-identified Christians cannot quote more than a few Bible verses and don't really know what their holy scriptures say. The entire basis of their faith falls apart under the slightest scrutiny.
It is possible to exploit this without being cruel. One can easily point out that Republican behavior and policy is just as antithetical to Biblical principles as the vilified Democrats. It just takes a little bit of knowledge, and compassion. I have empathy for my parents, friends, and family who are still Evangelicals, and it makes a big difference.
According to my understanding, many Christian evangelicals agree that Trump is not a godly man, but they see God working through him, especially to crack down on the Great Evil, permissive abortion laws. So I don’t think your questions would lead to a drop in support for the party associated with him.
P.S. - even the fact that the bible doesn’t say anything about abortion would not sway them. They know their bible, they already know that. It’s built in to their world view.
On a large-scale level, you're correct. That sort of broad messaging doesn't work. On an individual level, I think it gives some voters pause. It won't necessarily change their minds, but it forces them to confront what they believe. They have to do an awful lot of mental gymnastics to justify supporting Trump and his fellow ghouls.
This is one of my favorite articles of yours Hamilton. It actually made me well up a bit when you mentioned all of us being brothers and sisters in humanity - that’s exactly how I feel.
Thank you for articulating what we need to do (and how, and why) so clearly. You’re the best.
You are correct Hamilton. Nader keeps on pointing out that Bernie is the most popular politician for the very same reason that you do- to see the room available left unfilled unused.
Thank you so much for writing this. It's a conversation I'm often having with local DSA members down here who discourage interaction with conservatives. We need them, especially in KS. They need us. The exception being, of course, situations where someone's physical safety is at risk. Other than that, you don't have to like or agree the people you're organizing with. In many cases, you don't even have to talk to them. But we're not going to win our rights unless we all stand together. Plus, as is often said by leaders of the KC tenants union, the more time bigoted folks spend with the people they are bigoted against, the more they realize how much they have in common. As you say, it's so important for the leaders of our movements to model this.
Not just yes..but HELL YES!
I've lived in the SE US for all of my adult life (>45 years, but who's counting) and for more than half of that time, I was on the deepest, redest side of the cultural/political/religious divide.
Then some wonderful folks (mostly, but not all, on the other side of that divide) decided to be kind and loving to me anyway, and invited me to be a part of their communities even though we had vastly different views of "how the world should be".
As an old Quaker once said, "My soul has been meeked," and I am now both humbly and proudly a DSA member. The transition was (and still is not) pain-free, but I now live with a sense of integrity that I didn't have for the first 2/3 of my life. If I can change, then I know that others can too...but that's also exactly why I won't run for office :)
I give that as background to say - please, stay involved. Please continue to engage, even when the Red Machine tries to shut us up and the Blue Machine tries to neuter the message that we really are all in this together, and we HAVE to be if we are going to survive as humans.
It's nice to hear these stories. I was a conservative until my early mid 30s and now am a DSA member (at age 52) as well. It doesn't seem to be that common. Most former conservatives seem to stall out after becoming liberals. So it's nice to hear someone with a similar story
Welcome Chuck. Integrity and solidarity are almost synonymous. A love of self arises from the love of humanity that is in every one of us.
Last week, my father and I were stuck in Eastern Nevada. Deep deep Trump country. But as is in rural towns, the folks there were overwhelmingly helpful in our crisis. The tow guy ended up driving us to Vegas with our totaled car and as is on long drives, we got to talking. The guy - a young man - was fairly conservative but believed in his union job, and I think he preferred Republican politics mainly because they are Not Democrats (tm). In your last few pieces, the idea of a Labor party a la Dan Osborne might actually be what we're missing. I know a lot of folks on here are part of DSA but for folks in that specific rural town, DSA itself would be a hard sell. But running on a platform of good labor laws, providing services (they were proud no patient paid for their helicopter ambulance, a necessity), veterans services would be a sure-fire hit. If you come with a platform of no one left behind - it means no one. Not veterans, not workers, not LGBTQ folks, not single mothers, no one. Anyway these last couple pieces have been very good, thx
DSA isn't a political party
You seem to have discovered that the faculty of being human makes no exceptions within the species.
This is why Bernie, AOC, Jasmine, and plenty others are such compelling figures.
YES! YES! YEEEEEES!
Ahem.
Not enough people point out the very obvious fact that transphobia is essentially a fake belief for almost all ordinary people. I like to refer to "organised transphobia", but that implies a "grassroots transphobia", which doesn't exist. The depth of ignorance that most cis people have about trans people is *abyssal*, and most of their thoughts on us simply aren't considered enough to count as real opinions. A shocking number of people don't know or don't care to figure out what the right term is for a woman who is trans, for example.
And it's not even like it's electorally potent anyway; Ettingermentum has documented and proven at length that transphobia isn't a winning issue, and that being an unapologetic queer and trans ally can't even stop a Democrat (Andy Beshear) winning in Kentucky. Of course, the flipside of that is that the trans genocide isn't a dealbreaker either, which makes it all the more important for politicians to stick up for us in the principled way you mention; the room to manoeuvre here is limitless, so we need to manoeuvre the right way.
Hugely grateful to you for writing this.
I'm always thumbing the dictionary, yet I had to look up "abyssal"- the lowest marine strata. What sort of overwhelming force did it take to dissuade many of us from the wonder of this world which is the biological and cultural diversity of our earth.
"Can you motivate the enormous portion of the electorate that does not vote at all, because they can sense that all this bad faith bullshit is bad faith bullshit"
Glad I didn't wade into the comments on the last one, glad I saw this in there.
Hate Dems, hate their pandering to Red State bigots, hate their twisting around people who object to that on principle into VBNMW nightmares who cheer when a tornado kills people in Texas or whatever because republican voters are goblins (outside of elections its crucial we get them onside for Henry Cuellar that is).
But yea. You said it in your previous article. 9m people in NYC, less than 3m voted. In the biggest deal election in living memory, when normal people never had more to vote *for* and the Billionaires, twisted little MSNBC cuomo libs and Zionist supremacist psychos never had more to vote *against*.
There is no larger constituency in America besides "did not vote". Inspire them, get them to the polls. Show them it matters and they can make a choice that actually does them some real tangible good within that one administration.
I do, unfortunately, believe that the particular brain poison used to make Republicans Republicans has no antidote. Fox News and News Max and the AI Slop factories (and their partners in the lib center) are designed to make any appeal to reality or basic personal decency or economic interests impossible. They just detonate critical thinking faculties. I'm sorry but anyone who watched Chris Matthews screaming about Bernie chopping off heads in Central Park and ever tuned back in after that is not reachable.
I'll grant some grace that maybe under a socialist admin, they might be forced to acknowledge how much better things have gotten and BECOME part of this party but they will *never* help you get there the first time.
But you cannot deny that those (mostly boomers and Xers) went through a *process* of brainwashing. I'm old enough to remember before Fox News. It wasn't like this.
You can't save these people but fortunately, acturarily, we have to deal with them for the least amount of time. And anyone who hasn't yet had the whammy put on them is reachable. And there are tons of them. You CAN work with the 50-60% of people who simply do not vote for any candidate, who represent an unstoppable bloc against the dems (who win 50% of voters, that is, 25% of eligible voters) and republicans. The numbers are 25/25/50 , and thats why they, both sides, Schumer and Trump, and MTG and a vast variety of Obama/Biden era snake lawyers I have to learn about from friends sending me their Blueskys, go fucking CRAZY on anyone who gets close to tapping it.
I really hope Zohran has the political acumen to understand that he owes the democratic establishment literally nothing after this election, that they will pick up any compromise he hands them without thanks and then work to primary him in the next election, and that every time he sticks a thumb in the eye of Hochul or Schumer or Trump it only deepens his support and guarantees him and his platform another term, but we'll see.
Sorry to have written a book but it really does irritate me when people talk about winning over conservatives (MTG can eat shit in hell and so can literally any centrist who suggests welcoming her from across the aisle) as though it were easier/smarter than activating the people who have (rightly) realized its not a game with any prizes for them.
WHICH IS ALSO GONNA BE DIFFICULT to be clear! See above about what I'd consider very low turnout, but which was hopefully well above norms and hopefully will rise with each Zohran candidacy.
The 'problem' with Zohran is that he is truly a generational talent. What he is and does can't be 'taught'...People can certainly get BETTER at doing what he does by paying attention and 'coying' some of his tactics , but his natural instincts are off the chain.
He does seem like a hell of a guy but the person who won in Seattle did so without the same circus.
Unfortunately that means I don't know enough about their policies to know what the news means when they call them "socialist". All that means in the NYT or guardian is 'bad. Hate them. hate hate hate.'
Anyway we got at least two so it's possible to repeat. And the Squad (with a notable exception) has been good.
I made sure to all caps it. Don't think it'll be easy. But possible? Yea.
hell yeah!
To me it's simple, socialism is simply slowing the impetus of capitalism. If only Americans had some awareness of the similarities between Marx and Adam Smith.
I'm really interested to hear what your politics are if "socialism" is incrementalism/reformism re: capitalism
Thanks for this, Hamilton. I, too, refuse to write off red-state voters because "Fox News brainwashed them." Anyone who's voted for a Dem after Obama knows full well the "hold your nose and vote" tactic most of us have used, particularly after Bernie was denied the nomination. I remember Bernie on Fox's townhall. His recent trips to deep red southern counties. He resonates because he's real. Authentic. Speaks HIS truth. (We all know his greatest hits!) And we need more like him. Fearless (don't you dare tell me he's not! He's just not foolish.) Yes. A labor party. And remember when "gay" was bad? And then all the people realized: wait a second. I have gay people in MY family, whom I love! We. Need. UNITY. The Ven diagram will show you where we overlap. And, yeah. There are some who will never join us. I believe there are more of US than there are of them. Let's GO!
Another hell yes here. The principle you just applied to electoral politics also applies to how unions best function when facing these whipped up prejudices and divisions.
Many years ago, long before gay marriage was even a remote possibility, our UAW local had to decide whether to endorse a county gay rights ordinance in a moderate to conservative, mostly rural county. Our poor, working class Executive Board harbored plenty of cultural homophobia, but after just two discussions stuck our local's neck out because WE DID NOT BELIEVE SOME BOSS OR LANDLORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUNISH A PERSON OUT OF THEIR PREJUDICE OR WHIM. Because we were rooted in basic ideas of fairness and solidarity, those values cleared our minds to stand on the right side of that fight.
We didn't make that decision for some transactional, we scratch your back, you scratch ours thinking. But the result was the gay community stood with us in every contract fight or organizing campaign for decades...and the ordinance passed by one vote.
I read a lot of basic "we can't" comments. "It's never been done" comments. "They'll never change" comments. "Past attempts have failed" comments. I wonder why so many people retreat to their own lazy, hopeless, unthinking prejudices in the face of a new idea that has significant arguments to support and build upon, and which won in one of the toughest places in the US, New York City. Why is it so difficult to hope?
The thing is, what Nolan says about the platform is absolutely right, but it also takes a politician with integrity that people on all sides can see. Obama didn't lose votes from the "their god and their guns" comment because he didn't come across as someone who would never say such a thing. People recognized that what they saw was what they were getting. The person running has to look like as well as be someone who won't be squeezed and twisted.
Interestingly, the New York City mayor's race had three candidates whose authenticity was never in doubt. Curtis Sliwa's was obvious. I always respected Eric Adams for his ear piercings, bracelets, willingness to go clubbing and promote his friends openly, and get and spread the benefits of his office while continuing to do his best to promote policies he thought were good for the city. I also totally understood why he wouldn't want to go to jail--who would, especially for such a dinky crime as an upgraded airline ticket and a nice hotel room. But I didn't vote for him because he was in the understandable position of being manipulated by the Voldemort Administration. And Cuomo's selling point to me was always his ability to get things done. He was a centrist who could be pushed left--banned fracking in New York State, legalized gay marriage, various other excellent policies that I can't remember that other governors might not have been able to push through. He continued to campaign on that virtue, but against the policies Mamdani was campaigning for, which are eminently necessary. I had the least faith in Mamdani's character, which I know nothing about. I voted for the policies, not the man. So from my point of view, a real win for the DSA.
I remember that Jess Piper wrote an article about how she went door to door as a Democratic candidate in a conservative district. A not small number of voters agreed with the policies she was backing, but said they could never vote for a Democrat because they, the voter, were Christian. I don't know what she replied to that. It would be interesting if any solidarity-related persuasion could change their minds.
As an apostate (raised Evangelical, now atheist), I can say the best response to that is to simply ask, "Would Jesus approve of the way Republicans like Donald Trump talk about others? What would Jesus say about providing health care and support for the poor? How would Jesus react to tax cuts for the rich and cutting services for the rest? What does the Bible say about abortion? (literally nothing)" Etc.
I abandoned my faith once I realized that it was based on contradictions, hypocrisy, and lies. The vast majority of self-identified Christians cannot quote more than a few Bible verses and don't really know what their holy scriptures say. The entire basis of their faith falls apart under the slightest scrutiny.
It is possible to exploit this without being cruel. One can easily point out that Republican behavior and policy is just as antithetical to Biblical principles as the vilified Democrats. It just takes a little bit of knowledge, and compassion. I have empathy for my parents, friends, and family who are still Evangelicals, and it makes a big difference.
It seems that Evangelicalism fills a mental void left empty by a dysfunctional secular education institution.
According to my understanding, many Christian evangelicals agree that Trump is not a godly man, but they see God working through him, especially to crack down on the Great Evil, permissive abortion laws. So I don’t think your questions would lead to a drop in support for the party associated with him.
P.S. - even the fact that the bible doesn’t say anything about abortion would not sway them. They know their bible, they already know that. It’s built in to their world view.
On a large-scale level, you're correct. That sort of broad messaging doesn't work. On an individual level, I think it gives some voters pause. It won't necessarily change their minds, but it forces them to confront what they believe. They have to do an awful lot of mental gymnastics to justify supporting Trump and his fellow ghouls.
THANK YOU! I live in a red state (WV) and this is exactly correct.
This is one of my favorite articles of yours Hamilton. It actually made me well up a bit when you mentioned all of us being brothers and sisters in humanity - that’s exactly how I feel.
Thank you for articulating what we need to do (and how, and why) so clearly. You’re the best.
You are correct Hamilton. Nader keeps on pointing out that Bernie is the most popular politician for the very same reason that you do- to see the room available left unfilled unused.
We will win. They can break a finger. They’ll never break the fist. Thanks for being around.
Great back-to-back pieces, love the pragmatism + bold vision for a new labor party. It's well past time.
Very clear. Very fine. I loved the photo of MTG-sincerety is always moving in the locked ward.