Comment sections are rarely a representative sample of anything; not even of the people who read this site. BLM is doing great work and has pulled off the very impressive feat of attracting corporate support WITHOUT ditching the Marxism. Don't let a bunch of anonymous comments online take the wind out your sails or…

Hoping they push for universal healthcare instead of some means-tested, tinker-in-the-margins bullshit like “improving Obamacare”

Fair point. But it’s possible this guy is “better” to such a slight extent that it’s neglible in the context of averting climate extinction. Also, public pressure has been known to make officials do ssurprisingly good things on occasion.

The incentive structure is key. If a refinery is run as a worker cooperative, it’s far less likely to save money by polluting because the true cost of that pollution isn’t externalized the way it is in a typical, hierarchically-structured company where the people making business decisions are not the same people who…

Democrats’ performance in the midterms will be a function of how much they #EmbraceTheBase. Republican voters always show in big numbers because even when their representatives fail to pass anything, they still manage to send strong and exciting signals that they are fighting for things their base wants. Democrats can…

Lincoln defied the Supreme Court of his day and won. There’s an article describing how he did it in Jacobin...

Your assertions are based on a mistaken assumption that political power ONLY exists inside government offices. Have you ever heard of a "solidarity strike"? Did the MeToo movement rely on legislation to dramatically change cultural norms around sexual harassment? Is the world's largest oil company in deep shit…

So glad you asked about swing districts! Here’s a graphic that zooms in on that:

How much IDEOLOGICAL diversity is Biden’s transition team going to have? Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama were all people of color in positions of great power ...and they all used that power to pursue an imperialist agenda, commit war crimes and erode the civil liberties of American citizens. Ideology…

The data might tell a different story if you actually look at it:

You got any data to back those assertions up?

Cori Bush is definitely part of The Squad. She was the very first of the Justice Democrats’ candidates - I was supporting Cori's campaign before anybody knew who AOC or the rest of them were

100% agree. Among the policies that black women deserve and are leading the push to demand: Medicare for All. Get an earful:

Negotiation and compromise ARE necessary parts of governing. But there is a lot of ways to approach these necessities and Democrats have a track record (going back to at least the 90s) of de-prioritizing the needs of their base (people of color and the working class) as the cornerstone of their negotiating strategy.…

The assertion you’re reiterating is meaningless when workers are the shareholders.

Hundreds if not thousands would be my guess (using strict definitions and restricting our focus to the US).

The argument you just made was also used to justify slavery. I think we are capable of something better than the pathetic state of affairs you seem to think is inevitable because anything else would “literally break the law”.

Have you heard of a type of company called a “worker cooperative”? They are a glaring exception to the assertion you’ve made.

You ever hear of the Mondragon Corporation? The world would be a lot less terrible if more corporations were set up like they are...

I feel like Cori Bush represents America better than anyone else in the House of Representatives. It’s not just that she has lived life with her back against the wall, its also her can-do attitude that refuses to give up no matter how long the odds are - it'd be cliche if it wasn't so goddamn inspiring.