Democratic socialists in southeastern Michigan can do something most of their counterparts across the nation cannot: they can boast of electoral victories. Moreover, they possess a level of influence within the Michigan Democratic Party of which many American leftists dream. And they've done it all [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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The American Left has been doing the whole Popular Front gimmick of endorsing the Democratic Party year in and year out since 1936 - and where has it gotten us?
Lots of wars, lots of injustice, the largest prison system in the world, lots of racism, lots of sexism - and the working class is worse off now than it was 20 years ago!
It’s time to BREAK WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND TAKE OUT FIGHT FOR JUSTICE TO THE SHOP FLOOR AND TO THE STREETS!
how do we take it to the shop floor ? People in my shop parrot the same canards heard on the cable newsoid shows.
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