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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden puts his mask back on after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on August 13, 2020. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Biden Needs to Talk About Jobs on Labor Day. And Every Day.: If he does, he just might win in November.

September 4, 2020
Posted in Election 2020, Labor Movement, Published work, The Nation, Unions

Instead of allowing a deliberate undermining of 21st century essential public services, Biden could stitch together race, gender, jobs, unions, and good government in one powerful speech. For example, he could explain that at union-busting FedEx, workers earn half what their counterparts do at the post office for service that is no better and often worse for higher charges—and that the difference is who gets the income: workers or shareholders? Read More

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We Really Need to Tax the Rich: In California, they’re making it happen.

June 3, 2020
Posted in Election 2020, Strikes, The Nation, Unions

Rather than rely on presidential candidates as our saviors or endlessly revise utopian policy proposals, it is crucial that we examine which strategies, led by whom, are winning and why. Read More

Bernie Sanders: Now More Than Ever: There’s too much at stake to let establishment Democrats lead us down the road of failure by selling Joe Biden as safe. He’s not.

March 11, 2020
Posted in Election 2020, Elections, Labor Movement, Organizing, The Nation

Only one candidate can peel the needed votes from Trump and generate the high level of enthusiasm needed in November: Bernie Sanders. Read More

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How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving: With the presidential primaries in full swing, this Thanksgiving holiday requires radicals to be organizers

November 27, 2019
Posted in Election 2020, Jacobin, Organizing, Published work, Trump

Nobody wants to share a Thanksgiving table with a sanctimonious leftist jerk. But if you’re going to talk politics over turkey, do it the right way. Here’s how. Read More

WritingOrganizers with substantial, direct experience in the field have an entirely different focus than authors who have not been involved in campaigns: we focus on how the work gets done (methods), and how to win.

Biden Needs to Talk About Jobs on Labor Day. And Every Day.: If he does, he just might win in November.

We Really Need to Tax the Rich: In California, they’re making it happen.

Bernie Sanders: Now More Than Ever: There’s too much at stake to let establishment Democrats lead us down the road of failure by selling Joe Biden as safe. He’s not.

How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving: With the presidential primaries in full swing, this Thanksgiving holiday requires radicals to be organizers

Writing
Organizers with substantial, direct experience in the field have an entirely different focus than authors who have not been involved in campaigns: we focus on how the work gets done (methods), and how to win.